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Sorniabari f & m Ogoni
Means "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [more]

Soyica f African American (Rare)

Soyini f African American, Caribbean (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the middle name of American politician Ayanna Pressley (1974-), who has claimed it means "richly endowed" in Swahili.

Sparkle f African American, Trinidadian Creole
Middle English frequentative (verb) or diminutive (noun) of spark.

Spontaniouse f African American (Rare)
Variant of Spontaneous. This is borne by Spontaniouse Grant, who was a contestant on the ninth season of the reality television series America's Next Top Model.

Sroda f Western African
Means "respect".

Stacyann f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Combination of Stacy and Ann.

Starquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Star and Quasia.

Stormiyah f African American

Suanu f & m Ogoni
Means "wisdom, knowledge" in Khana.

Sudor m & f Nigerian (Rare)

Suglo m & f Dagbani
Means "patience" in Dagbani.

Sugrinongma m & f Mossi
Means "patience is sweet" in Mossi, spoken in Burkina Faso.

Suhidoo m & f Dagbani
Means "peace" in Dagbani.

Suhipelli m & f Dagbani
Means "happiness" in Dagbani.

Suhiyini m & f Dagbani
it literally means one heart, denoting `clean heart`

Sulola f Yoruba
Of Yoruba origin, but the meaning of the name is yet unknown to me.

Sunebari m & f Ogoni
Means "give to God" in Khana.

Sunnetta f African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the English word sun with the suffix -etta.

Sunubai f & m Ijaw
Means "born on Sunday" in Ijaw.

Suoton f Ijaw
Means "as planned" in Ijaw.

Suoyo f & m Ijaw
Means "profit or gain" in Ijaw.

Superior m & f African American, English
Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

Swintayla f African American (Modern, Rare)

Syavia f African American

Syeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
And invented name combining the popular phonetic element sy with the name Iesha (compare Tyeisha).

Syesha f African American (Rare)

Syierra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Synobia f African American
Variant of Zenobia (perhaps blended with Synnøve).

Syrai f English (American), African American
Variant of Sarai or Sarah used by Brandy Norwood for her daughter, Sy'Rai Smith (2002—).

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Syriana f African American

Syrianna f African American

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Ta f & m African American (Rare)
Shortening of African American names starting with ta- (example Talisha for females and Tashaun for males).

Taali-mbo f & m Dagbani
Means "thank you so much" in Dagbani.

Taaqua f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taca f & m African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Tacinia f African American (Rare)

Tadashia f African American (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a form of Dasha combined with the prefix ta.

Tádése m & f Yoruba
Means "repair the crown" in Yoruba.

Tafa m & f Yoruba
Means "belonging to the white oracle" in Yoruba, derived from ti meaning "belonging to", àlà meaning "white cloth; banner" and ifá meaning "divination; oracle". It is possibly used as diminutive of a longer name as well.

Taffeta f African American
From the English word for the woven fabric, the name of which is derived from Persian تافته (tafteh).

Tahama m & f Dagbani
Means "hope" in Dagbani.

Taheerah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tahira.

Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.

Tahlesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Taijah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha that takes influence from Aisha.

Tajah f African American

Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.

Tajunia f African American

Takada f African American (Rare), Southern African (Rare)

Takaisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the phonetic elements ta, kay and sha... [more]

Takaiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Takeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.

Takeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takennya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takenya.

Takenya f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kenya.

Takesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeshia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takesha.

Takevia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Takeyia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Takia.

Takeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takia f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Nakia. Also see T'Keyah.

Takisha f African American
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Kisha.

Takiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia.

Takoya f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Sequoia, influenced by names such as Takia and LaToya.

Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Talaya f African American (Rare)

Talayia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.

Taliyah f African American (Modern)
An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah... [more]

Talysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Tamaha f & m Dagbani
Means "hope" in Dagbani.

Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.

Tamekia f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tamesha f African American
Variant of Tamisha.

Tamiqua f African American

Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.

Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.

Tamiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamia.

Tamiyah f African American
Variant of Tamia.

Tamla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Tamela.

Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.

Tamunotonye m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "God's will" or "God's favour" in Ijaw.

Tamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and based on the sounds of names such as Tamia and Amaya... [more]

Tamyra f African American

Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.

Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

Tanaysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanasia.

Tanaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanasia

Tancia f African American (Rare)

Tandekah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taneesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Taneisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taniqua.

Taneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.

Tangie f Obscure, African American
Diminutive of Nortangela or Tangela.

Tanikia f African American

Taniquewa f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tankeeya f African American

Tannisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanyale f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanysha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanzala f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name.

Tanzania f African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Taquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ta and the name Quasha. It can be spelled TaQuasha, Ta'Quasha or Taquasha.

Taquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taquasha.

Taquila f African American
Variant of Tequila.

Taquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Taraji f African American
Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.

Tarana f Hausa
Given for females who are born during the day.

Taranee f African American (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Tarani.

Tarese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Therese.

Tarhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name Rhonda.

Tari f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "love" in Ijaw.

Taribi m & f Ijaw
Means "ask for or seek love" in Ijaw.

