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Symphora f Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, French (African)
Feminine form of Symphoros and its latinized form Symphorus. Also compare the Greek noun συμφορά (symphora) meaning "a bringing together, collecting, contribution" as well as "misfortune, tragedy".... [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]

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Syngman m Korean
Combination of Korean Hanja 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" and 晩 (man) meaning "evening".

Synovia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sunniva via its variant Synnöve.

Syrlene f Brazilian
SYRLENE CLARKE was competing in the SECOND series of "Gladiators" which took place in 1993. She got as far as the QUARTER-FINALS before being eliminated by Georgina Berger.

Syszko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Sylwester.

Szarlota f Polish
Polish form of Charlotte.

Szegfű f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian szegfű "carnation".

Szëmón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Simon 1.

Szimón m Kashubian
Archaic form of Simon 1.

Szofinett f Hungarian
Elaborated form of Szófia.

Sztella f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Stella 1.

Szymek m Vilamovian, Polish
Vilamovian form of Simon 1 and Polish diminutive of Szymon.

Szymůn m Silesian
Silesian form of Simon 1.

Taakny f Kven
Kven form of Dagny.

Taannakulooq f Greenlandic
Means "the rather huge one" in Greenlandic.

Taantha f & m Manipuri
Means "music" in Meitei.

Taar f Khakas
Khakas form of Darya 1.

Taara f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tara 1.

Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)
Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.

Tabasa f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Tabitha.... [more]

Tabia f African
From the Swahili word for “talented.”

Tabiti f Scythian (Latinized), Mythology
Latinised name of the Scythian goddess of fire and kingship *Tāpayantī, meaning "the Burning One" or "the Flaming One", deriving from an element likely related to similar elements from other Indo-European languages, such as the Avestan tāpaiieⁱti ("to be warm").

Tabuyan f Medieval Mongolian, History, Chinese
Derived from Chinese 塔 (ta) meaning "tower, pagoda, spire", 不 (bu) meaning "not" and 煙 (yan) meaning "smoke, mist". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.

Tacinia f African American (Rare)

Tacita f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin tace "to be silent". In Roman mythology, (Dea) Tacita was a goddess of the dead. According to Ovid, she was originally a water nymph called Lara or Lala, a daughter of the god Almo who was raped by Mercurius and eventually became a goddess of the underworld... [more]

Taco m Dutch, American (Rare)
Dutch or Frisian short form of names containing the name element DIET resp. THIAD (from Germanic *þeudō) "people".

Tadaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 惟 (tada) meaning "but; however; nevertheless", 維 (tada) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 雅 (tada) meaning "elegant", 賢 (tada) meaning "intelligence", 公 (tada) meaning "public; communal", 江 (tada) meaning "creek, bay", 祥 (tada) meaning "happiness, good luck", 真 (tada) meaning "true, reality", 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty", 直 (tada) meaning "straight" or 董 (tada) meaning "direct, supervise" combined with 輝 (aki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 明 (aki) meaning "tomorrow, bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 照 (aki) meaning "illumination, shining", 敬 (aki) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 義 (aki) meaning "meaning; implication", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 誠 (aki) meaning "sincerity", 旦 (aki) meaning "morning, dawn", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 諒 (aki) meaning "excuse, forgive"... [more]

Tadakatsu m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 勝 (katsu) meaning "win; victory" or 毅 (katsu) meaning "strong".... [more]

Tadalesh m Somali
Means "person who possesses a lot of good luck" in Somali.

Tadashia f African American (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a form of Dasha combined with the prefix ta.

Tadasu m Japanese
From the verb 正す/訂す (tadasu) meaning "to correct, rectify, reform, amend," cognate with the verbs 糺す/糾す (tadasu) meaning "to ascertain, confirm, verify" and 質す (tadasu) meaning "to inquire, question" (compare Tadashi which, in that case, is derived from a classical adjective)... [more]

Tadayasu m Japanese (Rare)
Tada means "Merely, Only, Simply" and Yasu means "Cheap, Inexpensive, Relax".

