Test

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Teşt in TM Turkmenistan.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Test is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Burmese given name11K records spelled Test111 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Myanmar (Burma), United States, Thailand, Malaysia

  Languages: Burmese, Thai, Indonesian

  Also written Thet, Ted, เทศ, ทดสอบ, เทส

• Russian surname9.0K records spelled Test31 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belarus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek

  Also written Тест, Тесть, Тэст, Teşt, Tešt

• Arabic surname2.3K records spelled Test2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates, Spain

• Polish surname1.6K records spelled Test2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Russia

  Also written Teşt

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Test is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A challenge, trial.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Hungarian, body

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

• In Polish, examination, exam, test (formal test)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Danish, A test, assessment or examination.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●

• John Testb. 1771USAmerican politician (1771–1849)
• Frederick Harold Testb. 1912USAmerican herpetologist (1912–2010)
• Zachary Testb. 1989USAmerican rugby union footballer
• Billy Testb. 1989USGerman pianist and composer (born 1989)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 14 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Test?

We estimate roughly 1.2 thousand people bear Test (counting its spellings and scripts) across 3 countries in our records.

In which country does Test have the most bearers?

Test is most frequently recorded in France, where it is most often spelled test.

What does the name Test mean?

Recorded meaning: v., wogbe, 7.e. with a decoction of Sassa wood bark for witcheraft, theft, ete.; 2., wogba