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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.

DENE   m   English
Variant of DEAN

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

DEO   m   Indian
Variant of DEV

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.

DEON   m   English
Variant of DION

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 (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

DEZI   m  
Pet form of DESMOND

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]

DIERK   m   German
Variant of DIRK

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 (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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