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Tedsungnoen IsanFrom Thai สูงเนิน (
Sung Noen) meaning "Sung Noen", a district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Tee EstonianTee is an Estonian surname meaning "road" or "causeway".
Teeäär EstonianTeeäär is an Estonia surname meaning "roadside" and "wayside".
Teearu EstonianTeearu is an Estonian surname meaning "road/lane grassland".
Teelaht EstonianTeelaht is an Estonian surname meaning "road/causeway bay".
Teetamm EstonianTeetamm is an Estonian surname meaning "causeway" or "embankment".
Teeveer EstonianTeeveer is an Estonian surname meaning "road/causeway edge".
Tefft EnglishVariant of English
Taft. This surname was already well established in Connecticut and Rhode Island by 1715.
Tegaldo ItalianThis surname is the Piedmontese origin. The Tegaldo last name comes from the Latin Teca (= shell beans). Its meaning is
grower of vegetables (bean). Also it is known as
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Tegnér SwedishDerived from the name of Tegnaby parish in Småland, Sweden. The name was originally spelled
Tegnérus, but was later shortened to Tegnér. Notable bearers include Alice Tegnér (1864-1943), composer of many Swedish hymns and children's songs, and Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846), bishop and writer.
Tehu EstonianTehu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tahuma" meaning to "hew" and "cut".
Teivas EstonianTeivas is an Estonian surname meaning "pole", "staff" and "stake".
Tejero SpanishOccupational Spanish surname for a tiler, its origin may be in Saragossa, Spain. A famous bearer is Antonio Tejero, a Lieutenant Colonel who was responsible for the 23-F coup attempt.
Tek TurkishMeans "single, sole, unique" in Turkish.
Tekiji Japanese適(Teki) means suitable, and 時(toki,ji) means Time, together 適時 (tekiji) means timely, the surname was borne from Oku Tekiji, a character from an upcoming fanganronpa, Danganronpa Twin Fates
Tekkel EstonianTekkel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teke" meaning "origin". "Tekkel" also means "college cap".
Teklić CroatianDerived from
teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".
Telfer Scottish, English, ItalianFrom a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French
taille or
tailler "to cut" +
fer "iron" Latin:
ferrum "iron" (see
Tagliaferro).
Teli IndianFrom Sanskrit तेली (
tēlī) meaning "oily" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Teli caste who traditionally specialized in oil pressing and trade.
Tellechea BasqueCastilianized spelling of
Telletxea, a habitational name meaning "(from) the house with tiles", composed of
teila "roof tile" and
etxe "house, home, building".
Telleria BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
teileria meaning "tile works, tile kiln; place where tiles are made".
Tempest English (British)English (Yorkshire): nickname for someone with a blustery temperament, from Middle English, Old French tempest(e) ‘storm’ (Latin tempestas ‘weather’, ‘season’, a derivative of tempus ‘time’).
Tempesta ItalianOriginally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian
tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare
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Temple English, FrenchOccupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses ("temples") maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum)... [
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Templer EnglishTempler is an Old English surname denoting either a servant of one of the Knights Templar, or a person living near or serving at a church. The meaning is “church attendant”.
Templeton EnglishDerived from
Templeton, from the English words 'temple' and 'town'.
Templin GermanGerman habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Tempski PolishHabitatual name derived from Tępcz, Gdańsk, Luzino commune, a town in Poland.
Ten Boom DutchMeans "at the tree" in Dutch. A notable bearer of this surname was Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), a German woman who helped Jewish people take refuge into her home during the Second World War.
Teneyck Dutch (Americanized)From Dutch
ten eik meaning "at the oak tree", a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree. This has been a prominent family name in Albany, NY, area since the 1630s.
Teng ChineseFrom Chinese 滕
(téng) referring to the ancient state of Teng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Teng ChineseAlternate transcription of
Deng as well as the Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the name.
Téngyuán ChineseFrom Chinese 藤 (téng) meaning "wisteria" combined with 原 (yuán) meaning "origin, source".
Tenkubashi Japanese (Rare)Written with kanji meaning "Heaven Sky Bridge". This surname is possessed by two characters in popular culture, Aika Tenkubashi from
Shomin Sample, and Tomoka Tenkubashi from the
Idolm@sters: Million Live videogame.
Tennakoon SinhaleseDerived from Sinhala දකුණු
(dakunu) meaning "south" and කෝන්
(kon) meaning "king".
Tennant English, ScottishThe Strathclyde-Briton people of ancient Scotland were the first to use the name Tennant. It is a name for someone who works as a tenant farmer. The name was applied to those who paid for the rent on their land through working the fields and donating a percentage of the take to the landlord... [
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Tenno EstonianTenno is an Estonian surname derived from "Tenno", a masculine given name.
Tennōji Japanese (Rare)Composed of Japanese
ten 天 meaning "heaven,"
ō (which becomes
nō due to
renjō) 王 meaning "king," and
ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."
Tennōjiya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 天王寺谷 (
Tennōjiya), script-changed from 天王寺屋 (
Tennōjiya) meaning "Tennōji Store", a store that was in the ward of Tennōji in the city of Ōsaka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Tennosaar EstonianTennosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "Tenno's (a masculine given name) island".
Tenorio SpanishPossibly a habitational name from a place called Tenorio in Pontevedra province, Spain.
Tep KhmerMeans "god, deity, angel" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit देव
(deva).
Teplyakov m RussianPossibly derived from Russian word "тёплый (tyoplyy)" meaning warm.
Te Poki MaoriThe word Te means "the." The word Poki possibly means "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Ngati Mutunga tidewaiter and constable on what is now the Chatham Islands named Toenga Te Poki.
Teppan EstonianTeppan is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "teppija" meaning "quilter".
Tera EstonianTera is an Estonia surname that can mean "blade", "edge" and "grain".
Terachi JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "temple" and 地
(chi) meaning "ground".
Terada JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Terakado JapaneseFrom 寺 (
tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" meaning 門 (
kado) meaning "gate".
Terakgi Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Anglicized, Rare), ArabicNow mainly used as an arabic surname, mainly in Syria or lebanon. This last name possibliy comes from "Tarak Yapımcısı" which means combmaker. This surname can be spelt as "Terakgi" if a arab or a turkish person were to move to an english speaking nation.
Teramoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Terao JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "temple" and 尾
(o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Teraoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "temple" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Terasaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 寺
(tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Terauchi JapaneseFrom the Japanese 寺 (
tera) "{Buddhist} temple" and 内 (
uchi or
nai) "inside."
Ter-grigoryan ArmenianThe surname Grigoryan derives from the name Grigor, which is Armenian pronunciation of the name Gregory (it derives from Greek word, γρηγορος, and means 'watchful', 'alert'). Adding to the name the prefix Ter- is the way people call the priests in Armenia (in English often the word "Father" is used instead)... [
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Terpstra West Frisian, DutchDerived from
terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix
-stra.
Terracciano ItalianItalian "Fenced In Land" from Italian "Terra" meaning "Land" and "Ciano" meaning "Fenced"
Terrace ScottishPossibly means "from Tarras", a place in Morayshire, Scotland.
Terras EstonianTerras is an Estonian name derived from "terrass", meaning "terrace".
Terrien FrenchTopographic name from an adjectival derivative of
terre "land", denoting someone who lived and worked on the land, i.e. a peasant. It is Americanized frequently as Landers, and occasionally as Farmer.
Terse EnglishThis name means literally curt, short or stiff. Similar to Stiff (surname) (see
Stiff under user submitted names) Not very commonly used. If you're looking for a name for a fictional character who is either an antagonist or just likes to stir things up, you could probably use this.
Tersoo TivMeans, "father's love". Has its history from Tiv origin. Its a common name amongst the Tiv people of Nigeria.
Terwilliger EnglishAn anglicized version of the Dutch surname,
Der Willikeur, meaning "a by-law; a statute". Also,
Der willige-waar, means "serviceable ware", or "ware that sells well" and could be related as well.
Terwogt DutchProbably derived from Dutch
ter "in the, of" and an uncertain second element.
Terzis GreekFrom the Italian surname
Terzi 1 ultimately from the Italian given name
Terzo, meaning the third given usually name to the third child.
Tesauro Italianmetonymic occupational name for a treasurer or person in charge of financial administration from Old Italian
tesauro "treasure treasury" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard"). It may also be from the personal name Tesauro with the same origin.
Teshigawara JapaneseFrom Japanese 勅
(te) meaning "imperial order", 使
(shi) meaning "messenger, envoy", 河
(ga) meaning "river", and 原
(wara) meaning "field".
Tesoro Spanish, Italianfrom
tesoro "treasure" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [
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Tessier FrenchOccupational Name For A Weaver, From Old French Tissier (From Late Latin Texarius, A Derivative Of Texere ‘To Weave’). It Is Also Found In England As A Surname Of Huguenot Origin. Compare
Tacey.