the etymology and history of first names
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DA m Chinese
Means "attain, achieve" in Chinese.
DAAN m Dutch
Short form of DANIËL
DACIANA f Romanian
Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region which is now Romania and Moldova.
DACRE m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name in Cumbria meaning "trickling stream" in Old Celtic.
DADA f Yoruba
Means "curly hair" in Yoruba.
DAEDALUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Δαιδαλος (Daidalos) which meant "cunning" or "curiously wrought"... [more]
DAFFODIL f English
Means simply "daffodil" from the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".
DAFNE f Italian
Italian form of DAPHNE
DAFYDD m Welsh
Welsh form of DAVID... [more]
DAG m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".
DAGAN m Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of DAGON
DAGDA m Irish Mythology
Means "good god" in Celtic... [more]
DAGFINN m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Dagfinnr, which was composed of the elements dagr "day" and Finnr "person from Finland".
DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid".
DAGNEY f Various
Variant of DAGNY
DAGNIJA f Latvian
Latvian form of DAGNY
DAGNY f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and ný "new".
DAGON m Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Ugaritic dgn meaning "grain"... [more]
DAGRUN f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore".
DAHLIA f English
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.
DAI m Welsh
Derived from Old Celtic dei meaning "to shine"... [more]
DÀIBHIDH m Scottish
Scottish form of DAVID
DAICHI m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 地 (chi) "earth, land" or 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect".
DAIKI m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance", 樹 (ki) "tree" or 貴 (ki) "valuable, noble".
DAINA f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
DÁIRE m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
DÁIRÍNE f Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic dáire meaning "fruitful, fertile".
DAISUKE m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" and 輔 (suke) "help".
DAISY f English
Simply means "daisy" from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye".
DAITHÍ m Irish
Possibly means "swift" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
DAIVIDH m Scottish
Gaelic variant of DAVID
DAKARAI m Southern African
Means "rejoice" in Shona.
DAKOTA m & f English
Means "friend" in the Dakota language... [more]
DALAL f Arabic
Means "coquettishness" in Arabic.
DALE m & f English
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who lived near a dale.
DALEY m Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendent of Dálach"... [more]
DALIA (1) f English
Variant of DAHLIA
DALIA (2) f Lithuanian, Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
DALIBOR m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic elements dal meaning "far away" and borit meaning "to fight".
DALLAS m English
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "resting place"... [more]
DALTON m English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English... [more]
DALY m Irish, English
Variant of DALEY
DALYA f English
Variant of DAHLIA
DAMARIS f Biblical
Means "calf" in Greek... [more]
DAMAYANTI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "subduing" in Sanskrit... [more]
DAMHNAIT f Irish
Means "little fawn" from Gaelic damh "fawn" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DAMIAN m English, Polish
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαω (damao) "to tame"... [more]
DAMIANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of DAMIAN
DAMIANO m Italian
Italian form of DAMIAN
DAMIEN m French
French form of DAMIAN
DAMIJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DAMIJANA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of DAMIAN
DAMION m English
Variant of DAMIAN
DAMJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DAMOCLES m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δαμοκλης (Damokles), which was derived from δαμος (damos) "the people" (a Doric Greek variant of δημος (demos)) and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]
DAMODAR m Indian
Modern transcription of DAMODARA
DAMODARA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rope around the belly", derived from Sanskrit दाम (dama) "rope" and उदर (udara) "belly"... [more]
DAMON m Greek Mythology, English
Derived from Greek δαμαω (damao) meaning "to tame"... [more]
DAMYAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DAMIAN
DAN (1) m Biblical
Means "he judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DAN (2) m English, Romanian
Short form of DANIEL
DANA (1) f Polish, Czech, Romanian, German
Feminine form of DAN (1) or DANIEL
DANA (2) m & f English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish.
DANA (3) f Bulgarian
Short form of BOGDANA or YORDANA
DANAË f Greek Mythology
From Δαναοι (Danaoi), a word used by Homer to designate the Greeks... [more]
DANAIL m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DANIEL
DAND m Scottish
Scottish pet form of ANDREW
DANE m English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish.
DANEL m Basque
Basque form of DANIEL
DANETTE f English
Feminine pet form of DANIEL
DANI (1) f & m English (Modern)
Pet form of DANIELLE or DANIEL
DANI (2) m Hungarian
Pet form of DÁNIEL
DANIA f Spanish
Spanish pet form of DANIELA
DANICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star".
