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Trâm f & m VietnameseVietnamese word referring to a certain species of plant.
Trân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 珍
(trân) meaning "rare, valuable".
Travalaha f Germanic MythologyTravalaha was a Germanic goddess known from an inscription found in Cologne, Germany. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, however one theory suggests a derivation from Proto-Norse
þrāwō "to long for"... [
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Traylor m & f EnglishFrom an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Trắc f VietnameseMeans "rosewood" in Vietnamese. This was the name of the eldest of the Trưng sisters, Vietnamese cultural heroes.
Trebopala f Old Celtic, Celtic MythologyLusitanian name believed to be the name of a goddess, which appears in a single inscription: the Cabeço das Fraguas inscription from present-day Portugal. It is likely derived from Celtic *
trebo- meaning "house, dwelling place" and an uncertain second element, potentially the Lepontic and Ligurian word
pala probably meaning "sacred stone", or the second element might mean "flat land" or "protector"... [
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Treia f English (Modern, Rare)Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -
trey-, or derived from the Latin
tria,
trēs "three" (see:
Trey).
Trejú f Romani (Caló)Means "cross" in Caló, referring to the cross of crucifixion. Trejú is the Caló form of
Cruz.
Tremaine m & f African American, CornishHistorically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [
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Tremedal f SpanishMeans "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.
Trëndelinë f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
trëndelinë "sickle-fruited fenugreek" and, figuratively, "pleasant and pretty girl".
Trevenee f IndianIndian origin and also deailing with ganga waters or rivers .
Tridevi f Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Odia, Marathi, Rajasthani, Bengali, Nepali, Kannada, Konkani, Assamese, Manipuri, FijianThe Tridevi is a Concept in Hinduism joining a Triad of Eminent Goddesses. The Feminine Form of
Trimurti.
Trilby f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [
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Trillian f LiteratureUsed in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
Trillium f English (Modern)The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin
trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word
trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name
trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [
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Trinbago m & f CaribbeanCombination name derived from the Caribbean islands Trinidad & Tobago.
Tringë f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
tringë "bullfinch, finch". Tringë Smajl Martini Ivezaj (1880 – 2 November 1917) was an Albanian guerrilla fighter who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Malësia region... [
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Trinny f English (British, Modern, Rare)This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [
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Triphina f Breton, HistoryAllegedly from
Trifin, a Welsh name derived from
triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.
Trisana f LiteratureName of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Trisevgene f TheatreMeans "thrice noble" from Greek τρίς
(tris) "thrice, three times" and εὐγενής
(eugenes) "noble" (literally "well born"; compare
Eugene)... [
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Trisnawati f IndonesianDerived from Javanese
trisna meaning "love" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Tristessa f Literature, Popular CultureUsed by the 20th-century writer Jack Kerouac for the title character in his short novel 'Tristessa' (1960), in which case it was intended to be an Anglicization of the Spanish word
tristeza meaning "sadness" (from Latin
tristis; compare
Tristan)... [
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Trivia f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
trivium meaning "a place where three roads meet, a crossroads". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth... [
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Trixibelle f EnglishPossibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of
Trixie and
Belle.
Trofimena f Italian (Rare)This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [
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Troja f SerbianFrom Serbian
троје (troje) meaning "three people" thus denoting a "trinity". "Trinity" in Serbian is
тројство (trojstvo), itself from
троје (troje).
Tronda f NorwegianFemale form of
Trond or from the place name Trondheim. The father of the first girl named Tronda came from Trondheim.
Trọng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 重
(trọng) meaning "repeat, duplicate".
Trot f & m LiteratureFrom 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.
Trothy f English (British, Archaic)Perhaps derived from the archaic English word
troth meaning "truth, a pledge". This name was recorded in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England.
Troye m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [
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True f & m English (Puritan)From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English
trewe, from the Old English
trīewe, (Mercian)
trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [
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Truella f LiteratureCombination of the word "true" and the popular suffix -ella. This is the name of a character in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Magical Monarch of Mo'' (1900).
Trueth f CornishMeans "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Truganini f Indigenous AustralianMeans "grey saltbush" (scientific name: Atriplex cinerea) in
Palawa. Truganini is believed to have been the last "full-blood" Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman; she died in 1876.
Trugernanner f Indigenous TasmanianMeaning unknown. This was the name of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.
Truitonne f LiteratureDerived from the French word for trout,
truite. This is the name of the ugly stepsister in the French fairy tale The Blue Bird. She is named so because her face has many spots like a trout. She is turned into a pig at the end - which is a pun due to the similarity of her name to the French word for sow,
truie.
Trupti f Indian, MarathiDerived from Sanskrit तृप्ति
(tṛ́pti) meaning "contentment, satisfaction".
Trust m & f English (Rare, Archaic)Middle English from Old Norse
traust, from
traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse
treysta, assimilated to the noun.