American Submitted Names

Tavion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tavis m English (American)

Tavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Octavius.

Tavori f American (Rare)

Tavoris m African American
Altered form of Tavares.

Tavyn f English
The origin of the name Tavyn is unknown, possibly a made-up name.

Tawana f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tawanda f & m African American, African
African Zimbabwe meaning we are many... [more]

Tawanna f African American
Variant of Tawana.

Tawna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.

Tawney f English
Variant of Tawny.

Tawni f English (Modern)
Variant of Tawny.

Tawnia f English (American)
Probably either a variant of Tawnya or an elaboration of Tawny.

Tawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tawanda.

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

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

Tayah f English

Tayana f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tiana.

Tayanna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tayana.

Tayaqua f African American

Tayce f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tace

Tayde f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Taide.

Tayden m & f American (Rare)
Name created alongside the -den name trend.

Taye m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tay.

Tayelle m & f American (Rare)

Tayja f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tayjon m African American (Rare)

Taylar f & m English
Variant of Taylor.

Tayleah f American (Modern, Rare)

Taylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Tayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylee.

Taylen m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Taylene f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Possibly an elaboration of Tayla/Taylor with the name suffix -lene in the style of Jaylene and Raylene (See also Tayley/Taylee).

Tayleona f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: God's "Jewel of Nature"... [more]

Tayley f English (American)
Invented name inspired by Taylor and the popular suffix -ley

Taylin f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Taylinn f & m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Meanings and history of the name Taylin. Taylin is the feminine form of Taylor (masculine) from Old English meaning beautiful taylor/seamstress.

Taylon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lon (see Braylon).

Taylore f English (Rare)
Variant of Taylor

Taylos m English (Rare, ?)

Taylyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Taylor and Lynn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.

Taymor m African American

Taymour m African American
Variant of Taymor.

Tayn m & f English
Variant of Tane.

Tayon m African American

Tayona f African American

Tayonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tayana.

Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

Taysean m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

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

Taysha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Tayshan m English (Modern, Rare)

Tayshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix tay and Shaun.

Tayshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayshia f African American

Tayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tayshaun.

Taysia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasia.

Tayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Tayson or a combination of the phonetic elements tay and son.

Tayte f & m English (Modern)
Unisex variant of Tate. Also used as a diminutive of Tatum.

Tayton m American (Rare)

Taytum f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tatum.

Tayven m American
Tayven means a strong and dashing young man who is very good at basketball and fortnite, but mostly is very good with the ladies

Tayvin f & m English

Tayvion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tayvon m African American

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Tazanna f English (Rare)

Tazonia f African American (Rare)

Tazyiah f African American

Tazzmyn m American (Rare), Obscure
Variant of Tasman.

T-bone m American (Rare)
Nickname with meaning particular to the bearer, but often used for someone with a name beginning with the letter 'T'. Bearers include blues singer and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910–1975), for whom the name was derived from his middle name because of its close pronunciation of Tee-bow... [more]

T9C f & m American (South)
This very rare name is an exception to the rule that numerals are normally not allowed as part of the spelling of names in the United States. It's a creative rebus-like spelling of a slang intensive term for "tiny" found in the Southwestern United States... [more]

Tchaka m African American
Variant of Chaka.

Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.

Teag m English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Teagyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teah f American (South, Rare)

Teairra f African American
Variant of Tierra. It can be spelled Teairra or with a capitalized third letter as TeAirra. A known bearer is Teairra Marí Thomas (1987-), an American singer-songwriter, dancer, hip hop model and actress.

Teala f American (South, Rare)

Tealia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Teal.

Tealyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of Teal and the popular name suffix lyn, based on similar-sounding names such as Keelin and Teagan.

Tealynn f English
A famous bearer is TeaLynn Adamson who starred on “Dance Moms”

Teana f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiana.

Teanna f African American
Variant of Tiana.

Teanne f African American

Tearra f African American
Variant of Tiara or Tierra.

Tearsey f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Teasha f American (Modern, Rare)

Tebbs m English
Either a transferred surname Tebbs or a nickname for Terence, as it is in the case of British speed-walker Terence Lloyd Johnson (1900 – 1984).

Tebitha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tebra f English (Rare)
Variant of Debra.

Tecardo m African American

Techna f English (American, Rare)
This name is most likely a play-on-words of the English word “technology”. It was used on the television show “Winx Club” for one of the six main characters.

Teck m English, American
Short form of Tecumseh. A famous namesake is actor Teck Holmes.

Tecora f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Teddi f & m English
Variant of Teddy.

Teddrick m African American
Combination of Ted and Rick.

Tedford m English
Rare name used in English speaking countries. Possibly borrowed from the surname which may ultimately come from the name Theudefrid.... [more]

Tedi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy.... [more]

Tedmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Edmund, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.

Tedric m English
Variant of Tedrick.

Tedward m American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Edward, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.

Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.

Teel f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.

Teela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tila.

Teen f English

Teena f English (Modern)
Variant of Tina.

Teeny f English
Diminutive of Tina.

Te'erica f African American (Modern, Rare)

Teesha f English, African American
Variant of Tisha.

Teghan f English (Modern)
Variant of Tegan.

Tehya f English (American)
Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.

Teigan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teigen f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Teigen or a variant of Tegan/Teagan.

Teighlor f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teigyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teila f English (Modern, Rare)

Teilor f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teirney f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tierney.

Tejay m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teejay.

Tekari m African American

Tekedra f American (Modern, Rare)

Tekeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Telari f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Teleri or a transferred use of the Italian surname Telari.

Telayah f American (Rare)

Télémac m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Télémaque.

Telesa f African American

Télesmar m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Telethia f African American
Variant of Talethia.

Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.

Telie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley or Telly.

Telisha f African American
Variant of Talisha.

Télisphore m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Télesphore.

Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.

Telmika f American (Modern, Rare)

Telsea f American (Rare)

Telsia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Telvin m African American (Modern)
Probably a spin-off of the name Tevin influenced by names like Calvin and Kelvin, popularised through the R&B singer Tevin Campbell.

Temequah f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Temerity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative temeritas), from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *temes- meaning "dark").

Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.

Tempe f English (Rare)
From the name of the Vale of Tempe, a gorge in Thessaly (located south of Mount Olympus) which was celebrated by the ancient Greeks for its beauty.... [more]

Tempestt f English
Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'

Tempie m & f American
Diminutive of names beginning with Temp- such as Temperance, Tempest or Temple.

Templar m English (American, Rare)
From Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum.

Templeton m English
Transferred use of the surname Templeton.

Temprince f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Temperance.

Tempy f English (Puritan), English
Diminutive of Temperance.

Tenae f English (Modern)
An invented name that sounds like Renae, but then with a 't' instead.

Tenasha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)
This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".

Tenbroeck m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tenbroeck.... [more]

Tenea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Tania.

Teneal f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenebra f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Teneil f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenesen f English
Variant of Tennyson.

Tenesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Teneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tenicia f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Teniel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenielle f English
Variant of Tenille.

Tenika f African American
Variant of Tanika.

Tenille f English
Variant of Tennille. Known bearers include Canadian country singers Tenille Townes (1994-) and Tenille Arts (1994-).

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.

Tenlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tenley.

Tenleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tenley.

Tenn m English
Diminutive of Tennessee.

Tenneille f English
Variant of Tenille.

Tennelle f & m English
Variant of Tenille.

Tenneson m English
Variant of Tennyson.

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]

Tennie f English
Diminutive of Tennessee.

Tennielle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tennille f English
Transferred use of the surname Tennille. This is the surname of American singer Cathryn Antoinette 'Toni' Tennille (1940-) who gained fame in the 1970s singing duo Captain & Tennille... [more]

Tennis m English (Rare)
This name was given to five baby boys in 1915.

Tennise f Dutch (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of both Teunisje and the Dutch patronymic Teunis(s)e(n), which means "son of Teunis". In some cases, this name can also be a modern variant spelling of the name Denise, via its variant spelling Dennise.... [more]

Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.

Tennison m English

Tensley f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a blend of Tenley and Tinsley.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Teonna f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Teonni f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.

Tequesha f African American
Variant of Takisha.

Tequila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word tequila for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Spanish, the name of a town in Mexico where the drink was made.

Tequilla f English (American), African American
Variant of Tequila.

Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.

Terah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tara 1, possibly intended as an anagram of the English word Earth.

Tereanna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tereina f American (Modern, Rare)

Térence m French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Terentius.

Terenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Terentian m English
English form of Terentianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.

Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.

Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq

Terilyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lyn. According to the SSA, 10 girls were named Terilyn in 2002.

Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.

Terin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegeldy a variant of Taryn.

Terique m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tariq.

Teriza f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Terisa.

Terlonda f American (Modern, Rare)

Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.

Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]

Terrain m English (Rare)
Means "open road" in English. Derived from the English-speaking word used to describe what road or ground you drive or walk on.

Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.

Terran m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Terrance or a masculine form of Terra.

Terrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Terrel m & f English
Variant of Terrell.

Terrelle m English (Rare)
Variant of Terrell.

Terressa f English (American)
Variant of Teresa.

Terria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Terrea.

Terrian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Altered form of French Terrien, meaning "owner of a farmland" or of its altered form of Therrien.

Terriana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Terrianna.

Terrianna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Terri and Anna.

Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).

Terrika f English, American

Terrill m & f African American
Variant of Terrell.

Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.

Terron m African American
Variant of Tarran.

Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn

Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Tersean m American (Modern, Rare)

Tertullian m English
English form of Tertullianus. This was the name of a prolific early Christian author from the 3rd century AD.

Tervon m African American

Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.

Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.

Tesa f English (Modern, Rare), Croatian, Serbian, Spanish
Variant of Tessa.

Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.

Tesha f American (Rare)

Teshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Teshekia f African American (Rare)
An elaboration of Shekia.

Tesia f American

Tesiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesianna f English
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesla f English
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]

Tesley m & f English

Teslin f English (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."

Tessah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tessa.

Tessalyn f English
Variant of Tessalynn.

Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.

Tessandra f English (Rare, ?)
Combination of Tess and Sandra. A famous bearer was Tessandra Chavez.

Tessanee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny, influenced by Tessa

Tessann f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ann.

Tessarah f American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a blend of Tessa and Sarah.

Tessarena f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of the names Tessa and Rena.

Tessi f English
Variant of Tessie.

Tessia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tessa or Tess.

Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.

Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.

Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.

Tessica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Jessica and Tessie.

Tessla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tesla.

Tessy f English, Various
Variant of Tessie.

Testimony m & f English
From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]

Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”

Tettie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tetty.

Tevan m English (Modern)
Variant of Tevin.

Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.

Tevlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tevlin.... [more]

Tevon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tavon.

Tevron m African American (Rare)

Tevyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Texana f American (South, Rare)
Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]

Texanna f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of English Texan meaning "of Texas". Also compare Texana and Tex.

Texas f & m English (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]

Texie f English (American)
Diminutive of Texas.

Texlee m & f English (American)

Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.

Teyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Teyarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Teygan f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.

Teylan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylan.

Teylor f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teyona f English (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star

Thackeray m English
Transferred use of the surname Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.

Thackery m Popular Culture, Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Thackery.

Thaddea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddeus.

Thai m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Ty influenced by the word Thai, referring to the language spoken in Thailand.

Thailand m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.

Thailynn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tylynn. Also compare Thai.

Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]

Thalen m American (South)

Thalma f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Thelma. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Thalia with Alma 1.... [more]

Thalmus m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Thelmus. Also compare Thalma.... [more]

Thalo m English
Thalo is short for Phthalo, which is a dark shade of blue.

Thames m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the River Thames. It has been in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.

Thanael m English
Short form of Nathanael.

Thandy f English
Variant of Thandie.