Browse Submitted Names

Tamningthou m Manipuri
Means "he who rules the valleys" in Meitei.

Tanamasoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "rays of the sun" in Malagasy.

Tandzile f Swazi
Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.

Tanima f Pashto
Means "wave (of the sea)" in Pashto.

Tanip m Odia
Means "sun" in Odia.

Tanoute f & m Coptic (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.

Tansholpan f Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан (Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".

Tansylu f Tatar
Means "beautiful as the morning" in Tatar.

Taphamoun f Coptic
From Egyptian tꜣ-pꜣ-jmn meaning "the one of Amun".

Tapiam f Coptic
From Demotic tꜣ-pꜣ-ym meaning "the one of the sea", derived from Egyptian ym "sea, lake".

Taqi al-Din m Arabic
Means "pious of the religion" from تقي (taqi) meaning "devout, pious" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion"

Taraali f Nepali
Meaning "Stars Shining in the Sky".

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Tar-Amandil m Literature
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]

Targitaos m Scythian (Hellenized), Mythology, Scythian Mythology
Hellenized form of the name Targī̆tavah, meaning "possessing the strength of Tarkā". This name is borne by a prominent figure in Scythian mythology, whom the Greeks equated with Herakles.

Tariere f Ijaw
Means "the loved woman" in Ijaw.

Tarne m Dutch (Rare), Literature
Name of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)

Tashmetum f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant form of Tašmetu, also translated as "the lady who listens".

Tatannuaq m Inuit
Means "it is full" or "the belly" in Inuktikut. Name borne by an Inuit interpreter that worked with John Franklin on two of his Arctic expeditions.

Taté-iyòhiwin f Sioux
Means "Every Wind" or "Reaches for the Wind" in Dakota. This was the name adopted by Ellen Simmons, the mother of Dakota musician, activist and writer Zitkála-Šá (legal name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin).

Tatenen m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "risen land" or "exalted earth", and also refers to the silt of the Nile River.... [more]

Tatsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 起 (tatsu) meaning "rouse, wake up, get up", 健 (tatsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (tatsu) meaning "build", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 達 (tatsu) meaning "accomplished, reach, arrive, attain", 辰 (tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon", 立 (tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 竜 (tatsu) and 龍 (tatsu) both meaning "dragon" combined with 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry"... [more]

Tatsumi m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as either 辰巳 or 龍美 with 辰 (shin, jin, tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon (5th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful."... [more]

Tatsumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From 辰 (tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon (5th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)", and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Taufikurrahman m Indonesian
Comes from Arabic توفيق الرحمٰن (Tawfiq ar-rahman) meaning “good fortune of the merciful”. A famous bearer of this name is Indonesian politician Taufikurrahman Saleh.

Taulu m Karachay-Balkar
Means "of the mountain" or "man from the mountains" in Karachay-Balkar.

Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]

Tauriel f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Means "young woman of the forest" in Sindarin, from taur "forest" and riel "maiden". It was created by Peter Jackson for the last two films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy, for the name of an elf.

Tautgintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend the people", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Tautgirdas m Lithuanian
Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "hear the people" or "the people hear (everything)", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Tautvaldas m Lithuanian
Means "(the) people's rule", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).

Tautvilas m Lithuanian
Means "(the) people's hope", derived from Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]

Tavhid m Uzbek
Means "belief in the unity of God" in Uzbek.

Tawan m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Taya f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "Made in The Beautiful Land of Israel" (Hebrew: תוצרת ארץ ישראל היפה)

Tazirga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Derived from Guanche *tazirga, meaning "she who leads to the water".

Teaksen f Khmer
Means "the south" in Khmer.

Teanuanua m Tahitian
Means "the rainbow" in Tahitian.

Teao m & f Maori
Means "the world, the day" in Māori.

Tearoha f & m Maori
Means "the love" in Maori (te, "the" and aroha, "love"). A variant of Aroha. May also be spelled Te Aroha.

