TrellmAmerican Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.
TremedalfSpanish Means "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Tremedal and Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.
TrendafilmBulgarian (Rare) Bulgarian masculine form of Trendafilka. Though it was popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, its usage has declined in recent years. The name also coincides with the Bulgarian word for the Japanese rose, a type of flower.
TrialmEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "to test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance." Referring to the trials and tribulations that may come with faith in God.
Tsengelm & fMongolian Means "joy, happiness, celebration" in Mongolian.
Tserenbalm & fMongolian Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity" combined with бал (bal) meaning "honey".
TsetsegbalfMongolian Means "flower honey" in Mongolian, from цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and бал (bal) meaning "honey".
Tsetsegdemberelf & mMongolian From Mongolian цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
TsetsegzhargalfMongolian Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tsetsentsengelm & fMongolian From цэцэн (tsetsen) meaning "intelligent, profound" and цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "joy, happiness, celebration".
Tsetsenzhargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian цэцэн (tsetsen) meaning "wise, intelligent, profound" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tsevelf & mMongolian Derived from a Tibetan name composed of ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and སྤེལ (spel) meaning "to increase, spread, develop, encourage".
TseyenpilfMongolian Probably a combination of Tseyen and a Mongolian form of the Tibetan element འཕེལ ('phel) "increase, growth, flourish".
TubalmHebrew Means "thou shalt be brought" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Tubal-Cain was the son of Lamech and Zillah, and brother to Naamah. He was the first blacksmith.
TugdualmBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton tut "people" and uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or tad "father".
TugomilmCroatian (Rare) From the Slavic elements togo "strong, mighty, potent" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
TukulmJavanese From Javanese thukul meaning "grow, sprout, develop".
Tümendemberelf & mMongolian From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
Tümenzhargalm & fMongolian From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
TunevelfMedieval Breton Variant of Tunvel, which is of uncertain meaning (perhaps earlier Dunvael).
TungalaggerelfMongolian From Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
TuulfMongolian Derived from the name of the Tuul River in Mongolia, itself from туулах (tuulakh) meaning "to cross, traverse, wade" or "to overcome, conquer".
Tüvshinjargalm & fMongolian Means "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tuyaagerelf & mMongolian Means "ray of light" in Mongolian, from туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
TuyaazhargalfMongolian From Mongolian туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
TuzalmUzbek Means "to recover, get better, improve" in Uzbek.
TyllagözelfTurkmen From Turkmen tylla meaning "golden, gold" combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
TyltylmTheatre Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1908 play 'The Blue Bird' (French: 'L'Oiseau bleu') by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck.
TzerilfYiddish Tzeril is the Yiddish diminutive form of Sarah meaning 'princess'. When an 'e' is added to the end of the name, it adds the meaning 'little', which is an endearment.
TzihuacmitlmNahuatl Means "agave arrow" in Nahuatl, an arrow (mitl) made from the stalk of the tzihuactli plant, a kind of small agave.
TzihuactlatonalmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tzihuactlah "place of prickly shrubs" (from tzicuactli, a kind of agave plant) and tonalli "day, sun, heat" or "soul, animating force", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.
Tzihuacxilotlf & mNahuatl Means "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".
TzihuacxochitlfNahuatl Means "agave flower" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave plant, and xōchitl "flower".
TzitzimitlfAztec and Toltec Mythology Etymology uncertain; the second element is probably mitl, meaning "arrow" in Nahuatl. In Aztec mythology, this was the name of a number of skeletal deities linked to stars, eclipses, and fertility.
TziuhcoatlmNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl tziuhtli "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" and cōātl "snake, serpent; twin".
Tzlilf & mHebrew Variant of the name Tslil which means "sound; voice" in Hebrew.
UcalmBiblical An obscure biblical name possibly derived from Hebrew יכל (yakol) meaning "to be able, to prevail". It is mentioned only in Proverbs 30:1, in which it is apparently the name of a person to whom Agur's words are addressed... [more]
Udamdemberelm & fMongolian (Rare) From Mongolian удам (udam) meaning "lineage, heritage, ancestry" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
UdelfYiddish (Anglicized) Either from the German Adel meaning "noble" or from Hodel a diminutive of Hudes. Udel (1720-1787), the righteous daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov, was a historical bearer of this name.
UdvalfMongolian Means "aquilegia, columbine" in Mongolian. Can also refer to chrysanthemum flowers.
UmbrielmLiterature Probably derived from Latin umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
UndómielfLiterature Undómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
UnggulmJavanese Means "superior, highest, best" in Javanese.
UniemysłmPolish Means "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
ÜnsalfTurkish Etymology uncertain, it may be from the Turkish ün meaning "reputation, fame" and salmak meaning "set free, release, dispatch, send".
UnuelmEsperanto From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
Uyto'lfUzbek Derived from Uzbek uy meaning "household, home" and to'l meaning "born late".
UzalmBiblical Hebrew Uzal is a Biblical name (Genesis 10:27) with different meanings tied to the verb "to go". Uzal is son of Joktan and ancestor of Abraham.
VaharielmJewish Legend A name for an angel in Jewish tradition which means 'Chosen of God', from the word 'bachar (בָּחַר)' meaning 'to choose, chosen.'
VakilmUzbek Means "representative, envoy" in Uzbek.
ValirasulmUzbek Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word rasul meaning "prophet".
VazulmHungarian (Rare) Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul. Vazul, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Verdellm & fEnglish (American) Derived from the Spanish verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix -ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).
Vestalm & fEnglish (American, Rare), American (South) Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.
VeyselmTurkish The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
VíkætillmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and ketill "cauldron".
VilmSoviet, Russian Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
VirgilmUpper German, German (Austrian), German (Rare, Archaic) German cognate of Fergal and Feirgil. This name used to Germanize Fergal and Feirgil in Austria and the southern part of Germany thanks to the Irish-born bishop and astronomer Virgilius von Salzburg (known in English as Vergilius of Salzburg).
VogelfYiddish (Archaic) Derived from Yiddish foigl "bird", the name was generally used as a vernacular form of Zipporah. It coincides with German Vogel "bird". It
VorondilmLiterature A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, and possibly means "ever-friend", from voro meaning "ever" and ndil meaning "friend, lover, devoted to".
WangyalmTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan དབང་རྒྱལ (dbang-rgyal) meaning "powerful king" or "king of power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "king, monarch".
WarragulmIndigenous Australian Place name; a town in the West Gipppsland region of rural Victoria in Australia. Its name is derived from warrigal, from a local language meaning "wild, wild dog (dingo)".
WaselmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic واصل (see Wasil).
WatchfulmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Meaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.
WitomiłmPolish Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".
WitomysłmPolish Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
WolnomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish wolny "free". Also compare Polish wolność "freedom, liberty". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think")... [more]
WorrallmEnglish The surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."
XavielmSpanish (Rare) This name is possibly a combination of Xavier with a Hebrew name ending in -iel, such as Gabriel. However, given the fact that this name has been around in the Spanish-speaking world since at least the 18th century, it could also be an independent name of its own (in which case its etymology is unknown), as combining names in that manner generally seems to be a fairly modern phenomenon in the Spanish-speaking world.... [more]