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Sighulfr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and ulfr "wolf".

Sigibern m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert). The second element is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Siginak m Algonquian
Means "blackbird" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the Milwaukee Potawatomi.

Sigram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert) combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Sigurhjörtur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and hjǫrtr "hart, stag". Also compare Hjörtur.

Sigurörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Pet
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and ǫrn "eagle". This was the name given to a white-tailed eagle that was rescued from drowning by a 12-year-old girl in Kirkjufellslón lagoon in Iceland in 2006 (the eagle was found to have damaged tail feathers, was rehabilitated and returned to the wild); the incident received some media coverage in Iceland.

Siha m Lao
Means "lion" in Lao.

Siho m & f Lao
Means "lion" in Lao.

Sihong f Chinese
From the Chinese 丝 (sī) meaning "silk" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, vast".

Síilene m & f Bandial
Means "they (cows) make (birds) fly" in Bandial.

Sikakwayan m Cree
Means "skunk skin" in Cree.

Síkimiohkitopii m Siksika
Means "one who rides a black horse" in Siksika.

Şîlan f Kurdish
Means "dog rose" in Kurdish.

Siluna f Aymara
Means "swallow (bird)" in Aymara.

Simurg f Persian, Persian Mythology
From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).

Sindram m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Sindulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Singekte f Nanai
Means "bird cherry" in Nanai.

Singhe m & f Sanskrit
Singhe comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha, meaning "lion" or "hero."

Singkham m Lao
From Lao ສິງ (sing) meaning "lion" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Singye m & f Bhutanese, Tibetan
Means "lion" in Tibetan.

Sinma f Shor
Means "grouse" in Shor.

Sinopa f Siksika
Means, "kit fox."

Sinthgunt f Germanic Mythology
Sinthgunt is a figure in Germanic mythology, attested solely in the Old High German 9th- or 10th-century "horse cure" Merseburg Incantation. In the incantation, Sinthgunt is referred to as the sister of the personified sun, Sunna... [more]

Šinzī m Balochi
Means "camel-thorn" in Balochi.

Sípimbore m & f Bandial
Means "they (cows) face each other" in Bandial.

Siramarg f Armenian
Means "peacock" in Armenian.

Sirhan m Arabic
From obsolete Arabic terms meaning "wolf" or "lion".

Sirkku f Finnish, Literature (Archaic)
Directly taken from the Finnish word sirkku "bunting (the bird)".... [more]

Şirli m Turkmen
Short form of names containing the Turkmen şir meaning "lion".

Sisavath m Lao
Means "grey, fawn-coloured" in Lao.

Sishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Sisulf m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval Spanish
Old High German sisu "lament, song" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".

Sisyphus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σίσυφος (Sisyphos), of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be derived from Greek σίσυς (sisys), which can mean "a goat's skin" or "cheap garment" or "any coarse"... [more]

Sitheag f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Derived from Middle Gaelic sidhach "wolf", this name is now extinct but was "common in the 17th century".

Ska f Sioux
Meaning, "bird."

Skifter m Albanian
Derived from Albanian skifter "falcon" and, figuratively, "courageous and fierce fighter".

Skjaldbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements skjǫldr "shield" and bjǫrn "bear".

Skjǫldulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of skjǫldr "shield" and ulfr "wolf".

Slavuj m Serbian (Rare)
Means "nightingale" in Serbian.

Snæúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of snær "snow" and ulfr "wolf".

Snake m English
From Proto-Germanic *snakon, source also of Old Norse snakr "snake," Swedish snok, German Schnake "ring snake"), from PIE root *sneg- "to crawl, creeping thing" (source also of Old Irish snaighim "to creep," Old High German snahhan "to creep").

Sniedze f Latvian
Either directly taken from Latvian sniedze "snow bunting (bird)" or derived from Latvian sniegs "snow". This name was used by Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere in her play Princese Gundega un karalis Brusubārda.

Snøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements snær "snow" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sochbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Sochoy f Uzbek
Derived from soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and oy meaning "moon".

Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.

Sokhag f Armenian
Means "nightingale" in Armenian.

Solangqa m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "marten" in Middle Mongolian.

Šolontu m Manchu
Manchu masculine name maning "horned dragon".

Sólyom m Hungarian
Means "falcon" in Hungarian.

Songcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Songyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Songying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Sono f Japanese
This name is used as 園 (en, sono) meaning "farm, garden, park, yard."... [more]

Sonqur m Azerbaijani
Means "falcon" in Azerbaijani.

Soo-ri m & f Korean
Modern name formed from the characters su (秀) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with ri (裡) "admist by, surrounded in" when read in hanja. Can also take on the meaning "eagle" when written in hangeul or interpreted as one (鳥).

Sosippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".... [more]

Sōsuke m Japanese
This name can combine 颯 (satsu, sou, sa'.to) meaning "quick, sound of the wind, sudden," 聡 (sou, sato.i, mimizato.i) meaning "fast learner, wise," 奏 (sou, kana.deru) meaning "complete, play music, speak to a ruler," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" or 蒼 (sou, ao.i) meaning "blue, pale" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Soua f Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green" combined with 鴉 (a) meaning "crow, raven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sǫxulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of saxar "Saxons" and ulfr "wolf".

Spearhafoc m Anglo-Saxon
Means "sparrowhawk" in Old English, ultimately derived from the elements spearwa "sparrow" and hafoc "hawk". This name was borne by an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk.

Speusippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπεῦσις (speusis) meaning "haste, hurry" as well as "speed". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Spǫrr m Old Norse
From Old Norse spǫrr meaning "sparrow".

Sporði m Icelandic
Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]

Spoudippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun σπουδή (spoude) meaning "haste, speed" as well as "earnestness, diligence, zeal". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb σπεύδω (speudo) meaning "to hasten" as well as "to urge on" and "to set going"... [more]

Squadka m Sanskrit (Rare, Expatriate)
Means "lord of snakes"

Srna f Croatian (Rare)
Means "doe, female deer" in Croatian.

Ssyda m Yi
Means "strong leopard" in Yi.

Ssyhuo m & f Yi
Means "raiser of leopards" in Yi.

Ssynuo m & f Yi
Means "black leopard" in Yi.

Ssyshy m & f Yi
Means "yellow leopard" in Yi.

Stanwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements stan "stone" and wulf "wolf". Cognate to Germanic Steinulf and Old Norse Steinólfr.

Starculf m Germanic
Derived from Anglo-Saxon starc "hard, firm, strong" (starh is the Old High German equivalent) and Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Stari m Old Norse
From Old Norse stari meaning "starling (bird)".

Starri m Icelandic
Variant of Stari "starling" and/or Starr "stiff".

Stasippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Stede m English (Archaic, ?)
Possibly from an English surname that was derived from Old English stēda meaning "stallion; stud-horse" or Old English stede "place; position". This was most notably borne by Stede Bonnet (1688-1718), known as the 'Gentleman Pirate' because he was born into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados.

Steinólfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse steinn "stone" and ulfr "wolf".

Steinulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German stain "stone" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Stirna f Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although a direct derivation from Latvian stirna "roe deer" has been suggested. This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.

Stolas m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Demon from the Ars Goetia, part of The Lesser Key of Solomon book series, those were anonymously written demonology books from the mid-17th century.... [more]

Stórolfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements stórr "large, big" and ulfr "wolf".

Sturla m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Old Norse byname meaning "the loon", from sturla "to derange, disturb". Sturla Sigvatsson was a powerful Icelandic chieftain and the nephew of Snorri Sturluson, the author of the Prose Edda.

Styrbiǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse styrr "battle, stir, tumult" and biǫrn "bear".

