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.
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".
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"... [
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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... [
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Thyme f & m English (Rare)From Old French
thym, from Latin
thymum, from Ancient Greek
θύμον (
thúmon).
Thymiane f French (Rare), LiteratureGallicized 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)".
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.
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.
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")... [
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Tikla f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latvian
tikls "coy" and a variant of
Tekla.
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.... [
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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"... [
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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.... [
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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... [
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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... [
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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
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. ... [
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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.
Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse MythologyCombination 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.
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"... [
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Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived 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.
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.
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."... [
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Toao m Japanese (Rare)From a shortening of 東亜
(Tōa) which refers to East Asia, combined with 男/夫/雄
(o) meaning "male."... [
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Tobey m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
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).
Tojiboy m Tajik (Rare), UzbekThe 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.... [
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Tojixol f Uzbek (Rare)Derived from Uzbek
toj meaning "crown" and
xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".
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".... [
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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".
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 MythologyMeaning unknown. In Ket mythology, Tomam was the goddess of migratory birds who was associated with the south, warmth, and migration.