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'''Tarin'''. English. Meaning "The European siskin, which is a small songbird" in English.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarin [https://web.archive.org/web/20221209204101/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 580 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TARIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables. | '''Tarin'''. English. Meaning "The European siskin, which is a small songbird" in English.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarin [https://web.archive.org/web/20221209204101/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 580 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TARIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables. | ||
'''Tatum'''. English. From an English place name, meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. (Tata was an Old English name meaning "cheerful.")<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 1,639 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 85% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TATUM/index.html</ref> | '''Tatum'''. English. From an English place name, meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. (Tata was an Old English name meaning "cheerful.")<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 1,639 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 85% of the time, but in recent years has been used more evenly for boys and girls.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TATUM/index.html</ref><ref>United States Social Security Association (2023). [https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Popular Baby Names]</ref> Keywords: Popular names, slightly feminine-inclined, two syllables. | ||
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'''Tayte'''. English. A modern neutral variant of the English masculine name Tate, from the English surname, from the Old English masculine given name Tata, of unknown meaning.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tayte/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tata [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529062135/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tata Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 9 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAYTE/index.html</ref> | '''Tayte'''. English. A modern neutral variant of the English masculine name Tate, from the English surname, from the Old English masculine given name Tata, of unknown meaning.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tayte/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tata [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529062135/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tata Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 9 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAYTE/index.html</ref> | ||
'''Teagan'''. English. From an anglicized Irish surname, meaning "Descendant of Tadhgán" in Irish. Tadhgán is a pet form of Tadhg,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129184714/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which is a masculine given name meaning "poet" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030710/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129184714/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030710/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 195 people have had the given name Teagan, used as a feminine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TEAGAN/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows about 37 people have had the given name with the variant spelling '''Taegan''', used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAEGAN/index.html</ref> Other variants: '''Taegen''', '''Teagen''', and '''Teegan'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/Teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230516184154/https://babynames.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> The very similar name '''Tegan''' has different origins, from Welsh ''teg'', meaning "fair."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tegan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528045731/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tegan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 803 people with the given name Tegan, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TEGAN/index.html</ref> The name and its variants became popular in the late 1990s and 2000s because of the Canadian indie pop band Tegan and Sara, composed of identical twin sisters, who both happen to be lesbians,<ref name=UndertheRadar>{{cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tegan_and_sara_tegan_quin_marriage_equality/ |title=Tegan and Sara's Tegan Quin on Marriage Equality |last=Norris |first=John |date=October 29, 2012 |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131143540/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tegan_and_sara_tegan_quin_marriage_equality |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and have been activists for LGBTQ rights.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.teganandsarafoundation.org/letter-continued |title=Letter from Tegan and Sara|publisher= Tegan and Sara Foundation|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> Keywords: arts, modern, poetry, two syllables. | '''Teagan'''. English. From an anglicized Irish surname, meaning "Descendant of Tadhgán" in Irish. Tadhgán is a pet form of Tadhg,<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129184714/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> which is a masculine given name meaning "poet" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030710/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20221129184714/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030710/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 195 people have had the given name Teagan, used as a feminine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TEAGAN/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows about 37 people have had the given name with the variant spelling '''Taegan''', used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAEGAN/index.html |title=Archive copy |access-date=2019-12-19 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720202732/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAEGAN/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other variants: '''Taegen''', '''Teagen''', and '''Teegan'''.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/Teagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230516184154/https://babynames.com/name/teagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> The very similar name '''Tegan''' has different origins, from Welsh ''teg'', meaning "fair."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tegan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528045731/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tegan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 803 people with the given name Tegan, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TEGAN/index.html{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The name and its variants became popular in the late 1990s and 2000s because of the Canadian indie pop band Tegan and Sara, composed of identical twin sisters, who both happen to be lesbians,<ref name=UndertheRadar>{{cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tegan_and_sara_tegan_quin_marriage_equality/ |title=Tegan and Sara's Tegan Quin on Marriage Equality |last=Norris |first=John |date=October 29, 2012 |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131143540/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/tegan_and_sara_tegan_quin_marriage_equality |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and have been activists for LGBTQ rights.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.teganandsarafoundation.org/letter-continued |title=Letter from Tegan and Sara|publisher= Tegan and Sara Foundation|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> Keywords: arts, modern, poetry, two syllables. | ||
'''Teal'''. English. A gender neutral name. From the English words for the greenish-blue color, or for a type of duck that has feathers of this color.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teal [https://web.archive.org/web/20211202104254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> that the duck haUS SSA data shows about 1,244 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TEAL/index.html</ref> Keywords: air, birds, colors, English word names, one syllable, water. | '''Teal'''. English. A gender neutral name. From the English words for the greenish-blue color, or for a type of duck that has feathers of this color.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teal [https://web.archive.org/web/20211202104254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/teal Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> that the duck haUS SSA data shows about 1,244 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TEAL/index.html</ref> Keywords: air, birds, colors, English word names, one syllable, water. | ||
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'''Thuong'''. Vietnamese. Meaning "Love tenderly."<ref>https://babynames.com/name/THUONG [https://web.archive.org/web/20200803145250/https://www.babynames.com/name/thuong Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,103 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TH/THUONG/index.html</ref> | '''Thuong'''. Vietnamese. Meaning "Love tenderly."<ref>https://babynames.com/name/THUONG [https://web.archive.org/web/20200803145250/https://www.babynames.com/name/thuong Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,103 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 78% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TH/THUONG/index.html</ref> | ||
'''Thunder.''' In English, Thunder means, “A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.” The name Thunder just has a nice ring to it and, it’s a nice rainy earthy name too. Keywords: English, weather, two syllables | |||
'''Tib'''. English. For a period of time during the 1200s in England, the traditionally masculine name Theobald came to be widely used as a neutral name. One factor that contributed to its popularity was that one of the naming practices in that time was to sometimes name children according to what day of the year they were born. If someone was born on May 21, the feast day of Saint Theobald, then they would be called Theobald in his honor, or perhaps the feminine form Theobalda. In everyday use, anyone named Theobald (or Theobalda) went by one of the pet forms of the name, such as Tib, '''Tibbe''', '''Tibbett''', '''Tibbot''', '''Tibby''', '''Tibot''', '''Tibota''', or '''Tippitt'''. These many variants helped distinguish between different people who shared the same popular name. By 1300, Tib and its variants had become strictly feminine. From the 1350s to 1550s, they also became the common names for female cats. (The counterpart for male cats was Gib, which was short for the masculine name Gilbert, so a pair of cats were called Tib and Gib.)<ref>Charles W. Bardsley. ''Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature''. New York: R. Worthington, 1880. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Curiosities_of_Puritan_Nomenclature Page 25-26, 43.</ref><ref>https://catholicreadings.org/saint-theobald-of-vienne-saint-of-the-day-may-21/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20220725121526/https://catholicreadings.org/saint-theobald-of-vienne-saint-of-the-day-may-21/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> Tib and its variants have largely disappeared from use in English-speaking countries. Keywords: animals, cats, cute, medieval, one syllable, pets, two syllables. | '''Tib'''. English. For a period of time during the 1200s in England, the traditionally masculine name Theobald came to be widely used as a neutral name. One factor that contributed to its popularity was that one of the naming practices in that time was to sometimes name children according to what day of the year they were born. If someone was born on May 21, the feast day of Saint Theobald, then they would be called Theobald in his honor, or perhaps the feminine form Theobalda. In everyday use, anyone named Theobald (or Theobalda) went by one of the pet forms of the name, such as Tib, '''Tibbe''', '''Tibbett''', '''Tibbot''', '''Tibby''', '''Tibot''', '''Tibota''', or '''Tippitt'''. These many variants helped distinguish between different people who shared the same popular name. By 1300, Tib and its variants had become strictly feminine. From the 1350s to 1550s, they also became the common names for female cats. (The counterpart for male cats was Gib, which was short for the masculine name Gilbert, so a pair of cats were called Tib and Gib.)<ref>Charles W. Bardsley. ''Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature''. New York: R. Worthington, 1880. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Curiosities_of_Puritan_Nomenclature Page 25-26, 43.</ref><ref>https://catholicreadings.org/saint-theobald-of-vienne-saint-of-the-day-may-21/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20220725121526/https://catholicreadings.org/saint-theobald-of-vienne-saint-of-the-day-may-21/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> Tib and its variants have largely disappeared from use in English-speaking countries. Keywords: animals, cats, cute, medieval, one syllable, pets, two syllables. | ||
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'''Torrin'''. US SSA data shows about 121 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORRIN/index.html</ref> | '''Torrin'''. US SSA data shows about 121 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORRIN/index.html</ref> | ||
