ThorndikemEnglish (British) Transferred use of the surname Thorndike. From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "thorny bank" in Old English.
ThornemEnglish Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."
ÞorrimNorse Mythology, Icelandic Means "dry one". This was the name of an Old Norse month, lasting from the middle of January to the middle of February. In Norse mythology Þorri was King of Kvenland (modern-day Norrbotten in Sweden and Pohjanmaa in Finland), the son of Snær and brother of Mjǫll, Fǫnn and Drífa... [more]
ThotsaphonmThai Means "tenfold strength" from Thai ทศ (thot) meaning "ten" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power". This is a Thai epithet of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).
ÞráinnmIcelandic, Old Norse Possibly derived from Old Norse þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.
ThrallmPopular Culture Derived from Old English þræl meaning "slave". This name is used by Blizzard Entertainment for a character in the video game series Warcraft. In the series, Thrall is an orc shaman who leads the Horde for a period of time.
ThranduilmLiterature King Thranduil is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a supporting character in The Hobbit, and is referenced in The Lord of the Rings. Means "harsh spring" in Sindarin Elvish.
ThrasabertmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
ThrasamarmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
ThrasamundmGermanic, History Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German mund "protection." Thrasamund was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.
ThrasaricmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
ThrasonidesmTheatre A character in 'Misuomenos' an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander.
ThrasulfmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
ThrasyandrosmAncient Greek Means "bold man", derived from Greek θρασύς (thrasus) or (thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".
ThrasyanormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "bold man", derived from the Greek adjective θρασύς (thrasys) meaning "bold" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
ThrasybulusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Thrasyboulos. Known bearers of this name include Athenian general Thrasybulus (4th century BC) and the tyrant Thrasybulus of Syracuse (5th century BC).
ThrasyphonmAncient Greek Means "bold voice", derived from Greek θρασύς (thrasus) or (thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.
ThraxmAncient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman Derived from Latin Thrax meaning "Thracian", which in turn was ultimately derived from Greek Thrakē, which came from the verb thrāssō "to trouble, to stir". This was the name of Maximinus Thrax (i.e. Maximinus the Thracian), the 27th Emperor of the Roman Empire.
ThrórmNorse Mythology (Anglicized), Literature Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Þrór, a name found in the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [more]
ÞrǫstrmOld Norse From Old Norse þrǫstr meaning "'thrush (bird)".
ÞróttimOld Norse Derived from Old Norse þróttr meaning "strength, might, valour".
ÞrúðgelmirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from þrúðr ("strength") and galmr ("shouting one, roarer"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn with six heads.
ThúcmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 叔 (thúc) meaning "to gather".
Thụcm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 淑 (thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶 (thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
ThumelicusmGermanic (Latinized), History As the only known bearer of this name was the only child of two Germanic parents (Cheruscan chieftain Arminius and his wife Thusnelda), this name is probably a latinized form of an obscure Germanic name... [more]
ThumpermPopular Culture Thumper is a fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated films Bambi and Bambi II. He is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot.
Thunyaf & mThai Alternate transcription of Thai ธัญญา (see Thanya).
Thươngm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 商 (thương) meaning "trade, commerce, business".
ThườngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 常 (thường) meaning "frequent, usual".
ThườngmVietnamese "Thường" is an ancient word in Vietnamese which means "man", "clan". This name suggest a direct and supernatural link to the bearer's ancestors. This is not "Thường" as "usual".
Thuptenm & fTibetan From Tibetan ཐུབ་བསྟན (thub-bstan) meaning "teachings of the Buddha, Buddhist doctrine", derived from ཐུབ (thub) referring to the Buddha and བསྟན (bstan) meaning "instruction, teachings".
ThuramBurmese Means "brave, gallant" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit शूर (shura).
ThureinmBurmese Either from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" or from शूर (shura) meaning "heroic, brave, strong, powerful" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
ThurgoodmEnglish A contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
ThurisindmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
ThurismundmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
ThurismutmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
ThuriyamBurmese Means "sun" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya).
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.
Thuyênm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 詮 (thuyên) meaning "explain, discuss, comment" or 銓 (thuyên) meaning "estimate, select".
ThuyếtmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 說 (thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".
ThwaitemEnglish (Rare) Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.
Thwinf & mBurmese Possibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.
ThymbraeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Θυμβραίος (Thymbraios), of which the meaning is uncertain. It could have been derived from the Greek noun θύμβρα (thymbra) "savory", which refers to a herb now known as Satureja thymbra... [more]
ThymocharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
ÞyrillmIcelandic (Modern, Rare) From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
ThyrsosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek θύρσος (thursos) or (thyrsos), which was the name for a type of staff or wand that was wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves and had a pine-cone at the top. It was often used as an instrument in the cult for Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, revelry, fertility and dance.
TiakimMaori Maori form of Jack, coinciding with the Maori word meaning "guard, keep">
Tialef & mKorean From Korean Hangul 티아레 (tiale) meaning "Tiare flower" (specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis), making it the Korean cognate of Tiare.
TialysmEnglish Tialys is a chevalier in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.
Tianf & mChinese From Chinese 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", 恬 (tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful" or 添 (tiān) meaning "add, increase", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Tianaf & mMalagasy Means "loved, favoured" in Malagasy.
TianfengmChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 田 (tián) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit"... [more]
Tianmingm & fChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]
TiannuomChinese This name means 'promise of the sky' in Chinese. Deng Tiannuo is the Chinese madeup name of the famous journalist Tiziano Terzani (1938-2004) who lived in the Popular Republic of China with his family in the years 1980-84... [more]
Tiantianf & mChinese Reduplication of Chinese 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet" or 湉 (tián) meaning "smoothly flowing, placid". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Tianweim & fChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 薇 (wēi) referring to osmunda regalis, a type of fern, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
TianwumChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 天 (tian, meaning “heaven”) and 吴 (wu, referring to the Wu people of southeast China). This is the name of a deity found in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]
Tianxunf & mChinese From the Chinese 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 洵 (xún) meaning "true, real".
Tianyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid".
Tianyum & fChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 田 (tián) meaning "field" combined with 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", 语 (yǔ) meaning "speech, language", 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, lustre of gems" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain"... [more]
Tibblesm & fPet Middle English form of the given name Theobald. According to Wikipedia, it is used in reference to the character of Tybalt or Tibert in the Reynard the Fox folk tale cycle.
TibemWest Frisian Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Dietbald and Theudebert are good examples of that.
TibertusmRoman Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tiberius. In Roman mythology, Tibertus was the god of the river Anio (present-day Aniene), a tributary of the Tiber.
TiberucemMedieval English A character in The Second Nun's Tale. His name was Tiburce before he was christened by Pope Urban I.