American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Trayden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden. First used in 2002.
Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Traysen m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
I used the name Grayson and switched the g for a t and played with the spelling and loved it.
Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.
Treat m English
From Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’) from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’.
Trebor m English
Robert spelled backward.... [more]
Trecy f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tredarius m African American
Probably a combination of the name element TRE "three" with the name Darius.
Treelore m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Treloar, this was the name of Aibileen Clark’s son, in Stockett’s ‘the help’
Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]
Treia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -trey-, or derived from the Latin tria, trēs "three" (see: Trey).
Trell m American
Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Trena f English
Variant of Trina.
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trene f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee... [more]
Trenice f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nees. It may be modelled on Denise.
Treniss m English (Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Tresillian m English (Rare)
Possibly from a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulien's homestead".
Tress f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tressi f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tressa or else a transferred use of the surname Tressi.
Tressie f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.
Trevar m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.
Trevelee f English (Rare)
Combination of Trev and Lee.
Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]
Trevi f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Trevore m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevour m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Trevor.
Trevyr m English
Variant of Trevor.
Treyce m English
Variant of Trace
Treyden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden, possibly influenced by the name Trey.
Treyson m American
Meaning son of the third
Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".
Trieste f English (American)
Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. ... [more]
Trig m English
Anglicized form of Trygve.
Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]
Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by Roy Rogers.
Trilby f English (Rare), Literature
The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]
Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.
Trillium f English (Modern)
The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [more]
Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.
Triniti f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Trinity
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').
Triphene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.
Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]
Trishelle f American (South)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Trish.
Trishie f English
Variant of Trishy.
Trissy f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]
Tristez f African American
Possibly from the word “tristesse”
Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".
Tristina f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ina, probably influenced by the sound of Christina.
Tristine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ine, probably influenced by the sound of Christine. It is borne by American writer Tristine Rainer.
Tristitia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin tristitia "sadness; grief; melancholy".... [more]
Tristy f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.
Triumph m English (Rare)
From the English word triumph "a great victory or achievement", ultimately from Greek thriambos "hymn to Bacchus".
Trixia f Filipino, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Trixie.
Trixibelle f English
Possibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of Trixie and Belle.
Troi m & f English (American)
Variant of Troy.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Trott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trott.... [more]
Troya f English
Feminine form of Troy.
Troye m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [more]
Tru f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of True or a short form of Trudy, Truman and other names beginning with Tru... [more]
Trudence f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Trudy influenced by the name Prudence.
Trudene f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Elaborated form of Trudy.
Truely m & f African American
President
Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.
Truett m English
Transferred use of the surname Truett.
Truitt m English
Variant of Truett.
Trula f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the ula suffix sound found in such names as Beulah, Eula, Lula 1 and Zula 2, and possibly influenced by Trudie or the English word truly.
Truly f English (Modern), Popular Culture, Theatre
From Old English trēowlīce meaning ‘faithfully’.
Trump m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trump.
Trust m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Trusty m English (American)
Diminutive of Trust.... [more]
Truth f & m English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "truth" from Old English trīewth, trēowth meaning ‘faithfulness.'
Truxton m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Truxton. It was used by the American author George Barr McCutcheon for the title character of his novel Truxton King (1909).
Truxtun m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Truxton.
Trye m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trye.
Tryphenia f English
Elaboration of Tryphena.
Tryson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tryson.
Tuck m English
Short form of Tucker.
Tug m English (Rare)
From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Tula f English
Diminutive of Tallulah.
Tulip f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.... [more]
Tulliver m Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Tulliver.... [more]
Tulsa f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.
Tundra m & f English
Late 16th century from Lappish, tundra.
Tunisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tanisha, perhaps influenced by the name of the country Tunisia.
Tunisia f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the name of the African country.
Tunstall m English
Transferred use of the surname Tunstall.
Tupper f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Tupper.
Tura f American
Noted bearer is American actress Tura Satana (1938-2011), born Suvaki to a Japanese-Filipino father and Cheyenne-Scots-Irish mother. She said of her names: 'Suvaki means "white chameleon" or "white flower" in Japanese, but in Cheyenne it's Tura'... [more]
Turbo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word or prefix turbo(-).
Turkessa f African American
An invented name, based on the Spanish word turquesa meaning "turquoise". This was used by American singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes for her daughter born 1975.
Turquoise f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the opaque blue-green mineral whose name is derived from French pierre turquois "Turkish stone".... [more]
Twain m English
Transferred use of the surname and pseudonym, Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."
Twilight f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English twi- "half" + līht "light".... [more]
Twinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word "twinkle", ultimately from Old English twincan, "to blink".
Twyford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Twyford.
Twylia f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Twyla.
Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy
Txunamy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Variant of Tsunami borne by Txunamy Ortiz (2009-), an American YouTube personality who appears on the channel Familia Diamond.
Tya f English, Indonesian
Variant of Tia.
Tyaisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha composed of Aisha with the popular prefix Ty-.
T'yana f English
Variant of Tiana.
Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tiana or short form of Tatyana.
Tyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Asia 1. Also compare Tyesha and Tasia.
Tybee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly from the name of an island off the Georgia (U.S. state) coast, which is said to mean "salt" in Yuchi.
Tyderreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element ty and the name Derreon.
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.
Tyesha f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Iesha.
Tyger m Literature, English
Older form of Tiger, used by William Blake in his poem 'The Tyger' (1794).
Tyiese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on Thais or Tyrese.
Tyjae m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and jay. It can be spelled Tyjae or with a capitalized third letter as TyJae.
Tyjah m & f African, 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).
Tyjuan m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Juan 1.
Tykarra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Toccara.
Tykisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty with the name Kisha.
Tyle m English (Rare)
Short form of Tyler.
Tylee f & m Popular Culture, English (Modern)
This is the name of a character in the cartoon show 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' whose name is meant to be derived from Chinese 泰 (tài) meaning "big, large" combined with 麗 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
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
Tylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Kylie blending it with Ty or a variant of Tylee.
Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.
Tym m English (Rare, Modern)
English variant of Tim.
Tymarion m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Marion 2.
Tymm m English
Variant of Tim.
Tymothee m English
Variant of Timothy.
Tymothy m English
Variant of Timothy.
Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.
Tynetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Netta 1.
Tynika f African American
Variant of Tamika with the 'ty' prefix.
Tynise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and nees.