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Tharwat m & f ArabicDerived from Arabic ثَرْوَة
(ṯarwa) meaning "plenty" or "wealth, riches, treasure".
Thavone m & f LaoMeans "firm, strong, lasting, enduring" in Lao.
Thaw m & f BurmesePossibly from Burmese သော်တာ
(thawda) meaning "moon" or perhaps from a word meaning "scent" or "floral decoration".
Thawdar f & m BurmeseMeans "moon" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधांशु
(sudhansu).
Thawi m & f ThaiMeans "increase, add" in Thai.
Thawng m & f ChinMeans "sound, noise" or "news" in Hakha Chin.
Thawon m & f ThaiMeans "permanent, lasting, enduring" in Thai.
Thaye m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan མཐའ་ཡས
(mtha-yas) meaning "limitless, endless, infinite".
Thayi m & f TswanaDecendants of the Nyambane speaking people in Mozambique and descendants of Tswana speaking people in Botswana met in South Africa in the early 1800. The great Nyanale from Mozambique "Nambane" came to South Africa to work in mines.
Thế m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 世
(thế) meaning "era, time, generation".
Thear m & f KhmerMeans "great quantity, huge", "support", or "current of water" in Khmer.
Theemin f & m AstronomyPossibly a corrupted form of Arabic
al thalim, meaning "the ostrich". This is a star in the constellation
Eridanus.
Theognis m & f Ancient GreekVariant of
Theogenes. Bearers of this name include the Greek poet Theognis of Megara (6th century BC) and an Athenian tyrant from the 5th century BC.
The-Peace-of-God m & f English (Puritan)Referring to Colossians 3:15, "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
Thian m & f ChinMeans "clear, clean" in Hakha Chin.
Thích m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 適 (
thích) meaning "appropriate, suitable" or 釋 (
thích) meaning "to explain, elucidate".
Thiên m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 天
(thiên) meaning "sky, heaven".
Thiêng f & m VietnameseFrom a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 聖 (
thiêng) meaning "sacred, holy", making it a variant of
Thánh.
Thiếp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 浹 (
thiếp) meaning "to saturate, to drench, wet".
Thiệp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 涉
(thiệp) meaning "wade, ford, experience, undergo".
Thiều m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 韶
(thiều) meaning "splendid, glorious, beautiful".
Thijsje m & f DutchWhen 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
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Thìn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 辰
(thìn) meaning "early morning", also referring to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac.
Thin f & m BurmeseMeans "fragrant, aromatic" in Burmese.
Thịnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 盛
(thịnh) meaning "prosperous, thriving, flourishing".
Thipphavanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ທິບພະ
(thippha) meaning "heaven, sky" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Thit m & f BurmeseMeans "new" or "timber, wood" in Burmese.
Thitinan f & m ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and นันท์
(nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".
Thitirat f & m ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Thẩm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 審 (
thẩm) meaning "to investigate, to judge".
Thoa f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 釵
(thoa) meaning "hairpin, hair-brooch".
Thoan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湍 (
thoan) meaning "rapid water currents, rapids".
Thoáng m & f VietnameseMeans "a short time" or "airy, open-minded" in Vietnamese.
Thongbai f & m ThaiMeans "gold leaf, gold spread into thin sheets" in Thai.
Thongchan m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(tong) meaning "gold" and จันทร์
(jan) meaning "moon".
Thongdi m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, nice, fine".
Thongdy m & f LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ດີ
(dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
Thongpan f & m ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ปาน
(pan) meaning "birthmark".
Thongsai f & m ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ใส
(sai) meaning "clear, pure".
Thongsavanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Thongsuk m & f ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and สุข
(suk) meaning "joy, delight".
Thongyot m & f ThaiMeans "dropping gold" or "drop of gold" from Thai ทอง
(tong) meaning "gold" and หยด
(yòt) meaning "drop".
Thuận f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 順
(thuận) meaning "obey, submit".
Thục m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 淑
(thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶
(thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Thukha m & f BurmeseMeans "happiness, pleasure, delight" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख
(sukha).
Thương m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 商
(thương) meaning "trade, commerce, business".
Thupten m & f TibetanFrom 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".
Thursday m & f English (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.
Thuta m & f BurmeseMeans "knowledge, learning" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत
(shruta).
Thuv m & f HmongMeans "pine tree" in Hmong Daw.
