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Tevfik m Turkish
Turkish form of Tawfiq.

Tevita m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of David.

Tevye m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Tobiah. This is the name of the central character in stories written by the Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem in the late 19th century, as well as the later musical adaptation Fiddler on the Roof (1964).

Tevž m Slovene
Short form of Matevž.

Tewodros m Amharic
Amharic form of Theodore.

Tex m English
From a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas. A famous bearer was the American animator Tex Avery (1908-1980), real name Frederick, who was born in Texas.

Tezcatlipoca m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "smoking mirror" in Nahuatl, derived from tezcatl "mirror" and pōctli "smoke". In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was one of the chief gods, associated with the night sky, winds, war, and the north. Like his rival Quetzalcoatl, he was a creator god.

Thad m English
Short form of Thaddeus.

Thaddaeus m Biblical Latin, Biblical
Usual Latin form of Thaddeus, as well as the form used in most English versions of the New Testament.

Thaddaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Thaddeus.

Thaddeus m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaios), the Greek form of the Aramaic name תַדַּי (Ṯaddai). It is possibly derived from Aramaic תַּד (taḏ) meaning "heart, breast", but it may in fact be an Aramaic form of a Greek name such as Θεόδωρος (see Theodore). In the Gospel of Matthew, Thaddaeus is listed as one of the twelve apostles, though elsewhere in the New Testament his name is omitted and Jude's appears instead. It is likely that the two names refer to the same person.

Thaís f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (especially Brazilian) form of Thaïs.

Thaïs f Ancient Greek, French
Possibly means "bandage" in Greek. This was the name of a companion of Alexander the Great. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Alexandria, a wealthy socialite who became a Christian convert, though in her case the name may have had a distinct Coptic origin. She has been a popular subject of art and literature, including an 1891 novel by Anatole France and an 1894 opera by Jules Massenet.

Thais f Ancient Greek, Spanish
Alternate transcription of Ancient Greek Θαΐς (see Thaïs), as well as the usual Spanish form.

Thalassa f Greek Mythology
Means "sea" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of the sea. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.

Thaleia f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Thalia.

Thales m Ancient Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Greek θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". Thales of Miletus was a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician.

Thalia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Greek
From the Greek name Θάλεια (Thaleia), derived from θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Thalita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Talita.

Thamar f Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Tamar used in the Greek and Latin Bibles. In the Greek Bible this spelling is used only for the daughter-in-law of Judah, with the spelling Θημάρ (Themar) for the daughter of David.

Thanasis m Greek
Modern Greek short form of Athanasios.

Thanatos m Greek Mythology
Means "death" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of death who resided with Hades in the underworld.

Thancmar m Germanic
Old German form of Tammaro.

Thancrat m Germanic
Old German form of Tancred.

Thandi f Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
Short form of Thandiwe.

Thanina f Berber
Variant of Tanina.

Thankful f English (Archaic)
From the English word thankful. This was one of the many virtue names used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Thanos m Greek
Diminutive of Athanasios.

Théa f French
French form of Thea.

Thea f German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa and other names with a similar sound.

Thecla f Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Thekla.

Theda f German
Short form of Theodora. A famous bearer was actress Theda Bara (1885-1955), who was born Theodosia Goodman.

Thei m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Theodoor.

Theia f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

Thekla f German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
From the ancient Greek name Θεόκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as Θέκλα) in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. The story tells how Thecla listens to Paul speak about the virtues of chastity and decides to remain a virgin, angering both her mother and her suitor.

Thelma f English
Meaning unknown. It was a rare name when British author Marie Corelli used it for the Norwegian heroine of her novel Thelma (1887). The name became popular around the end of the 19th century after the novel was published. It is sometimes claimed to derive from Greek θέλημα (thelema) meaning "will", though this seems unlikely.

Thelonius m Various (Rare)
Latinized form of Tielo (see Till). A famous bearer was jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982).

Themar f Biblical Greek
Form of Tamar used in the Greek Old Testament when referring to the daughter of David.

Themis f Greek Mythology
Means "law of nature, divine law, custom" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan who presided over custom and natural law. She was often depicted blindfolded and holding a pair of scales. By Zeus she was the mother of many deities, including the three Μοῖραι (Moirai) and the three Ὥραι (Horai).

Themistocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεμιστοκλῆς (Themistokles) meaning "glory of the law", from θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divine law, custom" (genitive θέμιστος) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of an Athenian statesman and general who was victorious over the Persians in the Battle of Salamis.

Themistokles m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Themistocles.

Themistoklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Themistocles.

Théo m French
Short form of Théodore.

Theo m English, German, Dutch
Short form of Theodore, Theobald and other names that begin with Theo.

Theobald m English (Rare), Germanic
Means "bold people", derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and bald meaning "bold, brave". It was borne by a 6th-century Frankish king of Austrasia. The Normans brought the name to England, where it joined an existing Old English cognate. The medieval forms Tibald and Tebald were commonly Latinized as Theobaldus. It was rare by the 20th century.

Theocritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Θεόκριτος (Theokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of god" from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κριτής (krites) meaning "judge, critic". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek poet.

Theodard m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This name was borne by a 7th-century Frankish saint and martyr, a bishop of Maastricht.

Theodelinda f Germanic
Old German form of Dietlinde.

Theodemir m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Þiudamers, derived from the elements þiuda "people" and mers "famous". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths, the father of Theodoric the Great. It was also borne by a 6th-century king of the Suebi in Galicia. There was also a saint by this name, a 9th-century Benedictine monk who was martyred at Córdoba.

Theoderich m Germanic
Old German form of Theodoric.

Theodoar m & f Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and war meaning "aware, cautious".

Theodoard m Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and wart meaning "guard, guardian".

Theodoor m Dutch
Dutch form of Theodore.

Theodor m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Romanian
German form of Theodore, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of Teodor. A famous bearer was American children's book creator Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), better known as Dr. Seuss.

Théodora f French
French form of Theodora.

Theódóra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodora.

Theodora f English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theodore. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.

Théodore m French
French form of Theodore.

Theodore m English
From the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". The name Dorothea is derived from the same roots in reverse order. This was the name of several saints, including Theodore of Amasea, a 4th-century Greek soldier; Theodore of Tarsus, a 7th-century archbishop of Canterbury; and Theodore the Studite, a 9th-century Byzantine monk. It was also borne by two popes.... [more]

Theodoric m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Þiudareiks meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements þiuda "people" and reiks "ruler, king". It was notably borne by Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy. By Theodoric's time the Ostrogoths were partially Romanized and his name was regularly recorded as Theodoricus. This was also the name of two earlier (5th century) Visigothic kings.

Theodoricus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theodoric.

Theodoros m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodore.

Theodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the Greek name Theodoros (see Theodore). As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Theodoor is typically used in daily life.

Theodosia f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Theodosius.

Theodosios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodosius.

Theodosius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδόσιος (Theodosios) meaning "giving to god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δόσις (dosis) meaning "giving". Saint Theodosius of Palestine was a monk who founded a monastery near Bethlehem in the 5th century. This also was the name of emperors of the Eastern Roman and Byzantine Empires.

Theodotos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodotus.

Theodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεόδοτος (Theodotos) meaning "given to god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given". This name belonged to several early saints and martyrs.

Theodoulos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodulus.

Theodulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεόδουλος (Theodoulos) meaning "servant of god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave, servant". This name was borne by several early saints.

Theofania f Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophania.

Theofanis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Theophanes.

Theofilos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophilus.

Theofilus m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Theophilus.

Theofylaktos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Theophylaktos.

Theognostos m Late Greek
From Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and γνωστός (gnostos) meaning "known, familiar".

Theokleia f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Thekla.

Theokritos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theocritus.

Theophanes m Ancient Greek
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

Theophania f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theophanes.

Theophil m German (Rare)
German form of Theophilus.

Theophila f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theophilus.

Théophile m French
French form of Theophilus.

Theophile f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theophilus.

Theophilos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Theophilus.

Theophilus m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεόφιλος (Theophilos) meaning "friend of god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend". In the New Testament the evangelist Luke addresses his gospel and the Book of Acts to a man named Theophilus.

Theophylaktos m Ancient Greek
Means "watched by god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φυλακτέος (phylakteos) meaning "to be watched". Saint Theophylaktos was a 9th-century bishop of Nicomedia who was banished to Caria.

Theothelm m Germanic
Old German form of Diethelm.

