TexanafAmerican (South, Rare) Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]
Texasf & mEnglish (American, Rare) From the name of the state in the southern United States. It may be derived from Spanish Texas, itself from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ meaning "friend, ally", used to refer to the Caddo nation... [more]
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.
TexiuhmNahuatl Possibly means "someone’s year" in Nahuatl, from xihuitl "year" (or "turquiose") and the possessive prefix te-. Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Teyauhf & mNahuatl Possibly means "someone’s marigold" or "someone’s cloud", from the general possessive prefix te- combined with either yauhpalli "marigold, tagetes" or ayahuitl "cloud, fog, mist".
TezcacoacatlmNahuatl Means "of the mirrored snake", derived from Nahuatl tezcatl "mirror" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin", with the affiliative suffix -catl.
TezcamitlmNahuatl Means "mirror arrow", "arrow in the mirror", or possibly "reflection" in Nahuatl, from tezcatl "mirror" and mitl "arrow, dart".
TezcapocmNahuatl A kind of black obsidian used in making mirrors, derived from Nahuatl tezcatl "mirror" and poctli "smoke". It could also refer to a powder containing flecks of metal used to paint religious icons, in this case meaning "shining smoke, reflective smoke"... [more]
TheaitetosmAncient Greek From Greek θεαίτητος (theaitetos) meaning "obtained from God", itself from θεός (theos) "god" and αἰτητός (aitetos) "asked for, requested" (from the verb αἰτέω (aiteo) "to ask").
TheodektesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun δέκτης (dektes) meaning "receiver, beggar".
TheodotefAncient Greek Feminine form of Theodotos (see Theodotus). A famous bearer of this name was the second Empress consort of Emperor Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire.
TheosteriktosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective θεοστήρικτος (theosteriktos) meaning "supported by God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective στηρικτός (steriktos) meaning "solid, firmly based".... [more]
TheoteknosmLate Greek Means "child of God", derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun τέκνον (teknon) meaning "child".... [more]
Thuptenm & fTibetan From Tibetan ཐུབ་བསྟན (thub-bstan) meaning "teachings of the Buddha, Buddhist doctrine", derived from ཐུབ (thub) referring to the Buddha and བསྟན (bstan) meaning "instruction, teachings".
ThwaitemEnglish (Rare) Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.
TisikratesmAncient Greek Means "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
TlacatecolotlmNahuatl Means "sorcerer, witch" or "devil" in Nahuatl, literally "human horned owl", from tlacatl "person, human" and tecolotl "great horned owl". The negative implications were heavily influenced by Christian missionaries; it likely also referred to someone practicing a pre-Columbian religion during colonial times.
TlacateotlmNahuatl Means "divine person, man-deity", derived from Nahuatl tlacatl "human, person, man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".
TlacateuctlimNahuatl Means "leader, ruler, protector" in Nahuatl, literally "people-lord", from tlacatl "human, person, man" and teuctli "lord". This was also used as a noble title.
TlacochtemocmNahuatl Means "descending spear, falling arrow" in Nahuatl, from temochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and temo "to descend, to fall".
TlacochteuctlimNahuatl Means "spear lord, arrow lord", from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin" and teuctli "lord". This was also used as a titled or a noble dignitary.
Todhunterm & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).
ToetelafRomani Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this given name was Toetela Steinbach (1902-1944), the mother of the Dutch-Sinti Holocaust icon Settela Steinbach (1934-1944). It should be noted that in her case, it is possible that the spelling of her name is "dutchized" and that the original Sinti spelling of her name was actually Tutela... [more]
TomoterumJapanese From 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" and 照 (teru) meaning "to shine". Other kanji combinations can be found.
TomutendamShona Meaning “we give thanks to him”, a longer form of the name is Tomutendaishe, whilst Tom is the shorter form.
TorstenemGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Torsteni (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
ToutebellefLiterature Means "all-fair" in French. This is the name of the princess in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale ''The Yellow Dwarf'' (1697). Toutebelle is a beautiful but vain princess who is promised to an ugly dwarf, but decides to marry a king instead... [more]
To'ytemirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek to'y meaning "feast, celebration" and temir meaning "iron".
TristessafLiterature, Popular Culture Used by the 20th-century writer Jack Kerouac for the title character in his short novel 'Tristessa' (1960), in which case it was intended to be an Anglicization of the Spanish word tristeza meaning "sadness" (from Latin tristis; compare Tristan)... [more]
Tséghádiʼnídíinii AtʼéédfNew World Mythology, Navajo Means "rock crystal girl" in Navajo, composed of tséghádiʼńdínii "rock crystal" and atʼééd "girl, maiden". This is the name of a character in the creation myth of Navajo mythology.
Tshetenm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan ཚེ་བརྟན (tshe-brtan) meaning "stable life, tenacious life", derived from ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and བརྟན (brtan) meaning "stable, firm, steadfast".
Tsogt-erdenemMongolian From Mongolian цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Tsu'teymPopular Culture This is the name of one of the characters that is featured in the Avatar franchise.
Tumu-te-ana-oafPolynesian Mythology The personfication of echoes in Cook Islands mythology. Her name means "the cause of the call or voice heard from caves", from tumu meaning "cause", oa meaning "voice" and ana meaning "caves".
TwintellefPopular Culture Twintelle is a fictional character in the 2017 Nintendo Switch video game ARMS.
TycharetefAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".
Üneterdenef & mMongolian Means "precious jewel" in Mongolian, from үнэт (ünet) meaning "precious, valuable" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
UtehmSerbian From Serbian утешити (utešiti) meaning "to console" or утеха (uteha) meaning "consolation".
Utenf & mJapanese From Japanese 雨天 (uten) meaning "wet weather; rainy weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
UtenafPopular Culture Possibly from Japanese word 台 (utena in Kun reading) meaning "pedestal". This is the name of the protagonist of the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.
Utertoĸf & mGreenlandic Means "the returned one (the family member who has come home again)" in Greenlandic.
VaidilutėfLithuanian Diminutive of Vaidilė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. However, it is important to note that vaidilutė is also a regular word in the Lithuanian language, with the meaning of "priestess" (as in, a pagan one)... [more]
VaidotėfLithuanian This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vaid- (such as Vaidmantė and Vaidvilė) or end in -vaidė (such as Norvaidė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
VaidutėfLithuanian Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vaid- (such as Vaidmantė and Vaidvilė) or end in -vaidė (such as Norvaidė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
VainotėfLithuanian (Rare) This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vain- (such as Vaingedė and Vainorė) or end in -vainė (such as Dovainė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
VainutėfLithuanian (Rare) Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vain- (such as Vaingedė and Vainorė) or end in -vainė (such as Dovainė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
VarenītefLatvian (Archaic) Possibly derived from Latvian varens "mighty, powerful, forceful, strong; famous, great".
Varima-te-takerefPolynesian Mythology Primordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from vari meaning "mud" and takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".
VédastemFrench (Archaic), French (African) French form of Vedastus. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.
VenkateshwaramHinduism, Indian, Telugu From Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh state, India, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of a form of the Hindu god Vishnu particularly revered in southern India.