Thúy f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 翠
(thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụy m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑞
(thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thuyên m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 詮
(thuyên) meaning "explain, discuss, comment" or 銓
(thuyên) meaning "estimate, select".
Thwin f & m BurmesePossibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.
Thyme f & m English (Rare)From Old French
thym, from Latin
thymum, from Ancient Greek
θύμον (
thúmon).
Tới m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 細
(tới) meaning "small, tiny, little".
Tia f & m Ancient EgyptianEtymology uncertain. This was the name of a daughter of Pharaoh
Seti I and Queen
Tuya, as well as the name of her husband.
Tiale f & m KoreanFrom Korean Hangul 티아레 (
tiale) meaning "Tiare flower" (specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis), making it the Korean cognate of
Tiare.
Tian f & m ChineseFrom 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.
Tiantian f & m ChineseReduplication of Chinese 甜
(tián) meaning "sweet" or 湉
(tián) meaning "smoothly flowing, placid". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Tianwei m & f ChineseFrom 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.
Tianxun f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and
洵 (xún) meaning "true, real".
Tianying f & m ChineseFrom 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".
Tianyu m & f ChineseFrom 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
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Tibbles m & f PetMiddle 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.
Tiddles m & f PetMeaning unknown. This name is commonly given to cats.
Tiêm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 暹 (
tiêm) meaning "to rise (of the sun)" or 讖 (
tiêm) meaning "prophecy".
Tiệp m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 捷 (
tiệp) meaning "to win, succeed" or "quick, fast".
Tiết m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 節
(tiết) meaning "section, period, verse, melody".
Tiếu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 肖 (
tiếu) meaning "to resemble, imitate".
Tiff f & m EnglishShort form of
Tiffany. This name is more commonly used on women than on men.
Tiivi f & m Finnish (Rare)Tiivi is an alternative name for such birds as the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, more commonly used Finnish name is "jänkäsirriäinen") and the Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii, "lapinsirri")... [
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Tilek m & f Kyrgyz, KazakhMeans "wish, desire" in Kyrgyz and Kazakh. It is only masculine in Kyrgyzstan while it is occasionally used as a feminine name in Kazakhstan.
Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [
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Timna f & m Biblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian)From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [
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Tin m & f BurmeseMeans "to survive, to remain" in Burmese.
Tingmao f & m ChineseDerived from Chinese character 廷 (
tíng) meaning "courtyard; palace hall; court" combined with 懋 (
mào) meaning "splendid; luxuriant".... [
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Tính m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 性
(tính) meaning "nature, character".
Tĩnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 靜
(tĩnh) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
Tinisi m & f AfricanTribal name common among the southeastern tribes of Liberia, west Africa... [
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Tint m & f BurmeseMeans "proper, befitting, comely, becoming" in Burmese.
Tintin m & f Swedish (Modern)Possibly a pet form of names ending in
-tin,
-tine,
-tina or similar sounds. The name was made popular for girls by actress Tintin Anderzon (whose birth name is Anna Catharina).
Tiny f & m EnglishNickname for someone with a tiny build.
Tio f & m BatakMeans "clear, transparent" in Batak.
Tipi f & m MaoriIt means “affect by incantations” and “pare, slice, pare off”. This is the name of a female cousin of Senior Ngati Mutunga Chief Patukawenga who was married to a Waikato chief of Ngatikoroki named Taui... [
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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. ... [
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Tirhani m & f TsongaPossibly from the Xitsonga word
tirha meaning "work".
Tirivashe m & f ShonaMeans "We belong to the Lord". #This is a Christian name for believers declaring their loyalty to God".
Tisa m & f SwahiliMeans "nine" in Swahili. It is often given to the ninth-born child.
Tiểu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 小 (
tiểu) meaning "small". This is usually a middle name.
Tjan m & f DunganMeans "sky, heaven" or "day" in Dungan.
Tjorven m & f German (Modern, Rare)This was the nickname of a character called Maria in Astrid Lindgren's "We on Salt-Crow Island" (1964). It is not exactly known what Lindgren based the nickname on, but she might have based it on Swedish
tjock meaning "thick" combined with
korv meaning "sausage"... [
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Tlacochin m & f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin".
Tlacotl m & f NahuatlMeans "stick, staff, rod" or "osier twigs, maguey spines" in Nahuatl. Alternatively, it could be a variant form of
Tlaco.
