ThurismutmGermanic The 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... [more]
ThuyếtmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 說 (thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".
Tiếtm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 節 (tiết) meaning "section, period, verse, melody".
TiferetfHebrew Means "glory, magnificence" in Hebrew. The term "Tiferet Yisrael" comes from the Israeli Declaration of Independence, sighed on the 14th of May 1948.
TilbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English elements til "good" and beorht "bright". This was the name of a medieval bishop of Hexham.
TilbertmNorwegian (Rare, Archaic) Combination of Till and björt, from Old Norse bjartr "light, bright, shining". It was mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Tillapo'latmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious" and po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
TorbjørtfFaroese Faroese combination of þórr "thunder" and bjartr "light", "shining".
TorgautmOld Norwegian, Medieval Scandinavian Torgaut was the name of a Torgaut Jonson who was assumed to be the son of knight Jon Ragnvaldson who was the founder of the Smør house around the mid 13th century for being lord of Blindheim at the time, the Smør house was one of the few remaining original Norwegian houses that survived from being wiped out by the Black Plague.... [more]
TrairatmThai Means "three gems" or "three jewels" in Thai, from ไตร (trai) meaning "three" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel" and referring to the Three Gems of Buddhism (the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha).
TreatmEnglish From Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’) from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’.
TrompartmArthurian Cycle Trompart is Braggadocio's wicked, deceitful squire in Books 2–5 of "The Faerie Queene".
Trotf & mLiterature From the English word ''trot'', given as a nickname to someone who walks with a diagonal gait. This is used as a nickname of two literary characters: the titular character from Charles Dickens' novel ''David Copperfield'' (1849) and Mayre "Trot" Griffiths from L. Frank Baum's books.
True-heartmEnglish (Puritan) Referring to Hebrews 10:22, "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."
Trustm & fEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
TrzebowitmPolish Meaning "rulers sacrifice", composed of the Old Polish elements trzebo "sacrifice, offering" and wit "lord, ruler".
Tümentsogtm & fMongolian From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
TurandokhtfIranian (Rare), Literature Means "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران (Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince Tur, a son of King Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت (dokht) "daughter".... [more]
TurandotfTheatre Derived 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... [more]
Twilightf & mAmerican (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".... [more]
TwosretfAncient Egyptian From 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... [more]
Ünenbatm & fMongolian From Mongolian үнэн (ünen) meaning "true, truth" and бат (batu) meaning "firm, strong".
UngoliantfLiterature Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
VaharsoltmChechen Meaning unknown; possibly from Nakh vakha meaning “to live” (see Vakha) combined with Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān) meaning “sultan, ruler, king”.
ValbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
VarazdatmOld Persian, Armenian, History Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]
VedantmIndian, Sanskrit It is a Sanskrit name and has a variety of meanings depending on the grammatical device (Samasa) used to unravel it. All the meanings bear some reference to the Vedas which are ancient Hindu holy texts.... [more]
VerbtmAlbanian Mythology Verbt is a weather and storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore, who causes hailstorms and controls fire, water, and the northern wind which fans the flames of fire. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian vorbëtinë "whirlwind, vortex, swirl".
Vermontm & fAmerican (Rare) From the name of the state in the United States of America (see Vermont). The place name originated from French Verd Mont meaning "green mountain", the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map.
VinevytfChukchi Means "deceased" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
VinitmIndian, Hindi, Marathi From Sanskrit विनीत (vinita) meaning "well-led, trained, disciplined" or "humble, courteous".