Tadayoshi m Japanese

Tadea f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian, Catalan (Rare), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tadeo, Catalan and Romanian feminine form of Tadeu and Polish feminine form of Tadeusz... [more]

Tadek m Polish
Diminutive of Tadeusz.

Tadeùsz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Thaddeus.

Tadhana f Filipino
Means "destiny, fate" in Tagalog.

Tadijan m Vlach
Vlach form of Thaddeus.

Tadiša m Vlach
Vlach form of Thaddeus.

Tae-ho m Korean

Tae-joon m Korean

Taer m Ilocano (Rare)
"handsome"

Tætærqan m Ossetian

Tætærtupp m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in Ossetian Mythology and the Caucasian Nart sagas. He is a close friend and favorite of God.

Tae-yoon m Korean

Tafara m Shona
We are happy

Tafuma m Shona
We are now rich, we are enriched

Tagami f & m Japanese
田 meaning rice field, rice paddy. 神 meaning gods, mind, soul.

Tagayasu m Japanese (Rare)
From verb 耕す (tagayasu) meaning "to till, plough, cultivate," derived via a sound shift from a combination of 田 (ta) meaning "rice field" and verb 返す (kaesu) meaning "to restore; to turn over."... [more]

Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.

Taggy f English
Diminutive of Agnes.

Tagir m Avar (Russified), Lezgin (Russified), Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)
Russian form of Tahir, used particularly in Dagestan, Bashkortostan and Tatarstan.

Tagne f Estonian (Rare)

Taharqa m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pharaoh Nubian Egypt

Tähe f Estonian (Rare)
From the genitive form of Estonian täht, cognate with Finnish Tähti.

Taheerah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tahira.

Tahia f Arabic
Means "greeting, salutation" in Arabic.

Tahiil m Somali
Means "someone who is well balanced" in Somali.

Tahkharah f Obscure

Tahlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahlee f English (Australian)

Tahmoh m Chipewyan
A noted bearer is actor Tahmoh Penikett whose mother is a White River First Nations member. According to Tahmoh, his grandmother chose the name and that it is Upper Tanana, or Nebesna, in origin.

Tähte f Estonian (Rare)
From Estonian täht, cognate with Finnish Tähti.

Tahu m Maori (?)

Tai m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand," 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 耐 (tai, ta.eru) meaning "enduring" or 諦 (tai, tei, akira.meru, tsumabiraka, makoto) meaning "abandon, give up."... [more]

Taiga m & f Japanese
This name combines 大 (tai, dai, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" with 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river", 我 (ga, wa, wa.ga-, waga-, ware) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish", 芽 (ga, me) meaning "bud, germ, spear, sprout", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, graceful, gracious, refined."... [more]

Taihei m Japanese (Rare)
Tai literally means "big" and shares the same kanji with "ta,dai,etc".And hei means "fence,wall","army,troop,etc." Other meanings of hei don't sound suitable for names. Taihei could mean,"Big Fence,Wall" or "Big Army/Troop"... [more]

Taijuan m American (Rare)
Elaboration of Juan 1.

Tailan f & m Chinese
Combination of Tai and Lan 1.

Taina f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Tainá.

Taio m Yoruba, Papuan
Variant of Tayo. A famous bearer is British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz (1985-), born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, the son of a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother.

Tair f Hebrew
Means "(she) will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.

Taito m Fijian, Samoan, Rotuman
Fijian and Samoan form of Titus.

Taivan m & f Mongolian
Means "peace, tranquility" in Mongolian.

Taivo m Estonian
Derived from Old Estonian taivas (taevas in Modern Estonian) "heaven".

Taizō m Japanese
This name combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" or 退 (tai, shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku) meaning "retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject" with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "have, hide, own, possess, storehouse" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ru, tsuku.ri, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, make, structure, physique."... [more]

Taizou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Taizō.