Styrbjörn m Swedish
Modern form of Styrbiǫrn. Combination of Old Norse styrr "noise, battle" and biorn "bear".

Suiko f Japanese
Means "water fox" or "water child" in Japanese. This is also the name of the first ruling empress in Japan. She was the wife of emperor Bidatsu.

Suke m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Sukejirou m Japanese
From 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sukekiyo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help" combined with 清 (shou, shin, sei, kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru) meaning "clean, exorcise, pure, purify" or 精 (shiyau, shou, sei, kiyo) meaning "energy, vigour, refined, spirit, soul."

Sukewa f Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help" combiened with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmonious, kind"

Sülgün f Turkmen
Means "pheasant" in Turkmen.

Şulker f Kurdish
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Kurdish şûl meaning "roe deer".

Sülün f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish sülün meaning "pheasant".

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Suna f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (suna) or 砂 (suna) meaning "sand", 吹 (su) meaning "blow, breathe, puff, emit", 壽 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations", 好 (su) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 子 (su) meaning "child", 守 (su) meaning "guard, protect, defend, obey", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life", 崇 (su) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 州 (su) meaning "state, province", 摩 (su) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 数 (su) meaning "number, strength, fate, law, figures", 水 (su) meaning "water", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country", 清 (su) meaning "pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 澄 (su) meaning "lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave", 瑞 (su) meaning "congratulations", 翠 (su) meaning "green", 磨 (su) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 穂 (su) meaning "ear of grain" or 総 (su) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 成 (na) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 梛 (na), type of tall evergreen tree, 為 (na) meaning "do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of", 鳴 (na) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 名 (na) meaning "name", 波 (na) meaning "waves, billows", 納 (na) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store", 莫 (na) meaning "must not, do not, be not", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 楠 (na) meaning "camphor tree", 汀 (na) meaning "water's edge, shore, bank", 也 (na) meaning "also", 尚 (na) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet", 水 (na) meaning "water", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 就 (na) meaning "concerning, settle, take position, depart, study", 懷 (na) meaning "pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom", 直 (na) meaning "straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair", 稔 (na) meaning "harvest, ripen" or 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Sungara f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "rabbit, hare".

Sunke f Nanai
Means "beetle" in Nanai.

Sunnulfr m Old Norse
A combination of Old Norse sunn "southern" and ulfr "wolf". The first name element can also be derived from sunna "sun".

Surasi m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "brave, valiant" and สีห์ (si) meaning "lion".

Sushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Suvaydo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek suvay meaning "young ewe (sheep)".

Suvsar f Uzbek
Means "sable" in Uzbek.

Suwan f Japanese
From Japanese 白鳥 (suwan) meaning "swan". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Su-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 受 "receive, accept, get; bear, stand" (su), and 妍 "beautiful, handsome" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Suzaku m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 朱雀, referring to the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, that is said to rule over the southern heavens. It is made up of 朱 (shu, ake, su) meaning "vermillion, cinnabar" and 雀 (jaku, jan, saku, shaku, suzume) meaning "sparrow."... [more]

Suzuka f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) "bell" and 鹿 (ka) "deer".

Sval f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill"... [more]

Svala f Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala "swallow (bird)". This name is also considered a short form of Svalaug.

Svalrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Svanaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Newer form of Svanlaug, a combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and laugr "promised".

Svanbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements svanr meaning "(male) swan" and bjǫrn meaning "bear" (compare Björn).

Svanbjört f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements svanr "swan" and bjartr "bright".

Svanborg f Icelandic
Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan" combined with Old Norse bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue" or possibly Old Norse borg meaning "stronghold, fortification, castle".

Svandís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Svanfríður f Icelandic
From Old Norse svanr "swan" and fríðr "beautiful".

Svanhólm m Icelandic
Icelandic combination of svanr "swan" and holmr "small island".

Svanhvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from svan "swan" and hvítr "white". In Norse mythology this is another name for Hlaðgunnr.

Svanlaug f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".

