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Tamaki m Maori
Maori name meaning the Auckland area of New Zealand.
Tamaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "ball, sphere, jade" or 珠 (tama) meaning "pearl, bead, jewel" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", or 環 (tamaki) meaning "ring"... [more]
Tamakororo m Moriori
This name may also been used and may be use by females today. This was the name of a Moriori man who was killed in 1791 after a misunderstanding over a fishing net with the first outsiders who came to what is now the Chatham Islands.
Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.
Tamanh f Bengali (Hindu)
Variant of Tamann and diminutive of Tammana
Tamani f & m Chewa
Means "praise" or "to God be the glory" in Chewa.
Tamanoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมนูญ (see Thammanun).
Tamantha f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tam (see Tammy) and Samantha (see also Tamela).
Tamao m & f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 玉 (gyoku, tama(-), -dama) or 珠 (shu, tama), both meaning "gem, jewel," with 男 (dan, nan, otoko, o), 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) or 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on), all meaning "man." For females, it can be used as 玉尾, 玉緒, 玉青, 珠緒 or 珠央 with 尾 (bi, o) meaning "tail (end)," 緒 (sho, cho, o, itoguchi) meaning "cord, strap, thong," 青 (sei, shou, ao(-), ao.i) meaning "blue" and 央 (ou, o) meaning "middle, centre."... [more]
Támár f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tamar.
Tamar f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Tamar was the Georgian goddess of the sky who was portrayed as riding on a snake. She is identified with the goddess Lamara.
Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.
Tamara f Cornish, Celtic Mythology
In Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [more]
Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).
Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.
Tamas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.
Tamatea m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "the Moon, on the 8th night of a lunar month, first quarter lunar phase" in Maori. Tamatea Arikinui or Tamatea Mai-Tawhiti was a legendary Maori chieftain who captained the Tākitimu on its journey from the legendary place Hawaiki to New Zealand.
Țamaz m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Tamaz.
Tambet m Estonian
Coined by Eduard Bornhöhe for a character in his novel 'Tasuja' (1880). The exact origin and meaning of this name are uncertain, it has, however, been speculated that it might be a contraction of Estonian tammepuust "of oak wood".
Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.
Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.
Tamcho f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tamar, Tamta and Tamuna.
Tamchos m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Damcho.
Tamdin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamding m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamdrin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tame m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have thanc for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The name Dankmar is a good example of that.
Tame m Moriori
Meaning of this name is apparently unknown. This was the name of the last full blooded Moriori (Owenga and Otonga tribes) Tame Horomona Rehe aka Tommy Solomon (1884-1933) and Moriori elder Tame Tainui Tawarere.
Tameem m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تميم and Bengali তামিম (see Tamim).
Tamenzut f Berber
the name itself means ‘first born’.... [more]
Tamer m Turkish
Means "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.
Tamesaburou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Tamesaburo.
Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.
Tamghara f Berber
Feminine form of Amghar.
Tami m Finnish
Short form of Aatami.
Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).
Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.
Tamiel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means "perfection of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the fallen angels listed in the Book of Enoch.
Tamika f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Tamilla f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani variant of Tamila.
Tamina f German, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Tamino. Tamina is a character in Milan Kundera's 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979).
Tamira f Various
Feminine form of Tamir.
Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.
Tamirangi f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown; it might possibly be a variant of Tamairangi.
Tamirat m Amharic
Variant of Tamrat.
Tamires f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Tomyris.
Tamirlan m Dagestani, Kyrgyz
Dagestani and Kyrgyz form of Tamerlane.
Tamisa f Medieval Latin
Tamisa is the Latinized name the Romans gave to the river Thames in England. The ancient Brittons named Thames after the Celtic goddess of dark water, Tamesis.
Tamisen f English (Archaic)
Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.
Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.
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.
