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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Thebe f Greek MythologyThis name is frequently found in the Greek myths on multiple female characters, including at least 2 daughters of Zeus. This name is shared with a moon of Jupiter and is also the etymological source of 3 towns named Thebes... [
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Theet m DutchShort form of
Theodoor and
Theodorus, which originated in the region of Liemers in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is still primarily used there today.... [
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Thel f LiteratureMeans "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).
Theon m Ancient Greek, Literature, Popular CultureMeaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός
(theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω
(theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [
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Thero f Greek MythologyA nymph of Greek mythology and according to some accounts the nurse of the god
Ares. Her name is directly derived from
θηρ (ther) referring to a wild, carnivorous animal, but as she was a nymph of a town named Therapne, from the same root, it is more probable that she was named after the place.
Theta f English (Rare)From Ancient Greek
thē̂ta, thī́ta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter
Teth.
Thêu f VietnameseFrom a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 繡 (
thêu) meaning "to embroider".
Theya f Dutch (Rare)Dutch variant spelling of
Thea and
Theia. The only bearer of this name that I know of, is Theya Schilt (1948-2016), a Dutch artist who was also the wife of the Dutch television host and producer Han Peekel (b... [
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Thiam m ThaiMeans "yoke, harness" or "equal" in Thai.
Thian m & f ChinMeans "clear, clean" in Hakha Chin.
Thích m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 適 (
thích) meaning "appropriate, suitable" or 釋 (
thích) meaning "to explain, elucidate".
Thiêm m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 添 (
thiêm) meaning "to add, increase, fill".
Thiên m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 天
(thiên) meaning "sky, heaven".
Thiện m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 善
(thiện) meaning "good, kind, moral".
Thiếp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 浹 (
thiếp) meaning "to saturate, to drench, wet".
Thiệp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 涉
(thiệp) meaning "wade, ford, experience, undergo".
Thiều m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 韶
(thiều) meaning "splendid, glorious, beautiful".
Thiệu m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 紹
(thiệu) meaning "continue, carry on".
Thìn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 辰
(thìn) meaning "early morning", also referring to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac.
Thin f ObscureFrank Zappa named his daughter Diva Thin Muffin in 1979.
Thin f & m BurmeseMeans "fragrant, aromatic" in Burmese.
Thịnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 盛
(thịnh) meaning "prosperous, thriving, flourishing".
Thira m ThaiMeans "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" in Thai.
Thit m & f BurmeseMeans "new" or "timber, wood" in Burmese.
Thnou m KhmerMeans "bow, arc" or "December" in Khmer.
Thoa f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 釵
(thoa) meaning "hairpin, hair-brooch".
Thoan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湍 (
thoan) meaning "rapid water currents, rapids".
Thoas m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek θοός
(thoos) meaning "quick, swift". This name was borne by roughly ten characters in Greek mythology, one of them being one of the suitors of
Odysseus' wife
Penelope.
Thoe f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek θοός
(thoos) "swift, nimble". This name belonged to one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Þǫkk f Norse MythologyMeans "thanks" in Old Norse (from Proto-Germanic
*þankō,
*þankaz "gratitude, thanks" and thus a cognate of modern English
thank,
thanks). In the Prose Edda, the trickster god Loki once adopted this name while disguised as an old woman.
Thông m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 通
(thông) meaning "clear, open, understand, master".
Thống m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 統
(thống) meaning "govern, command, control" or "unite, unify".
Thos m EnglishA nickname for Thomas. In P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster calls his Aunt Agatha's son Thomas "Thos".
Thrax m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
Thrax meaning "Thracian", which in turn was ultimately derived from Greek
Thrakē, which came from the verb
thrāssō "to trouble, to stir". This was the name of Maximinus Thrax (i.e. Maximinus the Thracian), the 27th Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Thrór m Norse Mythology (Anglicized), LiteratureAnglicized form of the Old Norse name
Þrór, a name found in the
Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [
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Thuận f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 順
(thuận) meaning "obey, submit".
Thuật m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 述
(thuật) meaning "narrate, recount, relate".
Thục m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 淑
(thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶
(thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Thước m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鑠 (
thước) meaning "melt, smelt" or "shine".
Thức m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 栻 (
thức) meaning "a kind of tree" or 識 (
thức) meaning "consciousness".
Þúfa f Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse variant of
Tófa, the feminine form of
Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse
þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish
tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish
tue "small hill").
Thule m Swedish (Rare)Perhaps taken from Ancient Greek
Thúlē (Θούλη), a name used by 4th century Greek explorer Pytheas to describe the northernmost location in the known world. The name Thule has been associated with Scandinavia and other parts of Northern Europe since the 19th century, but what landmass Pytheas was actually referring to is unknown.... [
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Thura m BurmeseMeans "brave, gallant" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit शूर
(shura).
Thuta m & f BurmeseMeans "knowledge, learning" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत
(shruta).
Thuv m & f HmongMeans "pine tree" in Hmong Daw.
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".
Thwin f & m BurmesePossibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.