Svanr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan".

Svanrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and rós "rose".

Svanrun f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of svanr "swan" and rún "secret".

Svanþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and Þór.

Svanþrúður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "swan" and þrúðr "strength".

Svárnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "slayer". This is a kenning for both Odin and "snake".

Sveinbjörn m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sveinulf m Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sveinn "boy" and ulfr "wolf"

Svinimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]

Swanabald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Swanabert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Swanaburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German suan "swan." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Swanagard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German suan "swan." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Swanagild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Swantje f East Frisian, German
Pet form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element suan meaning "swan", such as Swanhild and Swanaburg.

Swiðwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements swiþ "strong, mighty" and wulf "wolf".

Syaoran m Chinese, Japanese, Literature
Means "little wolf", most notable as the name of the chinese transfer student, Syaoran Li, from the popular CLAMP manga Cardcaptor Sakura.... [more]

Sympherousa f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb συμφέρω (symphero) meaning "to bring together, to gather, to collect" as well as "to be of use, to be useful". It is ultimately derived from Greek σύν (syn) meaning "beside, with" combined with Greek φέρω (phero) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear"... [more]

Symphoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σύμφορος (symphoros) meaning "accompanying", which is derived from the Greek verb συμφορέω (symphoreo) meaning "to bring together, to collect, to heap up", a variant of the more common verb συμφέρω (symphero) meaning "to bring together, to gather, to collect" as well as "to be of use, to be useful"... [more]

Syulga m Mordvin
Means "seagull" in Moksha.

Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).

Taa'évȧho'nehe m Cheyenne
Means "night wolf" in Cheyenne.

Taa'évanáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Night Bear" in Cheyenne.

Taalika f Odia
Means "calm; nightingale" in Odia.

Tachat m Armenian
Primarily historical Armenian masculine name derived from the ancient Iranian name element *tačata- meaning "swift, strong", or from *Tačat-aspa, meaning "possessing swift horses".

Tadako f Japanese
Tada means "just only, simply" and ko means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat."

Tadasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 相 (suke) meaning "nature, personality", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [more]

Tadataka m Japanese (Rare)
Tada means "Only, Simply, Merely", "Loyal", and Taka means "Hawk", "Filial Piety (respect for parents/ancestors/elders)", "High, Expensive, Tall".

Tadc m Medieval Irish
Derived from the Gaulish *tazgos meaning "badger".

Tagwilalt f Berber
Means "stork" in Tamazight.

Tahash m Biblical
Perhaps means "porpoise" in Hebrew, indicating a kind of leather or skin. In the Bible, Tahash was the third son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Gen... [more]

Tahatan m Sioux
Means "hawk, falcon" in Lakota. From čhetáŋ 'hawk, falcon'.

Taika m Maori
Means "tiger" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is New Zealand actor and film director Taika Waititi (born 1975).

Taito m Japanese
From Japanese 帯 (tai) meaning "band, belt", 戴 (tai) meaning "to respect; to esteem", 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful, calm", 大 (tai) meaning "big, great" or 民 (tai) meaning "nation, peoples" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 登 (to) meaning "to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Taka m & f Japanese
Means "hawk" in Japanese. It was most commonly used in the feudal error.

Takaboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek taka meaning "male goat" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Takaichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Takamaru m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 隆 (ryuu, taka) meaning "high, hump, noble, prosperity," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 尭 (gyou, taka.i) meaning "far, high" or 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk" with 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce".... [more]

Takamasa m Japanese
Taka can mean "Noble, prosperous", "Filial Piety (respect for elders, parents, ancestors)", "High, far, tall, expensive", "Hawk", or "Valuable". Masa can mean "Become", or "Right, proper,correct". Those are some possibilities for meanings.

