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Tazyiah f African American

Tchelio m Theatre
Tchelio is a magician and the king's (and prince's) protector in "L'amour des trois oranges", a 1921 satirical French-language opera by Sergei Prokofiev.

Te'el-hunu f Arabic (Archaic), Ancient
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a queen regnant of the nomadic tribes of Qedar circa 690 BCE.

Tentkheta f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.

Tešimi f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Hittite goddess, who was likely of Hattian origin. She was thought to be the lover of the storm god of Nerik.

Tessarena f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of the names Tessa and Rena.

Teudelinda f Frankish
Teudelinda (5th-century – d. 501) was a Burgundian queen consort by marriage to King Godegisel.

Thaoughweanjawegen m Oneida
Of uncertain etymology. The name Thaoughweanjawegen was a ceremonial name given to Col. John Harper (1734-1811) by an Oneida sachem who adopted him. Harper led a corp of frontier rangers and Oneida scouts during the early years of the Revolutions New York border war... [more]

Thrassa f Greek Mythology
Means “Thracian", referring to someone from the region of Thrace. In mythology, Thrassa was a nymph, the daughter of Ares and the Naiad Tereine... [more]

Thundra f Popular Culture
Name used for a fictional character in Marvel Comics (1939).

Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".

Tighearna f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the name Tiernan.

Tigra f Popular Culture
Possibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine -ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.

Tiida m & f Popular Culture
The Japanese name of the Final Fantasy character X Tidus, which means “Sun” in Okinawan.

Tjuyu f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning uncertain, name borne by the maternal grandmother of the Pharoah Akhenaten.

Tritnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin.

Tsi-Zak-Gay f Indigenous American, Snohomish
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Snohomish woman known for her skill in basket-weaving, and for introducing basket-weaving to the Snohomish people.

Tsu-la m Cherokee
Means "kingfisher". Name borne by the husband of Nanyehi.

Tudhaliya m Hittite
Of uncertain etymology, although possibly of Anatolian origin. This name was borne by several Hittite kings, and was possibly given in honour of a deified mountain of the same name.

Tunnawiya f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology, but possibly using the Luwian suffix wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from several compositions bearing her name.

Tuqniya f Babylonian
Possibly deriving from the Akkadian element tuqūnu ("good order , security , safety").

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.

Tyesi f Meroitic
From the Egyptian Demotic tꜥ-ꜣs.t meaning "She of Isis".

Tz'akbu f Classic Mayan
Etymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "the successor, the counted one", deriving from the Classic Maya element tz’akbuj (counted, successor). Name borne by Lady Tz'akbu Ajaw, who was the mother of K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II of Palenque.

Ubartum f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from the Sumerian element tum, meaning "wind; cardinal point" or "to bring; to carry away; to obtain". Ubartum was a female physician of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, who lived in Garšana.

Udayaditya m Indian
Means "rising sun", from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) "going up, rising" and आदित्य (aditya) "sun; relating to the god of the sun".

Uhinnatu f Babylonian
Means "date" (referring to the date fruit) deriving from the Akkadian element uḫinnu ("dried date").

Uirne f Irish Mythology
Means "sharp mouth". Name borne by the sister of Fionn Mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle.

Uliliyašši f Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Deriving in part from the Hittite element ulili ("field"). Name borne by a goddess of vegetation and fertility, known from Hittite ritual and oracle texts.

Ulkos m Old Celtic
Means "bad, evil", deriving from the Proto-Celtic element *ulkos ("bad, evil). This is a Lepontic name known from a coin found on the Italian side of the Gran San Bernardo pass.

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

Ur-nanshe m Sumerian
Possibly meaning "Servant of Nanshe", deriving from Sumerian element ur, meaning " servant; young man, warrior". Name borne by the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, who ruled in the Early Dynastic Period III of Sumer.

Urzage m Sumerian
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒌨 ur ("servant, warrior"), and zàg ("to choose, chosen").

