TäñkäbikäfBashkir From Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä) meaning "ruble, silver coin (arc.)" or "fish scale", also the name of metal pieces of decoration sewn on women's traditional clothes or interwoven into hair, and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
TannakinfFolklore, Literature Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
TannisfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
Tanoutef & mCoptic (Sahidic) Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
TanovarfUzbek Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of a classical Uzbek folk dance melody.
TanpopofJapanese (Modern, Rare) From 蒲公英 (tanpopo), referring to the dandelion, likely to have originated from a contraction of 田菜 (tana), the old name for the flowering plant, with the addition of 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek," from the flowering plant's resemblance to a cheek of a face.... [more]
TañqızfKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
TantafLiterature used by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Hobbit Tanta Hornblower, the great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
TantafInca "Beautiful beyond exaggeration," is how one Spanish chronicler described Tanta Carhua. Carhua was a ten-year old Inca child whose father offered her to the Inca Emperor as a Capacocha sacrifice. The honour of sacrifice was bestowed not only on the family, but was forever immortalized in the child... [more]
TantalidesmArthurian Cycle, Literature A scribe from Vercelli, Italy, who served Arthur and recorded the deeds of the Knights of the Round Table.
TantalisfArthurian Cycle, Literature Empress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [more]
TantalosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ταλάντατος (talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from τάλας (tálas) "wretched, miserable".
TantalusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [more]
TantamanimAncient Egyptian From Egyptian tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
TantormLiterature Tantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
TanweermArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic تنوير (see Tanwir), as well as the Urdu transcription.
TanwenfWelsh Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.
TanyaradzwafShona Means "we have been consoled", "we have found comfort" in Shona, often bestowed upon a girl born after a tragedy or difficulty, she being the source of consolation or comfort; the implied meaning is "blessing, godsend".
TanyomBulgarian Contracted form of other Bulgarian masculine names such as: Stoyan, Atanas, Stanislav, Tsvetan and so on, or the feminine Tanya. ... [more]
Tạom & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 造 (tạo) meaning "make, build, create".
TaomAncient Egyptian This was name of two Egyptian pharaons: Seqenenre Tao I and his son Seqenenre Tao II, both rulers of the Seventieth Dinasty of Egypt (1580-1550 BC).
TaomJapanese From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [more]
TaofangfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous".
TaofenfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
TaohongfChinese From the 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Taohuaf & mChinese From Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
TaohuanfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
TaohuifChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
TaojiefChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
TaolingfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
TaowanfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peace, marriage" and 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
TáoxiafChinese From Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
TaoxiangfChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
TaoxiufChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, refined".
Tao-yifTaiwanese The name Tao-yi has several meanings: 道宜, meaning “suitable and proper way,” 道怡, meaning “joyful and harmonious way,” 道儀 meaning “ceremonious way,” 道毅, meaning “resolute and decisive way,” 道義, meaning “righteous way,” 道益, meaning “way of benefit and profit,” 道伊, meaning “his or her way.”
TaoyufChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
TaozhifChinese From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 枝 (zhī) meaning "branches".
TaphaphfBiblical Meaning unknown. She is the daughter of Solomon, mentioned in 1 Kings 4:11.
TaphnutiafHistory (?) One of four women in ancient times who supposedly created a philosopher's stone. It is apparently a corruption of Paphnutia, a feminine form of Paphnutius.
TapiotarfFinnish Mythology In Finnish mythology Tapiotar, queen of forest, was the female version of Tapio. The name Tapiotar was formed of simply adding tar, a Finnish feminine suffix, behind Tapio.
TapleymEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".
TaplofGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun თაფლი (tapli) meaning "honey".
TäppfSwedish Old Swedish name meaning "part of a field or meadow". It is more often used as a prefix name rather than a standalone first name. It is also a common farm name in Dalarna.
TapputifBabylonian Tapputi, or Tapputi-Butt, is the earliest known chemist. She distilled and mixed perfumes and was overseer of the royal palacein Babylonian Mesopotamia ca. 1200 BCE.
TapshayfCoptic, Egyptian Mythology Ultimately from Egyptian ta-pȝ-šȝy meaning "she of Shai", in Coptic derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ- (ta-) combined with the name of the god Shai... [more]
TarafSerbian From the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
TarafJapanese From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
TarafSpanish (Canarian) From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche *tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ (tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh tara meaning "love".
Taraf & mMaori Means "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
TarajifAfrican American Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.
Tar-AmandilmLiterature This name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [more]
Taranjotm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit तरण (taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
TarannomfPersian The meaning of "tarannom" is "melodey" in persian.
TaranzamPopular Culture Taranza is an antagonist first appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He serves as second-in-command to Queen Sectonia, the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
TarbulafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Old Persian (?) Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is St Tarbula. She was martyred when King Shapur II of Persia accused her of practicing witchcraft, that caused the queen to fall ill.
TarchonmEtruscan Mythology In Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus, were cultural heroes who founded the Etruscan League of twelve cities, the Dodecapoli.