This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tadasu m JapaneseFrom the verb 正す/訂す
(tadasu) meaning "to correct, rectify, reform, amend," cognate with the verbs 糺す/糾す
(tadasu) meaning "to ascertain, confirm, verify" and 質す
(tadasu) meaning "to inquire, question" (compare
Tadashi which, in that case, is derived from a classical adjective)... [
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Tadasuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 相 (suke) meaning "nature, personality", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [
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Tadatoshi m JapaneseFrom 直 (
tada) meaning "straight, direct" and 俊 (
toshi) meaning "talented, handsome". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Tadayoshi m JapaneseFrom 直 (
tada) meaning "real, sincere, true" combined with 美 (
yoshi) meaning "beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tadibast m Egyptian MythologyPossibly from Egyptian
tꜣ-dj-bꜣstt, perhaps meaning "(she) is there for Bastet", from Egyptian
tꜣ (
ta) "she of, this of, that of" combined with
dj (
di) "here, there" combined with the Egyptian goddess
Bastet... [
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Tadisa f & m ShonaIt means "we have loved profusely/a great deal", from the verb 'kudisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely". A longer form of the name may be
Tadisisa.
Tadisisa f & m ShonaIt means "we have loved profusely/a great deal and with much abundance", from the verb 'kudisisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely and with great abundance". A shorter form of the name may be
Tadisa.
Tadmuštum f Near Eastern MythologyName borne by a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the underworld, often thought of as the daughter of
Nergal. The etymology is uncertain, although possible elements have been identified in both Akkadian (
dāmasu meaning "to humble" or
dāmašu meaning the interrogative form of "cover up") and Ge'ez (
damasu meaning "to abolish, destroy, hide").
Taesis f Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)From Egyptian
tꜣ-Ꜣs.t meaning "she of Isis" or "belonging to Isis", derived from
tꜣ "the aforementioned; the; she of" combined with the name of the goddess
Isis.
Tae-suk m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 兌
(tae) meaning "to exchange" or 泰
(tae) meaning "peaceful, safe" combined with 錫
(seok) meaning "tin". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.
Tae-sun f & m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 泰 (tae) "great, exalted" and 順 (sun) "obey, submit to, go along with". Other hanja can be used.
Tafsir m Arabic, Bengali, IndonesianMeans "interpretation, explanation" in Arabic, specifically referring to an exegesis or commentary of the Qur'an.
Tagayasu m Japanese (Rare)From verb 耕す
(tagayasu) meaning "to till, plough, cultivate," derived via a sound shift from a combination of 田
(ta) meaning "rice field" and verb 返す
(kaesu) meaning "to restore; to turn over."... [
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Tahash m BiblicalPerhaps means "porpoise" in Hebrew, indicating a kind of leather or skin. In the Bible, Tahash was the third son of
Nahor by his concubine
Reumah (Gen... [
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Tahiris f Taíno (Rare)"Queen" The beautiful One who overcomes obstacles and reigns with grace. A luminary soft as the as the moon and as bright as the sun. Signified by the color purple indicating her royalty.
Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, BengaliMeans "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the root حَسَّنَ
(ḥassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".
Tails m Popular CultureFrom the English word
tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the
Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of
Sonic... [
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Taisei m JapaneseFrom 苔 (
tai) meaning "moss", 泰 (
tai) meaning "Thailand, calm, peaceful" or 大 (
tai) meaning "big, great" combined with 成 (
sei) meaning "to become", 青 (
sei) meaning "blue, green", 生 (
sei) meaning "grow, birth, life, genuine" or 星 (
sei) meaning "star, dot"... [
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Taishi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (
tai) meaning "big, great" combined with 史 (
shi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Taisuke m JapaneseThis name is used as 泰 (tai) "great, exalted, superior", "big" or "Thai, referring to Thailand" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "cheek, cheekbone" or "assist". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Taitsiaĸ m GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
taatsiisaq or
taatsiigaq meaning "the one whom one has held back to mention (name)", from a Greenlandic endearment term: "the fancied mention", carefully not mentioning the name, but expressing endearment nevertheless, because the child was named after a deceased relative, from Greenlandic
atsiaq meaning "the one named after a deceased person" and from a hypocoristic word
taa(nna)tsiaq meaning "the dear, sweet one".
Taivansaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тайван
(taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" or "peace, tranquility" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tajus m Lithuanian (Modern)Recent and popular Lithuanian name of which the meaning is uncertain, but there are several theories for its etymology in existence. One such theory is that it is a short form of
Tadėjas and
Tadėjus, which are both extremely rare Lithuanian forms of
Thaddeus... [
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Takahisa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 威 (taka) meaning "intimidate" combined with 央 (hisa) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Takamasa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 貴 (
taka, ki) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 正 (
masa) meaning "right, proper" or 雅 (
masa) meaning "elegant, graceful"... [
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Takamitsu m JapaneseFrom 貴 (
taka, ki) meaning "valuable" and 光 (
mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations are usable.
Takanashi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (Taka) meaning "little, small", 鳥 (Na) meaning "bird, chicken" and 遊 (shi) meaning "play".
Takashige m JapaneseFrom Japanese 貴 (
taka, ki) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety", 隆 (
taka) meaning "prosperous", combined with 繁 (
shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant", 成 (
shige) meaning "become", or 重 (
shige, ju, cho) meaning "main, principal, heavy, severe".
Takashinga m ShonaMeaning "we are resilient"; it derives from the verb
kushinga.
Takasuke m JapaneseFrom 敬 (
taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence" combined with 輔 (
suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Takasumi m JapaneseFrom 貴 (
taka, ki) meaning "valuable" and 栖 (
sai, sei. su.mu, sumika, sumi, su) meaning “nest”. Other kanji combinations can be used.
Takatoshi m JapaneseFrom 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 利 (
toshi) meaning "benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Takatsugu m JapaneseJapanese masculine name derived from 天 (
taka) meaning "heaven, sky" and 次 (
tsugu) meaning "next, second". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Takayoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 喬 (
taka) meaning "tall, high" combined with 貴 (
yoshi) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious, superior, aristocratic, to esteem" or 美 (
yoshi) meaning "beauty, beautiful"... [
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Takefusa m Japanese (Rare)From 敬 (
take) meaning "respect, honor, reverence" and 房 (
fusa) meaning "bunch, fringe, house, lock (of hair), room, tassel, tuft". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Takehisa m JapaneseFrom 丈 (
take) meaning "unit of length equal based on 10 shaku", 剛 (
take, go, tsuyoi) meaning "sturdy", or 勇 (
take, isamu) meaning "courage, bravery", combined with 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (
hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [
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Takemasa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 正
(masa) meaning "right, proper, correct", 雅
(masa) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", 昌
(masa) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 政
(masa) meaning "government"... [
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Takeshige m JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial", 猛
(take) meaning "fierce, ferocious" or 健
(take) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 重
(shige) meaning "layers, folds" or 成
(shige) meaning "become"... [
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Taketoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial", 剛
(take) meaning "hard, rigid, strong, sturdy" or 猛
(take) meaning "fierce, ferocious" combined with 敏
(toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 俊
(toshi) meaning "talented, handsome" or 稔
(toshi) meaning "crop, harvest, ripen"... [
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Takeyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 岳 (take) meaning "mountain peak" combined with 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Taksin m HistoryFrom Thai ตาก
(tak) referring to the historical kingdom of Tak (located in the present-day province of Tak in northern Thailand) combined with the name สิน
(Sin). This was the name of Taksin the Great (1734-1782), the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom... [
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Taksony m Medieval HungarianTaksony of Hungary was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians who reigned c. 955 AD to the early 970s.
Talasi f HopiMeans "cornflower" in the Hopi language
Talaus m Greek MythologyMeans "steadfast, enduring" or "unhappy", derived from Greek τλήμων
(tlemon) meaning "patient, steadfast; wretched, miserable". In Greek mythology, Talaus was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts.
