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The Name Begins With The Letter T:
TEREZA  f  Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA

TERÉZIA  f  Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of THERESA

TEREZIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of THERESA

TEREZINHA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese pet form of TERESA

TERHI  f  Finnish
Short form of Terhenetär, which was derived from Finnish terhen "mist"...

TERHO  m  Finnish
Means "acorn" in Finnish.

TERI  f  English
Strictly feminine variant of TERRY

TERMINUS  m  Roman Mythology
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin...

TERO  m  Finnish
Short form of ANTERO

TERPSICHORE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek τερψις (terpsis) "delight" and χορος (choros) "dance"...

TERRA  f  English
Recently created name meaning "land, earth" in Latin.

TERRANCE  m  English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRELL  m  English
Variant of TYRRELL

TERRENCE  m  English
Variant of TERENCE

TERRI  f  English
Pet form of THERESA

TERRIE  f  English
Pet form of THERESA

TERRY  m & f  English
English form of Thierri, the Norman French form of THEODORIC...

TERTIUS  m  Ancient Roman
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.

TERZO  m  Italian
Italian form of TERTIUS

TESS  f  English
Short form of THERESA...

TESSA  f  English
Short form of THERESA

TESSAN  f  Swedish
Swedish pet form of THERESA

TESSIE  f  English
Pet form of TESS

TETHYS  f  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τηθη (tethe) meaning "grandmother"...

TETTY  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

TEUN  m  Dutch
Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS

TEUNIS  m  Dutch
Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS

TEUTA  f  Albanian
Possibly derived from an Illyrian word or title meaning "queen"...

TEUVO  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of THEODORE

TEVYE  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of TOBIAH

TEX  m  English
Originally a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas.

THABO  m  African
Means "joy" in Tswana.

THAD  m  English
Short form of THADDEUS

THADDEUS  m  English, Biblical
Possibly means "heart" in Aramaic...

THAIS  f  Ancient Greek
Possibly means "bandage" in Greek...

THALES  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom"...

THALIA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Θαλεια (Thaleia), derived from θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom"...

THAMINA  f  Arabic
Means "healthy" in Arabic.

THANA  f  Arabic
Means "praise" in Arabic.

THANASIS  m  Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS

THANATOS  m  Greek Mythology
Means "death" in Greek...

THANDIWE  f  African
Means "loving one" in Xhosa.

THANE  m  English
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.

THANH  m & f  Vietnamese
Means "bright, clear, elegant, blue" in Vietnamese.

THANKFUL  f  English
Simply means "thankful" from the English word...

THANOS  m  Greek
Pet form of ATHANASIOS

THEA  f  German, Scandinavian, English
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

THECLA  f  English
Variant of THEKLA

THEDA  f  German
Short form of THEODORA

THEIA  f  Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek θεα (thea) meaning "goddess"...

THEIRN  m  French
Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE

THEKLA  f  Greek
From the ancient Greek name Θεοκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεος (theos) meaning "god" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"...

THELMA  f  English
This name was invented by Marie Corelli for the Norwegian heroine of her 1887 novel 'Thelma'...

THELONIUS  m  Various
Latinized form of Tielo (see TILLO).

THEMA  f  African
Means "queen" in Akan.

THEMBA  m & f  African
Means "trust" in Zulu.

THEMIS  f  Greek Mythology
Means "law of nature, divine law" in Greek...

THEMISTOCLES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεμιστοκλης (Themistokles), which meant "glory of the law" from θεμιστος (themistos) "of the law, of customs" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"...

THÉO  m  French
Short form of THÉODORE

THEO  m  English, Dutch
Short form of THEOBALD, THEODORE and other names that begin with Theo.

THEOBALD  m  English
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and bald "bold".

THEOCRITUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Θεοκριτος (Theokritos), a Greek name which meant "judge of god" from θεος (theos) "god" and κριτης (krites) "judge, critic"...

THEODOOR  m  Dutch
Dutch form of THEODORE

THEODOR  m  German
German form of THEODORE

THEODORA  f  English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEODORE...

THÉODORE  m  French
French form of THEODORE

THEODORE  m  English
From the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift"...

THEODORIC  m  Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Thiudreiks meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and ric "power, ruler"...

THEODOROS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODORE

THEODORUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros) (see THEODORE).

THEODOSIA  f  Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS

THEODOSIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοσιος (Theodosios) which meant "giving to god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δοσις (dosis) "giving"...

THEODOTUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοτος (Theodotos) which meant "given to god" from θεος (theos) "god" and δοτος (dotos) "given"...

THEODULUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδουλος (Theodoulos) which meant "slave of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δουλος (doulos) "slave"...

THEOFILUS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of THEOPHILUS

THEOPHANES  m  Ancient Greek
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing"...

THEOPHANIA  f  Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES

THEOPHILA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHILUS

THÉOPHILE  m  French
French form of THEOPHILUS

THEOPHILUS  m  Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοφιλος (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and φιλος (philos) "friend"...

THEOPHYLAKTOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "guarded by god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φυλασσω (phylasso) "to guard"...

THERA  f  English
Possibly a short form of THERESA

THERAPON  m  Ancient Greek
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.

THERESA  f  English, German, Scandinavian
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa...

THÉRÈSE  f  French
French form of THERESA

THERESE  f  German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian variant of THERESA

THERESIA  f  German, Dutch, Swedish
German, Dutch and Swedish form of THERESA

THERON  m  Ancient Greek
Means "hunter" in Greek.

THESEUS  m  Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τιθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set"...

THEUNIS  m  Dutch
Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS

THI  f  Vietnamese
Means "poem" in Vietnamese. This is a very common middle name for girls.

THIAGO  m  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of TIAGO

THIBAULT  m  French
French form of THEOBALD

THIERRY  m  French
French form of THEODORIC

THIJS  m  Dutch
Short form of MATTHIJS

THIRZA  f  Dutch
Dutch form of TIRZAH

THOM  m  English
Short form of THOMAS

THOMAS  m  English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin"...

THOMASINA  f  English
Feminine form of THOMAS

ÞÓR  m  Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór (which refers to the god THOR).

THOR  m  Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz...

THORA  f  Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of Þórr (see THOR)...

THORBEN  m  German
Variant of TORBEN

ÞÓRBJÖRN  m  Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORBJÖRN

THORBJÖRN  m  Swedish
Variant of TORBJÖRN

THORBJØRN  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of TORBJØRN

THORBORG  f  Danish
Danish variant of TORBORG

THORBURN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name TORBJÖRN.

ÞÓRDÍS  f  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".

ÞÓRFRÍÐR  f  Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see THOR) and fríðr "beautiful".

ÞÓRIR  m  Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man".

THORLEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.

THORNTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

ÞÓRR  m  Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of THOR

THORSTEIN  m  Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN

ÞÓRSTEINN  m  Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORSTEN

THORSTEN  m  Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of TORSTEN

THORVALD  m  Scandinavian
Variant of TORVALD

THOTH  m  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Tehuti, perhaps meaning "he who balances"...

THRACIUS  m  Ancient Roman
From a Roman name which meant "of Thracia"...

THU  f  Vietnamese
Means "autumn" in Vietnamese.

THUÁN  m  Vietnamese
Means "tamed" in Vietnamese.

THUCYDIDES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Θουκυδιδης (Thoukydides), derived from θεου (theou) "of god" and κυδος (kydos) "glory"...

THULANI  m  African
Means "be quiet, be comforted" in Zulu.

THULILE  f  African
Means "is quiet" in Zulu.

ÞUNOR  m  Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Þórr (see THOR).

THURAYYA  f  Arabic
Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic...

THURSTAN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "THOR stone" in Old Norse.

THUTMOSE  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Thoth", composed of the name of the Egyptian god THOTH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born"...

THUY  f  Vietnamese
Means "friendly, loyal" in Vietnamese.

THYRA  f  Scandinavian
Variant of TYRA

THYRZA  f  Dutch
Variant of THIRZA

TIA  f  English
Short form of names ending with tia...

TIAGO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of SANTIAGO

TIAMAT  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "sea" in Akkadian...

TIANA  f  English
Short form of CHRISTIANA

TIANNA  f  English
Variant of TIANA

TIARA  f  English
From the English word for a semicircle crown.

TIARNACH  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH

TIARNAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNÁN

TIBBY  m & f  English
Pet form of THEOBALD or TABITHA

TIBERIU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of TIBERIUS

TIBERIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin...

TIBOR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tiburtius (see TIBURCIO).

TIBORC  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tiburtius (see TIBURCIO).

TIBURCIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Tiburtius which meant "of Tibur"...

TICHAONA  m  African
Means "we will see" in Shona.

TIEDE  m  Frisian, Dutch
Pet form of DIEDERIK

TIEN  f  Vietnamese
Means "fairy, spirit" in Vietnamese.

TIERNAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNÁN

TIERNEY  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH

TIERRA  f  Various
Means "earth" in Spanish.

TIFFANI  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TIFFANY

TIFFANY  f  English
Medieval form of THEOPHANIA...

TIFFINY  f  English
Variant of TIFFANY

TIGER  m  English
Means simply "tiger" from the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τιγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin.

TIGERNACH  m  Irish
Variant of TIGHEARNACH

TIGERNÁN  m  Irish
Variant of TIGHEARNÁN

TIGHEARNACH  m  Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic tigern meaning "lord"...

TIGHEARNÁN  m  Irish
Means "little lord" from Irish Gaelic tigern "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix...

