This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Teramo m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)Likely derived from
Teramo, the name of a city in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its name comes from the first part of its ancient Roman name, which was
Interamnia Praetutiorum. It essentially means "between the two rivers of the Praetutii" in Latin, derived from the Latin words
inter meaning "between" and
amnis meaning "river, stream" combined with
Praetutii, the name of an Italic tribe... [
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Teressa f American (Rare)Phonetic respelling of
Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
Terrain m English (Rare)Means "open road" in English. Derived from the English-speaking word used to describe what road or ground you drive or walk on.
Teruhisa m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 輝
(teru) meaning "brightness" and 久
(hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Teruno f Japanese (Rare)Teru means "Shine, Illumination, Brilliance" and No means "Whereupon, Accordingly, Of, Possessive Particle, Therefore, From".
Teruya m Japanese (Rare)Teru means "Illuminate, Shine, Brilliance" and Ya means "To Be (archaic form)", "Arrow, Dart", "Increasingly, All the More", or "How, What, Question Mark, Alas".
Tesalonika f Indonesian (Rare)Indonesian form of
Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is
1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.
Teslin f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river,
Teslintoo or
Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
Thalis m Greek (Rare)Modern Greek form of
Thales. A known Greek bearer of this name is the former soccer player Thalis Tsirimokos (b. 1959).
Þeódís f Icelandic (Rare)The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse
þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish
þeoda). The second element is Old Norse
dís meaning "goddess".
Theopistos m Late Greek, Greek (Rare)Derived from the Greek adjective θεόπιστος
(theopistos) meaning "faithful to God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός
(theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective πιστός
(pistos) meaning "faithful, trusty" (also see
Pistis).
Théroigne f French (Belgian, Rare)A pseudonym based off of the birth surname of Théroigne de Méricourt (1762-1817), a leading feminist in the first years of the French Revolution, who was born Anne-Josèphe
Terwagne in Wallonia (Belgium).
Theta f English (Rare)From Ancient Greek
thē̂ta, thī́ta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter
Teth.
Theya f Dutch (Rare)Dutch variant spelling of
Thea and
Theia. The only bearer of this name that I know of, is Theya Schilt (1948-2016), a Dutch artist who was also the wife of the Dutch television host and producer Han Peekel (b... [
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Þollý f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with
Þórl- such as
Þórlaug and
Þórleif, i.e., names in which the first element is derived from Old Norse
Þórr (see
Thor) and the second element begins with
L.