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Thorkell m Norwegian (Rare), Manx (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Torkel and Manx adoption of Þórkæll.
Thorlak m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Þórlæikr and variant of Torlak.
Thórleif m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese variant of Thorleif.
Thorlev m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish younger form of Þórlæifr.
Þórlindur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse lind "lime tree, linden tree".
Thorn m English (Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Thorn.
Thorna f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word "thorn", a sharp feature on many plants. Possibly meaning "strong and bright".
Thornetta f English (American, Rare)
It seems to be a combination of Thorn and Etta, and/or a feminization of the surname Thornett... [more]
Thornley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thornley.... [more]
Þórsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with two Old Norse elements: steinn "stone" and either unnr "wave" or unna "to love"... [more]
Thorwald m German, Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German form of Torvald and Swedish variant of Torvald. This name is also used in Flanders (Belgium) and in the Netherlands, but very rarely so.
Thorwin m German (Rare)
German adoption of Torvin.
Thoukydidis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Thoukydides (see Thucydides).
Thoyce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alternative to Royce. Used in the south eastern USA at least as early as 1940.
Thrasivoulos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Θρασύβουλος (see Thrasyvoulos).
Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.
Threnody f American (Rare)
From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".
Þrúðmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse þrúðr "strength" and mærr "famous".
Þrymur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Þrymr (see Trym).
Thucam f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Thu and Cam 1.
Thuisko m German (Rare, Archaic)
Probably derived from the name of a Germanic earth god mentioned only once in Tacitus.
Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.
Thurlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thurlow.
Thursday m & f English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day", from Þunor (genitive Þunre) and dæg... [more]
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)
From the name Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [more]
Thwaite m English (Rare)
Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.
Thyatira f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. According Stephanus of Byzantium, the name of the city meant "daughter" from Greek θυγατήρ (thugatēr), though it may actually be from an older Lydian name... [more]
Thylane f French (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Vietnamese Thùy, Thủy or Thy and Lan 1... [more]
Thyme f & m English (Rare)
From Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).
Thymiane f French (Rare), Literature
Gallicized form of Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation - Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Þyrill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
Thys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Medieval Dutch and Afrikaans short form of Matthys. But in other words, you could also say that this name is the medieval Dutch and Afrikaans equivalent of Thijs.... [more]
Tiandra f English (Rare)
Combination of Tiana and the popular suffix -dra.
Tianka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Tiana.
Tianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiane and Tiana.
Tiarella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Tiara and Tiare. Also the name of a small woodland flower also known as foamflower.
Tiasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyasia, It is influenced by the prefix ti-.
Tibbi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tibby.
Tibeau m Medieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Thibeau. With this particular spelling, this name can also be a medieval French diminutive of Tibère and other given names that start with Tib-, as -eau is a medieval French diminutive suffix.
Tiberce m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tiburce.
Tiberias m English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Tiberius.
Tibet m German (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form (back-formation) of Tibeta.
Tibeta f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Tiba. It saw some usage between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Tíbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic tíbrá "mirage".
Tiburce m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio). A known bearer of this name is the French cartoonist Tiburce Oger (b. 1967).
Tiburcia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Tiburcio. Notable bearers include two Argentinian revolutionaries, Tiburcia Haedo (1767-1839) and María Tiburcia Rodríguez (1778-1845).
Tiburcije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).
Tiburzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).... [more]
Ticián m Slovak (Rare), Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Titianus.
Tida m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 太陽 (tida), the word for "sun" in many Ryukyuan languages, cognate to Japanese 天道 (tendō), referring to the sun or the god of heaven and the earth.
Tienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiana influenced by Sienna.
Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".
Tiesje f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Ties and West Frisian variant spelling of Tysje, which is the feminine form of Tys.
Tiësto m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Stage name of the Dutch DJ Tijs Michiel Verwest.
Tiffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tiffer.
Tiffnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 71 babies born with the first name Tiffnay in the United States.
Tift f & m English (Rare)
From the surname Tift.
Tig m & f English (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with T
Tighearna f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the name Tiernan.
Ti-grace f English (American, Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petite-Grace'' meaning "little Grace". A notable bearer is American feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-).
Tigress f English (American, Rare)
This name comes from the word referring to a female tiger (from tiger and feminine suffix -ess.)
Tigue m American (Rare)
Anglicized variant of Tadhg.
Tihhon m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Тихон (see Tikhon).
Tihomil m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements tih "quiet" and mil "gracious, dear".
Tihomila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tihomil.
Tihon m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian variant transliteration of Тихон (see Tikhon) and Romanian form of Tychon.
Tiivi f & m Finnish (Rare)
Tiivi is an alternative name for such birds as the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, more commonly used Finnish name is "jänkäsirriäinen") and the Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii, "lapinsirri")... [more]
Tija f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Doroteja, now used as a given name in its own right.
Ti-jean m Folklore, Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petit-Jean'' meaning "little Jean". This is the name of a stock character in fairy tales from francophone areas in the Americas such as Quebec, Louisiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe.
Tikla f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latvian tikls "coy" and a variant of Tekla.
Til m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Till.... [more]
Tilbert m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Till and björt, from Old Norse bjartr "light, bright, shining". It was mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Tiler m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.
Tilhi f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "(Bohemian) waxwing" (Bombycilla garrulus) in Finnish.
Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of Mechtilda or Mathilda as well as a German short form of Ottilie and Ottilia, Romansh short form of Matilda, Ottilia, Domitilla, Bertilla and Cecilia and Hungarian short form of Matild, Otília and Klotild.... [more]
Tille m & f Low German (Rare)
Variation of Till or Mathilde.
Tille f Dutch (Rare)
A diminutive variant of the name Mathilde.
Timaël m French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Timéo and Maël.
Timafi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole ti "little; little one" in combination with m, a contracted form of mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective ma "my" and fi "girl; daughter"... [more]
Timaiosz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Timaeus.
Timaj m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Timaeus.
Timantha f English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timanthes. As an English name, this may be a blend of Tim and Samantha.
Timantti m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "diamond" in Finnish.
Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]
Timberley f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberley.
Timberly f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberly.
Timberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Timber with the popular name suffix -lyn. This particular combination may have been somewhat inspired by the name Kimberly.
Timbra f American (Rare)
Short form of Timberly in the style of Kimbra.
Timea f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Romanian
Czech, Slovak and Romanian form of Tímea.
Timei m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Timaeus.
Timi m Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive of Timotej.
Timi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Timor.
Timie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Timmy.
Timion m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Timon.
Timjami m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "thyme" in Finnish.
Timmie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timmy.
Timna f & m Biblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian)
From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [more]
Timótea f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Timothea.
Timotije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Timothy.
Timpe m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
From the fairytale The Fisherman and His Wife by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.... [more]
Tinabuna f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *ti-n-abuna, meaning "beautiful" (literally "goodness").
Tinca f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tina.
Tinchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Martina, Christine, or other names ending in -tina/-tine.... [more]
Tinguafaya f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *ti-n-ggafayah, meaning "climber".
Tinizara f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *tinzar, meaning "promontories" (literally "noses").
Tino f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Tinatin and of its diminutives Tinano and Tiniko.
Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]
Tiomóid m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Timothy, occurring in some Irish translations of the Bible. It is not commonly used as a given name.
Tionne f English (Modern, Rare)
This name is Modern English in origin and has an unknown meaning. Tionne Watkins is the birth name of T-Boz from the American musical group TLC
Tipton m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tipton.
Tira f Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Feminine name related to Tirdad and Tir.
Tiran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
This name has several meanings: the first is a type of songbird, the second meaning is an island in the Suez Canal in the northern Red Sea. ... [more]
Tirese m English (American, Rare)
Masculine variant of Therese.
Tirion f & m Welsh (Rare), Welsh Mythology
Means "gentle; happy" in Welsh.... [more]
Tirone m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin American Spanish borrowing of Tyrone. It was borne by the Venezuelan rapper Tirone González (1988-2015), who was best known by his stage name Canserbero.
Tirs m Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan and Romanian form of Thyrsus.
Tiruhi f Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Armenian տիրուհի (tiruhi) meaning "mistress, lady".
Tisbe f Literature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.
Tishie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia. Also compare Tisha.
Tisifoni f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Tisiphone.
Tisiphonus m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Tisiphone.
Tisja f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps be the Dutch form of Tisha, but it is also possible that it is actually a variant form of Tiesje and perhaps even a short form of Patricia.
Tiso m Galician (Rare)
Contracted form of Tirso.
Titbu m Adyghe (Rare, Archaic), Kabardian (Rare, Archaic)
Name used by Circassians of the Natukhaj tribe in honor of Edouard Taitbout de Marigny who visited the region. Not used anymore.
Titiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Titianus (see Tiziano).
Tiuri m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Literature
The name of a figure in 'De brief voor de Koning' by Tonke Dagt.
Tiyon m African American (Americanized, Rare)
Brave, Funny, Wise warrior
Tizemt f Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Means "lioness" in Tamazight, ultimately from ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion" (chiefly Moroccan).
Tizian m Croatian (Rare), German
Croatian and German form of Titian.
Tjalve m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Old Norse Þjálfi, which is said to mean "He who keeps together; He who encompasses". The name is sometimes interpreted to mean "conquerer"... [more]
Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.
Tjeuke m Dutch (Rare), Flemish, Limburgish
Diminutive of Tjeu, as it contains the diminutive suffix -ke. Also compare Thieuke.... [more]
Tjorven m & f German (Modern, Rare)
This was the nickname of a character called Maria in Astrid Lindgren's "We on Salt-Crow Island" (1964). It is not exactly known what Lindgren based the nickname on, but she might have based it on Swedish tjock meaning "thick" combined with korv meaning "sausage"... [more]
Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from Swedish tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.
Tlalit f Hebrew (Rare)
means "Sundew" in hebrew.
Tlepsh m Caucasian Mythology, Circassian (Rare)
From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups) meaning "steel, iron" via Latin chalybs. In Circassian mythology, Tlepsh is a patron god of blacksmiths, weapons, iron, and fire.
Tlilticoatl m & f Nahuatl (Hispanicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tlilcoatl, replacing the first element with tliltic, "black".
Toaji m Japanese (Rare)
From a shortening of 東亜 (Tōa) which refers to East Asia, combined with a ji kanji, like 治 meaning "cure; management," 二 meaning "two" or 児 meaning "child, boy."... [more]
Toao m Japanese (Rare)
From a shortening of 東亜 (Tōa) which refers to East Asia, combined with 男/夫/雄 (o) meaning "male."... [more]
Tobe m English (Rare)
Variant of Toby.
Tobey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
Tóbia f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tóbiás.
Tobia f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tobias. In Norway, this name was recorded from the 18th century until about the 1920s.
Tobías m Catalan, Galician (Rare), Icelandic
Catalan, Galician and Icelandic form of Tobias.
Tobies m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Tobias.
Todhunter m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).
Toes f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a rare variant of Toos.
Tof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Christoffel and Christophorus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word tof meaning "cool" as well as "nice, pleasant", which is ultimately derived from Hebrew טוֹב‎ (tov) meaning "good".... [more]
Toiva m & f Finnish (Rare)
A variant of Toivo.
Tojiboy m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from Tajik тоҷ (toj) and Uzbek тож (toj), which both mean "crown". Both words are ultimately of Parthian (i.e. Iranian) origin.... [more]
Tojixol f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".
Toki m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Popular Culture
From Tóki, an Old Norse short form of Þórketill and other similar-sounding names (alternatively, it may have derived from Old Danish toki "jerk, simpleton")... [more]
Tokiha f & m Japanese (Rare)
A form of Tokiwa, which can mean "Endless Rock".
Tokiwa m & f Japanese (Rare)
From the Japanese kanji 常 (tokiwa) meaning "eternal; unchanging". It could derive also from 常 (read toko or toki) meaning "eternal; unchanging" combined with 磐 (iwa or wa) meaning "rock".... [more]
Tokuhime f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue, ethics", 督 (toku) meaning "coach, command", 説 (toku) meaning "theory" or 悳 (toku) meaning "ethics, morality, virtue", and 姫 (hime) or 妃 (hime) meaning "princess".
Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.
Tolan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolan.
Tolbert m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolbert.
Tolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Tholf.
Tollek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórlæikr.
Toller m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Toller.
Tøllev m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Torleiv.
Tølli m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv.
Tôllver m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Tholf.
Tolomea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tolomeo.
Tolui m Mongolian (Rare)
Derived from Mongolian толь (toli) meaning "mirror".
Tolv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þólfr. This was often associated with the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian word tolv meaning "twelve" and hence given to the twelfth child of the family.
Tomam f Ket (Rare), Siberian Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Ket mythology, Tomam was the goddess of migratory birds who was associated with the south, warmth, and migration.
Tomáška f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Tomáš.
Tomasyne f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Thomasine.
Tomie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.
Tomiła f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Tomila.