Tariela f & m Nigerian

Tariere f Ijaw
Means "the loved woman" in Ijaw.

Tarimbele m & f Ijaw
Means "love is sweet" in Ijaw.

Tariperedei m & f Ijaw
Means "love has been given to me" in Ijaw.

Tarrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda using the prefix Ta-.

Tarsha f African American
Probably an invented name inspired by Marsha.

Tasalla f Hausa
From the Hausa ta meaning “of” and sallā̀ meaning "prayer, religious holiday”.

Tashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tashaun.

Tashawn m & f African American
Variant of Tashaun.

Tasheena f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tashina.

Tasheka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Tasha influenced by Tamika.

Tashiana f African American (Modern)
Altered form of Tatiana, influenced by Tasha.

Tashonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix ta with the name Shonda. It can be spelled TaShonda or Tashonda.

Tasmiyah f African American (Modern)
A variant of Jasmine.

Tatanya f African American, English
Perhaps a variant of Tatiana or a combination of the name prefix Ta- and Tanya.

Tatisha f African American
Combination of Tatiana and Aisha.

Taunisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]

Tauvia f African American (?), English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is actress Tauvia Dawn.

Tawana f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tawanda f & m African American, African
African Zimbabwe meaning we are many... [more]

Tawanna f African American
Variant of Tawana.

Tawia f Western African (Archaic)
Tawia mean "born after twins"

Tawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tawanda.

Tayaqua f African American

Tayo m & f Yoruba
Means "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in tayo, such as Olatayo.

Tayona f African American

Tayonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tayana.

Tayshia f African American

Tazonia f African American (Rare)

Tazyiah f African American

Tchenaryl f African American

Teairra f African American
Variant 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.

Teanna f African American
Variant of Tiana.

Teanne f African American

Tearra f African American
Variant of Tiara or Tierra.

Teawa m & f Akan
Means "the slim one" in Akan.

Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.

Te'erica f African American (Modern, Rare)

Teesha f English, African American
Variant of Tisha.

Tẹjúmáiyé f & m Yoruba
Means "focus on life, the world" in Yoruba.

Tejumola f Yoruba
Means "one who looks forward to better days" or "stare at wealth" in Yoruba, derived from tẹ meaning "press", ojú meaning "eyes, face", mọ́ meaning "onto" and ọlá meaning "wealth".

Tẹjúmólúwa m & f Yoruba
Means "focus on God" in Yoruba.

Tekeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekena f & m Ijaw
Means "hear my plea" in Ijaw.

Tekesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tẹlẹ́dàlàṣẹ m & f Yoruba
Means "God is authority" in Yoruba.

Tẹ̀léọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "follow success, nobility, wealth" in Yoruba.

Telesa f African American

Telethia f African American
Variant of Talethia.

Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.

Telisha f African American
Variant of Talisha.

Temequah f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.

Tèmídé f & m Yoruba
Means "mine has arrived" in Yoruba.

Temidire m & f Yoruba
This Nigerian name means "Mine has turned to blessings" in Yoruba.

Temilade f Yoruba
Possibly means “the crown is mine.”

Tèmílèyí f & m Yoruba
Means "this (one) is mine" in Yoruba.

Temilola f Yoruba
Means "mine is wealth" in Yoruba.

Temiloluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "God is mine" in Yoruba.

Tèminìkan f & m Yoruba
Means "only mine" in Yoruba.

Tẹ́misíre f & m Yoruba
Means "expose me to goodness" in Yoruba.

Temitayo f & m Yoruba
Means "mine is worthy of joy" in Yoruba.

Tenabaabi m & f Akan
Means "just stay at a place" in Akan.

Tenasha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tenesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Teneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Teniayo f Yoruba
Means "foundation of joy" in Yoruba.

Tenicia f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tẹ́nífáyọ̀ f & m Yoruba
Means "roll out the carpet to receive joy" in Yoruba.

Tẹ́nígbọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "roll out the carpet to receive wealth" in Yoruba.

Tẹ́níìfẹ́ f & m Yoruba
Means "roll out the carpet for life" in Yoruba.

Tenika f African American
Variant of Tanika.

Tẹninlánimí m & f Yoruba
Means "I belong to the great one" in Yoruba.

Tẹ́níọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "roll out the mat of honour" in Yoruba.

Tẹ́níolú m & f Yoruba
Means "roll out the carpet for God" in Yoruba.

Tẹniolúwanimí m & f Yoruba
Means "I belong to God" in Yoruba.

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.

Tequesha f African American
Variant of Takisha.

Tequilla f English (American), African American
Variant of Tequila.

Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.

Terriana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Terrianna.

Terrianna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Terri and Anna.

Terrill m & f African American
Variant of Terrell.

Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.

Teshekia f African American (Rare)
An elaboration of Shekia.

Tẹ́tísólúwa m & f Yoruba
Means "listen to God" in Yoruba.

Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.

Tẹ́wọ́gbadé m & f Yoruba
Means "receive this crown" in Yoruba.

Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.

Teyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Tẹ̀yìngbọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "receives nobility, wealth in the future" in Yoruba.

Thailynn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tylynn. Also compare Thai.

