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An enclyclopedic website based on ABC TV show LOST
 
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The Meaning of Lost Names - T
''Every single name on the show has purpose and meaning." --Damon Lindelof.
Meaning: (Korean) from the Tai region in Asia; tae in taekwondo, means "to kick or destroy with the foot"
Character: Tai Soo, Jin-Soo Kwon's friend
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - AND FOUND
Meaning: (English) From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic first name meaning "valley offer."
Character: Peter Talbot and Mrs. Talbot, Cooper's vicitm and son
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - THE MAN FROM TALLAHASSEE
Meaning: (Japanese) "in the ricefield"
Character: Tricia Tanaka, reporter killed in the Mr. Cluck's meteroite incident
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - TRICIA TANAKA IS DEAD
Meaning: (Russian) variant of the Hebrew and Bibilical name Tamar meaning "Palm Tree"
Character: Tamara Fry, government worker that assists Locke with his disability claim
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - THE MAN FROM TALLAHASSEE
Name Meanings - Fry
Meaning: (Arabic) Star
Character: Tariq, Sayid's commanding officer
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - ONE OF THEM
Meaning: (Arabic) To mourn
Character: Essam Tasir, Sayid's friend in the terror cell
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - THE GREATER GOOD
Name Meanings - Essam
Meaning: Short for two names:
(Greek) Theodore: "Gift of God" - Dorothy is the feminine of Theodore
(English) Edward: "Rich, blessed, guard"
Meaning: (Greek) Spanish derivative of a Greek word meaning meaning 'late summer', harvest, reaper.
Character: Boone's nanny, who died falling down the stairs
Captain Teresa Cortez, Ana-Lucia's mother
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - COLLISION
Name Meanings - Cortez
Meaning: (Greek) twin
Character: Thomas, Claire's boyfriend, Aaron's father
Tom Brennan, Kate's childhood friend
Tommy, Charlie Pace's friend that set him up with Lucy Heatherton
Meaning: (Spanish) variation of Titus: Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". In the New Testament Titus was a companion of Saint Paul. He became the first bishop of Crete and Paul wrote one of the epistles that appear in the New Testament to him. Titus was also the name of a 1st-century Roman emperor.
Character: Tito Reyes, Hurley's grandfather
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - NUMBERS
Name Meanings - Reyes
Meaning: (English) Anglicized versions of the Gaelic O'Tuama (descendant of Tuama) with Tuama being a personal name derived from tuaim 'which meant "small hill," Craig Toomy is a character in Stephen King's short story The Langoliers, Charles Toomey is a character in Stephen King's novel The Dark Half
Character: Martha Toomey, the woman who tells Hurley the history of the numbers
Sam Toomey, husband of Martha who heard and used the numbers
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - NUMBERS
Name Meanings - Martha
Name Meanings - Sam
Meaning: (Scandinavian) Thor's ruler
Character: Torvald Hanso
See also: Name Meanings - Hanso
Meaning: (English) Brave
Character: Tracey, a fuselage survivor
See also: Redshirts and Supporting Cast - Tracy
Meaning: (Old French) crossing
Character: Travis, criminal Ana-Lucia pulls her gun on
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - COLLISION
Meaning: (Latin) Shortened form of Patricia, meaning noble, from the Roman aristocracy
Character: Tricia Tanaka, reporter killed in the Mr. Cluck's meteroite incident
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - TRICIA TANAKA IS DEAD
Meaning: Tron was a sci-fi film about a computer program.
Character: The surname of Hurley's butlers/chefs
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - TRICIA TANAKA IS DEAD
Meaning: To tie up or bind tightly; in architecture and engineering, a supporting structure or framework composed of beams, girders, or rods commonly of steel or wood lying in a single plane. Warren Truss is, indeed, the Australian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry.
Character: Honorable Warren Truss, Australian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, whom Sawyer fights in a bar
Meaning: (Nigerian) Returns
Character: Eko's last name(?) Father Tunde
See also: Main Character Profile - Eko
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This list is updated after each episode.
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