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Tugdual m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
tut "people" and
uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or
tad "father".
Tugend f German (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from German
Tugend "virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
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.
Tugendsam f German (Archaic)Derived from the German adjective
tugendsam meaning "virtuous". This is one of the so-called Pietistic given names that were coined in Germany from the late 17th century onwards.
Tugomil m Croatian (Rare)From the Slavic elements
togo "strong, mighty, potent" and
milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Tui f & m MaoriFrom the name of a bird native to New Zealand, derived from Maori
tūī. A famous bearer of the name is American author Tui T. Sutherland (1978-), whose mother is from New Zealand.
Tuire f FinnishDerived from the archaic Finnish word
tuiretuinen, which means both "unwise, uncomprehending" and "darling".
Tuisto m Germanic MythologyThe name of a Germanic Earth god mentioned once in the work of Tacitus. One manuscript of Tacitus provides the alternate name form
Tuisco.
Tukul m JavaneseFrom Javanese
thukul meaning "grow, sprout, develop".
Tulimir m PolishAccording to some sources, this name means "to prevail over peace" or "to reign over peace", with the second element derived from Slavic
mir "peace". Well, they are definitely correct about the second element, but I am uncertain or doubtful that the first element means "to prevail over, to reign"... [
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Tulsa f English (American, Rare)From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from
Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.
Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, NepaliFrom 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.
Tulsidas m Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit तुलसी
(tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see
Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास
(dasa) meaning "servant".
Tumar f & m Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from the Kazakh and Kyrgyz noun
tumar meaning "amulet". This name is unisex in both countries, but more often given to females than to males.
Tumasch m RomanshRomansh form of
Thomas, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.
Tümen m & f Mongolian, YakutMeans "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" in Mongolian and Yakut, the attributive form of Mongolian түм
(tüm). Among the Mongol and Turkic peoples, a
tümen (
tumen in English) was historically also a social and military unit of 10,000 households and soldiers.... [
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Tümenbaatar m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Tümenbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tümenbileg f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and билэг
(bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Tümendemberel f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл
(demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
Tümennasan m & f MongolianMeans "eternity" or "ten thousand years old" in Mongolian, from түм
(tüm) meaning "myriad, ten thousand" and нас
(nas) meaning "age, life".
Tümenölzii m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "luck, blessing".
Tümensaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tümentsetseg f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Tümentsogt m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and цогт
(tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Tümenzhargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tumpak m BatakMeans "help, support, assistance, aid" in Toba Batak.
Tuncer m TurkishComposed from Turkish
tunç ''bronze'' and
er "brave; man".
Tùng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 松
(tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Tungalag f MongolianMeans "serenity, clarity", "light, white, bright" or "transparent, crystalline, clear" in Mongolian.
Tungalagchimeg f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".
Tungalaggerel f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tungalagsaikhan f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tungalagtamir f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and тамир
(tamir) meaning "energy, health, strength".
Tungalagtuyaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)"
Tünzalə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic نَزَلَ
(nazala) meaning "to descend (from above), to come down".
Tường m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 祥
(tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".
Turan f Etruscan MythologyTuran was the Etruscan goddess of love, fertility and vitality and patroness of the city of Velch. She was commonly associated with birds such as the dove, goose and above all the swan. Her name is the pre-Hellenic root of
Turannos (absolute ruler, see tyrant), so Turan can be viewed as “Mistress".
Turandot f TheatreDerived 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... [
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Turar m & f KazakhMeans "will live", derived from Kazakh тірі
(tiri) meaning "survive" or "alive, lively". This name was traditionally given when a child (usually a son) was not expected to live.
Turfah f ArabicDerived from Arabic طرفة
(turfah) meaning "novelty, rarity".
Turiarangi m & f MaoriFrom
tūria meaning "journey" and
rangi meaning "sky" in Māori.
Turkessa f African AmericanAn invented name, based on the Spanish word
turquesa meaning "turquoise". This was used by American singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes for her daughter born 1975.
Turki m ArabicFrom Arabic تُرْكِيّ
(turkiyy) meaning "Turk, Turkish".
Turlan m KazakhMeans "Turkish lion" from Kazakh түрік
(türik) meaning "Turkish, Turk" and the given name
Aslan.
Turo m FinnishVariant of
Tuure or taken directly from Finnish
turo meaning "structure built from tree branches in order to lure spawning fish".
Turpal m ChechenMeans "hero" in Chechen. This is the name of the legendary ancestor of the Chechen people, who is also called Nokhcho.
Turpilianus m Late RomanThis Roman cognomen is an extended form of
Turpilius. A bearer of this name was Publius Petronius Turpilianus, a Roman politician, general and consul from the 1st century AD.
Turpilius m Ancient RomanProbably derived from the Latin adjective
turpis meaning "ugly, filthy, disgraceful", which itself derives from the Latin verb
turpo "to make ugly, to defile, to disgrace". This name was borne by a Roman comic poet from the 2nd century BC.
