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Tasya f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Anastasia.
Tati f Ancient Egyptian, History
Meaning unknown, possibly of Nubian origin. This was the name of an Egyptian queen from the 17-18th century BC.
Tati f English, Georgian, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Diminutive or short form of Tatiana, Tatiane, Tatjana and Tatyana... [more]
Tatiana f Late Greek, Greek, Georgian
Derived from Attic Greek τάττω (tatto) meaning "to place in order, to arrange, to form". This name is not to be confused with the Latin name Tatiana.
Tatianà f Provençal
Provençal form of Tatiana.
Tatjána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tatiana.
Tatjana f Bulgarian, Estonian, Albanian (Rare), Swiss (Modern, Rare)
Bulgarian/Estonian/Albanian version of Tatyana or Tanja. In Switzerland the name spread thanks to its popularity in Germany.
Taylour f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Taylour.
Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.
Tehmina f Urdu
Urdu form of Tahmina.
Telly m & f Various, Greek (Expatriate)
A diminutive of several names, such as Aristotelis, Donatella, Estella, Theodore and more... [more]
Tempestt f English
Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'
Teo f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (te) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 麻 (o) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Terèsa f Provençal
Provençal form of Theresa.
Teresá f Sami
Sami form of Teresa.
Teri f Estonian
Estonian form of Terhi.
Teri f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.
Þalía f Icelandic
Icelandic from of Thalia.
Thalía f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Talía. A famous bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actress Thalía Sodi (1971-), known simply as Thalía.
Thành m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 城 (thành) meaning "castle, city" or 誠 (thành) meaning "sincere, honest, true".
Theda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Þéode.
Theodóra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodora.
Thérésa f French
French form of Theresa.
Thơm f Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese
Thomasin f English (Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Thomasina. This was one of the most popular English girls' names in the 16th century. It was used by Thomas Hardy for a character in his novel The Return of the Native (1878).
Thóra f Faroese
Variant of Tóra.
Thylane f French (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Vietnamese Thùy, Thủy or Thy and Lan 1... [more]
Tía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tia.
Tia f New World Mythology
Tia is the goddess of peaceful death in the Haida mythology.
Tia f & m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a daughter of Pharaoh Seti I and Queen Tuya, as well as the name of her husband.
Tiana f & m Malagasy
Means "loved, favoured" in Malagasy.
Tiana f Catalan
Short form of Sebastiana.
Tianming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]
Tiff f & m English
Short form of Tiffany. This name is more commonly used on women than on men.
Tig m & f English (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with T
Tiggy f English
Diminutive of Antigone also used for many other names.
Tika m & f Nepali, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian
From Sanskrit टिका (ṭikā) meaning "mark, symbol, sign". It is also used as a short form of Indonesian names containing -tika such as Sartika or Kartika... [more]
Tika f Georgian
Diminutive of Tinatin.
Tildá f Sami
Sami form of Tilda.
Tim m & f Vietnamese
Means "heart" in Vietnamese.
Tína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tina.
Tīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Tina.
Tina f Breton
Diminutive of Kaourintina.
Tina f Greek
Diminutive of Konstantia, Konstantina and Fotini.
Tina f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (ti) meaning "tea" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tina f Indian, Hindi
Means "clay" in Hindi. This name has been used for characters in many Bollywood films, including popular blockbusters such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
Tiran f Japanese
Tiran means "Tea Orchid"... [more]
Tiran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
This name has several meanings: the first is a type of songbird, the second meaning is an island in the Suez Canal in the northern Red Sea. ... [more]
Tobey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
Tóbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Toby.
Tohar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "pureness", "cleanness", "brightness" in Hebrew.
Toñi f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.
Toni f German (Rare)
Short form of Oluwatoniloba.... [more]
Toni f Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (to) meaning "peach" combined with 仁 (ni) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tònia f Catalan
Diminutive of Antonia.
Tonia f Polish
Diminutive of Antonina.
Tonia f Sardinian, Romansh
Short form of Antonia.
Tooske f Dutch
Diminutive of Toos, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Toran m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Torin.
Tōri f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name can be used as 桃李, 冬里, 桃里, 桃梨, 桃理, 冬莉, 東李, 東里 or 桐璃 with 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia", 李 (ri, sumomo) meaning "plum", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" and 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli."... [more]
Tori f & m Japanese
Means "bird" in Japanese.
Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.
Torri f English
Variant of Tori.
Towe f Swedish
Variant of Tove.
Toyah f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Toya.... [more]
Trân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珍 (trân) meaning "rare, valuable".
Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Trina f Spanish, Asturian
Diminutive of Trinidad.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Troy f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Trui.
True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".
Tûla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Tora.
Tula f Spanish
Diminutive of Gertrudis.
Tula f English
Diminutive of Tallulah.
Tuppence f English (British), Literature
Nickname for Prudence or Temperance. A main character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime."
Turhan m & f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish masculine name; meaning unknown. It is also occasionally used as a feminine name, as was the case of Turhan Hatice, wife of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
Türkan f Turkish
Türkan was the name of a Turkish princess.
Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.
Týra f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Tyra.
Ugo m & f Igbo
Means "eagle" in Igbo. It is also a short form of names containing the element ùgó.
Uhura f Popular Culture
Derived from Swahili uhuru meaning "freedom". Gene Roddenberry coined this name for the Star Trek character, Nyota Uhura.
Uma f Aymara
Means "water" in Aymara.
Uma f Japanese
Means "horse" in Japanese. During the Edo period, this name was sometimes given to girls born during the Year of the Horse. It is rarely used today.
Una f Manx
Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.
Una f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano una meaning "first, foremost, original"
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Una f Croatian
Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Uri f & m Korean
Means "we, us, our" in Korean.
Úrsúla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ursula.
Ùrsula f Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Ursula.
Uršuľa f Slovak
Slovak form of Ursula.
Uta f Japanese
Means "song" in Japanese.
Uta m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Diminutive of Utari or Uttara
Uzo f & m Nigerian
Short form of Uzoamaka.
Uzoamaka f Igbo, African
Means "a good path" in Igbo.
Vahide f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Wahida.
Valería f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valeria.
Valerìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Valérie.
Vạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萬 (vạn) meaning "ten thousand, myriad".
Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven, sky, firmament" or "fortune, luck, fate, destiny" in Hakha Chin.
Vanna f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Vëannë f Literature
Vëannë (named Melinir by Eriol) was a child who resided at the Cottage of Lost Play in Tol Eressëa.... [more]
Véra f French
French form of Vera 1.
Vera f Greek
Short form of Varvara.
Vera f Tamil
From Tamil வீரம் (veeram) meaning "bravery, valor".
Verá f Sami
Sami form of Vera 1.
Vere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian verë "summer; wine".
Vere f Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Fere.
Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.
Veruschka f German
German form of Verushka. This name is borne by German model and actress Veruschka von Lehndorff.
Vicky f Greek
Variant of Viky influenced by the English name Vicky.
Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.
Vida f English
The name Vida became fashionable around the mid-19th century, and is a diminutive of Davida.
Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.
Vida f Serbian
Means ''to see or sight'', short form of Vidosava.
Vida f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Means "life" in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.
Vildan f & m Turkish, Bashkir, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان‏ (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.
Vina f Kurdish
A person who can see beyond what others see , and a person who understands everything.
Vincė f Lithuanian
Short form of Vincentė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of Vincas.
Vinnie f English (American)
Diminutive of Lavinia. A notable bearer was the American sculptor Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), known professionally as Vinnie Ream, who is most well known for her statue of President Abraham Lincoln on display in the United States Capitol rotunda... [more]
Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.
Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".
Virgínia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Virginia.
Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.
Viva f Hebrew
Short form of Aviva
Viva f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Occitan, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ancient Roman Vivus. In English-speaking countries, it may also be used as a diminutive of Vivian.
Viva f & m Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : blow, blow in all sides or directions ,blow through ... [more]
Vivian f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi. Usage of this name is most likely influenced by the unrelated name Vivian.
Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Viviënne f Dutch
Dutch form of Vivienne.
Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.
Ward f Arabic
Variant of Warda.
Wendie f English
Variant of Wendy.
West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.
Whoopi f Popular Culture
Whoopi Goldberg is the stage name of Caryn Elaine Johnson. ... [more]
Willeke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Wilhelmina.
