Dog Names That Start With T
- Trillian
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
Douglas Adams invented this name for a character (aka Tricia) in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It has a nice, trilly sound, and is accessible via its kinship with Gillian/Jillian.
- Tiger
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"animal name"Description:
Made familiar as a baby name via Tiger Woods, whose birth name is Eldrick. The golf star has made it a viable option for baby boys, and a handful of girls are also given the name each year in the US.
- Tay
Origin:
English, diminutive of TaylorMeaning:
"tailor"Description:
Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.
- Tigger
- Toru
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"pierce; sea"Description:
Unisex Japanese name seen on a character in the Haikyū!! manga and anime series.
- Tammuz
Origin:
Semitic variation of Dumuzid, SumerianMeaning:
"loyal child"Description:
Tammuz is the Semitic variation of Dumuzid, a name from Sumerian mythology. Tammuz is the name of fourth month on the Hebrew calendar, corresponding with June and July on the Gregorian calendar.
- Tiia
Origin:
Finnish variation of Dorothea, GreekMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
The Finnish cognate of Thea, from Dorothea.
- Tarot
Origin:
French, fortune-telling cardsDescription:
A unique New Age possibility with a pleasing sound.
- Talie
- Tigre
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"tiger"Description:
If Bear and Fox can make it as baby names, why not Tiger. The Spanish Tigre has a more gender-neutral feel.
- Taft
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"building site"Description:
A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.
- Tarzan
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
The kind of potential baby name dads use to tease moms.
- Tiasa
Origin:
Greek, meaning unknownDescription:
Tiasa is a little-known river nymph from Greek mythology. Her name would be easily wearable on a child today.
- Tib
Origin:
English diminutive of Theobald, GermanMeaning:
"courageous people"Description:
Tib was a unisex nickname in the 13th century, used as a short form of Theobald and Isabel. As Theobald waned in popularity, it became far more associated with girls, so much so that Tib was a term for young girls by the 16th century.
- Tuna
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"Danube river"Description:
The Turkish name for the Danube River.
- Tama
- Tzipporah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bird"Description:
Spelling variation of Tziporah.
- Turbo
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"spinning; incorporating a turbine"Description:
Turbo debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was given to six baby boys.
- Tarin
- Tupac
Origin:
Variation of Topa or Tupa, Native AmericanMeaning:
"native Inca accountant"Description:
The first Tupac was the 15th century Incan ruler whose name was an extension of the Quechua Topa or Tupa. The second was the 20th century musician who put the gansta in rapper. Will your baby boy be the third? Such a singular name is undoubtedly a heavy mantle. When asked what his name meant, Tupac Shakur said, "I just say it means determined because I’m determined to never ever negotiate again."