- Origin: Hmong
- Meaning: “pumpkin; gourd.”
- Gender: Female
- IPA(key): /tau̯˥/
The name comes directly from the Hmong word for a pumpkin or gourd.
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Mairen
- Origin: Manipuri (Meitei) ꯃꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟ
- Meaning: “pumpkin.”
- Variant transcription: Mairel
- Gender: Unisex
The name comes directly from the Manipuri word ꯃꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟ (mairen), meaning “pumpkin.”
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Tendai
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “to be thankful.”
- Gender: Unisex
- TEN-dye
From the Shona word tenda or kutenda (to give thanks), it is technically unisex but slightly more common for boys.
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Ayotzin
- Origin: Nahuatl
- Meaning: “pumpkin, gourd, squash; or “turtle, tortoise.”
- Variant: Aiotzin.
- Gender: unisex
From the Nahuatl word ayotli (pumpkin, gourd, squash) or directly from the Nahuatl word, ayotzin (turtle, tortoise).
It was borne by a Chichimec ruler but modern use in Mexico is exclusively feminine.
Sources
- Wood, Stephanie, editor. “Ayotzin.” Online Nahuatl Dictionary, Wired Humanities Projects, College of Education, University of Oregon, 2000–present, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ayotzin. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ayotzin
Cheymarina
- Origin: Mordvin Чеймарина
- Meaning: “cranberry.”
- Gender: Female
A Pre-Christian Mordvin female name meaning, “cranberry.”
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Thance, Tanco
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: “thanks.”
- Gender: Male
- Eng Pron: (THANTZ); Germ pron: (TAHN-seh; TAHN-ko)
A popular Old Germanic name element, derived from the Old High German “thanc,” meaning “to thank.” Some early records list Thance as a male name, more likely pronounced the German way, it may make a unique alternative to Vance when pronounced the English way.
The name later evolved into Tanco, Tanko, Danco and Danko.
Female forms include: Tenca and Thenca.
Source
- Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1105
Tebogo
- Origin: Tswana
- Meaning: “gratitude.”
- Gender: Unisex
The name comes from the Tswana word for gratitude.
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Dagolitus
- Origin: Gaulic
- Meaning: “good feast.”
- Gender: Male
A Gaulic name meaning, “good feast.”
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- https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dagolitus#Gaulois
- Jean-Paul Savignac, Dictionnaire français-gaulois, La Différence, 2004, ISBN 978-2729115296, page 62
Ekene
- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “thanks; gratitude.”
- Gender: Unisex
- EH-KEH-NEH
The name is from the Igbo meaning “thanks; gratitude.”
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Daetor
- Origin: Greek Δαίτωρ
- Meaning: “to light; to burn; to kindle; divider; judge; host of a feast.”
- Gender: Male
- Modern Greek: Daitor (DYE-tore)
- Eng pron: DAY-tor
The name is derived from the Greek δαίω (daio) meaning, “to light; to burn; to kindle,” and “to divide, share, tear” or “to host a feast.” The element has the same meaning as distributing justice, items or food.”
It is borne in the Illiad by a minor character, a Trojan warrior who attacked the Greek fleet during the tenth year of the Trojan war and was subsequently shot dead.
Sources
- Homer, Iliad 8.275
- Homer, Iliad 8.273-280
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daetor
- https://logeion.uchicago.edu/%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%AF%CF%89