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DAX m English From an English surname which was derived either from the town of Dax in France or else from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning). DAYTON m English From an English surname which was derived from a place name which possibly meant either "dairy town" or "ditch town" in Old English. DEIRDRE f English, Irish, Irish Mythology From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more] DELANO m English From a French surname, originally De la Noye, indicating that the bearer was from a place called La Noue (ultimately Gaulish meaning "wetland, swamp")... [more] DELL m & f English From an English surname which originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley. DELMAR m English From an English surname which was derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond". DELPHIA f English Possibly from the name of the Greek city of Delphi, the site of an oracle of Apollo, which is possibly related to Greek δελφις (delphis) "dolphin"... [more] DENIS m French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more] DENTON m English From a surname, originally from a place name, which meant "valley town" in Old English. DENVER m English From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English... [more] DENZIL m English From a surname which originally denoted a person from the manor of Denzell in Cornwall... [more] DEREK m English From the older English name Dederick, which was in origin a Low German form of THEODORIC... [more] DESMOND m English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Deasmhumhain meaning "South Munster", originally indicating a person who came from that region in Ireland. DESTINY f English Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand"... [more] DEVIN m & f English, Irish From a surname, either the Irish surname DEVIN (1) or the English surname DEVIN (2). DIANA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more] DILLON m English Variant of DYLAN based on the spelling of the surname Dillon, which has an unrelated origin. DINA (1) f English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Variant of DINAH, and also the form used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. DION m Ancient Greek, English Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS"... [more] DIXIE f English From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D. Emmett in his song Dixie in 1859... [more] DOLORES f Spanish, English Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows"... [more] DONALD m Scottish, English From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule"... [more] DONOVAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Donndubháin meaning "descendent of DONNDUBHÁN". DORIAN m English, French The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young... [more] DORIS f English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more] DOROTHEA f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more] DOUGLAS m Scottish, English Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, meaning "dark river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"... [more] DRAKE m English From an English surname derived from the Old Norse given name Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon". DUANE m English, Irish From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Dubhán meaning "descendent of DUBHÁN". DUDLEY m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English... [more] DUNCAN m Scottish, English Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh meaning "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior"... [more] DUSTIN m English From an English surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see TORSTEN)... [more] DUSTY m & f English From a nickname originally given to a person who was perceived as being dusty... [more] DWIGHT m English From an English surname which was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of DIONYSIUS... [more] DYLAN m Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow"... [more] EARL m English From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl "nobleman, warrior"... [more] EASTER f English From the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus... [more] EBBA (2) f English From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name... [more] EBONY f English From the English word ebony for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree... [more] EDGAR m English, French Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and gar "spear"... [more] EDISON m English From an English surname which meant either "son of EDA (2)" or "son of ADAM"... [more] EDITH f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more] EDMUND m English, German, Polish Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector"... [more] EDWARD m English, Polish Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and weard "guard"... [more] EDWIN m English, Dutch Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wine "friend"... [more] EGBERT m English, Dutch Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright"... [more] ELFREDA f English From the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength" from the element ælf combined with þryð "strength"... [more] ELI (1) m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more] ELIAS m Greek, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Cognate of ELIJAH... [more] ELIJAH m English, Hebrew, Biblical From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more] ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more] ELIZABETH f English, Biblical From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more] ELLA (1) f English Norman form of the Germanic name Alia, which was a short form of names containing the Germanic element ali meaning "other"... [more] ELLA (2) f English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more] ELLERY m English From an English surname which was originally derived from the medieval masculine name HILARY. ELLIOTT m English From an English surname which was derived from a diminutive of the medieval name ELIAS. ELMO m English, German, Italian Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element helm meaning "helmet, protection"... [more] ELOISE f English From the Old French name Héloïse, which is probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil "hale, healthy" and wid "wide"... [more] ELROY m English Altered form of LEROY, using the Spanish definite article el as opposed to the French le. ELTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Ella's town" in Old English... [more] ELWOOD m English From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "elder tree forest" in Old English. EMIL m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, English From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival". EMMA f English, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more] EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English From the Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us"... [more] EMMETT m English From an English surname which was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name EMMA. ERIC m English, Swedish From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more] ERIK m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English Form of ERIC... [more] ERIKA f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English Feminine form of ERIK ESTELLE f English, French From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star"... [more] ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more] ETHAN m English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew... [more] ETHEL f English Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðel meaning "noble"... [more] EUGENE m English English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευγενιος (Eugenios) which was derived from the Greek word ευγενης (eugenes) meaning "well born"... [more] EUGENIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE)... [more] EULALIA f Spanish, Italian, English, Ancient Greek From a Greek name meaning "to talk well" from ευ "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk"... [more] EUNICE f Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Ευνικη (Eunike) which meant "good victory"... [more] EUSTACE m English English form of Eustachius, a Latin form of the Greek name Ευσταχυς (Eustachys) meaning "fruitful"... [more] EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin Latinate form of EVE... [more] EVANGELINE f English Means "good news" from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελμα (angelma) "news, message"... [more] EVE f English, French, Biblical From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live"... [more] EVELYN f & m English, German From an English surname which was derived from the given name AVELINE... [more] EWART m English From an English and Scottish surname which was either based on a Norman form of EDWARD, or else derived from a place name of unknown meaning. EZEKIEL m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens"... [more] FAITH f English Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust"... [more] FARRELL m English From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Fearghail meaning "descendent of FEARGHAL". FELICIA f English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman Feminine form of the Latin name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX... [more] FELICITY f English From the English word felicity meaning "happiness", which ultimately derives from Latin felicitas "good luck"... [more] FELIX m German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more] FENTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "marsh town" in Old English. FERDINAND m German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements farði "journey" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more] |
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