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Tiensuu FinnishMeans "The road's mouth". Tien means "the road" and Suu means "mouth" in Finnish.
Tiffany EnglishFrom the medieval female personal name
Tiffania (Old French
Tiphaine, from Greek
Theophania, a compound of
theos "God" and
phainein "to appear"). This name was often given to girls born around the feast of Epiphany.
Tiger SwedishPerhaps taken from Swedish
tiga "to keep quiet, to say nothing". Tiger is one of the names adopted by Swedish soldiers in the 17th century.
Tihane EstonianTihane is an Estonian surname meaning "tit" and "titmouse" ("Paridae").
Tiidus EstonianTiidus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Titus".
Tiirmaa EstonianTiirmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "twirl/wander "land".
Tiis EstonianTiis is an Estonian surname; a shortening of the word "tiisel" meaning "pole" and "beam".
Tiisel EstonianTiisel is an Estonian surname meaning "pole" and "beam".
Tiislär EstonianTiislär is an Estonian surname derived from "tiis" meaning "beam" and "pole".
Tiit EstonianTiit is an Estonian surname as well as a masculine given name.
Tiitsmaa EstonianTiitsmaa is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tiit" and "maa ("land"); "Tiit's land".
Tikko EstonianTikko is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tikker" meaning "gooseberry" or from "tikk" meaning "match" and "peg".
Tilk EstonianTilk is an Estonian surname meaning "drop" or "droplet".
Tilney EnglishUsed in farming familys back in the 18th century but its still living true! but this very rare and uniqe name is only used in three family in australia.
Tim Englishhttps://www.houseofnames.com/tim-family-crest
Timberley American, English (Rare)Means "timber clearing" in English. From the Middle English words tymber, meaning wood trees, and leah, meaning clearing. The name's origin be related to tree farming.... [
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Timm German, Dutch, EnglishEnglish: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form
Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of
Dietmar... [
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Timmons IrishReduced anglicisation of Gaelic
Mac Toimín meaning "son of Toimín" (a pet form of
Tomás, itself a Gaelic form of
Thomas)... [
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Timoney Irish (Gallicized)The name Timoney is an Irish name. It originated in the west of Ireland. In Irish it is O'Tiománaí. Tiománaí means driver in Irish.
Tinetariro ShonaTinetariro means "We have hope".
Usually given to declare that we have our hope in God.
Tingle EnglishDerived from Middle English
tingel, referring to a kind of very small nail (a word of North German origin); this was either an occupational name for a maker of pins or nails, or else a nickname for a small thin man.... [
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Tinklenberg GermanProbably of German origin, a habitational name from Tecklenburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Tinsley EnglishFrom a place name in England composed of the unattested name
Tynni and Old English
hlaw "hill, mound, barrow".
Tinworth English (New Zealand)Tinworth, a fictional Cornish village, the location of Shell Cottage in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Also a rare surname, mostly found in New Zealand.
Tiongson FilipinoDerived from either Hokkien 長孫
(tióng-sun) meaning "eldest grandchild" or 仲孫
(tiōng-sun) meaning "second oldest grandchild, middle grandchild".
Tippetts English (American)Tippetts Recorded as Tipp, Tippe, diminutives Tippell, Tippets, Tipping, patronymics Tippett, Tipples, Tippins, and possibly others, this is a medieval English surname. ... [
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Tirado SpanishLikely a nickname for a person with long limbs, from the Spanish
tirado meaning "stretched".
Tisch Jewish, GermanMetonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning
table.
Tisdale EnglishVariant spelling of
Teasdale. Famous bearers or this name include the actress and singer Ashley Tisdale (1985-), basketball player and bass guitarist Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009) and the engraver, miniature painter and cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835), all Americans.
Tisgaonkar MarathiIt is derived from the words “tis” meaning “three” and “gaonkar” meaning “landlord or village headman.” The surname’s meaning is “the headman of three villages.”
Tišljar CroatianDerived from Chakavian Croatian
tišljar, meaning "carpenter".
Tizzoni ItalianFrom Italian
tizzone "embers, live coal; firebrand", probably a nickname for a troublemaker or revolutionary.
Tkáč SlovakFrom Slovak words
Tkáč and
Tkať meaning "A weaver" and "To weave" respectively.
Tkach JewishAshkenazi Jewish and Ukrainian surname meaning tailor.
Toba JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(to) meaning "bird" and 羽
(ba) meaning "feather".
Tobar SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Tobe JapaneseTo ("Door") + Be ("Section, Part"). It's similar to
Abe, kanji wise. Sunaho Tobe is a freelance illustrator and character designer.
Tobi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 登 (
to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (
bi), the joining form of 日 (
hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.
Tobreluts EstonianTobreluts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tobra" meaning "good" and "luts" meaning "burbot" (a type of fish).
Tochihuitl Aztec, NahuatlMeans ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of
tochitl meaning "rabbit" and
ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.
Toda JapaneseJapanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [
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Todde ItalianFrom a modification of Latin
tollere "to lift, to raise; to destroy". Alternately, may derive from the medieval Sardinian name Totolle.
Todokori JapaneseDerived from the Japanese
to, meaning "dipper",
do, meaning "size",
ko, meaning "child", and
ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.
Todoroki JapaneseMeans "thundering sound" or "equal power" in Japanese. A famous bearer is Shoto Todoroki, a character in the anime series 'My Hero Academia'.
Toga JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
tō) "East", "eastern" and 賀 (
ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.
Togashi JapaneseFrom Japanese 富 or 冨 (
tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (
kashi) meaning "oak".
Togata JapaneseFrom Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"
Togo JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"
Toguri JapaneseFrom Japanese 戸
(to) meaning "door" and 栗
(kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Tögyörd SlovakSlovak I have a baptismal record of my great Grandfather I can send.
Toht EstonianToht is an Estonian surname meaning "(tree) bark".
Tohver EstonianTohver is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "ohver" meaning "martyr" and "sacrifice".
Tokarev RussianPatronymic name derived from Russian токарь (
tokar) meaning "turner". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone. A notable bearer of this name was the Russian-American singer and songwriter Willi Tokarev (1934-2019).
Tokimori Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 時 (
toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (
mori) meaning "forest; woods".
Tokiwa JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.
Tõkke EstonianTõkke is an Estonian surname meaning derived from "tõke", meaning "barrier" or "block". "Tõkke" also means "preemptive".
Tokoro JapaneseAs a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".
Tokoyami JapaneseFrom Japanese 常 (toko) meaning "everlasting, eternal" and 闇 (yami) meaning "darkness"
Tokuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳
(toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tokugawa Japanese (Rare)The kanji in this surname : Toku ("Virtue") + Gawa ("River"). Ieyasu Tokugawa was the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tokui JapaneseMeaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".
Tokunaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳
(toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 永
(naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Tokuyama JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters 徳 meaning "Virtue" and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Toland IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Tõldsepp EstonianTõldsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "carriage" or "coach smith".
Toledo SpanishHabitational name from the city of Toledo in Spain, derived from Latin
Toletum of uncertain meaning.
Tolivar Asturian (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)Variant of
Tolliver. Apparently, this name may have originated in Candamo, Asturias, in the 18th (or earlier) century. The "var" last syllable may be related to "fer," and the meaning may be related to iron, e.g. iron miner, iron refiner, etc... [
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Tõll EstonianTõll is an Estonian surname derived from the mythological Estonian hero giant Suur Tõll ("Big Tõll" or "Tõll the Great") who lived on the island of Saaremaa.
Toll EnglishA surname given to a person who lived near a clump of trees.
Tõllasepp EstonianTõllasepp is an Estonian surname meaning "coach maker" or "coach smith"; derived form the compound words "tõld" (coach, chariot) and "sepp" (smith).
Tolley EnglishDerived from the Middle English given name
Toli, itself an English borrowing of Old Norse
Tóli and thus a diminutive of
Thórr.