Teata f Chickasaw
Possibly a variant of Te Ata, the stage name of Mary Frances Thompson (1895 - 1995), best known as Te Ata or Te Ata Fisher after her marriage. Te Ata means "bearer of the morning" in the Chickasaw language... [more]

Teata m & f Tahitian
Means "the cloud" in Tahitian.

Teawa m & f Akan
Means "the slim one" in Akan.

Tebarekberhaneyessus m Amharic
This name means "Bless the light of jesus" and is used in Ethiopian families. Mostly Tigray and Gurage.

Tecapan f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl teca "to lie down" and the locative suffix -pan, or be related to tecampaxolitzli "the act of biting".

Tecciztecatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "person from Tecciztlann" in Nahuatl, a place name derived from Nahuatl tēcciztli "conch" and tlācatl "person, human being". In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl was a lunar deity, representing the "Man in the Moon"... [more]

Tecoše f Coptic
From Egyptian tȝ-kȝš(.t) meaning "she of Kush", derived from tȝ "the; she of" combined with kȝš "Kush", the name of an ancient kingdom in Nubia.

Tecpanecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person of the palace", from Nahuatl tecpan "palace" combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.

Tedesca f Medieval Italian
Derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesca, the feminine form of tedesco, "German".

Tedesco m Medieval Italian
Derived from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesco "German".

Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, Literature
Derived from Tahitian te meaning "the" and hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [more]

Teheiura m & f Tahitian
Derived from Tahitian te hei 'ura literally meaning "the red crown".

Teiakotsinarèn:tonte f Mohawk
Means "the hoof lady" in Mohawk.

Teiman m Hebrew
Means "the south" in Hebrew.

Tekaha m & f Maori
Means "the strength, a ritual chant to give strength" in Māori.

Tekaronhió:ken m Mohawk
Means "split in the sky" in Mohawk.

Tekoha m Maori
"The Gift; Gifted"

Tekonwenaharake f Mohawk
Means "her voice travels through the wind" in Mohawk.

Tellus f Roman Mythology
Means "the earth, globe" in Latin. In Roman mythology Tellus was the mother goddess who personified the earth, equivalent to the Greek goddess Gaia.

Telse f North Frisian, Low German
Originally a Low German diminutive of Elisabeth, which may have arisen from the contraction of either Sünt Else meaning "Saint Else", perhaps applied affectionately or ironically to an individual named Else (or else referring to the biblical character; see Elizabeth) or dat Else, an affectionate phrase meaning "the Else".

Temani m Hebrew
Means "from the south" in Hebrew

Tenao m Polynesian
Means "the wave" in Gilbertese.

Tenepal f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl tene "lip-possessor; one who speaks well or vigorously", itself derived from tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and the possessive suffix -e, combined with the suffix -pal "through, by means of"... [more]

Tenesor m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, meaning "you precede (others)", "lead the way" or "you stay ahead". This was the name of an Aboriginal chieftain from Gran Canaria who converted to Christianism and allied with the Spaniards, aiding them in the conquest of the Canary Islands... [more]

Tengausasabe f Polynesian
Means "the hundred flying fish" in Bellonese.

Tengdosh m Uzbek
Means "equal" or "of the same age" in Uzbek.

Teniu'usi m & f Polynesian
Means "the dark coconut" in Bellonese.

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]

Tentkheta f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.

Te Poki m Maori
The possibly meaning of this name is, "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Senior Ngati Mutunga chief.

Teramo m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Likely derived from Teramo, the name of a city in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its name comes from the first part of its ancient Roman name, which was Interamnia Praetutiorum. It essentially means "between the two rivers of the Praetutii" in Latin, derived from the Latin words inter meaning "between" and amnis meaning "river, stream" combined with Praetutii, the name of an Italic tribe... [more]

Terava f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and rava meaning "dark, brownish".

Ternan m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Ternan is venerated as the "Bishop of the Picts". Not much is known of his life; different historians place him either at the mid-fifth century or the latter part of the sixth. Those who place him in the earlier period, associate him with Palladius.

