American Submitted Names

Tedward m American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Edward, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.

Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Teejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ.

Teel f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.

Teela f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tila.

Teen f English

Teena f English (Modern)
Variant of Tina.

Teeny f English
Diminutive of Tina.

Te'erica f African American (Modern, Rare)

Teesha f English, African American
Variant of Tisha.

Teghan f English (Modern)
Variant of Tegan.

Tehya f English (American)
Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.

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.

Teighlor f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teila f English (Modern, Rare)

Teilor f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teirney f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tierney.

Tekari m African American

Tekedra f American (Modern, Rare)

Tekeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Tekisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Telari f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Teleri or a transferred use of the Italian surname Telari.

Telayah f American (Rare)

Télémac m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Télémaque.

Telesa f African American

Télesmar m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Telethia f African American
Variant of Talethia.

Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.

Telie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley or Telly.

Telisha f African American
Variant of Talisha.

Télisphore m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Télesphore.

Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.

Telmika f American (Modern, Rare)

Telsea f American (Rare)

Telsia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Telvin m African American (Modern)
Probably a spin-off of the name Tevin influenced by names like Calvin and Kelvin, popularised through the R&B singer Tevin Campbell.

Temequah f African American
Variant of Tamika.

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").

Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.

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]

Tempestt f English
Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'

Tempie m & f American
Diminutive of names beginning with Temp- such as Temperance, Tempest or Temple.

Templar m English (American, Rare)
From Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum.

Templeton m English
Transferred use of the surname Templeton.

Temprince f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Temperance.

Tempy f English (Puritan), English
Diminutive of Temperance.

Tenae f English (Modern)
An invented name that sounds like Renae, but then with a 't' instead.

Tenasha f African American (Modern, Rare)

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]

Teneal f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenebra f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Teneil f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenesen f English
Variant of Tennyson.

Tenesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Teneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenia f African American, American (Modern)

Tenicia f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Teniel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenielle f English
Variant of Tenille.

Tenika f African American
Variant of Tanika.

Tenille f English
Variant of Tennille. Known bearers include Canadian country singers Tenille Townes (1994-) and Tenille Arts (1994-).

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.

Tenlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tenley.

Tenleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tenley.

Tenn m English
Diminutive of Tennessee.

Tenneille f English
Variant of Tenille.

Tennelle f & m English
Variant of Tenille.

Tenneson m English
Variant of Tennyson.

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the Cherokee word Ta'nasi' of uncertain meaning which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee (U.S.A.).

Tennie f English
Diminutive of Tennessee.

Tennielle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tennille f English
Transferred use of the surname Tennille. This is the surname of American singer Cathryn Antoinette 'Toni' Tennille (1940-) who gained fame in the 1970s singing duo Captain & Tennille... [more]

Tennis m English (Rare)
This name was given to five baby boys in 1915.

Tennise f Dutch (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of both Teunisje and the Dutch patronymic Teunis(s)e(n), which means "son of Teunis". In some cases, this name can also be a modern variant spelling of the name Denise, via its variant spelling Dennise.... [more]

Tennison m English

Tensley f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a blend of Tenley and Tinsley.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Teonna f English (American)
Variant of Tiana.

Teonni f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.

Tequesha f African American
Variant of Takisha.

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.

Tequilla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tequila (see also Shaquila).

Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.

Tereanna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tereina f American (Modern, Rare)

Térence m French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Terentius.

Terenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Terentian m English
English form of Terentianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Teressa f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.

Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.

Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq

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.

Teriza f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Terisa.

Terlonda f American (Modern, Rare)

Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.

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.

Terrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Terrel m & f English
Variant of Terrell.

Terrelle m English (Rare)
Variant of Terrell.

Terressa f English (American)
Variant of Teresa.

Terria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Terrea.

Terriana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Terrianna.

Terrianna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Terri and Anna.

Terrica f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Terri (compare Jerrica).

Terrika f English, American

Terrill m & f African American
Variant of Terrell.

Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.

Terron m African American
Variant of Tarran.

Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn

Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Tersean m American (Modern, Rare)

Tertullian m English
English form of Tertullianus. This was the name of a prolific early Christian author from the 3rd century AD.

Tervon m African American

Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.

Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.

Tesa f English (Modern, Rare), Croatian, Serbian, Spanish
Variant of Tessa.

Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.

Tesha f American (Rare)

Teshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Teshekia f African American (Rare)

Tesia f American

Tesiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesianna f English
Variant of Tessiana.

Tesla m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Tesla. This was the surname of Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)... [more]

Tesley m & f English

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."

Tessah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tessa.

Tessalyn f English
Variant of Tessalynn.

Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.

Tessandra f English, Popular Culture
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.

Tessi f English
Variant of Tessie.

Tessia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tessa or Tess.

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.

Tessica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Jessica and Tessie.

Tessla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tesla.

Tessy f English, Various
Variant of Tessie.

Testimony m & f English
From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]

Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”

Tettie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tetty.

Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.

Tevlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tevlin.... [more]

Tevon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tavon.

Tevron m African American (Rare)

Tevyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)

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 m & f English
Caddo word meaning "Friend", referring to the larger Caddo nation (in opposition to enemy tribes). The name was borrowed into Spanish as texa, plural texas, and used to refer to the Caddo Nation... [more]

Texie f English (American)
Diminutive of Texas.

Texlee m & f English (American)

Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.

Teyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Teyarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Teygan f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

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.

Teylor f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Teyona f English (Rare)
Variant of Teyana.

Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star

Thackeray m English
Transferred use of the surname Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.

Thackery m Popular Culture, Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Thackery.

Thaddea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddeus.

Thai m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Ty influenced by the word Thai, referring to the language spoken in Thailand.

Thailand m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.

Thailynn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tylynn. Also compare Thai.

Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]

Thalen m American (South)

Thalo m English
Thalo is short for Phthalo, which is a dark shade of blue.

Thames m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the River Thames. It has been in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.

Thanael m English
Short form of Nathanael.

Thandy f English
Variant of Thandie.

Thaniel m English

Tharah f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Tara 1.

Thayden m English

Thayer m English
Transferred use of the surname Thayer.

Thaylee f English
Probably invented, or a variant of Thalie.

Thayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Thane.

Theadora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Theadore m English (American)
Variant of Theodore.

Theadosia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Thealia f English
Possibly a variant of Thalia influenced by Thea.

Thearsa f English (Rare)

Thedora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Thedore m English
Variant of Theodore.

Thedra f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora or a shortened form of Cathedra.

Theena f English
Variant of Thina.

Theeny f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Thenie.

Theil m African American

Thelen m English

Thelford m English (American, Rare)

Thélismar m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Télesmar.

Thelm m English
Masculine form (backformation) of Thelma.

Thelmarie f English (Rare)
Blend of Thelma and Marie.

Thelmetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Thelma with the suffix -etta. This name is borne by Thelmetta "Toddy" Suggs, the wife of American singer Chuck Berry.

Thelonia f African American

Thelonious m English
Anglicized form of Thelonius. A famous bearer was jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982).

Thelred m English
"Noble Counsel"

Thena f English (Rare)

Thenia f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).

Thenie f English
Diminutive of feminine names that end in -thena and -thenia, such as Athena, Parthena and Parthenia.

Theobold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Theobald, usually used as a surname.

Theodate f American (Rare, Archaic)
Apparently coined as a feminine form of Theodatus.

Theodicia f English (American)
Variant of Theodosia

Theodile f Louisiana Creole

Theodis m English (American), Greek
Possibly a variant of Theodore.

Theodocia f English
Variant of Theodosia.

Theodorica f German (Archaic), Filipino (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Theodorine f Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare)
Variant of Théodorine.

Theodoris m Greek, English (Rare)

Theodoro m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Teodoro.

Theodotia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theodota, which was probably influenced by the similar name Theodosia.

Theodule m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Théodule.

Théogène m & f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (African)
French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.

Theola f American (South, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), South African
Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Theolene f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Theolinde.

Theondra f African American

Theone f English (American, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Theon.

Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]

Theonora f English (American, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)

Theophan m English
English form of Theophanes. A known bearer of this name was saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894).

Theophylact m English
English form of Theophylaktos.

Theora f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."

Theosia f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a contracted form of Theodosia.

Theotis m French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Apparently created as a strictly masculine form of Théotiste.

Théotiste f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare, Archaic)
While apparently originally a unisex name, Théotiste seems to have been used predominantly on females since at least the early 1800s.... [more]

Therapont m English
English form of Therapon.

Thereesa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Thérence m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Térence.

Thereseta f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Nickname of the given name Teresa, given to me by my Spanish teacher. She is from Hungary, so she spoke Spain Spanish, so the name might not be a Latina name.

Theresina f English
Elaboration of Theresa with the suffix -ina

Theressa f English (American), Nigerian (Rare)
Variant of Theresa.

Theressia f American (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Theresia.

Theria f English

Therman m English (American)
Variant of Thurman.

Therona f South African, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Theron.

Therressa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Therronia f English (American, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, ?)

Therzile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Tharsile.

Thesea f English
Feminine version of Theseus

Thesius m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Theseus.

Thessaly f English
Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. This name is borne by Thessaly Lerner, American stage, film and voice actress.

Theta f English (Rare)
From Ancient Greek thē̂ta, thī́ta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Teth.

Thetra f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Thedra.

Thia f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Thicket m English

Thielen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thielen.

Thistle f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.

Tholomew m English
Short form of Bartholomew.

Thomaie f Greek (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
A rare English transcription of the Greek name Θωμαή (see Thomai). See also Thomais.

Thomasa f Medieval Catalan, American (Rare)
Cognate of Tomasa.

Thomasena f English (Rare)
Variant of Thomasina.

Thomasin f English (Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Thomasina. This was one of the most popular English girls' names in the 16th century. It was used by Thomas Hardy for a character in his novel The Return of the Native (1878).

Thomasine f English (Rare), English (Puritan), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thomas.

Thomassin f French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Variation of Tamsin or Thomasine.

Thompson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thompson.

Thomson m English
Transferred use of the surname Thomson.

Thomy m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Variant of Tommy.

Thoran m African American (Modern, Rare)

Thorina f English, German, Popular Culture
Feminine form of Thorin.

Thorlac m English
English version of Þórlakr. A notable bearer of this name is Thorlac Turville-Petre.

Thorn m English (Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Thorn.

Thorna f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word "thorn", a sharp feature on many plants. Possibly meaning "strong and bright".

Thorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Thornetta f English (American, Rare)
It seems to be a combination of Thorn and Etta, and/or a feminization of the surname Thornett... [more]

Thorney m & f English (American)

Thornley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thornley.... [more]

Thos m English
A nickname for Thomas. In P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster calls his Aunt Agatha's son Thomas "Thos".

Thoyce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alternative to Royce. Used in the south eastern USA at least as early as 1940.

Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.

Threnody f American (Rare)
From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".

Thresa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Thressa f English
The given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.

Thulia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)

Thullia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.

Thurgood m English
A contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Thurl m American
Possible transferred use of the surname Thurl.

Thurlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thurlow.

Thurman m English
Transferred use of the surname Thurman.

Thursa f English (Rare)
Variant of Thurza.

Thursday m & f English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day", from Þunor (genitive Þunre) and dæg... [more]

Thurston m English, Medieval English
Variant of Thorsten.

Thurza f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Thirza.

Thwaite m English (Rare)
Meaning, "clearing in a wooded area." May be used on its own, but may also be seen in combination with Medieval English and Old German personal names.