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.
TubalothmMormon Lamanite king (c. 51 BC), son of Ammoron, the previous king. He appointed Coriantumr, a mighty man and Nephite dissenter, to lead his armies.
TubkawmmHmong Means "student, learner", from the Hmong kawm which means "study, learn" and tub which can mean "son", but in this instance is likely a linguistic device preceding a word to designate someone who is engaged in an action.
TubtsheejmHmong Means "one who completes", from the Hmong tub which can mean "son", but in this instance is likely a linguistic device preceding a word to designate someone who is engaged in an action, and tsheej meaning "complete".
TudhaliyamHittite Of uncertain etymology, although possibly of Anatolian origin. This name was borne by several Hittite kings, and was possibly given in honour of a deified mountain of the same name.
Tuffm & fPopular Culture Tuff (Bun in the original Japanese version) is one of the main characters in the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Hoshi no Kaabii in the original japanese, which translates to Kirby of the Stars). Tuff is an ally of Kirby and often plays a large role... [more]
TugmEnglish (Rare) From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
TugomilmCroatian (Rare) From the Slavic elements togo "strong, mighty, potent" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
TugomirmCroatian, Serbian, Slovene Croatian and Slovenian form of the Old Slavic name Togomir, which is derived from Slavic togo "strong, mighty, potent" combined with Slavic mir "peace". Known bearers of this name were Croatian poet and storyteller Tugomir Alaupović (1870-1958) and Tugomir Franc (1932-1983), a Croatian opera singer.
TuguzhukomCircassian (Rare), History Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Tuguzhuko Kyzbech (1777-1840), a Circassian nobleman and leader during the Russian-Circassian War.
Tuif & mMaori Tui is the Maori name for the bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which are easily identified for their small tuft of white feathers at the neck.... [more]
Tuiskuf & mFinnish From Finnish tuisku meaning "snowstorm".
TuistomGermanic Mythology The name of a Germanic Earth god mentioned once in the work of Tacitus. One manuscript of Tacitus provides the alternate name form Tuisco.
TujenmBreton Derived from Breton tut "people" and gen "birth".
Tukumaĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "quick", "eager", "active", "cheerful", "vigorous", "is prompt to act" with the connotation "is busy".
TulimaqmPopular Culture, Inuit Means "rib". Used for a character in the Canadian Inuktitut-language film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner' (2001).
TulimirmPolish According to some sources, this name means "to prevail over peace" or "to reign over peace", with the second element derived from Slavic mir "peace". Well, they are definitely correct about the second element, but I am uncertain or doubtful that the first element means "to prevail over, to reign"... [more]
Tulsif & mHinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali From Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of Lakshmi.
TulsidasmIndian, Hindi Derived from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
TumanmArmenian (Archaic), Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare) Armenian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek form of the Mongol name Tümen, probably via its Old Turkic form Tümän. Also compare the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek word tuman meaning "fog", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Turkic *tuman meaning "mist, fog".... [more]
Tumarf & mKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from the Kazakh and Kyrgyz noun tumar meaning "amulet". This name is unisex in both countries, but more often given to females than to males.
Tümenm & fMongolian, Yakut Derived from an old Mongolian word that means "ten thousand", which via Tocharian may ultimately be of Chinese origin. The modern Mongolian form of the word is түм (tüm). Among the Mongol and Turkic peoples, a tümen (tumen in English) was historically also a social and military unit of 10,000 households and soldiers.... [more]
Tümen-amgalanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
TümenbaatarmMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Tümenbayarm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tümendemberelm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, good omen".
Tümennasanm & fMongolian Means "eternity" or "ten thousand years old" in Mongolian, from түм (tüm) meaning "myriad, ten thousand" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".
Tümenölziim & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and өлзий (ölzii) meaning "luck, blessing".
Tümensaikhanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tümensanaam & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "idea, concept, plan".
Tümentsogtm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Tümenzhargalm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "people, nation" and жаргал (zhargal) meaning "happiness, joy".
TùngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
TungamTurkish Mostly known as a name of Alp Er Tunga who is is a mythical hero and one of the great leader in old Turkish history and Turkic literature. He is mentioned as a khan of Saka (Scythia)... [more]
TungalagchuluunmMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Tungalaggerelm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Tungalagsaikhanm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tungalagtamirm & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent" and тамир (tamir) meaning "energy, health, strength".
Tungalagtuyaam & fMongolian Derived from the Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, light beam"
TườngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 祥 (tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".
Tuovif & mFinnish Derived from the place name Tuovila "village of Tove", a village in Finland. It was invented by the Finnish author Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen for a character of his novel "Pohjan-Piltti" (1859).
TupãmTupi Known as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
TupimMiwok Means "salmon" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "throwing salmon onto bank".
Turarm & fKazakh Means "will live", derived from Kazakh тірі (tiri) meaning "survive" or "alive, lively". This name was traditionally given when a child (usually a son) was not expected to live.
Turg'unpo'latmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek turg'un meaning "permanent, unchanging" and po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Turgunu-SangamSumerian Turgunu-Sanga (3100 BC) seems to have been a Sumerian accountant for the Turgunu family. His names is one of the earliest names recorded.
Turhanm & fTurkish, Albanian Turkish masculine name; meaning unknown. It is also occasionally used as a feminine name, as was the case of Turhan Hatice, wife of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
TuríbiomPortuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Turibius (see Toribio). A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian classical guitarist and composer Turíbio Santos (b. 1943).
TurpilianusmLate Roman This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Turpilius. A bearer of this name was Publius Petronius Turpilianus, a Roman politician, general and consul from the 1st century AD.
TurpiliusmAncient Roman Probably derived from the Latin adjective turpis meaning "ugly, filthy, disgraceful", which itself derives from the Latin verb turpo "to make ugly, to defile, to disgrace". This name was borne by a Roman comic poet from the 2nd century BC.
TurstinmOld Norman, History Norman form of Þórsteinn. Turstin fitz Rou (known as Turstin FitzRolf in English) played a prominent role in the Norman conquest of England and is regarded as one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
TursunmUyghur It means "Being Alive" or "Stay", from the Uyghur language.
TursynbaymKazakh (Rare) From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
TursynbekmKazakh From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
TurukánomLiterature Meaning uncertain; contains the Quenya word káno, meaning "commander". In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the original name of King Turgon of Gondolin... [more]
TuscaloosamCreek, Choctaw Derived from the western Muskogean elements tashka meaning "warrior" and losa meaning "black". This was the name of a 16th-century Mississippian chief who in 1540 led the Battle of Mabila against Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto... [more]
TutyrmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. Tutyr was the Ossetian lord of wolves and the enemy of Fælværa, protector of sheep. He is identified with Saint Theodore of Tyre.