Taja f American

Tajiana f Spanish (Latin American)

Tajigül f Uyghur
Means "celosia" in Uyghur.

Tajigul f Uzbek
Means "celosia" in Uzbek.

Tajja f Trinidadian Creole

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

Takafumi m Japanese
Taka (隆) means "Noble" while Fumi means (文) "Sentence", or (郁) "Cultural progress, Perfume". These are examples of possible kanji.

Takaisha f English (American)

Takaken m Japanese
Meaning "tall and strong", from Japanese (taka) "tall", combined with (ken) "strong".

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]

Takayo f Japanese
From Japanese 恭 (taka) meaning "respect" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Takayuki m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Takbir m Arabic (Modern, Rare)
Takbir - "magnification (of God)" is the Arabic phrase Allāhu akbar meaning "Allah is greater (than everything)".... [more]

Takeaki m Japanese
From Japanese 偉 (take) meaning "admirable", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 岳 (take) meaning "mountain peak", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (take) meaning "build, establish, erect, found", 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 壮 (take) meaning "big, large", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 勇 (take) meaning "brave" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 英 (aki) meaning "excellent, fine", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 明 (aki) meaning "clear", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear" or 揚 (aki) meaning "scatter, spread"... [more]

Takeki m Japanese (Rare)
Take means "Bamboo", while Ki means "Tree", "Hope", "Brightness", "Valuable", "Living", & "Chronicle" with different kanji. Takeki Manabe was a Japanese politician.

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]

Takeyuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "martial arts" and 幸 (ko,yuki) meaning "fortune"or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow".

Taki f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 滝 (taki) or 瀧 (taki) both meaning "waterfall". It can be also the combination of 多 (ta) meaning "much; many" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree"... [more]

Takiko f Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Taksin m History
From Thai ตาก (tak) referring to the historical kingdom of Tak (located in the present-day province of Tak in northern Thailand) combined with the name สิน (Sin). This was the name of Taksin the Great (1734-1782), the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom... [more]

Taksony m Medieval Hungarian
Taksony of Hungary was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians who reigned c. 955 AD to the early 970s.

Taku m Japanese
This name can be used as 拓 (taku, hira.ku) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 卓 (taku) meaning "eminent, table, desk, high", 琢 (taku, miga.ku) meaning "polish" or 択 (taku, era.bu) meaning "choose, select, elect, prefer."... [more]

Takuro m Japanese

Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Takyan f Udmurt
Udmurt form of Tatiana.

Talasi f Hopi
Means "cornflower" in the Hopi language

Talfan m Welsh
Talfan has its origins in the Welsh language and it is also used largely in Welsh. The meaning of Talfan is 'tall beacon'. Famous individuals with the name: Aneirin Talfan Davies OBE, (11 May 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Welsh poet, broadcaster and literary critic... [more]

Talia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thalia and Talya.

Talin m Romansh
Diminutive of Nutal, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine.

Talitha-Cumi f English (Puritan)
Means "little girl arise" in Aramaic, from the phrase spoken by Jesus in Mark 5:41 in order to restore a young girl to life (see also Talitha, Cumi).

Tally f Hebrew, English
Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".

Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.

Ṭālūt m Arabic
Arabic form of Saul.

Tamaka f Japanese
Tama means ball ka means flower

Tamako f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "gem, jewel," 珠 (shu, tama) with, pretty much, the same meanings as 玉 or 球 (kyu, tama) meaning "ball" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child."... [more]

Tamanh f Bengali (Hindu)
Variant of Tamann and diminutive of Tammana

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]

Támara f Galician

Tamarah f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).

Tamarin f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)

Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.

Tamer m Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic تَمْر (tamr) meaning "date (fruit)".

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tami f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism
MEANING - night... [more]

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.

Tammas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.

Tamnganba m Manipuri
Means "he who lights up the valleys" in Meitei.

Tamningthou m Manipuri
Means "he who rules the valleys" in Meitei.

Tamon m Japanese
This name can be used as 多門, 多聞, 太門, 汰門 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]

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]

Tamunonemi m Nigerian
Means "wisdom of God" in Kalabari, spoken in Nigeria.

Tanaka m & f Shona
Means "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.

Tanam m Indian (Sikh)

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.

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]

Tanaya f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".

Tandeko m Zulu
Always lovable. From Bantu root tande

Tandokazi f African
Originate from Xhosa, Bantu.

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.

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.

Tangaxuan m Purépecha

Tangman m Garo
From the Garo word তঙ্ (tang) meaning "living" and মঁ (man) meaning "person".

Tanhiliw f Bashkir
Cognate of Tansilu derived from Bashkir таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak" combined with һылыу (hïlïw) "beautiful".

Tanikia f African American

Taniko f Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Tanivu f Tsou

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.

Tankan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name : Tankan टङ्कण / टंकण... [more]

Tankika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - chisel ... [more]

Tankun f & m Japanese
dagger

Tanmayi f Hinduism
Means "flower" in Hindu.

Tanmeet m & f Punjabi
A Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.

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]

Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]

Tanveer m Bengali, Indian, Pakistani
Variant of Tanwir.

Tanyka f American (Modern, Rare)

Tanyth f English (African)
The name Tanyth means the worker of god/word of god. With this name comes a pure heart and a desire to do good.

Tao m Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [more]

Taqdees f Kashmiri, Dogri
Means "purity".

Taqi m Arabic, Urdu
Means "devout, pious, God-fearing" in Arabic.

Taqi al-Din m Arabic
Means "pious of the religion" from تقي (taqi) meaning "devout, pious" and دين (din) meaning "religion"

Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.

Tara f Spanish (Canarian), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche taṛa, meaning "love". This was the name of a goddess of fertility in Guanche mythology. Alternatively, it may be derived from Guanche tara, meaning "tree", and referring to a pre-Hispanic village ubicated in Telde, Gran Canaria.

Tarak m Hindi

Taraki m Ilocano
"handsome"

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Taran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali
MEANING - a raft, a boat, final landing place ( heaven), overcoming ( as of misfortune ), crossing over ... [more]

Tarannum f Dogri
Means "melody" in Dogri.

Tarashchya f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Proskovya.

Tarcísio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Tarsicius.

Tarcyzjusz m Polish
Variant of Tarsycjusz.

Tarecawawaho m Pawnee
Means "long hair" in Pawnee.

Tarie f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Darya 1.

Tarin m & f Indian, English

Tariso m & f African
Tariso is similar to the name Tariro in that it has the same meaning..."hope"... [more]

Tarissa f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the name Tara 1 with a name that ends in -issa, such as Clarissa and Marissa... [more]

Tarnie f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), English (British, Modern)
Derives from either a Maori or Australian Aboriginal name meaning "salty water". It could also be used as a diminuitive of the Tania or Tara 1, or possibly a variation of Marnie.

Tarōmaru m Japanese
From Tarō suffixed with 丸 (gan, maru), normally meaning "circle."... [more]

Tarōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太.... [more]

Tarsylia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Trasilla.

Tarubi f Manipuri
Means "clean girl" in Meitei.

Taruk m Veps
Veps form of Taras.

Tarush m Indian
Means "conqueror" in Sanskrit.

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

Tašʲ m Ubykh
Derived from t’ašʷ meaning "younger".

Tasana m Manipuri
Means "brother" in Meitei.

Taseen m Bengali (Muslim, Rare)
Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.

Tasfiah f Bengali

Tashana f English (Modern, Rare)

Tashmetum f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant form of Tašmetu, also translated as "the lady who listens".

Tashonda f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of the prefix ta and the name Shonda.

Tashrique m Bengali (Rare)

Tasie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tacey.

