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Thorsby Englishhabitational name from North and South Thoresby (Lincolnshire) Thoresby in Carperby (North Yorkshire) or Thoresby in Perlethorpe cum Budby (Nottinghamshire). The Lincolnshire and Yorkshire placenames derive from the Old Norse personal name
Thorir (genitive Thoris) + Old Norse
byr "farmstead village"... [
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Thrall EnglishEnglish status name from Old English
þr?l ‘thrall’, ‘serf’ (from Old Norse
þræll).
Threepwood EnglishThe last name of the main pirate character in Lucaart's Monkey Island.
Threston Medieval English (Rare)The surname of Threston is English in origin, and, means "to twist"** and, can be traced as far back as the 11th century where the name is found in the "Domesday Book." The name Threston is a variation of the name of the town of Threxton, Norfolk, UK, and, there are several variations of the name Threxton including:... [
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Thulin SwedishMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from
thule, an ancient Greek and Roman term for an area in northern Europe which some believe to be the Nordic countries.
Thulis 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".
Thunberg SwedishCombination of Swedish
tun (from Old Norse
tún) "enclosure, courtyard, plot, fence" and
berg "mountain".
Thundercloud EnglishThis was the last name of a person I saw on YouTube. It was actually their last name. I am not joking at all. According to this site, it ranks 128,249 out of 162,253. It's a pretty badass last name... [
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Thurles EnglishToday's generation of the Thurles family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Thurles family lived in Suffolk, at
Thurlow which was in turn derived from the Old English word
tryohlaw, meaning dweller by the hill.
Thursby Englishhabitational name from a place in Cumbria so named from the Old Norse personal name
Thorir a derivative of
Thor and Old Norse
byr "farmstead settlement"... [
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Thynne EnglishEither a nickname meaning “thin”, from Old English
þynne, or the designation “of th’Inne” for someone who lived at the Inn of Court.
Tiannaimuang ThaiThe surname "เถียรในเมือง" is used after the place they was born: Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Tidd EnglishThis Old English Surname was derived from a hill named after its resemblance to a
teat or
tead (mammary gland) of which Tidd is a variant. That name became a name for the locale and further by extension for its people... [
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Tiefenbrunn GermanPossibly a combination of the german word “Tiefe” meaning depths, and germanic
brun, meaning armor, protection
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.
Tilsley EnglishDerived from the place name Tyldesley, which in turn derives from Old English personal name Tīlweald with the suffix lēah “clearing, meadow”. Notable bearers of this name include Canadian salvationist and writer Bramwell Tillsley, as well as Welsh poet and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gwilym Tilsley known under his bardic name of "Tilsli".... [
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Tim Englishhttps://www.houseofnames.com/tim-family-crest
Timber EnglishAn occupational name for a person who chops down trees.
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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Timcke German (Rare)Timcke originated in Germany and has existed since the origin of the Germanic language.
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.