English Submitted Names

Tonie m & f English
Variant of Tony and Toni 2.

Tonisha f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name element Ton (from names such as Antonia) and the common name suffix sha.

Tootie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Tootsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Toph m English (Rare)
Short form of Christopher.

Topham m English (British, Rare)

Torah f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Toran m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Torin.

Toren m English (Modern)
Variant of Torin.

Torey m & f English
Variant of Tori and Tory.

Torie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tory or Tori.

Torika f English
Form of Toriko

Torrance m English (Rare)
Variant of Torrence.

Torren m English
Transferred use of the surname.

Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.

Torrent m English
Transferred use of the surname Torrent.

Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.

Torri f English
Variant of Tori.

Torrin m & f English (American), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Torryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Torin.

Toryn f Irish, English
Feminine form of Torin.

Tosh f English, African American
Variant if Tash, diminutive of Natasha, Latosha, etc.

Toshiba f English (American)

Totti f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Dorothy. A known bearer of this name was the British actress Totti Truman Taylor (1903-1981), whose birth name was Dorothy Leah Truman.

Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]

Townes m English (Rare)
Possibly a shortened form of Townsend.

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

Toxey m English (American, Rare), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Toxey.... [more]

Toy m English

Toyah f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Toya.... [more]

Tracen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Treyson.

Tracia f English
Elaboration of Tracy.

Track m English (Rare)
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac, from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk (“a track; path; trodden spot”).

Trae m English (Modern)
Variant of Trey.

Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.

Traeson m English (American, Rare)

Tralee f English (Modern, Rare)

Trameka f English (American)

Tranley f & m English
Means nothing

Trapper m English (Rare)

Trason m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Treyson.

Trav m English (Rare)
Short form of Travis.

Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.

Traver m English (American, Rare)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Traver.

Traverse m English
Virtue name after the vocabulary word traverse, to suggest a journey (through life) or transferred use of the surname Traverse.

Tray m English (American)
Variant of Trey.

Trayce m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trace or Tracy.

Traycee f English (Rare)
Variant of Tracy.

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.

Trayson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Treyson.

Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.

Treana f English

Treasha f English (Modern, Rare)

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’.

Treb m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Trebor m English
Robert spelled backward.... [more]

Trecy f English
Diminutive of Theresa.

Tree f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Treelore m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Treloar, this was the name of Aibileen Clark’s son, in Stockett’s ‘the help’

Treena f English (Rare)
Variant of Trina.

Treg m English (American, Rare)
Short form of Tregory.

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).

Trek m English

Trekker m English

Trellie f English (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Tremain m Cornish, English
Variant of Tremaine.

Tremel m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Trena f English
Variant of Trina.

Treniss m English (Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname.

Tresia f English (American)

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.

Trevelee f English (Rare)
Combination of Trev and Lee.

Trevi f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.

Trevore m English
Variant of Trevor.

Trevour m English
Variant of Trevor.

Trevy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Trevor.

Trevylyan m English
Variant of Trevelyan.

Trevyn m English (Modern, Rare)

Trevyr m English
Variant of Trevor.

Treyce m English
Variant of Trace

Treysen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Treyson.

Treyton m English (Modern)
Variant of Trayton.

Trial m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance." Referring to the trials and tribulations that may come with faith in God.

Trianna f English (Rare)

Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".

Tribulation m English (Puritan), Literature
Middle 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’... [more]

Trichelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trishelle.

Tridecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Latin tridecimus "thirteenth".

Trieste f English (American)
Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. ... [more]

Triffie f English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Diminutive of Tryphena or Tryphosa.

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]

Trigga m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trigga.

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]

Trilla f Popular Culture, English

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]

Trilly f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.

Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.

Trinitas f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Original Latin form of Trinity.

Trinite m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trinity.

Trinitee f English (Modern)
Variant of Trinity.

Triniti f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Trinity

Trinny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [more]

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]

Trishie f English
Variant of Trishy.

Trissa f English (American, Rare)

Trissie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Trissy f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Tristam m Literature, English (Archaic)
Archaic form of Tristan.... [more]

Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]

Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".

Tristian m English (Modern)
Variant of Tristan.

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.

Tristyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Tristan.

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

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.

Trixibella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Trixibelle

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.

Trixy f English (Rare)
Variant of Trixie.

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.

Tronden m English (American, Rare)

Trothy f English (British, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the archaic English word troth meaning "truth, a pledge". This name was recorded in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England.

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.

True f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [more]

True-heart m English (Puritan)
Referring to Hebrews 10:22, "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."

Truely f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.

Truett m English
Transferred use of the surname Truett.

Truetta f English, American

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.

Trulee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Truley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of 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.

Tryantha f & m English
comes from greek tryphe meaning "softness, delicacy" and anthos meaning "flower"

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

Tryphenia f English
Elaboration of Tryphena.

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

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

Trysta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Trista.

Trysten m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Tryston m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Tuck m English
Short form of Tucker.

Tufton f English

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.

Tugela f English (British, Rare)
From the Tugela river in South Africa, first used as an English girl's name in 1900 to commemorate the battle of Tugela Heights in the Boer War. 36 girls were given the name in the UK in 1900, but it became extremely rare after then.

Tula f English
Diminutive of Tallulah.

Tulah f English (Modern, Rare)

Tulip f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.... [more]

Tulisa f English (British, Modern)
Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of Toula.

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.

Tunisia f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the name of the African country.

Tunstall m English
Transferred use of the surname Tunstall.

Tuppence f English (British), Literature
Nickname for Prudence or Temperance. A main character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime."

Tupper f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Tupper.

Turanga f English (New Zealand)

Turbo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word or prefix turbo(-).

Turk m English

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."

Twaine m English (British)

Twanette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Antoinette.

Twenty f English

Twiggy f & m English (Rare)

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.

Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy

Tya f English, Indonesian
Variant of Tia.

Tyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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)

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.

Tyco m English (Rare)

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

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

Tyeast f English (American)
Unknown.

Tyeler m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler. Tyeler was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2005 according to the SSA.

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).

Tylah f English (Australian)
Variant of Tyla.

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".

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.

Tylon m English (Modern, Rare)

Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.

Tym m English (Rare, Modern)
English variant of Tim.

Tymal m English

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.

Tynan m English (Australian, Rare), Irish
Variation of the transferred use of the surname Tuíneán.

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

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.

Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.

Tyranny f English (American)
Means Oppressive Power.

Tyreena f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyrel m English
Variant of Tyrell.

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.

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

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

Tyrnan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tiernan.

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)

Tysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Tyson.

Tyshell f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tysoe m English

Tysun m English
Variant of Tyson.

Tythan m English (Rare)

Tyus m English (American, Modern, Rare)

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.

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

Uella f English (Rare)

Ugene m English (Rare)
Variant of Eugene.

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

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

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

Uly m English
Short form of Ulysses.

Ulyses m English
Variant of Ulysses.

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

Umkokola f English

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

Undecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Undecimus.

Undecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The latin word undecimus means "eleventh".

Unfeigned m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "genuine; sincere." Referring to being unfeignedly thankful for the blessings of God.

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]

Unicie f English

Unless-christ-had-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned m English (Puritan)
A variant of If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned.

Unless-jesus-christ-had-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned m English (Puritan)
A variant of If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned.

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

Upright m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "(of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest."

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]

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

Urica f English (Australian)

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urith f English (British, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, borne by an obscure early saint and martyr who was venerated in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

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

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]

Uvedale m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

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.)

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

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

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