Usuramassu m & f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology, Sumerian
Means "Heed His Word". Originally a given masculine name, it was also the name of a minor Babylonian god, considered to be the son of Adad. Later, Usuramassu was viewed as a female deity of justice, however she was still a child of Adad... [more]

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.

Vidette f English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, uses the popular feminine suffix -ette.

Viventia f Late Roman
Possibly a feminine form of Viventius.

Waheenee f Indigenous American
Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [more]

Walanni f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Luwian element wa-na-a ("woman"), or the Hattic element waₐšul ("abundance, blessing"). Name borne by a Hittite queen, who was possibly of Hurrian origin (fl... [more]

Walta m English (Rare)
Probably a variant form of Walter.

Waratthaya f Thai
Meaning uncertain.

Warden m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Could be from the English word 'warden', or a transferred use of the surname

Wareru m Mon, Burmese
Etymology unknown. A person bearing the name was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, later known as the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, located in the central coast of present day Myanmar. His name has no known meaning.

Wariwéar f Indigenous Australian
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the Dharug word warrawal ("milky way"). Name borne by an Eora woman who was the sister of prominent leader Bennelong.

Warunthorn f Thai
Means "one who possesses blessings", from the Thai element พร (pon) ("blessing, benediction, favour").

Wa-tho-huk m Algonquian
Means "bright path" in the Meskwaki-Sauk language, possibly in part from the Meskwaki-Sauk word wâpâthowa ("light, be bright"). This was the Meskwaki-Sauk name of Jim Thorpe, an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

Weijia m & f Chinese
Deriving from the Chinese elements 伟 wěi ("great, large"), and 嘉 jiā ("excellent, auspicious"). Other character combinations are also possible.

Weizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 渭 (wei), meaning "The Wei River in Shaanxi" and 贞 (zhen), meaning "virtuous, loyal".

Winema f Indigenous American
Means "chief" or "woman chief" in Modoc. Name borne by a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter during the Modoc War.

Wisnupada m Indonesian, Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
From Sanskrit विष्णुपद (Viṣṇupada) meaning “Vishnu’s feet”. A notable bearer is Indonesian actor Nyoman Oka Wisnupada Antara.

Wulfhilda f Medieval German (Latinized), Anglo-Saxon
Latinised form of Wulfhild or Wulfhilde.

Xenti m Romanian (Rare)

Xhanfise f Albanian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by Xhanfise Keko, one of the seven founders of the "New Albania" Film Studio.

Xiaoting f Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak" and 亭 (ting) meaning "upright, straight", 婷 (ting) meaning "graceful, beautiful", 庭 (ting) meaning "court, yard", 廷 (ting) meaning "royal court", or 霆 (ting) meaning "sudden thunder".

Xiaoxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 潇 (xiāo) meaning "beating sound of wind and rain" and 宵 (xiāo) meaning "night, evening, dark". Other character combinations are also possible.

Yahor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of George (compare Yegor).

Yanisa f Thai
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Thai "เป็นใหญ่ด้วยความรู้" (Pĕn h̄ıỵ̀ d̂wy khwām rū̂), meaning "great with knowledge"

Yarikh m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derives from the Ugaritic yariḫ ("moon"). Name borne by a moon god worshipped in the Amorite and Ugaritic pantheons, and later as part of the Phoenician and Punic pantheons following the collapse of Ugarit... [more]

Yarramundi m Indigenous Australian
Means "deep water" in Darug. Yarramundi was a famous 18th/19th century Indigenous leader from the western Sydney area; many of his descendants still live in the area.

Yatie f Arabic
A famous bearer of this name is Yatie, who was a queen of the Nomadic Arab tribes of Qedar. She ruled in the 8th century.

Yatonmilk m Phoenician
Means "the king gives", deriving from the Phoenician elements 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yaton, ("to give") and 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a king of Sidon.