Tlacuiton f & m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
tlacuitl "something taken", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Tlangelani m & f TsongaPossibly from the Xitsonga word
tlangela meaning "celebrate".
Tlapalhuauh m & f NahuatlMeans "red amaranth" in Nahuatl, from
tlapalli "colour, red; dye, ink, blood" and
huauhtli "amaranth".
Tlilcoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "black snake" in Nahuatl, derived from
tlilli "black ink, soot, charcoal" and
coatl "snake, serpent". Also a Nahuatl term for the Middle American indigo snake.
Tô m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 蘇
(tô) meaning "perilla".
Toa m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 斗 (
to), which refers to a Chinese constellation combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-", 吾 (
a) meaning "I, me" or 彩 (
a) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Tobey m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
Toch m & f KhmerMeans "small, little" in Khmer.
Tochtli m & f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb
totoca "run fast". This is the eighth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Todchimeg f & m MongolianMeans "vivid decoration" in Mongolian, from тод
(tod) meaning "vivid, clear, bright" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Todgerel f & m MongolianMeans "flash, bright light" in Mongolian, from тод
(tod) meaning "vivid, clear, bright" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Todhunter m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).
Todini m & f ShonaMeans "What shall we do?".
This is a name of exclamation or questioning given by a parent who is lost regarding what to do in their circumstances Toe m & f BurmeseMeans "advance, go forward, increase" or "soft, gentle" in Burmese.
Tofunmi m & f Yorubaa strong desire for success and all the amenities of affluence.
Togi m & f BatakMeans "to invite, to lead, to guide" in Toba Batak.
Tögöldörzayaa m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгөлдөр
(tögöldör) meaning "complete, perfect" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Tögsbayan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tögsbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tögsbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Tögs-erdene m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Tögsmandakh m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and мандах
(mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".
Tögs-oyuun m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and оюун
(oyuun) meaning "cleverness, wisdom, intelligence".
Tögssaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tögszhargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian төгс
(tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Togtokh m & f MongolianMeans "to settle, set, establish, stop" or "to decide, determine" in Mongolian.
Togtokhbayan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Togtokhbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Togtokhbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Togtokhdelger m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and дэлгэр
(delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Togtokhsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Togtokhzhargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Tohuacochin m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
tohuatli "wooden crib" and
cochi "to sleep", roughly "one who sleeps in the wooden crib". In this case, it may have been a childhood nickname... [
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Tojohafaliana m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tojo meaning "met" and
hafaliana meaning "gladness, rejoicing".
Tojohasina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tojo meaning "met" and
hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Tojonirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tojo meaning "met" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Tokala m & f SiouxMeans "kit fox" in Lakota or Dakota. This name was used by American author Franklin Welles Calkins for a female character in his novel
The Wooing of Tokala (1907). It is borne by American actor Tokala Black Elk (1984-).
Tokin'aina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
toky meaning "confidence, assurance" and
aina meaning "life", promising that one will recover from illness.
Tokiwa m & f Japanese (Rare)From the Japanese kanji 常 (
tokiwa) meaning "eternal; unchanging". It could derive also from 常 (read
toko or
toki) meaning "eternal; unchanging" combined with 磐 (
iwa or
wa) meaning "rock".... [
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Tokoyami m & f JapaneseA well known character from 'My Hero Academia' uses this name, his name is 'Tokoyami Fumikage'
Tokunbo m & f YorubaMeans "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.
Toky m & f MalagasyMeans "confidence, assurance" in Malagasy.
Tola m & f YorubaMeans "prominent for success" in Yoruba, derived from
tó meaning "as prominent as" and
ọlá meaning "wealth, success, nobility". It is also a short form of longer names such as
Omotola,
Oyètọ́lá,
Tọ́lání and
Tọ́láṣe.
Tombiruo m & f Malay, Kadazan, Dusun, Far Eastern MythologyThe name of a Northern Bornean forest guardian spirit well known to certain Kadazans and Dusuns in Sabah. Said spirit is the titular subject of a Malaysian book series and a popular Malaysian film.
Tomi f & m JapaneseTomi was one of the most popular girls names in the early 1900s in Japan, most commonly spelled as トミ, in katakana.... [
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Tomiquia m & f NahuatlMeans "our death" or "the death of us", from Nahuatl
to- "our", a possessive prefix, and
miquiztli "death, mortality".