Submitted Names Containing a

Tena m & f Laz
Means “light” in Laz.

Tenabaabi m & f Akan
Means "just stay at a place" in Akan.

Tenacious m English (Puritan)
English Puritan name meaning 'firm' and 'fast'.

Tenae f English (Modern)
An invented name that sounds like Renae, but then with a 't' instead.

Tenages m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek τέναγος (ténagos) meaning "shoal water, shallows, lagoon".

Tenagino m Ancient Roman
Name of a Roman governor, Tenagino Probus, who lived in the 3rd century.

Tenahuac m Nahuatl
Means "with someone, someone’s partner" in Nahuatl.

Tenali m Indian
A famous bearer was the Telugu jester-poet Tenali Ramakrishna, whose cleverness was the subject of many Indian folk-tales.

Tenama f Polynesian
Means "lagoon" in Gilbertese.

Tenampi m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "son/daughter of god".

Tenan m Nahuatl
Means "one’s mother" in Nahuatl. May alternately derive from tenantli "wall, rampart", tenani "moaner, one who complains", or a combination of tetl "stone" and nantli "mother", the latter being used in the sense of "protector".

Tenanye f Obscure

Tenao m Polynesian
Means "the wave" in Gilbertese.

Tenasar m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche man who was christened in Seville.

Tenasha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)
This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".

Tenaya m Miwok
Possibly from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.

Tenayah f Obscure
Variant of Tenaya.

Tencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Hortensia.

Tenchali f Armenian
Means "desirable, dear" in Armenian.

Tencuauh m Nahuatl
Means "obstinate" or "loud-mouthed" in Nahuatl, literally "wooden lip", from tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and cuahuitl "tree, wood".

Tendayi m Shona
Variant of Tendai.

Tendeka f Shona
Meaning “be faithful; be true”, a longer form of the name is Tendekamunashe.

Tenea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Tania.

Teneal f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenebra f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Teneca f Indigenous American

Tenefira f Guanche
From Guanche *tenăfirah, meaning "huffs". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.

Tenenan m Breton

Tenepal f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl tene "lip-possessor; one who speaks well or vigorously", itself derived from tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and the possessive suffix -e, combined with the suffix -pal "through, by means of"... [more]

Tenesaye f Amharic

Tenesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Teneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenesoya f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.

Tengausasabe f Polynesian
Means "the hundred flying fish" in Bellonese.

Tengbangba m Manipuri
Means "helper" in Meitei.

Tengisa f Tsonga
Means "purify" in Xitsonga.

Ténia f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Antónia and a short form of names ending in -ténia.

Tenia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Teniayo f Yoruba
Means "foundation of joy" in Yoruba.

Tenicahuehue m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, probably contains the element huehue meaning "an elder, an old man; old" in Nahuatl.

Tenicia f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenika f African American
Variant of Tanika.

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.

Tenizbay m Karakalpak
Means "sea" in Karakalpak.

Tenma m Japanese
From Japanese 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tenna f Danish
Danish diminutive of Hortensia used from the 19th century onward.

Tenna f Romansh
Variant of Tena.

Tennan m Romani (Archaic)

Tennant m Romani (Archaic)

Tennasyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Tennyson.

Tenpa m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསྟན་པ (bstan-pa) meaning "teaching, doctrine".

Tenrioddang m Buginese

Tensae m Ge'ez
Means "resurrection" in Ge'ez.

Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.

Tentamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "she of Amun" in Egyptian.

Tentay f Filipino
Diminutive of Vicenta.

Tentkheta f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.

Tenya m Japanese
From Japanese 展 (ten) meaning "expand, unfold" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Teobald m Polish, Croatian (Rare), Gascon
Polish, Croatian and Gascon form of Theobald.

Teobalda f Polish, Hungarian
Feminine form of Teobald.

Teobalds m Latvian
Latvian from of Theobald.

Teobaud m Provençal
Provençal form of Theobald.

Teoctista f History (Ecclesiastical), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Romanian form of Theoktiste via Theoctista.

Teoda f Medieval Spanish

Teodahad m Norwegian, Polish
Norwegian and Polish form of Theodahad.

Teodaldo m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Theudewald.

Teodard m Swedish, Catalan, Polish
Swedish, Catalan, and Polish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.

Teodardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian, and Spanish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.

Teodato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodahad.

Teodebald m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Theudebald.

Teodebaldo m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theudebald.

Teodegonda f Gothic (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Theudegund.

