the etymology and history of first names
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DEKEL m Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.
DELAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew... [more]
DELANEY m & f English
From the Norman surname De l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove" in French.
DELBERT m English
Short form of ADELBERT
DELFINA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of DELPHINA
DELIA f English, Italian, Spanish
Means "of Delos" in Greek... [more]
DELICE f English
Variant of DELICIA
DELICIA f English
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Delicius, which was derived from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure".
DELIGHT f English
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.
DELILAH f Biblical, English
Means "delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
DELL m English
From a surname which originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley.
DELLA f English
Short form of ADELA or a variant of DELIA
DELMA f Irish, English
Short form of FIDELMA
DELMAR m English
Derived from Spanish del mar meaning "of the sea".
DELORA f English
Altered form of DOLORES
DELORES f English
Variant of DOLORES
DELORIS f English
Variant of DOLORES
DELPHIA f English
Short form of PHILADELPHIA
DELPHINA f History
Feminine form of the Roman name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi" in Latin... [more]
DELPHINE f French
French form of DELPHINA
DELPHINIA f ?
Means "of Delphi"... [more]
DELROY m English
Perhaps an alteration of LEROY
DELSHAD m & f Iranian
Variant of DILSHAD
DELTA f English
From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ... [more]
DELWYN m Welsh
Means "pretty and white" from the Welsh element del "pretty" combined with gwyn "fair, white, blessed".
DELYTH f Welsh
From an elaboration of the Welsh element del "pretty".
DEMA f Arabic
Variant transcription of DIMA (1)
DEMELZA f English
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf".
DEMETER (1) f Greek Mythology
Means "earth mother", derived from Greek δε (de) "earth" and μητηρ (meter) "mother"... [more]
DEMETER (2) m Hungarian
Hungarian form of DEMETRIUS
DEMETRIA f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of DEMETRIUS
DEMÉTRIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DEMETRIUS
DEMETRIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of DEMETRIUS
DEMETRIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of DEMETRIUS
DEMETRIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δημητριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER (1)... [more]
DEMI f Greek
Short form of DEMETRIA
DEMOCRITUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δημοκριτος (Demokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of the people" from the elements δημου (demou) "of the people" and κριτης (krites) "judge, critic"... [more]
DEMON m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from δημος (demos) "the people".
DEMOSTHENES m Ancient Greek
Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δημου (demou) "of the people" and σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength"... [more]
DEMOSTRATE f Ancient Greek
Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δημου (demou) "of the people" and στρατος (stratos) "army".
DEMYAN m Russian
Russian form of DAMIAN
DEN m English
Short form of DENIS
DENA f English
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of names ending with dena.
DENEB m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic ذنب (dhanab) meaning "tail"... [more]
DÉNES m Hungarian
Hungarian form of DENIS
DENHOLM m English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley island" in Old English.
DENI f English
Feminine pet form of DENIS
DENICE f English
Variant of DENISE
DENIECE f English (Modern)
Variant of DENISE
DENIEL m Breton
Breton form of DANIEL
DENIS m French, Russian, English, German
Medieval form of DIONYSIUS... [more]
DENISA f Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Feminine form of DENIS
DENISE f French, English
Feminine form of DENIS
DENIZ f & m Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.
DENNIS m English, French, German
Variant of DENIS
DENNY m English
Pet form of DENIS
DENTON m English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English.
DENVER m English
From a surname meaning "valley ferry" in Old English... [more]
DENYS m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of DENIS
DENZEL m English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person from Denzell in Cornwall... [more]
DENZIL m English
Variant of DENZEL
DEODAN m Indian
Variant of DEVDAN
DÉODAT m French
French form of DEODATUS
DEODATUS m Ancient Roman
Latin name (also spelled Adeodatus or Deusdedit) meaning "given to God"... [more]
DEÒIRIDH f Scottish
Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.
DEONNE m English
Variant of DION
DEONTE m English (Modern)
Blend of DEON and DANTE
DEÒRSA m Scottish
Scottish form of GEORGE
DERBY m English
Variant of DARBY
DEREK m English
From a Low German form of THEODORIC
DERICK m English
Variant of DEREK
DERMID m Scottish
Anglicized form of DIARMAD
DERMOT m Irish
Anglicized form of DIARMAID
DEROR m Jewish
Means "freedom" or "swallow (bird)" in Hebrew.
DERORIT f Jewish
Feminine form of DEROR
DERREN m English
Variant of DARREN
DERRICK m English
Variant of DEREK
DERRY m Irish
Pet form of DERMOT
DERRYL m English
Variant of DARRYL
DERVAL f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE
DERVILA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE
DERVLA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILE
DERYA f & m Turkish
Means "ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.