Wilnelia f Spanish (Latin American)
This given name is predominantly found in Latin America. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with Wil- (such as Wilberto and Wilfredo) with a name that contains -nel- (such as Cornelia, Nélida and Tusnelda).... [more]
Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.
Wynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).
Xiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven; clouds, mist". Other meanings of this character or other characters with the same sound are possible.
Xolo m & f Xhosa
Possibly related to Xhosa uxolo "peace, pardon", itself from -xola "to be calm, at peace, happy; to forgive".
Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.
Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.
Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.
Yan f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of En.
Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.
Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".
Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.
Yana f Japanese
Meaning: ?
Yana f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Na.
Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.
Yanna f Chinese
Combination of Yan 2 and Na.
Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.
Yara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of Yarina or Yaryna. It can also be used for Yaroslava or Yaraslava.
Yasmín f Spanish
Variant of Yasmin.
Yaya f Spanish
Diminutive of Eladia or Claudia. This coincides with the Spanish word yaya meaning "granny, gran".
Yetkin f & m Turkish
Yetkin is a modern Turkish name which means:... [more]
Yfke f West Frisian, Dutch
As a Frisian name, this name is the feminine form of Ive. As a Dutch name, it is a diminutive form of Yvonne. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch model Yfke Sturm.
Yo m & f Korean
Yo m & f Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean", 窈 (yo) meaning "quiet, deep" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "night" in Finnish.
m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (yō) meaning ocean, 陽 (yō) meaning sunshine, or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Yolanthe f Dutch, German
Variant form of Yolanda. A known bearer of this name is Dutch-Spanish actress and television presenter Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen (b. 1985), who is married to Dutch soccer player Wesley Sneijder (b... [more]
Yuh-jung f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 여 (yuh, Hanja 汝) meaning "you" or "water, river" combined with 정 (jung, Hanja 貞) meaning "virtuous, chaste, pure".... [more]
Yukta f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Yukti.
Yul f & m Korean
Yul f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Yolotl.
Yuliya f Chinese
Combination of Yu, Li 1 and Ya.
Yunjin f Korean
It means cloud brocade.... [more]
Yu-ri f Korean
Means "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit".
Yuri f Quechua
Means "dawn" in Quechua.
Yuri f Korean
Means "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit"
Yuriko f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.
Zabryna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina. A notable bearer of this name is the American actress Zabryna Guevara (b. 1972).
Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.
Zañe f Basque
Basque equivalent of Patrocinio.
Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.
Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.
Zasu f Obscure
Combination of the last syllable of the name Eliza and the first syllable of the name Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).
Zawe f Eastern African
Short form or diminutive of Zawedde.
Zawedde f Eastern African
Means "princess" in a language spoken in Uganda.
Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).
Zélma f Kashubian
Short form of Anzélma.
Zelma f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Anzelma and Szalóme, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.
Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.
Zero m & f Various
Derived from the Italian zero itself from Medieval Latin zèphyrum, Arabic صفر (ṣifr) and Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá), ultimately meaning "empty".... [more]
Zerrin f Turkish
Means "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین (zarrin).
Zeta f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia. Also compare Zorzeta.
Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Zia f Romansh
Romansh short form of Luzia.
Zia f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Ambrózia and Hortenzia, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.
Zina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gina.
Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".
Zina f & m Ogoni
Means "star" in Ogoni.
Zina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian contraction of Zenobia and Zenovia.
Zina f Amharic
Means "felicity" in Amharic.
Zina f Hungarian
Short form of Rozina.
Ziyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 () meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of tree) combined with 怡 () meaning "joy, harmony", 仪 () meaning "ceremony, rites", 异 (yì) meaning "different, unusual, strange", 义 () meaning "justice, righteousness", 艺 () meaning "art, talent, craft" or 屹 (yì) meaning "high, steep, towering"... [more]
Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.
Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.
Zofya f Polish (?)
Possibly a variant of Zofia.
Zöhrä f Tatar, Bashkir
From Arabic زُهْرَة‎ (zuhra, “Venus (the planet)”). Cognate with Uzbek Zuhra, Uyghur زوھرە‎ (zohre).
Zöhrə f Azerbaijani
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Azerbaijani.
Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.
Zösia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.
Zsa f Hungarian
Dimunutive of Zsuzsanna.
Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.
Zuleikha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zulaykha.