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Tuyara f Yakut
Variant of Tuyaara.
Tuyg'un m Uzbek
Means "sharp, alert" or "hawk" in Uzbek.
Tuyuri f & m Aymara
Means "flying" in Aymara.
Tweedy m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Tweedy. Some famous bearers of this name are American rapper Tweedy Bird Loc (1967-2020) and English doctor Tweedy John Todd (1789-1840).
Tweety m & f Popular Culture, Various (Rare)
Wordplay on the words sweetie and tweet, the onomatopoeia of birds. This is the name of Warner Bros. character Tweety, a yellow canary who began to appear in Looney Tunes (1930) and Merrie Melodies (1931) series of animated cartoons... [more]
Twiggy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word twig. Usage might be related to similar surnames.
Twylia f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Twyla.
Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty, ya and na, probably modelled on Ayanna and influenced by Tiana.
Tyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Asia 1. Also compare Tyesha and Tasia.
Tybald m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Teobald.
Tydeas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Tydeus.
Tydeus m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Aeolic Greek τῦδε (tude) or (tyde), which is derived from Aeolic Greek τύδαι (tudai) or (tydai) meaning "here, there". Also compare Aeolic Greek τυῖδε (tuide) or (tyide) meaning "hither"... [more]
Tyease f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Tyesha.
Tyeler m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler. Tyeler was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2005 according to the SSA.
Tyesca f Medieval Czech
Medieval Czech variant of Theuda.
Tyesha f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Iesha.
Tyffyn f Medieval English
Medieval variant of Tiffany.
Tyiese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on Thais or Tyrese.
Tyihon m Hungarian (Archaic)
Hungarian form of Tychon.
Tyjuan m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Juan 1.
Tykhon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tychon.
Tykhyk m Biblical Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tychicus.
Tyland m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Tyland Lannister is a politician of Westeros and the identical twin brother of Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock.
Tyleen f American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Tyler, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Eileen.
Tylene f English (American)
Feminization of Tyler using the popular name suffix -lene
Tyltyl m Theatre
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1908 play 'The Blue Bird' (French: 'L'Oiseau bleu') by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck.
Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.
Tymguk f Nivkh
From Nivkh tym meaning "cranberry".
Tymish m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Tymofiy. Tymish Khmelnytskyi was hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi's eldest son and projected successor, who was killed at the age of 20 in one of his Moldovan campaigns.
Tymona f Polish
Feminine form of Tymon.
Tymosz m Polish (Rare)
Derives from the personal name Tymoteusz.
Tynika f African American
Variant of Tanika except with the ty- prefix.
Tynise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and nees.
Tynvin m Nivkh
From Nivkh tynad meaning "to be exact, correct".
Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.
Tyreis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Teti. Sekhemkhet is also known as this name from his later traditioned birth name Djoser-tety.
Tyrian m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".... [more]
Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).
Tyrome m African American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Tyrone likely influenced by Jerome.
Tyrtée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Tyshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and shay.
Tyshea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshae or sometimes Tyshia.
Tyshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tashia using the popular prefix Ty-.
Tzippy f Jewish
Diminutive form of Tzipporah.
Tzruya f Hebrew
Modern variant of Zeruiah.
Udayja f Balochi
Balochi form of Khadija.
Udyray f Mari
Means "little daughter" in Mari.
Uğuray f Turkish
From the Turkish uğur meaning "good luck" and ay meaning "moon".
U-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 佑 "help, protect, bless" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Uilyam m Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Turkish
Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Turkish form of William (following phonetic rendering of the English pronunciation).
Ulaboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ula- meaning "to join, connect, tie together" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ulfr meaning "wolf" and týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).
Ulryka f Polish
Feminine form of Ulryk.
Ulyses m English
Variant of Ulysses.
Ulyuna f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Alyona.
Üməymə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Umama.
Umayma f Arabic
Means "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أم (ʾumm) meaning "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.
Umayra f Arabic
Feminine form of Umayr.
Umniya f Arabic
Means "wish, desire, hope" in Arabic.
Umrtoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek umr meaning "life" and toy meaning "colt".
Undyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Undine.
Undyne f Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Untary m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Andrei.
Upenyu m Shona
Upenyu means "life". This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life.
Urgyan m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Ugyen.
Urgyen m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཨོ་རྒྱན (see Ugyen).
Urkayn m Nivkh
Means "night"; derived from Nivkh urk. This name was given to boys born at midnight.
Ursley f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).
Ustyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iustina.
Ut Apay f Mythology
Bashkir form of Od Ana.
Üveyiz m Turkish
Turkish form of Uwais.
Uyaquq m Yupik
Means "neck" in Yupik.
Uybaan m Yakut
Yakut form of Ivan.
U-yeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 祐 "divine intervention, protection" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Üzənay f Azerbaijani
Means "floating moon" in Azerbaijani.
Üzeyir m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Uzair.
Uzeyir m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Üzeyir.
Uzoqoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uzoq meaning "far away" and oy meaning "moon".
Vadony m Hungarian
Derived from vadon meaning "wilderness".
Vaduny f Romanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.
Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)
Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.
Valiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek valiy meaning "saint" or "messenger".
Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.
Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".
Vanity f English (American)
From the English word vanity. This name surged in 1983 coinciding with the revival of the magazine 'Vanity Fair'.
Vanxay m Lao
From Lao ວັນ (van) meaning "day" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Vanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.
Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.
Vasyuk m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Vasiliy.
Vavyla m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Babylas.
Vaylen m American
The masculine name Vaylen is used in American. Other countries in which name Vaylen being used are. Vaylen is not a very common name for a boy. It Is not ranked with in the top 1,000 names.
Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]
Veejay m Indian
Variant transcription of Vijay.
Verily f English (British)
Meaning, "certainly" or "truly."
Verley m English
Southern name
Veryan f & m Cornish
From the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of Severian, itself a corrupted form of Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [more]
Veysel m Turkish
The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
Vianey f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Vianney. A known bearer is Mexican singer Vianey Valdez (1943-).
Vickey f English
Variant of Vicky.
Vil'yam m Russian
Russian form of William.
Vilyam m Turkish
Turkish form of William
Vinaya f Indian
Of Sanskrit and Pāli origin, meaning "leading out; education; discipline".... [more]
Virtyt m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived Albanian from virtyt "virtue".
Viryay m Mordvin
From the Mordvin word вирь (vir') meaning "forest".
Vitaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิทยา (see Witthaya).
Vivyen f Obscure
Variant of Vivian.
Viyana f Persian
Means "wisdom", "sensibility".
Viyola f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Viola.
Viyona f Kannada
This name represents the ability to consume and rely heavily on nutrition or food.
Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.
Vydotė f Lithuanian
This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
Vydutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
Vykvan m Chukchi
Means "stone" in Chukchi.
Vyskan m Nivkh
From Nivkh vyskd meaning "to fight".
Vyusti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi
Means "twilight."
Wadiya m & f Luo (Archaic)
Found mainly in the Suba regions. Name believed to have Bantu origins.
Waelyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.
Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.
Wakayo f Japanese
From 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 依 (yo) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.
Walęty m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Walenty.
Waluyo m Javanese
From Javanese waluya meaning "safe, sound, restored, recovered".
Wangyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Wangyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Waniya f Arabic
Means "soft, gentle breeze" in Arabic.
Wanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Wanyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Wanyin m Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Jiang Wanyin (usually called Jiang Cheng) from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 晚吟.
Wanyou f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend".
Wanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem".
Watcyn m Welsh
Welsh form of Watkyn or Watkin, a medieval English diminutive of Walter.
Watsyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Watson.
Wayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented names with the -ayden trend in names such as Jayden, Brayden, and Hayden
Waylan m English
Variant of Wayland.
Waylla f Quechua
Means "plain, prairie" in Quechua.
Wayllu m Aymara
Means "love, appreciation" in Aymara.
Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.
Wayman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wayman. A famous bearer is the late NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale.
Waymar m Literature
Probably a variant of Weimar.... [more]
Waymon m American
Oklahoma is where it came from in the 1940's.
Weakly m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "sickly."
Webley m Obscure
Derived from the surname Webley.
Weiyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems", 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Weiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
Wendey f English
Variant of Wendy.
Wenyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "language, writing" or 汶 (wèn) referring to a river in China combined with 雁 (yàn) "wild goose" or 岩 (yán) "cliff, mountain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Wen-yen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" and 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks" Other character combinations are possible.
Wenyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
Wenyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".
Wenyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Weylyn m & f American
Variant of Waylon sometimes used for girls.
Wheezy f English
Diminutive of Louise or Louisa.
Whitey m English
A nickname given to people often in reference to skin or hair color.
Whyatt m English
Variant of Wyatt.
Widhya f Indonesian
Variant of Widya.
Wignyo m Javanese
From Javanese wignya meaning "clever, wise, capable, skilled", ultimately from Sanskrit विज्ञा (vijñā).
Wijaya m & f Indonesian, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Wijoyo m Javanese
Javanese form of Wijaya.
Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.
Willye m English
Variant of Willy.
Willym m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of William.
Wiñaya f & m Aymara
Means "eternal" in Aymara.
Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.
Wintry m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word wintry, "suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy".
Wiriya m & f Thai
Means "perseverance, diligence" in Thai.
Witaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิทยา (see Witthaya).
Wiyåme m Walloon
Walloon form of Guillaume.
Wiyeme m Walloon
Walloon form of William.
Wiyono m Javanese
From Javanese wiyana meaning "prosperity, happiness, wealth" or "permanent, eternal, unchanging", ultimately from Sanskrit व्यान (vyāna).
Wiyoto m Javanese
From Javanese wiyata meaning "teachings, instruction, education", ultimately from Sanskrit व्यात्त (vyātta) meaning "open, vast".
Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.
Worthy m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.... [more]
Wuayra f Quechua
Means "wind" in quechua.
Wuttyi f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝတ်ရည် (see Wutyi).
Wutyee f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝတ်ရည် (see Wutyi).
Wuying f Chinese
From the Chinese 舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Wyatte m English
Variant of Wyatt
Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.
Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.
Wyette m English
Variant of Wyatt.
Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.
Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.
Wyldon m Literature
A character in the Protector of the Small book series (author Tamora Pierce). Presumably it is a variant of Weldon.
Wyllan m Germanic
An old English derivative of the word will. Meaning Wish/Will
Wyllem m Medieval Low German, Medieval Baltic
Medieval Low German form of William, found in 15th-century Estonia and 16th-century Latvia.
Wyllow m Cornish
The name of a 6th Century Cornish saint.
Wymark f & m Medieval English
Anglicized form of the Old Breton name Wiuhomarch, which is made up of the elements wiu "worthy, noble" and march "horse".
Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]
Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.
Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, Modoc
Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [more]