TinnimIcelandic Masculine form of Tinna. In some cases it can be a diminutive of Martin. This is also the name of Tintin in the Icelandic version of The Adventures of Tintin.
TinselfEnglish (Modern, Rare) A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]
Tintinm & fSwedish (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).
TionnefEnglish (Modern, Rare) This name is Modern English in origin and has an unknown meaning. Tionne Watkins is the birth name of T-Boz from the American musical group TLC
Tipif & mMaori It 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... [more]
Tiranm & fHebrew (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. ... [more]
TirgataofScythian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of the Scythian name *Tigratavā meaning "arrow power". This was the name of a Sindi-Maeotian queen and military leader, in about 430-390 BC.
Tirhanim & fTsonga Possibly from the Xitsonga word tirha meaning "work".
TirimPersian Mythology With Tirya apparently being the original form, Tiri (later simply Tir) is the name of a popular Persian astral god. His name apparently means "the swift one" or "he who moves swiftly"... [more]
TirianmLiterature Variant of Tyrian. The last king of Narnia and one of the main characters in 'The Last Battle' by C.S. Lewis.
TiridatamOld Persian Derived from the name of the Persian god Tiri combined with Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put" - also compare Middle Persian dādan "to give")... [more]
TirimüjganfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish تیر (tir) meaning "arrow" (of Persian origin) and Persian مژگان (mozhgan) meaning "eyelashes" (see Müjgan).
TironemSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Latin American Spanish borrowing of Tyrone. It was borne by the Venezuelan rapper Tirone González (1988-2015), who was best known by his stage name Canserbero.
TirsomSpanish, Galician, Portuguese Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Thyrsus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and monk Tirso de Molina (1579-1648) and the Spanish prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria (b... [more]
TirtsafBasque Basque feminine form of the Ancient Roman name Thyrsus, most likely given in reference to Saint Thyrsus, as well as an equivalent of Spanish Tirsa.
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]
TisafSlovene, Croatian, Serbian Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the river flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Serbia and a derivation from tisa "yew tree".
Tisam & fSwahili Means "nine" in Swahili. It is often given to the ninth-born child.
Ti-sáimTaiwanese This is a name given by Taiwanese fortune tellers to ward off evil spirits, as it means "hog manure." It is often an unofficial given name.
TisamenosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Can mean "avenging" or "paying honour", a participle form of either τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" or the related τίω (tio) meaning "to pay honour (to a person)" (compare timao).
TisandrosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".
TisbefLiterature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare) Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.
TíscarfSpanish (European) From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Tíscar and Nuestra Señora de Tíscar, meaning "The Virgin of Tíscar" and "Our Lady of Tíscar," venerated at the sanctuary in Quesada in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.
TishtryamNear Eastern Mythology, Persian Mythology This was the name of a Zoroastrian deity, who at first was responsible for bringing rainfall and fertility, but later became an astral deity that was associated with what is now the star Sirius. The name may have been derived from Avestan tištriia, which in turn came from púṣiya (via dissimilation) "he who makes prosper" or from Indo-European tri-str-o-m "group of three stars".
TisikratesmAncient Greek Means "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
TisjafDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps be the Dutch form of Tisha, but it is also possible that it is actually a variant form of Tiesje and perhaps even a short form of Patricia.
TitanmEnglish, Hungarian From the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.
TitanitafBrazilian Titanite, spheno or sphene is a mineral, titanium and calcium nesosilicate, CaTiSiO5. Traces of iron and aluminum impurities are present.
TithoreafGreek Mythology Etymology uncertain. In Greek mythology, Tithorea was a Phocian nymph of Mount Parnassus, from whom the town of Tithorea, previously called Neon, was believed to have derived its name.
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]
TitiusmAncient Roman, Biblical From the Roman nomen gentile Titius, which is derived from Titus and/or Titanius (see Titania). This name was borne by Titius Aristo, a Roman jurist.
TitoanmOccitan Diminutive of Antòni, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
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]
TitoslavmCroatian, 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]
TitsianmBulgarian, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Titian. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian poet Titsian Tabidze (1895-1937).
TitubafHistory, Literature The origins of this name are uncertain. This was the name of a Barbadian slave who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. In the literary world, said Tituba is featured in Maryse Condé's novel I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1986) as well as in the 1952 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller.... [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).
TiurmafBatak From Batak tiur meaning "bright, clear".
TiutôĸmGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Tiutooq (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).