Teodemaro m Italian
Italian form of Theodemar.

Teodesia f Medieval Italian

Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare), Hungarian
Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Theodelind.

Teodoras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Teodor.

Teodorica f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Teodorico.

Teodorikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Theodoric.

Teodorina f Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Rare feminine form of Teodor, variant of Teodora.

Teodosa f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Teodosia.

Teodosia f Spanish, Galician (Rare), Italian, Romansh, Romanian
Spanish, Galician, Romansh, Romanian and Italian form of Theodosia.

Teodosina f Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Teodosia.

Teodota f Italian (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of Greek Theodotos.

Teodózia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Theodosia.

Teódula f Spanish
Feminine form of Teódulo.

Teofan m Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theophanes used in various languages.

Teofane m Italian
Italian form of Theophanes.

Teófanes m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Theophanes.

Teòfanes m Catalan
Catalan form of Theophanes.

Teofánia f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Hungarian form of Theophania.

Teofania f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish form of Theophania.

Teofanija f Slovene
Slovene form of Theophania.

Teofilact m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilacte m Catalan
Catalan form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilacto m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilakt m Polish
Polish form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilato m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilatta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Greek Theophylaktos.

Teofilatto m Italian
Italian form of Theophylaktos.

Teofilija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Theophila.

Teofista f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Teopista.

Teofrast m Catalan, Polish
Catalan and Polish form of Theophrastus.

Teofrasto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theophrastus.

Teohari m Romanian

Teohua m Nahuatl
Means "high priest" in Nahuatl, literally "possessor of divinity" from teotl "deity, god; divine force" and the possessive prefix -hua.

Teolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Contracted form of Teodolinda.

Teoman m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Modern Turkish and Bosnian form of the Mongol name Tümen via its Chinese form Touman.... [more]

Teona f Polish, Romanian
Polish and Romanian form of Theona.

Teona m Italian
Italian form of Theonas.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Teonas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Theonas.

Teonela f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Teonilla.

Teónia f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Theonasz.

Teonilla f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Italian and Polish form of Theonilla.

Teonna f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Teonora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Theonora.

Teopane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Theophanes.

Teopilakte m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Theophylaktos.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

Teopolina f Southern African
Namibian name of uncertain meaning.

Teora f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "life".

Teóscar m Spanish
Combination of Teodoro and Óscar.... [more]

Teosebia f Italian (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Swiss-Italian form of Theosebia.

Teosia f Polish
Diminutive of Teofila.

Teotónia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Teotónio.

Teoufraste m Provençal
Provençal form of Théophraste.

Teozva f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Theosebia.

Tepan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Stepan.

Tepeyacan m Nahuatl
Means "mountain leader", derived from Nahuatl yacatl "mountain" and yacana "to lead, to guide".

Teppa m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Teppana.

Teppå m Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Probably a misspelling of Teppo, the Finnish form of Stephen. Occurs once in a tax record from 1582.

Teppana m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Stephanus.

Tepua f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Hawaiian/Polynesian name, meaning "the flower".

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.

Tequania f Obscure

Tequesha f African American
Variant of Takisha.

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.

Tequilla f English (American), African American
Variant of Tequila.

Tera f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Theresa.

Terah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tara 1, possibly intended as an anagram of the English word Earth.

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.

Te Rangimārie m & f Maori
Means "the peace" in Māori.

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".

Teraura f Tahitian

Teraura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "red sun".

Terava f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and rava meaning "dark, brownish".

Teray f Filipino
Diminutive of Sotera.

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.

Tercília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Tercílio.

Tercsa f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Teréz or Terézia.

Terdsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เทิดศักดิ์ (see Thoetsak).

Tereanna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tereapiʻi f & m Cook Islands Maori
Means "journey to learn," derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and apiʻi meaning "learn, study."

Tereasa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Terecita f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Teresita.

Tereija f Medieval Galician
Variant of Tareija.

Tereina f American (Modern, Rare)

Tereixa f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Tareixa.

Terela f Galician
Diminutive of Tereixa and Teresa.

Teremoana f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."

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.

Terencja f Polish
Feminine form of Terencjusz.

Terenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

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.

Terenzia f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss)
Italian form of Terentia.

Terenziana f Italian
Italian form of Terentiana.

Terenziano m Italian
Italian form of Terentianus.

Tererai m & f Shona
Means "listen, pay attention" in Shona.

Tê-rê-sa f Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Theresa

Terèsa f Provençal
Provençal form of Theresa.