Terramer m Literature
In medieval German literature, Terramer is the name of a heathen king from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). He was based on Desramé, a Saracen king from the French epic poem Aliscans (12th century), which was the main source of inspiration for Willehalm.... [more]

Tersoo m Tiv
Tersoo means "the father,like"

Tertianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was either derived from the Latin adjective tertianus meaning "of the third, tertian" or from Tertius.

Teruko f Japanese
Most commonly given as Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "illuminate, shine" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". It can also be used as 曦 (teru) meaning "the sun", 光 (teru) meaning "ray, light" or 輝 (teru) meaning "radiant, shining" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Terwin m Arthurian Cycle
Terwin is a man who succumbs to Despair in Book 1 of "The Faerie Queene".

Tesfa-egzy m Ge'ez
Means "promise of the Lord" in Ge'ez.

Testimony m & f English
From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]

Teuira m & f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and uira meaning "lightning".

Teura m & f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and 'ura, an archaic term meaning "red".

Tevahine f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and vahine meaning "woman".

Tevairai m & f Tahitian
Means "the celestial water" in Tahitian.

Texiuh m Nahuatl
Possibly means "someone’s year" in Nahuatl, from xihuitl "year" (or "turquiose") and the possessive prefix te-. Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Teyahualo m Nahuatl
Means "he encircles people" or "he who surrounds the enemy" in Nahuatl.

Tezal f Indian (Rare)
"First ray of the sun"

Tezcacoacatl m Nahuatl
Means "of the mirrored snake", derived from Nahuatl tezcatl "mirror" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin", with the affiliative suffix -catl.

Tezcamitl m Nahuatl
Means "mirror arrow", "arrow in the mirror", or possibly "reflection" in Nahuatl, from tezcatl "mirror" and mitl "arrow, dart".

Tha f Manipuri
Means "moon (as an object, the astronomical body)" in Meitei.

Thahleel f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"Believe in the oneness of Allah (God), believe there is none worthy of worship except Allah (God)"... [more]

Thaiknanshin f Mythology
Alternate name for Mya Nan Nwe meaning "keeper of the treasure trove".

Thalelaios m Late Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom" (also see Thalia). The second element probably derives from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people", although Greek λαιός (laios) "left, on the left side" and Greek λεῖος (leios) "smooth" are also possibilities.

Thangai m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Thaqib m Arabic
Means "sharp, piercing" in Arabic, derived from the second part of the Quranic phrase النجم الثاقب (an-najmu at-thaqibu) meaning "the piercing star".

Thatayotlhe m Tswana
Means "all the strength" in Setswana.

Theemin f & m Astronomy
Possibly a corrupted form of Arabic al thalim, meaning "the ostrich". This is a star in the constellation Eridanus.

Theiodamas m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek Masculine name meaning "subdued by the divine".

The-Lord-Is-Near m English (Puritan)
Referring to multiple scriptures that state "the day of the Lord is near."

Thelxinoe f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun θέλξις (thelxis) meaning "enchantment, bewitchment", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb θέλγω (thelgo) meaning "to enchant, to bewitch, to charm, to captivate"... [more]

Thembisile f Zulu
Means "the trusted one" in Zulu.

Themista f Ancient Greek
Derived from θεμιστος (themistos), meaning "belonging to the law".

Themisto f Greek Mythology
From Greek θεμιστος (themistos) which means "belonging to the law", or "belonging to the customs". It is therefore related to Themis.... [more]

Théodwyn f Literature
Means "joy of the people" in Old English, a combination of the elements thiod meaning "people" and wynn meaning "joy" (compare Éowyn)... [more]

Theognosia f Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek θεογνωσία (theognosia) meaning "the knowledge of God".

Theologos m Late Greek, Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".... [more]

Theomestor m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θεομήστωρ (theomestor) meaning "like the gods in counsel" or "divine counsellor". It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor".... [more]

Theopompos m Ancient Greek
Means "sent by the gods, godsent" in Greek, ultimately derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god, deity; divine" and πέμπω (pempo) meaning "to send, conduct, escort"... [more]

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."

