This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Literature; and the starting sequence is t.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tabliope f Literature, Greek MythologyA made-up name of a 'Muse' that is a comic invention of Palladas, a late Greek poet and epigrammatist, appearing in his epigram found in book 11 (Humorous and convivial - Scoptic - Σκωπτικά) of
Anthologia Palatina... [
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Talander m LiteratureTalander was the pen name of the galant writer August Bohse (1661-1740)
Tamlin m LiteratureDiminutive of
Tam 1.
Tam Lin was the subject of an Anglo-Scottish border ballad (first recorded in 'The Complaynt of Scotland', 1549), a man abducted by the Queen of the Fairies and rescued at long last by his true love.
Tanabos m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA necromancer who lived in Britain some time between the time of Joseph of Arimathea and Uther Pendragon. He was hailed as the greatest magician ever to reside on the island, save Merlin.... [
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Tanaquill f LiteratureVariant of
Tanaquil used in Edmund Spenser's poem
The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to a daughter of Oberon who becomes the fairy queen
Gloriana.
Tané f LiteratureTané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [
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Tannakin f Folklore, LiteratureTannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
Tanta f Literatureused by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Hobbit Tanta Hornblower, the great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureEmpress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [
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Tantor m LiteratureTantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tar-Amandil m LiteratureThis name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [
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Tarka m & f English (Rare), LiteratureName of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh
dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate
dowrgi.... [
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Tarne m Dutch (Rare), LiteratureName of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)
Tash m LiteraturePossibly from the Turkic word for stone, tash. This was the name of a demon in The Chronicles of Narnia. He is the chief god of the Calormenes.
Tashlan m LiteratureThis was a name given to a cross between a demon,
Tash and a god,
Aslan to trick citizens into thinking they were one, in the novel the Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis.
Tatain m Arthurian CycleSon of Pharien and brother of Anguin. He was raised by the Lady of the Lake and knighted by Sir Lionel.
Tattypoo f LiteratureIt is said to be the name of
Good Witch of the North which was featured in the book of
The Giant Horse of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1928).
Taubarins m Arthurian CycleKing of the Tartars who served Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople. He joined Filimenis in a brief war against Arthur.
Taullas m Arthurian CycleA knight who is said to be one of those who started in the first and second quests of Lancelot.
Taurian m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureBrother of Arthur’s Sir Dodinel the Wild. He was a friend of Perceval’s hermit uncle, Trevrizent. Perceval came across one of his lances, abandoned near Treverizent’s abode, and took it.
Tehani f Tahitian, LiteratureDerived from Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel
Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [
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Telchar m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Telchar was one of the greatest smiths of the First Age of Middle-earth, having learned from Gamil Zirak the old.
1 Telchar was commonly regarded amongst the greatest smiths of all time, save only Fëanor and Celebrimbor... [
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Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian CycleContraction of Welsh
ty meaning "thy, your" and
Eleri. This name is mentioned in
Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.
Tengil m Swedish (Rare), LiteratureFrom Old Norse
þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
Terramer m LiteratureIn medieval German literature, Terramer is the name of a heathen king from the epic poem
Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). He was based on
Desramé, a Saracen king from the French epic poem
Aliscans (12th century), which was the main source of inspiration for
Willehalm.... [
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Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
Thailais m Arthurian CycleUther Pendragon’s grandfather (and Arthur’s great-grandfather), as given by Prose Lancelot. He ruled the city of Clarence near South Wales, and “Clarence” was thus Arthur’s battle cry.
Thamos m Theatre, LiteratureThamos, King of Egypt (
Thamos, König in Ägypten in German) is a play by Tobias Philipp, baron von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character.
Tharmas m LiteratureIn the mythological writings of William Blake, Tharmas is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold. He represents sensation, and his female counterpart is Enion, who represents sexual urges... [
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Thel f LiteratureMeans "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).
Théoden m LiteratureMeans "king, ruler" in Old English, probably from
þeud "people" and
þegen "thane, warrior" This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language... [
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Théodred m Literature, Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
þeod "people" and
ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". This name was employed by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language... [
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Theon m Ancient Greek, Literature, Popular CultureMeaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός
(theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω
(theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [
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Thingol m LiteratureThe King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar in 'The Silmarillion' by J.R.R. Tolkien. He was the husband of Melian and father of Luthien. His name, which is an honorific, means "Greycloak" in Quenya from
thind "grey" and
coll "mantle".
Thiriel m LiteratureIn the mythological writings of William Blake, Thiriel is the first son of Urizen. There is a possible confusion with Tiriel, the protagonist of the first prophetic book, of that name.
Tholomes m Arthurian CycleOne of the knights whom the false Guenevere (Genievre) entrusts with the task of capturing Arthur and his followers in the wood, where he imagines he is following a boar.
Thorby m LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Thorby, which is a variant of
Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel
Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
Thranduil m LiteratureKing Thranduil is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a supporting character in The Hobbit, and is referenced in The Lord of the Rings. Means "harsh spring" in Sindarin Elvish.
Thresh m LiteratureThresh was the name that Susanne Collins used for the boy from District 11 in The Hunger Games. ... [
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Thrór m Norse Mythology (Anglicized), LiteratureAnglicized form of the Old Norse name
Þrór, a name found in the
Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [
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Thumas m Arthurian CycleOne of the four wise clerks Arthur charges to chronicle the deeds of his knights.
Thuvia f LiteratureThuvia is the name of a princess from the fictional universe of Barsoom created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Thymian f LiteratureDerived from German
Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [
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Thymiane f French (Rare), LiteratureGallicized form of
Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation -
Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Tigraine f LiteratureA character from Robert Jordan's
Wheel of Time fantasy fiction series.
