This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and a substring is y.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tanay m SanskritSanskrit name meaning son or belonging to one's family.
Tanaydin m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
aydın meaning "intellectual".
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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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".
Taryar m & f BurmeseMeans "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक
(taraka).
Tatsukiyo m JapaneseFrom 竜/龍 (
tatsu) meaning "dragon" and 清 (
kiyo) meaning "pure". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Tatsuyuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 達
(tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain", 龍 or 竜
(tatsu) meaning "dragon", 立
(tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise", 建
(tatsu) meaning "build", or 辰
(tatsu) referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac combined with 之
(yuki), a possessive marker, 行
(yuki) meaning "row, line", 雪
(yuki) meaning "snow", or 幸
(yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck"... [
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Taubiy m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
тау (tau) meaning "mountain" and
бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".
Tayanch m UzbekMeans "rest, support" or "supporter" in Uzbek.
Tayil m ArabicMeans "great", "high of rank and status", "powerful", "generous".
Taymaskhan m Chechen, KumykDerived from Turkic таймас
(taymas) meaning "a child whose life's path does not die" combined with the Turkic title
Khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Tayo m & f YorubaMeans "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in
tayo, such as
Olatayo.
Tayran m PersianTayran is the name of a champion fictional racehorse who won almost all races ran. His name is really Tayran Blow Away, but everyone calls him Tayran. He has gone through many things, such as he was stolen, he was marked to be stolen after the robbery, and he went through many life-threatening situations due to an evil horse robber, Sectir, and his friend, Claudia... [
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Tayseer m & f Arabic (Mashriqi)Alternate transcription of Arabic تيسير (see
Taysir). It is used as a feminine name in Sudan while it is typically masculine elsewhere. A literary bearer was the Jordanian writer and poet Tayseer Sboul (1939-1973).
Tayu f & m Japanese (Rare)Combination of a
ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick," 多 meaning "many, much," 大 meaning "large, big" or 手, the bound form of
te meaning "hand," and a
yu kanji, such as 結 meaning "tie, bond" or 優 meaning "gentle, elegant."... [
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Tayven m AmericanTayven means a strong and dashing young man who is very good at basketball and fortnite, but mostly is very good with the ladies
Tayza m BurmeseMeans "power, might, authority" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस्
(tejas).
Tecayehuatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl
teca yehuani "berserk, dangerous, attacking".
Teejay m English (Rare)Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.
Tegshbayan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tegshbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tegshbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Tegsh-oyuun f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and оюун
(oyuun) meaning "cleverness, wisdom, intellect".
Tegshyeröölt m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and ерөөлт
(yeröölt) meaning "fated, blessed".
Temirniyoz m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
niyoz meaning "offering".
Temirtoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
toy meaning "colt".
Tenaya m MiwokPossibly from Central Sierra Miwok
taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.
Tenya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 展 (
ten) meaning "expand, unfold" combined with 哉 (
ya), an exclamation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Teody m FilipinoDiminutive of
Teodoro,
Teodulo, and other beginning with
Teod-. A bearer of this name was Teody Belarmino, a Filipino actor.
Tepeyacan m NahuatlMeans "mountain leader", derived from Nahuatl
yacatl "mountain" and
yacana "to lead, to guide".
Teruya m Japanese (Rare)From the verb 照, 輝, 瑛, 耀 (
teru) meaning "to shine" or 晴 (
teru, hare, haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, to shine", combined with 祢 (
ya) meaning "shrine, mausoleum" or 乎 (
ya) an interrogative particle... [
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Teruyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 映 (
teru) meaning "glow, shine, projection, to reflect" or 輝 (
teru) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance, radiance, splendor" combined with 嘉 (
yoshi) meaning "auspicious, praise" or 麗 (
yoshi) meaning "resplendent, beautiful, lovely, graceful"... [
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Teruyuki m JapaneseFrom 昭 (
teru) meaning "bright, shining" or 瑛 (
teru) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal" combined with 千 (
yuki) meaning "thousand" or 志 (
yuki) meaning "will, determination, purpose, aspiration, ambition"... [
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Testimony m & f EnglishFrom the English word
Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [
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Tetsukiyo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 哲 (
tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 清 (
kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (
kiyo) meaning "holy, sacred". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Texenery m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 9-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands, primarily as a feminine name.
