This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tanta f Inca"Beautiful beyond exaggeration," is how one Spanish chronicler described Tanta Carhua. Carhua was a ten-year old Inca child whose father offered her to the Inca Emperor as a Capacocha sacrifice. The honour of sacrifice was bestowed not only on the family, but was forever immortalized in the child... [
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Tanuja f Hinduismriver yamuna in india,hindu mythalogy-sisiter of yam.
Tanyaradzwa f ShonaMeans "we have been consoled", "we have found comfort" in Shona, often bestowed upon a girl born after a tragedy or difficulty, she being the source of consolation or comfort; the implied meaning is "blessing, godsend".
Tañzifa f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
зифа (zifa) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
Taohua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Táoxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Tapa f & m OjibweMeans "water antelope" in Ojibwe.
Tara f SerbianFrom the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Tara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 多 (
ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Tara f Spanish (Canarian)From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche
*tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ
(tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh
tara meaning "love".
Tara f & m MaoriMeans "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
Taraina f TahitianTahitian name, composed by "tara", meaning "star" or "light" and "aina", meaning "earth". Hence the meaning is "star on earth" or "light on earth".
Taraka f Sanskrit, Indian" Star; pupil of eye; meteor; asterisk; rescuing; protector; Name of wife of lord Brihaspati "
Tarana f HausaGiven for females who are born during the day.
Tarhata f FilipinoMeaning unknown. This has been the first name of several notable Filipino figures, such as Princess Tarhata Kiram and Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman
Tariana f MaoriPossibly derived from Maori
tāriana meaning "stallion".... [
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Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular CultureThe name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
Tarka m & f English (Rare), LiteratureName of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh
dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate
dowrgi.... [
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Tarkā f Scythian, Scythian Mythology, MythologyPossibly deriving from the Iranic element
tark ("to turn"). This was the name of a Scythian goddess who was worshipped at a shrine on the Tarkhankut peninsula.
Tarpeia f Ancient Roman, Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Tarpeia, daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius, was a Vestal Virgin who betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines at the time of their women's abduction for what she thought would be a reward of jewelry... [
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Tarsilla f ItalianFrom the Ancient Roman cognomem
Tharsilla meaning "one from Tarsus". Tarsus was an historical city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean.
Tasa f BerberMeans "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.
Tasalla f HausaFrom the Hausa
ta meaning “of” and
sallā̀ meaning "prayer, religious holiday”.
Tasma f English (Australian)Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [
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Tassia f GreekDiminutive of
Anastasia. This name belonged to an 8th-century Lombard queen, the Roman wife of Ratchis.... [
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Tatara m & f Japanese (Rare)the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel. The word later also came to mean the entire building housing the furnace.... [
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Tatia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Tatius. A bearer of this name was the wife of Numa Pompilius, a king of Rome from the 7th century BC.
Tatia f GeorgianMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin but neglect to provide its meaning, whilst one Russian source essentially states that the name is a georgianization of
Tatya, the Russian short form of
Tatyana... [
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Tatiana f Late Greek, Greek, GeorgianDerived from Attic Greek τάττω
(tatto) meaning "to place in order, to arrange, to form". This name is not to be confused with the Latin name
Tatiana.
Tava'esina f SamoanDerived from the Samoan
tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and
sina meaning "white, grey, silver".
Tavakkala f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
tavakkal meaning "resignation to God's will".
Tawananna f HittiteOf uncertain etymology. This was the personal name of a Hittite queen, which was consequently used as a title for all subsequent Hittite queens.
Tawanna f ChickasawFrom the Chickasaw tribe meaning "Beautiful Running Water." Also translated as "Little Princess."
Taya f Hebrew (Modern)Modern Hebrew acronym for "Made in The Beautiful Land of Israel" (Hebrew: תוצרת ארץ ישראל היפה)
Taydula f Medieval MongolianPossibly means "having a foal tail", deriving from the Turkic element
tay ("colt"). Name borne by a queen consort of the Mongol Horde.
Tayuya f Popular CultureTayuya 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".
Tazaguisa f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tazagzaw, meaning "immature" (literally "green"). This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Tazuna m & f Japanese (Rare)From 手 (
ta, te) meaning "hand" and 綱 (
tsuna) meaning "rope, leash, polychaeta".
Teairra f African AmericanVariant 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.
Te Aroha f & m MaoriMeans "the love" in Maori (
te, "the" and
aroha, "love"). A variant of
Aroha.
Teata f ChickasawPossibly 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... [
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Teawa m & f AkanMeans "the slim one" in Akan.
Techiya f JewishHebrew 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.
Tecmessa f Greek MythologyPossibly 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.
Tecusa f History (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... [
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Tedesca f Medieval ItalianDerived from Proto-Germanic
*þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective
tedesca, the feminine form of
tedesco, "German".
Tedha f History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval CornishCornish 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... [
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Tegla f Eastern African, PokotA 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.