TawanannafHittite Of uncertain etymology. This was the personal name of a Hittite queen, which was consequently used as a title for all subsequent Hittite queens.
Taweram & fMaori Variant of Tāwera (a cognate of Meremere), meaning "Venus" and "morning star" in Māori.
TawhāmMaori Means "caldera/boundary line" in Māori. Short for Tū-te-tawhā - loosely translated as 'holding the boundary'. Tū-te-tawhā was a Māori chieftain of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe.
TawnafPopular Culture, English (Rare) Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
TaxmaspadamOld Persian Old Persian form of the Old Median name Taxmaspāδa, meaning "(belonging to/possessing) a brave army", equivalent to Old Persian tahma "valiant, brave" and 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ) "army".
TaydulafMedieval Mongolian Possibly means "having a foal tail", deriving from the Turkic element tay ("colt"). Name borne by a queen consort of the Mongol Horde.
TayuyafPopular Culture Tayuya is a fictional character from the 'Naruto' manga series. It is spelled with Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason", and 也 (ya) meaning "also".
TazaguisafGuanche From Guanche *tazagzaw, meaning "immature" (literally "green"). This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
TeairrafAfrican American Variant of Tierra. It can be spelled Teairra or with a capitalized third letter as TeAirra. A known bearer is Teairra Marí Thomas (1987-), an American singer-songwriter, dancer, hip hop model and actress.
TeatafChickasaw Possibly a variant of Te Ata, the stage name of Mary Frances Thompson (1895 - 1995), best known as Te Ata or Te Ata Fisher after her marriage. Te Ata means "bearer of the morning" in the Chickasaw language... [more]
TebroniafGeorgian (Rare) Georgian name sources state that this name is of Greek origin, but that the meaning is unknown.... [more]
TechiyafJewish 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.
TecmessafGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek τέκμαρ (tekmar) meaning "fixed mark; end, goal, token, pledge". In Greek Mythology, this was the name of a princess of Phrygia (or sometimes Teuthrania) who was taken as a concubine by Ajax, as well as of an Amazon warrior killed by Hercules.
TecuecuechamNahuatl Possibly means "mischievous person" or "someone bold, shameless, insolent" in Nahuatl, from cuecuech "mischievous, shameless, insolent" and the prefix te-.
TecuetlazamNahuatl Means "he throws like a lizard", from Nahuatl tecue "a kind of venomous lizard" and tlaza "to throw".
TecusafHistory (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... [more]
TedescafMedieval Italian Derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesca, the feminine form of tedesco, "German".
TedhafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Cornish Cornish 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... [more]
TeglafEastern African, Pokot A famous bearer is Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 1973) a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education.
TeglafHistory (Ecclesiastical) Tegla is the titular patron of the church and holy well at Llandegla in Denbighshire. Her name is usually treated as the Welsh form of Thecla.
TegzafHungarian Derived from Hungarian tegez "quiver (for arrows)".
TehatnafAncient Hebrew meaning unknown but is possibly derived from the root חתן (hatan) meaning "to get married", this name could mean "(you will get her) married"
TeheafTahitian Feminine of the unisex name, Tehei, meaning 'crown'.
Teheiuram & fTahitian Derived from Tahitian te hei 'ura literally meaning "the red crown".
TehyafEnglish (American) Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.
TeiafJapanese From Japanese 綴 (tei) meaning "compose, spell, write, bind (books)" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
TeiafLate Roman Feminine form of Teius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Tejam & fIndonesian Means "afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).
TejumolafYoruba Means "one who looks forward to better days" or "stare at wealth" in Yoruba, derived from tẹ meaning "press", ojú meaning "eyes, face", mọ́ meaning "onto" and ọlá meaning "wealth".
TekinafJapanese From Japanese 適 (teki) meaning "suitable, appropiate, fit" combine with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TelairafTheatre The name was used by Jean-Phillippe Rameau in his 1737 opera 'Castor et Pollux'. It is used as the name of a Greek princess whom both Castor and Pollux are in love with.
TeläkbikäfBashkir From Bashkir теләк (teläk) meaning "wish, desire", and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
TelecleiafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Semi-latinized form of Greek Τηλέκλεια (Telekleia), the feminine form of Telekles. This was the name of a Trojan princess in Greek mythology.
TelenafMordvin Derived from Erzya телень (telenʹ) meaning "of winter", itself a derivative of теле (tele) "winter".
Tẹ̀léọlám & fYoruba Means "follow success, nobility, wealth" in Yoruba.
TelesillafAncient Greek Derived from Greek τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion", or the noun τέλεσις (telesis) "event, fulfillment". Telesilla (fl... [more]
TelethusafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Τελέθουσα (Telethousa), which is possibly derived from Greek τελέθω (telethô) meaning "to come into being". This name belonged to the mother of Iphis in Greek mythology.
TematlalehuafNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl tematlahuia "to use a rock-hurling sling on something", or from a combination of tematlatl "rock-throwing sling" and either elehuia "to wish, to desire" or ilihuiz "thoughtlessly".
Temir-MirzamTatar (Archaic), History Possibly from Kipchak تمور (temür) "iron" (see Timur) and Mirza. This was the name of a Tatar champion who fought Alexander Peresvet at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo, known in Russian sources as Chelubey
TenayafAmerican (Modern, Rare) This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
TenayamMiwok Possibly from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.
TenesoyafSpanish (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.