Ancient Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Ancient.
gender
usage
origin
Thorburn m English (Rare)
From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórbjǫrn (see Torbjörn).
Þórdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".
Þórfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and fastr "firm, solid".
Þórfinnr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torfinn.
Þórfreðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and friðr "peace".
Þórfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Þórgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgeir.
Þórgísl m Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's arrow" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".
Þórgnýr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgny.
Þórgrímr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and gríma "mask".
Þorgrímur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórgrímr.
Þórhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torhild.
Þórhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórhildr.
Þórir m Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse vir "warrior, fighter".
Þórketill m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torkel.
Þórleifr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torleif.
Þórleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tollak.
Thorley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.
Þórmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tormod.
Thornton m English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
Þórný f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torny.
Þórr m Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of Thor.
Thorstein m Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Torsten.
Þórsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torsten.
Þorsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Torsten.
Þórunn f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Torunn.
Þórvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torvald.
Þórveig f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with veig "strength".
Þórví f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with "holy".
Thoth m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian ḏḥwtj (reconstructed as Djehuti), which is of uncertain meaning. In Egyptian mythology Thoth was the god of the moon, science, magic, speech and writing. He was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis.
Thracius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman name meaning "of Thracia". Thracia was a region in southeastern Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Thrasyboulos m Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "bold in counsel", itself from θρασύς (thrasys) "bold" and βουλή (boule) "counsel, advice". A notable bearer was a 5th-century BC Athenian general who fought to maintain democratic government in the city-state.
Thrasyvoulos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Thrasyboulos.
Þróndr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Trond.
Thrud f Old Norse (Anglicized)
From the Old Norse Þrúðr meaning "strength". In Norse mythology this was the name of a daughter of Thor and Sif.
Þrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Thrud.
Þrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þrúðr (see Thrud).
Þrymr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Trym.
Thucydides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "glory of god", from the Greek name Θουκυδίδης (Thoukydides), derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" (genitive θεοῦ) and κῦδος (kydos) meaning "glory" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian historian.
Þunor m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon form of *Þunraz (see Thor).
Þunraz m Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Thor, Donar and Þunor.
Thurstan m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórsteinn (see Torsten).
Thutmose m Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
From Τούθμωσις (Touthmosis), the Greek form of Egyptian ḏḥwtj-ms meaning "born of Thoth", itself composed of the name of the Egyptian god Thoth combined with msj "be born". Thutmose was the name of four Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Thutmose III who conquered Syria and Nubia in the 15th century BC.
Thyge m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Tyge.
Thyra f Swedish, Danish
Variant of Tyra.
Þýri f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tyra.
Tiago m Portuguese
Portuguese form of James, derived from Santiago.
Tiamat f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.
Tian m Slovene
Variant of Tijan.
Tiana f English
Short form of Tatiana or Christiana. It was rare in the United States until it jumped in popularity in 1975, perhaps due to the Vietnamese-American actress Tiana Alexandra (1956-), who had some exposure at that time. It was used as the name of the princess in the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog (2009).
Tiarnach m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Tighearnach.
Tiarnán m Irish
Modern Irish form of Tighearnán.
Tibby f & m English
Diminutive of Tabitha or Theobald.
Tiberiu m Romanian
Romanian form of Tiberius.
Tiberius m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. The Tiber is the river that runs through Rome. Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, the stepson of Emperor Augustus. He was born Tiberius Claudius Nero, but was renamed Tiberius Julius Caesar after he was designated as the heir of Augustus.
Tibor m Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).
Tiborc m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).
Tibúrcio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).
Tiburcio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Tiburtius meaning "of Tibur". Tibur (now called Tivoli) was a resort town near Rome. Saint Tiburtius was a 3rd-century martyr from Rome.
Tiede m Frisian
Frisian form of Diede.
Tiedemann m German (Archaic)
German form of Theotman (see Thijmen).
Tielo m Medieval German
Earlier form of Till.
Tiernan m Irish
Anglicized form of Tighearnán.
Tierney m Irish
Anglicized form of Tighearnach.
Ties m Dutch
Diminutive of Matthijs, as well as Diederik and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people".
