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Teigen f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Teigen or a variant of Tegan/Teagan.

Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.

Templeton m English
Transferred use of the surname Templeton.

Tenbroeck m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tenbroeck.... [more]

Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.

Tevlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tevlin.... [more]

Thackeray m English
Transferred use of the surname Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.

Thackery m Popular Culture, Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Thackery.

Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]

Thayer m English
Transferred use of the surname Thayer.

Theobold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Theobald, usually used as a surname.

Thielen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thielen.

Thomason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an English surname meaning “son of Thomas”.

Thompson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thompson.

Thomson m English
Transferred use of the surname Thomson.

Thoreau m English (Rare), French (Rare)
From the French surname Thoreau, named after the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Thorn m English (Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Thorn.

Thorndike m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Thorndike. From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "thorny bank" in Old English.

Thorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Thornley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thornley.... [more]

Thorpe m English
Derived from the surname Thorpe.

Thurgood m English
A contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.... [more]

Thurlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thurlow.

Thurman m English
Transferred use of the surname Thurman.

Thurmond m English
Transferred from the surname, Thurmond (see Thurman)

Tiffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tiffer.

Tift f & m English (Rare)
From the surname Tift.

Tilden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tilden.

Tille f & m English (American, Archaic)
For men most likely use of the surname Tille as a given name for women a nickname of Matilda or a variation of Tilly is also possible.

Tillery m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tillery.

Tilson m English
Transferred use of surname Tilson

Time m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Time or from the word time.

Tipton m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tipton.

Toddrick m English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Todd and Frederick or a transferred use of the surname Todrick.

Todhunter m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).

Todrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todrick, also a variant of Toddrick.

Tolan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolan.

Toller m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Toller.

Tolson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolson.

Torren m English
Transferred use of the surname.

Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.

Torrent m English
Transferred use of the surname Torrent.

Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.

Townley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the English surname Townley.

Townsend m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Townsend.

Townsley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the English surname Townsley.

Toxey m English (American, Rare), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Toxey.... [more]

Toy m & f English (American)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Toy.

Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.

Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.

Traver m English (American, Rare)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Traver.

Traverse m English
Virtue name after the vocabulary word traverse, to suggest a journey (through life) or transferred use of the surname Traverse.

Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.

Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]

Treniss m English (Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname.

Tresillian m English (Rare)
Possibly from a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulien's homestead".

Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.

Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]

Trigga m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trigga.

Trott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trott.... [more]

Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.

Truett m English
Transferred use of the surname Truett.

Trump m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trump.

Trusty m English (American)
Diminutive of Trust.... [more]

Truxton m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Truxton. It was used by the American author George Barr McCutcheon for the title character of his novel Truxton King (1909).

Truxtun m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Truxton.

Trye m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trye.

Tryson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tryson.

Tulliver m Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Tulliver.... [more]

Tunstall m English
Transferred use of the surname Tunstall.

Tupper f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Tupper.

Twain m English
Transferred use of the surname and pseudonym, Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."

Tweedy m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Tweedy. Some famous bearers of this name are American rapper Tweedy Bird Loc (1967-2020) and English doctor Tweedy John Todd (1789-1840).

Twiggy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word twig. Usage might be related to similar surnames.

Twyford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Twyford.

Tynan m English (Australian, Rare), Irish
Variation of the transferred use of the surname Tuíneán.

Tyner m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyner.

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.

Upshur m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Upshur.

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher.

Uvedale m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Vaden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vaden.

Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Verdi m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.

Verdon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdon.

Vernal m English
Transferred use of the surname Vernal.

Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.

Versace f & m Various, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Versace as a given name, possibly used in reference to the Italian luxury fashion company Versace.

Vestal m & f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.

Vinson m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinson.

Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

Waite m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Waite. A prominent user was American baseball player Waite Hoyt (1899-1984).

Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.

Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.

Walpole m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Walpole.

Walsh m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname Walsh.

Walworth m English
Derived from the surname Walworth.

Wanton m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Wanton. This was used by John Bunyan for a female character in his allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).

Warden m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Could be from the English word 'warden', or a transferred use of the surname

Watts m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Watts.

Waveland m & f English (American)
Transferred usage of the surname Waveland.

Way m English
Transferred use of the surname Way.

Wayman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wayman. A famous bearer is the late NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale.

Weatherford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Weatherford.

Weatherly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Weatherly.

Weathers m English
Transferred use of the surname Weathers.

Weaver m English
Transferred use of the surname Weaver 1 or Weaver 2.

Webb m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Webb.

Webber m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Webber.

Weedon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [more]

Welby m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welby.

Welles m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welles.

Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.

Wellman m Louisiana Creole, English (American, Rare, Archaic), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Wellman.

Welton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Welton.

Wentworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wentworth. A famous bearer of the name was American assessor Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817), considered by some as the first African-American elected to public office and the first African-American judge.

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Wharton m English (Archaic)
From the surname Wharton.

Wheeler m English
Transferred use of the surname Wheeler.

White m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname White.

Whitelaw m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitelaw.

Whitfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitfield. A known bearer of this surname as a first name is the American cryptographer Whitfield Diffie (b... [more]

Whitley f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Whittaker m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.

Wilberforce m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilberforce. British author P. G. Wodehouse used it for the middle name of his famous fictional character Bertie Wooster.

Wilbraham m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilbraham.

Wilburton m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilburton.

Wild m English
Transferred use of the surname Wild.

Wilde m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilde.

Wilden m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilden.

Willbanks m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willbanks. Commonly diminutized to Banks.

Williams m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Williams.

Williamson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Williamson.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willman m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willman.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Wilmington m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilmington.

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Windell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Windell.... [more]

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

Wingfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wingfield.

Winkie m & f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive for names starting with W or ending with the -ine sound, or its transferred use of the surname Winkie.

Wiseman m English, English (African)
From the English surname Wiseman, commonly used in South Africa.

Witten m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Witten.

Witter m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Witter. ... [more]

Wolcott m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wolcott.

Wolfer m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolfer.

Wolston m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolston.

Woodard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodard.

Woodbury m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodbury.

Woodford m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Woodford.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Woodrove m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodrove.

Woodson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodson.

Woodward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Woodward. Derived from the elements wudu "tree, wood" and weard "guard, guardian".

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Worrall m English
The surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."

Worth m English (American)
Transferred from the surname Worth.

Worthington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthington.

Worthy m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.... [more]

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.

Wrigley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Wrigley.

Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.

Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.

Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.

Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Wythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Wythe.

Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.

Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.

Yarrow m English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).

Yeager m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeager.

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.

Young m English
Transferred use of the surname Young.

Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).

Zale m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zale. In recent years it has seen a slight boost in popularity, possibly influenced by the phonetic element zay.

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zedd m English
A variant of Zed or transferred usage of the surname Zedd.

Zeppelin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zig m English (Rare)
Short form of Ziggy. In the case of American motivational speaker and self-help author Hilary Hinton 'Zig' Ziglar (1926-2012), it was a short form of his surname (see Ziglar).

Zildjian m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from a surname of an anglicized form of Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan) meaning "cymbal-maker". This was the name of Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla's brother, Zildjian Godweevil Lara Jaranilla.

Zyx m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Zick, meaning "descendant of Sigo", or a diminutive of Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare Abcde).

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