Theraephone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη (Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ (ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter"... [more]

Therikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from Greek θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase"... [more]

Theudewin m Germanic
Means "friend of the people", derived from the Germanic element þeud "people" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Thinnakon m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Thipphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ທິບພະ (thippha) meaning "heaven, sky" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Þorinn m Old Norse
Means "the brave one" in Old Norse.

Thorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Thulilwempi m Ndebele
Means "the dust of war" in Ndebele.

Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.

Thupten m & f Tibetan
From 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".

Thurein m Burmese
Either from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" or from शूर (shura) meaning "heroic, brave, strong, powerful" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Thuriya m Burmese
Means "sun" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya).

Ðurðevka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley" (compare Đurđica).

Thùytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thùy and Tiên.... [more]

Thủytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thủy and Tiên... [more]

Thymian f Literature
Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [more]

Tiaa f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tj-ꜥꜣ possibly meaning "the great", derived from a variant of tꜣ "the; she of" combined with‎ ꜥꜣ "big, great, important". Tiaa was an ancient Egyptian queen consort during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1550-1292 BC)... [more]

Tianmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial", 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" or 添 (tiān) meaning "increase, add to" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream", 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Tiansa f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 飒 (sà) meaning "sound of the wind, melancholy".

Tiaraoluwa f Yoruba
Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.

Tiberinus m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "of the river Tiber" in Latin (also see Tiberius), as -inus is a Latin masculine adjectival suffix.... [more]

Tibiriçá m Brazilian
Tibiriçá means "watchman of the land" in Tupi. He was the leader of the Tupiniquim prior to the Portuguese colonization of Brazil.

Ti-bish-ko-gi-jik m Ojibwe
Meaning, "looking into the sky."

Ticasuk f Inupiat, Inuit
Meaning, "where the four winds gather their treasures from all parts of the world...the greatest which is knowledge."

Tida m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 太陽 (tida), the word for "sun" in many Ryukyuan languages, cognate to Japanese 天道 (tendō), referring to the sun or the god of heaven and the earth.

Tiida m & f Popular Culture
The Japanese name of the Final Fantasy character X Tidus, which means “Sun” in Okinawan.

Tikal f Mayan
From Tikal, the ruins of an ancient city found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It may be derived from ti ak'al in the Yucatec Maya language; it is said to be a relatively modern name meaning "at the waterhole"... [more]

Tikuna f Jewish, Northern African
From the Hebrew word tikun meaning "repair, rectification".... [more]

Tilovat m Uzbek
Means "reading, recitation of the Qu'ran" in Uzbek.

Timesileos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τίμησις (timesis) meaning "esteeming, honouring" as well as "estimation, valuation" combined with the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).... [more]

Timodemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements τιμαω (timao) "to honour" and δημος (demos) "the people."

Timolaos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from Greek timao "honor" and laos "people" meaning "to honor the people".

Timorous m Literature
A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."

Tindara f Guanche
From Guanche *te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".

Tingxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun".

Tinhinan f Berber
Means "she of the campfires" in Tamazight. This was the name of a Tuareg queen.

Tinitran f Berber
Means "of the stars" in Amazigh.

Tintifawin f Berber
Means "of the light, shining" in Tamazight.

Tintlelli f Berber
Means "of the free" in Tamazight.

Tiri m Persian 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]

Tirivashe m & f Shona
Means "We belong to the Lord". #This is a Christian name for believers declaring their loyalty to God".

Tíscar f Spanish (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.

Titan m English, 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.

Tiwul f Berber
Means "of the heart" in Tamazight.

Tiyamiyu m Yoruba
Mans "my mother is the dearest" in Kwa.

Tlacatecpanecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from the palace" in Nahuatl.

Tlacoehua f Nahuatl
Means "middle child" in Nahuatl, literally "to stand up in the middle". Most often given to a second or third-born child.

