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Tessy is a charming feminine name that functions both as a standalone name and as a diminutive form of Tess, Teresa, or Theresa. These parent names derive from the Greek 'therizo,' meaning 'to…
Japanese
"strong as iron"
Tetsu is a female name with an unusually strong and powerful meaning. It sounds spunky and cute too.
Teyna is a feminine name with several possible origins. It may be a variant of Taina (meaning 'secret' in Finnish) or possibly related to Tina or Teena. The name has a melodic, flowing quality with…
Thandee is a feminine name with Thai origins, derived from the word 'thandi' meaning 'beloved' or 'cherished.' In some contexts, it may also be connected to Sanskrit roots where similar sounds…
Zulu, Ndebele
"lovely"
The more familiar name Thandi is often used as a nickname for Thandeka.
Variation of Thandie, Xhosa
"beloved"
Thandi can be used independently or as a nickname for one of the Thand- starting names such as Thandeka or Thandiwe.
South African, Xhosa
A captivating and sprightly name brought into the limelight by actress Thandiwe Newton.
Zulu, Xhosa
A common full form of Thandi or Thandie.
Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
"love"
Thando is used for boys and girls in South Africa and neighboring countries, where it comes from a word meaning "to love."
English word name
"conscious of benefit received"
In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.
Short form of Theodora or Theodosia, Greek
"gift of God"
Theda is most famous as the name of silent film vamp Theda Bara. Today most fashionable little Theodoras and Theodosias are called Thea, but Theda makes an intriguing change.
Feminine variation of Theodotus, Latin from Greek
"given to god"
With Theodora showing signs of revival, this rare saints' name could be an appealing alternative.
Greek
This ancient name, belonging to a Byzantine empress, may be difficult for a modern child to carry, though it can be an original way to get to cute nickname Thea or even Theo or Teddie. The English…
Eighth letter of Greek Alphabet
Theta is the name of the eighth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet, which is also the symbol of death. As such, it has rarely been used as a baby name.
Hebrew; diminutive of Theresa, English
"delightful; harvest"
This rarely used Old Testament name will inevitably set off a connection to thirst. Thirza was historically used as both an independent name and as a nickname for Theresa.
Greek mythological name, meaning unknown
Thisbe, the name of a beautiful but tragic lover in mythology, is lively and cute -- in a slightly thistly, prickly way. Ovid retold the story of Thisbe and Pyramus, young lovers in ancient Babylon…
English, feminine variation of Thomas
One of those feminizations that came over shortly after the Mayflower but has been lost at sea ever since.
Thomasette is a feminine name derived from Thomas, which has biblical origins meaning 'twin.' This name represents the French feminine diminutive form of Thomas, following the pattern of adding the…
English, feminine variation of Thomas, Aramaic
"twin"
Though rarely used now that many parents would rather appropriate men's names than sweeten them with feminine endings, Thomasina does have some vintage appeal. Thomasina Coverly plays a large part in…
Thomasine is the feminine form of Thomas, a name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin." This elegant variation emerged during medieval times when feminizing male names by adding suffixes like "-ine" or…
