TaritafPolynesian, English (American), Popular Culture The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
TarkmEnglish Short form of Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.
Tarkam & fEnglish (Rare), Literature Name 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.... [more]
TarkāfScythian, Scythian Mythology, Mythology Possibly deriving from the Iranic element tark ("to turn"). This was the name of a Scythian goddess who was worshipped at a shrine on the Tarkhankut peninsula.
TarkanmTurkish, Popular Culture In the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [more]
TarkhanmChechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare) From an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
TarmizimIndonesian, Malay From the name of 9th-century Islamic scholar Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi, whose name was derived from the city of Termaz in present-day Uzbekistan.
TarnemDutch (Rare), Literature Name 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)
TarōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太.... [more]
TarouichimJapanese From Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 郎 (rou) meaning "son" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TaroushimJapanese From Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son" combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TarpeiafAncient Roman, Roman Mythology In Roman mythology, Tarpeia, daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius, was a Vestal Virgin who betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines at the time of their women's abduction for what she thought would be a reward of jewelry... [more]
TarpitafSanskrit MEANING : to satisfy oneself, be satiated, pleasure, satisfaction ... [more]
TarqeqmAstronomy Alternate spelling of Tarĸik, an Inuit god of the moon. A moon of Saturn was named after him.
TarqiyahfArabic Means "rising, ascension, promotion" in Arabic.
TarsiciusmLate Roman This name entered the Latin language via Greek Tarsisi. Tarsisi is what the ancient Greek city of Tarsos was called at times; the city's name was the hellenized form of Tarsa, which is what the city's first settlers - the Hittites - called it... [more]
TarsillafItalian From the Ancient Roman cognomem Tharsilla meaning "one from Tarsus". Tarsus was an historical city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean.
Tarutom & fPopular Culture Taruto (aka Tart) is the name of a major character in Tokyo Mew Mew (masculine use), and the titular character of Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (feminine use).
TaruumAtayal Taruu Masing is the name of the ancestor of the Tranan Atayal tribe
Taryarm & fBurmese Means "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक (taraka).
TaryllmAfrican American Variant of Terrell or Darryl. This name was used by American musician Toriano Adaryll 'Tito' Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his son born 1975.
TasafBerber Means "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.
TaşdəmirmAzerbaijani From the Turkish taş meaning "rock, gem" and Azerbaijani dəmir meaning "iron".
TaşdemirmTurkish (Rare) Most likely a combination of words taş (from Old Turkic taş and Proto-Turkic *tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic témir and Proto-Turkic *tämür) meaning "iron."... [more]
TaseenmBengali (Muslim, Rare) Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.
TashmLiterature Possibly 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.
TashlanmLiterature This 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.
Tasleemm & fArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic تسليم or Urdu تسلیم (see Taslim).
Taslimm & fArabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian Means "submission, salutation, delivery" in Arabic, from the root سَلَّمَ (sallama) meaning "to surrender, to submit to".
TaslimoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek taslim meaning "surrender" and oy meaning "moon".
TasmafEnglish (Australian) Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [more]
TasmanmEnglish (Australian) Transferred use of the surname Tasman. Used in honour of the 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who claimed the island now known as Tasmania in 1642... [more]
Tasmetu-tabnifBabylonian, Akkadian Possibly means "Tashmetu is our comrade", deriving from the goddess Tashmetum, and the Akkadian elements tappa-um ("comrade") and ni ("our").
TassaditfAncient Berber, Kabyle From Arabic سعد (sa'd) meaning "fortune, good luck" combined with the Tamazight feminine prefix ⵜⴰ (ta) and suffix ⵜ (t).
TasukemJapanese Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick" or 多 meaning "many, much," and 助け (suke) meaning "help," the element also written as 介, 祐, and so on. The second kanji can also be used on its own, from 助け (tasuke), extended from suke with 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand," now the usual form.... [more]
TasukumJapanese From the verb 助く (tasuku) meaning "to help, save, rescue," from earlier suku with prefixation of 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand." It can also be combined with a ku kanji, like 来 meaning "arrival," 空 meaning "sky," 久 meaning "long time" or 玖, referring to the numeral nine in legal documents.... [more]
TasunkemSioux From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).
Tasweerm & fArabic Means "drawing, painting" in Arabic.
TatalifIndigenous Australian, Pintupi Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Tatali Nangala (b. between circa 1925 to 1928, d. 1999 or 2000), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
TatannuaqmInuit Means "it is full" or "the belly" in Inuktikut. Name borne by an Inuit interpreter that worked with John Franklin on two of his Arctic expeditions.
Tataram & fJapanese (Rare) the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel. The word later also came to mean the entire building housing the furnace.... [more]
TatberhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements tāt "glad, cheerful" and beorht "bright". This was the name of an 8th century Anglo-Saxon saint, abbot and contemporary of Bede, who was appointed the second Abbot of Ripon by his relative Wilfrid.
TatemGeorgian (Rare) When written as ტატე, this name is a short form of Estate. It is now also used as an independent name.... [more]
TateakimJapanese From Japanese 建 (tate) meaning "build, establish, erect, found" combined with 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" or 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
TatehikomJapanese From Japanese 健 (tate) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (tate) meaning "build, establish, erect, found", 楯 (tate) meaning "shield" or 盾 (tate) meaning "shield, escutcheon" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [more]
Taté-iyòhiwinfSioux Means "Every Wind" or "Reaches for the Wind" in Dakota. This was the name adopted by Ellen Simmons, the mother of Dakota musician, activist and writer Zitkála-Šá (legal name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin).