Neutral names starting with T: Difference between revisions

'''Tai'''. 1. Chinese. With Chinese given names, the meaning depends on which characters with the same pronunciation are chosen to write them. One possible choice of meaning for this name is "Extreme" (太).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tai</ref> 2. Vietnamese. A gender neutral name. Meaning "Talented."<ref name="NeutralBook">Melanie Mannarino. ''The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Name Book: The ultimate collection of unique unisex names.'' New York: Tiller Press, 2019.</ref> US SSA data shows about 12,175 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 58% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAI/index.html</ref> Keywords: one syllable.

'''Tal''' (טַל). Hebrew. A gender neutral name. Meaning "Dew" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tal</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 2,038 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 68% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAL/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, one syllable, water.

'''Tarin'''. 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.

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'''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</ref> which is a masculine given name meaning "poet" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/teagan</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tadhg</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</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> The very similar name '''Tegan''' has different origins, from Welsh ''teg'', meaning "fair."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tegan</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}}</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.

'''Tennessee'''. English. From the name of the state in the US, known for its bluegrass music.<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 176 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 73% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TENNESSEE/index.html</ref>

'''Terrian'''. US SSA data shows about 195 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 66% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TERRIAN/index.html</ref>

'''Thai'''. US SSA data shows about 6,756 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TH/THAI/index.html</ref>

'''Thuong'''. 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>

'''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/</ref>Tib and its variants have largely disappeared from use in English-speaking countries. Keywords: animals, cats, cute, medieval, one syllable, pets, two syllables.

'''Tony''' and '''Toni'''. A neutral name. Short form of masculine Anthony, feminine Antonia, and other forms of the same name, derived from the Roman family name Antonius.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/toni-1</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/toni-2</ref><ref name="NeutralBook" /> Though Tony and Toni are both pronounced the same, US SSA data shows Tony is used as a masculine name 99% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TONY/index.html</ref> and Toni is used as a feminine name 99% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TO/TONI/index.html</ref> Nonbinary and genderqueer characters in [[fiction]] with this name include Toni in ''What We Left Behind'' by Robin Talley and Toni in the dating sim ''The Office Type''. Notable nonbinary/genderqueer people with this name include Australian politician and activist [[Tony Briffa]].

'''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>

'''Tsubasa''' (つばさ). Japanese. This is traditionally a neutral name. With Japanese names, the meaning depends on which ''kanji'' characters with the same pronunciation are chosen to write it. One possible choice of meaning is "Wing" (翼).<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/12/tsubasa.html</ref>