Théotime m French
French form of Theotimus.

Theotimos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theotimus.

Theotimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεότιμος (Theotimos) meaning "honouring god", derived from the elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour". Saint Theotimus was a 4th-century bishop of Tomi in Scythia.

Theotleib m Germanic
Old German form of Detlef.

Theotman m Germanic
Old German form of Thijmen.

Thera f Dutch
Diminutive of Theresia.

Therasia f Late Roman
Earliest recorded form of Theresa.

Theresa f English, German
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. It was first recorded as Therasia, being borne by the Spanish wife of Saint Paulinus of Nola in the 4th century. The meaning is uncertain, but it could be derived from Greek θέρος (theros) meaning "summer", from Greek θερίζω (therizo) meaning "to harvest", or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia (the western island of Santorini).... [more]

Thérèse f French
French form of Theresa. It was borne by the French nun Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church.

Therese f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
German and Scandinavian variant of Theresa.

Theresia f German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of Theresa.

Thersa f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Tirzah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Theseus m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τίθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set, to place". Theseus was a heroic king of Athens in Greek mythology. He was the son of Aethra, either by Aegeus or by the god Poseidon. According to legend, every seven years the Cretan king Minos demanded that Athens supply Crete with seven boys and seven girls to be devoured by the Minotaur, a half-bull creature that was the son of Minos's wife Pasiphaë. Theseus volunteered to go in place of one of these youths in order to slay the Minotaur in the Labyrinth where it lived. He succeeded with the help of Minos's daughter Ariadne, who provided him with a sword and a roll of string so he could find his way out of the maze.... [more]

Thetis f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek θέτης (thetes) meaning "one who places", a derivative of τίθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set, to place". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology. With Peleus she was the mother of Achilles.

Theudebald m Germanic
Old German form of Theobald.

Theudelinda f Germanic
Variant of Theodelinda (see Dietlinde).

Theudemar m Germanic
Variant of Theudemer.

Theudemer m Germanic
Old German form of Theodemir. Theudemer (or Theodemer) was a 5th-century king of the Franks.

Theudhar m Germanic
Old German form of Dieter.

Theudofrid m Germanic
Old German form of Dietfried.

Þeudōmēraz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Theodemir.

Theudoricus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theodoric.

Þeudōrīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Theodoric.

Theun m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antonius.

Theunis m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antonius.

Thiago m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Tiago.

Thibaud m French
Variant of Thibault.

Thibault m French
French form of Theobald.

Thibaut m French
Variant of Thibault.

Thiemo m Germanic
Old German form of Timo 2.

Thierry m French
French form of Theodoric. It was very popular in France from the 1950s, peaking in the mid-1960s before falling away. A famous bearer is the French former soccer player Thierry Henry (1977-).

Thietmar m Germanic
Variant of Theudemer.

Thijmen m Dutch
Dutch form of the Germanic name Theotman, derived from the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Dutch thiad) and man meaning "person, man".

Thijs m Dutch
Short form of Matthijs.

Thilo m German
Variant of Till. Saint Thillo was a 7th-century man of Saxony who was kidnapped and brought to Flanders by raiders. After his release he became a priest and did missionary work in France.

Thirza f Dutch
Dutch form of Tirzah.

Thisbe f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
From the name of an ancient Greek town in Boeotia, itself supposedly named after a nymph. In a Greek legend (the oldest surviving version appearing in Latin in Ovid's Metamorphoses) this is the name of a young woman from Babylon. Believing her to be dead, her lover Pyramus kills himself, after which she does the same to herself. The splashes of blood from their suicides is the reason mulberry fruit are red.

Þiudamers m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Theodemir.

Þiudareiks m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Theodoric.

Thiziri f Berber
Variant of Tiziri.

Þjazi m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology this is the name of the giant (jǫtunn) who, in the form of an eagle, carried off Iðunn and her magical apples.

Thoko m & f Chewa
Short form of Thokozani.

Thom m English
Short form of Thomas.

Thoma m Albanian, Old Church Slavic
Albanian form of Thomas, as well as the Old Church Slavic form.

Thomas m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תְּאוֹמָא (Teʾoma) meaning "twin". In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle. When he heard that Jesus had risen from the dead he initially doubted the story, until Jesus appeared before him and he examined his wounds himself. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world.... [more]

Thomasina f English
Medieval feminine form of Thomas.

