By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026
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Literary name
"Daughter of the twilight / nightingale"
Lúthien Tinúviel is an elf princess in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, who falls in love with a mortal human, Beren, and chooses to become mortal herself rather than to live without him. Tinúviel is…
Invented nickname
Tippi is best known as the nickname of actress Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock's "The Birds" and "Marnie." Hedren's real name was Nathalie Kay; her father dubbed her Tippi. Although the name will…
Greek
"Avenging murder"
The name of one of the Furies in Greek mythology, a goddess who avenged crimes of murder. She is described as wearing a dripping blood-red robe, with a serpent coiled around her waist.
Spanish
"touch"
A South American dance style whose name derives from Latin tangere "touch". It's also a popular orange-flavored fizzy drink in the UK, as well as the word for the letter T in the NATO phonetic…
Word name
We've had Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, and Berries added to the fruit basket: you could be the first to pick a Tangerine.
Turkic, Mongol
"iron"
This Westernized form of the name of an ancient Mongol warrior, remembered primarily today through the works of Christopher Marlowe and Edgar Allan Poe, runs the risk of sounding pompous and…
Italian, musical term
Toccata is delicate and musical yes, but still somehow unappealing.
Although Tamerlaine, especially with the addition of an i, feels more feminine than masculine these days and is occasionally used for girls, the original Tamerlane was a fierce Mongol warrior.
Swedish
"thunder wolf, twelve"
Old dialectal form of Tholf
Danish, Icelandic
Diminutive form of Tholf, itself derived from the Old Norse Þórulfr which gives you the cool meaning "thunder wolf". It coincides with the Icelandic word for "twelve".
Danish
Diminutive form of Tholf
African
"dark tree"
Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
Tony as a feminine name represents an interesting dimension of naming practices, as it's more commonly recognized as a masculine nickname for Anthony. For girls, Tony typically functions as a…
Tama is a feminine name with multicultural origins and meanings. In Māori tradition, it typically means 'child' or 'son' though it's used for girls in other contexts. In Japanese, Tama can mean…
Tora as a masculine name has multiple potential origins. In Japanese, Tora means 'tiger,' symbolizing strength and courage. In Norse traditions, it could be a masculine variant of 'Thor,' the god of…
Norwegian variation of Þórdís, Old Norse
"thunder goddess"
Tordis left Norway's popularity charts in 1948, placing it among the old lady name that could soon be up for revival.
Diminutive of Salvator, variation of Thor, Italian, Norse
"savior; thunder"
In Norway, a Grandpa Name.
Norwegian
"Thor's battle"
Also spelled Torill, Torril and Torrill, this refined variation is derived from the Old Norse name Þórhildr and its more modern Norwegian form, Torhild. Stylish in Norway in the 50s and 60s, this…
Spanish word name
"tornado"
Tornado first meant thunderstorm and only later came to mean whirlwind, the common modern meaning. More recently, Tornado is the first name of a tennis-playing teen whose sister is called the equally…
Arabic
"religious rite; lucky charm"
An object thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