Teresá f Sami
Sami form of Teresa.

Teresía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Theresia

Teresiano m Galician (Archaic)

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.

Tereska f Polish
Diminutive of Teresa.

Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.

Teressia f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Theresa.

Teretsia f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Teresia.

Terevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, based on "reva", meaning "to rise" and "ura", meaning "red" or "brightness"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "raising to the brightness", "raising to the light".

Terexa f Venetian
Venetian form of Theresa.

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.

Terezia f Romanian, Prague German
Romanian and Prague German form of Theresia.

Terēzija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresia.

Tereżina f Maltese
Diminutive of Tereża.

Terezina f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (African), Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tereza.

Terezja f History (Ecclesiastical)
Albanian form of Theresa used to refer to Saint Teresa of Ávila and Saint Thérèse de Lisieux.

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.

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.

Terîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Trina.

Terisa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Teriza f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Terisa.

Terja f Finnish
Finnish variant of Terje 2.

Terka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Terézia.

Terlan m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.

Terlonda f American (Modern, Rare)

Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.

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.

Terpander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Terpandros. This was the name of an ancient Greek poet.

Terpandre m History (Gallicized)
French form of Terpander.

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 ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".

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.

Terramer m Literature
In medieval German literature, Terramer is the name of a heathen king from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). He was based on Desramé, a Saracen king from the French epic poem Aliscans (12th century), which was the main source of inspiration for Willehalm.... [more]

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]

Terrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Terressa f English (American)
Variant of Teresa.

Terria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Terrea.

Terrian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Altered form of French Terrien, meaning "owner of a farmland" or of its altered form of Therrien.

Terriana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Terrianna.

Terrianna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Terri and Anna.

Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).

Terrika f English, American

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.

Tersean m American (Modern, Rare)

Tersilla f Italian
Variant of Tarsilla and Terza.

Tertianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was either derived from the Latin adjective tertianus meaning "of the third, tertian" or from Tertius.

Tertulian m Polish
Polish form of Tertullianus.

Tertuliana f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Tertulian.

Tertuliano m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Spanish and Portuguese 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.

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.

Teruha f Japanese
From 照 (teru) meaning "shine, illuminate" and 葉 (ha) meaning "sheet, leaf".

Teruhisa m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Teruma m Japanese
From Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "illumination, shining" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Terumasa m Japanese
From 栄 (teru) meaning "glory, honor" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, right, justice". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Teruša f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Tereza (Czech) and Terézia (Slovak). Also compare Teruška.

Teruška f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Tereza (Czech) and Terézia (Slovak). Also compare Teruša.

Terutaka m Japanese
From 栄 (teru) meaning "glory, honor" combined with 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous".

Teruya m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照, 輝, 瑛, 耀 (teru) meaning "to shine" or 晴 (teru, hare, haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, to shine", combined with 祢 (ya) meaning "shrine, mausoleum" or 乎 (ya) an interrogative particle... [more]

Teryosha m Russian
Diminutive of Terentiy.

Terza f Italian
Feminine form of Terzo.

Terzia f Italian
Italian form of Tertia.

Terzinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Terezinha.

Tesa f English (Modern, Rare), Croatian, Serbian, Spanish
Variant of Tessa.

Tesa f Greek
Diminutive of Anastasia.

Tesaira f Obscure

Tesalónica f Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Thessalonike.

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.

Tesawit f Ancient Berber
Means "poetry" in Amazigh.

Teschelarz m Arthurian Cycle
A prince of Poitou. His son, Liodarz, was saved from robbers by Arthur’s Sir Tandareis.

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).

Tesha f American (Rare)

Teshale m Amharic
Means "he is preferred" in Amharic.

Tesharna f Yiddish
a transcription of Charna reflecting the Yiddish spelling

Teshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Teshekia f African American (Rare)
An elaboration of Shekia.

Teshma f Mauritian Creole (Rare)

Teshmaan m Tamil

Teshtela f Mordvin
Means "starry" in Erzya, derived from теште (tešte) "star, sign".

Tesia f American

Tesia f Polish
Diminutive of Teresa.

Tesiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesianna f English
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesifa f & m Amharic
Means "hope" in Amharic.

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.

Tesla f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname or Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system... [more]

Tesna f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Tesni.

Tespia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Thespia.

Tessah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tessa.

Tessalònica f Catalan
Catalan form of Thessalonike.

Tessalonica f Ancient Greek (Italianized)
Italian form of Thessalonike.

Tessalyn f English
Variant of Tessalynn.