Neutral names starting with T: Difference between revisions

'''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.

'''True'''. English. The Puritans used this as a feminine virtue name before the end of the 1800s. It returned to use as a neutral name in the end of the 20th century. Meaning "Truthful, honest, just; truth, reality; legitimate, rightful; accurate; steadfast, loyal" in English.<ref name="NeutralBook" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/true/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20221018080844/https://www.behindthename.com/name/true/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true [https://web.archive.org/web/20230627171858/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,082 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 54% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRUE/index.html</ref> Keywords: English word names, one syllable.