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The Name Begins With The Letter T:
TOIVO  m  Finnish
Means "hope" in Finnish.

TOLA  f  Khmer
Means "October" in Khmer.

TOLGA  m  Turkish
Means "helmet" in Turkish.

TOLLAK  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".

TOLLY  m  English
Pet form of BARTHOLOMEW

TOM  m  English
Short form of THOMAS...

TOMA (1)  f  Russian
Pet form of TAMARA

TOMA (2)  m  Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian
Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian form of THOMAS

TÒMAS  m  Scottish
Scottish form of THOMAS

TOMÁS  m  Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of THOMAS

TOMÁŠ  m  Czech
Czech form of THOMAS

TOMAS  m  Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian
Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of THOMAS

TOMASA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THOMAS

TOMASZ  m  Polish
Polish form of THOMAS

TOMAŽ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of THOMAS

TOMÉ  m  Portuguese
Portuguese pet form of TOMÁS

TOMEK  m  Polish
Pet form of TOMASZ

TOMER  m  Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

TOMI  m  Finnish, Hungarian
Finnish and Hungarian pet form of THOMAS

TOMIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) "wealth, abundance" and 子 (ko) "child".

TOMISLAV  m  Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from the name THOMAS combined with the Slavic element slav meaning "glory"...

TOMISLAVA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of TOMISLAV

TOMMASO  m  Italian
Italian form of THOMAS

TOMMI  m  Finnish
Finnish pet form of THOMAS

TOMMIE  m & f  English
Pet form of THOMAS or THOMASINA

TOMMY  m  English
Pet form of THOMAS

TOMOKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 智 (tomo) "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) "friend" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

TOMOMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 朋 (tomo) "friend" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

TOMOS  m  Welsh
Welsh form of THOMAS

TOMS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of THOMAS

TONDRA  f  Esperanto
Means "like thunder" in Esperanto.

TONE (1)  m  Slovene
Short form of ANTON

TONE (2)  f  Norwegian
Variant of TORNY

TÓNI  m  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of ANTHONY

TONI  f  English
Short form of ANTONIA

TONIA  f  English
Short form of ANTONIA

TONIO  m  Italian
Short form of ANTONIO

TÕNIS  m  Estonian
Estonian form of ANTHONY

TONKA  f  Slovene
Slovene pet form of ANTONIA

TONY  m  English
Short form of ANTHONY

TONYA  f  English
Short form of ANTONIA

TOOMAS  m  Estonian
Estonian form of THOMAS

TOPAZ  f  English
Means simply "topaz" from the English word for the yellow precious stone, the birthstone of November, ultimately derived from Greek τοπαζος (topazos).

TOPHER  m  English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER

TOPI  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of TOBIAS

TOPIAS  m  Finnish
Finnish form of TOBIAS

TOPSY  f  English
From a nickname which is of unknown meaning, perhaps deriving from the English word top.

TOR  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Þórr (see THOR).

TORA  f  Scandinavian
Feminine form of TORE

TORBEN  m  Danish, German
Danish form of TORBJÖRN

TORBJØRG  f  Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORBORG

TORBJÖRN  m  Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórbjörn, which meant "Thor's bear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björn "bear".

TORBJØRN  m  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of TORBJÖRN

TORBORG  f  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Þórbjörg, which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björg "protection, help".

TORCUIL  m  Scottish
Scottish form of Þórketill (see TORKEL).

TORDIS  f  Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of ÞÓRDÍS

TORE (1)  m  Scandinavian
Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Þórr (see THOR).

TORE (2)  m  Italian
Short form of SALVATORE

TORGEIR  m  Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Þórgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with geirr "spear".

TORGER  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of TORGEIR

TORGILS  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórgísl (see TROELS).

TORGNY  m  Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórgnýr meaning "Thor's noise" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with gnýr "noise, grumble, murmur".

TORHILD  f  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórhildr, which meant "Thor's battle" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with hildr "battle".

TORI  f  English
Short form of VICTORIA

TORIA  f  English
Short form of VICTORIA

TORIBIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Turibius, of unknown meaning...

TORIL  f  Norwegian
Variant of TORHILD

TORIN  m  Irish
Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic.

TORKEL  m  Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with ketill "cauldron".

TORMOD  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórmóðr, which meant "Thor's mind" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with móðr "mind, mood".

TORNY  f  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórnýr which was derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with nýr "new".

TORQUIL  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of TORCUIL

TORSTEIN  m  Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN

TORSTEN  m  Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".

TORSTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of TORSTEN

TORVALD  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Þórvaldr, which meant "Thor's ruler" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with valdr "ruler".

TOTTY  f  English
Pet form of CHARLOTTE

TOUSSAINT  m  French
Means "all saints" in French.

TOVA (1)  f  Jewish
Means "good" in Hebrew.

TOVA (2)  f  Swedish
Swedish variant of TOVE

TOVAH  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of TOVA

TOVE  f  Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR.

TOVIA  m & f  Jewish
Hebrew form of TOBIAH, also used as a feminine form.

TOYA  f  English (Hispanic)
Pet form of VICTORIA (1) or CUSTODIA used among Hispanic Americans.