DÁNIEL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of DANIEL
DANIËL m Dutch
Dutch form of DANIEL
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANIÈLE f French
French feminine form of DANIEL
DANIELE m Italian
Italian form of DANIEL
DANIELLA f English
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANIELLE f French, English
French feminine form of DANIEL
DANIIL m Russian
Russian form of DANIEL
DANIJEL m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of DANIEL
DANIJELA f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANIKA f English
Variant of DANICA
DANILO m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of DANIEL
DANITA f English
Feminine pet form of DANIEL
DANNI f & m English (Modern)
Pet form of DANIELLE or DANIEL
DANNIE m English
Pet form of DANIEL
DANNY m English
Pet form of DANIEL
DANTE m Italian
Medieval short form of DURANTE... [more]
DĂNUȚ m Romanian
Romanian pet form of DAN (2)
DANUTA f Polish
Possibly a Polish pet form of DANA (1)
DANUTĖ f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of DANUTA
DANYA f Jewish
Feminine form of DAN (1)
DAPHNE f Greek Mythology, English
Means "laurel" in Greek... [more]
DAPHNÉ f French
French form of DAPHNE
DAQUAN m English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Da and quan.
DARA (1) m Irish
From the Irish Mac Dara which means Means "oak tree"... [more]
DARA (2) f Jewish
Perhaps means "wisdom" or "compassion" in Hebrew.
DARA (3) f & m Khmer
Means "star" in Khmer.
DARA (4) m Iranian
Means "wealthy" in Persian.
DARACH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE
DARAGH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE
DARBY m & f English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "deer town" in Old Norse.
DARCEY f English
Feminine form of DARCY
DARCY m & f English
From a Norman surname meaning "from Arcy" from French D'Arcy, originally denoting one who came from Arcy in France... [more]
DARDAN m Albanian
From the name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula... [more]
DARDANA f Albanian
Feminine form of DARDAN
DARDANOS m Greek Mythology
Possibly from Greek δαρδαπτω (dardapto) "to devour"... [more]
DARDEN m English
From a surname meaning "from Ardennes" in French... [more]
DAREIA f Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).
DARELL m English
Variant of DARRYL
DAREN m English
Variant of DARREN
DARIA f Italian, English, Polish, Romanian
Feminine form of DARIUS... [more]
DARIAN m & f English
Perhaps an elaboration of DARIUS or DARIA
DARIEA f English (Modern)
Variant of DARIA
DARIEN m & f English
Possibly a variant of DARREN or DARIAN, or maybe a combination of the two.
DARIN m English
Variant of DARREN
DARINA (1) f Irish
Anglicized form of DÁIRÍNE
DARINA (2) f Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
DARINKA f Slovene
Pet form of DARJA
DARIO m Italian
Italian form of DARIUS
DARIUS m English, Lithuanian
Roman form of Δαρειος (Dareios), which was the Greek form of the Persian name Dârayavahush, which was composed of the elements dâraya "to possess" and vahu "good"... [more]
DARIUSH m Iranian
Modern Iranian form of Dârayavahush (see DARIUS).
DARIUSZ m Polish
Polish form of DARIUS
DARJA f Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of DARIA
DARKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
DARLA f English
Short form of DARLENE
DARLEEN f English
Variant of DARLENE
DARLENE f English
From a combination of the English word darling and the popular name suffix lene.
DARMA m Indonesian
Means "good deed" in Indonesian and Javanese.
DARNELL m English
From a surname... [more]
DARRAGH m Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE
DARREL m English
Variant of DARRYL
DARRELL m English
Variant of DARRYL
DARREN m English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]
DARRIN m English
Variant of DARREN
DARRYL m English
Derived from French D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle"... [more]
DARSHANA f Indian
Means "seeing, understanding, philosophy" in Sanskrit.
D'ARTAGNAN m Literature
Means "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France... [more]
DARWIN m English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Deorwine which meant "dear friend"... [more]
DARYA (1) f Russian
Russian form of DARIA
DARYA (2) f Iranian
Means "sea" in Iranian.
DARYL m English
Variant of DARRYL
DARYNA f Ukrainian
Ukrainian pet form of DARIA
DARYUSH m Iranian
Modern Iranian form of Dârayavahush (see DARIUS).
