Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
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Tighearna f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the name Tiernan.
Til m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Till.... [more]
Tilhi f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "(Bohemian) waxwing" (Bombycilla garrulus) in Finnish.
Tilia f Breton (Modern)
Feminine form of Tilio.
Tilma f Finnish, Swedish (Modern)
Perhaps a blend of Thelma with either Vilma, Hilma or Ilma 1.
Timaël m French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Timéo and Maël.
Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]
Timberley f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberley.
Timberly f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberly.
Timberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Timber with the popular name suffix -lyn. This particular combination may have been somewhat inspired by the name Kimberly.
Timi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Timor.
Timion m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Timon.
Timjami m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "thyme" in Finnish.
Timmy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Timis influenced by the unrelated English name Timmy.
Timpe m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
From the fairytale The Fisherman and His Wife by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.... [more]
Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]
Tinsley f & m American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tinsley.
Tintin m & f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a pet form of names ending in -tin, -tine, -tina or similar sounds. The name was made popular for girls by actress Tintin Anderzon (whose birth name is Anna Catharina).
Tionne f English (Modern, Rare)
This name is Modern English in origin and has an unknown meaning. Tionne Watkins is the birth name of T-Boz from the American musical group TLC
Tiran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
This name has several meanings: the first is a type of songbird, the second meaning is an island in the Suez Canal in the northern Red Sea. ... [more]
Tisifoni f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Tisiphone.
Titouan m Occitan (Modern), Gascon (Modern), French (Modern)
Diminutive of Titou, itself a diminutive of Antoine found in the French region of Béarn.
Tiuri m Dutch (Modern, Rare), Literature
The name of a figure in 'De brief voor de Koning' by Tonke Dagt.
Tiyumtaba m & f Dagbani (Modern)
Meaning: "Let's love one another"
Tjorven m & f German (Modern, Rare)
This was the nickname of a character called Maria in Astrid Lindgren's "We on Salt-Crow Island" (1964). It is not exactly known what Lindgren based the nickname on, but she might have based it on Swedish tjock meaning "thick" combined with korv meaning "sausage"... [more]
Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from Swedish tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.
T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]
Tlaytmas f Northern African (Modern)
Female name meaning "The one with brothers/has brothers". Combination of "Tla" meaning "has", and "Ytmas" meaning "Her brothers".
Tlilticoatl m & f Nahuatl (Hispanicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tlilcoatl, replacing the first element with tliltic, "black".
Toddi m Icelandic (Modern)
From Old Norse toddi meaning "bit, piece, slice".
Tohar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "pureness", "cleanness", "brightness" in Hebrew.
Tōka f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia", 瞳 (tou, dou, hitomi) meaning "pupil", 藤 (tou, dou, fuji) meaning "wisteria" or 透 (tou, su.kasu, su.ku, su.keru, tou.su, tou.ru, tooru) meaning "filter, penetrate, permeate, transparent" with 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower", 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell" or 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour."... [more]
Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.
Tolan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolan.
Tolson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolson.
Tolvar m Danish (Modern)
Modern diminutive of Tholf.
Tolver m Danish (Modern)
Diminutive of Tholf.
Tomli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tom 2 and Li 2.
Tommen m Popular Culture, Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Tommen Baratheon is the name of a royal character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Tomu m & f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten", 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, nobo.ru) meaning "ascend, climb up", (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 富 (fu, fuu, tomi, to.mu) meaning "abundant, enrich, wealth" or 吐 (to, tsu.ku, ha.ku) meaning "belch, confess, spit, tell (lies), vomit" with 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision."... [more]
Tonette f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a (slightly corrupted) short form of Antoinette.
Tonibler m Albanian (Modern, Rare), Kosovar (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.
Tonisha f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name element Ton (from names such as Antonia) and the common name suffix sha.
Topeka f American (Modern, Rare), Indigenous American
From the name of the capital city of the US state of Kansas (see Topeka).... [more]
Tophia f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Used by notable tiktoker "tophiachu"
Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]
Tōri f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name can be used as 桃李, 冬里, 桃里, 桃梨, 桃理, 冬莉, 東李, 東里 or 桐璃 with 桃 (tou, momo) meaning "peach tree", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 桐 (tou, dou, kiri) meaning "paulownia", 李 (ri, sumomo) meaning "plum", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" and 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli."... [more]
Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.
Torryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Torin.
Toshia f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tosha.
Tracker m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word tracker, which is an expert at following trails.
Trad m American (Modern)
Short form of unknown origin.
Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.
Tranese f African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Tracy and names that end in -nese.
Trayden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden. First used in 2002.
Traysen m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
I used the name Grayson and switched the g for a t and played with the spelling and loved it.
Tregereth f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Means "mercy" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
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).
Trejsi f Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Tracy.
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trenisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, nee and sha.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Tressa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish tressa "third". This is a modern Cornish name.
Tressi f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tressa or else a transferred use of the surname Tressi.
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Treyden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden, possibly influenced by the name Trey.
Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".
Trieu-mi m & f Vietnamese (Modern)
Means "million" in Vietnamese.
Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.
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.... [more]
Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.
Trinny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [more]
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "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').
Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]
Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".
Tristina f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ina, probably influenced by the sound of Christina.
Tristine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ine, probably influenced by the sound of Christine. It is borne by American writer Tristine Rainer.
Tritnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Troja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Troy, the name of the ancient city in Turkey that appears in Homer's 'Iliad'.
Trophy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word trophy.
True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".
Trulsa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Truls.
Truly f English (Modern), Popular Culture, Theatre
From Old English trēowlīce meaning ‘faithfully’.
Truth f & m English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "truth" from Old English trīewth, trēowth meaning ‘faithfulness.'
Tsach m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "pure; clean" in Hebrew.
Tsahi m Hebrew (Modern)
A popular diminutive for names like Itzhak and Tsach
Tsedef f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "shell" in Hebrew, making it relative to the Arabic name Sadaf.
Tsion m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Tzion, used for both males and females.
Tsudoi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Japanese 集い (tsudoi) meaning "meeting, get-together".
Tsukihi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 月日 (tsukihi), literally meaning "moon and sun," though it can also refer to time, years or days.... [more]
Tsukit f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צוקית (see Tzukit).
Tsukushi f Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
Means "horsetail (plant)" in Japanese from 土筆 (tsukushi). Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ttalgi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 딸기 (ttalgi) meaning "strawberry."
Tteul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 뜰 (tteul) meaning "garden, court."
Tuiren f Irish (Modern, Rare), Astronomy
Meaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in The Birth of Bran, a story in the book Irish Fairy Tales, written by James Stephens. A star has been named after her.
Tulan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tu and Lan 1.
Tulga f German (Austrian, Modern, Rare)
Maybe from Gothic tulgus "firm, steady, solid".
Tulisa f English (British, Modern)
Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of Toula.
Tumas m Maltese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Maltese and Icelandic form of Thomas.
Tunay m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "moonlight" or "the light that illuminates night" in Turkish.
Tunisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tanisha, perhaps influenced by the name of the country Tunisia.
Turbo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word or prefix turbo(-).
Türker m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Means "a valiant, brave Turk".
Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.
Tűzvirág f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage from the elements tűz, meaning "fire" and virág meaning "flower".
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".... [more]
Txunamy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Variant of Tsunami borne by Txunamy Ortiz (2009-), an American YouTube personality who appears on the channel Familia Diamond.
Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty, ya and na, probably modelled on Ayanna and influenced by Tiana.
Tyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Asia 1. Also compare Tyesha and Tasia.
Tybee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly from the name of an island off the Georgia (U.S. state) coast, which is said to mean "salt" in Yuchi.
Tyderreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element ty and the name Derreon.
Tyease f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Tyesha.
Tyeler m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler. Tyeler was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2005 according to the SSA.
Tyesha f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Iesha.
Tyiese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on Thais or Tyrese.
Tyjae m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and jay. It can be spelled Tyjae or with a capitalized third letter as TyJae.
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).
Tykarra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Toccara.
Tylee f & m English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and lee.
Tyleen f American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Tyler, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Eileen.
Tylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Kylie blending it with Ty or a variant of Tylee.
Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.
Tym m English (Rare, Modern)
English variant of Tim.
Tyner m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyner.
Tynise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and nees.
Tyquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.
Tyquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Tyquan and Octavius.
Tyrisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty, ree and sha.
Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).
Tyronica f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Veronica.
Tyshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and shay.
Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.