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Tecocoa m NahuatlMeans "he hurts people" or "he has pain" in Nahuatl, related to
tecocoani "something that stings or hurts; a harmful person".
Tecpanecatl m NahuatlMeans "person of the palace", from Nahuatl
tecpan "palace" combined with the affiliative suffix
-catl.
Tecpatl m & f NahuatlMeans "flint" or "flint knife" in Nahuatl, the eighteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Tecuecuex m NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
tecuecuextli, a kind of braided leather anklet decorated with golden bells.
Tecuetlaza m NahuatlMeans "he throws like a lizard", from Nahuatl
tecue "a kind of venomous lizard" and
tlaza "to throw".
Tecuizolli m NahuatlProbably means "old lord", derived from Nahuatl
tecuhtli "lord" and
-zolli "old, worn out". Alternately, the second element could be from
zolin, "quail".
Tecusa f History (Ecclesiastical)This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Ancyra, the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. She was the eldest of seven holy virgins who were drowned in a lake during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [
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Tedesca f Medieval ItalianDerived from Proto-Germanic
*þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective
tedesca, the feminine form of
tedesco, "German".
Tedesco m Medieval ItalianDerived from Proto-Germanic
þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective
tedesco "German".
Tedha f History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval CornishCornish form of
Tedda. This name was borne by a 5th-century virgin and saint in Wales and Cornwall. Early Latin records, however, mention the saint by the name
Tecla (itself a form of the name
Thecla borne by the first female martyr in Christianity) and consider her a companion of
Breaca, while in Cornish sources, she was listed among the daughters of
Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales... [
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Tedo m GeorgianShort form of
Tedore,
Teodore and
Tevdore, though there is some evidence that it already existed as an independent name before the Greek name
Theodoros was introduced to the Kartvelian peoples... [
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Teejay m English (Rare)Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.
Tefke f Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain, though the second element of this name certainly consists of the diminutive suffix
-ke. The name is possibly Frisian in origin.
Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh
teg "fair, beautiful" and
eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".
Tegrimo m ItalianPossibly a short form of
Teudegrimo, the Italian form of a Germanic name derived from the elements
þeud "people" and
grim "mask".
Tegshbayan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tegshbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tegshbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Tegshdelger f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and дэлгэр
(delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Tegshgerel f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tegshzhargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tegueste m GuanchePossibly from
Thagaste, the name of a historic Roman-Berber city in present-day Algeria, presumably derived from a word meaning "humid" in Berber (
*tegăsət in Guanche). It was borne by two
menceyes (leaders) of the
menceycato (kingdom) of the same name.
Tegwared m Medieval WelshPresumably it is a combination of teg "fair" and gwared "deliverance." The eldest natural son of Llywelyn the Great was named Tegwared, born c. 1210.
Tehatna f Ancient Hebrewmeaning unknown but is possibly derived from the root
חתן (hatan) meaning "to get married", this name could mean "(you will get her) married"
Teiccuah m NahuatlMeans "younger sibling of a male, younger brother" in Nahuatl.
Teig m Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Tadhg used by Douglas Hyde in his translation of the Irish folktale 'Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse'.
Teiko f JapaneseFrom 禎 (
tei) meaning "auspicious, divine grace, straight", 汀 (
tei) meaning "water's edge, shore, beach" or 貞 (
tei) meaning "chastity, upright, faithfulness, virtue" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac sign, sign of the rat"... [
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Teiksma f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
teiksma "story; legend, fable".
Teilhard m Germanic, GermanDerived from Gothic
dails (
tail in Old High German) "part" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Teisius m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian adjective
teisus meaning "righteous, just".
Teisutė f Lithuanian (Rare)Diminutive of the rare name
Teisė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of
Teisutis.
Tej m & f Hindi, PunjabiDerived from Sanskrit तेजस्
(tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour". As a Punjabi (Sikh) name it is sometimes feminine.
Teja m & f IndonesianMeans "afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस्
(tejas).
Tejaswini f Marathi, TeluguDerived from Sanskrit तेजस्विन्
(tejasvin) meaning "brilliant, splendid, dignified, noble".