Tiffani f English
Variant of Tiffany.
Tiffany f English
Medieval form of Theophania. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The name died out after the Middle Ages, but it was revived by the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the title of which refers to the Tiffany's jewelry store in New York.
Tiger m English (Rare)
From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-).
Tigerlily f English (Rare)
From tiger lily, a name that has been applied to several orange varieties of lily (such as the species Lilium lancifolium). Tiger Lily is also the name of the Native American princess in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904).
Tigernach m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Tighearnach.
Tigernán m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Tighearnán.
Tighe m Irish
Anglicized form of Tadhg.
Tighearnach m Medieval Irish
From Old Irish Tigernach, derived from tigerna meaning "lord". This was the name of an Irish saint, the founder of the monastery at Clones in the 6th century. According to some tales of his life, he was taken by British pirates to the monastery of Rosnat in his youth, but he escaped and returned to Ireland.
Tighearnán m Medieval Irish
From Old Irish Tigernán meaning "little lord", from tigerna "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix. It was borne by a 6th-century saint who founded a monastery at Errew. It was also the name of a 12th-century king of Breifne.
Tiglath-Pileser m Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiḡlaṯ Pilʾeser), the Hebrew form of Akkadian Tukulti-apil-esharra meaning "my trust is in the son of Esharra", Esharra being the main temple dedicated to the god Ashur in the city of Ashur. This was the name of three kings of Assyria, including the conqueror Tiglath-Pileser III (8th century BC), who is mentioned in the Old Testament.
Tigranes m Ancient Armenian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Armenian name Տիգրան (Tigran), from Old Iranian *Tigrāna, of uncertain meaning. It was recorded as 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (Tiigra) in Elamite and 𒋾𒅅𒊏𒀪 (Tiigra') in Akkadian. Tigranes was the name of a number of kings of Armenia, notably Tigranes II the Great who expanded the kingdom in the 1st century BC.
Tihana f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element tixŭ (Serbo-Croatian tih) meaning "quiet".
Tihomir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements tixŭ "quiet" and mirŭ "peace, world".
Tihomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tihomir.
Tiia f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian short form of Dorothea.
Tiit m Estonian
Originally a short form of Tiidrik, now used independently.
Tiitus m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Titus.
Tiiu f Estonian
Estonian variant of Tiia, possibly in part from an archaic dialectal form of the word tihane "titmouse".
Tijan m Slovene
Possibly a short form of Sebastijan or Kristijan, or a masculine form of Tijana.
Tijmen m Dutch
Variant of Thijmen.
Tijn m Dutch
Short form of Martijn or Augustijn.
Tijs m Dutch
Variant of Thijs.
Tikhomir m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Тихомир (see Tihomir).
Tikhon m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Tychon.
Til f Dutch
Dutch short form of Mathilde.
Tilda f English, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Matilda.
Tilde f Danish, Swedish
Short form of Mathilde or Matilda.
Tilemachos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Telemachos.
Tilen m Slovene
Slovene form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Till m German
From Tielo, a medieval Low German diminutive of Dietrich and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people". Till Eulenspiegel is a trickster in German folklore.
Tillie f English
Diminutive of Matilda.
Tilly f English
Diminutive of Matilda.
Tilman m German
Combination of Till and Old German man meaning "person, man". A notable bearer was the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531).
Tilo m German
Variant of Till.
Tim m English, German, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Timothy or (in Germany) Dietmar. It is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843).
Timaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Τίμαιος (Timaios), derived from τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour". This is the name of one of Plato's dialogues, featuring Timaeus and Socrates. Timaeus is also the name of a person mentioned briefly in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).
Timée m Biblical French
French form of Timaeus.
Timéo m French (Modern)
French form of Timeo.
Timeo m Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Timaeus.
Timeus m Biblical
Variant of Timaeus.
Timmy m English
Diminutive of Timothy.
Timo 1 m Finnish, Estonian, German, Dutch
Finnish, Estonian, German and Dutch short form of Timotheus (see Timothy).
Timo 2 m German, Dutch
From Thiemo, an old short form of Thietmar (see Dietmar).