TIHANA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Croatian and Serbian tih meaning "quiet".

TIIA  f  Finnish
Short form of DOROTHEA

TIINA  f  Finnish
Short form of KRISTIINA

TIJANA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Variant of TIHANA

TIKHON  m  Russian
Russian form of Tychon (see TYCHO).

TIKVA  f  Jewish
Means "hope" in Hebrew.

TILDA  f  English, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of MATILDA

TILL  m  German
From Tielo, a Medieval Low German pet form of names that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH).

TILLIE  f  English
Short form of MATILDA

TILLO  m  German
From Tielo, a Low German pet form of names that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH)...

TILLY  f  English
Short form of MATILDA

TIM  m  English, German
Short form of TIMOTHY or TIMON

TIMAEUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Τιμαιος (Timaios) which meant "honour"...

TÍMEA  f  Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian feminine form of TIMAEUS...

TIMEUS  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of TIMAEUS

TIMMY  m  English
Pet form of TIMOTHY

TIMO (1)  m  Finnish
Finnish form of TIMOTHY or TIMON

TIMO (2)  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of TIMON

TIMOFEI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of TIMOFEY

TIMOFEY  m  Russian
Russian form of TIMOTHY

TIMON  m  Ancient Greek, Biblical
Derived from Greek τιμη (time) meaning "honour, esteem"...

TIMOTEI  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTEJ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTEO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTEUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Τιμοθεος (Timotheos) (see TIMOTHY).

TIMOTHA  f  English (Modern)
Feminine form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTHEA  f  Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTHÉE  m  French
French form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTHEUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized), German
Latinized form of Τιμοθεος (Timotheos) (see TIMOTHY).

TIMOTHY  m  English, Biblical
From the Greek name Τιμοθεος (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", derived from τιμαω (timao) "to honour" and θεος (theos) "god"...

TIMOTI  m  Maori
Maori form of TIMOTHY

TIMOUR  m  History
Variant of TIMUR

TIMUR  m  History, Russian
Derived from a Turkish word meaning "iron"...

TINA  f  English, Italian
Short form of CHRISTINA, KATINA and other names ending in tina.

TINASHE  m & f  African
Means "God is with us" in Shona.

TINE  f  Norwegian, Danish
Short form of KRISTINE

TINEK  m  Slovene
Slovene pet form of MARTIN

TINO  m  Italian
Short form of VALENTINO, MARTINO and other names ending in tino.

TINUVIEL  f  Literature
Means "nightingale" in Sindarin...

TIPENE  m  Maori
Maori form of STEPHEN

TIPHANIE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of TIFFANY

TIRAS  m  Biblical
Possibly means "desire" in Hebrew...

TIRIAQ  m  Native American
Means "ermine" in Inuktitut.

TIRTA  m  Indonesian
Means "water" in Indonesian.

TIRZAH  f  Biblical
Means "favourable" in Hebrew...

TISHA  f  English
Short form of LATISHA

TISIPHONE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from τισις (tisis) "vengeance" and φονη (phone) "murder"...

TIT  m  Russian
Russian form of TITUS

TITANIA  f  English
Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans"...

TITILAYO  f  Yoruba
Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba.

TITO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of TITUS

TITTY  f  English
Pet form of LETITIA...

TITUS  m  Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour"...

TIVADAR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of THEODORE

TIVOLI  m & f  Various
From the name of a picturesque Italian town, used as a summer resort by the ancient Romans.

TIW  m  Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon form of Tiwaz (see TYR).

TIWLIP  f  Welsh
Means "tulip" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

TIZIANA  f  Italian
Feminine form of TIZIANO

TIZIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Titianus, which was derived from the Roman praenomen Titus...

TLALOC  m  New World Mythology
Means "of the earth" in Nahuatl...

TOAL  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TUATHAL

TOBIAH  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah) which meant "YAHWEH is good"...

TOBIAS  m  Biblical, German, Scandinavian
Greek form of TOBIAH...

TOBIASZ  m  Polish
Polish form of TOBIAS

TOBIN  m  English
From a surname which was itself derived from the first name TOBIAS.

TOBY  m  English
Short form of TOBIAS

TOD  m  English
Variant of TODD

TODD  m  English
From a surname meaning "fox", derived from Middle English todde.

TÓDOR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of THEODORE

TODOR  m  Bulgarian, Serbian
Bulgarian and Serbian form of THEODORE

TODORKA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of THEODORE

TOIBA  f  Yiddish
Means "dove" in Yiddish.

TOINETTE  f  French
Short form of ANTOINETTE

TOINI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of ANTONIA

TOIRDHEALBHACH  m  Irish
Means "instigator", derived from Gaelic toirdhealbh "prompting".

TOIRÉASA  f  Irish
Irish form of THERESA

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