This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 6.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tamora f TheatreThis name was used by Shakespeare for the evil queen of the Goths in his tragedy
Titus Andronicus (1593). Shakespeare's source for the play is unknown, but he may have based the name on
Tomyris... [
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Tamuna f GeorgianThis name is often a pet form of
Tamar, but it can also be a name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from Arabic تأمين
(ta'min) meaning "insurance", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن
(amn) meaning "security, peace"... [
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Tanaka m & f ShonaMeans "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.
Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the
Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri
Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.
Tanaya f Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit
tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".
Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.
Tandra f MalagasyMeans "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.
Tangli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Tangna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Tañgöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".
Taniko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
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... [
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Tannoz f UzbekMeans "coquettish, beautiful, graceful" in Uzbek.
Tañqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Tanuja f Hinduismriver yamuna in india,hindu mythalogy-sisiter of yam.
Tanwen f WelshMeans "white fire" from Welsh
tan "fire" (compare
Tanguy) combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.
Tanyth f English (African)The name Tanyth means the worker of god/word of god. With this name comes a pure heart and a desire to do good.
Tanyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
潭 (tán) meaning "deep pool, deep, profound" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Tanzil m & f Arabic, BengaliMeans "revelation, inspiration, sending down" in Arabic, from the root نزل
(nazzala) meaning "to send down, to reveal".
Taofen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Taohua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Taohui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Taojie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
Taomei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Táotáo f ChineseFrom Chinese; contains 桃 (táo), meaning "peach" two times.
Taowan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peace, marriage" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Táoxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Taoxiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, refined".
Taozhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches".
Tapiam f CopticFrom Demotic
tꜣ-pꜣ-ym meaning "the one of the sea", derived from Egyptian
ym "sea, lake".
Taraji f African AmericanMeans "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.
Taraka f Sanskrit, Indian" Star; pupil of eye; meteor; asterisk; rescuing; protector; Name of wife of lord Brihaspati "
Tarana f HausaGiven for females who are born during the day.
Taribi m & f IjawMeans "ask for or seek love" in Ijaw.
Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular CultureThe name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
Tarlan f & m PersianFrom the name of a bird in the Falcon family.
Taroow f CopticDerived from Coptic ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ
(arooue) "burr, thistle".
Taruli m & f BatakMeans "luck, blessing, good fortune" in Batak.
Taruto m & f Popular CultureTaruto (aka Tart) is the name of a major character in Tokyo Mew Mew (masculine use), and the titular character of Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (feminine use).
Taryar m & f BurmeseMeans "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक
(taraka).
Tasché f AfrikaansIt probably derives from the hebrew "tach", meaning "crown".
Taslim m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, IndonesianMeans "submission, salutation, delivery" in Arabic, from the root سَلَّمَ
(sallama) meaning "to surrender, to submit to".
Tasoni f CopticMeans "my sister", derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ-
(ta-) combined with ⲥⲱⲛⲓ
(soni) "sister".
Tassia f GreekDiminutive of
Anastasia. This name belonged to an 8th-century Lombard queen, the Roman wife of Ratchis.... [
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Tatali f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Tatali Nangala (b. between circa 1925 to 1928, d. 1999 or 2000), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Tatara m & f Japanese (Rare)the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel. The word later also came to mean the entire building housing the furnace.... [
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Tathan m & f WelshThe meaning is unfortunately unknown to me. This was the name of a Welsh saint from the 5th century AD; sources conflict over whether the saint was a male or a female. In the case of the latter, the saint was thought to be a daughter of a King of Gwent.
Tatsue f JapaneseFrom Japanese 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tatuli f GeorgianDerivative of the Georgian given name
Tatia. Due to close resemblance with
Tata, the name is also often used as a nickname for women named
Tamar.
Taucan f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
тау (tau) meaning "mountain" and Turkic
can meaning "soul".
Tayoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 賀 (ta) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tayuya f Popular CultureTayuya is a fictional character from the 'Naruto' manga series. It is spelled with Japanese 多 (
ta) meaning "many", 由 (
yu) meaning "cause, reason", and 也 (
ya) meaning "also".
Tazuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 多
(ta) meaning "many" or 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 津
(tsu) meaning "ferry" or 鶴
(tsu) meaning "crane (bird)" and 子
(ko) meaning "child"... [
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Tazuna m & f Japanese (Rare)From 手 (
ta, te) meaning "hand" and 綱 (
tsuna) meaning "rope, leash, polychaeta".
Techan m & f NahuatlMeans "dwelling place, someone’s house" in Nahuatl, from the possessive prefix
te- and
chantli "house". Alternately, the first element may derive from
tetl "stone".
Tecoše f CopticFrom Egyptian
tȝ-kȝš(.t) meaning "she of Kush", derived from
tȝ "the; she of" combined with
kȝš "Kush", the name of an ancient kingdom in Nubia.
Tecusa f History (Ecclesiastical)This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Ancyra, the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. She was the eldest of seven holy virgins who were drowned in a lake during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [
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Tefnut f Egyptian MythologyTEFNUT is a goddess of moisture, moist air, dew and rain in Ancient Egyptian religion. She is the sister and consort of the air god
Shu, and the mother of
Geb and
Nut.
Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, LiteratureDerived from Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel
Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [
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Tehuel m & f MapucheMeaning "brave", "indomitable" in
mapudungun the language of the Mapuche people. Used in Argentina and Chile.
Teiryu f JapaneseThe name Teiryu (停留) uses the Kanji 停/Tei - "to stop" and 留/Ryū - "detain, halt". The name roughly means "halt, stoppage" in Japanese.
Te Kāhu m & f MaoriMeans "harrier hawk" in Māori. Transliteration of "hawk".
Tekiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 迪 (
teki) meaning "enlighten, advance" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tekina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 適 (
teki) meaning "suitable, appropiate, fit" combine with 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Telena f MordvinDerived from Erzya телень
(telenʹ) meaning "of winter", itself a derivative of теле
(tele) "winter".
Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian CycleContraction of Welsh
ty meaning "thy, your" and
Eleri. This name is mentioned in
Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.
Telete f Greek MythologyMeans "ritual, initiation rite, consecration" or "festival (at which rites are held)", ultimately derived from Greek τέλος
(telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion"... [
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Telgia f RomanshShort form of
Ottilia, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Tellus f Roman MythologyMeans "the earth, globe" in Latin. In Roman mythology Tellus was the mother goddess who personified the earth, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Gaia.
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThis name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-,
te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)
te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga,
mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu,
mari), both meaning "ball."... [
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Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok
taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
Tenchi m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, reason, wisdom" or 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom."... [
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Tengku m & f MalayFrom a hereditary title used by Malay men and women of royal descent, typically placed before the given name.
Tenshi f JapaneseMeans "Angel" in Japanese. One example is Tenshi from the Touhou Project.