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Swastik m Indian, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika) meaning "lucky or auspicious object".
Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.
Sweetie f English (American, Rare)
From the term of endearment, meaning "sweet".
Świetlana f Polish
Polonized form of Svetlana.
Syaoran m Popular Culture, Literature
From Chinese 小 (syao) meaning "small, tiny" and 狼 (ran) meaning "wolf".... [more]
Sydonia f Polish (Rare), English (Rare)
Polish form and English variant of Sidonia.
Syeira f Romani
Means "princess" in Romani, possibly a cognate of Sarah.
Sylar m Popular Culture
This is the alias used by fictional super-powered villain Gabriel Gray in the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006), meant to be taken from the name of a fictional watch brand, Sylar. It may be an interpretation of Schuyler or variant of Syler.
Syleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern, yet rare variant of either Selena or Silena.... [more]
Syler m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Syler.
Sylk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Sylwester.
Sylvanas f Popular Culture
Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games.
Sylvía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sylvia.
Sylwcia f Polish
Diminutive of Sylwestra.
Synthia f English
Variant of Cynthia.
Sytske f Frisian
Variant of Sietske.
Száva f Hungarian, Literature
Probably derived from the Hungarian name for a river in central Europe, known as the Sava in English. This was used as a feminine name by French author Jules Verne in his novel Mathias Sandorf (1885).
Szczepón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Szczepan.
Szeréna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Serena.
Szergiusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Sergius.
Szilvió m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Silvio.
Szilviusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Silvius.
Szoraja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Thurayya.
Sztella f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Stella 1.
Szulikó f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Szultána.
Szultána f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Sultana.
Taco m Dutch, American (Rare)
Dutch or Frisian short form of names containing the name element DIET resp. THIAD (from Germanic *þeudō) "people".
Tadd m English
Diminutive of names beginning in tadd- or tad-.... [more]
Tadiwanashe m & f Shona
Zimbabwean name....it mean God is proud of us
Tado m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Tadeoz.
Tafara m Shona
We are happy
Tafuma m Shona
We are now rich, we are enriched
Tagala f & m Southern African (Rare)
We are now settled
Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.
Taggart m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Taggart.
Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.
Taida f Croatian (Rare), Latvian (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Form of Thaïs - also compare its Italian form Taide. In Slavic countries, this name can also be a variant of Taisiya, which is ultimately of Coptic origin.
Taija f Finnish
Finnish variant of Taina as well as a Finnish diminutive of Tarja and Taimi.
Taijuan m American (Rare)
Elaboration of Juan 1.
Taikai m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai) meaning "big, great" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or it can also come from Japanese 大海 (taikai) meaning "sea; ocean". Other kanji combinations are also possible... [more]
Tair f Hebrew
Means "(she) will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.
Taisei m Japanese
Famous bearer of this name is Taisei Makihara, a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Taisia f Georgian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Georgian form of Taisiya and Romanian form of Thais. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions, Taisia (Thais in English) is venerated as a Virgin-Martyr alongside Saint Drosis.
Taismary f Caribbean (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Most likely a combination of Tais with Mary. This name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-born Italian volleyball player Taismary Agüero (b... [more]
Tait m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname or a spelling variant of Tate.
Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.
Taizō m Japanese
This name combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" or 退 (tai, shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku) meaning "retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject" with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "have, hide, own, possess, storehouse" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ru, tsuku.ri, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, make, structure, physique."... [more]
Taja f Kashubian
Diminutive of Anastazjô.
Takaaki m Japanese
From 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Takaharu m Japanese
From 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" and 晴 (haru) meaning "fine, clear weather". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Takaichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Takaisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the phonetic elements ta, kay and sha... [more]
Takao m Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior", 生 (o) meaning "live", 男 (o) meaning "male", 勇 (o) meaning "brave", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (o) meaning "son"... [more]
Takayuki m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "worthful, expensive, valuable" or 崇 (taka) meaning "worship, adore, revere, lofty" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "fortune, happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow"... [more]
Takeru m Japanese, Japanese Mythology
Derived from the Japanese kanji 尊 (takeru) meaning "excellent, noble, precious" or 健 (takeru) meaning "strong, healthy" or 猛 (takeru) meaning "fierce, ferocious". Takeru can also be written with two kanji, for example 猛 (take, read differently from above) or 丈 (take) meaning "height, mountain" combined with 竜 (ru) meaning "dragon, hero, imperial" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli".... [more]
Taku m Japanese
This name can be used as 拓 (taku, hira.ku) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 卓 (taku) meaning "eminent, table, desk, high", 琢 (taku, miga.ku) meaning "polish" or 択 (taku, era.bu) meaning "choose, select, elect, prefer."... [more]
Takvor m Armenian, Bulgarian
Means "crowned" in Armenian.
Talalej m Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Serbian and Macedonian form of Thalelaeus. Also compare its Russian form Falaley.
Talcott m English
Transferred use of the surname Talcott.
Talía f Icelandic, Spanish, Galician
Icelandic, Spanish and Galician form of Thalia.
Talia f Sardinian
Both a short form of Vitalia and an adoption of the title of Nostra Segnora de Talia (which itself is a corruption of Vitalia).
Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]
Tally f Hebrew, English
Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".
Talorc m Pictish, History
Name of several Pictish kings.
Talullah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah, influenced by the similar Irish name Talulla.
Ṭālūt m Arabic
Arabic form of Saul.
Tâm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 心 (tâm) meaning "heart".
Tama f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali
Name - Tama तमा... [more]
Tamilla f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani variant of Tamila.
Tamim m Arabic, Bengali
Possibly means "strong" in Arabic.
Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.
Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.
Tamur m Estonian
Variant of Tammo.
Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.
Tanandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Tanandra was apparently invented and has no meaning. It may be a junction names such as Tanya + Sandra, or a composition from the parent's name, for example, Tancred + Leandra. It can be inspired by other names with Andra, as Cassandra for example... [more]
Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.
Tandin m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Damdrin.
Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.
Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.
Tank m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name: Tank टङ्क ... [more]
Tankika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - chisel ... [more]
Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.
Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]
Tantor m Literature
Tantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tanvir m & f Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Tanwir.
Taoufik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq) chiefly used in North Africa.
Tapley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".
Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.
Tara f Slovene
Feminine form of Taras.
Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."
Taran f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torunn.
Taranza m Popular Culture
Taranza is an antagonist first appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He serves as second-in-command to Queen Sectonia, the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Tarċis m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Tarsicius.
Tareek m Arabic
Variant transcription of Tariq.
Tareeq m Indian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Tariq.
Taric m Arabic
Variant of Tariq.
Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]
Tarmra f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Tamara
Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)
Most likely a combination of words taş (from Old Turkic taş and Proto-Turkic *tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic témir and Proto-Turkic *tämür) meaning "iron."... [more]
Tashane m African American
Combination of prefix Ta- with Shane.
Tassja f German
Diminutive of Nastassja.
Tat m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare)
Hokkien Chinese form and Cantonese Chinese variant transcription of 達 (see Da and Daat).... [more]
Tatomir m Polish, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic tata "father" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Tatomir Anđelić (1903-1993), a Serbian mathematician and expert in mechanics.
Tatsuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "plural marker" or 辰 (tatsu), referring to the Dragon, the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tauri m Estonian
20th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Kauri or from Tarvo.
Tav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "musical note" in Hebrew.
Tavasz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian tavasz "springtime".
Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]
Tavie f Picard, French
Diminutive of Octavie.
Tavoris m African American
Altered form of Tavares.
Tawfeeq m Arabic
Variant transcription of Tawfiq.
Tawus m Arabic, Kurdish
Means "peacock".
Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.
Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.
Taylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tay and lyn.
Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.
Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]
Tazie f Gallo
Gallo short form of Anastasie.
Taziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tazo.
Tchelet f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "Azure" or "Light blue" in Hebrew.
Tearoha f & m Maori
Means "the love" in Maori (te, "the" and aroha, "love"). A variant of Aroha. May also be spelled Te Aroha.
Tebbs m English
Either a transferred surname Tebbs or a nickname for Terence, as it is in the case of British speed-walker Terence Lloyd Johnson (1900 – 1984).
Tecia f Polish
Diminutive of Tekla.
Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.
Teddi f & m English
Variant of Teddy.
Tede m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Diede.
Tedi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy.... [more]
Tédór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Theodore.
Teet m Estonian
Short form of Teetlev.
Tehmina f Urdu
Urdu form of Tahmina.
Teifi f & m Welsh
From the name of a river in Wales.
Tejas m Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit तेजस (téjas) meaning "light, radiance, brilliance, splendour" as well as "fire".
Tekahionwake f Mohawk
Means "Double life". This is the Mohawk name of Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913).
Telio m Breton
Variant of Teliav.
Tellef m Norwegian
Variant of Tellev.
Tenma m Japanese
From Japanese 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tenna f Romansh
Variant of Tena.
Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]
Teobald m Polish, Croatian (Rare), Gascon
Polish, Croatian and Gascon form of Theobald.
Teodorina f Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Rare feminine form of Teodor, variant of Teodora.
Teodul m History (Ecclesiastical)
Serbian, Polish and Romanian form of Theodulus.
Teos m Ancient Egyptian
Teos was the name of Pharaon Teos of the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt (380-343 BC).
Teramu m Corsican (Archaic)
Variant of Eramu derived from an erroneous truncation of Sant'Eramu.
Terapont m Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Polish and Serbian forms of Therapon.
Térébentine f French (Modern, Rare)
Used by French politician Cécile Duflot for her daughter born in 2008.
Terka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Terézia.
Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.
Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.
Teruhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince".
Teruhisa m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Teruś f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Tera.
Tervel m Bulgarian
Khan Tervel, also called Tarvel, or Terval, or Terbelis in some Byzantine sources, was the Emperor of Bulgaria during the First Bulgarian Empire at the beginning of the 8th century.
Terwel m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Tervel
Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.
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]
Tessann f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ann.
Tessanne f Jamaican Patois
Combination of Tess and Anne 1. This is borne by Jamaican singer Tessanne Chin (1985-), who won Season 5 of The Voice in 2013.
Tesseract m & f Literature (Rare), French (Quebec)
The name of the four-dimensional analogue of the cube.... [more]
Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.
Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.
Tessy f English, Various
Variant of Tessie.
Tetene f Walloon
Diminutive of Mårtene.
Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”
Tetsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 明 (aki) meaning "bright" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]
Tetsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "clear, philosophy" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male, man", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Teutonia f German
From the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.
Tevel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Yiddish
Means "world", "universe" or "macrocosm" in Hebrew.
Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.
Teymur m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Timur.
Thade m East Frisian
East Frisian short form of names containing the name element þeudō "people".
Thade m Popular Culture
General Thade is a central chimpanzee in the 2001 Planet of the Apes movie and the main antagonist.
Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]
Thakkur m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : object of reverence, man of rank, chief... [more]
Thálie f Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Thalia.
Thallo f Greek Mythology
Ultimately from the same linguistic roots as Thalia, Thallo means "blooming" and by associations "green shoots (of new plants)". This was the name of one of the Horai, goddesses associated with seasons and times... [more]
Ðana f Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Džana.
Thaney f History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Teneu. This was the form used in the hagiography of her son, Saint Kentigern.
Thang m Chin
Means "loud, echoing, famous" in Hakha Chin.
Thede m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Tede.
Theophanu f Greek
Variant of Theophania. Theophanu (c. 955 – June 15, 991) was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. By her marriage with Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, she was Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire and held regency as Empress dowager upon her husband's death in 983.
Thessaly f English
Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. This name is borne by Thessaly Lerner, American stage, film and voice actress.
Thia f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.
Thian m & f Vietnamese
Means "smooth" in Vietnamese. It can also be a combination of Thi and An 1.
Thijsje m & f Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Thijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
Thinlay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (see Thinley).
Thinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (phrin-las) meaning "action, act, karma".