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Treia f English (Modern, Rare)Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -
trey-, or derived from the Latin
tria,
trēs "three" (see:
Trey).
Tremaine m & f African American, CornishHistorically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [
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Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by
Roy Rogers.
Trilby f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [
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Trillium f English (Modern)The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin
trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word
trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name
trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [
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Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureMeans "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').
Trixibelle f EnglishPossibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of
Trixie and
Belle.
Troye m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [
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Trust m & f English (Rare, Archaic)Middle English from Old Norse
traust, from
traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse
treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Truxton m English (American)Transferred use of the surname
Truxton. It was used by the American author George Barr McCutcheon for the title character of his novel
Truxton King (1909).
Tryantha f & m Englishcomes from greek tryphe meaning "softness, delicacy" and anthos meaning "flower"
Tug m English (Rare)From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Tulip f English (Rare)From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian
dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.... [
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Tulsa f English (American, Rare)From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from
Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.
Tura f AmericanNoted bearer is American actress Tura Satana (1938-2011), born Suvaki to a Japanese-Filipino father and Cheyenne-Scots-Irish mother. She said of her names: 'Suvaki means "white chameleon" or "white flower" in Japanese, but in Cheyenne it's
Tura'... [
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Turkessa f African AmericanAn invented name, based on the Spanish word
turquesa meaning "turquoise". This was used by American singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes for her daughter born 1975.
Turquoise f English (Rare)From the opaque blue-green mineral whose name is derived from French
pierre turquois "Turkish stone".... [
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Twain m EnglishTransferred use of the surname and pseudonym,
Twain. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain."
Tweedy m English (Rare)Transferred from the surname
Tweedy. Some famous bearers of this name are American rapper Tweedy Bird Loc (1967-2020) and English doctor Tweedy John Todd (1789-1840).
Twilight f & m American (Modern, Rare)From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English
twi- "half" +
līht "light".... [
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Twinkle f English (Rare)From the English word "twinkle", ultimately from Old English
twincan, "to blink".
Tyjah m & f African, African American (Modern)Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials)
T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (
Teejay).