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Tudrus m GermanicTudrus was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, in the 1st century AD. He was a contemporary of Maroboduus of the Marcomanni. Like Maroboduus, Tudrus established a dynasty which ruled his people for many years after his death.
Tudual m BretonVariant of
Tugdual. A known bearer of this name is the Breton poet Tudual Huon (b. 1953).
Tuệ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 慧
(tuệ) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Tueanchai m & f ThaiMeans "memorable, recognisable" or "remind, call to mind" in Thai.
Tufan m TurkishMeans "deluge, storm" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic طُوفَان
(ṭūfān).
Tuff m & f Popular CultureTuff (Bun in the original Japanese version) is one of the main characters in the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Hoshi no Kaabii in the original japanese, which translates to Kirby of the Stars). Tuff is an ally of
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Tug m English (Rare)From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Tugalmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tugal meaning "complete, whole" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Tuğanay f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ай (ay) meaning "moon", with a first element of unknown etymology.
Tugbaatar m MongolianMeans "flag hero" in Mongolian, from туг
(tug) meaning "flag, banner, tuft" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Tug'boy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tug', an obsolete word meaning "banner, flag" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tugdual m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
tut "people" and
uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or
tad "father".
Tugela f English (British, Rare)From the Tugela river in South Africa, first used as an English girl's name in 1900 to commemorate the battle of Tugela Heights in the Boer War. 36 girls were given the name in the UK in 1900, but it became extremely rare after then.
Tugend f German (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from German
Tugend "virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendreich f German (Archaic)Directly taken from German
tugendreich "full of virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendsam f German (Archaic)Derived from the German adjective
tugendsam meaning "virtuous". This is one of the so-called Pietistic given names that were coined in Germany from the late 17th century onwards.
Tugmandakh m & f MongolianMeans "rising flag" in Mongolian, from туг
(tug) meaning "flag, banner, tuft" and мандах
(mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".
Tugmaoy f UzbekDerived from
tugma meaning "button" and
oy meaning "moon".
Tugomil m Croatian (Rare)From the Slavic elements
togo "strong, mighty, potent" and
milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Tugomir m Croatian, Serbian, SloveneCroatian and Slovenian form of the Old Slavic name
Togomir, which is derived from Slavic
togo "strong, mighty, potent" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". Known bearers of this name were Croatian poet and storyteller Tugomir Alaupović (1870-1958) and Tugomir Franc (1932-1983), a Croatian opera singer.
Tuguzhuko m Circassian (Rare), HistoryMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Tuguzhuko Kyzbech (1777-1840), a Circassian nobleman and leader during the Russian-Circassian War.
Tui f & m MaoriTui is the Maori name for the bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which are easily identified for their small tuft of white feathers at the neck.... [
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Tuire f FinnishDerived from the archaic Finnish word
tuiretuinen, which means both "unwise, uncomprehending" and "darling".
Tuiren f Irish (Modern, Rare), AstronomyMeaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in
The Birth of Bran, a story in the book
Irish Fairy Tales, written by
James Stephens. A star has been named after her.
Tuisko m Finnish MythologyKing of Finland (Mythologia Fennica, 1789)Youngest son of Noah, ruler of North Europe (Chronicle of Finland, 1636).
Tuisto m Germanic MythologyThe name of a Germanic Earth god mentioned once in the work of Tacitus. One manuscript of Tacitus provides the alternate name form
Tuisco.
Tujen m BretonDerived from Breton
tut "people" and
gen "birth".
Tukumaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "quick", "eager", "active", "cheerful", "vigorous", "is prompt to act" with the connotation "is busy".
T’ula m AymaraMeans "bush used for firewood" in Aymara.
Tuleen f ArabicThis was one of the most popular girls names in Jordan in 2020.
Tulimaq m Popular Culture, InuitMeans "rib". Used for a character in the Canadian Inuktitut-language film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner' (2001).
Tulimir m PolishAccording to some sources, this name means "to prevail over peace" or "to reign over peace", with the second element derived from Slavic
mir "peace". Well, they are definitely correct about the second element, but I am uncertain or doubtful that the first element means "to prevail over, to reign"... [
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Tulip f English (Rare)From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian
dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.... [
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Tulisa f English (British, Modern)Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of
Toula.
