Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
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(-).
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.
Tzahala f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "happiness, revelry, merriment" in Hebrew.
Tzoni m Greek (Modern)
Greek spelling of Johnny.
Tzukit f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tzuk. This is also the Hebrew word for a type of bird, the rock thrush (genus Monticola).
Tzviad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel... [more]
Tzviel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and El means "Gazelle of God" in Hebrew.
Tzvior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and Or meaning "gazelle of light" or "bright gazelle" in Hebrew.
Ubonemem m & f Efik (Modern)
Means "offspring of peace" in Efik.
Udela f Low German, German (Modern, Rare)
Udela is a variant of the given name Odilia. It was borne by the first recorded prioress of the Hohenholte monastry in 1230
Uendi f & m Albanian (Modern)
Albanian adopted form of Wendy, occassionally given to boys.
Uesli m Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Wesley.
Ugi m & f Korean (Americanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)
The literal translation in Hangul (Koreas modern written language) for Ugi (우기) is Monsoon or Rainy season. Ugi (우기) is derived from the Hanja character 雨 (Yǔ meaning rain). Although it is possible that 雨 (Yǔ) was first used/ invented by a Korean during the Gojoseon period (likely established somewhere between 2333bce - 1101bce) as certain regions of modern china were technically considered parts of Ancient Korea (control of these regions switched and evolved over many years many times), it is still most likely the first use of 雨 was in a Chinese dynasty during the use of Old Chinese (Roughly 1766BCE - 256BCE)... [more]
Ugla f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Old Norse ugla "owl".
Ugluspegill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Literally means "owl mirror", derived from Icelandic ugla "owl" combined with spegill "mirror, looking glass".... [more]
Ugmilė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant form of Ugnilė.
Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]
Ulinka f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Ulinka is probably derived from Ulrike via the short form Uli.
Umiko f Japanese (Modern)
Means "Child of the sea" in Japanese.
Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.
Upė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun upė meaning "river, stream".
Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Urko m Basque (Modern)
From the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. The origin of the name is uncertain: it could derive from urki "birch" or, more unlikely, from urkamendi "gallows".
Vadelma f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "raspberry" in Finnish.
Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)
Vaivorykštė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vaivorykštė meaning "rainbow".
Valea f Moldovan, German (Modern, Rare)
Moldovan form of Valya. The name coincides with Romanian valea, the definite form of vale "valley, glen".
Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".
Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).
Valonia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Valônia, the Portuguese name for the Belgian region of Wallonia.
Vanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly based on the sounds found in names such as Vanessa, Venetia, Janasia and Danasia... [more]
Vaniy m & f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Means "Vanilla" in Creole, His name has given many first names like Aniy.
Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah
Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.
Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.
Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.
Vayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements vay and la.
Véda f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Veda.
Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.
Velouria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from English velour, which refers to a fabric that is similar to velvet. This is also the name of a 1990 song by the American alternative rock band Pixies.
Vendija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian adaptation of Wendy.
Venicia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Venetia and an elaboration of Venice in the style of Felicia.
Venta f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river Venta which flows through north-western Lithuania and western Latvia.
Veralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veralynn. Combination of Vera and Lyn.
Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.
Vere f Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Fere.
Vernessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an attempt at creating a feminine form of Verne influenced by Vanessa.
Verrisa f English (American, Americanized, Modern), Italian
Verissa came from the city of Berissa in Italy and became the name of a few people in america and Italy
Vetrarrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.
Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".
Vhonani m & f Venda (Modern)
Vhonani meaning is "watch or look"... [more]
Via f Various (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
Viaan m Indian (Modern), Hindi (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.
Viclenny f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
From the Venezuelan Name-Blending tradition blending names Victor meaning "victor, conqueror" (of Latin origin). Leonard meaning "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" Meaning "Conqueror of Brave Lions"
Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.
Viena f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from place name Viena, which is the Spanish name for the city of Vienna.
Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.
Vihor m Croatian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning ''whirlwind''.
Viima m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
From a Finnish word meaning "strong wind".
Vilija f Lithuanian (Modern)
From the name of the river which flows in Lithuania through it's capital city Vilnius. Official river name is Neris, but it has a second name - Vilija. The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex... [more]
Villanelle f American (Modern, Rare), Literature
This was used by English writer Jeanette Winterson in her novel 'The Passion' (1987). She may have taken it from the English word for a form of poetry, which is ultimately cognate with Villana.
Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]
Villő f Hungarian (Modern)
Recent Hungarian name based on the title of Zoltán Kodály's children's choir formed in 1925. The word villő occurs in poems and songs sung during the old Hungarian winter cemetery ceremony and seeing as the girls walked the village with twigs during the shooting, villő is probably derived from the Latin villus "tuft of hair" (referring to the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants)... [more]
Vinski m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
A Finnish diminutive of Vincent.
Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).
Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".
Vintra f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dzintra and a feminine form of Lithuanian Vintaras.
Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.
Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".
Vionnet f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vionnet.
Viridian f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the blue-green pigment, which is derived from Latin viridis, meaning "green".
Viridianne f American (Modern, Rare)
Ultimately from the Latin viridis meaning "green", it is cognate of Viridiana.
Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".
Viven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Vivian.
Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Vívil m Faroese (Modern)
Faroese modern form of Vífill.
Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)
French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.
Viyan m Indian (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीआन (see Viaan).
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".
Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.
Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).
Vonny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names like Vaughn or Yvonne, rarely used as an official given name.
Vriya f Indian (Modern)
Vriya means Powerful,intellectual.
Vung f Vietnamese (Modern)
It means artistic or musical.
Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.
Waawaate Ojibwe (Modern)
Means "Northern Lights" in Ojibwe. Waawaate Fobister is a Canadian actor best known for their semi-autobiographical one-man play, Agokwe.
Wakara f African American (Modern)
May be a variant of Waqar.
Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.
Walentina f German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
German and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Valentina as well as a Russian/Ukrainian variant transcription of Валентина (see the previous name and Valentyna).
Walsh m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname Walsh.
Wamwema m & f Swahili (Modern, Rare)
A Christian surname with swahili origin that mean belonging to the one that is good. Belonging to God who is the only one that is good.
Wando m English (Modern, Rare), Germanic
Masculine form of Wanda. A fictional bearer was Wando from The Fairly OddParents, when Wanda was temporarily turned into a man.... [more]
Warabi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 蕨 (ketsu, warabi) meaning "bracken."... [more]
Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.
Wayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented names with the -ayden trend in names such as Jayden, Brayden, and Hayden
Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.
Waylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Waylon.
Weezy f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Louise. Frequently heard on the 1970s sitcom "The Jeffersons."