'''Tory'''. English and African-American English. Popular as a neutral name in the 1970s. Possibly from the Italian masculine name Salvatore, meaning "[Jesus Christ is] Savior" in Latin, or a form of the feminine name Tori, which is a diminutive of the feminine Victoria, meaning "Victory" in Latin.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20211017233148/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210415050535/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tori [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602215724/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tori Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvador [https://web.archive.org/web/20230616175942/https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvador Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvatore [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075951/https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvatore Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,521 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORY/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows that the spelling variant Tori is used as a feminine given name 97% of the time, so that spelling is not seen as neutral.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORI/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170915085133/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/T/TO/TORI/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> One [[Notable nonbinary people|notable nonbinary person]] with this name is Australian footballer [[Tori Groves-Little]]. | '''Tory''' and variant '''Torey'''. English and African-American English. Popular as a neutral name in the 1970s. Possibly from the Italian masculine name Salvatore, meaning "[Jesus Christ is] Savior" in Latin, or a form of the feminine name Tori, which is a diminutive of the feminine Victoria, meaning "Victory" in Latin.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20211017233148/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210415050535/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tory-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tori [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602215724/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tori Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvador [https://web.archive.org/web/20230616175942/https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvador Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvatore [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075951/https://www.behindthename.com/name/salvatore Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 5,521 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORY/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows that the spelling variant '''Tori''' is used as a feminine given name 97% of the time, so that spelling is not seen as neutral.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TORI/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170915085133/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/T/TO/TORI/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the United Kingdom, a tory is a supporter of the center-right Conservative political party. One [[Notable nonbinary people|notable nonbinary person]] with this name is Australian footballer [[Tori Groves-Little]]. Keywords: Masculine-inclined, political, African-American, English. | ||
'''Tovia''' (טוֹבִיָּה). Hebrew. A neutral transcription of the Hebrew masculine name Toviyyah, meaning "The God Yahweh is good" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tovia [https://web.archive.org/web/20220526104101/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tovia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tobiah [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605161134/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tobiah Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 232 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TOVIA/index.html</ref> | '''Tovia''' (טוֹבִיָּה). Hebrew. A neutral transcription of the Hebrew masculine name Toviyyah, meaning "The God Yahweh is good" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tovia [https://web.archive.org/web/20220526104101/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tovia Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tobiah [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605161134/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tobiah Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 232 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 77% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TOVIA/index.html</ref> | ||
'''Tracy'''. English. Traditionally masculine, this became popular as a neutral name in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. From the English surname, from a Norman French place name, meaning "A domain belonging to Thracius."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tracy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601095235/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tracy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> US SSA data shows about 322,449 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRACY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002050/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRACY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | '''Tracy''' and variant '''Tracey'''. English. Traditionally masculine, this became popular as a neutral name in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. From the English surname, from a Norman French place name, meaning "A domain belonging to Thracius."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tracy [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601095235/https://www.behindthename.com/name/tracy Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> US SSA data shows about 322,449 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRACY/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002050/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRACY/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Feminine-inclined, English, French, surnames. | ||
'''Trinidad'''. Spanish. Especially popular as a neutral name in the 1920s and 1930s. From the place name, meaning "The Holy Trinity" in Spanish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinidad [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213958/https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinidad Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> US SSA data shows about 16,925 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRINIDAD/index.html</ref> | '''Trinidad'''. Spanish. Especially popular as a neutral name in the 1920s and 1930s. From the place name, meaning "The Holy Trinity" in Spanish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinidad [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213958/https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinidad Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> US SSA data shows about 16,925 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRINIDAD/index.html</ref> | ||
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'''Tyme'''. English. This modern neutral given name appeared in the 1980s. From an archaic spelling of the word "time" in modern English.<ref>https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/thyme</ref><ref>https://www.wordnik.com/words/tyme [https://web.archive.org/web/20100113180903/http://www.wordnik.com:80/words/tyme Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 46 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TY/TYME/index.html</ref> | '''Tyme'''. English. This modern neutral given name appeared in the 1980s. From an archaic spelling of the word "time" in modern English.<ref>https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/thyme</ref><ref>https://www.wordnik.com/words/tyme [https://web.archive.org/web/20100113180903/http://www.wordnik.com:80/words/tyme Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 46 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TY/TYME/index.html</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||