Tasma f English (Australian)
Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [more]

Tasmiah f Indian, Pakistani, Bengali

Tassia f Greek
Diminutive of Anastasia. This name belonged to an 8th-century Lombard queen, the Roman wife of Ratchis.... [more]

Tasuke m Japanese
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick" or 多 meaning "many, much," and 助け (suke) meaning "help," the element also written as 介, 祐, and so on. The second kanji can also be used on its own, from 助け (tasuke), extended from suke with 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand," now the usual form.... [more]

Tata f & m Georgian
When written as თათა, this name is a short form of the rare masculine name Tadeoz and the common feminine names Tamar, Tamta, Tatia and Tatuli.... [more]

T’at’a f Abazin
Means "soft, mild" in Abaza.

Tatash m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of the Georgian name Dadash.

Tate m Georgian (Rare)
When written as ტატე, this name is a short form of Estate. It is now also used as an independent name.... [more]

Tatelyn f American (South, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Taylor and Katelyn, or a combination of Tate and the popular name suffix lyn... [more]

Tatiata f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tato m & f Georgian
When written as ტატო, this name is a short form of Anton, Estate and Tatash (masculine) and Tatiana (feminine).... [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]

Tatsuhiro m Japanese

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]

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]

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]

Taufiq m Indonesian, Bengali, Malay, Urdu, Kurdish
Form of Tawfiq.

Taulas m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Precise meaning unknown. In Greek mythology, Taulas was one of the six sons of Illyrios.

Taura f English
Feminine form of Taurus or variant of Tara 1.

Tautik m Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
Meaning "Pearl".

Tav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "musical note" in Hebrew.

Tavasz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian tavasz "springtime".

Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]

Tavianu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Tavianus.

Taviri m Papuan
"Key"

Tawadros m Coptic (Arabized)
Coptic form of Theodore.

Tawatchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thawatchai.

Taweh m Western African
Means "go there!" in Vai, spoken in Liberia.

Tawret f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian Goddess with the head of the hippopotamus.

Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.

Tayal f Manipuri
Means "young bamboo" in Meitei.

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

Taysom m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tayven m American
Tayven means a strong and dashing young man who is very good at basketball and fortnite, but mostly is very good with the ladies

Tayys f Arabic
Lebanese and Syrian Arabic form of Thais.

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Tazhibay m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Tazhibai.

Tazsharii f Northern African (Rare)

Tazzmyn m American
Variant of Tasmin.

T-bone m American (Rare)
Nickname with meaning particular to the bearer, but often used for someone with a name beginning with the letter 'T'. Bearers include blues singer and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910–1975), for whom the name was derived from his middle name because of its close pronunciation of Tee-bow... [more]

Tchianga m Central African
Means "helper" in Fe'Fe', spoken in Cameroon.

Tchue m African Mythology
A cultural founder hero of the Bushmen. Tchue's deeds and transformations were 'many, many and not one'. He was a genius of fruit; also was he at different times a bird, an elephant, a fly, a lizard and even a water hole... [more]

Teal'c m Popular Culture
Goa'uld: "strong" Used by one of the main characters in Stargate:SG-1

Tealynn f English
A famous bearer is TeaLynn Adamson who starred on “Dance Moms”

Tebah m Biblical
Means "slaughter" in Hebrew, from the verb טָבַח (tabach) "to slaughter, butcher, slay". In the Bible, Tebah was the firstborn son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Gen... [more]

Tebello f & m Sotho
Means "expectation" in Sotho.

Techiya f Jewish
Hebrew for "rebirth". It is a modern Israeli name, often connected to the rebirth of the state of Israel. It can also be an amuletic name.

Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.

Teddyson m Caribbean
Possibly a variation of Tennyson, possibly modeled on Teddy.... [more]

Tedore f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Theodore.

Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.

Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ.

Teena f English (Modern)
Variant of Tina.

Teifi f & m Welsh
From the name of a river in Wales.

Teilo m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
From Teilio, which was originally a diminutive of Eiludd, composed of the Welsh pronoun ty meaning "thy, your" prefixed to a diminutive of Eiludd... [more]

Tein m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Tijn.

Tejas m Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit तेजस (téjas) meaning "light, radiance, brilliance, splendour" as well as "fire".

Tej Bahadur m Kashmiri, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Dogri
Means "radiant and brave person".

Tejram m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
This name means "radiance of Rama," "soul of Rama" or "majesty of Rama", which is derived from a combination of Sanskrit तेज (tēja) meaning "radiance, soul, majesty, lustre, energy, splendour, magnificence" and the name of the god Rama 1.

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

Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Contraction of Welsh ty meaning "thy, your" and Eleri. This name is mentioned in Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.

Teliasfor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Telesphoros.

Telimena f Polish, Kashubian
Of unknown origin, but is speculated to derive from Philomena via a Belarusian form.

Telisha f African American
Variant of Talisha.

Tema f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Tamar.

Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-, te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga, mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari), both meaning "ball."... [more]

Temazcalteci f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl temāzcalli meaning "steam bath" and tecitl "grandmother". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of steam baths.

Tembang m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "song" in Javanese.

Temekey m Altai
Altai form of Timofey.

Temene f Altai
Means "needle" in Altai.

Temenuga f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian теменуга (temenuga) "violet (flower)".

Temilola f Yoruba
Means "mine is wealth" in Yoruba.

Temirali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and the given name Ali 1.

Temiraliy m Karachay-Balkar
From the names Temir and Ali 1.

Temístocles m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Themistocles (see Themistokles).

Temm m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Timo 1.

Temrəqʷ m Ubykh
Ubykh form of Timur.

Tenae f English (Modern)
An invented name that sounds like Renae, but then with a 't' instead.

Tenchi m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, reason, wisdom" or 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom."... [more]

Tenebrus m Literature
Latin meaning "dark,blind"... [more]

Tenenet f Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth and beer. She was typically depicted as a woman wearing a cow uterus on her head like another Egyptian childbirth goddess, Meskhenet... [more]

Tengbangba m Manipuri
Means "helper" in Meitei.

Teng'chi f Garo
From the Garo word তেঁ (teng) meaning "shining" and চি (chi) meaning "water".

Tenko f & m Japanese
From Japanese 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule", 天 (ten) meaning "heavens, sky" or 展 (ten) meaning "exhibition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 恋 (ko) meaning "love" (for females) or 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum" (for males)... [more]

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the Cherokee word Ta'nasi' of uncertain meaning which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee (U.S.A.).

Tenri f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]

Teodegonda f Gothic (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Theudegund.

Teodore m Medieval Georgian, Georgian (Rare)
Medieval Georgian form of Theodoros (see Theodore), which is still in use today, but rarely so. It has largely been replaced by the newer form Tedore, which is now quite common in Georgia.... [more]

Teofania f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish form of Theophania.

Téófil m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Theophilus.

Teolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Contracted form of Teodolinda.

Teopolina f Southern African
Namibian name of uncertain meaning.

Teori m & f Maori

Tepan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Stepan.

Te Poki m Maori
The possibly meaning of this name is, "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Senior Ngati Mutunga chief.

Teppei m Japanese
This name combines 哲 (tetsu, aki.raka, satoi, saba.ku, shi.ru, te') meaning "clear, philosophy", 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane, te') meaning "iron" or 徹 (tetsu, te') meaning "clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono, he) meaning "army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare."... [more]

Tequania f Obscure

Terashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 照らし (terashi) meaning "illumination, shining" (compare Terasu).... [more]

Terasu m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照らす (terasu) meaning "to shine on, illuminate" (compare Terashi).... [more]

Tercjusz m Polish
Polish form of Tertius.

Teresio m Italian
Masculine form of Teresa.

Terja f Finnish
Finnish variant of Terje 2.