Takami m & f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive", 岳 (taka) meaning "mountain peak", 空 (taka) meaning "sky", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk" combined with 己 (mi) meaning "self", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit", 臣 (mi) meaning "minister; statesman; official", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 弥 (mi) meaning "extensive, full" or 身 (mi) meaning "body, identity"... [more]

Takanashi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (Taka) meaning "little, small", 鳥 (Na) meaning "bird, chicken" and 遊 (shi) meaning "play".

Takaomi m Japanese
Taka can mean "Noble,prosperous", "High,expensive,high,tall", "Valuable", or "Filial Piety" (in other words, "a child's respect for elders, parents, or ancestors", or "Hawk",the Omi part is uncertain.

Takashige m Japanese
Taka means "Filial Piety (respect for elders, ancestors, and parents)", "Tall, High", "Falcon", etc. Shige means "Become" and "Grow" for example.

Takayoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 威 (taka) meaning "intimidate" combined with 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Takeji m Japanese
From Japanese 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 毅 (take) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 彪 (take) meaning "tiger", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 孟 (take) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (take) meaning "ferociousness" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]

Takekuma m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (take) meaning "courage" combined with 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Takeru m Japanese, Japanese Mythology
Derived from the Japanese kanji 尊 (takeru) meaning "excellent, noble, precious" or 健 (takeru) meaning "strong, healthy" or 猛 (takeru) meaning "fierce, ferocious". Takeru can also be written with two kanji, for example 猛 (take, read differently from above) or 丈 (take) meaning "height, mountain" combined with 竜 (ru) meaning "dragon, hero, imperial" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli".... [more]

Takola m Amharic
Means "wolf" in Amharic.

Talika m Hindi
“Bird”

Tamami f Japanese
From Japanese 球 (tama, gu, kyuu, ku) meaning "sphere; globe; orb, (baseball) pitch", 玉 (tama, goku (non-Jōyō reading), gyoku) meaning "ball, (a Japanese) coin, precious stone, a chicken’s egg (to be eaten), geisha" or 環 (tama, tamaki, yubimaki, kwan, gwen, gen (non-Jōyō reading, historical) kan (historical)), combined with 美 (mi, bi, utsukushii, yoi, homaru) meaning "beauty; beautiful", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, minoru, mi, makoto, makotoni, mino, michiru, gumi, sane) meaning "reality, truth, fruit, seed; fruit; nut, kindness", 海 (kai, umi, wata, wada, a, ama, una, un, e, ka, ta, hiro, hiroshi, bu, machi, mama, mi, me, wataru) meaning "sea, ocean" or 微 (mi, bi, chiisai, kasuka, wazuka) meaning "delicate"... [more]

Tamanajko m Mari
Perhaps derived from the Chuvash tǎmana meaning "owl" or tǎman meaning "snowstorm".

Tambwe m Luba
Means "tiger" in Luba-Kasai.

Ta-miu f Pet
Means "she-cat" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of Prince Thutmose's cat, best remembered for being buried in her own sarcophagus.

Tana m Karachay-Balkar
Means "calf" or "darling, sweetheart" in Karachay- Balkar.

Tanat m Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ат (at) meaning "horse".

Tandra f Malagasy
Means "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.

Täñkäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä) meaning "ruble, silver coin (arc.)" or "fish scale", also the name of metal pieces of decoration sewn on women's traditional clothes or interwoven into hair, and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Tanuki f & m Various
Means "raccoon dog" or "badger" in Japanese.

Tapayaxi m & f Nahuatl
Means "toad" in Nahuatl. Alternately, could derive from tapayaxin "chameleon, salamander".

Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]

Tarlan m Lezgin
Means "falcon" in Lezgin.

Tarr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *tarr, found in Old Norse svíntarr meaning "boar".

Taruka f Quechua
Means "doe" in Quechua.

Tarvo m Finnish, Estonian
Derived from either Old Finnish tarvas "wild aurochs" or from Estonian tarv, a dialectal variant of tarm, "energy, vigour".

Tasi m Nganasan
Derived from татуси (tatusi) meaning "to keep deer".

