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Tạo m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 造
(tạo) meaning "make, build, create".
Tao m Ancient EgyptianThis was name of two Egyptian pharaons:
Seqenenre Tao I and his son Seqenenre Tao II, both rulers of the Seventieth Dinasty of Egypt (1580-1550 BC).
Tao m JapaneseFrom Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [
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Taofang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous".
Taofen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Taohong f ChineseFrom the
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Taohua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Taohuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Taohui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Taojie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
Taoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Taomei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Taoning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
宁 (níng) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil".
Taoping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".
Táotáo f ChineseFrom Chinese; contains 桃 (táo), meaning "peach" two times.
Taowan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peace, marriage" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Táoxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Taoxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Taoxiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, refined".
Tao-yi f TaiwaneseThe name Tao-yi has several meanings: 道宜, meaning “suitable and proper way,” 道怡, meaning “joyful and harmonious way,” 道儀 meaning “ceremonious way,” 道毅, meaning “resolute and decisive way,” 道義, meaning “righteous way,” 道益, meaning “way of benefit and profit,” 道伊, meaning “his or her way.”
Taoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Taozhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches".
Tapa f & m OjibweMeans "water antelope" in Ojibwe.
Tapas m Bengali, OdiaFrom Sanskrit तपस्
(tapas) meaning "austerity, asceticism, meditation".
Tapayaxi m & f NahuatlMeans "toad" in Nahuatl. Alternately, could derive from
tapayaxin "chameleon, salamander".
Taphaph f BiblicalMeaning unknown. She is the daughter of Solomon, mentioned in 1 Kings 4:11.
Tapiam f CopticFrom Demotic
tꜣ-pꜣ-ym meaning "the one of the sea", derived from Egyptian
ym "sea, lake".
Tapiotar f Finnish MythologyIn Finnish mythology Tapiotar, queen of forest, was the female version of
Tapio. The name Tapiotar was formed of simply adding
tar, a Finnish feminine suffix, behind
Tapio.
Tapley m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English
tæppa "peg" and
leah "wood, clearing".
Täpp f SwedishOld Swedish name meaning "part of a field or meadow". It is more often used as a prefix name rather than a standalone first name. It is also a common farm name in Dalarna.
Tappei m JapaneseA notable bearer is Tappei Nagatsuki, the author of the popular Re:Zero series.
Tapputi f BabylonianTapputi, or Tapputi-Butt, is the earliest known chemist. She distilled and mixed perfumes and was overseer of the royal palacein Babylonian Mesopotamia ca. 1200 BCE.
Tapshay f Coptic, Egyptian MythologyUltimately from Egyptian
ta-pȝ-šȝy meaning "she of Shai", in Coptic derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ-
(ta-) combined with the name of the god
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Tapu f MaoriMeans "sacred" and "forbidden" in Māori.
Tapunui m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
tapu "forbidden" and
nui "earth".
Taqadum m & f ArabicMeans "preeminence" or "advance, progress" in Arabic.
Taqi al-Din m ArabicMeans "pious of the religion" from
تقي (
taqi) meaning "devout, pious" and
دين (
dīn) meaning "religion"
Tár m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
*táR meaning "tough, resistant, enduring".
Tara f SerbianFrom the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Tara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 多 (
ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Tara f Spanish (Canarian)From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche
*tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ
(tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh
tara meaning "love".
Tara f & m MaoriMeans "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
Taraji f African AmericanMeans "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.
Taraka f Sanskrit, Indian" Star; pupil of eye; meteor; asterisk; rescuing; protector; Name of wife of lord Brihaspati "
Taral f & m IndianMeaning
Honey bee or
liquid; famous bearer of this name is Taral Hicks.
Tar-Amandil m LiteratureThis name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [
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Taran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Punjabi, BengaliMEANING - a raft, a boat, final landing place ( heaven), overcoming ( as of misfortune ), crossing over ... [
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Tarana f HausaGiven for females who are born during the day.
Taranjit m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" and जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Taranza m Popular CultureTaranza is an antagonist first appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He serves as second-in-command to Queen Sectonia, the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Tarchon m Etruscan MythologyIn Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus, were cultural heroes who founded the Etruscan League of twelve cities, the Dodecapoli.
Tardu m TurkishMeans "a light coming from darkness" in Turkish.
Tareef m ArabicMeans "exquisite", "rare", "unique", "quaint" in Arabic.
Tarhata f FilipinoMeaning unknown. This has been the first name of several notable Filipino figures, such as Princess Tarhata Kiram and Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman
Taribi m & f IjawMeans "ask for or seek love" in Ijaw.
Tarieli m GeorgianForm of
Tariel with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Tarin f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big" and 凛 (
rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Tarirai m & f ShonaMeaning “look; behold” or “look forth”, names with similar meanings include
Onai and
Ringai.
Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular CultureThe 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.
Tark m EnglishShort form of
Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.
Tarka m & f English (Rare), LiteratureName 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
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Tarkā f Scythian, Scythian Mythology, MythologyPossibly 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.
Tarkan m Turkish, Popular CultureIn 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.... [
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Tarkhan m Chechen (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.
Tarmizi m Indonesian, MalayFrom 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.
Tarne m Dutch (Rare), LiteratureName 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)
Taroow f CopticDerived from Coptic ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ
(arooue) "burr, thistle".
Tarōta m Japanese (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.... [
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Tarouichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big", 郎 (
rou) meaning "son" combined with 一 (
ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Taroushi m JapaneseFrom 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.
Tarpeia f Ancient Roman, Roman MythologyIn 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... [
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Tarqeq m AstronomyAlternate spelling of
Tarĸik, an Inuit god of the moon. A moon of Saturn was named after him.
Tarr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
*tarr, found in Old Norse
svíntarr meaning "boar".
Tarsicius m Late RomanThis 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... [
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Tarsilla f ItalianFrom the Ancient Roman cognomem
Tharsilla meaning "one from Tarsus". Tarsus was an historical city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean.