Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Syamsu m Indonesian
Means "sun" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Arabic شمس (shams).

Syaudi m Arabic
Derived from "Saud", the first king and namesake of Saudi Arabia. Means "fortunate" in Arabic.

Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.

Sybrand m West Frisian
Frisian form of Sibrand.

Sybrig f West Frisian
West Frisian form of Siburg.

Sydneigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydny m & f English
Variant spelling of Sydney.

Syer m English (British)
Possibly of Old French origin, Syer is a rare English given name primarily used as a secondary name within a longer compound name; e.g. Frederick Syer. It is particularly associated with the Eighteen family of Reading, Berkshire.

Syifa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Shifa.

Syion m Indian
Variant of Syon.

Sykstus m Polish
Polish form of Sixtus.

Syksy m Finnish
Means "autumn" in Finnish.

Sylar m Popular Culture
This is the alias used by fictional super-powered villain Gabriel Gray in the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006), meant to be taken from the name of a fictional watch brand, Sylar. It may be an interpretation of Schuyler or variant of Syler.

Syldys m Tuvan
Means "star" in Tuvan.

Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]

Sylus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.

Sylvin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Silvinus.

Sylwiusz m Polish
Polish form of Silvius.

Syman m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Simon 1.

Symbat f & m Kazakh
Means "posture, figure" in Kazakh.

Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Syndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cyndi.

Syndra f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Sandra. (See also Cindra.)

Syon m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "followed by good luck".

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Syrinx f Greek Mythology
From Greek σῦριγξ (syrinx) meaning "tube" or "panpipes", referring to a musical instrument played by mouth and comprising tubes arranged in order of length. In Greek myth this was the name of a nymph and follower of Artemis, the virgin huntress... [more]

Syrlene f Brazilian
SYRLENE CLARKE was competing in the SECOND series of "Gladiators" which took place in 1993. She got as far as the QUARTER-FINALS before being eliminated by Georgina Berger.

Syrym m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh сыр (syr) meaning "dye, ink, paint" or "secret".

Syster f Swedish
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]

Syukri m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Shukri.

Syukur m Indonesian, Malay
Means "thankfulness, gratitude" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic شكر (shukr).

Syune f Armenian
It derives from the Sunik Province in Armenia that took its name from the Siunia Dynasty (also called Syunik or Siak) whose legendary ancestor was Sisak.

Szaléz m Hungarian
Cognate of Sales.

Szarbel m Polish
Polish form of Sharbel.

Szarna f Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Sharna.

Szegfű f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian szegfű "carnation".

Szejna f Polish (Rare), Yiddish (Polonized)
Polonized form of Shayna. This was one of the most popular feminine names among Polish Jews in the 1920s and 1930s.

Szela m Polish
Polish form of Shelah.

Szixtin f Hungarian
Short form of Szixtina, meaning "scraped, polished".

Szymek m Vilamovian, Polish
Vilamovian form of Simon 1 and Polish diminutive of Szymon.

Szymuś m Polish
Diminutive of Szymon.

Taalai f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாழை (see Tazhai).

Taalie f & m Obscure (Rare)

Taantha f & m Manipuri
Means "music" in Meitei.

Taazhai f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாழை (see Tazhai).

Tabbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Tibbe.

Tabe m West Frisian
Variant form of Tibe.

Tabo m East Frisian, Dutch
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Dietbald and Theudebert are good examples of that.

Tacha f Spanish
Spanish. A diminutive of Natacha or Anastacia. As a word by itself, not a name, Tacha could mean "stain," "chip" or "mark."

Tachanka m Medieval Russian
Rainbow Six Siege Operator

Taco m Dutch, American (Rare)
Dutch or Frisian short form of names containing the name element DIET resp. THIAD (from Germanic *þeudō) "people".

Tacy f English (Rare)
Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.

Tadek m Polish
Diminutive of Tadeusz.

