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The Name Begins With The Letter T:
TAAVETTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TAAVI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TABASSUM  m & f  Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.

TABATHA  f  English
Variant of TABITHA

TABBY  f  English
Pet form of TABITHA

TABEA  f  German
German short form of TABITHA

TABITHA  f  English, Biblical
Means "gazelle" in Aramaic...

TACEY  f  English
Derived from Latin tace meaning "be silent".

TACITA  f  Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of TACITUS

TACITO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS

TACITUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin...

TAD  m  English
Short form of THADDEUS

TADDEO  m  Italian
Italian form of THADDEUS

TADEJ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of THADDEUS

TADEO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of THADDEUS

TADEU  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of THADDEUS

TADEUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of THADDEUS

TADG  m  Irish, Scottish
Variant of TADHG

TADHG  m  Irish, Scottish
Means "poet" in Irish. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht.

TAEGAN  m & f  English
Perhaps either a variant of TEAGAN (masculine) or a form of TEGWEN (feminine).

TAFADZWA  m & f  African
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.

TAFARI  m  African
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic...

TAFFY  m  Welsh
Pet form of DAFYDD

TAHIR  m  Arabic
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

TAHIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of TAHIR

TÁHIRIH  f  Iranian
Variant of TAHIRA...

TAHLIA  f  Jewish
Variant of TALYA

TAHMID  m  Arabic
Means "praising" in Arabic.

TAHNEE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TAWNY

TÄHTI  f  Finnish
Means "star" in Finnish.

TAHVO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAI  m & f  Chinese
Means "big" in Chinese.

TAICHI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 一 (ichi) "one".

TAIKA  f  Finnish
Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

TAIKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai) "large, great" and 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".

TAIMI  f  Finnish
Means "sapling, young tree" in Finnish.

TAINA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of TATIANA

TAISIYA  f  Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly a Russian form of THAIS.

TAISTO  m  Finnish
Means "battle" in Finnish.

TAJUANA  f  English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name JUANA.

TAKAHIRO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".

TAKAKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".

TAKARA  f  Japanese
Means "treasure" in Japanese.

TAKASHI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 孝 "filial piety", 隆 "noble, prosperous" or 崇 "reverence".

TAKEHIKO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".

TAKESHI  m  Japanese
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.

TAKIS  m  Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS

TAKOUHI  f  Armenian
Means "queen" in Armenian.

TAKUMA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (taku) "expand, open, pioneer" and 真 (ma) "real, true".

TAKUMI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 匠 "artisan" or 巧 "skilled"...

TAL  m & f  Jewish
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".

TALBOT  m  English
From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic first name meaning "valley offer".

TALFRYN  m  Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill".

TALIA  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of TALYA

TALIBA  f  Arabic
Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic.

TALIESIN  m  Welsh
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining"...

TALINE  f  Armenian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an old Armenian monastery.

TALISHA  f  English (Modern)
A recently created name, perhaps based on TALITHA.

TALITHA  f  Biblical
Means "little girl" in Aramaic...

TALLAK  m  Norwegian
Variant of TOLLAK

TALLULAH  f  English
Means "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language...

TALULLA  f  Irish
From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess".

TALYA  f  Jewish
Means "dew from God" in Hebrew.

TAM  m  Scottish
Scottish short form of THOMAS

TAMA  m  Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.

TAMAR  f  Jewish, Biblical
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew...

TAMARA  f  Russian, English
Russian form of TAMAR...

TAMÁS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of THOMAS

TAMATI  m  Maori
Maori form of THOMAS

TAMAYA  f  Native American
Means "in the center" in Quechua.

TAMEKA  f  English
Variant of TAMIKA

TAMELA  f  English (Modern)
Perhaps a combination of TAMARA and PAMELA

TAMERA  f  English
Variant of TAMARA

TAMERLANE  m  History
Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR).

TÀMHAS  m  Scottish
Scottish form of THOMAS

TAMI  f  English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMIA  f  English (Modern)
Elaborated form of the popular name syllable Tam, from names such as TAMARA and TAMIKA.

TAMID  m  Arabic
Short form of MU'TAMID

TAMIKA  f  English
Variant of TAMIKO, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (born 1945) or the American movie 'A Girl Named Tamiko' (1963).

TAMIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

TAMIR  m  Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

TAMMARA  f  English
Variant of TAMARA

TAMMARO  m  Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements thank "thought" and mer "fame".

TAMMI  f  English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMMIE  f  English
Variant of TAMMY

TAMMY  f  English
Short form of TAMSIN, TAMARA or TAMIKA

TAMRA  f  English
Contracted form of TAMARA

TAMSEN  f  English
Variant of TAMSIN

TAMSIN  f  English
Contracted form of THOMASINA

TAMSON  f  ?
Variant of TAMSIN

TAMSYN  f  English
Variant of TAMSIN

TAMZEN  f  English
Variant of TAMSIN

TANCRED  m  Ancient Germanic
Means "thought and counsel", derived from the Germanic elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"...

TANCREDI  m  Italian
Italian form of TANCRED...

TANCREDO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of TANCRED

TANE  m  Maori, Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "man" in Maori...

TANEKA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TANIKA

TANELI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of DANIEL

TANESHA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TANISHA

TANGAROA  m  Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown...

TÂNIA  f  Portuguese
Short form of TATIANA

TANIA  f  English
Short form of TATIANA

TANIEL  m  Armenian
Armenian form of DANIEL

TANIKA  f  English (Modern)
Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA

TANIQUA  f  English (Modern)
Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA

TANIS  f  Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of TANITH

TANISHA  f  English (Modern)
Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA

TANIT  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of TANITH

TANITH  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "serpent lady"...

TANJA  f  German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of TATIANA

TANNER  m & f  English
From a surname meaning "one who tans hides" in Old English.

TANSY  f  English
From the name of the flower, which got its name from a shortening of ATHANASIA.

TANYA  f  Russian, English
Russian pet form of TATIANA

TANZI  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TANSY

TAONGA  f & m  African
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.

TAPANI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAPIO  m  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

TAPIWA  f  African
Means "given" in Shona.

TARA (1)  f  English
Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic...

TARA (2)  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "star" in Sanskrit...

TARAH (1)  f  English
Variant of TARA (1)

TARAH (2)  f  Biblical
A place name used in some versions of the Old Testament...

TARANIS  m  Celtic Mythology
Derived from Celtic taran meaning "thunder", cognate with Þórr (see THOR)...

TARAS  m  Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Ταρασιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "of Tarentum"...

TARBEN  m  Danish
Danish form of TORBJÖRN

TAREK  m  Arabic
Anglicized form of TARIQ

TARINA  f  English
Elaborated form of TARA

TARIQ  m  Arabic
Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic...

TARIRO  f  African
Means "hope" in Shona.

TARJA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of DARIA

TARMO  m  Finnish
Means "energy" in Finnish.

TARO  m  Japanese
Variant transcription of TAROU

TAROU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 太 (ta) "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) "son".

TARQUIN  m  English
From the Roman name Tarquinius which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin...

TARU  f  Finnish
Means "legend, myth" in Finnish.

TARYN  f  English
Modern elaboration of the name TARA

TASGALL  m  Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Ásketill, meaning "cauldron of the gods" from Old Norse áss "god" and ketill "cauldron".

TASHA  f  Russian, English
Short form of NATASHA

TASIA  f  Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA

TASKILL  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of TASGALL

TASNIM  f  Arabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.

TASOULA  f  Greek
Greek pet form of ANASTASIA

TAŤÁNA  f  Czech
Czech form of TATIANA

TATE  m & f  English
From an English surname meaning "cheerful" in Old Norse.

TATENDA  m & f  African
Means "thank you" in Shona.

TATIANA  f  Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, which was from the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning...

TATIANNA  f  English
Variant of TATIANA

TATIENNE  f  French
French form of TATIANA

TATJANA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, German
Cognate of TATIANA

TATTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tate's town" in Old English.

TATU  m  Finnish
Pet form of TANELI

TATUM  f  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tate's homestead" in Old English.

TATYANA  f  Russian
Variant transcription of TATIANA

TATYANNA  f  English
Variant of TATIANA

TAU  m  African
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho...

TAUNO  m  Finnish
Means "peaceful, modest" in Karelian Finnish.

TAVISH  m  Scottish
Anglicized spelling of Thàmhais, vocative case of TÀMHAS...

