Thongdym & fLao From Lao ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
ThorbymLiterature Transferred use of the surname Thorby, which is a variant of Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
ÞóreyfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ThrenodyfAmerican (Rare) From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".
Thursdaym & fEnglish (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era) From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Thúyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 翠 (thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụym & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞 (thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thủyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
Thủyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
TibisayfSouth American According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]
TierneyfEnglish Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this female name include the American photographer Tierney Gearon (1963-), American basketball player Tierney Pfirman (1994-), American jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963-), and American biologist Tierney Thys (1966-).
TiffnayfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Tiffany. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 71 babies born with the first name Tiffnay in the United States.
Tobeym & fEnglish (Rare) Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.
TobgaymTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan སྟོབས་རྒྱས (stobs-rgyas) meaning "mighty, extensive power", derived from སྟོབས (stobs) meaning "power, force, strength" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Tog'boymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek tog' meaning "mountain" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
TojiboymTajik (Rare), Uzbek The first element of this name is derived from Tajik тоҷ (toj) and Uzbek тож (toj), which both mean "crown". Both words are ultimately of Parthian (i.e. Iranian) origin.... [more]
TrilbyfEnglish (Rare), Literature The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]
TrinnyfEnglish (British, Modern, Rare) This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [more]
TrishnakshaymSanskrit MEANING : cessation of desire , tranquility of mind. It is joining of तृष्णा + अक्षय. Here तृष्णा means desire + अक्षय means cessation... [more]
TrothyfEnglish (British, Archaic) Perhaps derived from the archaic English word troth meaning "truth, a pledge". This name was recorded in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England.
TruvyfTheatre Used by the American writer Robert Harling for a character in his play Steel Magnolias (1987); the character, Truvy Jones, was played by Dolly Parton in the 1989 film adaptation. It is perhaps a variant of Trudy, itself a diminutive of Gertrude, or a transferred use of a surname.
Tsaramandresym & fMalagasy From the Malagasy tsara meaning "good, beautiful" and mandresy meaning "conquer", or the Malagasy name for the Ficus grevei tree.
Tsiorym & fMalagasy From the Malagasy tsy meaning "not" and ory meaning "miserable".
TsippyfJewish Variant of Tzippy. Tsippy Tamiri (1952 – 2017) was an Israeli mass spectrometrist, specialized in the analysis of explosives, drugs, and poisons.
Tsiresym & fMalagasy From the Malagasy tsy meaning "not" and resy meaning "defeated".
Tsirirym & fMalagasy Means "whistling teal" in Malagasy, a type of duck.
Tsiverym & fMalagasy From the Malagasy tsy meaning "not" and very meaning "lost".
Tsi-Zak-GayfIndigenous American, Snohomish Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Snohomish woman known for her skill in basket-weaving, and for introducing basket-weaving to the Snohomish people.
TsusnymMongolian Derived from Mongolian цус (tsus or cus) "blood".
Tsu'teymPopular Culture This is the name of one of the characters that is featured in the Avatar franchise.
TumanoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek tuman meaning "mist, haze" and oy meaning "moon".
TumaymMordvin Derived from тумо (tumo) meaning "oak".
Tunaym & fTurkish (Modern) Means "moonlight" or "the light that illuminates night" in Turkish.
TurishboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek turish meaning "standing, waking up" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
TursynayfKazakh From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with ay meaning "moon"
TursynbaymKazakh (Rare) From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tùyf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 隨 (tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".
TuyaboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek tuya meaning "camel" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tuya-NebettawyfAncient Egyptian Combination of Tuya and Nebettawy. This was the name given to one of the several daughters of pharaoh Ramesses II (ca 1303-1213 BC), third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (from 1292 to 1189 BC ca).
TweedymEnglish (Rare) Transferred from the surname Tweedy. Some famous bearers of this name are American rapper Tweedy Bird Loc (1967-2020) and English doctor Tweedy John Todd (1789-1840).
Tweetym & fPopular Culture, Various (Rare) Wordplay on the words sweetie and tweet, the onomatopoeia of birds. This is the name of Warner Bros. character Tweety, a yellow canary who began to appear in Looney Tunes (1930) and Merrie Melodies (1931) series of animated cartoons... [more]
UrysbiymCircassian (Rare) Derived from Adyghe Урыс (Urys) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
VaalakymOdia It is the name of a Kaurava. Kaurava is a Sanskrit term for the descendants of King Kuru (or simply Kurava in Tamil), a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahābhārata.
VadunyfRomanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.
ValeyfIcelandic 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").
ValmymFrench, French (Belgian) This name came into usage after the Battle of Valmy, which was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris... [more]
VelzyfObscure Transfered use of the surname Velzy. It is possibly given after the surfboard shaper Dale Velzy (1927-2005), credited with being the world's first commercial shaper.
ViclennyfSpanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare) From the Venezuelan Name-Blending tradition blending names Victor meaning "victor, conqueror" (of Latin origin). Leonard meaning "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" Meaning "Conqueror of Brave Lions"
Victoryf & mEnglish (African), English (Puritan) Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]
VillimeyfIcelandic (Modern) Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]