DASHIELL m English
In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett, it is an Anglicized form of his mother's surname De Chiel, which is of unknown meaning.
DASSAH f Jewish
Short form of HADASSAH
DATHAN m Biblical
Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew... [more]
DAUD m Arabic
Variant transcription of DAWUD
DAVE m English
Short form of DAVID
DAVENA f English (Modern)
Variant of DAVINA
DAVETH m Cornish
Cornish form of DAVID
DAVEY m English
Pet form of DAVID
DAVI m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of DAVID
DÁVID m Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of DAVID
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DAVIDA f English
Feminine form of DAVID
DAVIDE m Italian
Italian form of DAVID
DAVIE m English
Pet form of DAVID
DAVIN m English
Variant of DEVIN
DAVINA f English
Feminine form of DAVID
DAVINIA f English
Variant of DAVINA
DAVIS m English
From a surname based on the name DAVID... [more]
DAVY m English
Pet form of DAVID
DAWID m Polish
Polish form of DAVID
DAWN f English
Means simply "dawn" from the English word, derived from Old English dagung.
DAWOOD m Arabic
Variant transcription of DAWUD
DAWSON m English
From a surname meaning "son of DAVID".
DAWUD m Arabic
Arabic form of DAVID
DAX m English
From a surname which was derived either from the town of Dax in France or else from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning).
DAYARAM m Indian
Means "compassion of Rama" from Sanskrit दया (daya) "compassion" combined with the name of the god RAMA.
DAYNA f English
Feminine variant of DANA (2)
DAYO f Yoruba
Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba.
DAYTON m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name which possibly meant either "dairy town" or "ditch town" in Old English.
DAZBOG m Slavic Mythology
Variant of DAZHDBOG
DAZHDBOG m Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "the giving god" in Slavic... [more]
DEACON m English
From a surname which originally belonged to a deacon, a cleric in the Christian church (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").
DEAN m English
From a surname which means either "valley" from Old English denu or else "dean" from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten")... [more]
DEANA f English
Variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN
DEANDRE m English
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANDRÉ
DEANGELO m English
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANGELO
DEANNA f English
Variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN
DEANNE f English
Variant of DIANE or a feminine form of DEAN
DEARBHÁIL f Irish
Means "daughter of Fál", derived from Gaelic der "daughter" and Fál, a legendary name for Ireland.
DEASÚN m Irish
Irish form of DESMOND
DEB f English
Short form of DEBORAH
DEBBI f English (Modern)
Pet form of DEBORAH
DEBBIE f English
Pet form of DEBORAH
DEBBY f English
Pet form of DEBORAH
DEBDAN m Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of DEVDAN
DEBI f English (Modern)
Pet form of DEBORAH
DÉBORA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of DEBORAH
DEBORA f Italian
Italian form of DEBORAH
DEBORAH f English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]
DEBRA f English
Variant of DEBORAH
DECEBAL m Romanian
Means "powerful, brave" in Dacian... [more]
DECIMA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DECIMUS
DECIMUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.
DECLAN m Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
DEDRICK m English (African American)
Form of THEODORIC
DEE f & m English
Short form of names beginning with D, or else taken from the name of the Dee River in Scotland.
DEEANN f English (Modern)
Combination of DEE and ANN
DEEMER m English
From a surname which means "judge" in Old English.
DEENA f English
Variant of DIANA or DINAH or a feminine form of DEAN
DEEPAK m Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA
DEEPALI f Indian
Variant transcription of DIPALI
DEEPTI f Indian
Variant transcription of DIPTI
DEFOREST m English
From a Norman French surname meaning "from the forest".
DEFORREST m English
Variant of DEFOREST
DEIDRA f English
Form of DEIRDRE
DEIDRE f English
Form of DEIRDRE
DEIMOS m Greek Mythology
Means "terror" in Greek... [more]
DEINIOL m Welsh
Welsh form of DANIEL
DEIRBHILE f Irish
Means "daughter of a poet" from Gaelic der "daughter" and file "poet"... [more]
DEIRDRE f English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more]
DEITRA f English
Form of DEIRDRE
DEJA f Various
Means "already" from the French phrase deja vu meaning "already seen".
DEJAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Possibly derived from Slavic deja meaning "to do something, to act"... [more]
DEJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of DEJAN
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