The Ts of Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, and other Judaic names

Male names:

Tamir means “tall” in Hebrew.

Tanchum means “consolation” in Hebrew.

Temani means “from the south” in Hebrew.

Todros is the Judeo–Catalan form of Theodore (gift of God). The Yiddish form is Todrus, which was sometimes used as a translation for Nathan (Natan) and Jonathan (Yonatan), which have roughly the same meanings.

Tomer means “palm tree” in Hebrew.

Tzemach means “plant” in Hebrew.

Tzvi means “gazelle” in Hebrew.

Female names:

Tchelet means “sky blue” or “light blue” in Hebrew. This is a rare name, and refers to the dye used for the Kohein Gadol (High Priest)’s garments, fringes on the tallit (prayershawl), and tapestries in the Tabernacle.

Tahel means “you will shine” in Hebrew.

Tali means “my dew” in Hebrew.

Talya, Talia means “dew of God” in Hebrew.

Tamar means “date palm” in Hebrew. The Yiddish form is Tema.

Tehilla means “psalm” in Hebrew.

Tercia, Tersa (Judeo–Anglo–Norman) may derive from the Middle French word terçuel and Middle English tercel (hawk, falcon) or be a feminine form of the Latin name Tertius (third).

Thamira (Judeo–Arabic) means “fruitful” in Arabic.

Tifara means “glory, splendour, beauty” in Hebrew.

Tiferet means “glory, magnificence” in Hebrew.

Tikva, Tikvah means “hope” in Hebrew. Israel’s national anthem is called HaTikvah.

Tira means “castle” in Hebrew.

Tirtzah, Tirzah, Tirza means “favourable” in Hebrew.

Toiba, Toibe, Taube, Toba means “dove” in Yiddish.

Tova means “good” in Hebrew.

Trostlin (Yiddish) derives from the German word Trost (comfort, solace). It was traditionally given to girls born into grieving families.

Tzufit means “hummingbird” in Hebrew.

Unisex names:

Tal means “dew” in Hebrew.

Talmor means “dew of myrrh” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.

Tav means “musical note” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.

Teva means “nature” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.

Timor means “palm branches” in Hebrew.

Tohar means “cleanness, brightness, pureness” in Hebrew.

Tzuf means “honeydew” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.

Tzviel means “gazelle of God” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.