Tulkas m LiteratureTulkas had the most valor of the Valar(: in J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion.
Tulkiboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tulki meaning "fox" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tulsa f English (American, Rare)From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from
Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.
Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, NepaliFrom Sanskrit तुलसी
(tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of
Lakshmi.
Tulsidas m Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit तुलसी
(tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see
Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास
(dasa) meaning "servant".
Tumanoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
tuman meaning "mist, haze" and
oy meaning "moon".
Tumar f & m Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from the Kazakh and Kyrgyz noun
tumar meaning "amulet". This name is unisex in both countries, but more often given to females than to males.
Tumasch m RomanshRomansh form of
Thomas, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.
Tümen m & f Mongolian, YakutMeans "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" in Mongolian and Yakut, the attributive form of Mongolian түм
(tüm). Among the Mongol and Turkic peoples, a
tümen (
tumen in English) was historically also a social and military unit of 10,000 households and soldiers.... [
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Tümen-amgalan m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and амгалан
(amgalan) meaning "peace, calm".
Tümenbaatar m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Tümenbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн (tümen)
meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and баяр (
bayar)# meaning "celebration, joy".
Tümenbileg f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and билэг
(bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Tümendemberel f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл
(demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
Tümennasan m & f MongolianMeans "eternity" or "ten thousand years old" in Mongolian, from түм
(tüm) meaning "myriad, ten thousand" and нас
(nas) meaning "age, life".
Tümenölzii m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "luck, blessing".
Tümensaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tümensanaa m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and санаа
(sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".
Tümentsetseg f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Tümentsogt m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and цогт
(tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Tümenzhargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tumna m ChuvashMeans "blast furnace" in Chuvash, derived from Russian
domna.
Tumpak m BatakMeans "help, support, assistance, aid" in Toba Batak.
Tumu-te-ana-oa f Polynesian MythologyThe personfication of echoes in Cook Islands mythology. Her name means "the cause of the call or voice heard from caves", from
tumu meaning "cause",
oa meaning "voice" and
ana meaning "caves".
Tuncbörü m AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
tunc meaning "bronze" and Turkish
börü meaning "wolf".
Tuncer m TurkishComposed from Turkish
tunç ''bronze'' and
er "brave; man".
Tùng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 松
(tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Tunga m TurkishMostly known as a name of Alp Er Tunga who is is a mythical hero and one of the great leader in old Turkish history and Turkic literature. He is mentioned as a khan of Saka (Scythia)... [
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Tungalag f MongolianMeans "serenity, clarity", "light, white, bright" or "transparent, crystalline, clear" in Mongolian.
Tungalagchimeg f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "decoration, ornament".
Tungalagchuluun f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Tungalaggerel f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tungalagsaikhan f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tungalagtamir f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and тамир
(tamir) meaning "energy, health, strength".
Tungalagtuyaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)"
Tungigul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
tungi meaning "night" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Tuni m & f AfricanMeaning different and gifted in east Africa, specifically Kenya
Tunnawiya f HittiteOf uncertain etymology, but possibly using the Luwian suffix
wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from several compositions bearing her name.
Tunu m & f AymaraMeans "offspring, lineage" in Aymara.
Tünzalə f AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic نَزَلَ
(nazala) meaning "to descend (from above), to come down".
Tuonetar f Finnish MythologyTuonetar is the Queen of the Underworld in Finnish mythology. She is the wife of
Tuoni, with whom she rules over the Underworld Tuonela.
Tường m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 祥
(tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".
Tuovi f & m FinnishDerived from the place name
Tuovila "village of Tove", a village in Finland. It was invented by the Finnish author Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen for a character of his novel "Pohjan-Piltti" (1859).
Tupã m TupiKnown as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
Tupelo f ObscureFrom the name of a type of tree, derived from Creek
ito meaning "tree" and
opilwa meaning "swamp", for which the city of Tupelo, Mississippi, was named. This is borne by American author Tupelo Hassman... [
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Tupi m MiwokMeans "salmon" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "throwing salmon onto bank".