Te Kiato f & m MaoriDerives from
kiato which are wooden god sticks that are placed around gardens to keep the crops safe. The word
kiato also means "compact".
Tekle f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Thekla. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian princess and poet Tekle of Georgia (1776-1846).
Tekle m & f AmharicMeans "my plant" from Amharic ተክል
(tekl) meaning "plant".
Telekles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek τῆλε
(tele) meaning "far, from afar, far off". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek τέλος
(telos), which can mean "purpose, goal, aim" as well as "fulfillment, completion"... [
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Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian CycleContraction 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.
Telesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek τέλος
(telos), which can mean "purpose, goal, aim" as well as "fulfillment, completion"... [
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Telete f Greek MythologyMeans "ritual, initiation rite, consecration" or "festival (at which rites are held)", ultimately derived from Greek τέλος
(telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion"... [
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Teleus m Greek MythologyThe meaning of this name is not entirely certain. It may have been derived from Greek τέλειος
(teleios) meaning "perfect", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb τελειόω
(teleioo) meaning "to make perfect, to complete"... [
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Telgia f RomanshShort form of
Ottilia, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Tellus f Roman MythologyMeans "the earth, globe" in Latin. In Roman mythology Tellus was the mother goddess who personified the earth, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Gaia.
Telpoch m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
telpochtli "young man, youth, young warrior; son".
Telse f North Frisian, Low GermanOriginally a Low German diminutive of
Elisabeth, which may have arisen from the contraction of either
Sünt Else meaning "Saint
Else", perhaps applied affectionately or ironically to an individual named Else (or else referring to the biblical character; see
Elizabeth) or
dat Else, an affectionate phrase meaning "the Else".
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThis 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."... [
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Temirkhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Temir and the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Temirlan m Kazakh, KyrgyzKazakh and Kyrgyz form of
Tamerlane. It could also be formed from Kazakh темір
(temir) or Kyrgyz темир
(temir) meaning "iron" and Turkic
arslan meaning "lion".
Temirzhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Temir and Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Temoc m & f NahuatlMeans "she/he descended", derived from Nahuatl
temo "to go down, to descend; to let fall".
Tempestas f Roman MythologyMeans "storm, tempest, (bad) weather" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of storms and sudden weather.
Tempestt f EnglishVariant of
Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'
Tenasar m GuancheBorne by a Guanche man who was christened in Seville.
Tencuauh m NahuatlMeans "obstinate" or "loud-mouthed" in Nahuatl, literally "wooden lip", from
tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and
cuahuitl "tree, wood".
Tencuecuenotl m NahuatlMeans "foul-mouthed man" or "mischievous, unrestrained" in Nahuatl, from
tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and
cuecuenotl "proud, arrogant, insolent".
Tenepal f NahuatlProbably from Nahuatl
tene "lip-possessor; one who speaks well or vigorously", itself derived from
tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and the possessive suffix
-e, combined with the suffix
-pal "through, by means of"... [
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Tenesoya f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Of Guanche origin, possibly from *
tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last
guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.
Teneu f History (Ecclesiastical)Teneu is a legendary Christian saint who was venerated in medieval Glasgow, Scotland. Traditionally she was a sixth-century Brittonic princess of the ancient kingdom of Gododdin and the mother of Saint
Kentigern, apostle to the Britons of Strathclyde and founder of the city of Glasgow... [
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Tengil m Swedish (Rare), LiteratureFrom Old Norse
þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
Tengku m & f MalayFrom a hereditary title used by Malay men and women of royal descent, typically placed before the given name.
Ténia f HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of
Antónia and a short form of names ending in
-ténia.
Tenille f EnglishVariant of
Tennille. Known bearers include Canadian country singers Tenille Townes (1994-) and Tenille Arts (1994-).
Tennessee f & m English (American)From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ
(tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [
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Tenoch m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec MythologyPossibly a combination of Nahuatl
te- "stone" and
nochtli "prickly-pear cactus fruit". This was the name of a possibly-legendary Aztec ruler, who is said to have led his people southward to found the city of Tenochtitlan.