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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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Tilton English (American)The surname Tilton is an English habitational name that originated in Tilton, Leicestershire. It comes from the Old English words tūn, which means "farmstead settlement", and the Old English personal name Tila or Tilla, and means "fertile estate".
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
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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.
Timsit Judeo-SpanishFrom the name of the village of Temzit located in the Nafusa region in western Libya.
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.
Tischbein German, LiteratureMeans "table leg" in German, from German
tisch "table" and
bein "leg". This was the surname of a German family of master artists from Hesse which spanned three generations. This is also the surname of the main character of the 1929 novel
Emil and the Detectives by
Erich Kästner,
Emil Tischbein.
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 2, 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.
Tocmo CebuanoFrom Cebuano
tukmo meaning "spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)".
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'.
Todrick ScottishFrom the name of a family manor in Selkirk, Scotland, itself from Scots
tod "fox" and
rig "ridge".
Tofte NorwegianNamed after the village of Tofte in the Halstoy district of Norway. The town of Tofte, Minnesota, United States, was founded by Norwegian immigrants with the surname.
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"
Togatorop BatakOne of the Toba Batak clans originating from Muara, North Tapanuli.
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".
Tokairin JapaneseFrom 東 (
to, higashi) meaning "east" combined with 海 (
kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean", and 林 (
rin) meaning "grove".
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".
Tokino JapaneseFrom 時 (
toki) meaning "time, moment" and 野 (
no) meaning "field, plain".
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.
Tokuhiro JapaneseFrom 徳 (
toku) "virtue, ethics" and 弘 (
hiro.i, gu, kou) meaning "broad, vast, wide".
Tokui JapaneseMeaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".
Tokuma JapaneseFrom 徳 (
toku) meaning "virtue" and 間 (
ma) meaning "pause".
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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Tolkachev m RussianMaybe derived from the Russian word "только (tol'ko)" meaning only.
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.
Tölp EstonianTölp is an Estonian surname meaning "dock-tailed", "tailless", "short", "scanty", "dull", and "dim-witted".
Tolstoy RussianMeans "fat" from Russian толстый
(tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count
Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.
Tolton English, Irishhabitational name possibly from either of two places called
Tollerton in Nottinghamshire and North Yorkshire. The first is named from the Old Norse personal name
Þórleifr and Old English
tun "settlement, enclosure"; the second is from Old English
tolnere "tax gatherers" and
tun.
Tołwiński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
Tomabechi JapaneseFrom Japanese 苫
(toma) meaning "woven mat", 米
(me) meaning "rice" and 地
(chi) meaning "earth, land".