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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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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]
Tchelet f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "Azure" or "Light blue" in Hebrew.
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.
Tebaldo m Italian (Rare)
Variant form of Teobaldo. A known bearer of this name is the Italian former soccer player Tebaldo Bigliardi (b. 1963).
Tebronia f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian name sources state that this name is of Greek origin, but that the meaning is unknown.... [more]
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.
Tede m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Diede.
Tedi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy.... [more]
Tedi m Albanian (Rare)
Of uncertain meaning.... [more]
Tedmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Edmund, incorporating the diminutive Ted.
Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.
Tedward m American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Edward, incorporating the diminutive Ted.
Teea f Romanian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Tea and Romanian form of Thea.
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 Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Dela and Tela.
Teenah f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "fig tree" in Hebrew.
Tefke f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, though the second element of this name certainly consists of the diminutive suffix -ke. The name is possibly Frisian in origin.
Tefkros m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Teukros. This name is rare and used mostly in Cyprus.
Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh teg "fair, beautiful" and eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".
Tegen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish tegen "pretty thing, jewel, ornament".
Tehilah f Hebrew (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Tehila.
Tehillah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tehila.
Tehron m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Теҳрон (Tehron), which is the Tajik and Uzbek name for Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
Tei m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Mattheus.
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.
Teika f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian teika "legend; folktale".
Teiloras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian borrowing of Taylor (masculine form).
Tein m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Tijn.
Teis m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Theis. It was brought to Norway from the Netherlands in the 1700's.
Teisė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Teisius.
Teisutė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of the rare name Teisė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of Teisutis.
Tejinderpreet f Punjabi (Rare), Indian (Sikh, Rare)
From Tejinder combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "love, joy".
Tejo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Theo.
Tejram m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
This name means "radiance of Rama," "soul of Rama" or "majesty of Rama", which is derived from a combination of Sanskrit तेज (tēja) meaning "radiance, soul, majesty, lustre, energy, splendour, magnificence" and the name of the god Rama 1.
Tekle f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Thekla. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian princess and poet Tekle of Georgia (1776-1846).
Teklė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian short form of Teofilija.
Teklusha f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tekla and Tekle, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უშა (-usha).
Tekuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Teko, which itself is a diminutive of Tekla and Tekle.... [more]
Telari f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Teleri or a transferred use of the Italian surname Telari.
Telerig m Bulgarian (Rare), History
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Bulgarian khan (ruler) from the 8th century AD.
Telesfor m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).
Teliav m Breton (Rare)
Original Breton form of Théliau.
Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.
Tella f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otelie or Otelia. It may also be used as a diminutive of Tellervo.
Telleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torleiv.
Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.
Telli f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv... [more]
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-, te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga, mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari), both meaning "ball."... [more]
Tembang m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "song" in Javanese.
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").
Temko m Macedonian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but it is likely a diminutive of a masculine given name that starts with Tem-, such as Temelko.... [more]
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]
Templar m English (American, Rare)
From Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum.
Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)
This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
Tenbroeck m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tenbroeck.... [more]
Tenchi m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, reason, wisdom" or 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom."... [more]
Tendeso f & m Shona (Rare)
Can mean "faith" or some may use it as meaning something used to give thanks
Tenesor m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, meaning "you precede (others)", "lead the way" or "you stay ahead". This was the name of an Aboriginal chieftain from Gran Canaria who converted to Christianism and allied with the Spaniards, aiding them in the conquest of the Canary Islands... [more]
Tenesoya f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.
Tengil m Swedish (Rare), Literature
From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.
Tennis m English (Rare)
This name was given to five baby boys in 1915.
Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.
Tenri f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky" with 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]
Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Tenzile f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Tanzila. A notable bearer was Tenzile Erdoğan (1924-2011), the mother of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Teobald m Polish, Croatian (Rare), Gascon
Polish, Croatian and Gascon form of Theobald.
Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare), Hungarian
Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Theodelind.
Teodore m Medieval Georgian, Georgian (Rare)
Medieval Georgian form of Theodoros (see Theodore), which is still in use today, but rarely so. It has largely been replaced by the newer form Tedore, which is now quite common in Georgia.... [more]
Teodorico m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Galician and Spanish form of Theodoric.
Teodosia f Spanish, Galician (Rare), Italian, Romansh, Romanian
Spanish, Galician, Romansh, Romanian and Italian form of Theodosia.
Teodosii m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Theodosius. Its usage has declined since the late 19th century.
Teodota f Italian (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of Greek Theodotos.
Teofilatta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Greek Theophylaktos.
Teogenes m Polish (Rare)
Name of Greek origin, which means "coming from God", from the elements theo and genes. This was the name of a Greek saint who died in 320.
