Submitted Names Starting with T

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Teppei m Japanese
This name combines 哲 (tetsu, aki.raka, satoi, saba.ku, shi.ru, te') meaning "clear, philosophy", 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane, te') meaning "iron" or 徹 (tetsu, te') meaning "clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono, he) meaning "army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare."... [more]
Tepwanji f Southern African, Eastern African
Means "patience" in Mwanga, a language spoken in Zambia and Tanzania.
Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.
Tequechol m Nahuatl
Means "pheasant" in Nahuatl.
Tequihua m Nahuatl
Means "war captain, seasoned warrior" in Nahuatl, a title given to a warrior who had captured four prisoners in battle.
Tequila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word tequila for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Spanish, the name of a town in Mexico where the drink was made.
Tequitl m Nahuatl
Means "work, duty" in Nahuatl.
Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.
Tera f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Theresa.
Terama f Corsican (Archaic)
Feminine form of Teramu.
Teramo m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Likely derived from Teramo, the name of a city in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its name comes from the first part of its ancient Roman name, which was Interamnia Praetutiorum. It essentially means "between the two rivers of the Praetutii" in Latin, derived from the Latin words inter meaning "between" and amnis meaning "river, stream" combined with Praetutii, the name of an Italic tribe... [more]
Teramu m Corsican (Archaic)
Variant of Eramu derived from an erroneous truncation of Sant'Eramu.
Terapont m Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Polish and Serbian forms of Therapon.
Teraponte m Italian
Italian form of Therapon.
Terashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 照らし (terashi) meaning "illumination, shining" (compare Terasu).... [more]
Terasu m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照らす (terasu) meaning "to shine on, illuminate" (compare Terashi).... [more]
Teratai f Malay
Derived from Malay teratai meaning "waterlily".
Terava f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and rava meaning "dark, brownish".
Teray f Filipino
Diminutive of Sotera.
Terbish m & f Mongolian
Means "not that one" in Mongolian, from тэр (ter) meaning "that; he, she, it" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
Tercia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Tersa and a derivation from Middle English tercel and Middle French terçuel "hawk; falcon.
Tercia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tertia.
Tercio m Spanish
Spanish form of Tertius.
Tercjusz m Polish
Polish form of Tertius.
Tercsa f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Teréz or Terézia.
Tereapiʻi f & m Cook Islands Maori
Means "journey to learn," derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and apiʻi meaning "learn, study."
Térébentine f French (Modern, Rare)
Used by French politician Cécile Duflot for her daughter born in 2008.
Tereese f Estonian
Estonian form of Therese.
Tereine f Greek Mythology
The name of a nymph consort of the god Ares. Her name comes from τερεο (tereo) and means "piercer, she who pierces (like a sword)".
Terela f Galician
Diminutive of Tereixa and Teresa.
Teremo m Ligurian
Older form of Emo.
Teremoana f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."
Terenci m Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Terentius.
Terência f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Terentia.
Terencia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Terentia.
Terenciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Terentianus.
Terenciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Terentianus.
Terêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Terentius.
Terencio m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Terence.
Terencja f Polish
Feminine form of Terencjusz.
Terensio m Venetian
Venetian form of Terentius.
Terentia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Terentius. This was the name of the wife of Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Terentian m English
English form of Terentianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.
Terentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Terentianus.
Terentianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Terentius (see Terence). This name was borne by a Latin grammarian from the 2nd century AD.
Terentios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Terentius (see Terence).
Terenty m Russian
Variant transcription of Terentiy.
Terenz m German (Archaic)
German form of Terentius (see Terence).
Terenziana f Italian
Italian form of Terentiana.
Terenziano m Italian
Italian form of Terentianus.
Tereo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tereus.
Tererai m & f Shona
Means "listen, pay attention" in Shona.
Terés f Mohawk
Mohawk form of Theresa.
Terèsa f Provençal
Provençal form of Theresa.
Teresá f Sami
Sami form of Teresa.
Tereshko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Terentiy.
Teresica f Spanish
Diminutive of Teresa.
Teresina f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Diminutive of Teresa. This name is borne by Argentine senator Teresina Luna.
Teresing f Filipino
Diminutive of Teresa, Teresita, and other related names.
Teresio m Italian
Masculine form of Teresa.
Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
Terestyén m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Trisztán.
Tereu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Tereus.
Tereus m Greek Mythology
This name is probably derived from Greek τηρέω (tereo), which can mean "to guard" as well as "to obey, to observe, to attend to carefully". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek τερέω (tereo) meaning "to bore through, to pierce"... [more]
Terexa f Venetian
Venetian form of Theresa.
Terey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Tereus.
Terez f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of Teréz and Theres.
Teréza f Kashubian, Hungarian
Kashubian form of Theresa and Hungarian variant of Terézia.
Terēza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresa.
Tereża f Maltese
Maltese form of Theresa.
Terēze f Latvian
Latvian form of Therese.
Tereze f Walloon
Walloon form of Thérèse.
Terezi f Albanian, Literature, Popular Culture
Name used in the webcomic Homestuck by character Terezi Pyrope. The name itself is likely derived from the Albanian word terezi, meaning "justice".
Terezia f Romanian, Prague German
Romanian and Prague German form of Theresia.
Tereżina f Maltese
Diminutive of Tereża.
Terezja f History (Ecclesiastical)
Albanian form of Theresa used to refer to Saint Teresa of Ávila and Saint Thérèse de Lisieux.
Terfel m Welsh
Variant of Derfel.
Tergel m & f Mongolian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Mongolian тэргэл сар (tergel sar) meaning "full moon".
Tergjerd f Norwegian
Dialectal form of Torgjerd.
Tergüün m Mongolian
Means "first, beginning" or "leader" in Mongolian.
Terhenetär f Finnish Mythology
A character in the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala,' who was a forest sprite. The name itself means "mist." The short (and common) form of this name is Terhi.
Teri f Estonian
Estonian form of Terhi.
Teri m Pashto
Name of a Khattak Ancestor.
Teri f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Teria m & f Japanese
Japanese spelling of the English name Taylor, Meaning "tailor" or "one who mends clothes".
Teriaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "ermine" in Kalaallisut.
Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.
Teriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Terîna.
Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq
Terilyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lyn. According to the SSA, 10 girls were named Terilyn in 2002.
Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Terin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegeldy a variant of Taryn.
Terîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Trina.
Teris m Greek
Diminutive of Lefteris.
Terja f Finnish
Finnish variant of Terje 2.
Terji m Faroese
Faroese form of Terje 1.
Terka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Terézia.
Terkel m Old Danish, Danish, Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel and Danish dialectal (Jutish) variant of Torkel.
Terkil m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkild m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel.
Terkoz m Popular Culture, Literature
Terkoz is Tarzan’s antagonistic older adoptive half brother in the Tarzan books.
Terlan m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.
Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.
Termizi m Malay
Variant of Tarmizi.
Ternan m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Ternan is venerated as the "Bishop of the Picts". Not much is known of his life; different historians place him either at the mid-fifth century or the latter part of the sixth. Those who place him in the earlier period, associate him with Palladius.
Terón m Spanish
Spanish form of Theron.
Teron m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
Bulgarian, Croatian and Polish form of Theron.
Terone m Italian
Italian form of Theron.
Teroy m Filipino
Diminutive of Sotero or Antero.
Terpander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Terpandros. This was the name of an ancient Greek poet.
Terpandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Terpander.
Terpandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τέρπω (terpo) "to delight, to cheer, to bring pleasure" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".
Terpsichori f Greek
Modern Greek form of Terpsichore.
Terpsihori f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Τερψιχόρη (see Terpsichori) as well as an Albanian form of Terpsichore.
Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]
Terrain m English (Rare)
Means "open road" in English. Derived from the English-speaking word used to describe what road or ground you drive or walk on.
Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.
Terran m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Terrance or a masculine form of Terra.
Terrangi m Romani
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Terrel m & f English
Variant of Terrell.
Terric m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Theodoric.
Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).
Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.
Terry m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Teris influenced by the unrelated English name Terry 1 or Terry 2.
Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn
Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.
Ters m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Terzo.
Tersa f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Terza.
Tersa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Tirsa.
Tersandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Thersander.
Tersi m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Terzio.
Tersilla f Italian
Variant of Tarsilla and Terza.
Tersiloco m Italian
Italian form of Thersilochus.
Tersoo m Tiv
Tersoo means "the father,like"
Tertianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was either derived from the Latin adjective tertianus meaning "of the third, tertian" or from Tertius.
Terto f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tertu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Terto.
Tertulen m Basque
Basque form of Tertullianus.
Tertulian m Polish
Polish form of Tertullianus.
Tertulijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Tertullianus.
Tertullia f Late Roman
Diminutive of Tertia.
Tertullian m English
English form of Tertullianus. This was the name of a prolific early Christian author from the 3rd century AD.
Tertulliano m Italian
Italian form of Tertullianus.
Tertullianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Tertullus.
Tertullus m Late Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Diminutive of Tertius, as it contains the Latin diminutive suffix -ullus.... [more]
Teru m & f Japanese
From the verb 照る (teru) meaning "to shine." Other kanji related to the verb include 輝, 瑛, 耀 and 晴, the last one referring to clear or fine weather.... [more]
Teru m Finnish
Variant of Tero.
Teru f Ethiopian
Means "good". This name is often combined with other names (Teruworq is an example).
Teruaki m Japanese
From Japanese 映 (teru) meaning "a reflection; to reflect" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Teruca f Galician
Diminutive of Tereixa and Teresa.
Terue f Japanese
Teru means "Illumination, Shine, Brilliant" and E means "Picture, Drawing, Sketch, Painting", "Branch, Twig", and "Blessing, Favour, Benefit, Grace, Kindness".
Teruha f Japanese
From 照 (teru) meaning "shine, illuminate" and 葉 (ha) meaning "sheet, leaf".
Teruhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince".
Teruhisa m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Teruji m Japanese
Teru means "Brilliance, Illumination, Shine" and Ji means "Govern, Rule", "Second, Next", or "Two".
Teruki m Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (teruki) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance" or from Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance" combined with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice"... [more]
Teruko f Japanese
Most commonly given as Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "illuminate, shine" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". It can also be used as 曦 (teru) meaning "the sun", 光 (teru) meaning "ray, light" or 輝 (teru) meaning "radiant, shining" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Teruma m Japanese
From Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "illumination, shining" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Terumi f Japanese
"Illuminate, sparkle", "beautiful"
Teruno f Japanese (Rare)
Teru means "Shine, Illumination, Brilliance" and No means "Whereupon, Accordingly, Of, Possessive Particle, Therefore, From".
Teruo m Japanese
This name combines 輝 (ki, kagaya.ku, teru) meaning "gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle," 昭 (shou, teru) meaning "bright, shining," 照 (shou, te.rasu, te.ru, te.reru) meaning "bashful, compare, illuminate, shine," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, teru) meaning "light, ray" or 瑛 (ei, teru) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal" with 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "excellent, hero, leader, male, masculine, superiority," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male" or 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man."... [more]
Teruś f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Tera.
Teruša f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Tereza (Czech) and Terézia (Slovak). Also compare Teruška.
Terushi m Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendor" combined with 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history" or 嗣 (shi) meaning "descendants, heirs"... [more]
Teruška f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Tereza (Czech) and Terézia (Slovak). Also compare Teruša.
Teruworq f Amharic
Means "good gold", from a combination of Teru and Worq.
Teruya m Japanese (Rare)
Teru means "Illuminate, Shine, Brilliance" and Ya means "To Be (archaic form)", "Arrow, Dart", "Increasingly, All the More", or "How, What, Question Mark, Alas".
Teruyo f Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (teru) meaning "shining" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Teruyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendor" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Tervel m Bulgarian
Khan Tervel, also called Tarvel, or Terval, or Terbelis in some Byzantine sources, was the Emperor of Bulgaria during the First Bulgarian Empire at the beginning of the 8th century.
Terwel m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Tervel
Tery f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.
Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.
Teryosha m Russian
Diminutive of Terentiy.
Terza f Italian
Feminine form of Terzo.
Terzia f Italian
Italian form of Tertia.
Terzio m Italian
Variant of Terzo.
Tesa f Greek
Diminutive of Anastasia.
Tesalonika f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is 1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.
Tesame f Amharic
Means "you are famous" in Amharic.
Tese m Korean
Variant transcription of Tae-Se.
Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.
Tesej m Belarusian
Taraškievica spelling of Tesiej.
Tesele f Turkish
Means "hope" in Zaza, language spoken in Turkey.
Teseo m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Theseus.
Teseu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Theseus.
Tesey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Theseus.
Tesfa-egzy m Ge'ez
Means "promise of the Lord" in Ge'ez.
Tesfalem m Tigrinya
Means "hope of wise man" in Tigrinya.
Tesfalem m Amharic
Possibly from the Amharic ተስፋ (täsfa) meaning "hope".
Tesfamariam m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "hope of Mary" from Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope" and ማርያም (Mariyami), the Amharic form of Miriam (see Mary).
Teshale m Amharic
Means "he is preferred" in Amharic.
Tesharna f Yiddish
Elaboration of Charna
Tesher m Hebrew
Means gift
Tēshi f Japanese (Archaic)
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 定子" FUJIWARANOTĒSHI, married to "一条天皇" ICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Ichijō . The Kanji Character "定" meaning "To Definate", "To Rule" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [more]
Teshiko f Japanese
It means "Child of an angel"
Teshome m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he was appointed, he was promoted" in Amharic.
Teshtela f Mordvin
Means "starry" in Erzya, derived from теште (tešte) "star, sign".
Tesia f Polish
Diminutive of Teresa.
Tesiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Theseus.
Tesifa f & m Amharic
Means "hope" in Amharic.
Tesifón m Spanish
Spanish form of Ctesiphon (see Ktesiphon).
Tesifonte m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ctesiphon (see Ktesiphon).
Tesil f Armenian
Means "apparition, vision" in Armenian.
Tešimi f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Hittite goddess, who was likely of Hattian origin. She was thought to be the lover of the storm god of Nerik.
Tesja f Polish
Variant of Taisja.
Teska f Low German, West Frisian
Low German feminine short form of names beginning with Diet-, from the Germanic element þeud "people". It is used almost exclusively in northern Germany, at the Baltic coast.
Teske f West Frisian
Variant of Teska.
Tesla m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname of Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)... [more]
Teslime f Turkish
Turkish form of Taslima.
Teslin f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Tesna f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Tesni.
Tesnim f Arabic
Variant of Tasnim.
Tespia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Thespia.
Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.
Tessama m Amharic
Means "he is famous" in Amharic.