English Submitted Names

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.

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Talulah f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Tallulah. A known bearer is Talulah Riley (1985-), an English actress who was formerly married to business magnate Elon Musk.

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.

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).

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

Tamarin f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamarl f English (Rare)

Tamarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

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

Tamasin f English (British), English (Australian)
Variant of Thomasin.

Tamasyn f English

Tamatha f English (American, Rare)

Tamberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Tamisin f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin.

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

Tamlen m English

Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

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

Tamminya f English (Australian, Rare)

Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.

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

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

Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tamula f English (American)

Tamworth f English

Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.

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

Tamzin f English (British), English (Australian)
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.

Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.

Tanara f Portuguese, English (American)

Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.

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.

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

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tangelene f English (Rare)

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]

Taniele m English (Australian)
Variant of Taniel

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

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

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

Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.

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]

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)

Tanyetta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanya.

Tanyth f English (African)
The name Tanyth means the worker of god/word of god. With this name comes a pure heart and a desire to do good.

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

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.

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

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

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."

Tareak m English
Variant of Tariq.

Taren f & m English
Variant of Taryn or Taron.

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarian m English (American), African American

Tarin m & f Indian, English

Tarisa f English

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)

Tarnie f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), English (British, Modern)
Derives from either a Maori or Australian Aboriginal name meaning "salty water". It could also be used as a diminuitive of the Tania or Tara 1, or possibly a variation of Marnie.

Tarnya f English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Tanya.

Tarquine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquin.

Tarra f English
Variant of Tara 1.

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.

Tarryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Tarsha f English

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)

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

Tashey f English
Diminutive of Natasha.

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

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

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

Tasie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tacey.

Tasma f English (Australian)
Originated as the pen name of distinguished Australian novelist, journalist and feminist Jessie Couvreur (1848-1897), who was raised and educated in Tasmania, and took her pen name from the name of the island state... [more]

Tasman m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Tasman. Used in honour of the 17th century Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who claimed the island now known as Tasmania in 1642... [more]

Tasmin f English

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

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.

Tattiawna f English (Canadian)
Variant of Tatiana.

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.

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

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-).

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

Tavis m English (American)

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

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.

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

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

Tayarna f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

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

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

Tayja f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Taylah f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayla.

Taylar f & m English
Variant of Taylor.

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

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

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

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, ?)

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.

Tayn m & f English
Variant of Tane.

Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

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

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

Tayshan m English (Modern, Rare)

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.

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

Tayvin f & m English

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)

Tazmin f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian)
Variant of Tasmin.

Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.

Teach m English (Canadian)

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.

Tealia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Teal.

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

Teana f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiana.

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).

Tebra f English (Rare)
Variant of Debra.

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.

Teckla f English (African)
Possibly an English form of Thekla.

Teddi f & m English
Variant of Teddy.

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.

Tedric m English
Variant of Tedrick.

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.

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.

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

Telissa f English (Canadian)

Tell m English (British)
Meaning: of the sun or bright, warm light

Tell m English (British)
Variant of Tel.

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

Tell-no m English (Puritan)
Referring to telling no lies.

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").

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.'

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.

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

Tenacious m English (Puritan)
English Puritan name meaning 'firm' and 'fast'.

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

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.

Tenia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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

Tenielle f English
Variant of Tenille.

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.

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.

Tenty f English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Content.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Teonna f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Teonni f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

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.

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.

Terezina f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (African), Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tereza.

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.

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

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.

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.

Terrika f English, American

Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn

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

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

Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.

Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.

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

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."