Pet Names
Turtle Names
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Toriano
Toriano is a melodic masculine name with Italian roots, likely derived from the Italian city of Turin (Torino). It can be considered an elaborated form of Tori or an extension of names like Toro or…
Torille
Italian place name
Torille is the name of an Italian town, and is also found as a surname/
Tornado
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…
Torquil
Scottish from Norse
"Thor's cauldron"
Torquil, is a quirky but intriguing option that evolved from an ancient Scandinavian name and was imported into Scotland by the Vikings. The Gaelic form of the name is Torcaill. Torquil MacLeod was…
Torrance
Scottish habitational surname
"from the hillocks"
Popularized for girls after Kirsten Dunst portrayed high school cheerleading captain Torrance Shipman in the 2000 movie Bring it On . Tori is an easy nickname.
Torsten
Swedish from Old Norse
"Thor's stone"
Scandinavian names are fashionable these days, and Torsten is one that is used only occasionally: About 20 baby boys were named Torsten in the US last year.
Toru
Japanese
"pierce; sea"
Unisex Japanese name seen on a character in the Haikyū!! manga and anime series.
Torvi
Swedish feminization of Thor, Norse
"thunder"
A cute but rare feminine variation of the Norse thunder god (and Marvel superhero) name Thor.
Triton
Greek mythology name
The Greek god Triton was the messenger of the sea and the son of sea god Neptune. He is usually represented as a merman, the the head and upper body of a human and the lower body of a sea creature.…
Trixie
Diminutive of Beatrix, Latin
"she who brings happiness"
A sassy, spunky name for the bold parent who doesn't remember Mrs. Ed Norton on The Honeymooners or who's into the nicknames-as-given-names trend sweeping the UK and returning to the US. Trixie is a…
Tsunami
Japanese
"harbor wave"
Tsunami is a Japanese word, derived from the elements tsu meaning "harbor," and nami , "wave." It was first used as a name in 2004 and 2005, then left the charts and reemerged in 2020. At the very…
Tuck
Diminutive of Tucker, English
"fabric pleater"
Sharp and preppy. Parents of young children may recognize it as the name of the turtle from the television show Wonder Pets .
Tulip
Flower name, from Persian
"turban"
One of the most unusual flower names, Tulip is cute but tough to pull off as a first. It has some celebrity cred via Charlie Tamara Tulip, twin daughter of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell. It…
Tuna
Turkish
"Danube river"
The Turkish name for the Danube River. Tuna is technically a unisex name in Turkey, yet it is more common among boys.
Tupac
Variation of Tupa or Tupaq, Quechua
"royal, noble"
Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur was named after 18th century Peruvian revolutionary Túpac Amaru. There was also a 15th century Incan ruler whose name was an extension of the Quechua Topa or Tupa, and the…
Turbo
English word name
"spinning; incorporating a turbine"
Turbo debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was given to six baby boys.
Turtle
Nature name
The kind of nickname name you wouldn't want your own child to get stuck with.
Vandyke
Dutch
"of the dyke"
Though it has worthy associations with the Old Master painter and singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks, this would be tough on a child because of the slang meaning of the second syllable.
Velma
German
"will helmet"
Velma likely originated as a phonetic spelling of the German name Wilma, itself derived from Wilhelmina. Velma Dinkley is a smart, if nerdy, character in Scooby Doo .
Verdi
Italian
"green"
This is an outside possibility for opera-lovers, with the additional eco/color factor.