Tlahuizcal m Nahuatl
Means "dawn, the light of dawn" in Nahuatl.

Tlaytmas f Northern African (Modern)
Female name meaning "The one with brothers/has brothers". Combination of "Tla" meaning "has", and "Ytmas" meaning "Her brothers".

Tleçannen m Nahuatl
Means "what’s the use?" in Nahuatl.

Tlemachica m Nahuatl
Means "what the hell for?” in Nahuatl.

Tlepapalotl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl tletl "fire" and papalotl "butterfly", possibly referring to a moth, or to the word tlepapalochihua, meaning "to plunge into the fire like a butterfly; to place oneself in danger".

Tocelyn f Literature
Used by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."

Tohuacochin m & f Nahuatl
Meaning 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... [more]

Tōken m Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (tō) meaning "the paulownia tree" combined with 軒 (ken) meaning "carriage". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tokino f Japanese
From Japanese 解 (toki) meaning "unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute", 季 (toki) meaning "seasons", 暁 (toki) meaning "daybreak, dawn, in the event", 時 (toki) meaning "time, hour", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 鴇 (toki) meaning "wild goose", 刻 (toki) meaning "engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving", 常 (toki) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 朱 (to) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody" or 音 (to) meaning "sound", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 起 (ki) meaning "rouse, wake up, get up", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, rare, request", 月 (ki) meaning "moon", 鷺 (ki) meaning "heron" or 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth" combined with 之 (no), a possessive marker, 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life"... [more]

Tōko f Japanese
This name combines 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, steeple, tower," 憧 (shou, tou, dou, akoga.reru) meaning "admire, adore, aspire to, long for, yearn after," 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east," 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree," 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia," 灯 (tou, akari, tomoshibi, tomo.su, hi, ho-) meaning "(a) light, lamp," 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, nobo.ru) meaning "ascend, climb up," 瞳 (tou, dou, hitomi) meaning "pupil," 藤 (tou, dou, fuji) meaning "wisteria," 透 (tou, su.kasu, su.ku, su.keru, tou.su, tou.ru) meaning "filter, penetrate, permeate, transparent" or 陶 (tou) meaning "porcelain, pottery" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."

Tolulope f & m Yoruba
Means "to the Lord be Praise" in Yoruba.

Toluwanimi m & f Yoruba
Means "I belong to the lord" in Yoruba.

Tomi m Nigerian
Means "the people" in Kalarbari, spoken in Nigeria.

Tomiquia m & f Nahuatl
Means "our death" or "the death of us", from Nahuatl to- "our", a possessive prefix, and miquiztli "death, mortality".

Tomura m Japanese
Tomura, used by the popular villain Shigaraki Tomura in Boku no Hero Academia, comes from the word “tomurau," which means to mourn and express sorrow over death and farewell. ... [more]

Tomutendaishe m & f Shona
Meaning “we give thanks to He who is the Lord”, it is synonymous with the names Tinomutendaishe and Tovatendaishe.

Tonal m Nahuatl
Older form of Tonalli, meaning "day, sun, solar heat, life force" in Nahuatl.

Tonaloxochitl f Nahuatl
From the name of a type of red orchid (species Bletia coccinea) commonly known as the brick red bletia in English. Ultimately derived from tonalli "day, warmth of the sun" and xōchitl "flower".

Tongmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" or 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Tongxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" or 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or "star".

To'qson m Uzbek
Means "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" in Uzbek.

To'qsonsharif m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'qson meaning "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" and sharif meaning "sacred, holy".

To'qsonsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from to'qson, refering to "the ninety days of winter" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]

Toraichi m Japanese
Tora means "tiger" and Ichi means "one." Ichi usually refers to a person if it's at the end of the name, such as, "the powerful one."