Timo 3 f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timon.
Timofei m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Тимофей (see Timofey).
Timofey m Russian
Russian form of Timothy.
Timoleon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements τιμάω (timao) "to honour" and λέων (leon) "lion". This name was borne by a 4th-century BC Greek statesman and general.
Timon m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Derived from Greek τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem". According to ancient writers, this was the name of a wealthy man of Athens who grew to hate humanity after he lost his riches and his friends deserted him. His story is related in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607). This name is also mentioned in the New Testament as belonging to one of the original seven deacons of the church, considered a saint.
Timotei m Romanian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Romanian and Bulgarian form of Timothy.
Timotej m Slovene, Macedonian, Slovak
Slovene, Macedonian and Slovak form of Timothy.
Timoteo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Timothy.
Timotha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Timothy.
Timothé m French
French variant of Timothy.
Timothea f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.
Timothée m French
French form of Timothy.
Timothei m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Timothy.
Timotheus m Biblical Latin, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Timotheos (see Timothy).
Timothy m English, Biblical
English form of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", derived from τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". Saint Timothy was a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys and was the recipient of two of Paul's epistles that appear in the New Testament. He was of both Jewish and Greek ancestry. According to tradition, he was martyred at Ephesus after protesting the worship of Artemis. As an English name, Timothy was not used until after the Protestant Reformation.
Timoti m Maori
Maori form of Timothy.
Tin m Croatian
Croatian short form of Martin, Valentin and other names ending in tin.
Tina f English, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Georgian
Short form of Christina, Martina and other names ending in tina. In addition to these names, it is also used in Dutch as a short form of Catharina, in Swedish and Croatian as a short form of Katarina, and in Georgian as a short form of Tinatin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.
Tine 2 m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Martin or Valentin.
Tinek m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Martin or Valentin.
Tineke f Dutch
Diminutive of Tina.
Tinkara f Slovene
Elaboration of Tina.
Tino m Italian
Short form of Valentino, Martino and other names ending in tino.
Tipene m Maori
Maori form of Stephen.
Tiphaine f French
French form of Tiffany.
Tiphanie f French
French variant of Tiffany.
Tiras m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From Hebrew תִּירָס (Tiras), meaning unknown. Tiras is a grandson of Noah in the Old Testament. This is also a modern Hebrew word meaning "corn".
Tirta m & f Indonesian
Means "sacred water, place of pilgrimage" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).
Tirto m Javanese
Javanese variant of Tirta.
Tirzah f Biblical
From the Hebrew name תִּרְצָה (Tirtsa) meaning "favourable". Tirzah is the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad in the Old Testament. It also occurs in the Old Testament as a place name, the early residence of the kings of the northern kingdom.
Tisiphone f Greek Mythology
Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology. She killed Cithaeron with the bite of one of the snakes on her head.
Tit m Slovene, Russian (Rare)
Slovene and Russian form of Titus.
Titas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Titus.
Titian m History
Usual English form of Titianus (see Tiziano) used to refer to the painter Tiziano Vecellio.
Titiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Titianus.
Titianus m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Tiziano.
Tito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus.
Titos m Biblical Greek
Form of Titus used in the Greek New Testament.
Titty f English
Diminutive of Letitia. This is now a slang word for the female breast, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use.
Titŭ m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Titus.
Titus m Ancient Roman, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". It is more likely of Oscan origin, since it was borne by the legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius.... [more]
Tivadar m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Theodore.
Tiw m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon form of *Tīwaz (see Tyr).
Tīwaz m Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Tyr and Tiw. The Romans identified this god with their god Mars.
Tiziana f Italian
Feminine form of Tiziano.
Tiziano m Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Titianus, which was derived from the Roman praenomen Titus. A famous bearer was the Venetian Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecellio (1488-1576), known in English as Titian.
Tjaard m Frisian
Frisian form of Theodoard or Theodard.
Tjaart m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Tjaard.
Tjaša f Slovene
Diminutive of Tatjana.
Tjaž m Slovene
Short form of Matjaž.