Yeon-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 (yeon) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 練 meaning " practice, drill, exercise, train" and combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are also possible... [more]

Yeonjeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean elements yeon 娟 ("happy; beautiful), yeon 緣 ("tie, connection, relationship") or yeon 淵 ("pond; marsh; puddle"), and jeong 廷 ("court"), 貞 jeong ("virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal") or 整 jeong ("orderly, neat, tidy; whole")... [more]

Yeori f Korean
From Sino-Korean 璵 yeo ("beautiful jade") or 麗 yeo ("beautiful, magnificent, elegant") and 利 ri ("gains, advantage, profit, merit"). Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeseo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye), meaning "art; talent, ability" and 瑞 (seo) meaning 'auspicious, lucky". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolian element yesun ("nine"). Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.

Yidya m Ancient Semitic
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the Canaanite mayor of Ascalon, attested from several of the Amarna letters.

Yohualxoch f Nahuatl
Means "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.

Yoon-seo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 윤서 (see Yun-Seo).

Yoon-young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 윤영 (see Yun-yeong).

Youjin f Korean
Alternate transcription of Yujin.

Young-ah f Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "eternal" and 雅 (ah) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Young-woo f Korean
From the Sino-Korean 榮 (young) meaning "glory, honour" or 瑛 (young) meaning "jade", combined with 雨 (woo) meaning "rain" or 宇 (woo) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Yuna f Korean
The name can have different meanings. The first syllable can mean "abundant" (yu), "willow" (yu), "child" (yu), "pleased, happy" (yu) and others. The second syllable can mean "hold, catch" (na), "get, reach" (na) or simply be a phonetic character... [more]

Zababa-eres m Babylonian
Means "Zababa desired", deriving from the Akkadian element eršu ("(of a thing) demanded , desired").

Zabibe f Arabic (Rare), History
Most likely derived from Arabic زَبِيب (zabīb) meaning "raisin". This was the name of a queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe.

Zabu m Popular Culture
This name is used for a a fictional saber-toothed tiger in Marvel Comics.

Zakutu f Akkadian
Akkadian form of Naqi'a.

Zanzīru m Ancient Aramaic, Babylonian
Means "starling", deriving from the Ancient Aramaic element zrzyr ("starling").

Zarik f Persian Mythology
The name of a daeva or demon in the service of Ahriman in Zoroastrian belief, associated with aging and old age. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it may be related to Avestan zairi.gaona- meaning "green, yellow" or Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" or زر (zor) meaning "rotation, circulation".

Zašḫapuna f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Hattic element puna ("child"). Name borne by a Hattian goddess, who was the patron deity of the city of Kaštama.

Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Apis" (a sacred bull considered to be a son of Hathor, primarily worshipped in the Memphis region), deriving from the Ancient Egyptian element sAt. This was the second name of Senebtisi.

Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "Daughter of Ipy". Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.

Zayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zeref m Popular Culture
from Anime/manga Fairy Tail. Zeref the black wizard. when his family was killed by dragons, he became obsessed with resurrecting his dead brother. the planet cursed him with an immortality that would take the lives of all things he loved as Zeref's punishment for playing with life and death... [more]

Zhizhi m & f Chinese
Possibly deriving from the Chinese elements 治 zhì, meaning "to rule, to govern", and 郅 zhì, meaning either the surname Zhi, or "extremely, very". Other character combinations are also possible.

Ziang m Chinese

Zintuḫi f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
The name of a minor Hittite goddess of Hattian origin, whose name means "granddaughter". She was part of a triple deity with her mother Mezulla and the sun goddess of Arinna.

Ziplantawiya f Ancient Near Eastern, Hittite
Of uncertain origin, but possibly using the Luwian feminine suffix -wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a sister of the Hittite king Tudhaliya I. Her name is mentioned in a ritual to protect her brother from witchcraft that she allegedly carried out in an attempt to curse him.

Ziwoo f Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Ji-woo.