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Thingwin m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Anglo-Saxon
thing, which can have several meanings: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such,
thing is related to Old High German
dingôn "to judge, to condemn" and
dingjan "to hope." The second element in this name comes from Old High German
wini "friend."
Thịnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 盛
(thịnh) meaning "prosperous, thriving, flourishing".
Thiphaine f FrenchFrench cognate of
Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.
Thipphaphone f LaoFrom Lao ທິບ
(thip) meaning "heaven, sky" and ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing".
Thippharat f ThaiFrom Thai ทิพ
(thip) meaning "heaven, sky" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Thipphavanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ທິບພະ
(thippha) meaning "heaven, sky" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Thipphawan f ThaiFrom Thai ทิพ
(thip) meaning "heaven, sky" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Thira m ThaiMeans "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" in Thai.
Thirachai m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Thiradet m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and เดช
(det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Thiraphat m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise man, learned" and ภัทร
(phat) meaning "good, prosperous, excellent".
Thiraphon m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Thiraphon f ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Thiraphong m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and พงศ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family, race".
Thirasak m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Thirawan f ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Thirawat m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and วัฒน์
(wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".
Thirawut m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and วุฒิ
(wut) meaning "knowledge".
Thirayut m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and ยุทธ
(yut) meaning "war, battle".
Thit m & f BurmeseMeans "new" or "timber, wood" in Burmese.
Thiti m ThaiMeans "livelihood" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit स्थिति
(sthiti).
Thitika f ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ or ธิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability".
Thitima f ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ or ธิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability".
Thitiphon f ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ or ธิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Thitiphon m ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ or ธิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Thitiphong m ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and พงศ์ or พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Thitiya f ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ or ธิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability".
Thiulf m GermanicDerived from Gothic
thius "servant" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Þjóðgerðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
þjóð "folk, people" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Thluai f ChinMeans "to go about in grandeur" in Hakha Chin.
Thọ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 壽
(thọ) meaning "long life, longevity, lifepsan".
Thoa f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 釵
(thoa) meaning "hairpin, hair-brooch".
Thoas m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek θοός
(thoos) meaning "quick, swift". This name was borne by roughly ten characters in Greek mythology, one of them being one of the suitors of
Odysseus' wife
Penelope.
Thoe f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek θοός
(thoos) "swift, nimble". This name belonged to one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Thoetsak m ThaiFrom Thai เทิด
(thoet) meaning "glorify, uphold, esteem" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Thofan f ThaiFrom Thai ทอ
(tho) meaning "weave" and ฝัน
(fan) meaning "dream".
Thoinon m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun θοίνη
(thoine) meaning "meal, feast, banquet", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb θοινάω
(thoinao) meaning "to feast on, to eat".
Þǫkk f Norse MythologyMeans "thanks" in Old Norse (from Proto-Germanic
*þankō,
*þankaz "gratitude, thanks" and thus a cognate of modern English
thank,
thanks). In the Prose Edda, the trickster god Loki once adopted this name while disguised as an old woman.
Thomakis m GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Thomas, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης
(-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Thông m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 通
(thông) meaning "clear, open, understand, master".
Thongbai f & m ThaiMeans "gold leaf, gold spread into thin sheets" in Thai.
Thongchai m ThaiMeans "flag of victory" from Thai ธง
(thong) meaning "flag" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Thongchan m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(tong) meaning "gold" and จันทร์
(jan) meaning "moon".
Thongdi m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, nice, fine".
Thongdy m & f LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ດີ
(dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
Thonglith m LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ລິດ
(lith) meaning "power, force".
Thongloun m LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ລຸນ
(loun) meaning "after, next, last".
Thongmuan f ThaiMeans "rolled gold" from Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ม้วน
(muan) meaning "roll, curl".
Thongpan f & m ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ปาน
(pan) meaning "birthmark".
Thongsai f & m ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ใส
(sai) meaning "clear, pure".
Thongsavanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Thongsing m LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ສິງ
(sing) meaning "lion".
Thongsuk m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and สุข
(suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Thongyot m & f ThaiMeans "dropping gold" or "drop of gold" from Thai ทอง
(tong) meaning "gold" and หยด
(yòt) meaning "drop".
Þóralfr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
alfr "elf".
Þórbrandr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
brandr "sword."
Þórey f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination 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").
Þorgerðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology.
