This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Tanjirou m JapaneseThe name of the main protagonist of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kamado Tanjirou. His name translates as coal/charcoal + rule + son.
Tanko m HausaName given to a boy born after many girls.
Tanmeet m & f PunjabiA Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.
Tanna f & m MelanesianTanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tanomu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 頼 (
tanomu) meaning "request, rely" or other kanji or kanji combinations pronounced in the same way.
Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun)
ta combined with Egyptian
nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
Tanrıverdi m AzerbaijaniMeans "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from
tanrı meaning "god" and
verdi meaning "gave".
Tansen m IndianName of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
Tansu m & f TurkishFrom Medieval Turkic
tang meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
su meaning "water".
Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Ancient Greek
ταλάντατος (
talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from
τάλας (
tálas) "wretched, miserable".
Tantalus m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [
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Tantamani m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
Tanto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
tanta meaning "big, large, more, a lot".
Tantor m LiteratureTantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tanur m & f LazMeans “morning star” in Laz.
Tanwyn m WelshMeans "white fire", derived from Welsh
tân "fire" and
gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
Tanyo m BulgarianContracted form of other Bulgarian masculine names such as: Stoyan, Atanas, Stanislav, Tsvetan and so on, or the feminine Tanya. ... [
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Tanzil m & f Arabic, BengaliMeans "revelation, inspiration, sending down" in Arabic, from the root نزل
(nazzala) meaning "to send down, to reveal".
Tạo m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 造
(tạo) meaning "make, build, create".
Tao m Ancient EgyptianThis was name of two Egyptian pharaons:
Seqenenre Tao I and his son Seqenenre Tao II, both rulers of the Seventieth Dinasty of Egypt (1580-1550 BC).
Tao f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [
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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.
Tập m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 集 (
tập) meaning "set, collection, section".
Tapa f & m OjibweMeans "water antelope" in Ojibwe.
Tapas m Bengali, OdiaFrom Sanskrit तपस्
(tapas) meaning "austerity, asceticism, meditation".
Tapayaxi m & f NahuatlMeans "toad" in Nahuatl. Alternately, could derive from
tapayaxin "chameleon, salamander".
Tapley m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English
tæppa "peg" and
leah "wood, clearing".
Tappei m JapaneseA notable bearer is Tappei Nagatsuki, the author of the popular Re:Zero series.
Taqadum m & f ArabicMeans "preeminence" or "advance, progress" in Arabic.
Taqi al-Din m ArabicMeans "pious of the religion" from
تقي (
taqi) meaning "devout, pious" and
دين (
dīn) meaning "religion"
Tár m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
*táR meaning "tough, resistant, enduring".
Tara f & m MaoriMeans "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
Taral f & m IndianMeaning
Honey bee or
liquid; famous bearer of this name is Taral Hicks.
Tar-Amandil m LiteratureThis name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [
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Taran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Punjabi, BengaliMEANING - a raft, a boat, final landing place ( heaven), overcoming ( as of misfortune ), crossing over ... [
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Tarandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" combined with दीप
(dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Taranjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" and जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Taranjot m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" combined with ज्योतिस्
(jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
Taranpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" combined with प्रीति
(prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Taranza m Popular CultureTaranza is an antagonist first appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He serves as second-in-command to Queen Sectonia, the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Tarchon m Etruscan MythologyIn Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus, were cultural heroes who founded the Etruscan League of twelve cities, the Dodecapoli.
Tardu m TurkishMeans "a light coming from darkness" in Turkish.
Tareef m ArabicMeans "exquisite", "rare", "unique", "quaint" in Arabic.
Taribi m & f IjawMeans "ask for or seek love" in Ijaw.
Tarieli m GeorgianForm of
Tariel with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Tarin f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big" and 凛 (
rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Tarirai m & f ShonaMeaning “look; behold” or “look forth”, names with similar meanings include
Onai and
Ringai.
Tark m EnglishShort form of
Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.
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
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Tarkan m Turkish, Popular CultureIn the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [
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Tarkhan m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)From an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
Tarlan f & m PersianFrom the name of a bird in the Falcon family.
Tarlok m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तर
(tara) meaning "crossing, passing over" combined with लोक
(loka) meaning "world, realm, earth".
Tar'mach m KhazarTar'mach was a Khazar general, active in the Arab–Khazar Wars of the 720s and 730s CE.
Tarmizi m Indonesian, MalayFrom the name of 9th-century Islamic scholar Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi, whose name was derived from the city of Termaz in present-day Uzbekistan.
Tarne m Dutch (Rare), LiteratureName of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)
Tarōta m Japanese (Rare)This name combines 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太.... [
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Tarouichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big", 郎 (
rou) meaning "son" combined with 一 (
ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Taroushi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son" combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tarqeq m AstronomyAlternate spelling of
Tarĸik, an Inuit god of the moon. A moon of Saturn was named after him.
Tarr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
*tarr, found in Old Norse
svíntarr meaning "boar".
Tarsicius m Late RomanThis name entered the Latin language via Greek
Tarsisi. Tarsisi is what the ancient Greek city of Tarsos was called at times; the city's name was the hellenized form of
Tarsa, which is what the city's first settlers - the Hittites - called it... [
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Tartarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek
Tartaros, of unknown meaning. Tartarus was the Greek Primordial god that ruled over the abyss, the deepest and darkest pit in the Underworld.
Taruli m & f BatakMeans "luck, blessing, good fortune" in Batak.
Taruno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
taruna meaning "young, youth, boy", ultimately from Sanskrit तरुण
(taruṇa).
Taruto m & f Popular CultureTaruto (aka Tart) is the name of a major character in Tokyo Mew Mew (masculine use), and the titular character of Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (feminine use).
Taruu m AtayalTaruu Masing is the name of the ancestor of the Tranan Atayal tribe
Tarvo m Finnish, EstonianDerived from either Old Finnish
tarvas "wild aurochs" or from Estonian
tarv, a dialectal variant of
tarm, "energy, vigour".
Taryar m & f BurmeseMeans "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक
(taraka).
Tašʲ m UbykhDerived from
t’ašʷ meaning "younger".
Tasamuh m & f ArabicMeans "be tolerant, show goodwill" in Arabic.
Taşdəmir m AzerbaijaniFrom the Turkish
taş meaning "rock, gem" and Azerbaijani
dəmir meaning "iron".
Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)Most likely a combination of words
taş (from Old Turkic
taş and Proto-Turkic
*tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and
Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic
témir and Proto-Turkic
*tämür) meaning "iron."... [
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Taseen m Bengali (Muslim, Rare)Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.
Tash m LiteraturePossibly from the Turkic word for stone, tash. This was the name of a demon in The Chronicles of Narnia. He is the chief god of the Calormenes.
Tashan m HindiExact meaning unknown. Some sources claim it is derived from the Hindi word
taashan "style".