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Tisa f Slovene, Croatian, SerbianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the river flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Serbia and a derivation from
tisa "yew tree".
Tisa m & f SwahiliMeans "nine" in Swahili. It is often given to the ninth-born child.
Ti-sái m TaiwaneseThis is a name given by Taiwanese fortune tellers to ward off evil spirits, as it means "hog manure." It is often an unofficial given name.
Tisamenos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyCan mean "avenging" or "paying honour", a participle form of either τίσις
(tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" or the related τίω
(tio) meaning "to pay honour (to a person)" (compare
timao).
Tíscar f Spanish (European)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Tíscar and
Nuestra Señora de Tíscar, meaning "The Virgin of Tíscar" and "Our Lady of Tíscar," venerated at the sanctuary in Quesada in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.
Tishtrya m Near Eastern Mythology, Persian MythologyThis was the name of a Zoroastrian deity, who at first was responsible for bringing rainfall and fertility, but later became an astral deity that was associated with what is now the star Sirius. The name may have been derived from Avestan
tištriia, which in turn came from
púṣiya (via dissimilation) "he who makes prosper" or from Indo-European
tri-str-o-m "group of three stars".
Tisikrates m Ancient GreekMeans "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις
(tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος
(kratos) meaning "power".
Tisja f Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps be the Dutch form of
Tisha, but it is also possible that it is actually a variant form of
Tiesje and perhaps even a short form of
Patricia.
Tissa m Buddhism, SinhalesePali form of Sanskrit तिष्य
(tiṣya) meaning "auspicious, fortunate". This is the name of the twentieth of the twenty-seven buddhas preceding
Siddhartha Gautama, as well as the name of a 3rd-century king of Sri Lanka.
Titaina f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
taina meaning "Gardenia jasminoides" (a type of flower) and the prefix
ti- meaning "small".
Titan m English, HungarianFrom the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek
titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.
Titanita f BrazilianTitanite, spheno or sphene is a mineral, titanium and calcium nesosilicate, CaTiSiO5. Traces of iron and aluminum impurities are present.
Tîtarik m GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Tiitarik (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography), which is a Greenlandic form of
Didrik.
Tite m Japanese? ; Tite Kubo is author of BLEACH , the worlds 2nd most popular manga .
Tite m GeorgianGeorgian form of
Titus. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian philosopher and writer Tite Margvelashvili (1891-1946).
Tíðfríðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
tíð "time" and
fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Tíðkumi m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
tíð "time" and
koma "to come, arrive".
Tithorea f Greek MythologyEtymology uncertain. In Greek mythology, Tithorea was a Phocian nymph of Mount Parnassus, from whom the town of Tithorea, previously called Neon, was believed to have derived its name.
Titi f IndonesianMeans "true, correct, precise, careful" in Indonesian.
Titi f YorubaMeans "forever" in Yoruba and is typically a short form for names starting with
Titi such as
Titilayo.
Titilus m Arthurian CycleA Roman knight and nephew of Lucius the Roman in the Vulgate Merlin. Prior to the Roman War, Arthur sent an envoy to Lucius to discuss possible peace terms. Titilus, who was present, laughed at the Britons’ empty threats... [
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Titomir m Croatian, SerbianThere are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from
Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of
Titus... [
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Titoslav m Croatian, SerbianThere are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from
Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of
Titus... [
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Tituba f History, LiteratureThe origins of this name are uncertain. This was the name of a Barbadian slave who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. In the literary world, said Tituba is featured in Maryse Condé's novel
I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1986) as well as in the 1952 play
The Crucible by Arthur Miller.... [
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Titurel m Arthurian CycleThe name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
Tiutôĸ m GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Tiutooq (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Tiyam f LuriFrom the Luri meaning "my eyes", figuratively meaning "darling, beloved".
Tiye f Ancient EgyptianTiye was the name of several royal Egyptian women. One of them was Tiye the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh
Amenhotep III of Egypt (of the Eighteenth Dynasty 1550-1292 BC)... [
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Tiying f ChineseFrom the characters 缇 (tí, meaning “orange red”) and 萦 (yíng, meaning “to entangle” or “to wrap around”). This name was borne by Chunyu Tiying (淳于缇萦), a maiden recorded in the history of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC–9 CE)... [
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Tizamitl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tizatl "white earth, lime, chalk" and
mitl "arrow, dart".
Tizirai m ShonaMeans "Run to".
This refers to running to take refuge in.
Tizocic m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Several theories about the etymology have been made, including the Nahuatl words
tezo, meaning "bleeder, bloodletter", and
teezzo "well-born, noble" combined with
acic "he arrived"... [
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Tjade m West Frisian, East FrisianFrisian short form of names that have Gothic
thiuda or Old Frisian
thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element.
Tjalf m West FrisianFrisian form of
Detlef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch artist Tjalf Sparnaay (b. 1954).
Tjalle m West FrisianFrisian short form of names that have Gothic
thiuda or Old Frisian
thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "l." The name
Detlef is a good example of that.
Tjampu m Indigenous AustralianMeans "left-handed" in Ngaatjatjarra, spoken in the arid central and central-western desert in Australia.
Tjan m & f DunganMeans "sky, heaven" or "day" in Dungan.
Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse MythologyCombination of Old Norse
þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and
herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the
Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to
Þjálfi.
Tjitske f FrisianA notable bearer includes Dutch actress Tjitske Reidinga.
