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Tawia f Western African (Archaic)
Tawia mean "born after twins"

Telegonus m Greek Mythology
The name of three men in Greek mythology, meaning "born afar".

Tereus m Greek Mythology
This name is probably derived from Greek τηρέω (tereo), which can mean "to guard" as well as "to obey, to observe, to attend to carefully". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek τερέω (tereo) meaning "to bore through, to pierce"... [more]

Teutomatos m Old Celtic
The first element of this name is derived from Celtic teuta or touta "people, tribe" (see also Theudebert). The second element is derived from mat(i) "good, kind" or matu "bear."

Teyacapan f Nahuatl
Means "first-born" in Nahuatl, usually given to the eldest daughter.

Theogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεογενής (theogenes) meaning "born of God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek suffix γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Theognetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek adjective γνητός (gnetos) meaning "born". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb γίγνομαι (gignomai) meaning "to come into being, to be born"... [more]

Theophorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek given name Θεοφόρος (Theophoros), which was derived from the Greek elements θεος (theos) "god" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

Þórbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and bjǫrn "bear".

Tidhun m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tīd "time" and hun "bear cub".

Tingshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on".

Tizocic m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Several theories about the etymology have been made, including the Nahuatl words tezo, meaning "bleeder, bloodletter", and teezzo "well-born, noble" combined with acic "he arrived"... [more]

Tlaco f Nahuatl
Means "middle, half" in Nahuatl, figuratively "second-born child".

Tóhtoo'énȧhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Prairie Bear" in Cheyenne.

To'lboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'l meaning "born late" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

To'li m Uzbek
Possibly derived from to'l meaning "born late".

To'lmurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'l meaning "born late" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".

To'ltoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'l meaning "born late" and toy meaning "colt".

Toshimichi m Japanese
From Japanese 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome", 利 (toshi) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 敏 (toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "path", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row"... [more]

Toshto'l m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tosh meaning "rock, stone" and to'l meaning "born late".

Touma m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (touma) meaning "iron", 顛 (touma) meaning "overturn, summit, origin", 屠 (touma) meaning "slaughter, butcher, slay", 斗 (tou), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 東 (tou) meaning "east", 桃 (tou) meaning "peach", 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria", 騰 (tou) meaning "leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going", 瞳 (tou) meaning "pupil (of eye)" or 當 (tou) meaning "bear, accept, undertake, just" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 門 (ma) meaning "gate, counter for cannons"... [more]

Trisevgene f Theatre
Means "thrice noble" from Greek τρίς (tris) "thrice, three times" and εὐγενής (eugenes) "noble" (literally "well born"; compare Eugene)... [more]

Trpimir m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements trpi "endure, bear, suffer" and mir meaning "peace" or "world".

Tshela m & f Central African
Western Luba unisex name derived from the phrase cyela makàsà meaning "enfant born feet first".

Tsugiko f Japanese
"Second born"

Tuuğan m Karachay-Balkar
Means "born" in Karachay-Balkar, or alternatively from the Turkish doğan meaning "falcon".

Tychagenes m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate" combined with γενης (genes) meaning "born".

Ubartum f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from the Sumerian element tum, meaning "wind; cardinal point" or "to bring; to carry away; to obtain". Ubartum was a female physician of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, who lived in Garšana.

Ultuar f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу (tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.

Umky m Chukchi
Means "polar bear" in Chukchi.

Umoh m & f Efik
Means "born during a festival" in Efik.

Ungaaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "baby, last-born" in Greenlandic, originally "the wailing one".

Ungnyeo f Korean Mythology
The name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja 熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and 女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".

Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".

Upa m Chuvash
Means "bear" in Chuvash.

Ursmar m Germanic, Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from Latin ursus meaning "bear" combined with Germanic mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Ursul m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).

Ursulus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus... [more]

Usakteayda f Datooga
Means "one who was born in the morning" in Datooga.

Uuganbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Uuganbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Uugantsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uugantuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Uyto'l f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uy meaning "household, home" and to'l meaning "born late".

Valbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".

Vanaja f Telugu
Means "forest born" or "born of/in the forest" in Telugu.

Vashni m Biblical
Meaning, "and second" given to a second born. ... [more]

Vígbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and biǫrn "bear".

Vimbina m & f Malagasy
Means "carry in the arms, carry in the hands" in Malagasy.

Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Vóhpenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "White Bear" in Cheyenne.

Waldbern m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Warriya m Indigenous Australian
Means "second born son" in Kaurna.

Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [more]

Wigbern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Willberna f Medieval German
Derived from Old High German willo "will" and bero "bear".

Wirasuap m Shoshone
Means "bear spirit" in Shoshone.

Witubern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Wolfbern m Medieval German
Old High German wolf "wolf" and bero "bear".

Wusheng m Chinese
From the characters 寤 (wù, meaning “to wake” or alternatively “difficult”) and 生 (shēng, meaning “born”). This was the personal name of Duke Zhuang of Zheng (郑庄公), the third ruler of the state of Zheng during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE)... [more]

Wyborne m Popular Culture, Literature
Derived from the English phrase "why were you born?". Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat is a character in the stop-motion animated movie "Coraline", based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. A variant, Whyborne, is used (as a surname) in Jordan L. Hawk's "Whyborne and Griffin" series.

Xeeb m Hmong
Means "born" or "produce, give rise to" in Hmong. More likely in names it is derived from the Hmong form of the Chinese 心 (xin) meaning "heart".

Xiangru m Chinese
From a combination of the characters 相 (xiàng, meaning “visage” or “chancellor”) and 如 (rú, meaning “like, resemblance”). This is the name of Lin Xiangru (蔺相如), a famous statesman and diplomat during the Chinese Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)... [more]

Xincheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold, inherit, receive".

Xing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Xingqiu m Chinese
From Chinese 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Xuenai f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学/學 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 乃 (nǎi) meaning "only; therefore" or 奈 (nài) meaning "why; to bear; Nara". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yabets m Amharic
Means “sorrowful, born in pain” in Amharic.

Yahela f Hebrew
Derived from a verb from the Bible “YAHEL”, meaning “to shine and carry light, to create a halo”.

Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]

Yao m Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".

Yashodhara f Sanskrit
Means "preserving glory", derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, maintaining, bearing"... [more]

Yasodhara f Buddhism
From Sanskrit yaśas "glory, splendor", and dhara "bearing" from the root dhri "to bear, support". This was the name of Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly known as the Buddha's wife, and mother to his son Rahula.

Yavishtha f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit यविष्ठ yaviSTha "youngest, last born".

Yawa f Western African, Ewe
Means "born on Thursday" in Ewe.

Yawo m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan. It is tipically given to a boy born this day.

Yenningtamba m Manipuri
Means "born in spring" in Meitei.

Yeon-Sik m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 然 (yeon) meaning "correct; right", 硯 (yeon) meaning "ink-stone", 演 (yeon) meaning "to act; to perform; to play", 淵 (yeon) meaning "deep", 曣 (yeon) meaning "clear; fine; bright", 緣 (yeon) meaning "cause; reason", 沿 (yeon) meaning "to carry on, border", or 鳶 (yeon) meaning "kite" combined with 植 (sik) meaning "to plant; to grow", 識 (sik) meaning "to know; knowledge", 湜 (sik) meaning "clear water, pure", or 寔 (sik) meaning "solid"... [more]

Yeveniya f Russian
Means "well born"

Yihan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremonies, rites", 逸 (yì) meaning "escape, flee", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 亦 (yì) meaning "also, too, likewise", or 奕 (yì) meaning "grand, great, graceful, elegant" combined with 涵 (hán) meaning "tolerate, forgive, immerse" or 含 (hán) meaning "to contain, to bear"... [more]

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 营 (yíng) meaning "encampment, barracks", 膺 (yīng) meaning "undertake, bear, receive" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yo-da-gent f Iroquois
Allegedly means "she who saves" or "she who carries help" in the Oneida language. This was the honorary Oneida name of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, given to her by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.

Yona m Cherokee
Means "bear" in Cherokee.

Yoonduaru f Bariba
Means "born near a river" in Bariba.

Yoongura f Bariba
Means "born whilst it was raining" in Bariba.

Yoonsua f Bariba
Means "born on the road" in Bariba.

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yukinosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness", 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with", 助 (suke) meaning "help, rescue, assist" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help"... [more]

Yu-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 酉 "10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel" and 奈 "but, how; bear, stand, endure".

Yunpeng m Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, luck, fate" combined with 鹏 (péng) referring to a giant legendary bird... [more]

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).

Zerubbabel m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Possibly means "conceived and born in Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל (Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [more]

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Ziperela f & m Ijaw
Means "born to meet wealth" in Ijaw.

Zizheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" or 姿 (zī) meaning "one's manner, bearing" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct".