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Theodorides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Theodoros" in Greek, derived from the name Theodoros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Théodwyn f Literature
The name of the sister of Théoden and mother of Éomer and Éowyn in "The Lord of the Rings"... [more]

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".

Theognosia f Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek θεογνωσία (theognosia) meaning "the knowledge of God".

Theoktistos m Late Greek
Means "creation of God", derived from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with Greek κτίσμα (ktisma) "creation, edifice, foundation". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κτίζω (ktizo) meaning "to people, to build, to create".

Theologia f Greek
From the Koine Greek (or Biblical Greek) noun θεολογία (theologia) meaning "theology, science of things divine". Also compare the related Late Greek name Theologos.

Theologos m Late Greek, Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".... [more]

Theonymphe f Late Greek
Means "bride of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife". This name belonged to one of 40 holy virgins martyred in Adrianople at the beginning of the 4th century.

Theopoula f Greek
Means "daughter of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos).

Theosebia f Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from the Greek noun θεοσέβεια (theosebeia) meaning "service" as well as "fear of God", which consists of Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with Greek σέβας (sebas) meaning "respect, reverential awe"... [more]

Theoteknos m Late Greek
Means "child of God", derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun τέκνον (teknon) meaning "child".... [more]

The-Peace-of-God m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Colossians 3:15, "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."

Theraephone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη (Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ (ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter"... [more]

Theramenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from Greek θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase"... [more]

Þerfr m Old Norse
From Old Norse þjarfr meaning "insipid, flat, unleavened (of bread)".

Therikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from Greek θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase"... [more]

Thersandros m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Aeolic Greek noun θέρσος (thersos) meaning "courage, confidence, audacity" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Theudewin m Germanic
Means "friend of the people", derived from the Germanic element þeud "people" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Thongchai m Thai
Means "flag of victory" from Thai ธง (thong) meaning "flag" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Þǫngull m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse þǫngull "branch of seaweed".

Thongyot m & f Thai
Means "dropping gold" or "drop of gold" from Thai ทอง (tong) meaning "gold" and หยด (yòt) meaning "drop".

Þórey f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Thorin m Literature, Germanic Mythology, German (Modern), Popular Culture
German male name representing the Germanic god Thor.... [more]

Þóroddr m Old Norse
Combination of þórr "thunder" and oddr "point of a weapon".

Thráin m Norse Mythology (Anglicized), Literature
Anglicized form of Þráinn.... [more]

Thrasyandros m Ancient Greek
Means "bold man", derived from Greek θρασύς (thrasus) or (thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".

Threnody f American (Rare)
From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".

Thrór m Norse Mythology (Anglicized), Literature
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Þrór, a name found in the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [more]

Þúfa f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Tófa, the feminine form of Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish tue "small hill").

Thulilwempi m Ndebele
Means "the dust of war" in Ndebele.

Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.

Ðurðevka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley" (compare Đurđica).

Thuwaybah f Arabic
Means "deserving of God's reward" in Arabic. This was the name of the wet nurse of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. She later became one of his early followers.

Thùytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thùy and Tiên.... [more]

Thủytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thủy and Tiên... [more]

Thymbraeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θυμβραίος (Thymbraios), of which the meaning is uncertain. It could have been derived from the Greek noun θύμβρα (thymbra) "savory", which refers to a herb now known as Satureja thymbra... [more]

Thymian f Literature
Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [more]

Tianchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, simple".

Tianjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful" or "brocade, embroidery, tapestry" or 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems".

Tianjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water", 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial", or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest", 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright" or 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Tianjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Tianmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial", 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" or 添 (tiān) meaning "increase, add to" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream", 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Tianqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Tiansa f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 飒 (sà) meaning "sound of the wind, melancholy".

Tianshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Tianxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid", 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, hope for, rare" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Tianxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water", 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" and 忻 (xīn) meaning "delightful, joyful", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Tianxun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 洵 (xún) meaning "true, real".

Tianying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid".

Tianyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water", 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Tiaraoluwa f Yoruba
Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.

Tia-Sitra f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Daughter of Ra".... [more]

Tiberinus m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "of the river Tiber" in Latin (also see Tiberius), as -inus is a Latin masculine adjectival suffix.... [more]

Tibiriçá m Brazilian
Tibiriçá means "watchman of the land" in Tupi. He was the leader of the Tupiniquim prior to the Portuguese colonization of Brazil.

Ticasuk f Inupiat, Inuit
Meaning, "where the four winds gather their treasures from all parts of the world...the greatest which is knowledge."

Tikal f Mayan
From Tikal, the ruins of an ancient city found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It may be derived from ti ak'al in the Yucatec Maya language; it is said to be a relatively modern name meaning "at the waterhole"... [more]

Tilovat m Uzbek
Means "reading, recitation of the Qu'ran" in Uzbek.

Timafi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole ti "little; little one" in combination with m, a contracted form of mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective ma "my" and fi "girl; daughter"... [more]

Timandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τιμαω (timao) "to honour, to respect" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".

Timarchides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Timarchos" in Greek, derived from the name Timarchos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Timokleidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Timokles" in Greek, derived from the name Timokles combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Timonides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Timon" in Greek, derived from the name Timon combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Tingjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Tingni f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag" or "romantic".

Tingrui f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 莛 (tíng) meaning "stalks of grass" or 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Tingwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" or 霆 (tíng) meaning "sudden peal of thunder" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Tinhinan f Berber
Means "she of the campfires" in Tamazight. This was the name of a Tuareg queen.

Tinitran f Berber
Means "of the stars" in Amazigh.

Tintadêfi f Berber
Means "sweetness, of sweetness" in Tamazight.

Tintfsut f Berber
Means "of spring" in Tamazight.

Tintifawin f Berber
Means "of the light, shining" in Tamazight.

Tintlelli f Berber
Means "of the free" in Tamazight.

Tinu m Yoruba
Diminutive of names beginning with tinu- such as Tinuade, Tinubu, Tinuke, Tinuola, Tinuosho, Tinuoso and Tinuoye... [more]

Tiramayr f Armenian
Means "Virgin Mary, Mother of God" in Armenian.

Tirutir m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of an obscure god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Tirutir was a local god (1): he was worshipped only in the Elamite city Ayapir (2) (also spelled Aiapir; it was later called Malamir, and nowadays it is known as Izeh in Iran (3))... [more]

Tisandros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".

Tíscar f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Tíscar and Nuestra Señora de Tíscar, meaning "The Virgin of Tíscar" and "Our Lady of Tíscar," venerated at the sanctuary in Quesada in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Tishtrya m Near Eastern Mythology, Persian Mythology
This was the name of a Zoroastrian deity, who at first was responsible for bringing rainfall and fertility, but later became an astral deity that was associated with what is now the star Sirius. The name may have been derived from Avestan tištriia, which in turn came from púṣiya (via dissimilation) "he who makes prosper" or from Indo-European tri-str-o-m "group of three stars".

Tisikrates m Ancient Greek
Means "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Tîşk m Kurdish
Means "ray of light" in Kurdish.

Titan m English, Hungarian
From the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.

Tiwul f Berber
Means "of the heart" in Tamazight.

T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]

Tlacaelel m Nahuatl
Means "greatest hero" or "man of suffering" in Nahuatl, from tlacatl "man, human being" and ellelli "suffering, pain, agony; strong emotions".

Tlacochquiauh m Nahuatl
Possibly means "rain of arrows", from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and quiyahui "to rain".

Tlahuizcal m Nahuatl
Means "dawn, the light of dawn" in Nahuatl.

Tlilhua m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "possessor of ink" or "he who has black ink" in Nahuatl, from tlilli "black (colour); black ink, paint, soot" and the possessive suffix -hua. This was also the name of one of the Centzontotochtin, gods of the pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from maguey sap) and sons of Patecatl and Mayahuel.

Tobijah m Biblical
Meaning "Goodness of God" this name was born by two men in the Bible.

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

Tófa-Hildr f Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse name meaning "Hildr daughter of Tófi", a hypothetical early form of a name recorded in Domesday Book as Touilt and Touillda (compare Tovild)... [more]

Tōko f Japanese
This name combines 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, steeple, tower," 憧 (shou, tou, dou, akoga.reru) meaning "admire, adore, aspire to, long for, yearn after," 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east," 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree," 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia," 灯 (tou, akari, tomoshibi, tomo.su, hi, ho-) meaning "(a) light, lamp," 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, nobo.ru) meaning "ascend, climb up," 瞳 (tou, dou, hitomi) meaning "pupil," 藤 (tou, dou, fuji) meaning "wisteria," 透 (tou, su.kasu, su.ku, su.keru, tou.su, tou.ru) meaning "filter, penetrate, permeate, transparent" or 陶 (tou) meaning "porcelain, pottery" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."

Tolman m English
"Collector of taxes"

Tolmides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Tolmaios" in Greek, derived from the name Tolmaios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Tolnahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "inhabitant of Tolnahuac" in Nahuatl.

Tomeo m Japanese
From Japanese 止 (tome) meaning "stop, halt", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 留 (tome) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female" or 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 男 (o) meaning "male", 暢 (o) meaning "stretch", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, lower slope of mountain"... [more]

Tomiquia m & f Nahuatl
Means "our death" or "the death of us", from Nahuatl to- "our", a possessive prefix, and miquiztli "death, mortality".

Tomoha f Japanese
From Japanese 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". This name can be formed of other kanji characters as well.

Tomoho f Japanese
From Japanese 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tomoki m Japanese
From Japanese 委 (tomo) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard", 花 (tomo) meaning "flower", 皆 (tomo) meaning "all, everything", 共 (tomo) meaning "together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with", 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture", 丈 (tomo) meaning "length", 誠 (tomo) meaning "sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity", 曹 (tomo) meaning "office, official, comrade, fellow", 大 (tomo) meaning "big, great", 知 (tomo) meaning "know, wisdom", 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning", 悌 (tomo) meaning "serving our elders", 伴 (tomo) meaning "consort, accompany, bring with, companion", 朋 (tomo) meaning "companion, friend", 睦 (tomo) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious" or 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 綺 (ki) meaning "figured cloth, beautiful", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 己 (ki) meaning "self", 器 (ki) meaning "utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set", 幾 (ki) meaning "how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 季 (ki) meaning "seasons", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 甲 (ki) meaning "armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace", 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 暉 (ki) meaning "shine, light", 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle" or 禧 (ki) meaning "fortunate, auspicious"... [more]

Tonaloxochitl f Nahuatl
From the name of a type of red orchid (species Bletia coccinea) commonly known as the brick red bletia in English. Ultimately derived from tonalli "day, warmth of the sun" and xōchitl "flower".

Tonapet m Armenian
Means "chief, host of a festival" in Armenian.

Tonecocal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly means "our useful thing", derived from Nahuatl to- "our" and necoca "usefulness (of something)".

Tongjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Tongling f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Tongmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" or 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Tongxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" or 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or "star".

Tongying f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" or 同 (tóng) meaning "same, similar" and 璎 (yīng) meaning "necklace of precious stones" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

To'qson m Uzbek
Means "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" in Uzbek.

To'qsonsharif m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'qson meaning "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" and sharif meaning "sacred, holy".

To'qsonsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from to'qson, refering to "the ninety days of winter" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]

Torashi m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (torashi, tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" or 虎 (torashi, tora) meaning "tiger, drunkard" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history, chronicle", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 嗣 (shi) meaning "heir, succeed", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling" or 至 (shi) meaning "climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in"... [more]

Torasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Torato m Japanese
From Japanese 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" or 寅 (tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]

Tōri f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name can be used as 桃李, 冬里, 桃里, 桃梨, 桃理, 冬莉, 東李, 東里 or 桐璃 with 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia", 李 (ri, sumomo) meaning "plum", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" and 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli."... [more]

Toshiji m Japanese
From Japanese 歳 (toshi) meaning "a year (or years) of age" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Toshimasa m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (toshi) meaning "century", 健 (toshi) meaning "healthy, strong" or 幸 (toshi) meaning "happiness" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Totonametl m Nahuatl
Means "resplendent one, shining one" in Nahuatl, a reduplicate form of tonametl "sunbeam, ray of sun". This was a title of the sun and of the planet Venus, as well as a given name.

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]

Tovild f Medieval English
From the hypothetical Old Norse name *Tófa‐Hildr meaning "Hildr the daughter of Tófi" (see Hildr, Tófi).

Towşan f Turkmen (Rare)
Derived from Turkmen towşan "hare", ulitmately from Proto-Turkic *tabɨĺgan "hare". Towşan Esenowa (1915 - 1988) was a Turkmen Soviet poetess, writer, playwright and translator. She was an "Honored Poetess of the Turkmen SSR" (1939) and "People's Writer of the Turkmen SSR" (1974).

Trajectina f German (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin traiectum "crossing (of a river)". It was the name of two Dutch cities, Utrecht and Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum).... [more]

Trapezeus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τραπεζεύς (trapezeus) meaning "of a table, at a table", which is ultimately derived from Greek τράπεζα (trapeza) meaning "table". Also compare the modern English word trapeze, which is etymologically related... [more]

Treebeard m Literature
Treebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He is the oldest of the Ents, tree-like beings who are the "shepherds of trees".

Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]

Tremedal f Spanish
Means "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Tremedal and Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.

Tribulation m English (Puritan), Literature
Middle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’... [more]

Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by Roy Rogers.

Trivia f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin trivium meaning "a place where three roads meet, a crossroads". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth... [more]

Troezen m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Τροιζήν (Troizen), which may possibly have been derived from Greek Τροία (Troia), the original Greek name for the city of Troy. Troezen might then roughly mean "of Troy"... [more]

Trofimena f Italian (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [more]

Trrishaant m Indian
"Ruler of The Universe"... [more]

True f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [more]

True-heart m English (Puritan)
Referring to Hebrews 10:22, "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."

Tseenaagai'bi'zhaa f Apache
Means "daughter of whitetail" in Apache.

Tsengeldüüren m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety" and дүүрэн (düüren) meaning "full of, completely".

Tsetsegzhargal f Mongolian
Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Tsiskara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ცისკარი (tsiskari) meaning "sunrise, dawn, daybreak". It is a compound word that consists of Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian კარი (kari) meaning "door"... [more]

Tsismara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ცისმარა (tsismara) or ცისმარე (tsismare) meaning "long, lifelong". Also compare the related Georgian adjective ცისამარა (tsisamara), which roughly means "single day, whole day".... [more]

Tsisnami f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ცის ნამი (tsis nami) meaning "dew of the sky". It consists of Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian ნამი (nami) meaning "dew" (see Nami).

Tsiso f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of given names that contain Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", such as Tsisana and Tsisnami.

Tsolmontuyaa m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and уяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Tsugumi f Japanese
This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]

Tsuneha m Japanese (Rare)
Tsune means multiple things in Japanese: (1)Ordinary,(2)Endless,always,forever within time(sempiternity),forever outside of time(eternity),and (3)adopting to training as a habit. Ha could mean "feather","needle,blade,or leaf of plant","stretch,open,spread","spring season","nipples,Poland,wave" and more... [more]

Tsutomu m Japanese
From classical verbs 勤む (tsutomu) meaning "to work (for), serve (in)," 務む (tsutomu) meaning "to serve/act (as), play the role (of)" or 努む/勉む/力む (tsutomu) meaning "to endeavour, try, strive, make an effort," all of these verbs rendered today as tsutomeru... [more]

Tsvetomir m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is either derived from Bulgarian tsvete "flower" or from Bulgarian tsvyat "color". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". As such, the meaning of this name is either "flower of peace" or "color of peace"... [more]

Tsviata f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian цвят (cvjat) "colour (usually vivid); (of a plant) blossom, flower; (figurative) elite, the best of the bunch".

Tuathlaith f Irish
Means "princess of the people" from Irish tuath meaning "people, land" combined with flaith "princess".

Tubbo m Luhya
Means "lover of bees; friend of all" in Luhya.

Tugendreich f German (Archaic)
Directly taken from German tugendreich "full of virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.

Tuka f Berber, Arabic
Means "Fear of God" in Berber.

Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali
From Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of Lakshmi.

Tumu-te-ana-oa f Polynesian Mythology
The personfication of echoes in Cook Islands mythology. Her name means "the cause of the call or voice heard from caves", from tumu meaning "cause", oa meaning "voice" and ana meaning "caves".

Tuovi f & m Finnish
Derived from the place name Tuovila "village of Tove", a village in Finland. It was invented by the Finnish author Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen for a character of his novel "Pohjan-Piltti" (1859).

Turandokht f Iranian (Rare), Literature
Means "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران (Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince Tur, a son of King Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت (dokht) "daughter".... [more]

Turandot f Theatre
Derived from the Persian name Turandokht, meaning "daughter of Turan" (Turan being a region in Central Asia). This is the name of the title character in an opera by Giacomo Puccini... [more]

Tusitala m Samoan
Means "teller of tales" in Samoan. This name was adopted by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived on the island.

Tutankhaten m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn meaning "image of the life of Aten". This was the birth name of Tutankhamun.

Tuvilik m Greenlandic
Means "kayak jacket of sealskin" in Greenlandic.

Tüvshinbayar m Mongolian
Means "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Tüvshinjargal m & f Mongolian
Means "level of happiness" from Mongolian түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Tuya f Mongolian
Means "ray, beam (of light)" in Mongolian.

Twah'kohl m Cherokee (Archaic)
Name of Cherokee origin meaning "user of fog" or " fog user" or just "user"

Twain m English
Transferred use of the surname and pseudonym, Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."

Twosret f Ancient Egyptian
She was the last known ruler and the final Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (c.1191 BCE – c.1189 BCE). Her royan name was Sitre Meryamun which means "Daughter of Re, beloved of Amun". She was the daughter of the pharaoh Merneptah and his wife Takhat, sister to Amenmose and sister and wife to the Pharaoh Seti II.

Tychandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]

Tyesi f Meroitic
From the Egyptian Demotic tꜥ-ꜣs.t meaning "She of Isis".

Tyland m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Tyland Lannister is a politician of Westeros and the identical twin brother of Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock.

Tymancha f Evenki
Means "of the morning" in Evenki.

Tyrian m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".... [more]

Tytos m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Tytos Lannister is the patriarch of House Lannister during the later years of the Targaryen dynasty and the father of Tywin and Kevan.

Tzarina f Russian (Rare)
Derived from the notable wife of the Tzar and popularized in the newer 21st century due to it's exotic pronunciation. It means "wife of the great Tzar"

Tzihuactlatonal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tzihuactlah "place of prickly shrubs" (from tzicuactli, a kind of agave plant) and tonalli "day, sun, heat" or "soul, animating force", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Tzihuacxilotl f & m Nahuatl
Means "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".

Tzviel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and El means "Gazelle of God" in Hebrew.

Ubonemem m & f Efik (Modern)
Means "offspring of peace" in Efik.

Uday m Arabic
Means "small group of warriors attacking an enemy" from Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "threat, menace".

Udayaditya m Indian
Means "rising sun", from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) "going up, rising" and आदित्य (aditya) "sun; relating to the god of the sun".

Uddhav m Sanskrit, Indian, Nepali
Means "friend of Lord Krishna" in Sanskrit.

Uddulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and ulfr "wolf".

Udendaneki f Datooga
Means "the spring, source of water" in Datooga.

Uduakabasi m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "will of God" in Ibibio and Efik.

Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)
This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Uel m Biblical
In Ezra 10:34 : "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel."

Ugbad f Somali
The meaning is a "Bouquet of Roses". It is a new name, people used it as a very advanced language term of the meaning.

Ugonna m Igbo
Meaning "eagle of the father" or "father's glory" in Igbo.

Úkaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the space in front of the platform" in Greenlandic.

Úkangnâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the favourite space in front of the platform" in Greenlandic.

Ukpahyugoco m & f Agatu
Means "power of God" in Agatu.

Ukume f Nigerian
"Ukume" means "sound of rain in water/ river" in nigerian

Ukyō m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 右京, 右恭, 侑京, 宇京, 宇郷, 宇恭, 宇響, 羽京, 羽恭 or 羽響 with 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right", 侑 (u, yuu, susu.meru, tasu.keru) meaning "urge to eat", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers", 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital", 恭 (kyou, uyauya.shii) meaning "respect, reverent", 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "district, home town, native place, village" and 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate."... [more]

Ūla f Lithuanian
Derived from Ūla, which is the name of a river in Dzūkija National Park (located near the villages of Marcinkonys and Merkinė) in southern Lithuania. In turn, the river derives its name from the Baltic root aul-, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *aulo-s or *h₂eulos meaning "tube, pipe"... [more]

Ulara f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz улар (ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.

Ülemzhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "a lot of celebration, a lot of joy" in Mongolian.

Ülemzhbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "a lot of good luck, excessive good luck" in Mongolian.

Ulfheðinn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".

Ulixes m Roman Mythology
Ulysses ... [more]

Ulkos m Old Celtic
Means "bad, evil", deriving from the Proto-Celtic element *ulkos ("bad, evil). This is a Lepontic name known from a coin found on the Italian side of the Gran San Bernardo pass.

Ulornaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "blade of a harpoon or lance" in Greenlandic.

Ultasila f Berber
Means "of the plains" in Tamazight.

Umaler f Berber
Means "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.

Umanosuke m Japanese
Umanosuke means "horse" (uma, 馬), a possessive article which is the equivalent of "of" (no, 之), and "to concern oneself with" (suke, 介)

Umaphon f Thai
Means "blessing of Uma" from Thai อุมา (uma) referring to the Hindu goddess Parvati and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Umeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Umesh m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "lord of Uma" from the name of the goddess Uma combined with Sanskrit ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Umihana f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]

Umiko f Japanese (Modern)
Means "Child of the sea" in Japanese.

Umito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Umme f Arabic
Umme is an Indian name meaning “mother of sons”. Related names include Ummi and Umm.

Umm Habiba f Muslim (?)
Means "mother of Habiba" in Arabic. Notable bearer of the name is Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, one of the wives of Muhammad.

Umm Salama f Muslim (?)
Means "mother of Salama" in Arabic. It is the kunya (a name derived from their first-born child) of Hind al-Makhzūmiyah.

Ummul-hanaa f Arabic
Means "mother of happiness" in Arabic.

Ümmüseleme f Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).

Unica f Popular Culture
This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]

Unuel m Esperanto
From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.

Upright m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "(of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest."

Urako f Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".

Uraliä f Bashkir
From the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir үр "elevation; upland", Mansi ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.

Urano f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (Ura) meaning “beautiful, lovely, elegant, graceful etc.” combined with 乃 (No) meaning “ of, belonging to”

Ur-nanshe m Sumerian
Possibly meaning "Servant of Nanshe", deriving from Sumerian element ur, meaning " servant; young man, warrior". Name borne by the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, who ruled in the Early Dynastic Period III of Sumer.

Urvashi f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "she who can control the hearts of others" in Sanskrit, from उर (ur) meaning "chest" or "heart" and वश् (vaś) meaning "to will, to command". This is the name of an apsara (a type of female spirit) in Hindu mythology.

Userkare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "powerful is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.

Utina f Indigenous American
Means "woman of my country"

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

Uuliinyagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower of the mountain" in Mongolian, from уулын (uuliin) meaning "(of the) mountain", ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uuriintuya f Mongolian
Means "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Üürtsaikh f & m Mongolian
Means "daybreak, crack of dawn" or "aurora" in Mongolian.

Uzondu m Igbo
Means "way of life; road of life" in Igbo.

Vaarish m Hinduism
MEANING: "one who sleeps in waters or ocean", a Name of lord Vishnu... [more]

Væringr m Old Norse
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]

Vagadheeksha m Odia
Meaning "Lord of Spokesmen".

Vahideddin m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic name Waheed al-Din, which means "lonely man of the religion".

Vaiana f Tahitian
Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".

Vaiata f Tahitian
Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".

Vairocana m Buddhism, Hinduism
From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.

Vaja m Sanskrit
Means "strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)" in Sanskrit.

Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).

Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]

Vallivana f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]

Valvanuz f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Valvanuz and Nuestra Señora de Valvanuz, meaning "The Virgin of Valvanuz" and "Our Lady of Valvanuz," venerated at the sanctuary in Selaya in Cantabria, northern Spain... [more]

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

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vanisha f Hindi, Nepali
Means "queen of the universe" or "pure" in Hindi and Nepali.

Varag m Armenian
Means "twenty-ninth day of the month" in Armenian.

Varazdat m Old Persian, Armenian, History
Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]

Vardamir m Literature
Means "jewel of Varda". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the second King of Númenor. He was the son of Elros, nephew of Elrond, and grandson of Earendil.

Vardiel f Hebrew
Means "rose of God" in Hebrew.

Varima-te-takere f Polynesian Mythology
Primordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from vari meaning "mud" and takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".

Varlen m Soviet (Rare)
Means "great army of Lenin", from "великая армия Ленина (velikaya armiya Lenina)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Varskvlavisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Means "of a star" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ვარსკვლავის (varskvlavis), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun ვარსკვლავი (varskvlavi) meaning "star".

Varytimos m Greek (Rare)
From the Ancient Greek adjective βαρύτιμος (barytimos) meaning "very costly, of great value", a word used in the New Testament (itself composed of βαρύς (barys) "heavy, deep" and τιμή (time) "value, esteem").

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

Vayulla m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Baitullah meaning "Kaaba" or "House of God", which is a Muslim shrine in Mecca.

Véfreyja f Old Norse
Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.

Vé'kėseo'ȯxháestȯxese m Cheyenne
Means "Heap of Birds, Many Birds" in Cheyenne.

Venkatraman m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
From वेंकटेशा (venkateša) meaning "lord of Venkata hill", a combination of Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh, India (see Venkata), and Sanskrit ईश् (īś) meaning "lord, master" (see Isha)... [more]

Venture m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian ventura "fortune'. It was occasionally used a diminutive of Bonaventure.

Verago m Popular Culture
For the King of the Jaquins from the Disney series “Elena of Avalor”.

Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".

Veredas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "paths, lanes" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Veredas and Nuestra Señora de las Veredas, meaning "The Virgin of the Paths" and "Our Lady of the Paths" respectively.... [more]

Veroljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".

Verticordia f Roman Mythology
Means "turner of hearts" from Latin vertere "to turn, turn about" and cor "heart" (genitive cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus.

Veruha f Chuvash
Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".

Véseti m Old Norse
Means "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also Vé) in Old Norse.

