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Stan 1 m English
Short form of Stanley. A famous bearer was British comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965).

Stef m Dutch
Short form of Stefanus.

Stew m English
Short form of Stewart.

Tama m Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.

Tata m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name probably meaning "happy, glad".

Tate m English
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Tata.

Tatu 1 m Finnish
Diminutive of Taneli.

Thad m English
Short form of Thaddeus.

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".

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.

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).

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

Toby m & f English
Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).

Tomi m Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.

Toms m Latvian
Latvian form of Thomas.

Tone 1 m Slovene
Short form of Anton.

Tóni m Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Antal.

Toño m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonio.

Toon m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antoon.

Topi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Tobias.

Tory m & f English
Diminutive of Salvatore, Victoria, and other names containing the same sound.

Trev m Welsh, English
Short form of Trevor.

Trey m English
From an English nickname meaning "three".

Tyko m Finnish (Archaic)
Finnish form of Tyge.

Uffe m Danish
Variant of Ulf.

Ulli m & f German
Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.

Uzzi m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power" in Hebrew, a possessive form of עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power". This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Vili m Hungarian, Slovene, Finnish
Diminutive of Vilmos, Viljem or Vilhelm.

Wibo m Frisian
Variant of Wiebe.

Wido m Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element widu, Old High German witu, meaning "wood" (Proto-Germanic *widuz). This was the name of two 11th-century saints, one from Belgium and one from northern Italy, both commonly called Guido or Guy. From early times this name has been confused with the Latin name Vitus.

Xavi m Catalan
Catalan diminutive of Xavier.

Ylli m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.

Zack m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zeke m English
Short form of Ezekiel.

Zeki m Turkish
Means "intelligent, clever" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ذكيّ (dhakīy).

Zeph m English
Short form of Zephaniah.

Zezé m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of José.