| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Tansy | English | From the name of the flower, which got its name from a shortening of ATHANASIA. |
| Tanzi | English (Modern) | Variant of TANSY |
| Thalesk | Ancient Greek | Derived from Greek thallein meaning "to blossom". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician. |
| Thalia | Greek Mythology | Derived from Greek thallein meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces (Charites). |
| Thorley | English | From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English. |
| Thornton | English | From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English. |
| Tiwlip | Welsh | Means "tulip" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. |
| Toni | Hungarian | Hungarian pet form of ANTHONY |
| Tony | English | Short form of ANTHONY |
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| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Uma | Indian, Hindu Mythology | Means "flax" in Sanskrit. Flax is a herb with blue flowers. Uma is a name of the goddess Parvati in Hindu mythology. |
| Ume | Japanese | Means "plum blossom" in Japanese. In Japan the plum blossom symbolizes devotion. |
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| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Vanamo | Finnish | Means "twinflower" in Finnish. |
| Varda | Jewish | Means "rose" in Hebrew. |
| Vartouhi | Armenian | Means "rose lady" in Armenian. |
| Vasil | Bulgarian, Macedonian | Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL |
| Vasile | Romanian | Romanian form of BASIL |
| Vasili | Russian | Russian form of BASIL |
| Vasilios | Greek | Modern Greek form of BASIL |
| Vasilisa | Russian | Russian feminine form of BASIL |
| Vasilka | Bulgarian | Bulgarian feminine form of BASIL |
| Veronica | English, Italian, Romanian | Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image". This was the name of a legendary saint who wiped Jesus´s face with a towel and then found his image imprinted on it. |
| Vi | English | Short form of VIOLET |
| Viola | English, Italian, Scandinavian | Means "violet" in Latin. Viola was the heroine in Shakespeare´s ´Twelfth Night´. |
| Violet | English | Means simply "violet" from the English word for the purple flower. |
| Violeta | Romanian, Bulgarian | Romanian and Bulgarian form of VIOLET |
| Violetta | Italian | Italian form of VIOLET |
| Violette | French | French form of VIOLET |
| Viorel | Romanian | Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell". |
| Viorica | Romanian | Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell". |
| Sources: Compilation from Behind the Name website. |