Vespina f Theatre, Literature
Meaning uncertain, it could be related to the Latin vesperum meaning "evening" or the Latin and Italian vespa meaning "wasp". Vespina is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]

Viaan m Indian (Modern), Hindi (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.

Viclenny f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
From the Venezuelan Name-Blending tradition blending names Victor meaning "victor, conqueror" (of Latin origin). Leonard meaning "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" Meaning "Conqueror of Brave Lions"

Vico f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Vico "Our Lady of Vico", patron saint of Arnedo (La Rioja). The name derives from Latin vicus "neighborhood, settlement".

Victorious m & f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Victorius or else directly from the English word Victorious, "Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day".

Vidhi f Gujarati (Archaic)
"Goddess of destiny; The way"... [more]

Vidomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidoslav m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Viely f & m Khmer (Rare)
Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.

Vighneshvari f Hinduism
Epithet of the Hindu goddess Vinayaki which means "mistress of obstacles".

Vigneshwaran m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Possibly a combination of Vignesh and Tamil வர்ணம் (varṇam) or Malayalam വര്‍ണ്ണം (varṇṇaṁ) both meaning "colour", likely derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) which has the same meaning... [more]

Vilija f Lithuanian (Modern)
From the name of the river which flows in Lithuania through it's capital city Vilnius. Official river name is Neris, but it has a second name - Vilija. The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex... [more]

Villaviciosa f Spanish (Rare)
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Villaviciosa and Nuestra Señora de Villaviciosa, meaning "The Virgin of Villaviciosa" and "Our Lady of Villaviciosa" respectively.... [more]

Villő f Hungarian (Modern)
Recent Hungarian name based on the title of Zoltán Kodály's children's choir formed in 1925. The word villő occurs in poems and songs sung during the old Hungarian winter cemetery ceremony and seeing as the girls walked the village with twigs during the shooting, villő is probably derived from the Latin villus "tuft of hair" (referring to the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants)... [more]

Vinothan m Tamil
A Tamil name, possibly more common in Sri Lanka than India. Means "Bringer of Light".

Vireak m Khmer
Means "absence of desire" in Khmer.

Viribunda f Folklore
From a Swedish fairy tale by Anna Maria Roos 'Prins Florestan eller sagan om jätten Bam-Bam och feen Viribunda' "Prince Florestan or the saga of he giant Bam Bam and the fairy Viribunda" that inspired Astrid Lindgren's novel 'Mio, my son'.... [more]

Visalgas m Lithuanian
Basically means "a full salary" or "full of wages", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward".

Visenya f Literature
Used in Goerge R. R. Martin's "Song of ice and fire". ... [more]

Vishnuchandra m Indian
This name comes from विष्णुव्रत (Viṣṇuchandra) meaning "moon of Vishnu" in Sanskrit

Vishwajit m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "conqueror of the universe" from Sanskrit विश्व (víśva) meaning "world, universe" and जीत (jīt) meaning "victory".

Vishwanath m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit विश्वनाथ (vishvanatha) meaning "lord of the universe", derived from विश्व (vishva) meaning "world, universe" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Vitangelo m Italian
The name Vitangelo is Italian in origin and means “Angel of Life or Life Angel.” ... [more]

Vitani f African
It's Swallihi and Kwhailli it means "war" and "demon of war" it is used in lion king two for one of the outsiders.

Vitumnus m Roman Mythology
God whom endows the fetus with vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening). Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [more]

Víurðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *vévǫrðr, véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and vǫrðr "guard".

Vivaan m Indian, Hindi
Means "full of life" in Hindi. Alternatively, it may be derived from Sanskrit विवान (vivāna) meaning "plaiting, twisting". This is a title of the Hindu god Krishna.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vola f Russian
a derivative of the Russian Volodya. Means "possessor of peace."

Vosgedzin f Armenian
"creator of gold"

Vosgehad f Armenian
Means "goldmine" or "piece of gold" in Armenian.

Vukvutagin m Chukchi
Used in the Soviet comedy film "Chief of Chukotka".