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]
TiébilémWestern African Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiébilé Dramé (b. 1955).
TiécoromWestern African Meaning as of yet unknown. Notable bearers of this name include the Malian soccer player Tiécoro Keita (b. 1994) and the Malian soldier Tiécoro Bagayoko (1937-1983), who was once the director of Mali's national security service.
TiémouémWestern African Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the French soccer player Tiémoué Bakayoko (b. 1994), whose family originates from Ivory Coast.
TierneyfEnglish Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this fname 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-).
TierulfmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German tiuri "expensive", or tiur "animal." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."
TiferetfHebrew Means "glory, magnificence" in Hebrew. The term "Tiferet Yisrael" comes from the Israeli Declaration of Independence, sighed on the 14th of May 1948.
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.
TilbertmNorwegian (Rare, Archaic) Combination of Till and björt, from Old Norse bjartr "light, bright, shining". It was mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
TilliusmAncient Roman Lucius Tillius Cimber (died 42 BC) was a Roman senator. He was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, creating the diversion that enabled the conspirators to attack
TindarafItalian From Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς (Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king Tyndareus.
TindarafGuanche From Guanche *te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".
TindayafSpanish (Canarian) Meaning unknown. It is derived from the name of a mountain in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
TinerfemGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Possibly derived from Chinerfe, itself from guachinerfe, referring to the inhabitants of the island of Tenerife, located in the Canary Islands. It was borne by the last Guanche mencey (leader) of Tenerife before its division into nine menceyatos (kingdoms)... [more]
TingfeifChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" or 斐 (fěi) meaning "elegant, graceful".
TinghaofChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous".
TinghuifChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine, light, bright".
TingjiefChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
TingjuefChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".
TingjunfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".
TinglanfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
TingleifChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".
TinglinfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
TinglunfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".
Tingmaof & mChinese Derived from Chinese character 廷 (tíng) meaning "courtyard; palace hall; court" combined with 懋 (mào) meaning "splendid; luxuriant".... [more]
TingmeifChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming".
TingminfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, fast" or "clever".
TingnaofChinese From the Chinese 珽 (tǐng) meaning "jade tablet" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".
TingqiufChinese From the Chinese 汀 (tīng) meaning "beach, shore" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
TingruifChinese From the Chinese characters 莛 (tíng) meaning "stalks of grass" or 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
TingweifChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 薇 (wēi), a type of fern or 苇 (wěi) meaning "reed".
TingwenfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" or 霆 (tíng) meaning "sudden peal of thunder" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
TingxinfChinese From the Chinese 汀 (tīng) meaning "beach, shore" or 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire".
TingxiufChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, luxuriant".
TingxuefChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
TingyanfChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "peaceful, quiet".
TingyoufChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".
TingyuefChinese From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological magical pearl, mysterious gem".
TirûskefKurdish Derived from Kurdish çirûsk meaning "glint".
TirutirmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an obscure god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Tirutir was a local god (1): he was worshipped only in the Elamite city Ayapir (2) (also spelled Aiapir; it was later called Malamir, and nowadays it is known as Izeh in Iran (3))... [more]
TitilusmArthurian Cycle A Roman knight and nephew of Lucius the Roman in the Vulgate Merlin. Prior to the Roman War, Arthur sent an envoy to Lucius to discuss possible peace terms. Titilus, who was present, laughed at the Britons’ empty threats... [more]
TitomirmCroatian, Serbian There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of Titus... [more]
TiturelmArthurian Cycle The name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
TiziraimShona Means "Run to". This refers to running to take refuge in.
TizocicmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Several theories about the etymology have been made, including the Nahuatl words tezo, meaning "bleeder, bloodletter", and teezzo "well-born, noble" combined with acic "he arrived"... [more]
TjelvarmSwedish (Rare), Norse Mythology Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.
TjitskefFrisian A notable bearer includes Dutch actress Tjitske Reidinga.
TjodvorfNorwegian Norwegian name with the combination of þjóð "folk, people" and vár "spring".
Tjorvenm & fGerman (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"... [more]
TlexicomNahuatl Possibly means "fire bee" or "hearth" in Nahuatl.
TlilhuamNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "possessor of ink" or "he who has black ink" in Nahuatl, from tlilli "black (colour); black ink, paint, soot" and the possessive suffix -hua. This was also the name of one of the Centzontotochtin, gods of the pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from maguey sap) and sons of Patecatl and Mayahuel.
Tobiumef & mJapanese in Japanese, it means flying plum tree.
TocelynfLiterature Used by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."
TochhuamNahuatl Means "he has rabbits; rabbit owner" in Nahuatl, derived from tochtli "rabbit" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Tochtlim & fNahuatl, Mexican Means "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb totoca "run fast". This is the eighth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
TodrikafAfrican American Todrika comes from the masculine name Todd and and the feminine name Erika/Erica.
ToetelafRomani Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this given name was Toetela Steinbach (1902-1944), the mother of the Dutch-Sinti Holocaust icon Settela Steinbach (1934-1944). It should be noted that in her case, it is possible that the spelling of her name is "dutchized" and that the original Sinti spelling of her name was actually Tutela... [more]
Tofunmim & fYoruba a strong desire for success and all the amenities of affluence.
TojialimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and the given name Ali 1.
Tojia'lomUzbek Derived from the Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and a'lo meaning "superb" or "better".
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]
TojigulfTajik Derived from Tajik тоҷ (toj) meaning "crown" combined with гул (gul) meaning "rose, flower".
TojinurmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
TojixolfUzbek (Rare) Derived from Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".
TojiyormUzbek Derived from the Uzbek toj meaning "crown" and yor meaning "friend".
TokiomimJapanese From Japanese 時 (toki) "hour, time" combined with 臣 (omi) "retainer, subject". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
TokiroumJapanese From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
TokiujimJapanese (Archaic) From 時 (toki) meaning "time" and 氏 (uji) meaning "family, clan, lineage, birth".
Tokunbom & fYoruba Means "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.
TolegenmKazakh Means "paid" in Kazakh, from төлеу (toleu) meaning "to pay". This name was traditionally given to a newborn son after the death of another male relative (as in, the parents were "paid" with a son in return for the family member's passing).
TolimirmPolish The origin of the first element of this name is a bit uncertain; it may be derived from the old Polish verb tolić "to silence", which in turn is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic toliti "to calm, to soothe, to silence"... [more]