American Submitted Names

Tait m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname or a spelling variant of Tate.

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

Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.

Taiylor m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taja f American

Tajae m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tajah f African American

Tajion m African American

Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.

Tajunia f African American

Takada f African American (Rare), Southern African (Rare)

Takaisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the phonetic elements ta, kay and sha... [more]

Takaiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Takeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.

Takeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takennya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takenya.

Takenya f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kenya.

Takesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeshia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takesha.

Takevia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Takeyia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Takia.

Takeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takia f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Nakia. Also see T'Keyah.

Takisha f African American
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Kisha.

Takiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia.

Takoda m American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, though allegedly a Sioux (Native American) name meaning "friend to everyone"; also see Tokota. It might be a reversal of the syllables of Dakota, which is a tribal name meaning "allies, friends" in the Dakota language.

Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.

Takoya f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Sequoia, influenced by names such as Takia and LaToya.

Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

Talara f English

Talaria f American (Modern, Rare)

Talartha f American (Rare, Archaic)

Talaya f African American (Rare)

Talayia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Talcott m English
Transferred use of the surname Talcott.

Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.

Taleea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Taleela f English (Rare)

Taleesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talen m English
Variant of Talon.

Talerie f American (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Talesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talethia f English
Variant of Talitha.

Taleyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Taliaferro m English
Transferred use of the surname Taliaferro.

Taliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Talia.

Talice f Indigenous American (Modern), English, American (Hispanic)
Talice is a Muscogee (Creek) name meaning Beautiful Water. It is also an English name as well with Irish Gaelic roots. Talice is also an American Hispanic name for a Varient of the name Talicia

Talicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talinda f English (American, Rare)

Talisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talise f English (Modern)

Talisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family.

Taliyah f African American (Modern)
An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah... [more]

Tallan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Tallia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

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.

Tallon m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French surname of Tallon. ... [more]

Tallow m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallula f English
Variant of Tallulah.

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

Tallye f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallyn m English (Modern, Rare)

Tallynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Talyn

Tallyssa f English
Variant form of the English Talisa.... [more]

Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.

Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.

Talmon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Talmon.

Talonna f English

Talor m & f English, Hebrew
Combination of the word "טל" (Tal), "dew", and the word אור (Or), "light", also used as a variant of Taylor.

Talora f American (Rare)

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Talullah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah, influenced by the similar Irish name Talulla.

Talyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talon.

Talynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talyn.

Talysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talythah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talitha.

Tam f English
Shortened form of Tammy, somewhat influenced by Pam.

Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.

Tamalia f Indonesian, English (Modern, Rare)

Tamanqueiro f English

Tamantha f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tam (see Tammy) and Samantha (see also Tamela).

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.

Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).

Tamaria f American (Rare)

Tamarion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Tamarki m African American

Tamarl f English (Rare)

Tamarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamarrah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamaryn f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamasyn f English

Tamatha f English (American, Rare)

Tamberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.

Tambrey f English (American)
Variant of Tambry

Tambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tamekia f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tamelia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tameria f English (American)

Tamerine f English (Rare, Archaic)

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

Tamesha f African American
Variant of Tamisha.

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).

Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamie f English (American)
Variant of Tammy.

Tamiqua f African American

Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.

Tamisen f English (Archaic)
Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.

Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.

Tamiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamia.

Tamiyah f African American
Variant of Tamia.

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

Tamlane m Scottish (Rare, ?), English (Rare)

Tamlen m English

Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.

Tamma f American (Rare)

Tammany m & f American (Rare)

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

Tammika f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.

Tammylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tammy and Lynn.

Tamond m American (South, Rare)

Tamre f American (Rare)

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

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

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

Tamsey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin as well as a short form of Thomasina.

Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tamula f English (American)

Tamworth f English

Tamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and based on the sounds of names such as Tamia and Amaya... [more]

Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamyra f African American

Tamzene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

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

Tanara f Portuguese, English (American)

Tanas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.

Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

Tanaysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanasia.

Tanaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanasia

Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.

Tancia f African American (Rare)

Tandekah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tandi f English (Anglicized, Rare)

Tandia f English (Modern)

Tandice f English (Modern, Rare)

Tandra f Indian, English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.

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

Taneesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Taneisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Taneishia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tanequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taniqua.

Taneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Tanganika f American (Modern, Rare)

Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.

Tangelene f English (Rare)

Tangie f Obscure, African American
Diminutive of Nortangela or Tangela.

Tanginika f American (Rare)
Not available

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]

Tanielle f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Tenille modelled on Danielle.

