The timbrel or tabret (also known as the tof of the ancient Hebrews, the deff of Islam, the adufe of the Moors of Spain) was the principal percussion instrument of the ancient Israelites. It resembles the modern tambourine.
The name Tímea was created by the popular Hungarian author Mór Jókai for a figure in his 1872 novel The Man with the Golden Touch. It is derived from Euthymia, a Greek noun meaning "sweet natured".
Timna, prounouced Teemnah, is from the old Testament, and is an old and lovely stretch of land in southern Israel. ... From a biblical woman named Timna (Genesis). The name of two Edomites -- Timna, Timnah.
Origin of the name Tina: Short form of Christina (a Christian, a follower of Christ), Tina is also bestowed as an independent given name. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Tinder Name Meaning. German: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Tinter, Dinter, an occupational name for a maker and seller of ink, from an agent derivative of Middle High German tin(c)te 'ink' (from Late Latin aqua tincta 'colored water').
The meaning of the name Tindra is Twinkle. The origin of the name Tindra is Scandinavian.
Tine Name Meaning. Italian (Sicily; Tinè): most probably an occupational name for a comb maker, from a reduced form of medieval Greek kteneas, from ktenion 'comb' + the occupational suffix -eas.
Tinley is the transferred use of a rare English surname. In fact, it's so rare that very little information exists concerning the name's etymology. It likely comes from the Olde English word “tynan” meaning “hedge, fence”. As a surname-turned-first-name, Tinley is a new coinage.
Origin of the name Bryn: Bryn Borrowed from the Welsh, Bryn is derived from bryn (hill). It is used as a masculine name in Wales. Var: Brin, Brinn, Brynn. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Tinsley Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire near Rotherham, named in Old English with the genitive case of an unattested personal name Tynni + hlaw 'hill', 'mound', 'barrow'. This name is also established in Ulster.
