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Teixconemi m NahuatlMeans "a belittler, someone who is disrespectful and inattentive" in Nahuatl, literally "one who goes to someone’s face".
Teiztlacahua f & m NahuatlPossibly related to Nahuatl
teiztlacahui "deceiver, one who tells lies".
Teiztlaco m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
itztlacoa "to look cautiously, to examine, to spy (on someone)".
Teja m & f IndonesianMeans "afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस्
(tejas).
Tejas m Indian, Gujarati, MarathiDerived from Sanskrit तेजस
(téjas) meaning "light, radiance, brilliance, splendour" as well as "fire".
Tejaswini f Marathi, TeluguDerived from Sanskrit तेजस्विन्
(tejasvin) meaning "brilliant, splendid, dignified, noble".
Tejram m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)This name means "radiance of Rama," "soul of Rama" or "majesty of Rama", which is derived from a combination of Sanskrit तेज
(tēja) meaning "radiance, soul, majesty, lustre, energy, splendour, magnificence" and the name of the god
Rama 1.
Tejumola f YorubaMeans "one who looks forward to better days" or "stare at wealth" in Yoruba, derived from
tẹ meaning "press",
ojú meaning "eyes, face",
mọ́ meaning "onto" and
ọlá meaning "wealth".
Tekahionwake f MohawkMeans "Double life". This is the Mohawk name of Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913).
Te Kāhu m & f MaoriMeans "harrier hawk" in Māori. Transliteration of "hawk".
Teki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 適 (
teki) meaning "suitable, appropriate, fit" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Tekiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 迪 (
teki) meaning "enlighten, advance" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tekina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 適 (
teki) meaning "suitable, appropiate, fit" combine with 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tekkeitsertok m Inuit MythologyThe name of one of the most important hunting gods in the Inuit pantheon. Tekkeitsertok is a god of hunting and the master of caribou.
Tekle f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Thekla. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian princess and poet Tekle of Georgia (1776-1846).
Tekle m & f AmharicMeans "my plant" from Amharic ተክል
(tekl) meaning "plant".
Telaira f TheatreThe name was used by Jean-Phillippe Rameau in his 1737 opera 'Castor et Pollux'. It is used as the name of a Greek princess whom both Castor and Pollux are in love with.
Teläkbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
теләк (teläk) meaning "wish, desire", and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Telchar m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Telchar was one of the greatest smiths of the First Age of Middle-earth, having learned from Gamil Zirak the old.
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Telegone f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek τῆλε (
tele) meaning "far, from afar, far off" and γονη (
gone) "birth, offspring".
Telekles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek τῆλε
(tele) meaning "far, from afar, far off". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek τέλος
(telos), which can mean "purpose, goal, aim" as well as "fulfillment, completion"... [
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Telena f MordvinDerived from Erzya телень
(telenʹ) meaning "of winter", itself a derivative of теле
(tele) "winter".
Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian CycleContraction of Welsh
ty meaning "thy, your" and
Eleri. This name is mentioned in
Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.
Telesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek τέλος
(telos), which can mean "purpose, goal, aim" as well as "fulfillment, completion". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek τῆλε
(tele) "far, from afar, far off"... [
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Telesilla f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek τέλος
(telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion", or the noun τέλεσις
(telesis) "event, fulfillment". Telesilla (fl... [
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Telesto f Greek MythologyAn Oceanid, one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. A moon of saturn was named after her.
Telete f Greek MythologyMeans "ritual, initiation rite, consecration" or "festival (at which rites are held)", ultimately derived from Greek τέλος
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Telethusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Τελέθουσα
(Telethousa), which is possibly derived from Greek τελέθω
(telethô) meaning "to come into being". This name belonged to the mother of Iphis in Greek mythology.
Teleus m Greek MythologyThe meaning of this name is not entirely certain. It may have been derived from Greek τέλειος
(teleios) meaning "perfect", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb τελειόω
(teleioo) meaning "to make perfect, to complete"... [
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Teleutas m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek τελευτάω
(teleutao) meaning "to bring to pass, to accomplish" or "to end, finish; to die".
Telgia f RomanshShort form of
Ottilia, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Telipinu m Near Eastern MythologyMeans "excited son" in Hattic. He was a Hittite god who most likely served as a patron of farming, though he has also been suggested to have been a storm god or an embodiment of crops.
