_Tadly._ _Táde_, a toad; _líc_, like. Toad-like.
_Taessel._ _Tǽsel_, teasel, the fuller’s herb.
_Tafel._ _Tæfel_, a dice or gaming table, a game at table or dice.
_Tag._ _Tæg_, a bag, a chest, a coffer, a cupboard. Tage, Tagg, Tague,
kindred names.
_Taggart._ _Tæg_, a bag, a chest; _geard_, a measure. Chest-measure.
_Tagle._ _Tǽgel_, a tail.
_Tams._ Irish _tam_, slow, sluggish; Anglo-Saxon _s_ for _sun_, son. Son
of Tamm; a slow son.
_Tapking._ _Tæpp_, a tap; _cyncg_, a king. A tap-king; a drinking king.
_Tappan._ _Tæppan_, to tap, to draw out, to drink.
_Tappen._ _Tæppen_, indicative of a participle from _tæppan_, to tap, to
draw out, to drink. Tapped; drawn out; drank.
_Tapper._ _Tæpp-ere_, a tapper, butler, vinter.
_Tapping._ _Tæpp_, a tap; _ing_, expressive of action. Tapping; drawing
out.
_Tarbert._ _Tare_, tar; _beorht_, glistening. Tar-glistening.
_Targett._ _Targe_, a shield, a buckler; _ett_, little, small. A little
shield.
_Tar._ _Tare_, tar, balsam, pitch.
_Tarring._ _Tarr_, Tarr; _ing_, expressive of origin. Descendant of Tarr.
_Tarton._ _Tare_, tar, pitch; _tún_, a farm. A tar-farm.
_Taswell._ _Tas_, a tass; _well_, a well. A mow of corn.
_Tate._ _Tát_, soft, tender.
_Tatham._ _Tát_, soft, tender; _hám_, a home. A tender home. Tatem,
perhaps, an abbreviated form of the word.
_Tatlow._ _Tát_, soft, tender, and _low_, a low, a bellow, from _hlowan_,
to low, to bellow. A tender low; a soft bellow.
_Tatman._ _Tát_, soft, tender; _man_, a man. A tender man.
_Taw._ _Táw_, tow.
_Taws._ _Taw_, Taw; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Taw.
_Teal._ _Teale_, an excuse.
_Teamer._ _Teáma_, a voucher, a witness, a leader.
_Tees._ _Tǽse_, right, kind, benevolent, gentle. Teese, of like import.
_Teesdale._ _Tǽse_, gentle; _dǽl_, a dale, a valley. A gentle dale.
_Telford._ _Tele_, imperfect of _tellan_, to esteem. An esteemed ford.
_Telle._ _Tele_, reputed, esteemed. Tell, of like significance.
_Teller._ _Tellan_, to tell, to relate; _ere_, an agent. A teller; a
relater.
_Temple._ _Tempel_, Latin _templum_, a temple.
_Templeman._ _Tempel_, a temple; _man_, a man. A temple-man; a priest.
_Templeton._ _Tempel_, a temple; _tún_, a house, a town. A temple-house;
a church; a town of temples. When the Angles and Saxons settled in
Britain, they had idols, altars, temples, and priests. These temples
were surrounded with enclosures, and were profaned if lances were thrown
into them. It is probable, therefore, that they obtained their word for
temple directly from the Latins, and not from the Norman-French after the
Conquest by William.
_Thacher._ _Thecere_, from _thæc_, a thach, a thatch, a roof, and _ere_,
an agent. A thatcher; a roofer. Thatcher, from the same derivation.
_Thatford._ _Theód_, people’s; _ford_, a ford. People’s ford.
_Thaw._ _Theáw_, custom, manner, habit, behavior.
_Thegen._ _Thegen_, a servant, attendant, disciple, scholar, soldier,
officer, knight, nobleman.
_Thein._ _Theign_, a servant, attendant, disciple, officer, nobleman.
_Thissell._ _Thistel_, a thistle. Thistle, a kindred term.
_Thole._ _Thól_, the thole, a piece of wood to support the oars.
_Tholey._ _Thól_, the thole; _líc_, like. Thole-like.
_Thorman._ _Thor_, Thor; _man_, a servant. A servant of Thor. Thor was
one of the principal idols of the Saxons, Germans, etc. He was their
Jupiter.
_Thorn._ _Thorn_, a thorn. Thorne, an equivalent name.
_Thornberg._ _Thorn_, a thorn; _beorg_, a hill. A thorn-hill; a thorny
hill. Thornburg, from the same roots.
_Thornberry._ _Thorn_, a thorn; _berige_, a berry. A thorny berry; a
prickly berry.
_Thornhill._ _Thorn_, a thorn; _hyll_, a hill. A thorny hill.
_Thornley._ _Thorn_, a thorn; _líc_, like. Thorn-like.
_Thornton._ _Thorn_, a thorn; _tún_, a farm. A thorny farm.
_Thorp._ _Thorpe_, a thorp, village. Thorpe, a kindred name.
_Thrall._ _Thræl_, a slave, a bondman.
_Thrasher._ _Thærsc-ere_, from _thærsc-an_, to thrash, and _ere_, an
agent. A thrasher.
_Threlfall._ _Threal_, a servant; _fæl_, pure, clean, good, true. A good
servant.
_Thress._ _Thræs_, or _thres_, a hem, a frill.
_Thur._ _Thur_, Thor.
_Thurber._ _Thur_, Thor; _beorh_, a mountain. Thor’s mountain.
_Thuring._ _Thur_, Thor; _ing_, offspring. Descendant of Thor.
_Thurman._ _Thur_, Thor; _man_, a servant. Thor’s servant.
_Thurston._ _Thures_, genitive of _Thur_, Thor; _tún_, house. Thor’s
house.
_Thurwanger._ _Thur_, Thor; _wangere_, a pillow. Thor’s pillow.
_Tiegman._ _Tige_, a tie, a band; _man_, a man. One who uses a band; a
surgeon.
_Tiel._ _Tigle_, a tile.
_Tier._ _Tier_, a tier, rank, series, heap.
_Tiers._ _Tier_, Tier; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Tier.
_Tilburn._ _Til_, station; _burne_, a bourn, stream, brook. A station
near a stream.
_Tilden._ _Til_, a station; _den_, a valley. A valley-station.
_Till._ _Till_, a station.
_Tillman._ _Till_, a station; _man_, a man. A station-master. Tilman, a
cognate name.
_Tillyer._ _Till-an_, to till, to cultivate; _ere_, an agent. A tiller; a
cultivator.
_Tilton._ _Til_, station; _tún_, town. A station-town.
_Tindall._ _Tin_, tin; _dál_, a valley. A tin-valley. Tindel, from the
same root.
_Tine._ _Tine_, a tine, tooth of a harrow.
_Tines._ _Tine_, Tine; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Tine.
_Tinney._ _Tin-ig_, resembling tin.
_Tinsley._ _Tines_, genitive of _tin_, tin; _líc_, form, like. Tin-like;
form of tin. Tinley, of similar derivation.
_Tinsman._ _Tines_, genitive of _tin_, tin; _man_, man. A dealer in tin;
a seller of tin.
_Toft._ _Toft_, a croft, a homestead.
_Tool._ _Tól_, a tool, an instrument. Toole, from the same root.
_Toon._ _Tún_, pronounced _toon_, a field, dwelling, house, mansion,
yard, farm, village, class, course, town. Toone, of like derivation.
_Tooney._ _Tún-ig_, from _tún_, a town, and _ig_, an adjective
termination implying resemblance. Townish.
_Toorish._ _Torr_, a tower; _isc_, an adjective termination signifying
resembling. Tower-like.
_Toothaker._ _Tódh-ece_, the toothache; _ere_, an agent. One who has the
toothache.
_Topham._ _Top_, a ball, a tuft at the top of anything; _hám_, a home. A
hilly home.
_Topley._ _Top_, a ball; _líc_, like. Resembling a ball.
_Toplis._ _Top_, a ball; _liss_, favor. Ball-favor.
_Topping._ _Top_, a ball; _ing_, implying action. Balling.
_Torbeort._ _Tor_, a tower, a high hill, rock, peak, tor; _beorht_,
glistening, shining. A glistening peak.
_Torr._ _Tor_, a tower, rock, peak, tor.
_Torrey._ _Tor-ig_, from _tor_, a tower, a hill, a rock; _ig_, an
adjective termination. Towering; hilly; rocky.
_Tower._ _Tor_, a tower, a high hill.
_Towers._ _Tower_, Tower; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Tower.
_Town._ _Tún_, a field, a dwelling, house, mansion, farm, village, town,
city. Towne, from the same radix.
_Towner._ _Tún_, a town; _ere_, an agent. A dweller in a town; a townsman.
_Townley._ _Tún_, a town; _líc_, like. Resembling a town.
_Towns._ _Town_, Town; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Town.
_Townsend._ _Túnes_, genitive of _tún_, a town; _end_, termination of
masculine nouns denoting a man. A townsman.
_Townson._ _Town_, Town; _sun_, son. Son of Town.
_Trager._ _Trag_, evil, bad; _ere_, an agent. An evil person; a sinner.
_Treadway._ _Træd_, trod; _wæg_, a way. A trodden way. Or, from _tred_, a
step, and _wæg_, a way. A step-way; a stairs. Tredway, of like derivation.
_Treadwell._ _Tred_, a step; _well_, a well. A step-well.
_Tree._ _Treow_, or _treo_, a tree, a club.
_Tregea._ _Tréga_, vexation, tribulation, contumely, loss, misery,
torment. Trego, perhaps, from the same root.
_Tresch._ _Treisc_, tragical. Tresck, from the same root.
_Trescher._ _Treisc_, tragical; _ere_, an agent. A tragedian. Tresher, an
equivalent name.
_Treude._ _Treúdh_, troth, truth, league, pledge, covenant.
_Trewin._ _Tré_, vexation, tribulation; _win_, a man. A man of
tribulation.
_Trexler._ _Treisc_, tragical; _lár_, knowledge, learning. Tragedy.
