This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
TenpamTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan བསྟན་པ (bstan-pa) meaning "teaching, doctrine".
TenrifJapanese (Rare) This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]
TenshinmJapanese From 天 (ten) meaning "heaven" or 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule, rite" combined with 慎 (shin) meaning "prudent, careful" or 心 (shin) meaning "heart, soul, spirit"... [more]
TerufEthiopian Means "good". This name is often combined with other names (Teruworq is an example).
Terum & fJapanese From the verb 照る (teru) meaning "to shine." Other kanji related to the verb include 輝, 瑛, 耀 and 晴, the last one referring to clear or fine weather.... [more]
TeslafEnglish Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname or Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system... [more]
TeslinfEnglish (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare) From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
TessannefJamaican Patois Combination of Tess and Anne 1. This is borne by Jamaican singer Tessanne Chin (1985-), who won Season 5 of The Voice in 2013.
TetafMedieval Czech, Slavic Mythology In Bohemian mythology, Teta is the second oldest daughter of the Bohemian ruler Krok (or Crocco). Her sisters are Kazi and Libuše. While Libuše is a soothsayer, Teta is guiding people to worship supernatural beings and worshiping natural forces... [more]
Teunteunm & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From the stem of adjective 튼튼하다 (teunteunhada) meaning "sturdy, strong, solid; healthy."
Teuntjem & fDutch, West Frisian When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Teun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Texasf & mEnglish (American, Rare) From the name of the state in the southern United States. It may be derived from Spanish Texas, itself from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ meaning "friend, ally", used to refer to the Caddo nation... [more]
ThaninmThai Means "city" in Thai (a poetic word). A notable bearer is Thanin Kraivichien (1927-), who served as the prime minister of Thailand between 1976 and 1977.
ThankhunmThai Means "to pay back (a favour)" in Thai.
ThaqibmArabic Means "sharp, piercing" in Arabic, derived from the second part of the Quranic phrase النجم الثاقب (an-najmu at-thaqibu) meaning "the piercing star".
Thijsjem & fDutch When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Thijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
ThoasmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, swift". This name was borne by roughly ten characters in Greek mythology, one of them being one of the suitors of Odysseus' wife Penelope.
ThoetsakmThai From Thai เทิด (thoet) meaning "glorify, uphold, esteem" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
ThofanfThai From Thai ทอ (tho) meaning "weave" and ฝัน (fan) meaning "dream".
ThumpermPopular Culture Thumper is a fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated films Bambi and Bambi II. He is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot.
ThureinmBurmese 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.
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.
ThuzarfBurmese Means "angel, heavenly queen" in Burmese, of Sanskrit origin.
ThymianfLiterature 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]
TianefEnglish Short form of Christiane. Not as popular as the related name Tiana, but has roughly followed its popularity curve in much smaller numbers.
TianfengmChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 田 (tián) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit"... [more]
TianminfChinese From Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful", 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", or 添 (tiān) meaning "add, increase" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]
Tianmingm & fChinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]
TiarnefEnglish (Australian) Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Tiarna. It gained some popularity in Australia after rugby player Andrew Ettingshausen gave it to a daughter in the early 1990s.
TibafEast Frisian East Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter b, e.g. burg "protection; protected place".
TibemWest Frisian 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.
TibumIndian From the Indian language meaning great one, Indian tribe.
TicwtkwafSalishan Of unknown meaning. Possibly of the Lilooet language, from the Salish language tree.
TidamJapanese (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.
TiechengmChinese From Chinese 铁 (tiě) meaning "iron" combined with 城 (chéng) meaning "castle, city" or 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]
TiehanmChinese From Chinese 铁 (tiě) meaning "iron" combined with 汉 (hàn) meaning "man, Han, Chinese", 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry", 瀚 (hàn) meaning "vast, wide, extensive" or 涵 (hán) meaning "soak, wet, tolerate, forgive"... [more]
TiernafIrish Most likely from Irish tiarna meaning "lord".
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-).
TifafPopular Culture Tifa Lockhart is a character in the massively popular and highly acclaimed 1997 role-playing game game Final Fantasy VII. Contrary to popular belief, Tifa is not a contraction of name Tiffany or the Kabbalah concept Tiferet (beauty)... [more]
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.
Tiggerm & fPopular Culture Popular character from the children's book series "Winnie the Pooh" by A. A. Milne, coined by phrasing "tiger" the way a small child might.
Tiidam & fPopular Culture The Japanese name of the Final Fantasy character X Tidus, which means “Sun” in Okinawan.
Tiivif & mFinnish (Rare) Tiivi is an alternative name for such birds as the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, more commonly used Finnish name is "jänkäsirriäinen") and the Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii, "lapinsirri")... [more]
Tikam & fNepali, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian From Sanskrit टिका (ṭikā) meaning "mark, symbol, sign". It is also used as a short form of Indonesian names containing -tika such as Sartika or Kartika... [more]
Timberm & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]
TimbulmIndonesian Means "to rise, to appear, to emerge" in Indonesian.
Timnaf & mBiblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian) From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [more]
TineyfEnglish Either from the English tiny meaning "small," or a diminutive of Christina, Valentina, Martina, and other names ending in -tina.
TingtingfChinese From Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" combined with itself. This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
TinjafFinnish Possibly a variant of Tiina. It may have been influenced by other feminine names ending nja, such as Tanja and Sonja.
TinkufPet Japanese pet name. Borrowed from English tink or twink.