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Tácito m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tacitus.

Tadeo m Spanish
Spanish form of Thaddeus.

Tamara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, Georgian
Russian form of Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).

Tancredo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tancred.

Tania f English, Italian, Spanish
Variant of Tanya.

Tatiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

Tecla f Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Thekla.

Telesforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Telmo m Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from a misdivision of Spanish Santelmo meaning "saint Elmo". This name is given in honour of Pedro González Telmo, a 13th-century Spanish priest.

Teo m & f Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Short form of Teodoro and other names that begin with Teo. In Georgian this is a feminine name, a short form of Teona.

Teobaldo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Theobald.

Teodomiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Theodemir.

Teodora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Swedish
Feminine form of Theodoros (see Theodore).

Teodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see Theodore).

Teodosio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Theodosius.

Teódulo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Theodulus.

Teófila f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Theophilus.

Teófilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Theophilus.

Tercero m Spanish (Rare)
Means "third" in Spanish. This name was traditionally given to the third child born.

Tere f Spanish
Spanish short form of Teresa.

Teresa f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Polish, Lithuanian, Finnish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Form of Theresa used in several languages. Saint Teresa of Ávila was a 16th-century Spanish nun who reformed the Carmelite monasteries and wrote several spiritual books. It was also borne by the Albanian missionary Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), better known as Mother Teresa, who worked with the poor in India. She adopted the name in honour of the French saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who is the patron of missionaries.

Teresita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Thais f Ancient Greek, Spanish
Alternate transcription of Ancient Greek Θαΐς (see Thaïs), as well as the usual Spanish form.

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.

Timoteo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Timothy.

Tito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus.

Tomás m Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of Thomas.

Tomasa f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Thomas.

Toni 1 m Finnish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Short form of Anttoni, Antun, and other related names.

Toño m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonio.

Torcuato m Spanish
Spanish form of Torquatus.

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).

Tránsito f & m Spanish
Means "transit, travel" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the movement of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Triana f Spanish (Modern)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Seville, of uncertain meaning.

Trini f Spanish
Short form of Trinidad.

Trinidad f & m Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. An island in the West Indies bears this name.

Tristán m Spanish
Spanish form of Tristan.

Tulio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Tullio.