DERYCK m English (Modern)
Variant of DEREK
DERYN f Welsh
Possibly from Welsh aderyn meaning "bird".
DESDEMONA f English
Derived from Greek δυσδαιμων (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated"... [more]
DESHAUN m English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAUN.
DESHAWN m English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAWN.
DESI m Spanish
Pet form of DESIDERIO
DESIDÉRIA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of DESIDERIO
DESIDERIA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of DESIDERIO... [more]
DESIDÉRIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DESIDERIO
DESIDERIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Desiderius, which was derived from Latin desiderium "longing, desire".
DESIRAE f English (Modern)
Variant of DÉSIRÉE
DÉSIRÉ m French
Masculine form of DÉSIRÉE
DÉSIRÉE f French
Means "desired, wished" in French.
DESISLAV m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements desi, possibly meaning "ten", and slav "glory".
DESISLAVA f Bulgarian
Feminine form of DESISLAV
DESMOND m English, Irish
From a surname which was derived from Gaelic Deas-Mhumhan meaning "from south Munster"... [more]
DESPINA f Greek
Modern transcription of DESPOINA
DESPOINA f Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek.
DESSISLAVA f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of DESISLAVA
DESTA f & m Eastern African
Means "joy" in Amharic.
DESTINEE f English (Modern)
Variant of DESTINY
DESTINY f English
Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand".
DESYA m Russian
Pet form of MODEST
DETLEF m German
Low German name meaning "people heritage", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and leib "heritage".
DETTA m English
Short form of names that end in detta.
DEV m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god".
DEVADAS m Indian
Means "servant of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and दास (dasa) "servant".
DEVAN m & f English
Variant of DEVIN
DEVARAJA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and राज (raja) "king"... [more]
DEVDAN m Indian
Means "gift of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and दान (dana) "gift".
DEVDAS m Indian
Variant transcription of DEVADAS
DEVEN m & f English
Variant of DEVIN
DEVEREUX m English
From a Norman French surname meaning "from Evreux". Evreux is a town in France.
DEVI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess"... [more]
DEVIKA f Indian
Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit देवी (devi) "goddess" and क (ka) "little".
DEVIN m & f English, Irish
From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from either of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin (which means "descendent of Damhán") or Ó Dubháin (which means "descendent of Dubhán")... [more]
DEVNET f Irish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT
DEVON m & f English
From the name of the county in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe... [more]
DEVORAH f Jewish
Hebrew form of DEBORAH
DEVRAJ m Indian
Modern transcription of DEVARAJA
DEVYN m & f English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN
DEWAYNE m English (Modern)
Variant of DWAYNE
DEWEY m Welsh
Welsh form of DAVID
DEWI m Welsh
From Dewydd, an old Welsh form of DAVID... [more]
DEXTER m English
From a surname meaning "one who dyes" in Old English... [more]
DEYAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DEJAN
DEZIREE f English (Modern)
Variant of DÉSIRÉE
DEZIRINDA f Esperanto
Means "desirable" in Esperanto.
DEZSŐ m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Desiderius (see DESIDERIO).
DHANANJAY m Indian
Means "winning wealth" in Sanskrit.
DHAVAL m Indian
Means "dazzling white" in Sanskrit.
DIAMANDA f English
Variant of DIAMOND
DIAMANTINA f Portuguese
Derived from the Portuguese word diamante meaning "diamond".
DIAMOND f English
Simply means "diamond" from the English word for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April... [more]
DIAN m Indonesian
Means "candle" in Indonesian and Javanese.
DIANA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]
DIANE f French, English
French form of DIANA
DIANN f English (Modern)
Variant of DIANE
DIANNA f English
Variant of DIANA
DIANNE f French, English
Variant of DIANE
DIANTHA f English (Modern)
Elaboration of DIANA using the popular name suffix antha... [more]
DIARMAD m Scottish
Scottish form of DIARMAID
DIARMAID m Irish, Irish Mythology
Perhaps means either "freeman" or "without envy" in Irish... [more]
DIARMUID m Irish
Variant of DIARMAID
DICK (1) m English
Medieval pet form of RICHARD... [more]
DICK (2) m Dutch
Pet form of DIEDERIK
DIDI m German
Pet form of DIETER
DIDIER m French
French form of DESIDERIO
DIDO f Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly "virgin" in Phoenician... [more]
DIEDERICK m German
Low German form of THEODORIC
DIEDERIK m Dutch
Dutch form of THEODORIC
DIEGO m Spanish
Possibly a short form of SANTIAGO, but it is more likely derived from the medieval name Didacus which meant "teaching" from Greek διδαχη (didache)... [more]
DIETER m German
Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and heri "army".
DIETFRIED m German
Means "peace of the people" from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and frid "peace, protection".
DIETHELM m German
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and helm "helmet, protection".