Tellus f Roman MythologyMeans "the earth, globe" in Latin. In Roman mythology Tellus was the mother goddess who personified the earth, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Gaia.
Telpoch m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
telpochtli "young man, youth, young warrior; son".
Telse f North Frisian, Low GermanOriginally a Low German diminutive of
Elisabeth, which may have arisen from the contraction of either
Sünt Else meaning "Saint
Else", perhaps applied affectionately or ironically to an individual named Else (or else referring to the biblical character; see
Elizabeth) or
dat Else, an affectionate phrase meaning "the Else".
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThis name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-,
te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)
te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga,
mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu,
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Tematl m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly means "someone’s hand", derived from Nahuatl
maitl "hand" and the prefix
te-. May alternately refer to a kind of cape.
Tematlalehua f NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
tematlahuia "to use a rock-hurling sling on something", or from a combination of
tematlatl "rock-throwing sling" and either
elehuia "to wish, to desire" or
ilihuiz "thoughtlessly".
Temeluchus m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendTemeluchus (probably a transliteration of the Greek Telémakhos; literally, "far-away fighter") is the leader of the tartaruchi, the chief angel of torment (and possibly Satan himself), according to the extracanonical Apocalypse of Paul.
Temerity f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin
temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative
temeritas), from
temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to
tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *
temes- meaning "dark").
Temerla f Yiddish(Polish?) Yiddish diminutive of
Tema. Found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Temidire m & f YorubaThis Nigerian name means "Mine has turned to blessings" in Yoruba.
Temilo m NahuatlProbably from Nahuatl
temilotli, a kind of hairstyle or headdress.
Temirberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Temircan m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
темир (temir) meaning "iron" and Persian
جان (jan) meaning "soul".
Temirgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Temirkhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Temir and the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Temirlan m Kazakh, KyrgyzKazakh and Kyrgyz form of
Tamerlane. It could also be formed from Kazakh темір
(temir) or Kyrgyz темир
(temir) meaning "iron" and Turkic
arslan meaning "lion".
Temirmalik m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
malik meaning "king, lord".
Temirniyoz m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
niyoz meaning "offering".
Temirpo'lat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Temirqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Temirqutlug' m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
qutlug' meaning "blessed".
Temirtoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
toy meaning "colt".
Temirzhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Temir and Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Temoc m & f NahuatlMeans "she/he descended", derived from Nahuatl
temo "to go down, to descend; to let fall".
Tempe f English (Rare)From the name of the Vale of Tempe, a gorge in Thessaly (located south of Mount Olympus) which was celebrated by the ancient Greeks for its beauty.... [
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Tempestas f Roman MythologyMeans "storm, tempest, (bad) weather" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of storms and sudden weather.
Tempestt f EnglishVariant of
Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'
Temren m TurkishMeans "pointy tip of a spear or arrow" in Turkish.
Temüge m Medieval MongolianFfrom the Turkic word
temür meaning "iron" combined with the Mongolian suffix
-ge used for personal names. This was the name of the youngest brother of Genghis Khan.
Tena f & m EthiopianPossibly from Ethiopian ጠና (
t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".
Tena m & f LazMeans “light” in Laz.
Tenages m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Ancient Greek
τέναγος (ténagos) meaning "shoal water, shallows, lagoon".
Tenali m IndianA famous bearer was the Telugu jester-poet Tenali Ramakrishna, whose cleverness was the subject of many Indian folk-tales.
Tenan m NahuatlMeans "one’s mother" in Nahuatl. May alternately derive from
tenantli "wall, rampart",
tenani "moaner, one who complains", or a combination of
tetl "stone" and
nantli "mother", the latter being used in the sense of "protector".
Tenasar m GuancheBorne by a Guanche man who was christened in Seville.
Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok
taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
Tenaya m MiwokPossibly from Central Sierra Miwok
taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.
Tenchi m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, reason, wisdom" or 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom."... [
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Tencuauh m NahuatlMeans "obstinate" or "loud-mouthed" in Nahuatl, literally "wooden lip", from
tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and
cuahuitl "tree, wood".
Tencuecuenotl m NahuatlMeans "foul-mouthed man" or "mischievous, unrestrained" in Nahuatl, from
tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and
cuecuenotl "proud, arrogant, insolent".
Tendeso f & m Shona (Rare)Can mean "faith" or some may use it as meaning something used to give thanks
Tene m & f HebrewBasket of fruit and vegetables, basket of the first fruits.... [
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