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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... [
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Tydeus m Greek MythologyPossibly 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
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Tyland m LiteratureCreated 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.
Tyltyl m TheatreMeaning 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.
Tymish m UkrainianUkrainian 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.
Tynvin m NivkhFrom Nivkh
tynad meaning "to be exact, correct".
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".... [
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Uğuray f TurkishFrom the Turkish
uğur meaning "good luck" and
ay meaning "moon".
U-hyeok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 佑 "help, protect, bless" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Ulaboy m UzbekDerived 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).
Umayma f ArabicMeans "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أم
(ʾumm) meaning "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Umrtoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
toy meaning "colt".
Undyne f Popular CultureThis 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"
Upenyu m ShonaUpenyu means "life".
This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life. Urkayn m NivkhMeans "night"; derived from Nivkh
urk. This name was given to boys born at midnight.
U-yeong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 祐 "divine intervention, protection" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Uzoqoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
uzoq meaning "far away" and
oy meaning "moon".
Vaduny f Romanian (Rare), Slavic MythologyPossibly 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'.
Valiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
valiy meaning "saint" or "messenger".
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 LaoFrom Lao ວັນ
(van) meaning "day" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Vaylen m AmericanThe 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.
Veryan f & m CornishFrom 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)... [
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Veysel m TurkishThe name is derived from Arabic
Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as
Veysel Karani.
Vinaya f IndianOf Sanskrit and Pāli origin, meaning "leading out; education; discipline".... [
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Viryay m MordvinFrom the Mordvin word вирь (
vir') meaning "forest".
Viyona f KannadaThis name represents the ability to consume and rely heavily on nutrition or food.
Vydotė f LithuanianThis 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... [
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Vydutė f LithuanianDiminutive 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.
Wadiya m & f Luo (Archaic)Found mainly in the Suba regions. Name believed to have Bantu origins.
Wagaye f AmharicMeans "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.
Wakayo f JapaneseFrom 若 (
waka) meaning "young" and 依 (
yo) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Waluyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
waluya meaning "safe, sound, restored, recovered".
Wangyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Wangyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and
妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Wanyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and
雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or
嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Wanyao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Wanyin m ChineseMeaning 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 ChineseFrom the Chinese
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend".
Wanyue f ChineseFrom 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".
Wayman m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Wayman. A famous bearer is the late NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale.
Weiyan f & m ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom 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".
Wenyan f & m ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom Chinese 文 (
wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" and 岩 (
yán) meaning "cliff, rocks" Other character combinations are possible.
Wenyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and
殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
Wenyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".
Wenyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and
越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Whitey m EnglishA nickname given to people often in reference to skin or hair color.
Wignyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
wignya meaning "clever, wise, capable, skilled", ultimately from Sanskrit विज्ञा
(vijñā).
Wijaya m & f Indonesian, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya) meaning "victory". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Wiriya m & f ThaiMeans "perseverance, diligence" in Thai.
Wiyono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
wiyana meaning "prosperity, happiness, wealth" or "permanent, eternal, unchanging", ultimately from Sanskrit व्यान
(vyāna).
Wiyoto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
wiyata meaning "teachings, instruction, education", ultimately from Sanskrit व्यात्त
(vyātta) meaning "open, vast".
Wuying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" and
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Wyldon m LiteratureA character in the Protector of the Small book series (author Tamora Pierce). Presumably it is a variant of
Weldon.
Wyllan m GermanicAn old English derivative of the word will. Meaning Wish/Will
Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, ModocUsed 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.... [
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