DIETLINDE f German
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and linde "soft, tender".
DIETMAR m German
Means "famous people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and meri "famous".
DIETRICH m German
German form of THEODORIC
DIEUDONNÉ m French
Means "given by God" in French.
DIEUDONNÉE f French
Feminine form of DIEUDONNÉ
DIEUWE m Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names beginning with the element diet, originally þeud meaning "people".
DIEUWKE f Frisian
Feminine form of DIEUWE
DIGBY m English
From a surname which was derived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English dic "dyke, ditch" and Old Norse byr "farm, town".
DIGGORY m English
Possibly an Anglicized form of Degaré which may mean "lost one" from French égaré... [more]
DIJANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Southern Slavic form of DIANA
DIKE f Greek Mythology
Means "justice" in Greek... [more]
DIKELEDI f Southern African
Means "tears" in Tswana.
DIKLA m & f Jewish
Variant transcription of DIKLAH
DIKLAH m & f Biblical, Jewish
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more]
DILARA f Turkish
Means "lover" in Turkish.
DILBERT m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown... [more]
DILEK f Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
DILIP m Indian
Modern transcription of DILIPA
DILIPA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "protector of Dehli" from Sanskrit दिली (Dili) "Dehli" combined with प (pa) "protecting"... [more]
DILLON m English
Variant of DYLAN based on the surname Dillon, which has several different origins.
DILSHAD m & f Iranian
Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian.
DILWEN f Welsh
Feminine form of DILWYN
DILWYN m Welsh
Means "genuine and white" from the Welsh element dilys "genuine" combined with gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
DILYS f Welsh
Means "genuine" in Welsh.
DIMA (1) f Arabic
Means "downpour" in Arabic.
DIMA (2) m Russian
Pet form of DIMITRI
DIMAS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of DISMAS
DIMITAR m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of DEMETRIUS
DIMITRI m Russian, French
Variant of DMITRIY
DIMITRIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of DEMETRIUS
DIMITRIJE m Serbian
Serbian form of DEMETRIUS
DIMITRIOS m Greek
Modern transcription of DEMETRIOS
DIMITRIS m Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMETRIOS
DIMOSTHENIS m Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMOSTHENES
DINA f English
Variant of DINAH
DINAH f Biblical, English
Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DINESH m Indian
Means "day lord" from Sanskrit दिन (dina) "day" and ईश (isha) "lord"... [more]
DINH m Vietnamese
Means "summit" in Vietnamese.
DINIS m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DENIS
DINIZ m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DENIS
DINO m Italian
Short form of names ending in dino.
DINU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTIN
DIODORE m French
French form of DIODORUS
DIODORUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Διοδωρος (Diodoros) which meant "gift of Zeus", derived from the elements Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and δωρον (doron) meaning "gift"... [more]
DIODOTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Διοδοτος (Diodotos), a Greek name which meant "giver of Zeus" from Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and δοτης (dotes) meaning "giver".
DIOGENES m Ancient Greek
Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and γενης (genes) meaning "born"... [more]
DIOGO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DIEGO... [more]
DIOKLES m Ancient Greek
Means "glory of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
DIOMEDES m Greek Mythology
Means "thought of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and μηδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think"... [more]
DION m French, English, Ancient Greek
Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS"... [more]
DIONE f English
Feminine form of DION
DIONÍSIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of DIONYSIUS
DIONISIO m Spanish
Spanish and Italian form of DIONYSIUS
DIONNE f English
Feminine form of DION
DIONYSIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS... [more]
DIONYSIUS m Ancient Roman
Latin form of DIONYSIOS... [more]
DIONYSODOROS m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Dionysos" from the name of the god DIONYSOS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".
DIONYSOS m Greek Mythology
From Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" combined with Νυσα (Nysa), the name of a legendary mountain... [more]
DIONYSUS m Roman Mythology
Latin form of DIONYSOS
DIPAK m Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA
DIPAKA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit... [more]
DIPALI f Indian
Means "row of lamps" in Sanskrit.
DIPIKA f Indian
Means "lamp, light" in Sanskrit.
DIPTI f Indian
Means "brightness, light" in Sanskrit.
DIRENÇ m Turkish
Means "resistance" in Turkish.
DIRK m Dutch, German, English
Short form of DIEDERIK... [more]
DISGLEIRIO f & m Welsh
Means "shine, glitter" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.
DISMAS m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Greek δυσμη (dysme) meaning "sunset"... [more]
DITTE f Danish
Danish pet form of EDITH or DOROTHEA
DIVINA f English
Means "divine" from an elaboration of the English word.
DIVYA f Indian
Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.
DIXIE f English
From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D... [more]
DIXON m English
From an English surname meaning "DICK (1)'s son".
DIYA m Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIA
DÎYAR f & m Kurdish
Means "gift" in Kurdish.
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