Tasqara m Uzbek
Means "buzzard, vulture" in Uzbek.

Tasunke m Sioux
From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).

Tatbirt f Berber
Possibly means "dove" in Amazigh.

Tatonga m Sioux
Means "large deer" in Lakota. From the Lakota tȟáȟča 'deer' and tȟáŋka (ton'-kah) 'to be large, big, great'.

Tatsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 起 (tatsu) meaning "rouse, wake up, get up", 健 (tatsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (tatsu) meaning "build", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 達 (tatsu) meaning "accomplished, reach, arrive, attain", 辰 (tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon", 立 (tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 竜 (tatsu) and 龍 (tatsu) both meaning "dragon" combined with 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry"... [more]

Tatsuaki m Japanese
From 達 (tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain," 辰/龍/竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" (辰 referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac), 立 (tatsu) meaning "to stand, rise," cognate to 建 (tatsu) meaning "to build, erect," or 樹 (tatsu) meaning "tree" (in this case, related to 立 and 建), combined with あき (aki), related to brightness or opening with kanji including 明, 昭, 章, 朗 or 昌, or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn."

Tatsuakira m Japanese (Rare)
From 竜/龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with Akira.... [more]

Tatsuako f Japanese
From Japanese 辰(tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 赤(aka, ako) meaning "red". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Tatsue f Japanese
From Japanese 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tatsuemon m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 辰 (tatsu) meaning "Dragon (zodiac sign)" combined with 右 (u) meaning "right", 衛 (e) meaning "defend, guard" and 門 (mon) meaning "gate".... [more]

Tatsugo m Japanese
Tatsugo means "dragon", "reach, arrive, attain, achieve, accomplish" and "five" in Japanese.... [more]

Tatsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 竜, 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" or 建 (tatsu) meaning "build, establish, erect, found" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Tatsuhisa m Japanese
From Japanese 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tatsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 太月, 汰月 or 竜貴 with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon", 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Tatsuma m Japanese
From Japanese 建 (tatsu) meaning "build, establish, erect, found", 樹 (tatsu) meaning "tree", 達 (tatsu), a plural marker, 立 (tatsu) meaning "erect, to set up, to stand up, to rise" or 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine"... [more]

Tatsumi m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as either 辰巳 or 龍美 with 辰 (shin, jin, tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon (5th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful."... [more]

Tatsumichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 立 (tatsu) meaning "rise; stand up" or 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "way; road; path".... [more]

Tatsuru m & f Japanese
From verbs 建つ (tatsu) meaning "to be erected/built​" or 立つ (tatsu) meaning "to stand, rise, stand up" or from 竜/龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" (likely cognate with 立つ), modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]

Tatsuto m Japanese
From Japanese 龍 (tastu) meaning "dragon" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Tatsuyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain", 龍 or 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon", 立 (tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise", 建 (tatsu) meaning "build", or 辰 (tatsu) referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac combined with 之 (yuki), a possessive marker, 行 (yuki) meaning "row, line", 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", or 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck"... [more]

Tatsuzo m Japanese
Tatsu could mean "Dragon", written like this: 竜 or 龍, and others. So could mean "Storehouse, Own, Possess" written like this: 蔵, or could mean "Three", often referring to the "Third Son", written like this:　三... [more]

Taube f Yiddish (Archaic)
German-Yiddish form of Toiba. The name coincides with German Taube "dove".

Taulant m Albanian
Derived from Taulantii, which is the latinized form of Ταυλάντιοι (Taulantioi), the Greek name for a cluster of Illyrian tribes that lived on the Adriatic coast of Illyria (modern Albania)... [more]

Taurosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ταῦρος (tauros) meaning "bull" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This name was borne by a Greek tyrant from the 4th century BC, who ruled over Chalcis together with his brother Kallias (usually known as Callias, which is the latinized form of his name).