Teyahualo m NahuatlMeans "he encircles people" or "he who surrounds the enemy" in Nahuatl.
Teyauh f & m NahuatlPossibly means "someone’s marigold" or "someone’s cloud", from the general possessive prefix
te- combined with either
yauhpalli "marigold, tagetes" or
ayahuitl "cloud, fog, mist".
Thackeray m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.
Thady m IrishIrish diminutive of
Thaddeus, an anglicized form of
Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [
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Thamyris m & f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyAs a masculine name, it belonged to a bard who claimed he could out-perform the Muses. When he lost the competition, they punished him by taking both his skill and his eye-sight away.... [
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Thanayot m ThaiFrom Thai ธน
(thana) meaning "wealth, riches" and ยศ
(yot) meaning "rank, title".
Thanya f & m ThaiFrom Thai ธัญ
(tan) meaning "wealthy, fortunate".
Thaye m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan མཐའ་ཡས
(mtha-yas) meaning "limitless, endless, infinite".
Thayi m & f TswanaDecendants of the Nyambane speaking people in Mozambique and descendants of Tswana speaking people in Botswana met in South Africa in the early 1800. The great Nyanale from Mozambique "Nambane" came to South Africa to work in mines.
Thirayut m ThaiFrom Thai ธีร
(thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and ยุทธ
(yut) meaning "war, battle".
Thongdy m & f LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ດີ
(dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
Thongyot m & f ThaiMeans "dropping gold" or "drop of gold" from Thai ทอง
(tong) meaning "gold" and หยด
(yòt) meaning "drop".
Thorby m LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Thorby, which is a variant of
Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel
Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
Thrasydaios m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek δάιος
(daios) "battle".
Thrasymachos m Ancient GreekMeans "bold in battle", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek μαχη
(mache) "battle."
Thrasyphon m Ancient GreekMeans "bold voice", derived from Greek θρασύς
(thrasus) or
(thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek φωνη
(phone) "voice". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Thursday m & f English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English
þunresdæg meaning literally "
Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS
Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Thúy f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 翠
(thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụy m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑞
(thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thuyên m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 詮
(thuyên) meaning "explain, discuss, comment" or 銓
(thuyên) meaning "estimate, select".
Thuyết m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 說
(thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".
Thymbraeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek name Θυμβραίος
(Thymbraios), of which the meaning is uncertain. It could have been derived from the Greek noun θύμβρα
(thymbra) "savory", which refers to a herb now known as Satureja thymbra... [
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Thyme f & m English (Rare)From Old French
thym, from Latin
thymum, from Ancient Greek
θύμον (
thúmon).
Thymochares m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun θυμός
(thymos) meaning "soul, spirit" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά
(chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις
(charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see
Chares).... [
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Þyrill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse
þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
Thyrsos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek θύρσος
(thursos) or
(thyrsos), which was the name for a type of staff or wand that was wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves and had a pine-cone at the top. It was often used as an instrument in the cult for
Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, revelry, fertility and dance.
Tialys m EnglishTialys is a chevalier in Philip Pullman's
His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.
Tianying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and
樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom",
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf",
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or
滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid".
Tianyu m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 天
(tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 田
(tián) meaning "field" combined with 于
(yú) meaning "in, on, at", 宇
(yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 羽
(yǔ) meaning "feather", 语
(yǔ) meaning "speech, language", 瑜
(yú) meaning "fine jade, lustre of gems" or 雨
(yǔ) meaning "rain"... [
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