Swannm & fFrench (Modern) Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film Swann In Love (known as Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time (1913).
TannakinfFolklore, Literature Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
TannisfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
TatannuaqmInuit Means "it is full" or "the belly" in Inuktikut. Name borne by an Inuit interpreter that worked with John Franklin on two of his Arctic expeditions.
TawanannafHittite Of uncertain etymology. This was the personal name of a Hittite queen, which was consequently used as a title for all subsequent Hittite queens.
TessannefJamaican Patois Combination of Tess and Anne 1. This is borne by Jamaican singer Tessanne Chin (1985-), who won Season 5 of The Voice in 2013.
TianningfChinese From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
TianniufChinese From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
TiannufChinese From the Chinese 添 (tiān) meaning "increase, add to" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
TiannuomChinese This name means 'promise of the sky' in Chinese. Deng Tiannuo is the Chinese madeup name of the famous journalist Tiziano Terzani (1938-2004) who lived in the Popular Republic of China with his family in the years 1980-84... [more]
TrugernannerfIndigenous Tasmanian Meaning unknown. This was the name of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.
TyrannionmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun τύραννος (turannos) or (tyrannos) meaning "absolute ruler" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). A known bearer of this name was Tyrannion of Amisus, a Greek grammarian from the 1st century BC.
UlkannazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ulkan meaning "great, grand" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
UlloriannguaqmGreenlandic Means "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic ulloriaq "star" (cf. Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
VannozzafMedieval Italian Medieval Italian diminutive of Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
WalannifHittite Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Luwian element wa-na-a ("woman"), or the Hattic element waₐšul ("abundance, blessing"). Name borne by a Hittite queen, who was possibly of Hurrian origin (fl... [more]
XiannafChinese From Chinese 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
XiannifChinese From the Chinese 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 显 (xiǎn) meaning "manifest; evident, clear" and 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" or 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".
XianningfChinese From the Chinese 鲜 (xiān) meaning "fresh; attractive" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
XiannufChinese From the Chinese 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "girl, woman".
XuannengfChinese From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".
XuannifChinese From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".
XuannüfChinese Mythology Means "dark lady" or "mysterious lady" in Chinese. This was the name of an ancient Chinese goddess of war, sex, and longevity.
YannathanmIndigenous Australian Place name; a rural suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its name is from a local language and means "walk about, travel, journey, roam".
Yannianm & fChinese From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 年 (nián) meaning "year". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
ZannimItalian, Venetian A Venetian form of Gianni. Zanni or Zani is a comic figure in the 'Commedia dell'arte', which is the origin of the English word zany.