Tava'esina f Samoan
Derived from the Samoan tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and sina meaning "white, grey, silver".

Tavros m Greek (Cypriot, ?), Literature, Popular Culture
Used in the popular webcomic Homestuck by the troll Tavros Nitram. Name likely derived from Greek Ταύρος, meaning "bull" or "Taurus".

Ta'wineonawira m Mohawk
Means "otter tooth" in Mohawk.... [more]

Tawus m Arabic, Kurdish
Means "peacock".

Tawus f Turkmen
Means "peacock" in Turkmen.

Taydula f Medieval Mongolian
Possibly means "having a foal tail", deriving from the Turkic element tay ("colt"). Name borne by a queen consort of the Mongol Horde.

Tayfur m Turkish, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic طَيْفُور (ṭayfūr) meaning "(small) bird".

Taylalt f Berber
Means "bird" in Tamazight.

Taymaskhan m Chechen, Kumyk
Derived from Turkic таймас (taymas) meaning "a child whose life's path does not die" combined with the Turkic title Khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Taymaz m Persian, Chechen, Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of the ancient Persian name Tahmasp (also see its Georgian form Tamaz). Alternatively, this name may be a contracted form of Taymuraz, which ultimately comes from the ancient Persian name Tahmuras.... [more]

Tazenkêt f Berber
Means "gazelle" in Amazigh.

Tazenkwêt f Berber
Means "gazelle" in Tamazight.

Tearaamanu m & f Polynesian
Means "Path of birds" in Anutan.

Techalotl m Nahuatl
Means "squirrel" in Nahuatl.

Tecolotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "owl" or "great horned owl" in Nahuatl.

Tecuepotzin m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tecue "venemous lizard" and -poh "one’s equal, another like oneself", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Tecuetlaza m Nahuatl
Means "he throws like a lizard", from Nahuatl tecue "a kind of venomous lizard" and tlaza "to throw".

Tecuexoch f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tecuhtli "lord" and xōchitl "flower". Alternatively, the first element could be tecue "venomous lizard".

Teghtsanig f Armenian
Means "canary bird" in Armenian.

Tekāhu m & f Maori
From Te Kāhu meaning "harrier hawk" in Māori. Transliteration of "hawk".

Tekhe m Buryat
Means "goat" in Buryat.

Temirlan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Tamerlane. It could also be formed from Kazakh темір (temir) or Kyrgyz темир (temir) meaning "iron" and Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Temirqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Temirtoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and toy meaning "colt".

Tengausasabe f Polynesian
Means "the hundred flying fish" in Bellonese.

Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.

Tequechol m Nahuatl
Means "pheasant" in Nahuatl.

Tercia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Tersa and a derivation from Middle English tercel and Middle French terçuel "hawk; falcon.

Teriaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "ermine" in Kalaallisut.

Tetora m Japanese
鉄虎 literally meaning "iron tiger"

Tetsusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Teutobod m Germanic (?), Old Celtic (?)
This was the name of a king of the Teutones who lived in 2nd-century BC Europe. The historical tribe the Teutones (or Teutoni) are generally classified as Germanic, though some ancient writers called them Celts... [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."

Tezcacoacatl m Nahuatl
Means "of the mirrored snake", derived from Nahuatl tezcatl "mirror" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin", with the affiliative suffix -catl.

Tоğrul m Azerbaijani
Means "bird of prey" in Azerbaijani.

Thanculf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Thanda f Burmese
Means "coral" in Burmese.

Theemin f & m Astronomy
Possibly a corrupted form of Arabic al thalim, meaning "the ostrich". This is a star in the constellation Eridanus.

Theganulf m Germanic
The first element is derived from thegan, which comes from Old High German degan "soldier, warrior." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Þeodwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements þēod "people, nation" (from þeudō) and wulf "wolf"... [more]

Theon m Ancient Greek, Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω (theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [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]

Therion m Ancient Greek, Astronomy
Means "beast; wild animal" in Ancient Greek. ... [more]

Thersippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Aeolic Greek noun θέρσος (thersos) meaning "courage, confidence, audacity" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Theuderam m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element þeud "people" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Theudulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element þeud "people" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Thikhathali m Venda
Means "one who does not worry" in Tshivenda.

Thilivhali m Venda
Means "one who does not forget" in Tshivenda.

Thingulf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Anglo-Saxon thing, which can have several meanings: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such, thing is related to Old High German dingôn "to judge, to condemn" and dingjan "to hope." The second element in this name comes from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Thiulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic thius "servant" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Thongsing m Lao
From Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and ສິງ (sing) meaning "lion".

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

Þórolfr m Old Norse
Combination of the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) and Norse with ulfr "wolf".

Þórormr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and ormr "snake, serpent".

Þórulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of þórr "thunder" and ulfr "wolf".

Thrasulf m Germanic
Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Þrǫstr m Old Norse
From Old Norse þrǫstr meaning "'thrush (bird)".

Thúy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 翠 (thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".

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)".

Tiange f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 鸽 (gē) meaning "pigeon, dove".

Tianshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 添 (tiān) meaning "increase, add to" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Tianyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating", 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

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

Tidwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tīd "time" and wulf "wolf".

Tiermund m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German tiuri "expensive", or tiur "animal." The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."

Tierulf m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German tiuri "expensive", or tiur "animal." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Tigger m & f Popular Culture
Popular character from the children's book series "Winnie the Pooh" by A. A. Milne, coined by phrasing "tiger" the way a small child might.

Tigra f Popular Culture
Possibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine -ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.

Tigridia f Medieval Spanish
Possibly from Latin tigris "tiger". A Spanish saint bears this name.

Tigrou m Pet
From French tigre meaning "tiger".

Tiin f Khakas
Means "squirrel" in Khakas.

Tillaqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Tiŋanadoor m & f Likpakpaaln
Means "kindness does not end" in Likpakpaaln.

Tingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 利 (lì) meaning "advantage, profit, merit", 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Tingyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "peaceful, quiet".

Ti-sái m Taiwanese
This is a name given by Taiwanese fortune tellers to ward off evil spirits, as it means "hog manure." It is often an unofficial given name.

Tizemt f Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Means "lioness" in Tamazight, ultimately from ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion" (chiefly Moroccan).

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"... [more]

Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived 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.

Tlacatecolotl m Nahuatl
Means "sorcerer, witch" or "devil" in Nahuatl, literally "human horned owl", from tlacatl "person, human" and tecolotl "great horned owl". The negative implications were heavily influenced by Christian missionaries; it likely also referred to someone practicing a pre-Columbian religion during colonial times.

Tlepapalotl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl tletl "fire" and papalotl "butterfly", possibly referring to a moth, or to the word tlepapalochihua, meaning "to plunge into the fire like a butterfly; to place oneself in danger".

Tlexico m Nahuatl
Possibly means "fire bee" or "hearth" in Nahuatl.

Tlilcoatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "black snake" in Nahuatl, derived from tlilli "black ink, soot, charcoal" and coatl "snake, serpent". Also a Nahuatl term for the Middle American indigo snake.

Tlohui m Nahuatl
Possibly means "falconer; he has hawks", derived from Nahuatl tlotli "hawk, buzzard" and the possessive suffix -huah.

Tobiko f Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (tobi) meaning "to fly" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tobio m Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (tobi) meaning "to fly" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Tocelyn f Literature
Used by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."

Tochhua m Nahuatl
Means "he has rabbits; rabbit owner" in Nahuatl, derived from tochtli "rabbit" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Tochnenemi m Nahuatl
Means "he hops like a rabbit", from Nahuatl tochtli "rabbit" and nenemi "to travel; to walk, to run".

Tochtli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb totoca "run fast". This is the eighth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Togos m & f Mongolian
Means "peacock, peafowl" in Mongolian.