StenymEnglish (Rare) Derived from the Dutch name Steen. This is the name of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, whose name was derived from his father’s name.
StingymPopular Culture Simply the English word stingy, meaning "Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous". In the children's television show LazyTown, Stingy is a selfish and possessive child. He still plays with the gang, but he will always care about his stuff, especially his car and his prized piggy bank... [more]
StjarneyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of Old Norse stjarna "star" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Storyf & mEnglish (Modern) From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Late Latin storia meaning "history."
Strawberryf & mEnglish From the widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. A bright red fruit known for its sweetness and texture. The most well-known namesake is Strawberry Shortcake.
SugeyfSpanish (Latin American) Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [more]
SupplymEnglish (Puritan) Referring to Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
SuránymMedieval Hungarian Son of Árpád and Abacil. Meaning unknown. Might come from the slavic Suran, then it means "brother-in-law", but there's a chance it might be from old Turish, then meaning "prince".
Sur'atoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek sur'at meaning "tempo" and oy meaning "moon".
SvaneyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Syzygyf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos) "yolked together". In astronomy, this term refers to the alignment of three celestial bodies, such as what occurs during an eclipse.
TacyfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.
TajibaymKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word taj, meaning "crown" (ultimately derived from Arabic al-tāj, meaning "the crown") and the Kazakh word bay, meaning "wealthy, rich, flamboyant". Variant spelling of Tazhibai.
TakaboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek taka meaning "male goat" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
TəkayfAzerbaijani Means "single moon, unique moon" in Azerbaijani.
TaksonymMedieval Hungarian Taksony of Hungary was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians who reigned c. 955 AD to the early 970s.
Tal'atoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek tal'at meaning "face" and oy meaning "moon".
TallayfSemitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology Means "dewy", deriving from the Ugaritic element ṭl ("dew"), combined with the feminine suffix y. Name borne by a weather goddess, considered to be a daughter of the god Baal.
TapleymEnglish (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".
TapshayfCoptic, Egyptian Mythology Ultimately from Egyptian ta-pȝ-šȝy meaning "she of Shai", in Coptic derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ- (ta-) combined with the name of the god Shai... [more]
TemerityfEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative temeritas), from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *temes- meaning "dark").
TenghouyfKhmer There is no concrete meaning or origin for the name TengHouy. However, people with the name TengHouy are resilient, kind, and steadfast but at times could also be indecisive and stubborn. Although these people may not have a well-known meaning attached to their name they show meaning to everyone around them... [more]
Testimonym & fEnglish From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]
Texenerym & fGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 9-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands, primarily as a feminine name.
ThadymIrish Irish diminutive of Thaddeus, an anglicized form of Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [more]
ThessalyfEnglish 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.
ÞollýfIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Þórl- such as Þórlaug and Þórleif, i.e., names in which the first element is derived from Old Norse Þórr (see Thor) and the second element begins with L.
Thongdym & fLao From Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
ThorbymLiterature Transferred use of the surname Thorby, which is a variant of Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
ÞóreyfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ThrenodyfAmerican (Rare) From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".
Thursdaym & fEnglish (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era) From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Thúyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 翠 (thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụym & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞 (thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thủyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
Thủyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
TibisayfSouth American According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]
TierneyfEnglish Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this female name include the American photographer Tierney Gearon (1963-), American basketball player Tierney Pfirman (1994-), American jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963-), and American biologist Tierney Thys (1966-).
TiffnayfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Tiffany. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 71 babies born with the first name Tiffnay in the United States.
Tobeym & fEnglish (Rare) Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
TobgaymTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan སྟོབས་རྒྱས (stobs-rgyas) meaning "mighty, extensive power", derived from སྟོབས (stobs) meaning "power, force, strength" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Tog'boymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek tog' meaning "mountain" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
TojiboymTajik (Rare), Uzbek The first element of this name is derived from Tajik тоҷ (toj) and Uzbek тож (toj), which both mean "crown". Both words are ultimately of Parthian (i.e. Iranian) origin.... [more]