TAWFIQ  m  Arabic
Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic wafiqa "to be successful".

TAWNEE  f  English
Variant of TAWNY

TAWNIE  f  English
Variant of TAWNY

TAWNY  f  English
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

TAYLA  f  English (Modern)
Perhaps a feminine form of TAYLOR influenced by similar-sounding names such as KAYLA

TAYLER  m & f  English
Variant of TAYLOR

TAYLOR  m & f  English
Derived from Middle English taillour meaning "cutter of cloth"...

TEA  f  German, Scandinavian, Finnish
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

TEAGAN  m & f  Irish
Means "little poet", derived from Gaelic tadhg "poet" and a diminutive suffix.

TEAGUE  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEAL  f  English
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.

TEALE  f  English
Variant of TEAL

TEÀRLACH  m  Scottish
Scottish form of TOIRDHEALBHACH...

TEÀRLAG  f  Scottish
Feminine form of TEÀRLACH

TEASAG  f  Scottish
Scottish pet form of JEAN

TECA  f  Hungarian
Pet form of TERÉZIA

TECLA  f  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEKLA

TECUMSEH  m  Native American
Means "panther passing across" in Shawnee...

TED  m  English
Short form of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEDDY  m  English
Pet form of EDWARD or THEODORE

TEEMU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of NICODEMUS

TEGAN  f  Welsh
Derived from Welsh teg "fair".

TEGWEN  f  Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements teg "fair" and gwen "blessed".

TEHILA  f  Jewish
Means "praise" in Hebrew.

TEIGE  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIGUE  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TADHG

TEIJA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of DOROTHEA

TEIVEL  m  Yiddish
Means "devil" in Yiddish.

TEKLA  f  Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA

TEL  m  English
Short form of TERENCE or TERRY

TELESPHORE  m  French
French form of the Greek name Τελεσφορος (Telesphoros) which means "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit"...

TELLERVO  f  Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown...

TELMA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of THELMA

TEMAN  m  Biblical
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew...

TEMANI  m  Biblical (Variant)
In the Old Testament this refers to a person from the land of TEMAN.

TEMEL  m  Turkish
Means "fundamental, basic" in Turkish.

TEMITOPE  f  Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.

TEMPERANCE  f  English
From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint".

TEMPEST  f  English
From the English word that means "storm"...

TEMPLE  m & f  English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.

TEMUJIN  m  History
Means "of iron" in Mongolian...

TENDAI  f  African
Means "be thankful" in Shona.

TENDAJI  m  African
Means "makes things happen" in Swahili.

TENNYSON  m  English
From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS...

TENSKWATAWA  m  Native American
Means "open door" in Shawnee...

TENZIN  m  Tibetan
From the Tibetan name Bstan-'dzin which means "upholder of teachings"...

TÉO  m  Portuguese
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEO  m  Italian, Spanish
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.

TEOBALDO  m  Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD

TEODOR  m  Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEODÓRA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of THEODORE

TEODORA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODORS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODÓSIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of THEODOSIUS

TEODOSIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS

TEODOZJA  f  Polish
Polish form of THEODOSIA

TEÓDULO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of THEODULUS

TEOFIL  m  Polish
Polish form of THEOPHILUS

TEÓFILA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILA  f  Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TEÓFILO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILO  m  Italian
Italian form of THEOPHILUS

TEPPO  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of STEPHEN

TERA  f  English
Variant of TERRA or TARA

TERACH  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of TERAH

TERAH  m  Biblical
Possibly means "wild goat" or "station" in Hebrew...

TERANCE  m  English
Variant of TERENCE

TERCERO  m  Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish. Traditionally given to the third child born.

TERE  f  Spanish
Spanish short form of THERESA

TERENCE  m  English
From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning...

TERENTI  m  Russian
Russian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERENZIO  m  Italian
Italian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TERESA  f  Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian
Cognate of THERESA...

TERESE  f  Basque
Basque form of TERESA

TERESIA  f  Swedish
Swedish variant of THERESA

TERESINHA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese pet form of THERESA

TERESITA  f  Spanish
Spanish pet form of TERESA

TERÉZ  f  Hungarian
Hungarian short form of THERESA

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