Tālivaldis m LatvianDerived from Latvian
tāls "far; far away" and
valdīt "to rule; to reign". Tālivaldis was a Latgalian elder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples.
Tallis m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Tallis, which comes from the Old French
taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.
Talos m Greek MythologyIn Greek Mythology Talos was a bronze winged automaton given to Europa for protection in Crete from pirates and invaders.
Talos m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
talu- "forehead; front; surface".
Taloushem f CopticMeans "little maiden", derived from ⲁⲗⲟⲩ
(alou) "youth, maiden" combined with ϣⲏⲙ
(šem) "small, little".
Tamasul m & f ArabicMeans "matching, agreement, resemblance" in Arabic.
Tamisa f Medieval LatinTamisa is the Latinized name the Romans gave to the river Thames in England. The ancient Brittons named Thames after the Celtic goddess of dark water, Tamesis.
Tamisen f English (Archaic)Variant of
Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.
Tamos m Ancient EgyptianEtymology unknown. This was the name of an Egyptian mercenary admiral from Memphis who was hired by
Cyrus the Younger during the 4th century BC.
Tamotsu m JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 保 (
tamotsu) meaning "protection" or 維 (
tamotsu) meaning "keep; mantain" as well as the combination of two or more characters for example 太 (
ta) meaning "big; great" combined with 持 (
motsu) meaning "hold; have"... [
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Tamphasanna m & f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
tampha meaning "jewel" and
sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tamphilus m Late RomanA Roman cognomen possibly from Ancient Greek
ταμίας (
tamíās) "steward, dispenser", from
τέμνω (
témnō) "to cut, hew", combined with
φίλος (
philos) "friend, lover"... [
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Tamshugh m Turkish, Georgian, AbkhazOrigin of the name is Turkish and it has been popular in western Georgia, specifically in Abkhazia, from somewhere XVI-XVII centuries.
Tamsïgöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
тамсы (tamsï) meaning "drip, drop" and
гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".
Tamyasisa f QuechuaMeans "rain flower" in Quechua, from
tamya, "rain" and
sisa, "flower".
Tanabos m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA necromancer who lived in Britain some time between the time of Joseph of Arimathea and Uther Pendragon. He was hailed as the greatest magician ever to reside on the island, save Merlin.... [
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Tanausis m GothicTanausis was a legendary king of the Goths, according to Jordanes's Getica (5.47). The 19th-century scholar Alfred von Gutschmid assigned his reign to 1323 BC - 1290 BC. According to the Getica, he was the Gothic king who halted the advance of the Egyptian armies of the Egyptian king Sesostris (whom Jordanes calls Vesosis)... [
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Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), GuancheName of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.
Ta-Nehisi m ObscureFrom Ancient Egyptian
tꜣ-nḥsj meaning "Nubian Land", itself from the Egyptian roots
tꜣ ("land") and
nḥsj ("Nubian"). This is the name of American journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Tanios m Arabic (Mashriqi)This is a version of Anthony, referring to St. Anthony, used as a given name among the Maronite Christians of Lebanon.
Tannis f English (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... [
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Tansen m IndianName of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
Tansholpan f KazakhFrom Kazakh таң
(tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан
(Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".
Tansilu f TatarFrom Tatar сылу
(sılu) meaning "beautiful" combined with таң
(tañ) "dawn, daybreak".
Tansiqa f UzbekDerived from
tansiq meaning "rare" or "cherished, well-loved".
Tansu m & f TurkishFrom Medieval Turkic
tang meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
su meaning "water".
Tañsulpan f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
cулпан (sulpan) meaning "Venus".
Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureEmpress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [
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Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Ancient Greek
ταλάντατος (
talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from
τάλας (
tálas) "wretched, miserable".
Tantalus m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [
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Tapas m Bengali, OdiaFrom Sanskrit तपस्
(tapas) meaning "austerity, asceticism, meditation".
Tapshay f Coptic, Egyptian MythologyUltimately from Egyptian
ta-pȝ-šȝy meaning "she of Shai", in Coptic derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ-
(ta-) combined with the name of the god
Shai... [
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