Tjeerd m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Theodoard or Theodard.
Tlalli f Nahuatl
Means "earth, land, soil" in Nahuatl.
Tlaloc m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl tlālloh meaning "covered with earth", derived from tlālli meaning "earth, land, soil". This was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility, the husband of Chalchiuhtlicue.
Toal m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Túathal.
Tobiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭoviyya) meaning "Yahweh is good", from the elements טוֹב (ṭov) meaning "good" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of an Ammonite in the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament.
Tobiáš m Czech
Czech form of Tobias.
Tobias m Biblical, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit, which appears in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobit's son Tobias, with the help of the angel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has plagued Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. This story was popular in the Middle Ages, and the name came into occasional use in parts of Europe at that time. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation.
Tobiasz m Polish
Polish form of Tobias.
Tobin m English
From an English surname that was itself derived from the given name Tobias.
Tobit m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From Greek Τωβίθ (Tobith), from the Hebrew name טוֹבִיה (Ṭovi) meaning "my good", a possessive form of טוֹב (ṭov) meaning "good". The apocryphal Book of Tobit, which is canonical in many Christian traditions but not in Judaism, tells the story of Tobit's son Tobias. He is sent by his father to collect money in Media, aided by the angel Raphael in the guise of a man. At the end of the story Tobit's blindness is cured.
Tobith m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Tobit.
Toby m & f English
Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).
Tódor m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Theodore.
Todor m Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Theodore.
Todorka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Theodore.
Tófa f Old Norse
Short form of Þórfríðr.
Togzhan f Kazakh
Possibly from Kazakh тоқ (toq) meaning "full, well-fed, prosperous" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Tohil m Mayan Mythology
Possibly from Classic Maya tojol meaning "tribute". This was the name of a K'iche' Maya fire god.
Toiba f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish טויב (toib) meaning "dove".
Toinette f French
Short form of Antoinette.
Toini f Finnish
Either a Finnish short form of Antoinette, or from Finnish toinen meaning "second (child)".
Toirdhealbhach m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Tairdelbach meaning "instigator", derived from tairdelb "prompting". This name was borne by several medieval Irish kings.
Toiréasa f Irish
Irish form of Theresa.
Tóki m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tyge.
Tola 2 f Polish
Diminutive of names containing to, such as Antonina.
Tollak m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Þórleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".
Tolya m Russian
Diminutive of Anatoliy.
Tom 1 m English, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Short form of Thomas. Tom Sawyer is the main character in several of Mark Twain's novels, first appearing in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Other famous bearers include American actors Tom Hanks (1956-) and Tom Cruise (1962-), as well as American football player Tom Brady (1977-).
Toma 1 f Russian
Diminutive of Tamara.
Toma 2 m Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
Form of Thomas used in several languages.
Tómas m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Thomas.
Tòmas m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Thomas.
Tomás m Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of Thomas.
Tomáš m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Thomas.
Tomàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Thomas.
Tomas m Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian
Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of Thomas.
Tomasa f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Thomas.
Tomaso m Italian
Variant of Tommaso.
Tomass m Latvian
Latvian form of Thomas.
Tomasz m Polish
Polish form of Thomas.
Tomaž m Slovene
Slovene form of Thomas.
Tomé m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas.
Tomek m Polish
Diminutive of Tomasz.
Tomi m Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.
Tomica m Croatian
Diminutive of Tomislav or Toma 2.
Tomila f Russian (Rare)
Possibly from Slavic tomiti meaning "to torment". In some cases communist parents may have derived it from the phrase торжество Маркса и Ленина (torzhestvo Marksa i Lenina) meaning "victory of Marx and Lenin".
Tomine f Norwegian
Feminine form of Tomas.
Tomislav m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Probably derived from the Slavic element tomiti "to torment" combined with slava "glory". This was the name of the first king of Croatia (10th century).
Tomislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Tomislav.
Tommaso m Italian
Italian form of Thomas.
Tommi m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Thomas.
Tommie m & f English
Diminutive of Thomas, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Tommy m English
Diminutive of Thomas.
Tomo m Croatian
Either a variant of Toma 2 or a diminutive of Tomislav.
