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Shareena f Indian

Shareena f African American
Variant of Sharina.

Sharina f Pakistani, Malaysian, Indian, Filipino
Variant of Shareena.

Sharina f English (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, ree and na.

Sharlot f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharlotte f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Sharonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sharon, possibly influenced by Shavonne or the phonetic elements sha and ron.

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.

Shavaughn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonne using the spelling of the name Vaughn.

Shavelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shavonna f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Shavonne.

Shavontae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shavonte.

Shavonte f & m African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Shavonne using the phonetic element tay or simply a combination of the phonetic elements sha, von and tay.

Sheetal f & m Hindi, Marathi, Indian
Means "cold" in Hindi.

Sheinelle f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Shenelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Chanel.

Shenika f African American
Variant of Shanika.

Sherezade f Spanish (European), Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish variant of Scheherazade.

Sherian f African American
Likely an elaboration of Sheri.

Sherrian f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sherian.

Sherrye f English (Rare)
Variant of Sherry.

Shevelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shigemasa m Japanese
From 重 (shige) meaning "layers, fold" and 昌 (masa) meaning "prosper". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Shigetsugu m Japanese
From 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" and 緒 (tsugu) meaning "beginning, mental or emotional state". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Shivank m Hindi

Shojon m Bengali (Muslim, Rare, ?)

Sicilia f Medieval Catalan, Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cecilia or after the island of Sicily (Sicilia). If the latter case, it could be a reference to Saint Silvia of Sicily.

Siddique m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu صدیق (see Siddiq).

Sidro m Galician
Short form of Isidro.

Siennarose f English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Combination of the names Sienna and Rose.

Simmon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Simon 1.

Simond m Obscure (Rare)

Sinaí f & m Spanish (Rare)
Derived from place name Sinaí, which is the Spanish form of Sinai, the name of a mount and peninsula in Egypt.

Sindulf m History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Gothic roots sinths "way, path" and wulfs "wolf." This is the name of a 7th century hermit and saint who lived in the town of Aussonce near Rheims (France).

Sindulfo m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Sindulf.

Sinesia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Sinesio.

Sinitta f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Skala f Kurdish
From Kurdish سکاڵا meaning "complaint" or "request", likely in reference to a plea to God in times of difficulty.

Skarlet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scarlet.

Skarlett f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Scarlett.

Slánoll m History, Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish slán "healthy, safe" and oll "great, vast, ample". In Irish legend, this was the name of a High King of Ireland.

Slate m English (American, Modern)
Derived from the surname Slate.

Smita f Indian, Marathi, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit स्मित (smita) meaning "smile".

Smuel m Jewish (Magyarized, Archaic)
Hungarian rendering of Shmuel.

Smyth m English (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Smith.

Snowball m & f Pet
From the English word snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.

Snowbelle f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Snow and Belle.

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").

Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Soliana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Solian.

Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.

Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]

Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Soluna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the Spanish words sol (meaning "sun") and luna (meaning "moon").

Solyana f Obscure
Variant of Soliana.

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

Sommerly m Obscure
Variant of Summerlee.

Somraj m Bengali

Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.

Soraima f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Zoraima.

Sorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Sorelle f Central African
Unknown, possibly an invented name with the suffix -elle. It is specially popular in Cameroon.

Sorgalim f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Milagros spelled backwards.

Sorrell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorrell. The most notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) best known for playing the corrupt local functionary Boss Hogg on the American television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985).

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

Spaghetti f Obscure
The name Spaghetti '88 was given due to a desire to have a unique name. It originates after the popular pasta dish, Spaghetti.

Speck m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Sprague m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Sprague, itself a variant of the English word sprack meaning "lively".

Srikali f Hinduism
Combination of Sri and Kali 1.

Srinivasa m Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Indian
Alternate form of Srinivas. This was the name of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Srivishnu m Tamil, Kannada
Combination of Sri and Vishnu.

Staish f Obscure (?)

Stanzi f Obscure

Stariel f Obscure
Possibly an elaborated form of Star.

Starlee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Star and Lee.

Starleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Starlee.

Starley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee or a transferred use of the surname Starley. A notable bearer is an Australian singer Starley Hope.

Starlie f English (American)
Variant of Starlee.

Starlina f American (Rare)
Latinized version of Starline and an elaboration of Starling.

Starly f Obscure
Variant of Starlie.

Starquasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Star and Quasia.

Staten m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of Staten Island in New York City, itself after the legislature of the Netherlands, named the Staten-Generaal.

Steely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Steely. It concides with the English word steely meaning "firm, determined, hard".

Stel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Stella 1

Stellamaris f English (African)
From the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Stellar f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Stella 1 reflecting a dialectal pronunciation.

Stenfinn m Old Swedish
Combination of Sten and Finn 2. This is the name of a medieval missionary from Hälsingland (Sweden), more known by the name Staffan.

Stori f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Story.

Stratford m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Stratford.

Suade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Sucheta f Marathi, Bengali (Hindu), Indian

Suevia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the toponym Suevia, meaning "land of the Suebi". The Suebi were a Germanic tribe from modern-day Swabia (Germany) who invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century and settled in Galicia, where they reigned for nearly a century.

Sufragio f & m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "suffrage, help" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Sufragio meaning "The Virgin of Suffrage". She is the patron saint of Benidorm, Spain.

Sugaar m Basque Mythology
Means "male serpent" in Basque, from Basque suge ("snake") and -ar ("male"). By folk etymology, it is often associated with Basque su ("fire") and gar ("flame").... [more]

Sugar m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sugaar.

Sugoi m Basque Mythology (Rare), Basque (Modern)
Derived from the Basque word suge ("serpent"). This is an alternate name of Sugaar used in the valley of Arratia (Biscay).

Suleima f Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Perhaps a Spanish and Italian feminine form of Suleiman or a variant of Zulema. Suleima is a genus of moths.

Summerlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Summer and Lee.

Sunbeam f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word sunbeam.

Sunnetta f African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the English word sun with the suffix -etta.

Sunwu m Lao

Suphi m Turkish
Turkish form of Subhi.

Supreme m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word supreme meaning "predominant, greatest", itself from Latin supremus meaning "highest".

Susen f German, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Suzen f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Swade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swade.

Swayde m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swade.

Sweden f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the European country of Sweden.

Swift m English (Puritan)
From Old English swift "swift, quick", derived from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan "to move in a course, sweep, intervene". As a name, it is used in reference to the Biblical verse in James 1:19, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."

Syafa f & m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Safaa or Safaa'.

Symantha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Szymsia m Jewish (Polonized, Rare)
Jewish-Polish form of Samson, also used as diminutive for Szymon.

Taazan m Literature (Japanized)
Japanese form of Tarzan.

Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the state of Washington.

Taelyn f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taelynn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Tails m Popular Culture
From the English word tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of Sonic... [more]

Tainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Tainá.

Taison m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson.

Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.

Takeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takenori m Japanese
From 武 (take, bu) meaning "military", 丈 (take) meaning "length", 豪 (take, go) meaning "Australia", 建 (take, ken) meaning "build, construction", 雄 (take, o) meaning "man", 全 (zen, take) meaning "whole, all", 統 (to, take) meaning "sediments", or 伯 (take, haku, hyaku, osa, hatagashira) meaning "count, earl, chief official, Brazil" combined with 登 (nori, noboru, nobori) meaning "to ascend, to go up, to climb", or 記 (nori) meaning "statement, inscription, mention, describe, mark" or 紀 (nori, ki) meaning "chronicle, record, annal, historical account"... [more]

Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.

Talize f Brazilian (?)

Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tallisha f Obscure
Variant of Talisha.

Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.

Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).

Tamires f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Tomyris.

Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.

Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.

Tanaysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanasia.

Tanaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanasia

Ta-Nehisi m Obscure
From Ancient Egyptian tꜣ-nḥsj meaning "Nubian Land", itself from the Egyptian roots tꜣ ("land") and nḥsj ("Nubian"). This is the name of American journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Tanequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taniqua.

Tangakin f Armenian (Rare), Obscure
Variant of Tankagin.

Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.

Tankagin f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian թանկագին (t'ankagin) meaning "dear, precious".

Tanwg m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Tanwg is the patron saint of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales.

Taos m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the town of Taos, New Mexico. It might also be influenced by the name Tao.

Taquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ta and the name Quasha. It can be spelled TaQuasha, Ta'Quasha or Taquasha.

Taquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taquasha.

Tarique m Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tariq.

Tarzán m Literature (Hispanicized), Literature (Hellenized)
Spanish and Greek form of Tarzan.

Tashonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix ta with the name Shonda. It can be spelled TaShonda or Tashonda.