Þórhallr m Old NorseOld Norse name meaning "Thor's rock", derived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
hallr "stone, rock"... [
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Thorlogh f Anglo-ScandinavianPresumably a Middle English form of the Old Norse name
Þórlaug, possibly via the Old Swedish form
Thorløgh. This name was recorded in Domesday Book (1086).
Þórmundr m Old NorseDerived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with Old Norse
mundr "protection."
Þórolfr m Old NorseCombination of the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) and Norse with
ulfr "wolf".
Þorri m Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "dry one". This was the name of an Old Norse month, lasting from the middle of January to the middle of February. In Norse mythology Þorri was King of Kvenland (modern-day Norrbotten in Sweden and Pohjanmaa in Finland), the son of
Snær and brother of
Mjǫll,
Fǫnn and
Drífa... [
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Þórunnr f Old NorseOld Norse name derived from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with
unnr "to wave, to billow" or
unna "to love".
Thotsaphon m ThaiMeans "tenfold strength" from Thai ทศ
(thot) meaning "ten" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power". This is a Thai epithet of the
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).
Þráinn m Icelandic, Old NorsePossibly derived from Old Norse
þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.
Thrasabert m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Thrasamar m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Thrasamund m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German
mund "protection." Thrasamund was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.
Thrasaric m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Thrasulf m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Thrasydaios m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek δάιος
(daios) "battle".
Thrasymachos m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek μαχη
(mache) "battle."
Thrasyphon m Ancient GreekMeans "bold voice", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek φωνη
(phone) "voice". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Thrax m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
Thrax meaning "Thracian", which in turn was ultimately derived from Greek
Thrakē, which came from the verb
thrāssō "to trouble, to stir". This was the name of Maximinus Thrax (i.e. Maximinus the Thracian), the 27th Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Þrótti m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
þróttr meaning "strength, might, valour".
Þrúðgelmir m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
þrúðr ("strength") and
galmr ("shouting one, roarer"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn with six heads.
Thụ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 樹
(thụ) meaning "tree, plant".
Thuận f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 順
(thuận) meaning "obey, submit".
Thuanthong m ThaiMeans "golden spear" from Thai ทวน
(thuan) meaning "lance, spear" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Thục m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 淑
(thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶
(thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Þúfa f Old Norse, IcelandicOld 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").
Thukha m & f BurmeseMeans "happiness, pleasure, delight" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख
(sukha).
Thule m Swedish (Rare)Perhaps taken from Ancient Greek
Thúlē (Θούλη), a name used by 4th century Greek explorer Pytheas to describe the northernmost location in the known world. The name Thule has been associated with Scandinavia and other parts of Northern Europe since the 19th century, but what landmass Pytheas was actually referring to is unknown.... [
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Thumelicus m Germanic (Latinized), HistoryAs the only known bearer of this name was the only child of two Germanic parents (Cheruscan chieftain Arminius and his wife Thusnelda), this name is probably a latinized form of an obscure Germanic name... [
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Thupten m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཐུབ་བསྟན
(thub-bstan) meaning "teachings of the Buddha, Buddhist doctrine", derived from ཐུབ
(thub) referring to the
Buddha and བསྟན
(bstan) meaning "instruction, teachings".
Thura m BurmeseMeans "brave, gallant" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit शूर
(shura).
Thurein m BurmeseDerived from Sanskrit सूर्य
(sūrya) meaning "sun" or शूर
(śūra) meaning "heroic, brave, strong, powerful" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra.
Thurisind m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German
turs (compare Old Norse
Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [
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Thurismund m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German
turs (compare Old Norse
Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [
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Thurismut m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German
turs (compare Old Norse
Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [
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Thursday m & f English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English
þunresdæg meaning literally "
Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS
Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Thuta m & f BurmeseMeans "knowledge, learning" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत
(shruta).
Thúy f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 翠
(thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụy m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑞
(thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thuyết m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 說
(thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".
Thuzar f BurmeseMeans "angel, heavenly queen" in Burmese, of Sanskrit origin.
Thwaite m English (Rare)Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.
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... [
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Thyme f & m English (Rare)From Old French
thym, from Latin
thymum, from Ancient Greek
θύμον (
thúmon).
Thymian f LiteratureDerived 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... [
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Thymiane f French (Rare), LiteratureGallicized form of
Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation -
Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Thymochares m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun θυμός
(thymos) meaning "soul, spirit" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά
(chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις
(charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see
Chares).... [
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Thyrsos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek θύρσος
(thursos) or
(thyrsos), which was the name for a type of staff or wand that was wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves and had a pine-cone at the top. It was often used as an instrument in the cult for
Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, revelry, fertility and dance.