Tomos m Welsh
Welsh form of Thomas.
Toms m Latvian
Latvian form of Thomas.
Ton m Dutch
Dutch short form of Anton.
Tonatiuh m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Means "sun" in Nahuatl. This was the name of the Aztec sun god.
Tonći m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Anthony.
Tonči m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Anthony.
Tone 1 m Slovene
Short form of Anton.
Tone 2 f Norwegian
Newer form of Torny.
Tóni m Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Antal.
Toni 1 m Finnish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Short form of Anttoni, Antun, and other related names.
Toni 2 f English
Short form of Antonia and other related names.
Tonia f English
Variant of Tonya.
Tonina f Italian
Diminutive of Antonia.
Toninho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of António or Antônio.
Tonino m Italian
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonio m Italian
Short form of Antonio.
Tõnis m Estonian
Estonian form of Anthony.
Tonje f Norwegian
Variant of Torny.
Tonka f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian diminutive of Antonia.
Toño m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonio.
Tõnu m Estonian
Short form of Tõnis, now used independently.
Tony m English
Short form of Anthony. Famous bearers include singer Tony Bennett (1926-2023) and skateboarder Tony Hawk (1968-). It is also the real name of the comic book superhero Iron Man (Tony Stark), created 1963, and two antihero criminal characters: Tony Montana from the movie Scarface (1983) and Tony Soprano from the television series The Sopranos (1999-2007).
Tonya f English, Russian
English diminutive of Antonia or a Russian diminutive of Antonina. In the English-speaking world its use has likely been positively influenced by the name Tanya.
Toomas m Estonian
Estonian form of Thomas.
Toon m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Antoon.
Topher m English
Short form of Christopher.
Topi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Tobias.
Topias m Finnish
Finnish form of Tobias.
Tor m Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (see Thor). It was not used as a personal name until the 18th century. It is sometimes used as a short form of names of Old Norse origin that begin with the element Tor, which is also a derivative of Þórr.
Tora f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern form of Þóra.
Torben m Danish, German
Danish form of Torbjörn.
Torbjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þórbjǫrg.
Torbjörn m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórbjǫrn, which meant "Thor's bear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with bjǫrn "bear".
Torbjørn m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Torbjörn.
Torborg f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Þórbjǫrg.
Torcall m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the Norse name Þórketill (see Torkel).
Torcuato m Spanish
Spanish form of Torquatus.
Tord m Swedish, Norwegian
From Old Norse Þórðr, a short form of Þórfreðr.
Tordis f Norwegian
Modern form of Þórdís.
Tore 1 m Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Scandinavian form of Þórir.
Tore 2 m Italian
Short form of Salvatore.
Torfinn m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórfinnr, derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Torgeir m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with geirr "spear".
Torger m Norwegian
Variant of Torgeir.
Torgny m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórgnýr meaning "Thor's noise" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with gnýr "noise, grumble, murmur".
Torgrim m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þórgrímr.
Torhild f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórhildr, which meant "Thor's battle" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with hildr "battle".
Tori f English
Diminutive of Victoria.
Toria f English
Short form of Victoria.
Toribio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Latin name Turibius, of unknown meaning. This name has been borne by three Spanish saints, from the 5th, 6th and 16th centuries (the latter being an archbishop of Lima).
Toril f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torild f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torill f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torkel m Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with ketill "cauldron".
Torleif m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórleifr, derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leif "inheritance, legacy".
Tormod m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórmóðr, which meant "Thor's wrath" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with móðr "wrath".
Torny f Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Þórný, which was derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with nýr "new".
Torø f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Tora.
Toros m Armenian
Armenian form of Theodore.
Torquato m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian and Portuguese form of Torquatus. It was borne by the Italian author Torquato Tasso (1544-1595).
Torquatus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin torquis meaning "twisted neck chain, collar", a derivative of torqueo "to twist". This name was borne by Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, a noted Roman consul and dictator of the 4th century BC. It was also the name of the 1st-century saint Torquatus of Acci.
Torquil m Scottish
Anglicized form of Torcall.