Tason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson, possibly inspired by names like Mason and Cason.

Tatsunao m Japanese
From 立 (tatsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand up" or 建 (tatsu) meaning "build" combined with 由 (nao) meaning "reason, cause, purpose, logic", 順 (nao) meaning "obedience, order, sequence" or 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct"... [more]

Tavana m Persian (Rare, ?)
Means "powerful" in Persian.

Tawana f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tawfique m Bengali
Bengali form of Tawfiq.

Taygan f South African (Rare)

Taylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taylon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lon (see Braylon).

Taylyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tay and lyn.

Taysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson.

Taysha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Taysia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Tayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Tayson or a combination of the phonetic elements tay and son.

Tedashii m Obscure
Unknown meaning. This is tye name of African American hip-hop musician Tedashii Lavoy Anderson.

Teejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.

Tefa f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Estefanía.

Teigyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Tejay m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teejay.

Tena f & m Ethiopian
Possibly from Ethiopian ጠና (t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".

Tenayah f Obscure
Variant of Tenaya.

Tenea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Tania.

Tenia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tennasyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Tennyson.

Tennison m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tennyson.

Teófanes m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Theophanes.

Teòtim m Catalan (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan form of Theotimos.

Teótimo m Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Theotimos.

Terah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tara 1, possibly intended as an anagram of the English word Earth.

Terencio m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Terence.

Terique m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tariq.

Terrian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Altered form of French Terrien, meaning "owner of a farmland" or of its altered form of Therrien.

Tesla f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname or Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system... [more]

Tessandra f English (Rare, ?)
Combination of Tess and Sandra. A famous bearer was Tessandra Chavez.

Teté f Spanish
Diminutive of Teresa and Esther.

Teti f Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Tethys and Thetis.

Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”

Tevan m English (Modern)
Variant of Tevin.

Thadeus m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Thaddeus.

Thaniel m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Nathaniel or a variant of Daniel.

Thanny f Obscure

Thejavituo m Naga, Indian

Thelbert m English (Archaic)
A combination of the Germanic element þiuda "people, tribe", and berht "bright".... [more]

Thomasean f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Thomasine.

Thomason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an English surname meaning “son of Thomas”.

Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.

Thrisa f Obscure (Rare)
Unknown origin. It is possibly inspired by Theresa or Trisha.

Tiahra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiara.

Tidjani m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), Western African (Gallicized)
Variant spelling of Tijani.

Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".

Tigrane m History (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Tigran.

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Tilden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tilden.

Tillery m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tillery.

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.

Tjay m English (Rare)
Variant of Teejay.

Tochpilli m Nahuatl
Possibly meaning "rabbit child" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl tochtli "rabbit" and pilli "child" (chiefly in compounds or derivatives). This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with Yancuiltzin under Tepanec suzerainty.

Toddrick m English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Todd and Frederick or a transferred use of the surname Todrick.

Todrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todrick, also a variant of Toddrick.

Tokelo m Sotho
Means "privilege, right" in Sotho.

Toleda f English (American, Archaic)
Strictly feminine form of Toledo.

Toledo f & m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of Toledo, the name of a city in Spain which is the namesake for Toledo, Ohio.

Tolson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolson.

Tomika f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tommaya f Obscure (?)

Toñi f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.

Toniann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Toni 2 and Ann.

Tonka m Obscure

Tori m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Toribio and Toribia.

Toro m Medieval Italian

Toshinao m Japanese
From Japanese 功 (toshi) "success, great achievement" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct"... [more]

Toufique m Bengali
Bengali form of Tawfiq.

Tracker m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word tracker, which is an expert at following trails.

Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.

Trance m English (American, Rare, ?)

Tranisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trenisha.

Tranquillo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tranquillus.

Trapp m Obscure
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Trapp.

Trashaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Treshaun.

Trashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Treshawn.

Trastamiro m Medieval Portuguese
Unknown origin, possibly related to the Germanic roots traustaz ("reliable, firm") and mers ("famous") (cf. Teodomiro).

Trebor m English (Rare)
The name Robert spelled backwards, sometimes inspired by the similar name Trevor.

Treicy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latin American form of Tracy, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Trejon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on Trevon.

Trelon m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Trenisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, nee and sha.

Treshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Treshawn.

Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.

Trevalene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Treva and lene.

Treven m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trevon.

Trevin m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trevon.

Trex m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Trexel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Trim m Albanian
Means "brave" in Albanian, and transferred use of the surname Trim.

Trinitat f & m Catalan
Catalan cognate of Trinidad.

Troadio m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Spanish form of Troadius.

Troadios m History (Ecclesiastical)
Original Greek form of Troadius.

Troadius m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
From Ancient Greek Τρωάδιος (Troadios) meaning "of Troad", itself from Τρωάδα (Troada) meaning "the region of Troy, Troad"... [more]

Trophy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word trophy.

Tros m Greek Mythology
Unknown origin. This is the name of the mythical Phrygian king who founded the city of Troy.

Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]

Truan m Obscure

True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".

Trussie m Obscure

Tsgabu m Tigrinya

Tsukune f Japanese (Rare)
Tsukune is a character from Naruto Shippuden. ... [more]

Tuana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of tu ("you") and Ana.

Turqut m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Turgut

Twan m African American (Rare)
Either a masculine form of Twana or a short form of Antwan.

Twana f African American
Variant of Tawana.

Twana m Kurdish
From Persian توانا (tavânâ) meaning "powerful".

Twanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of Twana with the popular suffix da, inspired by names like Shawnda and Wanda.

Twanna f African American
Variant of Twana.

Tweedy m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Tweedy. Some famous bearers of this name are American rapper Tweedy Bird Loc (1967-2020) and English doctor Tweedy John Todd (1789-1840).

Tweetie f English (Rare)
Variant of Tweety.

Tweety m & f Popular Culture, Various (Rare)
Wordplay on the words sweetie and tweet, the onomatopoeia of birds. This is the name of Warner Bros. character Tweety, a yellow canary who began to appear in Looney Tunes (1930) and Merrie Melodies (1931) series of animated cartoons... [more]

Twitty f English (Rare)
Variant of Tweety.

Tyana f English (Modern)
Variant of Tyanna or Tiana.

Tychelle f African American (Rare)
Blending of the phonetic element ty and Michelle.

Tyhir m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular element ty and the given name Tahir.

Tyle m English (Rare)
Short form of Tyler.

Tylee f & m English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and lee.

Tylos m Greek Mythology
Possibly from Ancient Greek τύλος (tylos) meaning "callus" or "knob, knot". Tylos is a mythological character in Nonnus' epic poem Dionysiaca, where he accidentally touches a serpent which attacks and suffocates him... [more]

Tylus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tylos.

Tyner m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyner.

Tyquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Tyquan and Octavius.

Tyrece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tysean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tzipporah f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִפּוֹרָה (see Tzipora).

Tzur m Hebrew
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.

Uatu m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of this name is Uatu a.k.a. The Watcher from a series of Marvel comic books, movies, TV shows etc. (beginning 1963). He is the narrator of the Disney+ series "What if...?".

Ueslei m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Weslei.

Uesley m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

Ulaanbaatar m & f Mongolian
Means "red hero" in Mongolian, from улаан (ulaan) meaning "red" and bat (baatar) meaning "hero". This is also the name of the capital city of Mongolia.

Uladislao m Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently an Hispanicized form of Vladislav. Uladislao Augier (1826-1908) was an Argentine politician.

Ulla f Galician (Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Galician river Ulla, itself from the Proto-Indo-European root *uei- meaning "to twist" after the meandring character of the river.

Ultus m Obscure, Popular Culture
From Latin ultimūs meaning "final". This is the name of a Tarzan inspired character who appears in about 14 novels written by film industry veteran Julián Amich and drawn by Enrique Pertegás... [more]

Ulysess m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ulysses.

Ulyss m English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Ulysse.

Ümüd m Azerbaijani

Unisco f Medieval Spanish (Rare), Medieval Portuguese (Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly of Visigothic origin.

Urânia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Urania.

Urano m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian and Spanish form of Uranus.

Urayoán m Spanish (Caribbean), Taíno
Name of a Taíno chief from the island of Puerto Rico. Chief Urayoán ordered the drowning of conquistador Diego de Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods.

Urko m Basque (Modern)
From the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. The origin of the name is uncertain: it could derive from urki "birch" or, more unlikely, from urkamendi "gallows".

Uryū m Japanese
From Japanese 瓜 (u) meaning "gourd, melon" and 生 (ryuu) meaning "raw" or "life". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usher m Jewish (Americanized)
Jewish American variant of Asher.