TAINARAfTupí, Portuguese (Brazilian) The name comes from the Tupí language, spoken by the native indigenous peoples of Brazil. It means "star" or "full of light", "illuminated".
TAIPAmMiwok, Native American Derived from Miwok tapa "to spread wings, to flap", with the implied meaning "valley quail spreading wings as it alights".
TAITSIAĸmGreenlandic From Greenlandic taatsiisaq or taatsiigaq meaning "the one whom one has held back to mention (name)", from a Greenlandic endearment term: "the fancied mention", carefully not mentioning the name, but expressing endearment nevertheless, because the child was named after a deceased relative, from Greenlandic atsiaq meaning "the one named after a deceased person" and from a hypocoristic word taa(nna)tsiaq meaning "the dear, sweet one".
TASHINAfSioux (Modern), American (Modern, Rare) Lakota Sioux name meaning "her shawl", found in the historic names Tȟašína Lúta Wiŋ (translated as "Red Blanket"), Tȟašína Máni ("Moving Robe Woman", "Walking Blanket Woman" or "She Walks with Her Shawl"; borne by a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux woman who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn) and Tashina Topa Win ("Her Four Robes" or "Four Blankets Woman"; borne by the younger of Sitting Bull's last two wives)... [more]
TASIAĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'handle (of a kayak paddle)'.
TASUNKEmSioux From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).
TEATAfChickasaw Possibly a variant of Te Ata, the stage name of Mary Frances Thompson (1895 - 1995), best known as Te Ata or Te Ata Fisher after her marriage. Te Ata means "bearer of the morning" in the Chickasaw language... [more]
TEHWEHRONmMohawk Notable bearer was Joseph Tehwehron David (1957–2004), a Mohawk artist who became known for his role as a warrior during the Oka Crisis in 1990.
TEWAmNative American Name of a Native American people from New Mexico; their name is from the Keres word for "moccasin". A famous namesake is Tewa Lascelles, an American citizen of Native American descent who is distantly in line to the British throne.
THORImOld Danish, Greenlandic Old Danish variant of Thorir, Old Danish short form of names containing the name element þórr "thunder" or Greenlandic younger form of Thore.
TIKALfMayan From Tikal, the ruins of an ancient city found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It may be derived from ti ak'al in the Yucatec Maya language; it is said to be a relatively modern name meaning "at the waterhole"... [more]
TILIOĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "friend", "companion", deriving from Greenlandic tilivaa meaning "sends him on an errand" or "sends him a message through another person".
TOCHTLIm & fNahuatl Means "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb totoca "run fast". The Tochtli (Rabbit) is one of the day signs in the Aztec calender.
TOKLOmInuit, Literature Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Spontaneous and Versatile".
TSIANINAfNative American Meaning unknown. A noted bearer is Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (December 13, 1882 – January 10, 1985), a Creek/Cherokee singer and performer.
TUKUMAĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "quick", "eager", "active", "cheerful", "vigorous", "is prompt to act" with the connotation "is busy".
TUKÚMEĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "agile, vigorous, swift, prompt to act, is cheerful" or "host, be rich" or "be generous", "stay at someone’s house".
TZIQUINf & mNative American, Classic Mayan Means "bird" in the Tzeltal and Quiche-Kaqchikel languages. Also the 15th day in the Tzental and Quiche-Cakchiquel calendars in ancient Maya. ... [more]
ULLORIANNGUAQmGreenlandic Means "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic ulloriaq "star" (cf. Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