Turstin m Old Norman, HistoryNorman form of
Þórsteinn. Turstin fitz Rou (known as
Turstin FitzRolf in English) played a prominent role in the Norman conquest of England and is regarded as one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Tursynbay m Kazakh (Rare)From Kazakh тұрсын
(tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру
(turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tursynbek m KazakhFrom Kazakh тұрсын
(tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру
(turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Tuskulaana f YakutEither from тускул
(tuskul) meaning "future" or means "doing good" in Yakut.
Tut m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ထွတ်/ထွဋ် (see
Htut).
Tuta f Georgian, MingrelianDerived from the Georgian noun თუთა
(tuta) meaning "mulberry". For Mingrelian bearers, the name is derived from the Mingrelian noun თუთა
(tuta) meaning "moon, month". Also compare the similar name
Tutana.
Tuulaikhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian туулай
(tuulai) meaning "hare, rabbit" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy" or "dear, beloved".
Tüvshinbayar m MongolianMeans "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин
(tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Tüvshinjargal m & f MongolianMeans "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин
(tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tùy f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 隨
(tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".
Tuyaasaikhan f MongolianFrom Mongolian туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tuyana f BuryatDerived from Buryat туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Tvalchina f Georgian (Rare)The meaning of the name as a whole is uncertain. The first element should be derived from the Georgian noun თვალი
(tvali) meaning "eye" (also compare
Mamistval and
Mzistvala), whilst the second element is uncertain... [
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Twana m KurdishFrom Persian توانا (
tavânâ) meaning "powerful".
Twardomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
twardy "hard, tough, firm", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
tvьrdъ "hard". Compare Croatian
tvrd and Czech/Slovak
tvrdý, all of which mean "hard, tough, firm"... [
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Twardosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
twardy "hard, tough, firm", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
tvьrdъ "hard". Compare Croatian
tvrd and Czech/Slovak
tvrdý, all of which mean "hard, tough, firm"... [
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Tweety m & f Popular Culture, Various (Rare)Wordplay on the words
sweetie and
tweet, the onomatopoeia of birds. This is the name of Warner Bros. character Tweety, a yellow canary who began to appear in Looney Tunes (1930) and Merrie Melodies (1931) series of animated cartoons... [
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Twilight f & m American (Modern, Rare)From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English
twi- "half" +
līht "light".... [
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Tworzymir m PolishMeans "to create peace", derived from Polish
tworzyć "to create, to make" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
tvoriti "to make, to create") combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Tworzysław m PolishDerived from Polish
tworzyć "to create, to make" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
tvoriti "to make, to create") combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Twosret f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
tꜣ-wsr.t meaning "mighty lady", derived from
tꜣ "the; she of" combined with
wsr "mighty, powerful" and the feminine suffix
-t. This was the name of the last known ruler and the final pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (c.1191 BCE – c.1189 BCE), who inherited the position after the death of her husband
Seti II... [
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Txori f Basque (Rare)Derived directly from
txori, the Basque word for "bird", and the name of a Marian statue in Gares / Puente la Reina.
Tỵ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 巳
(tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).
Tybie f Welsh, HistoryThis was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.
Tydeus m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Aeolic Greek τῦδε
(tude) or
(tyde), which is derived from Aeolic Greek τύδαι
(tudai) or
(tydai) meaning "here, there". Also compare Aeolic Greek τυῖδε
(tuide) or
(tyide) meaning "hither"... [
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Tyjah m & f African, African American (Modern)Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials)
T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (
Teejay).
Tyllagözel f TurkmenFrom Turkmen
tylla meaning "golden, gold" combined with
gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Tylos m Greek MythologyPossibly from Ancient Greek τύλος (
tylos) meaning "callus" or "knob, knot". Tylos is a mythological character in Nonnus' epic poem Dionysiaca, where he accidentally touches a serpent which attacks and suffocates him... [
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Tynchtykbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz тынчтык
(tynchtyk) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Tyndareus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Τυνδάρεως
(Tyndareos), of which the meaning is uncertain. However, it is possible that the first element of the name may have been derived from Doric Greek τύνη
(tune) or
(tyne), which is a second-person singular pronoun... [
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Tyndarion m Ancient GreekMost likely a diminutive form of
Tyndareos (see
Tyndareus), since this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων
(-ion). Tyndarion was the name of a tyrant of Tauromenion (which is nowadays Taormina in Sicily), who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Tyrannion m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun τύραννος
(turannos) or
(tyrannos) meaning "absolute ruler" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων
(-ion). A known bearer of this name was Tyrannion of Amisus, a Greek grammarian from the 1st century BC.
Tyro f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek τυρός (
tyrôs) meaning "cheese". In Greek myth she was a Thessalian princess, daughter of
Salmoneus and
Alcidice, whose name was allegedly given in reference to her complexion, which was "as fair as white goat's cheese"... [
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Tyrvi m Old NorseEither derived from the name of the Norse god
Týr (see
Tyr) or from Old Norse
tyrfi meaning "resinous fir-tree, fatwood".