Tae f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 瑛 (e) meaning "crystal". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Taec-yeon m Korean
Alternate romanization of korean hangul "댁연" (Taek-yeon) Famous bearer of this name is Ok Taecyeon from korean boy group 2PM

Tae-geun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 根 "root; foundation"

Tae-heon m Korean
Combination of a tae hanja, e.g. 泰 meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm," and a heon hanja, e.g. 憲 meaning "lesson, guidance; enlightenment."

Tae-ho m Korean

Tae-hyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Tae-jin m Korean
Combination of a tae hanja, like 泰 meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm," 兌 meaning "change, switch; happiness" or 太 meaning "big, large; heavy," and a jin hanja, such as 鎭 meaning "quellable," 珍 meaning "treasure," 振 meaning "shake," 進 meaning "advance, progress" or 辰, referring to the Dragon as the fifth of twelve earthly branches in the Chinese zodiac.

Tae-joon m Korean

Taek-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 澤 "marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile" and 運 "luck, fortune; ship, transport".

Taek-yeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 澤 "grace, brilliance; fertile" and 演 "perform, put on; exercise".

Taelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelie f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelin f English (American, Modern)
variation of names like Taylor or Tayla

Tae-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" and 民 "people, subjects, citizens". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Tae-min (1993-).

Taengmo f Lao, Thai (Rare)
Means "watermelon" in Lao and Thai.

Tae-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 (tae) meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm" and 梨 (ri) meaning "pear (tree)" or 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," along with other hanja combinations.... [more]

Tae-Se m Korean
Means "great world" in Korean.

Tae-sun f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 泰 (tae) "great, exalted" and 順 (sun) "obey, submit to, go along with". Other hanja can be used.

Tae-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 愚 "stupid, doltish, foolish".

Taeyang m Korean
Means "sun" in Korean.

Tae-yeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted" (tae), and 連 "join, connect; continuous; even" or 姸 "beautiful" (yeon). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon (1989-).

Tae-yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" (tae) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 映 "project; reflect light" or 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" (yeong).

Tae-yoon m Korean

Tafseer m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تفسير (see Tafsir), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Tafsir m Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "interpretation, explanation" in Arabic, specifically referring to an exegesis or commentary of the Qur'an.

Tafv f Creek
Means "feather" in Creek.

Tagel f Hebrew
She will rejoice

Taggert m English
Variant of Taggart.

Taghi m Persian
Persian form of Taqi.

Taghreed f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تغريد (see Taghrid).

Tagil f Hebrew
Means "(she) will rejoice", making it relative to Yagil.

Tagir m Avar (Russified), Lezgin (Russified), Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)
Russian form of Tahir, used particularly in Dagestan, Bashkortostan and Tatarstan.

Tagreed f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تغريد (see Taghrid).

Tahai m Bunun

Tahar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Tahir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Tähe f Estonian (Rare)
From the genitive form of Estonian täht, cognate with Finnish Tähti.

Tahiil m Somali
Means "someone who is well balanced" in Somali.

Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.

Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."

Tahnie f English (Dutchified, Rare)
Variant of Tawny

Tahno m Popular Culture
A fictional character from the show "The Legend of Korra".

Tahrir m & f Arabic
Means "liberation, release" in Arabic, from the root حَرَّرَ (ḥarrara) meaning "to free, to liberate, to emancipate".

Tahseen m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic تحسين (see Tahsin).

Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali
Means "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the root حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".

Tähte f Estonian (Rare)
From Estonian täht, cognate with Finnish Tähti.

Tai m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand," 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 耐 (tai, ta.eru) meaning "enduring" or 諦 (tai, tei, akira.meru, tsumabiraka, makoto) meaning "abandon, give up."... [more]

Taib m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Tayyib as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Taïeb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Tayyib used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Taiga f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "taiga" in Finnish.

Taija f Finnish
Finnish variant of Taina as well as a Finnish diminutive of Tarja and Taimi.

Taiko m & f Japanese
Taiko are an expansive range of Japanese percussion instruments and is sometimes used as a given name in and outside of Japan. In Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓 "Japanese drums") and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓 "set of drums")... [more]

Taileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Tailer m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Tyler or Taylor.

Taima f Arabic (Rare)
Taima means deep and sincere love. It is also a city in Mecca.

Taina f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Tainá.

Tainá f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi tainã "star, morning star".

Taio m Spanish

Taio m Yoruba, Papuan
Variant of Tayo. A famous bearer is British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz (1985-), born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, the son of a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother.

Tair f Hebrew
Means "(she) will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.

Tairo m & f Arabic
Arabic meaning little bird from the word "Ta'ir" meaning bird

Taison m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson.

Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]

Taisy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Daisy. Also see Taísy.

Taito m Finnish
Means "skill, knowledge" in Finnish.

Taivan m & f Mongolian
Means "peace, tranquility" in Mongolian.

Taivas m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "sky, heaven" in Finnish.

Taiyan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Tai and Yan 2

Tajae m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tajna f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian тајна, tajna, meaning "a secret".

Takae f Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety, obedience" and 江 (e) "large river".

Takdir m Indonesian
Means "destiny, fate" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic تقدير (taqdir).

Take m Japanese
From Japanese 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 岳 (take) meaning "mountain peak", 巌 (take) meaning "rock", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" or 武 (take) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Tako f Georgian
Contracted form of Tamriko, which is a diminutive of Tamar.

Taksin m History
From Thai ตาก (tak) referring to the historical kingdom of Tak (located in the present-day province of Tak in northern Thailand) combined with the name สิน (Sin). This was the name of Taksin the Great (1734-1782), the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom... [more]

Taksin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thaksin.

Taku m Japanese
This name can be used as 拓 (taku, hira.ku) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 卓 (taku) meaning "eminent, table, desk, high", 琢 (taku, miga.ku) meaning "polish" or 択 (taku, era.bu) meaning "choose, select, elect, prefer."... [more]

Tala f Philippine Mythology
Means "star" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit तारा (tārā). In Tagalog mythology, Tala is the goddess of stars and a daughter of the supreme deity Bathala.

Talai f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாழை (see Tazhai).

Talal m Arabic
Means "dews, drizzles" in Arabic, the plural of طل (ṭall) meaning "dew, drizzle".

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Talar f Armenian

Talaus m Greek Mythology
Means "steadfast, enduring" or "unhappy", derived from Greek τλήμων (tlemon) meaning "patient, steadfast; wretched, miserable". In Greek mythology, Talaus was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts.

Taleb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طالب (see Talib).

Talei f Indigenous Australian (?)

Talğat m Bashkir
Eastern Bashkir form of Tal'at.

Tali f Filipino
Very common short form of Catalina.

Tali m Welsh
Short form of Taliesin

Talir f Tamil (Rare)
From Tamil தளிர் (taḷir) meaning "sprout; shoot; tender leaf".

Tālis m Latvian (Rare)
Originally a short form of Tālivaldis, now used as a given name in its own right.

Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tally f Hebrew, English
Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".

Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.

Talmor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Tal and Mor means "dew of myrrh" in Hebrew.

Tālrīts m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian tāls "far away, distant" and rīts "morning".

Talshyn f Kazakh
Means "chestnut tree" in Kazakh.

Taly f Hebrew
Variant of Tali.

Talya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Natalia.

Tama f Japanese
Means "gem, jewel" in Japanese.

Tama f Hebrew
means "Pure, innocent, honest" in hebrew.

Tamaar f Dutch
Short form of Tamara.... [more]

Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.

Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.

Tambu f South African

Tame m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have thanc for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The name Dankmar is a good example of that.

Tameem m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تميم and Bengali তামিম (see Tamim).

Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.

Tami f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism
MEANING - night... [more]

Tamie f English (American)
Variant of Tammy.

Tamim m Arabic, Bengali
Possibly means "strong" in Arabic.

Tamir m & f Mongolian
Means "strength, vigour" in Mongolian.

Tamla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Tamela.

Tamlen m English

Tammas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.

Tamme m East Frisian, West Frisian
Variant of Tame.

Tamon m Japanese
This name can be used as 多門, 多聞, 太門, 汰門 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]

Tamren f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tameron.

Tamrin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Means "practice, habituation, accustoming" in Arabic, from the root مَرَّنَ (marrana) meaning "to practise, to exercise".

Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.

Tamrong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thamrong.

Tamryn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tameron.

Tamu f Swahili
Means "sweet" in Swahili.

Tamuz m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. This is the tenth month in the jewish calendar.

Tana f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Kamara and its variant, Kamora.

Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.

Tana f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Catalan
Variant of Tania, diminutive of Cayetana, and a form of Tanit.

Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.

Tanat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanat.

Tandra f Malagasy
Means "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.

Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.

Tanee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of various names starting with Tan-, such as Tanya and Tanisha.

Tangman m Garo
From the Garo word তঙ্ (tang) meaning "living" and মঁ (man) meaning "person".

Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]

Tangxing f Chinese
From Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet". Other characters are possible.

Tanio m Asturian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Tania.

Tanjef m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.

Tanjeff m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.

Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)
Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [more]

Tanjew m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanjev.

Tanji f Arabic
Tanji is a reference to the sleek, fast coursing hounds of Arabia and Persia.

Tankred m German (Modern, Rare)
German form of Tancred.

Tanmeet m & f Punjabi
A Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.

Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.

Tanong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanong.

Tansu m & f Turkish
From Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".

Tante m Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Costante.

Tanto m Javanese
From Javanese tanta meaning "big, large, more, a lot".

Tanva m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.

Tanwa m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.

Tanweer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تنوير (see Tanwir), as well as the Urdu transcription.

Tanwen f Welsh
Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Tanwir m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "enlightening, illuminating, flowering, blossoming" in Arabic.

Tanya f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanya.

Tanzy f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tansy.

Tao m Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [more]

Taohua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Táotáo f Chinese
From Chinese; contains 桃 (táo), meaning "peach" two times.

Tao-yi f Taiwanese
The name Tao-yi has several meanings: 道宜, meaning “suitable and proper way,” 道怡, meaning “joyful and harmonious way,” 道儀 meaning “ceremonious way,” 道毅, meaning “resolute and decisive way,” 道義, meaning “righteous way,” 道益, meaning “way of benefit and profit,” 道伊, meaning “his or her way.”

Tapley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".

Taptim f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thapthim.

Tapu f Maori
Means "sacred" and "forbidden" in Māori.

Taqdees f Kashmiri, Dogri
Means "purity".

Taquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta and quan.

Tara f Serbian
From the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.

Tara f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Tara f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche *tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ (tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh tara meaning "love".

Tara f & m Maori
Means "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".

Taran m Azerbaijani
Masculine form of Tarana.

Taren f & m English
Variant of Taryn or Taron.

Tarin f & m Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" and 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other Kanji combinations are possible.

Tarique m Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tariq.

Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]

Tarkhan m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
From an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.

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)

Tarni f Indigenous Australian
Means "surf, wave, breaker" in Kaurna. The original form of Tahnee.

Tarnie f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), English (British, Modern)
Derives from either a Maori or Australian Aboriginal name meaning "salty water". It could also be used as a diminuitive of the Tania or Tara 1, or possibly a variation of Marnie.

Taro m Georgian
Short form of Tariel.

Tarran m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Tarran.

Tarush m Indian
Means "conqueror" in Sanskrit.

Tarvo m Finnish, Estonian
Derived from either Old Finnish tarvas "wild aurochs" or from Estonian tarv, a dialectal variant of tarm, "energy, vigour".

Tarwa f Indonesian (?)
Derived from the surname Tarwa.

Taryar m & f Burmese
Means "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक (taraka).

Tasa f Berber
Means "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.

Taseen m Bengali (Muslim, Rare)
Taseen is a Quranic name for boys. Chapter 27 of the Quran (known as Surat an-Naml) begins with Taseen, just like Chapter 36 begins with Yaseen and chapter 20 starts with Taha. The meaning of these words are not known, but since they are in the Quran in the beginning of Quranic chapters, people use them as names.

Tashey f English
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tashlan m Literature
This was a name given to a cross between a demon, Tash and a god, Aslan to trick citizens into thinking they were one, in the novel the Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis.