Tik-tok m LiteratureFrom the name of a character that is featured several times in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. His name might be modeled on the sound that the clockwork inside of him produces.... [
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Tindómiel f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived the fictional Quenya language, likely meaning either "daughter of twilight" (from
tindómë meaning "twilight" and "-iel", a feminine suffix sometimes meaning "daughter of") or "morning star" (from
tindómë and
el meaning "star").
Tirian m LiteratureVariant of
Tyrian. The last king of Narnia and one of the main characters in 'The Last Battle' by C.S. Lewis.
Titilus m Arthurian CycleA Roman knight and nephew of Lucius the Roman in the Vulgate Merlin. Prior to the Roman War, Arthur sent an envoy to Lucius to discuss possible peace terms. Titilus, who was present, laughed at the Britons’ empty threats... [
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Tituba f History, LiteratureThe origins of this name are uncertain. This was the name of a Barbadian slave who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. In the literary world, said Tituba is featured in Maryse Condé's novel
I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1986) as well as in the 1952 play
The Crucible by Arthur Miller.... [
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Titurel m Arthurian CycleThe name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
Tocelyn f LiteratureUsed by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."
Todero m Venetian (Archaic), LiteratureVenetian form of
Teodoro. In literature, Todero is the name of the main character of
Sior Todero brontolon (1761-1762), a Venetian-language play written by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793).
Toklo m Inuit, LiteratureUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Spontaneous and Versatile".
Torec m Arthurian Cycle (Dutchified)Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the hero in a 13th-century Dutch romance by Jacob van Maerlant; for the love of a maiden, Sir Torec defeats all the Knights of the Round Table except Arthur.
Torismond m LiteratureA character in "Rosalynde" by Thomas Lodge, the narrative source of "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare where the equivalent character is Duke Frederick.
Tormund m Norwegian, Literature, Popular CultureModern Norwegian form of
Þórmundr. Tormund Giantsbane is a character in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (1996-present) by American author George R. R. Martin, and the TV series 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019).
Torrhen m LiteratureThe name of a character in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. In this world Torrhen Stark was the King in the North who knelt to Aegon the Conquerer.
Tortain m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureIn the First Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval, a half-man, half-boar who was the product of a union between the sorcerer Eliavres and a sow. King Caradoc of Nantes had discovered that Eliavres was having an affair with Caradoc’s wife, and he forced Eliavres to copulate with the pig as punishment.... [
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Tourmentine f LiteratureFrom the name of a mythical herb that is supposed to cause people to repeatedly run around in circles if stepped on (the name of the herb is derived from the French
tourment meaning "torture")... [
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Toutebelle f LiteratureMeans "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... [
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Treebeard m LiteratureTreebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He is the oldest of the Ents, tree-like beings who are the "shepherds of trees".
Trellis m LiteratureThe name of the teenage Elvish prince from the "Amulet" series of graphic novels written by Kazu Kibuishi, the Japanese-American animator, writer, and artist.
Trenk m LiteratureThe title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [
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Tribulation m English (Puritan), LiteratureMiddle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin
tribulatio(n-), from Latin
tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from
tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on
terere ‘rub’... [
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Trilby f English (Rare), LiteratureThe 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... [
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Trillian f LiteratureUsed in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
Trisana f LiteratureName of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Tristessa f Literature, Popular CultureUsed 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)... [
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Trot f & m LiteratureFrom the English word ''trot'', given as a nickname to someone who walks with a diagonal gait. This is used as a nickname of two literary characters: the titular character from Charles Dickens' novel ''David Copperfield'' (1849) and Mayre "Trot" Griffiths from L. Frank Baum's books.
Truella f LiteratureCombination of the word "true" and the popular suffix -ella. This is the name of a character in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Magical Monarch of Mo'' (1900).
Truitonne f LiteratureDerived from the French word for trout,
truite. This is the name of the ugly stepsister in the French fairy tale The Blue Bird. She is named so because her face has many spots like a trout. She is turned into a pig at the end - which is a pun due to the similarity of her name to the French word for sow,
truie.
Tulkas m LiteratureTulkas had the most valor of the Valar(: in J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion.
Turandokht f Iranian (Rare), LiteratureMeans "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران
(Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince
Tur, a son of King
Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت
(dokht) "daughter".... [
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Turukáno m LiteratureMeaning uncertain; contains the Quenya word
káno, meaning "commander". In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the original name of King
Turgon of Gondolin... [
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Tydomie f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureThe Queen of Karmerie (Kamerie) who married Meleranz, Arthur’s nephew. The two met and fell in love when Meleranz was on his way to Arthur’s court. When he had been knighted, she sent him tokens of a belt, a wreath and a clasp.... [
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Tydorians m Arthurian CycleA knight who fought on the side of the King with a Hundred Knights during King Mark’s tournament at Lancien.
Tyene f LiteratureTyene Sand is a fictional character in the book series 'A song of Ice and Fire' by George R R Martin. Tyene is a 'sand snake', one of the eight bastard daughters of Prince Oberyn Martell. Tyene comes across as very sweet and innocent, but however she is very deadly, taking poisons as her weapon of choice.
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.
Tytos m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Tytos Lannister is the patriarch of House Lannister during the later years of the Targaryen dynasty and the father of Tywin and Kevan.
Tywin m Literature, Popular CultureThe name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels. He is the patriarch of House Lannister, and father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion.