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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Swank English (American, Modern)

Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.

Taibbi Sicilian (Americanized, Modern)
A Sicilian name of Lebanese origin, Taibbi is a variant spelling of Taibi.

Taina'an Chamorro (Modern, Rare)
Chamorro for "No name or reference".

Tal Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Tal, means "dew" in Hebrew.

Tarnawa Polish (Modern)

Ter Stegen Dutch (Modern), German (Modern)

Thais Greek (Modern)
from the given name Thais, meaning "beloved, bandage"

Tininahan Filipino (Modern, Rare)

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... [more]

Toner Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname, O'Tomhrair. Still used in the modern day Republic of Ireland, and relatively common in Atlantic Canada.

Topaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Topaz, which is a kind of a precious stone.

Trautwig German (Modern)
From an Ancient German given name made of the name elements TRUD "strength" and WIG "fight"

Tremain Literature (Modern)
Surname of a character in Esther Forbes novel, Johnny Tremain.

Tsaoussis Greek (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
From the Greek meaning "peacock"

Tunnard Dutch (Modern)
Often found used in Lincolnshire UK as a surname in farming families.

Tyurin Russian (Modern)

Tzviad Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel.

Tzviel Hebrew (Modern)
Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".

Vankó Hungarian (Modern)

Van Steen Flemish (Dutchified, Modern)
Van Steen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the stone".

Van Wert Dutch (Americanized, Modern)
From Dutch and Belgian: habitational name for someone from places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Weert, (De) Weerd, Weerde, or Waarde.

Verkhoturov Russian (Modern, Rare)
Arrived from Verkhoturye (city in the Urals, on the river Tura)

Veyera Portuguese (Modern)
Originated in East Providence, RI about 1900 variation of the common Vieira portuguese surname.

Viscarrat Basque (Latinized, Modern)
It means back of the mounts or loin of the mountain.

Voeman Mapuche (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Yoruba (Modern)
Similar to Roman

Vonboykovitch Jewish (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
It’s a Ukrainian Jewish American surname meaning “Bold”

Wales English (Modern), Scottish
English and Scottish patronymic from Wale.

Wetuski Polish (Modern)

Wofford English (Anglicized, Modern)
Wof=wolf... [more]

Xhaka Albanian (Latinized, Modern)

Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.

Yarrow English (British, Modern, Rare)

Ybiricu Basque (Latinized, Modern)
It means ford the river (cross or pass the river).

Yomanov Jewish (Russified, Modern)

Yomtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Zahornacky South Slavic (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Zahornacky is the americanized version of name Zahornitski, meaning “The people from over the mountain”. The name has roots in Czechoslovakian and Polish decent.

Zuaretz Hebrew (Modern)
Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.

Zueena English (American, Modern)
Means "Black Feathers" and it originated with The Analuka Family of America.

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