American Submitted Names

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(-).

Tureisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Turk m English

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.

Turquoia f African American
Blending of Turquoise and Sequoia

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."

Twana m & f Arabic, American (South)

Twanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tawanda.

Twandalette f African American

Twanette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Antoinette.

Twenty f English

Twiggy f & m English (Rare)

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.

Twyler f African American (Modern, Rare)

Twylia f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Twyla.

Twylight f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Twilight.

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.

Tyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyaisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha composed of Aisha with the popular prefix Ty-.

Tyan f & m English (Modern, Rare)

T'yana f English
Variant of Tiana.

Tyana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyanna.

Tyann f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tiana or short form of Tatyana.

Tyara f Indonesian, African American, Brazilian

Tyashia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

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.

Tybreyia f African American

Tyce m American (Rare)

Tycee f American (Modern, Rare)

Tycen m American (Modern, Rare)

Tyco m English (Rare)

Tyderreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element ty and the name Derreon.

Tydria f African American (Rare)

Tydus m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Titus.

Tyease f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Tyesha.

Tyeasha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyeast f English (American)
Unknown.

Tyechia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyela f American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Tyeshia f African American

Tyesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyffanie f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

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.

Tyiesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyiqua f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyisha f African American
Variant of Tyesha.

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.

Tyjuziana f African American

Tykarra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Toccara.

Tykeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tykisha.

Ty'keria f African American

Tykesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tykisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty with the name Kisha.

Tylan m American (Modern, Rare)

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".

Tyleeka f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyleen f American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Tyler, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Eileen.

Tyleigh f English (Modern)

Tylene f English (American)
Feminization of Tyler using the popular name suffix -lene

Tylette f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyler

Tylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Kylie blending it with Ty or a variant of Tylee.

Tylieke m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tylisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lisha.

Tylissha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tylisha.

Tylon m English (Modern, Rare)

Tylona f American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Tymber f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Timber.

Tymeana f American (Modern, Rare)

Tymesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tymir m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Portmanteau of Tyler and Amir 1.

Tymm m English
Variant of Tim.

Tymothee m English
Variant of Timothy.

Tymothy m English
Variant of Timothy.

Tynasia f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tynisha and Asia 1.

Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.

Tyneeka f African American

Tyneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tynisha.

Tynesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tynisha.

Tyneshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tynetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Netta 1.

Ty'niah f African American

Tyniesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tynisha.

Ty'nijuzia f African American

Tynika f African American
Variant of Tamika with the 'ty' prefix.

Tynisa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tynise.

Tynise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and nees.

Tynisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tynlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tynleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tyona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyonna.

Tyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyanna.

Typha f American (Rare, Archaic)
Genus of the cattail plant. Derived from Greek typhos, meaning "marsh".

Tyquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.

Tyquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tykesha.

Tyqueshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyquian m African American

Tyquincia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyra.

Tyrail m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyran f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.

Tyrann m Louisiana Creole

Tyranny f English (American)
Means Oppressive Power.

Tyreace m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreake m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrec m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrece m African American
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese, influenced by Reece.

Tyreeka f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Tyreek.

Tyreena f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyreeq m African American (Modern, Rare), South African
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrees m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreese m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreeshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyreez m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Ty’reik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrek m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyreeka.

Tyreke m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrel m English
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyronda, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Rhonda... [more]

Tyri m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyria f English

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]

Tyriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyrian.

Tyrice m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyriek m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyriekus m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyriek.

Tyriel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrin m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)

Tyris m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tyrus or Tyrese.

Tyrise m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty, ree and sha.

Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).

Tyrnan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tiernan.

Tyronda f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Rhonda. Also compare Sharonda.

Tyronica f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Veronica.

Tyronione f & m African American

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Tysander m English (Rare)

Tysean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Tyson.

Tysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and sha, possibly modelled on Tasha... [more]

Tyshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and shay.

Tyshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tyshay f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyshea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshae or sometimes Tyshia.

Tyshell f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tashia using the popular prefix Ty-.

Tyshon m African American

Tysoe m English

Tysun m English
Variant of Tyson.

Tytan m American
Variant of Titan.

Tytana f American (Rare)

Tytania f Russian (Rare), American
Variant of Titania.

Tyteona f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tytiana.

Tythan m English (Rare)

Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.

Tytianna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tytiana. Tytianna was given to 7 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Tyua f American

Tyus m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyvon m African American (Rare)
An invented name based on the popular name syllables Ty and von.

Tywana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

Tywanna f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywayne m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Dewayne.

Tyya f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tzuri m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zuri or Zurie influenced by the Hebrew name Tzuri'el

Udele f English
Means "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root ot.

Udonis m African American (Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an altered form of Adonis. This is borne by the American basketball player Udonis Haslem (1980-).

Uel m English
Short form of Samuel used in Northern Ireland.

Uella f English (Rare)

Uganda f & m African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Ugene m English (Rare)
Variant of Eugene.

Ukari f African American
The name was popular in the year 1999 in the USA for the women college basketball player Ukari Figgs.

Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.

Uldene f American (Rare)

Ulfric m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".... [more]

Ulger m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Creole variant of Eucher.

Ulgère m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Ulger.

Ulisha f English (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ulissa f American (Hispanic)

Ulma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Alma.

Uly m English
Short form of Ulysses.

Ulyses m English
Variant of Ulysses.

Ulyssia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ulysse.

Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Umbertina f Literature, Italian, American (Rare)
A feminine form of Umberto.... [more]

Umkokola f English

Unadean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Una and Dean or Deen, possibly influenced by Undine.

Understanding m African American

Uneta f American (Rare)

Unferð m English
Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]

Unicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Eunicia.

Unicie f English

Uniik f African American (Rare)

Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.

Unita f African American
Elaboration of Unity.

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

Upshur m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Upshur.

Upsilon m English (Rare)
The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [more]

Urbin m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Urbain.

Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Urian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Urien.

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urilla f American (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine variant of Uri and contracted form of Uriella.

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Ursile f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ursule.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Usain m English, Caribbean
Probably a form of Husayn. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican runner who broke the world record in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Usebia f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Eusebia.

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher, maybe influenced by Usher or Asher.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]

Uvaldo m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Ubaldo.

Vachel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Vachell m & f English
Variant of Vachel.

Vachelle f English
Feminine form of Vachel.

Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]

Vadah f English (Rare)

Vaden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vaden.

Vaeda f English (Modern)
Variant of Vada.

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.)

Vagina f American (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vaginia, which seems to have been a variant of Virginia

Vaginia f American (Archaic)
Likely a phonetic variant of Virginia, reflecting the pronunciation in certain dialects.

Vahla f American (Rare)

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valcour m Louisiana Creole

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valeda f African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Valeka f American
Feminine form of Valek.

Valen m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valen.

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Valene f English (Rare)
Variant of Valena.

Valentyne m Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Medieval English form of Valentine 1.

Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

Valeree f English (American)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeri f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".

Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valerya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valeria.

Valeta f English (Rare)

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.

Valgean m English (American)
Variant of Valjean.

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]

Valina f English
Variant of Valena.

Valinda f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Val and the name suffix inda (also compare Valena 1).

Valirea f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valla f American (Rare)

Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.

Vallerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Valerie

Vallery f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valletta f American
Valletta, the name of a city in Malta, it is a transferred use of the surname of Jean Parisot de la Vallette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.

Vallon f American
Of/relating to the word ‘valor’

Vallory f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie, the spelling is influenced by that of Mallory.

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [more]

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Valnora f English (American)

Valonna f American (Rare)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valori f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.

Valrine f American (Rare)

Valyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Valyssa f American

Vanasia f English (American)
This name came into prominence through American artistic gymnast, Vanasia Bradley.

Vanay f African American

Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.