Thyia f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Thyia derived from the verb θύω "to sacrifice" was a female figure associated with cults of several major gods.
Thyme f & m English (Rare)From Old French
thym, from Latin
thymum, from Ancient Greek
θύμον (
thúmon).
Tiaa f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
tj-ꜥꜣ possibly meaning "the great", derived from a variant of
tꜣ "the; she of" combined with
ꜥꜣ "big, great, important". Tiaa was an ancient Egyptian queen consort during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1550-1292 BC)... [
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Tiah f EnglishThe definite origin remains unknown but has links with names similar to
Theia or
Thea, however, considering it is such a short name it could be the pet form of many European names such as Cinthea or Lucretia.... [
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Tiaki m MaoriMaori form of
Jack, coinciding with the Maori word meaning "guard, keep">
Tiale f & m KoreanFrom Korean Hangul 티아레 (
tiale) meaning "Tiare flower" (specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis), making it the Korean cognate of
Tiare.
Tian f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 甜
(tián) meaning "sweet", 天
(tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", 恬
(tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful" or 添
(tiān) meaning "add, increase", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Tiane f EnglishShort form of
Christiane. Not as popular as the related name
Tiana, but has roughly followed its popularity curve in much smaller numbers.
Tiar f BatakMeans "bright, clear" in Toba Batak.
Tiara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (ti) meaning "heaven", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 宝 (ra) meaning "treasure". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tiasa f Greek MythologyTiasa was a Naiad nymph in Greek Mythology. She was a Laconian princess, daughter of King Eurotas.
Tiba f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter
b, e.g.
burg "protection; protected place".
Tibba f Anglo-SaxonMeaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Tibba of Mercia (7th century), a patron saint of falconers. She was a relative of Saints
Kyneburga and
Kyneswide of Mercia.
Tibe m West FrisianFrisian short form of names that have Gothic
thiuda or Middle High German
diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names
Dietbald and
Theudebert are good examples of that.
Tibu m IndianFrom the Indian language meaning great one, Indian tribe.
Tích m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 錫 (
tích) meaning "to bestow, to confer" or 㝜 (
tích) meaning "night, darkness".
Tida m Japanese (Modern, Rare)From 太陽
(tida), the word for "sun" in many Ryukyuan languages, cognate to Japanese 天道
(tendō), referring to the sun or the god of heaven and the earth.
Tida f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people".
Tidus m Popular CultureDerived from Shuri Okinawan 天道/太陽
(tiida) (see
Tida), given to a character from 'Final Fantasy X'.
Tiêm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 暹 (
tiêm) meaning "to rise (of the sun)" or 讖 (
tiêm) meaning "prophecy".
Tiến m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 進
(tiến) meaning "advance, march forward".
Tiễn m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 諓 (
tiễn) meaning "flattering", 羡 (
tiển) meaning "to envy, to admire, to exceed", or 踐 (
tiễn) meaning "to trample, promise".
Tiéna m Western AfricanMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiéna Coulibaly (b. 1952).
Tiena f RomaniRomani name that has been recorded from the 1800s onwards. Its origin and meaning are uncertain; a current theory, however, links it to the same source as
Tiana.
Tiena f English (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of
Tiana, and perhaps in some cases even an alternate spelling of
Tina.
Tiệp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 捷 (
tiệp) meaning "to win, succeed" or "quick, fast".
Tiết m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 節
(tiết) meaning "section, period, verse, melody".
Tiêu f VietnameseA very rare Vietnamese common middle initial for girls, the masculine version of the name is Tiến.
Tiếu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 肖 (
tiếu) meaning "to resemble, imitate".
Tifa f Popular CultureTifa Lockhart is a character in the massively popular and highly acclaimed 1997 role-playing game game Final Fantasy VII. Contrary to popular belief, Tifa is not a contraction of name Tiffany or the Kabbalah concept Tiferet (beauty)... [
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Tiff f & m EnglishShort form of
Tiffany. This name is more commonly used on women than on men.
Tigor m BatakMeans "straight, honest, just, fair" in Toba Batak.
Tigra f Popular CulturePossibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine
-ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.
Tiivi f & m Finnish (Rare)Tiivi is an alternative name for such birds as the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, more commonly used Finnish name is "jänkäsirriäinen") and the Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii, "lapinsirri")... [
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Tijl m DutchDutch form of
Till. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch stand-up comedian Tijl Beckand (b. 1974).
Tikal f MayanFrom Tikal, the ruins of an ancient city found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It may be derived from
ti ak'al in the Yucatec Maya language; it is said to be a relatively modern name meaning "at the waterhole"... [
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Tikla f Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latvian
tikls "coy" and a variant of
Tekla.
Tilak m Sanskrit, HinduismTilak (or Tilaka) is the Hindu ritual of marking someone's forehead with a fragrant paste, such as of sandalwood or vermilion, as a welcome and expression of honour when they arrive. ... [
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Tilek m & f Kyrgyz, KazakhMeans "wish, desire" in Kyrgyz and Kazakh. It is only masculine in Kyrgyzstan while it is occasionally used as a feminine name in Kazakhstan.