Torashi m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (torashi, tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" or 虎 (torashi, tora) meaning "tiger, drunkard" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history, chronicle", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 嗣 (shi) meaning "heir, succeed", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling" or 至 (shi) meaning "climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in"... [more]

Torasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Torato m Japanese
From Japanese 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" or 寅 (tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]

Toshimasa m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (toshi) meaning "century", 健 (toshi) meaning "healthy, strong" or 幸 (toshi) meaning "happiness" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Toshiya m Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (toshi, shi) meaning "longevity, congratulations", 俊 (toshi) meaning "genius, excellence", 智 (toshi) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 敏 (toshi) meaning "cleverness, agile, alert", 利 (toshi) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 紀 (toshi) meaning "chronicle", 年 (toshi) meaning "year, counter for years", 稔 (toshi) meaning "harvest, ripen", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 東 (to) meaning "east", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 谷 (ya) meaning "valley", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 爾 (ya) meaning "you, thou, second person", 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 家 (ya) meaning "house, home, family, professional, expert, performer", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening"... [more]

Totonametl m Nahuatl
Means "resplendent one, shining one" in Nahuatl, a reduplicate form of tonametl "sunbeam, ray of sun". This was a title of the sun and of the planet Venus, as well as a given name.

Touko m Finnish
From Finnish touko meaning "sowing (in the springtime)".

Toulane f Popular Culture
A fictional bearer is Toulane Thomas from the American Girl novel "McKenna" and the film adaptation "An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars". It is occasionally used as a given name in various countries.

Towa m & f Indigenous American
Towa is a sacred name meaning "Sun" and "Sacred" coming from the Tanoan people. It is both a personal name and tribe name.

Towşan f Turkmen (Rare)
Derived from Turkmen towşan "hare", ulitmately from Proto-Turkic *tabɨĺgan "hare". Towşan Esenowa (1915 - 1988) was a Turkmen Soviet poetess, writer, playwright and translator. She was an "Honored Poetess of the Turkmen SSR" (1939) and "People's Writer of the Turkmen SSR" (1974).

Toxeus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τοξεύς (toxeus) meaning "bowman, archer", which is ultimately derived from Greek τόξον (toxon) meaning "bow". Also compare Greek τοξεύω (toxeuo) "to shoot with the bow" and Greek τοξεία (toxeia) "archery"... [more]

Transmundus m Medieval Italian (Rare)
From Latin trans "across, over, beyond; on the other side" combined with Latin mundus "world". This phrase, more often used as a byname, was also rarely used as a given name.

Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]

Tremedal f Spanish
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.

Tribulation m English (Puritan), Literature
Middle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’... [more]

Trivia f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin trivium meaning "a place where three roads meet, a crossroads". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth... [more]

Troadius m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
From Ancient Greek Τρωάδιος (Troadios) meaning "of Troad", itself from Τρωάδα (Troada) meaning "the region of Troy, Troad"... [more]

Trofimena f Italian (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [more]

Trompart m Arthurian Cycle
Trompart is Braggadocio's wicked, deceitful squire in Books 2–5 of "The Faerie Queene".

Trrishaant m Indian
"Ruler of The Universe"... [more]

Tsanainesh f Ge'ez
Means "you are a sun" in Ge'ez.

Tsehai m & f Ge'ez
Means "sun" in Ge'ez.

Tsiskara m Georgian (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]

Tsismara f Georgian (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]

Tsisnami f Georgian
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).

Tsiso f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of given names that contain Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", such as Tsisana and Tsisnami.

Tsolmon f & m Mongolian
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Mongolian.

Tsuguharu m Japanese
From 嗣 (tsugu, tsuguru) meaning "descendants, heirs" or 次 (tsugu, tsuguru) meaning "next, secondary" combined with 陽 (haru, yo) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru, hare, teru) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Tsugumi f Japanese
This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]

Tsukichiyo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) "moon", 地 (chi) meaning "earth; ground" combined with 陽 (yo) meaning "the sun". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tsukihi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 月日 (tsukihi), literally meaning "moon and sun," though it can also refer to time, years or days.... [more]

Tsukoko f Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu), referring to Tsu city in Mie prefecture, 古 (ko) meaning "the past" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tsutomu m Japanese
From classical verbs 勤む (tsutomu) meaning "to work (for), serve (in)," 務む (tsutomu) meaning "to serve/act (as), play the role (of)" or 努む/勉む/力む (tsutomu) meaning "to endeavour, try, strive, make an effort," all of these verbs rendered today as tsutomeru... [more]

Tsviata f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian цвят (cvjat) "colour (usually vivid); (of a plant) blossom, flower; (figurative) elite, the best of the bunch".

