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Name 202254

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Name
Tillimminne
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲗ̄ⲗ-, 'God' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉ-, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲓⲛⲉ, 'dove' = 'dove of God'.
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proper noun: God
combination: noun+noun
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Name 202255

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Name
Tlil
Gender
female
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Blemmyan/Beja
Origin
foreign
Etymology
Meaning: most probably cognate with the modern Bedauye 'ti=liːli', 'the eye', where 'ti=' is the definite feminine article and 'liːli' is 'eye' (pers. comm. M. Vanhove & Muhammad-Tahir).
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Name 202256

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Name
Tnota
Gender
 
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Type
 
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Origin
 
Etymology
This is a ghost-name; for a corrected reading, see Ref 704599 and Nam 202968.
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Name 202257

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Name
Tokinnaue
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲕ-, ⲧⲟⲕⲣ̄-, 'to cease, depart, forgive' + -ⲛⲁⲩⲉ (abstract substantive formant) = 'peace'.
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common word: noun
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Name 202259

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Name
Tollage
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound?
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps ⲧⲟⲗⲗ- < ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲗ-, 'to be secure, strong, endure' + ⲁⲅ- < ⲁⲕ-, 'to seat, remain' + -ⲉ (abstract substantive formant) = 'safeguard, protection'?
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Name 202260

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Name
Tolokkou
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
The name seems to be Nubian, but its etymology is unknown.
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Name 202261

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Name
Togng( )
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
The name appears to be Nubian, but its etymology is unknown.
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Name 202262

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Name
Toskanya
Gender
female
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲥⲕ- < ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟ-, 'three' + ⲁⳡ-, 'to live' + -ⲁ (predicative) = 'the living Three' or 'the Three lives'. Inspiration: Holy Trinity.
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proper noun: Holy Trinity
combination: noun+participle
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Name 202263

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Name
Touskonkouda
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟ-, 'three' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ-, 'servant' = 'servant of the Three' Inspiration: Holy Trinity.
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proper noun: Holy Trinity
combination: name+noun
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Name 202265

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Name
Toskonga
Gender
male
Structure
compound?
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲥⲕⲟ- < ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟ-, 'three' + ⳟⲁ (meaning/function unknown). Inspiration: Holy Trinity.
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proper noun: Holy Trinity
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Name 202267

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Name
Tossine
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲥⲥⲓ-, probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲟⲥⲥⲓ, 'inundation period' + -ⲛⲉ (abstract substantive formant) = 'flood, inundation period'. The name probably refers to the time of birth of the person.
Literature
Łajtar 1993b, p. 104
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Name 202268

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Name
Tottina
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps deriving from ⲧⲟⲧ-, 'child, son', or cognate to the Nobiin ⲧⲟⲧⲧ-, 'to burn'.
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