TredegarmWelsh A rare given name of Welsh origin. Tredegar derives from the town so-named in Monmouthshire (now in Blaenau Gwent), Wales. The name derives from the Old Welsh treff meaning 'estate, village' and deg ewr meaning 'ten acres'.... [more]
Tremainem & fAfrican American, Cornish Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
TremedalfSpanish Means "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Tremedal and Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.
TriariusmGothic Triarius was a Gothic nobleman and soldier. He was a member of the Amali dynasty. At least by the Battle of Nedao, Triarius had withdrawn his support from Valamir, who was his relative and the king of the Ostrogoths... [more]
TrillianfLiterature Used in Douglas Adams's 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' In the story, Trillian is an elided form of her full name, Tricia McMillan.
TrilliumfEnglish (Modern) The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [more]
TrimurtimHinduism Trimurti in Hinduism, Triad of the Three Gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The Concept was known at least by the time of Kalidasa's Poem, Kumarasambhava.
TriphenefEnglish (American, Rare) Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.
TriphinafBreton, History Allegedly from Trifin, a Welsh name derived from triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.
TristanafLiterature, Breton, Provençal Feminine form of Tristan. This is the name of the main character in Benito Pérez Galdós' eponymous novel Tristana (1892).
TrostlinfMedieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic) Derived from German Trost "solace; comfort". This name was occasionally given to a girl born into a grieving family.
Tsailganm & fMongolian Means "good hearted, kind hearted, innocent" in Mongolian.
TsampikafGreek Possibly from Greek τσαμπίκα (tsampíka) or τσαμπέκα (tsampéka) referring to a musical instrument and type of ship, or from τσάμπα (tsámpa) meaning "fire, spark".
Tshewangm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan ཚེ་དབང (tshe-dbang) meaning "powerful life, power of a long life", from ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and དབང (dbang) "power".
TsianinafCreek (?), Cherokee (?) Meaning unknown. A noted bearer is Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (December 13, 1882 – January 10, 1985), a Creek/Cherokee singer and performer.
TsimankafAsháninka From the Ashaninka tsimankaantsi meaning "shade, shadow".
TsiskaramGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ცისკარი (tsiskari) meaning "sunrise, dawn, daybreak". It is a compound word that consists of Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian კარი (kari) meaning "door"... [more]
TsismarafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian ცისმარა (tsismara) or ცისმარე (tsismare) meaning "long, lifelong". Also compare the related Georgian adjective ცისამარა (tsisamara), which roughly means "single day, whole day".... [more]
TsisnamifGeorgian Derived from Georgian ცის ნამი (tsis nami) meaning "dew of the sky". It consists of Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian ნამი (nami) meaning "dew" (see Nami).
TsitsekafGreek (Rare, ?) A form of Tzitzak or Çiçek. Empress Tzitzak was an 8th-century Khazar princess who converted to Christianity and was baptized Irene upon marrying the Byzantine emperor Constantine V.
TsitsikifPurépecha Means "flower" in Purépecha. A known bearer is Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix (1979-), a former television news anchor in the Chicago area who was born in Michoacán, Mexico.
TsitsinofGeorgian Derived from Georgian ციცინი (tsitsini) meaning "shine" (in or of the eyes).... [more]
TsovinarfArmenian, Armenian Mythology Means "siren" from the Armenian word Ծովինար (tsovinar), ultimately linked to the word ծով (tsov) meaning "sea". Tsovinar was the Armenian goddess of rain, water and the sea.
Tsudzukum & fJapanese From the verb 続く/績く (tsudzuku) meaning "to continue, last, go on; to lead to, connect to."
TsudzumifJapanese This name can be used as 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse" or it can be combined with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth" and 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]
TsudzunafJapanese From Japanese 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" duplicated and combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TsuguakimJapanese From 禎 (tsugu) meaning "divine grace, auspicious, straightforward", meaning 亜 (a, tsugu) meaning “second, Asia, sub-”, 次 (ji, tsugu) meaning "next", or 嗣 (tsuguru, tsugu) meaning "descendants, heirs", combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn"... [more]
TsukiokafJapanese From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill" or 黄花 (oka) meaning "chrysanthemum". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TsukiroumJapanese From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
TsukishimJapanese This name has no meaning since it is written only in hiragana.
Tsung-hanmTaiwanese From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestors, elders" combined with 翰 (hàn) meaning "brush, pen", as well as other character combinations.
TubalothmMormon Lamanite king (c. 51 BC), son of Ammoron, the previous king. He appointed Coriantumr, a mighty man and Nephite dissenter, to lead his armies.
TulsidasmIndian, Hindi Derived from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
TuonetarfFinnish Mythology Tuonetar is the Queen of the Underworld in Finnish mythology. She is the wife of Tuoni, with whom she rules over the Underworld Tuonela.
TupsuunafYakut From the Yakut word тупсуу (tupsuu) meaning "reconciliation; truce".
TurandotfTheatre Derived from the Persian name Turandokht, meaning "daughter of Turan" (Turan being a region in Central Asia). This is the name of the title character in an opera by Giacomo Puccini... [more]
TurkessafAfrican American An invented name, based on the Spanish word turquesa meaning "turquoise". This was used by American singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes for her daughter born 1975.
TursynayfKazakh From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with ay meaning "moon"
TurukánomLiterature Meaning uncertain; contains the Quenya word káno, meaning "commander". In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the original name of King Turgon of Gondolin... [more]
TutflædfMedieval English, Anglo-Saxon Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Old English þēod "people, nation" (see þeudō) or from the masculine personal name Tuda or Tudda, combined with flæd, possibly meaning "beauty"... [more]
TutsiraimShona Means "add to what's already there" in Shona.
Twilightf & mAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English twi- "half" + līht "light".... [more]
TychanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Tzalantif & mNahuatl Probably related to Nahuatl tzalantic, "clear water".
TzameretfHebrew Means "elite, top, high level" in Hebrew.
TzavalasmGreek (Archaic) Meaning unknown, possibly of Albanian origin. The best known bearer of this name is the Greek actor Tzavalas Karousos (1904-1969).
UatsillamOssetian Mythology From the name of Saint Elijah of the Bible. Uatsilla was the God of rain, lightning, and thunder, and the protector of the harvest. If one was struck by lightning, they were considered to be chosen by this God, and if they survived, they would receive a sheep sacrifice in their honor... [more]
UdalrichmMedieval German Udalrich or Uodalrich is a German personal name derived from Old High German word elements uodal ("allodium") and richi ("mighty", "ruler"). The modern form of the name is Ulrich.
UdarangafOdia Means "one with a beautiful body" in Odia.