Tuathlaith f Irish
Means "princess of the people" from Irish tuath meaning "people, land" combined with flaith "princess".

Tufayyur f Berber
Means "more beautiful than the moon" in Tamazight.

Tufitran f Berber
Means "more beautiful than the stars" in Tamazight.

Tuftent f Berber
Means "the most beautiful" in Tamazight.

Tülin f Turkish
Means "the halo around the moon" in Turkish.

Tumu-te-ana-oa f Polynesian Mythology
The personfication of echoes in Cook Islands mythology. Her name means "the cause of the call or voice heard from caves", from tumu meaning "cause", oa meaning "voice" and ana meaning "caves".

Tuntum m Akan
Means "the black" in Akan.

Tuskul m Yakut
Means "the better future" in Yakut.

Tutankhaten m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn meaning "image of the life of Aten". This was the birth name of Tutankhamun.

Twain m English
Transferred use of the surname and pseudonym, Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."

Twosret f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tꜣ-wsr.t meaning "mighty lady", derived from tꜣ "the; she of" combined with wsr "mighty, powerful" and the feminine suffix -t. This was the name of the last known ruler and the final pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (c.1191 BCE – c.1189 BCE), who inherited the position after the death of her husband Seti II... [more]

Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).

Tyland m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Tyland Lannister is a politician of Westeros and the identical twin brother of Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock.

Tymancha f Evenki
Means "of the morning" in Evenki.

Tz'akbu f Classic Mayan
Etymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "the successor, the counted one", deriving from the Classic Maya element tz’akbuj (counted, successor). Name borne by Lady Tz'akbu Ajaw, who was the mother of K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II of Palenque.

Tzarina f Russian (Rare)
Derived from the notable wife of the Tzar and popularized in the newer 21st century due to it's exotic pronunciation. It means "wife of the great Tzar"

Tzihuactlatonal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tzihuactlah "place of prickly shrubs" (from tzicuactli, a kind of agave plant) and tonalli "day, sun, heat" or "soul, animating force", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Tzihuacxilotl f & m Nahuatl
Means "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".

Udaberri f Basque
Means "the spring season" in Basque.

Udai m Odia
Means "to rise; the rising" in Odia.

Udant m Odia
Means "the correct message" in Odia.

Udayachal m Odia
Means "the eastern horizon" in Odia.

Udayaditya m Indian
Means "rising sun", from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) "going up, rising" and आदित्य (aditya) "sun; relating to the god of the sun".

Udendaneki f Datooga
Means "the spring, source of water" in Datooga.

Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)
This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Uel m Biblical
In Ezra 10:34 : "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel."

Ugonna m Igbo
Meaning "eagle of the father" or "father's glory" in Igbo.

U-Hwan m & f Korean (Rare)
From Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, roof", 旴 (u) meaning "sunrise", 雨 (u) meaning "rain", 佑 (u), 祐 (u), both meaning "to help", 瑀 (u), 玗 (u), both meaning "jade", 友 (u) meaning "friend", 昱 (u) meaning "sunlight", 煜 (u) meaning "shining; brilliant", 優 (u) meaning "generous; soft", 羽 (u) meaning "feather, wing", or 禹 (U) meaning "Yu the Great", the legendary king of the Xia Dynasty combined with 桓 (hwan) meaning "sapling", 奐 (hwan) meaning "to be numerous, brilliant", 煥 (hwan) meaning "brilliant; shining, lustrous", 晥 (hwan) meaning "bright, morning star", or 歡 (hwan) meaning "happy".... [more]

Uira m & f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase 'anapa te uira i te 'iriātai meaning "lighting flashing across the horizon".

Úkaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the space in front of the platform" in Greenlandic.

Úkangnâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the favourite space in front of the platform" in Greenlandic.

Uko f Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "the past; ancient times". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ukyō m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 右京, 右恭, 侑京, 宇京, 宇郷, 宇恭, 宇響, 羽京, 羽恭 or 羽響 with 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right", 侑 (u, yuu, susu.meru, tasu.keru) meaning "urge to eat", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers", 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital", 恭 (kyou, uyauya.shii) meaning "respect, reverent", 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "district, home town, native place, village" and 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate."... [more]

Ulaajuk m & f Greenlandic
Means "the shapely, well-built one" in Greenlandic.

Ülker f & m Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.

Ulkos m Old Celtic
Means "bad, evil", deriving from the Proto-Celtic element *ulkos ("bad, evil). This is a Lepontic name known from a coin found on the Italian side of the Gran San Bernardo pass.

Ultasila f Berber
Means "of the plains" in Tamazight.

Uluben m Hinduism
This is used bythe god of thunder in hindu myths. "The special one"

Umaler f Berber
Means "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.

Úmbuushù f Bette
Means "she prospers the home" in Bette Obudu.

Umiko f Japanese (Modern)
Means "Child of the sea" in Japanese.

Umito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Umîtsuk f Greenlandic
Means "the patient one" in Greenlandic.

Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".

Unetu m Amharic
Means "the truth" in Amharic.

Ungaaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "baby, last-born" in Greenlandic, originally "the wailing one".

Unkulunkulu m Zulu, African Mythology
Means "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [more]

Unuel m Esperanto
From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.

Upma f Indian
Hindi name meaning “the best”. Upma is also a cereal dish similar to semolina.

Urako f Japanese (Rare)
From 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, seacoast" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Uraliä f Bashkir
From the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir үр "elevation; upland", Mansi ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.

Urma f Quechua
Means "the one that drops good things in her path" in Quechua.

Ursul m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).

Ur-zababa m Sumerian, Akkadian
Likely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian 𒌨 (ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god Zababa... [more]

Usakteayda f Datooga
Means "one who was born in the morning" in Datooga.

Usen m Efik
Means "the day" in Efik.

Userkare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "powerful is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.

Usermaatre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ meaning "the justice of Ra is powerful", derived from wsr "mighty, powerful" combined with mꜣꜥt "truth, virtue, justice" and the name of the god Ra (literally "the sun")... [more]

Utertoĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the returned one (the family member who has come home again)" in Greenlandic.

Utin m & f Ibibio
Means "sun" in Ibibio.

Uuliinyagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower of the mountain" in Mongolian, from уулын (uuliin) meaning "(of the) mountain", ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uzoamani f Igbo
Means "the road to aspirations" in Igbo.

Uzoechina m & f Igbo
Means "let the road not be closed" in Igbo.

Væringr m Old Norse
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]

Vafþrúðnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the mightily entangling one". This is the name of a wise giant in Norse mythology.

Vahideddin m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic name Waheed al-Din, which means "lonely man of the religion".

Vahuo m & f Yi
Means "raised in the mountains" in Yi.

Vaiana f Tahitian
Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".

Vaianu f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase Vai anu o te rua mato meaning "fresh water from the rock hole".

Vaiata f Tahitian
Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".

Vairocana m Buddhism, Hinduism
From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.

Vajezatha m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.

Vakarinė f Baltic Mythology
Derived from Lithuanian vakaras meaning "evening; (plural only) west" (compare Vakarė) with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "vesperal; pertaining to the evening."... [more]

Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".

Valdete f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and deti "the sea; the ocean".

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and gautr "goth".

Valgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [more]

Valhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]

Valiahd m Uzbek
Means "heir to the throne" in Uzbek.

Valian m Literature
Main character in Jennifer Bell's book series "The Uncommoners".

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).