TebahmBiblical Means "slaughter" in Hebrew, from the verb טָבַח (tabach) "to slaughter, butcher, slay". In the Bible, Tebah was the firstborn son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Gen... [more]
ThuwaybahfArabic Means "deserving of God's reward" in Arabic. This was the name of the wet nurse of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. She later became one of his early followers.
TiahfEnglish The definite origin remains unknown but has links with names similar to Theia or Thea, however, considering it is such a short name it could be the pet form of many European names such as Cinthea or Lucretia.... [more]
T'KeyahfAfrican American (Modern) Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]
TobijahmBiblical Meaning "Goodness of God" this name was born by two men in the Bible.
TodahmAncient Hebrew Means "thanksgiving." A character named Todah features in Sanhedrin 43a in the Talmud, during an apocryphal description of the death of Yeshua the Nazarene, as one of his five disciples... [more]
TogarmahmBiblical Hebrew Name of Gomer third-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Ancestor to the original inhabitants of Armenia (pre 1500BC). The name is found in Ancient Armenian tradition. Places named for him: Armenia.
TorahfVarious (Modern, Rare) The Torah ("Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. These are the sacred scriptures of Judaism, which form the basis for the sacred scriptures of all monotheistic religions... [more]
Tyjahm & fAfrican, African American (Modern) Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials) T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (Teejay).
Ubayd AllahmArabic Means "little servant of Allah" from Arabic عبيد (ʿubayd) meaning "little servant" (a diminutive of عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant") combined with الله (Allah).
UzzahmBiblical Means "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.
WaratahfIndigenous Australian An Australian native flowering bush with a distinctive (usually) crimson flower-head. Its name comes from the Eora language indigenous to the Sydney region. The floral emblem of New South Wales.
YaltahfJewish The name Yaltah is derived from the town Yalta (Crimea). It was borne by the pianist Yaltah Menuhin.
YanabahfNavajo Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.
YayahfSundanese Diminutive of names that end in -yah or -ah.
Ye-ahfKorean (Rare) Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and sino-korean "娥" (a) meaning"Beautiful".
Young-ahfKorean From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "eternal" and 雅 (ah) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined". Other hanja combinations are also possible.
ZabihullahmArabic, Afghan, Pashto Alternate transcription of Dhabihullah. A known bearer of this name is the Afghan politician Zabihullah Mojaddidy (b. 1946).
ZahirahfArabic, Malay Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهيرة or زاهرة (see Zahira), as well as the Malay form.
ZahrahfMalay, Indonesian Malay and Indonesian form of Zahra. It is often paired with Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء (Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".
ZanariahfMalay Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.
ZaniahfAstronomy, English (Rare) Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zaphnath-paaneahmBiblical Meaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [more]
ZelahfBiblical Hebrew, English (Rare) Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
ZerahemnahmMormon Lamanite commander at Sidon battle (c. 74 BC).
ZerahiahmBiblical From the Hebrew name זרחיה (Zerachyah) meaning "Yahweh has risen, brightness of the Lord", from the verb זרח (zarah), "dawning, shining" and יה (yah), referring to the Hebrew God.
ZofiyahfGreek Zofiyah originates from Poland as a variation of the greek name Sofia. The name means "wisdom" or is often a name to describe a girl who should be Sophisticated.
ZorahfTheatre Meaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [more]