TRACE  m & f  English
Short form of TRACY

TRACEE  f  English (Modern)
Feminine variant of TRACY

TRACEY  f & m  English
Variant of TRACY

TRACI  f  English (Modern)
Feminine variant of TRACY

TRACIE  f  English
Feminine variant of TRACY

TRACY  f & m  English
From a surname which was taken from a Norman French place name meaning "domain belonging to THRACIUS"...

TRAFFORD  m & f  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "fishtrap ford" in Old English.

TRAHAEARN  m  Welsh
Means "very much like iron", derived from Welsh tra "very, over" and haearn "iron".

TRAHERNE  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of TRAHAEARN

TRAI  m  Vietnamese
Means "oyster" in Vietnamese.

TRAIAN  m  Romanian
Romanian form of Trajanus (see TRAJAN).

TRAJAN  m  History
From the Roman cognomen Trajanus, which is of unknown meaning...

TRANTER  m  English
From a surname meaning "wagoner" in Old English.

TRAUGOTT  m  German
Derived from German trau "trust" and Gott "God"...

TRAVERS  m  English
Variant of TRAVIS

TRAVIS  m  English
Derived from Old French traverse meaning "to cross"...

TREASA  f  Irish
Possibly means "strength" in Irish Gaelic...

TREASURE  f  English
From the English word, ultimately from Greek θησαυρος (thesauros) "treasure, collection".

TRECIA  f  English
Variant of TRICIA

TREES  f  Dutch
Dutch pet form of THERESIA

TREFOR  m  Welsh
Original Welsh form of TREVOR

TRENT  m  English
From a surname which originally denoted someone who lived by the Trent River in England...

TRENTON  m  English
Means "TRENT's town", from the name of a New Jersey city established in the 17th century by William Trent.

TRESHA  f  English
Variant of TRICIA

TRESNJA  f  Croatian
Means "cherry" in Croatian.

TREV  m  Welsh, English
Short form of TREVOR

TREVELYAN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "village of (a person named) Elian".

TREVOR  m  Welsh, English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".

TREY  m  English
From an English word meaning "three".

TRI  m & f  Indonesian
Means "third child" in Indonesian and Javanese.

TRIA  f  ?
Short form of DEMETRIA

TRICIA  f  English
Short form of PATRICIA

TRIINU  f  Estonian
Pet form of KATARIINA

TRIJNTJE  f  Dutch
Dutch pet form of KATRIJN

TRINA  f  English
Short form of CATRINA

TRINE  f  Danish
Danish short form of KATRINE

TRINI  f  Spanish
Short form of TRINIDAD

TRINIDAD  f & m  Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity...

TRINITY  f  English
From the English word Trinity, given in honour of the Christian belief that God has three states of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

TRISH  f  English
Short form of TRISHA

TRISHA  f  English
Short form of PATRICIA

TRISHNA  f  Indian
Means "thirst, desire" in Sanskrit.

TRISTA  f  English
Feminine form of TRISTAN

TRISTÁN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of TRISTAN

TRISTAN  m  Welsh, English, French, Celtic Mythology
From the Celtic name Drystan, which was probably derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult"...

TRISTAND  m  English
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTÃO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of TRISTAN

TRISTEN  m  English
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTIN  m  English
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTON  m  English
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTRAM  m  English
Form of TRISTAN

TRIX  f  English
Short form of BEATRIX

TRIXIE  f  English
Pet form of BEATRIX

TROELS  m  Danish
Danish form of the Old Norse name Þórgísl meaning "Thor's shaft" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".

TROY  m  English
From a surname that originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France...

TRÚC  m & f  Vietnamese
Means "bamboo" in Vietnamese.

TRUDI  f  German, English
Pet form of GERTRUDE

TRUDIE  f  English, Dutch
Pet form of GERTRUDE

TRUDY  f  English, Dutch
Pet form of GERTRUDE

TRUEMAN  m  English
Variant of TRUMAN

TRULS  m  Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Þórgísl (see TROELS).

TRUMAN  m  English
From a surname which meant "trusty man" in Old English.

TRUUS  f  Dutch
Pet of GEERTRUIDA

TRYGGVE  m  Swedish
Variant of TRYGVE

TRYGGVI  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of TRYGVE

TRYGVE  m  Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy".

TRYPHENA  f  Biblical
From the Greek name Τρυφαινα (Tryphaina), derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"...

TRYPHON  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"...

TRYPHOSA  f  Biblical, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"...

TRYSTAN  m  Welsh
Variant of TRISTAN

TSHOLOFELO  f  African
Means "hope" in Tswana.

TSUBAKI  f  Japanese
Means "camellia flower" in Japanese.

TSUBAME  f  Japanese
Means "swallow (bird)" in Japanese.

TSUBASA  m  Japanese
Means "wing" in Japanese.

TSUKIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) "moon" and 子 (ko) "child".

TSVETA  f  Bulgarian
Feminine form of TSVETAN

TSVETAN  m  Bulgarian
Means "colour" or "flower" in Bulgarian.

