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Tass

From Hungarian Tass.

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Tasso

Borrowed from Italian Tasso.

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Tat

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tāt (“alien, stranger, pagan”).

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Tatan

Borrowed from Mandarin 大膽 (Dàdǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-tan³.

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Tatar

From Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹). More at Tatars. Doublet of Tartar and tartare.

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From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown m

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Tates

Variant of Tate, with excrescent -s.

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Tatge

Borrowed from North German Tatge.

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Tati

From Tat.

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Tato

Borrowed from Georgian ტატო (ṭaṭo) or Spanish Tato.

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Tatum

From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.

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Tau

Variant of Tao.

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Tauer

Borrowed from German Tauer.

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Taunt

Perhaps a variant of Daunt.

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Taupo

From a shortening of Māori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).

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Tauri

From Latin Taurī, from Ancient Greek Ταῦροι (Taûroi).

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Tavon

From ta- + -von.

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Tavy

Of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *tam-, meaning either "dark" or "to flow." See Thames and its listed cognates.

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Tawa

Borrowed from Māori tawa; see English tawa (“tree”).

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Tawau

Borrowed from Malay Tawau.

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Tawil

Borrowed from Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl, “long, tall”). This surname is predominantly found in Jordan and Lybia.

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Taxin

Unclear. Possibly derived from Slavic roots.

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Taxol

See taxol.

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Tay

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic Tausa (“silent, strong, or flowing”).

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Taya

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Та́я (Tája)

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Tayag

Borrowed from Tagalog Tayag.

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Taye

Borrowed from Amharic ታየ (tayä).

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Tayeh

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 大冶 (Dàyě).

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Tayga

Borrowed from Russian Тайга́ (Tajgá). Doublet of taiga.

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Tayk

From Armenian Տայք (Taykʻ).

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Tayma

From Arabic تيماء, from Taymanitic 𐪉𐪃𐪑 (tmʾ).

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Tayto

From Tayto (Northern Ireland), a manufacturer of crisps and corn snacks; presumably from potato.

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Taz

From the character Tasmanian Devil.

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Tazer

Blend of Toews + taser.

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Tașca

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Tașca.

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Tbol

Clipping of Turinabol.

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Tbsp

Capitalized, while leaving tsp in lower case, to emphasize that the larger tablespoon, rather than the smaller teaspoon, is wanted.

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Tbsp.

Capitalized, while leaving tsp. in lower case, to emphasize that the larger tablespoon, rather than the smaller teaspoon, is wanted.

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Tcl

Acronym of tool command language.

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Tcler

From Tcl + -er.

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Tczew

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Tczew.

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Te

From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat.

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TeX

The letters of the name are meant to represent the capital Greek letters Τ (tau), Ε (epsilon), and Χ (chi), as TeX is an abbreviation of Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē), which is also the root word of technical.

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Teaca

From Romanian Teaca.

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Teach

Possibly a variant of Thatch or Tack.

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Teal

From teal, a nickname given to someone considered to resemble this duck.

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Teale

Variant of Teal.

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Teall

Variant of Teal.

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Team

Possibly of Brythonic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European but the exact root is unclear, with suggestions including *temH- (“dark”), *temh₁- (“to cut”), and *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”).

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Teare

Reduced form of McIntyre.

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Teat

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Thiet, itself a variant of Thiede.

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Tebb

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Theobald.

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Tebbs

Variant of Tibbs.

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Tebow

Corruption of French Thibault

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Teck

Likely shortened from Tecumseh, a given name from the Native American leader of the Shawnee tribe.

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Teclu

Borrowed from Romanian Teclu.

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Teco

Trade name, from terracotta.

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Ted

Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund.

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Teda

From Tedaga Teda.

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Tedd

Respelling of Ted, itself a shortening of Edward or Theodore.

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Teddy

Etymology tree English Ted Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Teddy From Ted + -y.

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Tedla

Borrowed from Amharic ተድላ (tädla).

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Tee

From Hokkien 鄭／郑 (Tīⁿ). Doublet of Chung.

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Teele

Variant of Teal.

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Tees

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldr

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Tegal

From Indonesian Tegal.

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Tegan

* (female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). * (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. * (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of Irish Tadhg.

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Tegel

From German Tegel, from Low German Tygel.

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Teges

variation of "Tedious", nickname of early settler, Adoniram "Teges" Allen (1734-1838).

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Tegh

From Armenian Տեղ (Teġ).

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Teh

Borrowed from Hokkien 鄭 /郑 (Tēⁿ).

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Tehan

Variant of Teahan.

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Teide

From Spanish Teide, from Guanche [Term?].

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Teifi

From Welsh Teifi.

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Teign

First attested as Old English Teng in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, probably from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Tyne and Tenna.

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Teke

Source etymology material for Teke; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Tele

Clipping of Telecaster.

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Telex

From Telex Printergram, a service offered beginning 15 Aug. 1932 by the British General Post Office's Central Telegraph Office, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange. Subsequen

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Teli

Borrowed from Sanskrit तेली (telī).

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Tello

From Spanish personal name Tello, derived from the Latin Tellūs (“Earth”).

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Teme

From the same base of many other rivers in England; see the cognates listed at Thames.

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Tempe

Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece.

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Tempo

Genericization of the trademark Tempo. From the name of a popular manufacturer of such structures. Clipping of temporary.

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Temu

From Temu, an online marketplace noted for poor-quality, knockoff and bootleg products; the website itself ostensibly derives its name from its motto, team up, price down. Compare Wish.com.

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Tenby

From Welsh din ("fort") + bych, variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Denbigh.

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Tenes

From Ancient Greek Τέννης (Ténnēs).

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Teng

Romanization of Hokkien 鄧／邓 (Tēng). Doublet of Dinh.

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Tenna

Borrowed from Italian Tenna, from Latin Tinna, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *th₂i-n-, from an extension of *teh₂- (“to dissolve, melt”), via an unknown source language, perhaps Italic; compare Proto-Celtic *tīn (“ri

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Tenny

Probably a variant of Tennenbaum.

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Teo

Borrowed from Hokkien 張 /张 (Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ). Doublet of Chang. Compare Tagalog Tiu / Tio.

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Teoh

Borrowed from Hokkien 張／张 (Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ). Doublet of Teo, Tiu, and Tio.

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Teos

From Ancient Greek Τέως (Téōs).

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Tepe

* As a north/Low German and east/Saterland Frisian surname, variant of Tebbe. * As a Turkish surname, from the noun tepe (“peak, hill”).

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Terah

From Hebrew תֶּרַח (téraḥ, “Terah”).

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Teri

A spelling variant of Terry, from Teresa.

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Terni

Borrowed from Italian Terni.

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Terny

From Ukrainian Терни́ (Terný).

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Terra

From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).

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Tesar

From Czech Tesař, from tesař (“carpenter”).

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Tesch

From the German surname of Slavic origin, short form of several names starting with the element teš (“to comfort, console”), from Proto-Slavic *těšiti. Compare Tetzlaff, Tessmer.

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Tesem

From a nineteenth-century transcription of Egyptian ṯzm (“hound”).

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Tesla

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла, from Proto-Slavic *tesla. Cognate with German Dechsel, Dutch dissel, Russian тесло́ (tesló), Polish ciosła, Latin tēla. Doublet of tela and toile. The noun sense is from the aut

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Tess

Borrowed from German Tess, a variant of Tesch.

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Tessa

Contraction of Teresa.

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Tessy

From Tess + -y.

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Test

The river is first attested 877 as Terstan. The name is of Brythonic origin, possibly related to Welsh trais (“violence, battle”).

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Testa

Borrowed from Italian Testa.

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Tet

Borrowed from Vietnamese Tết.

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Teta

Borrowed from Italian Teta.

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Teton

Borrowed from Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ (“Teton”). a general name for all seven Lakota tribes. from thíta (“a plain, prairie”) + tȟuŋwaŋ (“village”).

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Tetro

Two possible origins: * A respelling of French Tétreau. * Borrowed from Italian Tetro, a nickname from tetro (“gloomy, sullen, dark”).

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Tets

Clipping of Tetley's, the brewery which formerly produced the beer, from Tetley + -'s (possessive suffix).

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Tetum

From Portuguese tétum, from Tetum Tetun.

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Tew

Two possible origins: * English habitational surname from the villages of Great, Little and Duns Tew, in Oxfordshire, all from Old English tīewe (“row; lenghty object”) or tīwe (“meeting place, court”). * Welsh nickname

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Tewa

Borrowed from Spanish Tegua, Tehua, from Tewa Téwa or Hopi Teewa.

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Tewan

From Tewa + -an.

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Tewes

Borrowed from German Tewes.

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Texan

Etymology tree English Texas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Texan From Texas + -an.

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Texas

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

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Texit

Blend of Texas + exit, modelled after Brexit, Grexit, etc.

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Tezza

From Terry + -zza.

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Thabo

From Bantu.

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Thach

Borrowed from Vietnamese Thạch. Doublet of Shih.

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Thad

Clipping of Thaddeus.

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Thai

Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.

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Thain

Status surname for a noble retainer or attendant, from Middle English theyn (“thane; noble”).

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Thais

From Thai ไทย (tai).

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Thali

From Punjabi تھࣇی (thaḷī).

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Tham

Tham is the local pronunciation of the word for dharma in the area where the script is used, e.g. Thai ธรรม (tam), Lao ທຳ (tham) and Northern Thai ᨵᩢᨾ᩠ᨾ᩺/ธัมม์, all derived from Pali dhamma. Tham script is a localisation

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Thame

See Thames, of which it is a tributary.

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Than

Borrowing from Burmese သန်း (san:) or Khmer ថន (thɑɑn).

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Thane

Transliteration of Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of thana.

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Thang

From Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡ (thāng).

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Thao

From Thao Thau, an autonym based on thau (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Tsou.

