TatyjanafRussian (Magyarized) Magyarised form of Tatyana. This is used exclusively as a spelling from Russian, and is not the form Hungarians use. For the Hungarian form of Tatyana, see Tatjána.
ThaoughweanjawegenmOneida Of uncertain etymology. The name Thaoughweanjawegen was a ceremonial name given to Col. John Harper (1734-1811) by an Oneida sachem who adopted him. Harper led a corp of frontier rangers and Oneida scouts during the early years of the Revolutions New York border war... [more]
TharjafPopular Culture Possibly a corruption of Sanskrit tharaja meaning "star with full glow". This is the name of a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening.
TharjamBerber (Rare) Derived from the Berber word ⵜⵓⵔⵣⴰ or ⵜⴰⵔⵊⴰ for the "Apple of Sodom", (scientific name: Calotropis procera), a plant native to North Africa and the Mediterranean region.
ÞjalfimOld Norse From Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "He who keeps together; He who encompasses". The name is sometimes interpreted to mean "conquerer". It may also be derived from *þewa-alfaR meaning "servant-elf".
TinjafFinnish Possibly a variant of Tiina. It may have been influenced by other feminine names ending nja, such as Tanja and Sonja.
TisjafDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps be the Dutch form of Tisha, but it is also possible that it is actually a variant form of Tiesje and perhaps even a short form of Patricia.
TjademWest Frisian, East Frisian Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element.
TjallemWest Frisian Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "l." The name Detlef is a good example of that.
TjarkmWest Frisian, East Frisian Short form of Tjarderik, which is the Frisian form of Theodoric. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch rower Tjark de Vries (b. 1965).
TrojafSerbian From Serbian троје (troje) meaning "three people" thus denoting a "trinity". "Trinity" in Serbian is тројство (trojstvo), itself from троје (troje).
Tüvshinjargalm & fMongolian Means "level of happiness" in Mongolian, from түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tyjahm & fAfrican, African American (Modern) Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials) T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (Teejay).
TyonajanegenfOneida Means "two kettles together" in Oneida. Notable bearer of this name is Tyonajanegen, an Oneida woman who fought in the Battle of Oriskany during the American Revolutionary War.
UrdujafPhilippine Mythology, Pangasinan Possibly derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "rising, coming forth" or ऊर्जा (ūrjā) meaning "vigour, strength, power". This was the name of a legendary 14th-century warrior princess from the fabled kingdom of Tawalisi (commonly believed to be located in modern Pangasinan).
VéfreyjafOld Norse Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.
VėjafLithuanian From the Lithuanian word vėjas meaning, "wind."
VėjasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun vėjas meaning "wind".
VilijafLithuanian (Modern) From the name of the river which flows in Lithuania through it's capital city Vilnius. Official river name is Neris, but it has a second name - Vilija. The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex... [more]
VilijafLatvian Feminine form of Vilis. In some cases it might also be an adoption of the Lithuanian name.
VinjarmNorwegian Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".
VirajanmSanskrit MEANING : embellishing, beautifying, ruling, Ruler, being eminent or illustrious... [more]
VujadinmSerbian One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]
VyjayanthimalafIndian (Rare), Tamil (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.
WajahahfArabic Means "eminent, distinguished" in Arabic.
WajahatmUrdu, Arabic Possibly from the Arabic وَاجَهَ (wājaha) meaning "to confront".
Wanjaf & mScandinavian, German German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.
WanjafKikuyu Means "the one from outside" in Kikuyu.
Wijayam & fIndonesian, Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
WijayatunggadewifHistory Derived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.
WoojaemKorean From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", or 才 "talent, ability".
WynjafSwedish (Modern, Rare) Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".
Yang-jafKorean From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.
YasjafDutch Dutch form of Yasha, usually used for females rather than males.
Yeong-jaemKorean From Sino-Korean 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".
Yeon-jafKorean From Sino-Korean 娜 (yeon) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 練 meaning " practice, drill, exercise, train" and combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are also possible... [more]