SuzinefVarious Suzine Har Nicolescu (March 21, 1931 – February 22, 2013) was an American librarian who was one of the founders of the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). She served fourteen years as the chief librarian at Medgar Evers College and fought against discrimination in the library profession.
SvaneyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
SveneldmMedieval Slavic, History Medieval Slavic form of Svæinaldr. Sveneld is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and his family... [more]
SwaneefAmerican (South) American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.
SynanefHistory (Albanianized) Albanian form of Cynane, the name of a half-sister of Alexander the Great. She was the wife of Amyntas IV of Macedon and mother of Eurydice II of Macedon, but is more noted as a powerful woman-warrior and politician.
SynechofGreek Mythology The name of one of the Hyades, derived from συνέχεια (synécheia) meaning "continuation, continuity".
SyrlenefBrazilian SYRLENE CLARKE was competing in the SECOND series of "Gladiators" which took place in 1993. She got as far as the QUARTER-FINALS before being eliminated by Georgina Berger.
SyunefArmenian It derives from the Sunik Province in Armenia that took its name from the Siunia Dynasty (also called Syunik or Siak) whose legendary ancestor was Sisak.
SzínesfMedieval Hungarian Derived from Hungarian szín "color; complexion", which would have been understood as "beautiful face; being beautiful". The name coincides with Modern Hungarian színes "colorful".
TakamunemJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, sect, clan, ancestry". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Takanef & mJapanese This name can be written with 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" or 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable, expensive, worthful" and 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]
Ta-NehisimObscure From 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.
TangerinefPopular Culture Presumably from the English word, which refers to a red or orange colored citrus fruit. Mentioned as a name in the songs 'Tangerine' by Led Zeppelin and 'Tangerine' by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
TarnemDutch (Rare), Literature Name of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)
TaurosthenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ταῦρος (tauros) meaning "bull" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This name was borne by a Greek tyrant from the 4th century BC, who ruled over Chalcis together with his brother Kallias (usually known as Callias, which is the latinized form of his name).
T-bonemAmerican (Rare) Nickname with meaning particular to the bearer, but often used for someone with a name beginning with the letter 'T'. Bearers include blues singer and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910–1975), for whom the name was derived from his middle name because of its close pronunciation of Tee-bow... [more]
TenenetfEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth and beer. She was typically depicted as a woman wearing a cow uterus on her head like another Egyptian childbirth goddess, Meskhenet... [more]
TenepalfNahuatl 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]
TeneristefGuanche From Guanche *tennerist, meaning "she rests". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
TenerusmGreek Mythology Etymology unknown. This was the name of a Theban hero and prophet in Greek mythology, a son of Apollo and Melia.
TenesormSpanish (Canarian, Rare) Of Guanche origin, meaning "you precede (others)", "lead the way" or "you stay ahead". This was the name of an Aboriginal chieftain from Gran Canaria who converted to Christianism and allied with the Spaniards, aiding them in the conquest of the Canary Islands... [more]
TenesoyafSpanish (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.
TeneufHistory (Ecclesiastical) Teneu is a legendary Christian saint who was venerated in medieval Glasgow, Scotland. Traditionally she was a sixth-century Brittonic princess of the ancient kingdom of Gododdin and the mother of Saint Kentigern, apostle to the Britons of Strathclyde and founder of the city of Glasgow... [more]
Tennesseef & mEnglish (American) From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]
TeogenesmPolish (Rare) Name of Greek origin, which means "coming from God", from the elements theo and genes. This was the name of a Greek saint who died in 320.
TereinefGreek 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)".
TerhenetärfFinnish 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.
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.
TevahinefTahitian From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and vahine meaning "woman".
Texenerym & fGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 9-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands, primarily as a feminine name.
TheogenesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective θεογενής (theogenes) meaning "born of God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek suffix γενής (genes) meaning "born".
TheognetosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and γνητός (gnetos) meaning "born". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb γίγνομαι (gignomai) meaning "to come into being, to be born"... [more]
TheraephonefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη (Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ (ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter"... [more]
TheramenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek θηράω (therao) meaning "to hunt, chase" and either μενος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" or μένω (meno) "to stay, wait, remain, last"... [more]
ThéroignefFrench (Belgian, Rare) A pseudonym based off of the birth surname of Théroigne de Méricourt (1762-1817), a leading feminist in the first years of the French Revolution, who was born Anne-Josèphe Terwagne in Wallonia (Belgium).
ThiphainefFrench French cognate of Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.
ThornemEnglish Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."
ThusneldafOld Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare) From the name Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [more]
ThymianefFrench (Rare), Literature Gallicized form of Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation - Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
ThyonefGreek Mythology Means "inspire frenzy" in Greek. This was Semele's name after her apotheosis. As the goddess Thyone, she presided over the frenzy inspired by her son Dionysos... [more]
TianefEnglish Short form of Christiane. Not as popular as the related name Tiana, but has roughly followed its popularity curve in much smaller numbers.
TianenfChinese From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity".
TiarnefEnglish (Australian) Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Tiarna. It gained some popularity in Australia after rugby player Andrew Ettingshausen gave it to a daughter in the early 1990s.
TierneyfEnglish Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this fname include the American photographer Tierney Gearon (1963-), American basketball player Tierney Pfirman (1994-), American jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963-), and American biologist Tierney Thys (1966-).