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Thapa

From Nepali थापा (thāpā).

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Thar

Borrowed from Hindi थर (thar), from थल (thal, “desert”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala, “land”).

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Thaw

Anglicized from Welsh Ddawan, ddaw.

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Thea

Shortened from Dorothea and Theodora, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεά (theá, “goddess”).

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Thebe

From Latin Thēbē, from Ionic Greek Θήβη (Thḗbē), variant of Aeolic Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai, “Thebes”). Doublet of Thebes.

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Thede

North German surname, from the Low German variant of Thiede.

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Theia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεία (Theía).

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Thein

Borrowing from Burmese သိန်း (sin:).

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Then

* As a south German surname, from the personal name Thön, a form of Anthony. * Also as a German surname, a variant of Ten, occupational surname for a mintmaster, from obsolete Middle Low German ten, tene (“blank; disk fr

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Theo

Short form of Theodore, or of the rare given names Theobald, Theophilus or Theodoric, or of Theodora.

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Thera

Classical spelling, as borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).

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Thet

A back-formation from Thetford.

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Thew

From Middle English thew (“thrall, slave”).

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Thi

Borrowed from Vietnamese Thi.

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Thiel

* As a North German and Dutch surname, from a pet form of Dietrich, Diederik. * As an east German surname, from Lower Sorbian Bartyl, a name derived from Bartholomäus.

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Thiem

From German Thiem or Khmer ធៀម (thiəm).

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Thien

Borrowed from Hakka 田 (thièn).

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Thier

Borrowed from German Thier.

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Thind

Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (th

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Thing

See thing.

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Thira

From Greek Θήρα (Thíra), inherited from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā).

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Thobe

Borrowed from North German Thobe.

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Tholm

From the name of an area in southern China mentioned by Marco Polo, later put by cartographers in area between Asia and America. Before or after the Anian Strait was (most probably falsely) reported found by L. Maldonado

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Thom

From Thomas.

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Thor

Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.

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Thora

Short form of Old Norse female given names beginning with Þórr (“Thor”).

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Thorp

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Thorpe. * As a North Germanic surname, spelling variant of Torp, from a placename derived from Old Norse þorp (“farm”).

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Thota

Borrowed from Telugu తోట (tōṭa, “garden”).

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Thoth

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

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Thrun

Borrowed from German Thrun.

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Thu

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Vietnamese Thư, the local romanization of the Chinese surname 舒 (Shū). * Borrowed from Norwegian Thu, a surname predominantly found in Western Norway.

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Thul

Borrowed from German Thul.

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Thule

From Classical Latin Thūlē, Thȳlē, from Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē), Θῡ́λη (Thū́lē), of unknown origin, cognate with Middle English Tīle, Tȳle, from Old English Thȳle, Thīla, Thīle (variants of Þȳle) and Medieval Latin

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Thull

Borrowed from German Thull.

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Thum

Borrowed from German Thum.

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Thumb

From its thumb-like shape.

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Thun

From Medieval Latin Tuno, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fortified town”), named before it fell to Rome.

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Thune

Borrowed from Norwegian Thune.

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Thyia

Ancient Greek, from θύω (thúō, “celebrate”)

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TiVo

From TiVo, a specific digital video recorder introduced in 1999.

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Tia

Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea.

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Tiaan

shortened from Christian.

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Tian

The pinyin romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).

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Tiana

Modern contraction of Tatiana and Christiana. In the USA it is also explained as a form of Diana in such unrelated languages as Samoan and Cherokee (but the author Tiana Bighorse is a Navajo).

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Tiare

From Tahitian Tiare, from tiare, a small white gardenia (Gardenia tahitiensis ), the national flower of Tahiti.

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Tibb

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Theobald and Isabel.

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Tibbs

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Theobald and Isabel.

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Tiber

From Latin Tiberis.

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Tibet

Of unclear origin, but probably from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 (Töpüt) ('hilly, mountainous place') via Classical Persian تبت (tabbat, tubbat). In one proposed etymology the ultimate origin is Tibetan བོད (Bod), used in the

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Ticer

Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Deuser, itself a variant of Dietz.

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Tichy

From Czech Tichý.

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Tico

From Spanish tico which arose from the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rica.

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Tiegs

Borrowed from German Tiegs.

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Tiele

Borrowed from Mandarin 鐵勒／铁勒 (Tiělè).

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Tien

Borrowed from Mandarin 田 (tián).

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Tieu

Borrowed from Vietnamese Tiêu, from Chinese 蕭 /萧 (xiāo).

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Tiexi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 鐵西 /铁西.

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Tiff

Shortened from Tiffany.

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Tigre

Borrowed from Tigre ትግሬ (təgre).

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Tihua

From Wade–Giles.

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Tihwa

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 迪化 (Díhuà).

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Tiksi

From Yakut Тиксии (Tiksii), literally "moorage place".

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Tilak

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

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Tilby

Probably a variant of Tilbury.

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Till

* As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda. * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel.

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Tilly

* (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.

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