Swiss
names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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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Teutonia f GermanFrom the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.
Théodolinde f French (Archaic)French form of
Theodolinde. Théodolinde de Beauharnais, Princess of Leuchtenberg (13 April 1814 – 1 April 1857), Countess of Württemberg by marriage, was a Franco-German princess... [
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Theudhard m GermanFrom the Germanic elements
theod "people, race" and
hard "hardy, brave, strong".
Thiphaine f FrenchFrench cognate of
Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.
Thorge m GermanCombination of the elements "Thor" (refering to the god Thor) and "ger" meaning "spear".
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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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.
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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Tillmann m GermanCombination of
Till and the Germanic name element
man(n) "man". In this name, however,
man(n) is a diminutive suffix.
Tindara f ItalianFrom
Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς
(Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king
Tyndareus.
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.
Tomke m & f German, Frisian, DutchPossibly a diminutive and/or feminine form of
Tammo, where Frisian usage is concerned. It is also seen as a diminutive for
Thomas, and could also possibly be a Low German form of
Dominik.
Tönet m RomanshDiminutive of
Tön, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Trofimena f Italian (Rare)This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [
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Tugend f German (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from German
Tugend "virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendreich f German (Archaic)Directly taken from German
tugendreich "full of virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendsam f German (Archaic)Derived from the German adjective
tugendsam meaning "virtuous". This is one of the so-called Pietistic given names that were coined in Germany from the late 17th century onwards.
Tumasch m RomanshRomansh form of
Thomas, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.