_Treischbock._ _Treisc_, tragical; _bóc_, a book. A book of tragedy.
_Trimmingham._ _Trymming_, confirming, fortifying, establishing; _hám_, a
house. A house of confirmation.
_Troth._ _Treówdh_, troth, truth.
_Trout._ _Truht_, a trout. Troutt, an equivalent name.
_Troutman._ _Truht_, a trout; _man_, a man. A trout-fisher.
_Trow._ _Treów_, trust, faith, pledge, covenant.
_Trowbridge._ _Treówe_, faithful; _bricg_, a bridge. A faithful bridge.
_Trowell._ _Treów_, trust, faith; _el_, indicative of a person. A trusty
person; a faithful person.
_True._ _Trýwe_, true, faithful.
_Trueman._ _Trýwe_, true; _man_, a man, a servant. A true man; a faithful
servant. Truman, of similar import.
_Tudor._ _Tudor_, issue, offspring, seed, progeny, posterity, family.
Tuder, a kindred name.
_Tuman._ _Tú_, two; _man_, a man. Twin-man; twin-brother.
_Tumbleston._ _Tumb-ian_, to tumble; _stán_, a rock. A rock that tumbles;
a tumbling rock.
_Tunis._ _Túnes_, genitive of _tún_, a town. Belonging to a town.
_Tunison._ _Túnes_, genitive of _tún_, a town; _sun_, son. Son of a town;
a townsman.
_Tunney._ _Tún_, a town; _ig_, an adjective termination. Townish. Tunny,
of similar derivation.
_Tuohy._ _Tuoege_, two.
_Turkington._ _Turk_, from Irish _torc_, a boar; _ing_, implying a
descendant; _tún_, house. Home of a descendant of Turk. Torkington, of
similar significance.
_Turland._ _Tur_, a tower, a high hill, a peak; _land_, a land. A hilly
land.
_Turley._ _Tur_, a tower; _líc_, like. Resembling a tower; tower-like;
towering.
_Turnbolt._ _Turnian_, to turn; _bolt_, a bolt. A turned bolt.
_Turnbull._ _Turnian_, to turn; _bull_, a stud, a brooch. A turned brooch.
_Turner._ _Turnian_, to turn; _ere_, an agent. A turner.
_Turnpenny._ _Turnian_, to turn; _penig_, a penny. A turned penny.
_Turpin._ _Tur_, a rock; _pinn_, a pen. A rock pen; a steel pen.
_Turtle._ _Turtel_, or _turtle_, a turtle, a turtle-dove.
_Tussey._ _Tusc_, the canine, or eye-tooth, a tusk; _ig_, denoting an
adjective. Tusky.
_Tustin._ _Tusc_, a tusk; _tine_, a tine. Tine of a tusk.
_Tuston._ _Tusc_, a tusk; _tún_, a house, a dwelling. A tusk-house.
_Twaddell._ _Twæde_, double, two-fold; _dǽl_, a dale, a valley. A
twin-valley.
_Tway._ _Twá_, twice, double.
_Tweed._ _Twæde_, double, two-fold.
_Tweedale._ _Tweo_, double; _dǽl_, a dale, a valley. A twin-valley.
_Tweedie._ _Twæde_, double, two-fold.
_Tweedle._ _Twæde_, double; _le_, for _el_, indicative of a person. A
twin.
_Twitman._ _Ætwitan_, to tease, to reproach, to blame, to upbraid; _man_,
a man. A person who upbraids another.
_Twibill._ _Twý-bill_, a twibill, a pole-axe.
_Twiford._ _Twý-ford_, a double ford. Applied to the name of places near
a river where two branches had to be forded.
_Twigg._ _Twig_, two, double.
_Twigs._ _Twig_, Twig; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Twig.
_Twiney._ _Twín_, thread, twine, fine linen; _ig_, expressive of an
adjective. Resembling twine.
_Twining._ _Twín-an_, to twine, to twist; _ing_, implying action.
Twining; twisting.
_Twitchell._ _Twiccian_, to twitch; _el_, a termination denoting a
person. A person that twitches; a nervous, restless person.
_Tyber._ _Tiber_, a sacrifice, gift, offering, victim.
_Tye._ _Ty_, instructs, teaches, imbues, inures.
_Tyer._ _Ty_, instructs, teaches; _ere_, an agent. An instructor; a
teacher.
_Tylacher._ _Ty_, instructs; _lach_, a garment; _ere_, an agent. A
sewing-teacher; a tailor. Tylacker, a kindred name.
_Tymon._ _Ty_, instructs; _mon_, a man. A man that instructs; a pedagogue.
_Tynan._ _Tynan_, to hedge in, to enclose, to shut.
_Tyne._ _Tyne_, ten.
_Tyner._ _Tyne_, ten; _ere_, an agent. A person of ten years of
experience.
_Tyre._ _Tyr_, a leader, prince, glory, splendor.
_Tyrell._ _Tyr_, a prince; _el_, an ending denoting a person. A princely
person.
_Tyson._ _Tye_, Tye; _sun_, son. Son of Tye.