Tua

Tua for boys

From its Samoan roots, it ultimately comes from tu meaning "to stand", though it may also be thought of as a nickname for Tuanigamanuolepola, the full name of the aforementioned footballer. This name means "stand for the echo of the bird in the Pola mountain", a spiritually significant choice used to honor a bird whose loud call encourages people to rise in the morning.

As an Indonesian name, it's a unisex choice, likely from a Malay word meaning "old, ripe", in the sense of having lived many years and also in relation to fruit being ready to pick. Alternatively, it may come from a Latin word meaning "yours".

The name is additionally used as a feminine choice in Scandinavia, as a feminine form of the Danish Tue ("Thor, thunder"), a Scandinavian variant of Tove ("beautiful, beloved"), or as a nickname for Perpetua. There's also the possibility that it links to the Danish word for a small hill, the Irish word for axe, and a Welsh word meaning "toward, approx, about".

Tua for girls

With a simple and appealing sound, this travelling-lite name is a multicultural and unisex option, with plenty of meaning packed into three letters.

On one hand, it may be a Swedish variation of Tove (via Tova and Tuva), making it a modern form of the Old Norse Tófa, meaning "beloved, beautiful". Alternatively, it may be a femininization of the Danish Tue, a form of Tófi, used from names including the Thor element, such as Þórfreðr ("peaceful thunder; Thor is peaceful") and Þórfastr ("solid thunder; Thor is firm").

There's also the possibility that it comes from the Danish word for a small hill, a Latin word meaning "yours", or as a nickname for Latin Perpetua.

Beyond that, it is a Samoan masculine name, notably borne by NFL player, Tua Tagovailoa. Tua would mean "to stand", but his full name is Tuanigamanuolepola, meaning "rise to the echo of the bird of the Pola mountain", used to honor a spiritually significant bird that lives on Pola mountain in Samoa and makes a loud call each morning.

Well used in Indonesia as a unisex name, it comes from a Malay word meaning "old" (as in, having lived a long life) or "ripe" (as in, ripened fruit).

As if that wasn't enough, Tua is also an Irish word meaning "axe" and a Welsh word meaning "towards, approx, about", and besides that, we could imagine it being used as a nickname for Tallulah too.