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Travalaha f Germanic MythologyTravalaha was a Germanic goddess known from an inscription found in Cologne, Germany. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, however one theory suggests a derivation from Proto-Norse
þrāwō "to long for"... [
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Traverse m EnglishVirtue name after the vocabulary word
traverse, to suggest a journey (through life) or transferred use of the surname
Traverse.
Traylor m & f EnglishFrom an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Trắc f VietnameseMeans "rosewood" in Vietnamese. This was the name of the eldest of the Trưng sisters, Vietnamese cultural heroes.
Trực m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 直
(trực) meaning "straight, direct, honest".
Treat m EnglishFrom Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’) from Old French
traitier, from Latin
tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of
trahere ‘draw, pull’.
Trebopala f Old Celtic, Celtic MythologyLusitanian name believed to be the name of a goddess, which appears in a single inscription: the Cabeço das Fraguas inscription from present-day Portugal. It is likely derived from Celtic *
trebo- meaning "house, dwelling place" and an uncertain second element, potentially the Lepontic and Ligurian word
pala probably meaning "sacred stone", or the second element might mean "flat land" or "protector"... [
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Treebeard m LiteratureTreebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He is the oldest of the Ents, tree-like beings who are the "shepherds of trees".
Treeve m CornishDerived from Cornish
tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".
Treia f English (Modern, Rare)Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -
trey-, or derived from the Latin
tria,
trēs "three" (see:
Trey).
Tréinfear m IrishA byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from tréan "strong" and fear "man").
Trejú f Romani (Caló)Means "cross" in Caló, referring to the cross of crucifixion. It is used as the Caló equivalent of
Cruz.
Trellis m LiteratureThe name of the teenage Elvish prince from the "Amulet" series of graphic novels written by Kazu Kibuishi, the Japanese-American animator, writer, and artist.
Tremaine m & f African American, CornishHistorically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [
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Tremedal f SpanishMeans "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen del Tremedal and
Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.
Trendafil m Bulgarian (Rare)Bulgarian masculine form of
Trendafilka. Though it was popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, its usage has declined in recent years. The name also coincides with the Bulgarian word for the Japanese rose, a type of flower.
Trëndelinë f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
trëndelinë "sickle-fruited fenugreek" and, figuratively, "pleasant and pretty girl".
Trenk m LiteratureThe title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [
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Trevenee f IndianIndian origin and also deailing with ganga waters or rivers .
Treveur m BretonDerived from Breton
trec'h "victory, superiority" and
meur "great".
Trial m English (Puritan)Meaning, "to test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance." Referring to the trials and tribulations that may come with faith in God.
Triarius m GothicTriarius was a Gothic nobleman and soldier. He was a member of the Amali dynasty. At least by the Battle of Nedao, Triarius had withdrawn his support from Valamir, who was his relative and the king of the Ostrogoths... [
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Tribulation m English (Puritan), LiteratureMiddle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin
tribulatio(n-), from Latin
tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from
tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on
terere ‘rub’... [
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Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by
Roy Rogers.
Trilby f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [
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Trillian f LiteratureUsed in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
Trillium f English (Modern)The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin
trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word
trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name
trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [
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Trim m AlbanianMeans "brave" in Albanian, and transferred use of the surname
Trim.
Triman m JavaneseFrom Javanese
tri meaning "three" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the masculine suffix
-man.
Trimo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
trima meaning "to accept, to receive".
Trimurti m HinduismTrimurti in Hinduism, Triad of the Three Gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The Concept was known at least by the time of Kalidasa's Poem, Kumarasambhava.
Trinbago m & f CaribbeanCombination name derived from the Caribbean islands Trinidad & Tobago.
Trinculo m TheatreThe name of King Alonso's jester in Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' (1611).
Tringë f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
tringë "bullfinch, finch". Tringë Smajl Martini Ivezaj (1880 – 2 November 1917) was an Albanian guerrilla fighter who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Malësia region... [
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