Þone f Old Norse
Variant of Þórný.

Þór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórr (see Thor).

Thor m Norse Mythology, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. In Norse mythology Thor is a god of storms, thunder, war and strength, a son of Odin. He is portrayed as red-bearded, short-tempered, armed with a powerful hammer called Mjölnir, and wearing an enchanted belt called Megingjörð that doubles his strength. During Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world, it is foretold that Thor will slay the monstrous sea serpent Jörmungandr but be fatally poisoned by its venom.

Þóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Either a feminine form of Þórr (see Thor) or else a short form of the various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór. In Norse myth Thora was the wife of the Danish king Ragnar Lodbrok.

Thora f Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of Þóra.

Þórarinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with ǫrn "eagle".

Thorben m Danish, German
Variant of Torben.

Þórbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's protection", from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Þorbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórbjǫrg.

Þórbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torbjörn.

Þorbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Torbjörn.

Thorbjörn m Swedish
Variant of Torbjörn.

Thorbjørn m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Torbjørn.

Thorborg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torborg.

Þórdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".

Thore m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tore 1.

Þórfinnr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torfinn.

Þórgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgeir.

Þórgísl m Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's arrow" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".

Þórgnýr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgny.

Þorgrímur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórgrímr.

Þórhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torhild.

Þórhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórhildr.

Þórir m Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse vir "warrior, fighter".

Þórketill m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torkel.

Þórleifr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torleif.

Þórleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tollak.

Þórmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tormod.

Þórný f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torny.

Þórr m Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of Thor.

Thorstein m Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Torsten.

Þórsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torsten.

Þorsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Torsten.

Thorsten m Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of Torsten.

Þórðr m Old Norse
Short form of Þórfreðr.

Þórunn f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Torunn.

Thorvald m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Torvald.

Þórvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torvald.

Þórveig f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with veig "strength".

Þórví f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with vé "holy".

Thoth m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian ḏḥwtj (reconstructed as Djehuti), which is of uncertain meaning. In Egyptian mythology Thoth was the god of the moon, science, magic, speech and writing. He was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis.

Thoukydides m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Thucydides.

Thracius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman name meaning "of Thracia". Thracia was a region in southeastern Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

Thrasyvoulos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Thrasyboulos.

Þróndr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Trond.

Thrud f Old Norse (Anglicized)
From the Old Norse Þrúðr meaning "strength". In Norse mythology this was the name of a daughter of Thor and Sif.

Þrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Thrud.

Þrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þrúðr (see Thrud).

Þrymr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Trym.

Thucydides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "glory of god", from the Greek name Θουκυδίδης (Thoukydides), derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" (genitive θεοῦ) and κῦδος (kydos) meaning "glory" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian historian.

Thumbelina f Literature
English translation of Danish Tommelise, a name created from Danish tommel "thumb" by Hans Christian Andersen for the title character of his 1835 fairy tale. In the story she is a miniature girl who grows out of a grain of barley.

Þunor m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon form of *Þunraz (see Thor).

Þunraz m Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Thor, Donar and Þunor.

Thuraya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثريّا or ثريّة (see Thurayya).

Thurayya f Arabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.

Thutmose m Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
From Τούθμωσις (Touthmosis), the Greek form of Egyptian ḏḥwtj-ms meaning "born of Thoth", itself composed of the name of the Egyptian god Thoth combined with msj "be born". Thutmose was the name of four Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Thutmose III who conquered Syria and Nubia in the 15th century BC.

Thyge m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Tyge.

Thyra f Swedish, Danish
Variant of Tyra.

Þýri f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tyra.

Thyrza f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Thirza.

Tia f English
Short form of names ending with tia. It has been suggested that its use since the 1950s is the result of the brand name for the coffee liqueur Tia Maria. In the brand name, Tia is not a given name; rather, it means "aunt" in Spanish or Portuguese.

Tiago m Portuguese
Portuguese form of James, derived from Santiago.

Tiamat f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

Tian m Slovene
Variant of Tijan.

Tiana f English
Short form of Tatiana or Christiana. It was rare in the United States until it jumped in popularity in 1975, perhaps due to the Vietnamese-American actress Tiana Alexandra (1956-), who had some exposure at that time. It was used as the name of the princess in the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog (2009).

Tianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiana.

Tiara f English (Modern)
From the English word for a semicircle crown, ultimately of Greek origin.

Tiarnach m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Tighearnach.

Tiarnán m Irish
Modern Irish form of Tighearnán.

Tibby f & m English
Diminutive of Tabitha or Theobald.

Tiberiu m Romanian
Romanian form of Tiberius.

Tiberius m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. The Tiber is the river that runs through Rome. Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, the stepson of Emperor Augustus. He was born Tiberius Claudius Nero, but was renamed Tiberius Julius Caesar after he was designated as the heir of Augustus.

Tibor m Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).

Tiborc m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).

Tibúrcio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).

Tiburcio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Tiburtius meaning "of Tibur". Tibur (now called Tivoli) was a resort town near Rome. Saint Tiburtius was a 3rd-century martyr from Rome.

Tiburtius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Tiburcio.

Tidir f Berber
Feminine form of Idir.

Tiede m Frisian
Frisian form of Diede.

Tiedemann m German (Archaic)
German form of Theotman (see Thijmen).

Tielo m Medieval German
Earlier form of Till.

Tiernan m Irish
Anglicized form of Tighearnán.

Tierney m Irish
Anglicized form of Tighearnach.

Ties m Dutch
Diminutive of Matthijs, as well as Diederik and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people".

Tiffani f English
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffany f English
Medieval form of Theophania. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The name died out after the Middle Ages, but it was revived by the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the title of which refers to the Tiffany's jewelry store in New York.

Tiffiny f English (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiger m English (Rare)
From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-).

Tigerlily f English (Rare)
From tiger lily, a name that has been applied to several orange varieties of lily (such as the species Lilium lancifolium). Tiger Lily is also the name of the Native American princess in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904).

Tigernach m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Tighearnach.

Tigernán m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Tighearnán.

Tigger m Popular Culture
Alteration of the English word tiger (see Tiger), created by the author A. A. Milne for an energetic stuffed tiger in his Winnie-the-Pooh books, first appearing 1928.

Tighe m Irish
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Tighearnach m Medieval Irish
From Old Irish Tigernach, derived from tigerna meaning "lord". This was the name of an Irish saint, the founder of the monastery at Clones in the 6th century. According to some tales of his life, he was taken by British pirates to the monastery of Rosnat in his youth, but he escaped and returned to Ireland.

Tighearnán m Medieval Irish
From Old Irish Tigernán meaning "little lord", from tigerna "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix. It was borne by a 6th-century saint who founded a monastery at Errew. It was also the name of a 12th-century king of Breifne.

Tiglath-Pileser m Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiḡlaṯ Pilʾeser), the Hebrew form of Akkadian Tukulti-apil-esharra meaning "my trust is in the son of Esharra", Esharra being the main temple dedicated to the god Ashur in the city of Ashur. This was the name of three kings of Assyria, including the conqueror Tiglath-Pileser III (8th century BC), who is mentioned in the Old Testament.

Tigran m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian form of Tigranes.

Tigranes m Ancient Armenian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Armenian name Տիգրան (Tigran), from Old Iranian *Tigrāna, of uncertain meaning. It was recorded as 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (Tiigra) in Elamite and 𒋾𒅅𒊏𒀪 (Tiigra') in Akkadian. Tigranes was the name of a number of kings of Armenia, notably Tigranes II the Great who expanded the kingdom in the 1st century BC.

Tihomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tihomir.

Tiia f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian short form of Dorothea.

Tiidrik m Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Theodoric.

Tiina f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Kristiina.

Tiit m Estonian
Originally a short form of Tiidrik, now used independently.

Tiitus m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Titus.

Tiiu f Estonian
Estonian variant of Tiia, possibly in part from an archaic dialectal form of the word tihane "titmouse".

Tijan m Slovene
Possibly a short form of Sebastijan or Kristijan, or a masculine form of Tijana.

Tijana f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Variant of Tihana.

Tijmen m Dutch
Variant of Thijmen.

Tijn m Dutch
Short form of Martijn or Augustijn.

Tijs m Dutch
Variant of Thijs.

Tikhomir m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Тихомир (see Tihomir).

Tikhon m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Tychon.

Til f Dutch
Dutch short form of Mathilde.

Tilda f English, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Matilda.

Tilde f Danish, Swedish
Short form of Mathilde or Matilda.

Tilemachos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Telemachos.

Tilen m Slovene
Slovene form of Aegidius (see Giles).

Till m German
From Tielo, a medieval Low German diminutive of Dietrich and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people". Till Eulenspiegel is a trickster in German folklore.

Tillie f English
Diminutive of Matilda.

Tilly f English
Diminutive of Matilda.

Tilman m German
Combination of Till and Old German man meaning "person, man". A notable bearer was the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531).

Tilo m German
Variant of Till.

Tim m English, German, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Timothy or (in Germany) Dietmar. It is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Timaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Τίμαιος (Timaios), derived from τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour". This is the name of one of Plato's dialogues, featuring Timaeus and Socrates. Timaeus is also the name of a person mentioned briefly in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).

Timaios m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Timaeus.

Timée m Biblical French
French form of Timaeus.

Timéo m French (Modern)
French form of Timeo.

Timeo m Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Timaeus.

Timeus m Biblical
Variant of Timaeus.

Timmy m English
Diminutive of Timothy.

Timo 1 m Finnish, Estonian, German, Dutch
Finnish, Estonian, German and Dutch short form of Timotheus (see Timothy).

Timo 2 m German, Dutch
From Thiemo, an old short form of Thietmar (see Dietmar).

Timo 3 f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timon.

Timofei m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Тимофей (see Timofey).

Timofey m Russian
Russian form of Timothy.

Timon m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Derived from Greek τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem". According to ancient writers, this was the name of a wealthy man of Athens who grew to hate humanity after he lost his riches and his friends deserted him. His story is related in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607). This name is also mentioned in the New Testament as belonging to one of the original seven deacons of the church, considered a saint.

Timotei m Romanian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Romanian and Bulgarian form of Timothy.

Timotej m Slovene, Macedonian, Slovak
Slovene, Macedonian and Slovak form of Timothy.

Timoteo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Timothy.

Timoteus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Timotheus.

Timotha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Timothy.

Timothé m French
French variant of Timothy.

Timothea f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.

Timothée m French
French form of Timothy.

Timothei m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Timothy.

Timotheos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Timothy.

Timotheus m Biblical Latin, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Timotheos (see Timothy).

Timothy m English, Biblical
English form of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", derived from τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". Saint Timothy was a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys and was the recipient of two of Paul's epistles that appear in the New Testament. He was of both Jewish and Greek ancestry. According to tradition, he was martyred at Ephesus after protesting the worship of Artemis. As an English name, Timothy was not used until after the Protestant Reformation.

Timoti m Maori
Maori form of Timothy.

Timour m History
Variant of Timur.

Timuçin m Turkish
Turkish form of Temujin.

Timur m Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkish, Russian, History
From the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Tīmūr e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia.

Timurs m Latvian
Latvian form of Timur.

Tin m Croatian
Croatian short form of Martin, Valentin and other names ending in tin.

Tina f English, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Georgian
Short form of Christina, Martina and other names ending in tina. In addition to these names, it is also used in Dutch as a short form of Catharina, in Swedish and Croatian as a short form of Katarina, and in Georgian as a short form of Tinatin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Tinashe m & f Shona
Means "we are with God", from Shona ti "we", na "with" and ishe "lord, God".

Tinatin f Georgian, Literature
Possibly related to Georgian სინათლე (sinatle) meaning "light". The name was devised by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Tinatin is the ruler of Arabia and the lover of Avtandil.

Tinatini f Georgian
Form of Tinatin with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Tine 1 f Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Kristine.

Tine 2 m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Martin or Valentin.

Tinek m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Martin or Valentin.

Tineke f Dutch
Diminutive of Tina.

Tinkara f Slovene
Elaboration of Tina.

Tinker Bell f Literature
Created by the writer J. M. Barrie for a fairy character, first introduced in his 1904 play Peter Pan. Her name refers to the fact that she is a mender of pots and kettles (a tinker) with a voice like a tinkling bell.

Tino m Italian
Short form of Valentino, Martino and other names ending in tino.

Tintin m Popular Culture
Created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé for the hero in his comic book series of the same name, debuting 1929. Hergé never explained why he chose the name.