American Submitted Names

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.

Tanzie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Tanzi.

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.

Taquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ta and the name Quasha. It can be spelled TaQuasha, Ta'Quasha or Taquasha.

Taquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taquasha.

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
Combination of the popular prefix ta with the name Shonda. It can be spelled TaShonda or Tashonda.

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.

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 English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taelynn, which is a combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lyn probably inspired by Taylor.

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, ?)

Taylour f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Taylour.

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

Taylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tay and lyn.

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.

Tchenaryl f African American

Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.

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

Teagen f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

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

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

Tecora f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tedd m English (American)
Variant of Ted.

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.

Teira f American (South, Rare, Archaic, ?)

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.