This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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... [
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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.
Teejay m English (Rare)Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.
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.
Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh
teg "fair, beautiful" and
eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".
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.
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).
Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThis 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."... [
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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.... [
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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".
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."... [
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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... [
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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), LiteratureFrom Old Norse
þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
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."... [
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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.
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.
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... [
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Teressa f American (Rare)Phonetic respelling of
Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
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.
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"... [
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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... [
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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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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... [
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