Tanikia f African American

Taniquewa f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanis m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tanise f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tanishia f American (Modern)
Elaboration of Tanisha.

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Taniyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tania.

Tankeeya f African American

Tankerville f English

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tannar m & f English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Tanner

Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.

Tannia f English, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tanja.

Tannie f & m English (American)

Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]

Tannisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tannon m English

Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.

Tannyn m & f English (Rare)

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanyale f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanyetta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanya.

Tanyka f American (Modern, Rare)

Tanysha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanzala f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name.

Tanzania f African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Tanzanite m African American (Rare)

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

Taon m African American

Taos m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the town of Taos, New Mexico. It might also be influenced by the name Tao.

Tapanga f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Topanga.

Tapia f English

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".

Tappan m English

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

Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.

Taquila f African American
Variant of Tequila.

Taquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Taraji f African American
Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Taranee f African American (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Tarani.

Tareak m English
Variant of Tariq.

Tarell m African American
Variant of Terrell.

Taren f & m English
Variant of Taryn or Taron.

Tarese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Therese.

Tarhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name Rhonda.

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarian m English (American), African American

Tarin m & f Indian, English

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

Tarisa f English

Tarise f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tarissa f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the name Tara 1 with a name that ends in -issa, such as Clarissa and Marissa... [more]

Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular Culture
The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.

Tark m English
Short form of Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.

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]

Tarl m English

Tarla f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Carla/Darla/Marla.

Tarn m English (Rare)
Middle English (originally northern English dialect) from Old Norse tjǫrn.... [more]

Tarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Taronta m African American

Tarquine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquin.

Tarra f English
Variant of Tara 1.

Tarrah f American (Modern, Rare)

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

Tarrance m English
Variation of Terence

Tarrell m English (American)

Tarren m & f English (Rare)
Variation of Welsh Taran.

Tarrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda using the prefix Ta-.

Tarryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Tarsha f English

Tarvaris m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarius m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Taryll m African American
Variant of Terrell or Darryl. This name was used by American musician Toriano Adaryll 'Tito' Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his son born 1975.

Tasarla f English (Rare), Romani (Rare, ?)
Possibly means "evening" in Romani, deriving from the Wallachian word searla. Alternatively it is a variant of Tasorlo.

Tascha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tash f English
Diminutive of Natasha, Latasha and other similar names.

Tashana f English (Modern, Rare)

Tashane m African American
Combination of prefix Ta- with Shane.

Tashaud m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the phonetic element ta with Rashad.

Tashaun m African American
Combination of the prefix ta and Shaun.

Tashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tashaun.

Tashawn m & f African American
Variant of Tashaun.

Tasheba f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Toshiba.

Tasheena f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tashina.

Tasheka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Tasha influenced by Tamika.

Tashey f English
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tashia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tasha.

Tashiana f African American (Modern)
Altered form of Tatiana, influenced by Tasha.

Tashiba f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Toshiba.

Tashonda f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of the prefix ta and the name Shonda.

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

Tasie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tacey.

Tasmin f English

Tasmine f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasmin.

Tasmiyah f African American (Modern)
A variant of Jasmine.

Tasmyn f English
Variant of Tasmin.

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

Tassi f English

Tasya f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Anastasia.

Tatanya f African American, English
Perhaps a variant of Tatiana or a combination of the name prefix Ta- and Tanya

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.

Tati f English, Georgian, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Diminutive or short form of Tatiana, Tatiane, Tatjana and Tatyana... [more]

Tatian m English
English form of Tatianus. This name was borne by a Christian writer and theologian from the 2nd century AD.

Tationna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tatisha f African American
Combination of Tatiana and Aisha.

Tatty f English
Diminutive of Charlotte.

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.

Taunisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Taunya f American (Modern, Rare)

Taura f English
Feminine form of Taurus or variant of Tara 1.

Taurea f American (Modern, Rare)

Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]

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

Tauriel f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Means "young woman of the forest" in Sindarin, from taur "forest" and riel "maiden". It was created by Peter Jackson for the last two films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy, for the name of an elf.

Tausha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Tasha.

Tauvia f African American (?), English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is actress Tauvia Dawn.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Tavares m African American
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name entered the American top 1000 rankings in the mid-1970s due to the R&B and soul musical group Tavares, a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent.

Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.

Tavarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Tavares.

Tavaris m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tavares.

Tavarres m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tavares.

Taveion m African American (Modern, Rare)

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

Tavian m African American
Diminutive of Octavian.

Tavion m African American
Variant of Tavian.