Thelisie f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Historically used by African-Americans.

Thelmetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Thelma with the suffix -etta. This name is borne by Thelmetta "Toddy" Suggs, the wife of American singer Chuck Berry.

Thelonia f African American

Theondra f African American

Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]

Theressa f English (American), Nigerian (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Thomassin f French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Variation of Tamsin or Thomasine.

Tiahra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiara.

Tiajuana f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tijuana.

Tiarah f African American
Variant of Tiara.

Tiaraoluwa f Yoruba
Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.

Tiarrah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tiasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyasia, It is influenced by the prefix ti-.

Tiaundra f African American

Tidiya m & f Dagbani
It means "we have won"

Tiekuromo f & m Ijaw
Means "let's stand firmly" in Ijaw.

Tienepre f Ijaw
Stand for me

Tiesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tifeoluwa f & m Yoruba
Means "of God's will" in Yoruba.

Tiffane f African American
Variant of Tiffany.

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Tijay m & f African American (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Tijuana f African American
Possibly from the name of the Mexican city, Tijuana. A known bearer of this name is American actress Tijuana Ricks (1978-).

Tijwana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tijuana.

Tikisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Timara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tamara.

Tìmẹ́hìn m & f Yoruba
Means "support" in Yoruba.

Timesha f African American
Variant of Tamesha.

Timieri m & f Ijaw
Means "live to see" in Ijaw.

Timtooni m & f Dagbani
it literally means move forward denoting prosper

Tineria f African American (Rare), Persian (?)

Tinisha f African American

Tinnie f & m Igbo
Used for very small children.

Tinzley f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tipagya f & m Dagbani
Means "we thank God" in Dagbani.

Tiqua f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tiri f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "outsider" in Ijaw.

Tirien f & m African American
Meaning "kind", Tirien may be invented, or a variant of Tirion.

Tishandra f English, African American
Form of Tisha.

Tishelle f African American, Trinidadian Creole

Titi f Yoruba
Means "forever" in Yoruba and is typically a short form for names starting with Titi such as Titilayo.

Títílayọ̀minínúolúwa m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy in God is eternal" in Yoruba.

Titilola f & m African, Yoruba
Means "wealth is forever" in Yoruba.

Títílọláwà m & f Yoruba
Means "honour/nobility/wealth exists forever" in Yoruba.

Titiola f Yoruba

Tivasha f African American

Tiwanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tywanda.... [more]

Tiyonna f African American
Variant of Tiana.

Tiyumba m & f Dagbani
Means "let's love them" in Dagbani.

Tiyumtaba m & f Dagbani (Modern)
Meaning: "Let's love one another"

Tjuana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tajuana or rarely Tijuana.

T'kenyah f African American (Rare)

T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]

T'Leesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Tniyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taniya.

Tọbalàṣẹ m & f Yoruba
Means "authority belongs to the king" in Yoruba.

Tobi m & f Yoruba
Short form of Olutobi, Oluwatobi or Oluwatobiloba.

Tódìmú m & f Yoruba
Means "enough to hold on to" in Yoruba.

Todrika f African American
Todrika comes from the masculine name Todd and and the feminine name Erika/Erica.

Tófọpẹ́fún m & f Yoruba
Means "worthy of appreciation, thanksgiving" in Yoruba.

Tofunmi m & f Yoruba
a strong desire for success and all the amenities of affluence.

Tógbéga m & f Yoruba
Means "worthy of exhalting, elevating" in Yoruba.

Tòkèdé m & f Yoruba
Means "returning from the mountain(s)" in Yoruba.

Tókì m & f Yoruba
Means "worthy of praise" in Yoruba.

Tokoni f Ijaw
Means "praise" in Ijaw.

Tokunbo m & f Yoruba
Means "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.

Tola m & f Yoruba
Means "prominent for success" in Yoruba, derived from tó meaning "as prominent as" and ọlá meaning "wealth, success, nobility". It is also a short form of longer names such as Omotola, Oyètọ́lá, Tọ́lání and Tọ́láṣe.

Tọ́lání m & f Yoruba
Means "enough to have success, wealth" in Yoruba.

Tọ́láṣe m & f Yoruba
Means "improve on wealth, improve on success" in Yoruba.

Tọlọ́runlékè m & f Yoruba
Means "God is paramount, most important" in Yoruba.

Tolulope f & m Yoruba
Means "to the Lord be Praise" in Yoruba.

Tólúshe m & f Yoruba
Means "restores prominance" in Yoruba.

Toluwani f Nigerian

Toluwanimi m & f Yoruba
Means "I belong to the lord" in Yoruba.

Tolúwaniopẹ́ m & f Yoruba
Means "thanksgiving to God" in Yoruba.

Tolúwatọ́pẹ́ m & f Yoruba
Means "it is worth thanking God" in Yoruba.

Tomegah f Ewe

Tomeka f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tomekia f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tomi f Nigerian
Nigerian for "sufficient"

Tómi m & f Yoruba
Means "enough for me" in Yoruba.

Tomika f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tómikẹ́ f Yoruba
Means "enough for me to cherish, care for" in Yoruba.