Teoman m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Modern Turkish and Bosnian form of the Mongol name Tümen via its Chinese form Touman.... [more]
Teon m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Theon.
Teonas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Theonas.
Teónia f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Theonasz.
Teonilla f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Italian and Polish form of Theonilla.
Teopile m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Theophilos (see Theophilus).
Tepi m Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Teppana.
Teppa m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Teppana.
Teppå m Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Probably a misspelling of Teppo, the Finnish form of Stephen. Occurs once in a tax record from 1582.
Teppana m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Stephanus.
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.
Terah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tara 1, possibly intended as an anagram of the English word Earth.
Teramo m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Likely derived from Teramo, the name of a city in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its name comes from the first part of its ancient Roman name, which was Interamnia Praetutiorum. It essentially means "between the two rivers of the Praetutii" in Latin, derived from the Latin words inter meaning "between" and amnis meaning "river, stream" combined with Praetutii, the name of an Italic tribe... [more]
Terapont m Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Polish and Serbian forms of Therapon.
Terashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 照らし (terashi) meaning "illumination, shining" (compare Terasu).... [more]
Terasu m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照らす (terasu) meaning "to shine on, illuminate" (compare Terashi).... [more]
Térébentine f French (Modern, Rare)
Used by French politician Cécile Duflot for her daughter born in 2008.
Terelu f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of Teresa and Lourdes.
Terencia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Terentia.
Terenciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Terentianus.
Terencio m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Terence.
Teresina f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Diminutive of Teresa. This name is borne by Argentine senator Teresina Luna.
Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
Terestyén m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Trisztán.
Terēza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresa.
Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.
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.
Terkil m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkild m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel.
Terpsihori f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Τερψιχόρη (see Terpsichori) as well as an Albanian form of Terpsichore.
Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]
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.
Terrian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Altered form of French Terrien, meaning "owner of a farmland" or of its altered form of Therrien.
Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).
Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.
Teruhisa m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Teruno f Japanese (Rare)
From 照 (teru) or 燿⁠ (teru) meaning "shine" combined with 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" & 乃 (ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon"... [more]
Teruya m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照, 輝, 瑛, 耀 (teru) meaning "to shine" or 晴 (teru, hare, haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, to shine", combined with 祢 (ya) meaning "shrine, mausoleum" or 乎 (ya) an interrogative particle... [more]
Tesalonika f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is 1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.
Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.
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."
Tesna f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Tesni.
Tespia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Thespia.
Tessandra f English (Rare, ?)
Combination of Tess and Sandra. A famous bearer was Tessandra Chavez.
Tessanee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny, influenced by Tessa
Tessann f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ann.
Tessarah f American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a blend of Tessa and Sarah.
Tessarena f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of the names Tessa and Rena.
Tesse f Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Theresa.
Tesselschade f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Tessel (referring to the Dutch island Texel) and schade "damage".... [more]
Tesseltje f Dutch (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Tesselschade or Tessel.
Tesseract m & f Literature (Rare), French (Quebec)
The name of the four-dimensional analogue of the cube.... [more]
Tessho m Japanese (Rare)
From 哲 (te.tsu, te.chi, sato.i, satoshi, aki.raka) meaning "clear, philosophy, wisdom" combined with 章 (sho, aki.ra, aya, fumi) meaning "chapter, section, badge". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.
Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.
Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”
Tetsuden m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 伝 (den), meaning "communicate, transmit, legend, tradition". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tetwin m German (Modern, Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements tet "soft, tender" and wini "friend".
Teuber m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Masculine form of Taube (See Toiba)
Teufik m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Tevfik.
Teunteun m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of adjective 튼튼하다 (teunteunhada) meaning "sturdy, strong, solid; healthy."
Tev m Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Tevye.
Teva f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "nature" in Hebrew.
Tevel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Yiddish
Means "world", "universe" or "macrocosm" in Hebrew.
Tevhit m Turkish (Rare)
Modern form of Tevhid.
Texana f American (South, Rare)
Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]
Texanna f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of English Texan meaning "of Texas". Also compare Texana and Tex.
Texas f & m English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States. It may be derived from Spanish Texas, itself from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ meaning "friend, ally", used to refer to the Caddo nation... [more]
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.
Teylan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylan.
Tezal f Indian (Rare)
"First ray of the sun"
Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star
Tezeusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Theseus.
Thaalini f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாளினி (see Talini).
Thaazhai f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாழை (see Tazhai).
Thaddäa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddäus.
Thadsani f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Thatsani.
Thahleel f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"Believe in the oneness of Allah (God), believe there is none worthy of worship except Allah (God)"... [more]