Tamlin m Literature
Diminutive of Tam 1. Tam Lin was the subject of an Anglo-Scottish border ballad (first recorded in 'The Complaynt of Scotland', 1549), a man abducted by the Queen of the Fairies and rescued at long last by his true love.
Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.
Tammanoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมนูญ (see Thammanun).
Tammara f Neapolitan (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Thancmar via the Latinization Tammarus.
Tammarak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมรักษ์ (see Thammarak).
Tammarat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมรัตน์ (see Thammarat).
Tammaruk m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมรักษ์ (see Thammarak).
Tammas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.
Tamme m Jèrriais
Variant of Tanme.
Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.
Tammes m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tammo, used in the 17th century.
Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.
Tamonante f Guanche
From Guanche *tamannant, meaning "woman who knows to read" (literally "she who spells"). Tamonante was the daughter of Tibiabin, a priestess.
Tamoor m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu تیمور (see Taimur).
Tamora f Theatre
This name was used by Shakespeare for the evil queen of the Goths in his tragedy Titus Andronicus (1593). Shakespeare's source for the play is unknown, but he may have based the name on Tomyris... [more]
Tamos m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Egyptian mercenary admiral from Memphis who was hired by Cyrus the Younger during the 4th century BC.
Tamotsu m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 保 (tamotsu) meaning "protection" or 維 (tamotsu) meaning "keep; mantain" as well as the combination of two or more characters for example 太 (ta) meaning "big; great" combined with 持 (motsu) meaning "hold; have"... [more]
Tamphilus m Late Roman
A Roman cognomen possibly from Ancient Greek ταμίας (tamíās) "steward, dispenser", from τέμνω (témnō) "to cut, hew", combined with φίλος (philos) "friend, lover"... [more]
Tamr m Arabic
Variant of Tamar.
Tamriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Tamar.
Tamro f Georgian
Short form of Tamar and perhaps also of its diminutive Tamriko.
Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.
Tamrong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thamrong.
Tamsey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin as well as a short form of Thomasina.
Tamshugh m Turkish, Georgian, Abkhaz
Origin of the name is Turkish and it has been popular in western Georgia, specifically in Abkhazia, from somewhere XVI-XVII centuries.
Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.
Tamu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Tamo.
Tamuna f Georgian
This name is often a pet form of Tamar, but it can also be a name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from Arabic تأمين (ta'min) meaning "insurance", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن (amn) meaning "security, peace"... [more]
Tamuno-imim m Ijaw
Means "there is God" in Ijaw.
Tamunonemi m Nigerian
Means "wisdom of God" in Kalabari, spoken in Nigeria.
Tamur m Estonian
Variant of Tammo.
Tamusia f Belarusian, Georgian (Rare)
Belarusian and Georgian form of Tamusya.
Tamusya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian diminutive of Tamara.
Tamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and based on the sounds of names such as Tamia and Amaya... [more]
Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.
Tần m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 秦 (tần) referring to the ancient state of Qin.
Tan m Vietnamese
Variant transcription of 新 (see Tân).
Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.
Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.
Tana f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Catalan
Variant of Tania, diminutive of Cayetana, and a form of Tanit.
Tanabata m & f Japanese (Japanized, Modern)
Tanabata is the name of many japanese people & a festival.
Tanabos m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A necromancer who lived in Britain some time between the time of Joseph of Arimathea and Uther Pendragon. He was hailed as the greatest magician ever to reside on the island, save Merlin.... [more]
Tanagra f Greek Mythology
The name of a daughter of Asopos and a naiad of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Tanagra in Boioti. Her name is taken from that place.
Tanamasoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "rays of the sun" in Malagasy.
Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.
Tanan f & m Mongolian
Means "pearlaceous, pearly" in Mongolian, derived from тана (tana) meaning "mother-of-pearl, nacre".
Tanandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Tanandra was apparently invented and has no meaning. It may be a junction names such as Tanya + Sandra, or a composition from the parent's name, for example, Tancred + Leandra. It can be inspired by other names with Andra, as Cassandra for example... [more]
Tanaphop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tanapob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tanapop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tanaquil f Etruscan (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of the Etruscan name Thanchvil which meant "gift of Thana 1", composed of the name of the goddess Thana and cvil meaning "gift"... [more]
Tanaquill f Literature
Variant of Tanaquil used in Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to a daughter of Oberon who becomes the fairy queen Gloriana.
Tanaruz f Berber, African
Feminine form of Anaruz.
Tănase m Romanian
Diminutive of Atanasie
Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.
Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.
Tanasio m Asturian (Rare)
Truncated form of Atanasio.
Tanat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanat.
Tanausis m Gothic
Tanausis was a legendary king of the Goths, according to Jordanes's Getica (5.47). The 19th-century scholar Alfred von Gutschmid assigned his reign to 1323 BC - 1290 BC. According to the Getica, he was the Gothic king who halted the advance of the Egyptian armies of the Egyptian king Sesostris (whom Jordanes calls Vesosis)... [more]
Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.
Tanaya f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".
Tanayos m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนยศ (see Thanayot).
Tanayot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนยศ (see Thanayot).
Tanaze m Gallo
Gallo short form of Atanase.
Tanázia f Hungarian
Truncated form of Atanázia.
Tanbir m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Tanwir.
Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.
Tanca f History (Ecclesiastical)
English, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish form of Tanche.
Tancreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Tancredi, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Tandareis m Arthurian Cycle
Hero of Der Pleier’s "Tandareis and Flordibel".
Tandava f Hinduism
The "Dance of Shiva" in the Hindu religion.
Tandila m Georgian (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Avtandil.
Tandin m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Damdrin.
Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.
Tâne m Greenlandic
Short form of Tâniale.
Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.
Tane m Finnish
Probably a short form of Taneli.
Tané f Literature
Tané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [more]
Tanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Tanya.
Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.
Tanee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of various names starting with Tan-, such as Tanya and Tanisha.
Tanegui m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Tanguy.
Ta-Nehisi m Obscure
From Ancient Egyptian tꜣ-nḥsj meaning "Nubian Land", itself from the Egyptian roots tꜣ ("land") and nḥsj ("Nubian"). This is the name of American journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Tanek m Polish
Diminutive form of Atanazy.
Tanganutura f Indigenous Tasmanian
means "to weep bitterly" in Palawa. This was the name of the mother of Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language.
Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.
Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"
Tanger m Low German
Low German form of Dankmar via its variant form Dankert.
Tangsholpan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Таңшолпан (see Tansholpan).
Tangu f & m Tumbuka
Means "first", usually given to the firstborn of twins.
Tanguistl f Medieval Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tangwystl.
Tangwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh tagc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
Tánh m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Tính.
Tanhiliw f Bashkir
Cognate of Tansilu derived from Bashkir таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak" combined with һылыу (hïlïw) "beautiful".
Tani m Estonian
Short form of Tanel, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Tani m Romansh
Short form of Cristian, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.
Tania f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Tania f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.
Tâniale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Daniel.
Taniela m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Daniel.
Tanieli f Tongan
Tongan feminine form of Taniela.
Tanielle m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Daniel.
Taniera m & f Maori
Maori form of Daniel or Daniela.
Tanija f Slovene
Variant of Tanja.
Tanima f Pashto
Means "wave (of the sea)" in Pashto.
Tanimara f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Some sources claim this name means "lonely north wind" in Comanche, though no evidence supporting this meaning can be found. The name appears most common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch speaking nations, which further suggests the name is not of Comanche origin... [more]
Tanio m Asturian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Tania.
Tanios m Arabic (Mashriqi)
This is a version of Anthony, referring to St. Anthony, used as a given name among the Maronite Christians of Lebanon.
Tanis f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Taisiya.
Tanish m Indian, Hinduism
Masculine form of Tanisha.
Tanishq m Hinduism, Hindi
The meaning of Tanishq means diamond.
Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.
Tanius m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Antonius.
Taniusha f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyusha, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana, (see Tanya).
Taniushka f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyushka, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana (see Tanyusha, Tanya).
Taniuska f Spanish (Caribbean), Central American
Form of Tanyushka (compare Katiuska). It is mostly used in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.
Tanjef m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanjeff m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanji f Arabic
Tanji is a reference to the sleek, fast coursing hounds of Arabia and Persia.
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Tanjirou m Japanese
The name of the main protagonist of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kamado Tanjirou. His name translates as coal/charcoal + rule + son.
Tank m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name: Tank टङ्क ... [more]
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).
Tankatik m Hinduism
Name - Tankatik टड़्कटीक, टंकटीक, टङ्कटीक... [more]
Tanke m Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian pet form of Tanne.
Tankka f Chuvash
Chuvash variant of Tatiana.
Tankosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Tankosav.
Tankréd m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tancred.
Tanmanjeet m Indian (Sikh, Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly from Persian تن (tan) "body" combined with Sanskrit मनस् (manas) "mind" and जिति (jiti) "victory, conquering" (compare Manjeet)... [more]
Tanmay m Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Modern form of Tanmaya.
Tanmaya m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."
Tanme m Jèrriais
Short form of Thonmas.
Tanmîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Thonmas.
Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.
Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.
Tannakin f Folklore, Literature
Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.
Tanneke f West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Tane via Tanne, which was created using the diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Tannetje f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine diminutive of Tane.
Tanngniðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "teeth-grinder". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
Tanno m Frisian
Frisian variant of Tanne.
Tanno m Estonian
Variant of Taano.
Tannooq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tánôĸ.
Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.
Tano m Italian (Rare)
Short form of Gaetano.
Tanom m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ถนอม (see Thanom).
Tanomsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ถนอมศักดิ์ (see Thanomsak).
Tanong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanong.
Tanongchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongchai.
Tanongsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongsak.
Tanotalos m Gaulish
Cisalpine form of Dannotalos
Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)
Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
Tanovar f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of a classical Uzbek folk dance melody.
Tanpopo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 蒲公英 (tanpopo), referring to the dandelion, likely to have originated from a contraction of 田菜 (tana), the old name for the flowering plant, with the addition of 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek," from the flowering plant's resemblance to a cheek of a face.... [more]
Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).
Tanrée f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Sister of the Little Knight, a friend of Gawain. She fell in love with Gawain and became his paramour.
Tanrıverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".
Tansen m Indian
Name of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
Tansu m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING- decorated, Name of a prince of Lunar-race. It is derived from Sanskrit word तंस्
Tanța f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -tanța like Constanța.
Tanta f Literature
used by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Hobbit Tanta Hornblower, the great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
Tanta f Inca
"Beautiful beyond exaggeration," is how one Spanish chronicler described Tanta Carhua. Carhua was a ten-year old Inca child whose father offered her to the Inca Emperor as a Capacocha sacrifice. The honour of sacrifice was bestowed not only on the family, but was forever immortalized in the child... [more]
Tantalides m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A scribe from Vercelli, Italy, who served Arthur and recorded the deeds of the Knights of the Round Table.
Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Empress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [more]
Tantalus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [more]
Tantamani m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
Tantawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thantawan.
Tanți f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanța.
Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]
Tantor m Literature
Tantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tanu m Sardinian
Short form of Sebastianu.
Tanuja f Hinduism
river yamuna in india,hindu mythalogy-sisiter of yam.
Tanush m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Tanusio.
Tanva m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.
Tanvir m & f Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Tanwir.
Tanwa m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.
Tanweer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تنوير (see Tanwir), as well as the Urdu transcription.
Tanwg m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Tanwg is the patron saint of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales.
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