Tjodvor f NorwegianNorwegian name with the combination of
þjóð "folk, people" and
vár "spring".
Tjorven m & f German (Modern, Rare)This was the nickname of a character called Maria in Astrid Lindgren's "We on Salt-Crow Island" (1964). It is not exactly known what Lindgren based the nickname on, but she might have based it on Swedish
tjock meaning "thick" combined with
korv meaning "sausage"... [
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Tjunkiya f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (c. 1927-2009), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived from Swedish
tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.
T'Keyah f African American (Modern)Variant of
Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [
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Tlacaelel m NahuatlMeans "greatest hero" or "man of suffering" in Nahuatl, from
tlacatl "man, human being" and
ellelli "suffering, pain, agony; strong emotions".
Tlacatecolotl m NahuatlMeans "sorcerer, witch" or "devil" in Nahuatl, literally "human horned owl", from
tlacatl "person, human" and
tecolotl "great horned owl". The negative implications were heavily influenced by Christian missionaries; it likely also referred to someone practicing a pre-Columbian religion during colonial times.
Tlacateotl m NahuatlMeans "divine person, man-deity", derived from Nahuatl
tlacatl "human, person, man" and
teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".
Tlacateuctli m NahuatlMeans "leader, ruler, protector" in Nahuatl, literally "people-lord", from
tlacatl "human, person, man" and
teuctli "lord". This was also used as a noble title.
Tlaco f NahuatlMeans "middle, half" in Nahuatl, figuratively "second-born child".
Tlacochcalcatl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin",
calli "house, structure", and the affiliative suffix
-catl "person, inhabitant". This was also used as a title for generals or high judges.
Tlacochcallan m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and
calli "house, structure" or "container".
Tlacochcue f NahuatlPossibly means "arrow skirt" in Nahuatl, from
tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin" and
cuēitl "skirt".
Tlacochin m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin".
Tlacochquiauh m NahuatlPossibly means "rain of arrows", from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and
quiyahui "to rain".
Tlacochtemoc m NahuatlMeans "descending spear, falling arrow" in Nahuatl, from
temochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and
temo "to descend, to fall".
Tlacochteuctli m NahuatlMeans "spear lord, arrow lord", from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin" and
teuctli "lord". This was also used as a titled or a noble dignitary.
Tlacochui m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. First element probably derives from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin".
Tlacochyaotl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and
yaotl "combatant, enemy".
Tlacoehua f NahuatlMeans "middle child" in Nahuatl, literally "to stand up in the middle". Most often given to a second or third-born child.
Tlacotl m & f NahuatlMeans "stick, staff, rod" or "osier twigs, maguey spines" in Nahuatl. Alternatively, it could be a variant form of
Tlaco.
Tlacoton f NahuatlMeans "little half" in Nahuatl, referring to a measure of land equaling about 2.2 acres, or a quarter-measure of grain. May alternately be a diminutive form of
Tlaco.
Tlacuilolxochtzin f NahuatlMeans "painted flower" in Nahuatl, derived from
tlahcuilolli "a painting, a document; something written or painted" and
xōchitl "flower" combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix
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Tlacuiton f & m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
tlacuitl "something taken", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Tlailotlac m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
tlailoa "to become dirty, to humble oneself; to damage or ruin something", or alternately from a combination of the prefix
tla-,
iloti "to turn back, to return", and
tlacatl "person, human", roughly translating as "person who returns".
Tlalcuauh m NahuatlMeans "land stick, land rod" in Nahuatl, a tool and unit of measurement used for measuring parcels of land.
Tlamaceuhqui m NahuatlMeans "penitent one, devotee" in Nahuatl. Alternately, it may derive from a homophone meaning "dancer".
Tlangelani m & f TsongaPossibly from the Xitsonga word
tlangela meaning "celebrate".
Tlaocol m NahuatlMeans "sad, piteous; compassionate, merciful" in Nahuatl.
Tlap’a f AbazinDerived from the Kabardian
λap’e meaning "dear, precious".
Tlapalhuauh m & f NahuatlMeans "red amaranth" in Nahuatl, from
tlapalli "colour, red; dye, ink, blood" and
huauhtli "amaranth".
Tlapoca m NahuatlMeans "he smokes", derived from Nahuatl
poctli "smoke, fumes".
Tlatlazaloc m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
tlatlaza "to throw, to throw something".
Tlatol m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlahtolli "word, speech, language".
Tlaytmas f Northern African (Modern)Female name meaning "The one with brothers/has brothers". Combination of "Tla" meaning "has", and "Ytmas" meaning "Her brothers".
Tlecuauh m NahuatlMeans "fire stick, firebrand" in Nahuatl, an instrument for lighting fires.
Tlepapalotl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tletl "fire" and
papalotl "butterfly", possibly referring to a moth, or to the word
tlepapalochihua, meaning "to plunge into the fire like a butterfly; to place oneself in danger".
Tlepolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb τλάω
(tlao) meaning "to suffer, to endure, to undergo" combined with the Greek noun πόλεμος
(polemos) meaning "war, battle".
Tlepsh m Caucasian Mythology, Circassian (Rare)From Ancient Greek χάλυψ
(khálups) meaning "steel, iron" via Latin
chalybs. In Circassian mythology, Tlepsh is a patron god of blacksmiths, weapons, iron, and fire.