TSVETANKA  f  Bulgarian
Feminine pet form of TSVETAN

TU (1)  m & f  Chinese
Means "earth, soil" in Chinese.

TU (2)  m & f  Vietnamese
Means "star" in Vietnamese.

TUAN  m  Vietnamese
Means "bright, intelligent" in Vietnamese.

TUATHAL  m  Irish
Means "ruler of the people" in Irish Gaelic.

TUCKER  m  English
From a surname derived from Old English tucian meaning "one who fulls cloth".

TUDOR (1)  m  Welsh
Welsh form of the Old Celtic name Teutorigos, meaning "ruler of the people" (cognate with THEODORIC)...

TUDOR (2)  m  Romanian
Variant of TEODOR

TUDUR  m  Welsh
Variant of TUDOR

TUE  m  Danish
Danish variant of THOR

TUFAYL  m  Arabic
Means "small child" in Arabic.

TUIJA  f  Finnish
Means "cedar" in Finnish.

TÜLAY  f  Turkish
Means "tulle moon" in Turkish.

TULLIA  f  Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO).

TULLIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Tullius, which is of unknown meaning...

TULLY  m  History
Form of Tullius (see TULLIO) used to refer to the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

TUMELO  m & f  African
Means "faith" in Sesotho and Tswana.

TUNÇ  m  Turkish
Means "bronze" in Turkish.

TÜNDE  f  Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian tündér meaning "fairy"...

TÜNDÉR  f  Hungarian
Means "fairy" in Hungarian.

TUOMAS  m  Finnish
Finnish form of THOMAS

TUOMO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of THOMAS

TUOR  m  Literature
Means "strength vigour" in Sindarin...

TUPAARNAQ  f  Native American
Means "wild thyme" in Greenlandic.

TURAL  m  Azerbaijani
Means "to be alive" in Azerbaijani.

TURE  m  Scandinavian
Variant of TORE (1)

TURGAY  m  Turkish
Means "lark (bird)" in Turkish.

TURID  f  Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR

TURIN  m  Literature
Means "victory mood" in Sindarin...

TURLOUGH  m  Irish
Anglicized form of TOIRDHEALBHACH

TUTANKHAMON  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "image of the life of Amon", derived from Egyptian tut "image" combined with ankh "life" combined with the name of the god Amon...

TUTKU  f & m  Turkish
Means "passion" in Turkish.

TUULA  f  Finnish
Variant of TUULI

TUULE  f  Estonian
Estonian form of TUULI

TUULI  f  Finnish
Means "wind" in Finnish.

TUULIKKI  f  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind"...

TUVA  f  Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of TOVE

TUVYA  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of TOBIAH

TUYÊN  f  Vietnamese
Means "line, ray" in Vietnamese.

TUYET  f  Vietnamese
Means "snow white" in Vietnamese.

TVRTKO  m  Croatian
Derived from Croatian tvrd meaning "hard".

TWILA  f  English
Variant of TWYLA

TWYLA  f  English
Meaning unknown...

TXOMIN  m  Basque
Basque form of DOMINIC

TY  m  English
Short form of names beginning with Ty.

TYBALT  m  English
Medieval form of THEOBALD...

TYCHO  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Τυχων (Tychon) meaning "hitting the mark"...

TYE  m  English
From a surname meaning "pasture" in Middle English.

TYGE  m  Danish
Danish form of TYCHO

TYKO  m  Swedish
Swedish form of TYCHO

TYLAR  m  English
Variant of TYLER

TYLER  m & f  English
From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English.

TYLOR  m  English
Variant of TYLER

TYMON  m  Polish
Polish form of TIMON

TYMOTEUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of TIMOTHY

TYR  m  Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god Tiwaz, related to Indo-European dyeus (see ZEUS)...

TYRA  f  Scandinavian
Feminine form of TYR

TYREEK  m  English (Modern)
Variant of TYRIQ

TYRELL  m  English
Variant of TYRRELL

TYRESE  m  English
An invented name, probably made from combining TY with rese.

TYRIK  m  English (Modern)
Variant of TYRIQ

TYRIQ  m  English (Modern)
Perhaps a variant of TARIQ.

TYRON  m  English
Variant of TYRONE

TYRONE  m  English
From the name of a county in Northern Ireland which derives from Irish Gaelic Tir Eoghain meaning "land of OWEN ".

TYRRELL  m  English
From a surname meaning "to pull" in Old French, possibly referring to a stubborn person.

TYSON  m  English
From a surname which is either a variant of DYSON or else is derived from Old French tison meaning "firebrand".

TYTUS  m  Polish
Polish form of TITUS

TYYNE  f  Finnish
Derived from Finnish tyyni "calm, serene".

TZAFRIR  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of ZEPHYR

TZEITEL  f  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of SARAH

TZIPORAH  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of ZIPPORAH

TZIVYA  f  Jewish
Feminine form of TZVI

TZOFIYA  f  Yiddish
Yiddish form of SOPHIA

TZUFIT  f  Jewish
Means "hummingbird" in Hebrew.

TZVI  m  Jewish
Means "deer" in Hebrew.

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