Tashy f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tasleem m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسليم or Urdu تسلیم (see Taslim).

Taslim m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "submission, salutation, delivery" in Arabic, from the root سَلَّمَ (sallama) meaning "to surrender, to submit to".

Tasma f English (Australian)
Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [more]

Tasman m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Tasman. Used in honour of the 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who claimed the island now known as Tasmania in 1642... [more]

Tasneem f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تسنيم (see Tasnim), as well as the Urdu and Bengali form.

Tason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson, possibly inspired by names like Mason and Cason.

Tasos m Greek
Diminutive of Anastasios.

Tasuke m Japanese
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick" or 多 meaning "many, much," and 助け (suke) meaning "help," the element also written as 介, 祐, and so on. The second kanji can also be used on its own, from 助け (tasuke), extended from suke with 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand," now the usual form.... [more]

Tasuku m Japanese
From the verb 助く (tasuku) meaning "to help, save, rescue," from earlier suku with prefixation of 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand." It can also be combined with a ku kanji, like 来 meaning "arrival," 空 meaning "sky," 久 meaning "long time" or 玖, referring to the numeral nine in legal documents.... [more]

Tasyo m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Anastasio.

Tata f Russian
Russian diminutive of Tatiana and Natalya.

Tatag m Javanese
Means "firm, confident, assured" in Javanese.

Tatelyn f American (South, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Taylor and Katelyn, or a combination of Tate and the popular name suffix lyn... [more]

Tatelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tatelyn.

Tateum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Tatnoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tāt "glad, cheerful" and noð "boldness, daring". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Rochester.

Tato m & f Georgian
When written as ტატო, this name is a short form of Anton, Estate and Tatash (masculine) and Tatiana (feminine).... [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]

Tatsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 太月, 汰月 or 竜貴 with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon", 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Tatul m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
From the Old Armenian word թաթուլ (tʿatʿul) meaning "paw". It has been in use since the 5th century.

Tatumn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tatum, the spelling influenced by that of Autumn.

Tatya f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Short form of Tatyana.

Taufan m Indonesian
Means "typhoon, cyclone, storm" in Indonesian.

Tauheed m Urdu
Urdu variant of Tawhid.

Taulant m Albanian
Derived from Taulantii, which is the latinized form of Ταυλάντιοι (Taulantioi), the Greek name for a cluster of Illyrian tribes that lived on the Adriatic coast of Illyria (modern Albania)... [more]

Tauras m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian tauras, referring to an aurochs.

Tauren m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Taurean, perhaps influenced by Lauren. Also see Torin.

Taus m German, Danish
Variant of Tage.

Tavasz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian tavasz "springtime".

Tavat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธวัช (see Thawat).

Täve m German
Short form of Gustav.... [more]

Taven m & f Kurdish, Uzbek
Means "spring rain" in Kurdish and/or "healthy, strong" in Uzbek.

Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]

Tavus f Turkmen, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Tawus.

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

Tawat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธวัช (see Thawat).

Tawee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thawi.

Taweep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทวีป (see Thawip).

Taweh m Western African
Means "go there!" in Vai, spoken in Liberia.

Tawfek m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Tawfeq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Tawfik m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Tawfiq.

Tawheed m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic توحيد or Bengali তাওহিদ (see Tawhid).

Tawhid m Arabic, Bengali
Means "oneness, unification" in Arabic, from the root وحد (waḥḥada) meaning "to unify, to unite". In Islamic thought this term refers to the oneness or unity of Allah.

Tawin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thawin.

Tawip m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ทวีป (see Thawip).

Tawney f English
Variant of Tawny.

Tawni f English (Modern)
Variant of Tawny.

Tawon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ถาวร (see Thawon).

Taworn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thawon.

Tawret f Egyptian Mythology
Variant form of Taweret.

Tawsif m Arabic (Rare), Bengali
Means "description, specification" in Arabic, derived from the root وَصَفَ (wasafa) meaning "to describe".

Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.

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

Taya m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese တာရာ (see Taryar).

Tayelle m & f American (Rare)