Neutral names starting with T: Difference between revisions

'''Tabassum''' (تبسّم). Arabic. Meaning "Smiling."<ref name="2knames5">http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_05.htm</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tabassum</ref> US Social Security Administration (SSA) data shows about 334 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 100% of the time,<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TABASSUM/index.html</ref> whereas in Africa, it's more often a masculine name.<ref>https://themeaningofthename.com/category/names/people/first-name/?s=Tabassum</ref> Keywords: affection, appearance, emotion, happiness, joy, three syllables

'''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, great" (太).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tai</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> 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="2knames5" /><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.

'''Tallis'''. 1. English. A form of the ancient Greek name Thales, meaning "One who thrives" in Greek. 2. English. From the Welsh name Taleisin, meaning "Shining brow" in Welsh. 3. Persian. Meaning "Wise" in Persian.<ref>https://charlies-names.com/en/tallis/</ref> US SSA data shows about 60 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TALLIS/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables.

'''Talyn'''. English. A modern neutral name that appeared in the 1980s and became popular in the first decade of the 2000s. From the English word "talon," meaning "the claws of a bird of prey."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/talyn/</ref> US SSA data shows about 65 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 52% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TALYN/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables.

'''Tandy'''. English. From the English and Irish surname Tandy, from a pet form of the masculine given name Andrew.<ref>https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=tandy</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,834 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 64% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TANDY/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</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.

'''Taylor'''. English. A gender neutral name. From the English surname that originally meant someone who worked as a tailor, from Norman French ''tailleur'', ultimately from Latin ''taliare'' "to cut".<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/taylor</ref><ref name="2knames5" /><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 46,656 people have had the given name Taylor, used as a feminine name 75% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAYLOR/index.html</ref> A short form of Taylor is '''Tay''';<ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 1,556 people have had the given name Tay, used as a masculine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TA/TAY/index.html</ref>Keywords: arts, occupation, one syllable, style, two syllables. Notable [[nonbinary characters in fiction]] with this name include Taylor Mason in season 2 of Billions (played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]]). Nonbinary and genderqueer people with this name include the playwright and performer [[Taylor Mac]].

'''Temple'''. English. From the surname, which once meant a person who lived near a place of worship, or belonged to the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/temple</ref><ref name="2knames5" /><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 2,424 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 67% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TE/TEMPLE/index.html</ref>

'''Thanh'''. Vietnamese. A neutral name. Pronounced "tieng" or "tan." Meaning "Blue, green, young" or "Sound, voice, tone."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/thanh</ref><ref name="2knames5" /><ref name="NeutralBook" /> US SSA data shows about 31,830 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 61% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TH/THANH/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><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.

'''Tinashe'''. Southern African, Shona. Meaning "We are with the Lord God" in Shona.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/tinashe</ref><ref name="2knames5" /> US SSA data shows about 9 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 59% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TI/TINASHE/index.html</ref> Keywords: African diaspora, Godly.

'''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="2knames5" /><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]].

'''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</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</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</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>

'''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</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>