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]
TirdadmPersian Modern form of Old Persian Tīrīdātah meaning "given by Tishtrya", derived from *Tīriyah referring to the Zoroastrian deity Tishtrya (Tir) and dātaʰ meaning "given, created".
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".
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).
TirivanhumShona Means "We are people". This name says do not look down upon us or take us for granted, we are human like you
Tirivashem & fShona Means "We belong to the Lord". #This is a Christian name for believers declaring their loyalty to God".
TirkashmUzbek Means "saddle girth (for hitching a wagon)" or "leaning against" in Uzbek.
TirmashmUzbek Means "to clamber, to cling to" in Uzbek.
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.
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).
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.
TissamBuddhism, Sinhalese Pali form of Sanskrit तिष्य (tiṣya) meaning "auspicious, fortunate". This is the name of the twentieth of the twenty-seven buddhas preceding SiddharthaGautama, as well as the name of a 3rd-century king of Sri Lanka.
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.
TitoanmOccitan Diminutive of Antòni, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
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]
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]
TiurmafBatak From Batak tiur meaning "bright, clear".
TjademWest Frisian, East Frisian Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element.
TjallemWest Frisian Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "l." The name Detlef is a good example of that.
TjarkmWest Frisian, East Frisian Short form of Tjarderik, which is the Frisian form of Theodoric. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch rower Tjark de Vries (b. 1965).
TjelvarmSwedish (Rare), Norse Mythology Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.
TjunkiyafIndigenous Australian, Pintupi Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (c. 1927-2009), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
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]
TlacaelelmNahuatl Means "greatest hero" or "man of suffering" in Nahuatl, from tlacatl "man, human being" and ellelli "suffering, pain, agony; strong emotions".
TlacatecolotlmNahuatl Means "sorcerer, witch" or "devil" in Nahuatl, literally "human horned owl", from tlacatl "person, human" and tecolotl "great horned owl". The negative implications were heavily influenced by Christian missionaries; it likely also referred to someone practicing a pre-Columbian religion during colonial times.
TlacateotlmNahuatl Means "divine person, man-deity", derived from Nahuatl tlacatl "human, person, man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".
TlacateuctlimNahuatl Means "leader, ruler, protector" in Nahuatl, literally "people-lord", from tlacatl "human, person, man" and teuctli "lord". This was also used as a noble title.
TlacofNahuatl Means "middle, half" in Nahuatl, figuratively "second-born child".
TlacochmNahuatl Means "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" in Nahuatl.
TlacochcalcatlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin", calli "house, structure", and the affiliative suffix -catl "person, inhabitant". This was also used as a title for generals or high judges.
TlacochcallanmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and calli "house, structure" or "container".
TlacochcuefNahuatl Possibly means "arrow skirt" in Nahuatl, from tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin" and cuēitl "skirt".
TlacochquiauhmNahuatl Possibly means "rain of arrows", from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and quiyahui "to rain".
TlacochtemocmNahuatl Means "descending spear, falling arrow" in Nahuatl, from temochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and temo "to descend, to fall".
TlacochteuctlimNahuatl Means "spear lord, arrow lord", from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; arrow, spear, javelin" and teuctli "lord". This was also used as a titled or a noble dignitary.
TlacochuimNahuatl Meaning uncertain. First element probably derives from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin".
TlacochyaotlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl tlacochtli "weapon; spear, arrow, javelin" and yaotl "combatant, enemy".
TlacoehuafNahuatl Means "middle child" in Nahuatl, literally "to stand up in the middle". Most often given to a second or third-born child.
Tlacotlm & fNahuatl Means "stick, staff, rod" or "osier twigs, maguey spines" in Nahuatl. Alternatively, it could be a variant form of Tlaco.
TlacotonfNahuatl Means "little half" in Nahuatl, referring to a measure of land equaling about 2.2 acres, or a quarter-measure of grain. May alternately be a diminutive form of Tlaco.
TlacuilolxochtzinfNahuatl Means "painted flower" in Nahuatl, derived from tlahcuilolli "a painting, a document; something written or painted" and xōchitl "flower" combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin... [more]
Tlacuitonf & mNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl tlacuitl "something taken", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
TlailotlacmNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl tlailoa "to become dirty, to humble oneself; to damage or ruin something", or alternately from a combination of the prefix tla-, iloti "to turn back, to return", and tlacatl "person, human", roughly translating as "person who returns".
TlalcuauhmNahuatl Means "land stick, land rod" in Nahuatl, a tool and unit of measurement used for measuring parcels of land.
TlaytmasfNorthern African (Modern) Female name meaning "The one with brothers/has brothers". Combination of "Tla" meaning "has", and "Ytmas" meaning "Her brothers".
TlepapalotlmNahuatl 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".
Tlilcoatlm & fNahuatl Means "black snake" in Nahuatl, derived from tlilli "black ink, soot, charcoal" and coatl "snake, serpent". Also a Nahuatl term for the Middle American indigo snake.
TlilhuamNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "possessor of ink" or "he who has black ink" in Nahuatl, from tlilli "black (colour); black ink, paint, soot" and the possessive suffix -hua. This was also the name of one of the Centzontotochtin, gods of the pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from maguey sap) and sons of Patecatl and Mayahuel.
TnúthgalmOld Irish Composed of the Gaelic elements tnúth "desire, envy" and gal "valor".
Toam & fJapanese From Japanese 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-", 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" or 彩 (a) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
ToajimJapanese (Rare) From a shortening of 東亜 (Tōa) which refers to East Asia, combined with a ji kanji, like 治 meaning "cure; management," 二 meaning "two" or 児 meaning "child, boy."... [more]
ToaomJapanese (Rare) From a shortening of 東亜 (Tōa) which refers to East Asia, combined with 男/夫/雄 (o) meaning "male."... [more]
ToarmMinahasan Meaning unknown. In the Minahasan mythology of Indonesia, he was the ancestor of the Minahasan people, alongside with his wife Lumimuut.
TobamIndigenous Australian, Pintupi Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Toba Tjakamarra, the husband of Australian Aboriginal painters Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (c... [more]
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".
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]
ToderinafGenoese (Archaic), Venetian (Archaic) Feminine form of Toderino. A known bearer of this name was the Genoese noblewoman Toderina Fregoso. In May 1437, she married the Italian military leader Braccio I Baglioni (1419-1479) and had four children with him.
TodorafSerbian Variant of Teodora, which is the feminine form of Teodor, a Serbian version of Theodore.
TodrikafAfrican American Todrika comes from the masculine name Todd and and the feminine name Erika/Erica.