TheniafEnglish (American, Archaic) Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).
TheodatafDutch (Rare) Variant spelling of Deodata, which was influenced by the Greek word θεός (theos) meaning "god". In some cases, this name can also be a corruption of Theodota.... [more]
TheodegothafGothic Theodegotha (5th-century – fl. 502) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Alaric II (494–507). She was the daughter of Theodoric the Great. Her marriage was arranged as an alliance between the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, though it is disputed when it took place and therefore the exact reasons for the alliance... [more]
TheologiafGreek From the Koine Greek (or Biblical Greek) noun θεολογία (theologia) meaning "theology, science of things divine". Also compare the related Late Greek name Theologos.
TheopatrafAncient Greek, Late Greek From the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father". This name occurs in the Symposium of Methodius of Olympus, an early Christian theologian.
TheopoulafGreek Means "daughter of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos).
TheorafDutch (Rare), English (Rare) Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."
TheosebiafLate Greek (Latinized) Derived from the Greek noun θεοσέβεια (theosebeia) meaning "service" as well as "fear of God", which consists of Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with Greek σέβας (sebas) meaning "respect, reverential awe"... [more]
TheoxenafAncient Greek Feminine form of Theoxenos. This name was borne by several Greek noblewomen, one of which was a stepdaughter of Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt.
TheresetafAmerican (Hispanic, Rare) Nickname of the given name Teresa, given to me by my Spanish teacher. She is from Hungary, so she spoke Spain Spanish, so the name might not be a Latina name.
ThespiafGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek θέσπις (thespis) meaning "having words from god, inspired" or "divine, wondrous, awful". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.
TheudafGothic, Medieval Czech, Medieval French Derived from the Gothic element þiuda meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda), either a short form of Germanic names beginning with this element (such as Theudelinda) or used independently as a standalone name... [more]
TheyafDutch (Rare) Dutch variant spelling of Thea and Theia. The only bearer of this name that I know of, is Theya Schilt (1948-2016), a Dutch artist who was also the wife of the Dutch television host and producer Han Peekel (b... [more]
ThiotafGermanic Old High German name derived from the Proto-Germanic theudō meaning "people","nation","folk". The present day adjective deutsch derivated from thiota. The only known person with this name was a heretical Christian prophetess from Alemannia who in 847 began prophesying that the world would end that year.
ÞorfinnafOld Norse, Icelandic Feminine form of Þórfinnr. This name appears in the Laxdæla saga (c. 1245) belonging to Þórfinna Vermundardóttir, grandaughter of Óláfr pái and wife of Þórsteinn Kuggason.
ThrassafGreek Mythology Means “Thracian", referring to someone from the region of Thrace. In mythology, Thrassa was a nymph, the daughter of Ares and the Naiad Tereine... [more]
ÞúfafOld Norse, Icelandic Old 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").
Thukham & fBurmese Means "happiness, pleasure, delight" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
ThusneldafOld 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"... [more]
Thutam & fBurmese Means "knowledge, learning" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत (shruta).
ThyatirafAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. According Stephanus of Byzantium, the name of the city meant "daughter" from Greek θυγατήρ (thugatēr), though it may actually be from an older Lydian name... [more]
ThyiafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Thyia derived from the verb θύω "to sacrifice" was a female figure associated with cults of several major gods. Thyia of Thessaly was the daughter of Deucalion and had two sons with Zeus, Magnes and Makednos
TiaafAncient Egyptian From Egyptian tj-ꜥꜣ possibly meaning "the great", derived from a variant of tꜣ "the; she of" combined with ꜥꜣ "big, great, important". Tiaa was an ancient Egyptian queen consort during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1550-1292 BC)... [more]
TialdafWest Frisian Variant of Thialda. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Tialda van Slogteren (b. 1985), who was a member of the now-defunct German pop group Room2012.
TiarafJapanese From Japanese 天 (ti) meaning "heaven", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 宝 (ra) meaning "treasure". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TiaraoluwafYoruba Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.
TiareurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "Tiare", referred to a flower named Tiare and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing Tiare", "dancing flower".
TiarmafBatak From Batak tiar meaning "bright, clear (voice)".
Tia-SitrafAncient Egyptian Variant form of Sitre. This was the name given to one of the several daughters of pharaoh Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1292-1189 BC).
TibafEast Frisian East Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter b, e.g. burg "protection; protected place".
TibbafAnglo-Saxon Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Tibba of Mercia (7th century), a patron saint of falconers. She was a relative of Saints Kyneburga and Kyneswide of Mercia.
TiburciafSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Feminine form of Tiburcio. Notable bearers include two Argentinian revolutionaries, Tiburcia Haedo (1767-1839) and María Tiburcia Rodríguez (1778-1845).
TicwtkwafSalishan Of unknown meaning. Possibly of the Lilooet language, from the Salish language tree.
TidamJapanese (Modern, Rare) From 太陽 (tida), the word for "sun" in many Ryukyuan languages, cognate to Japanese 天道 (tendō), referring to the sun or the god of heaven and the earth.
TiénamWestern African Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiéna Coulibaly (b. 1952).
TienafRomani Romani name that has been recorded from the 1800s onwards. Its origin and meaning are uncertain; a current theory, however, links it to the same source as Tiana.
TienafEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Tiana, and perhaps in some cases even an alternate spelling of Tina.
TietafPortuguese (Brazilian) Tieta is a nickname for Antonieta used by Brazilian author Jorge Amado in his novel 𝘛𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢. 𝘛𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢 was later made into a television series and a movie.
TifafPopular Culture Tifa Lockhart is a character in the massively popular and highly acclaimed 1997 role-playing game game Final Fantasy VII. Contrary to popular belief, Tifa is not a contraction of name Tiffany or the Kabbalah concept Tiferet (beauty)... [more]
Tikam & fNepali, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian From Sanskrit टिका (ṭikā) meaning "mark, symbol, sign". It is also used as a short form of Indonesian names containing -tika such as Sartika or Kartika... [more]