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DACIANA   f   Romanian
Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region which is now Romania and Moldova.

DADA   f   Yoruba
Means "curly hair" in Yoruba.

DAFFODIL   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".

DAFNE   f   Italian
Italian form of DAPHNE

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 "new".

DAGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of DAGNY

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 (Modern)
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

DAINA   f   Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.

DÁIRÍNE   f   Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic dáire meaning "fruitful, fertile".

DAISY   f   English
Simply from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye"... [more]

DAKOTA   m & f   English (Modern)
Means "friend" in the Dakota language... [more]

DALAL   f   Arabic
Means "coquettishness" in Arabic.

DALE   m & f   English
From an English surname which originally belonged to a person who lived near a dale or valley.

DALIA (1)   f   Spanish (Latin American), English (Hispanic)
Spanish form of DAHLIA... [more]

DALIA (2)   f   Lithuanian, Mythology
Means "fate, luck" in Lithuanian... [more]

DALIA (3)   f   Hebrew
Means "branch" in Hebrew.

DALYA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DALIA (3)

DAMARIS   f   Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "calf" in Greek... [more]

DAMAYANTI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "subduing" in Sanskrit... [more]

DAMHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "fawn" from Gaelic damh "stag, ox" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DAMIANA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of DAMIAN

DAMIJANA   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of DAMIAN

DANA (1)   f   Czech, Romanian, German
Feminine form of DANIEL or DAN (1)

DANA (2)   m & f   English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish... [more]

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]

DANETTE   f   English
Feminine diminutive of DANIEL

DANI (1)   f   English
Diminutive of DANIELLE

DANIA   f   Spanish
Spanish diminutive of DANIELA

DANICA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, English
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star"... [more]

DANIELA   f   German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, English
Feminine form of DANIEL

DANIÈLE   f   French
French feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLA   f   English
Feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLE   f   French, English
French feminine form of DANIEL... [more]

DANIJELA   f   Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of DANIEL

DANIKA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of DANICA

DANITA   f   English
Feminine diminutive of DANIEL

DANNI   f   English
Diminutive of DANIELLE

DANUTA   f   Polish
Polish form of DANUTĖ

DANUTĖ   f   Lithuanian
Meaning uncertain... [more]

DANYA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of DAN (1)

DAPHNE   f   Greek Mythology, English, Dutch
Means "laurel" in Greek... [more]

DAPHNÉ   f   French
French form of DAPHNE

DARA (2)   f   Hebrew
Perhaps means "wisdom" or "compassion" in Hebrew.

DARA (3)   f & m   Khmer
Means "star" in Khmer.

DARBY   m & f   English
From an English surname, originally a place name, meaning "deer town" in Old Norse.

DARCEY   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DARCY

DARCY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French d'Arcy, originally denoting one who came from Arcy in France... [more]

DARDANA   f   Albanian
Feminine form of DARDAN

DAREIA   f   Late Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).

DARIA   f   Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Late Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of DARIUS... [more]

DARIAN   m & f   English
Probably an elaborated form 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
Diminutive of DARJA

DARIYA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of DARIA

DARJA   f   Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of DARIA

DARLA   f   English
Short form of DARLENE

DARLEEN   f   English
Variant of DARLENE

DARLENE   f   English
From the English word darling combined with the popular name suffix lene... [more]

DARSHANA   f   Indian
Means "seeing, understanding, philosophy" in Sanskrit.

DARYA (1)   f   Russian
Russian form of DARIA

DARYA (2)   f   Iranian
Means "sea" in Iranian.

DARYNA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of DARIA

DASSAH   f   Hebrew
Short form of HADASSAH

DAVENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DAVINA

DAVIDA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DAVID

DAVINA   f   English (British)
Feminine form of DAVID... [more]

DAVINIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DAVINA

DAWN   f   English
From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.

DAYNA   f   English
Feminine variant of DANA (2)

DAYO   f   Yoruba
Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba.

DEANA   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEANNA   f   English
Either a variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN... [more]

DEANNE   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEARBHÁIL   f   Irish
Means "daughter of Fál", derived from Gaelic der "daughter" and Fál, a legendary name for Ireland.

DEB   f   English
Short form of DEBORAH

DEBBI   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBBIE   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBBORA   f   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of DEBORAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

DEBBY   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBI   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DÉBORA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, French
Spanish, Portuguese and French form of DEBORAH

DEBORA   f   Italian, German, Dutch
Italian, German and Dutch form of DEBORAH

DEBORAH   f   English, Hebrew, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]

DEBRA   f   English
Variant of DEBORAH

DECIMA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DECIMUS

DEE   f & m   English
Short form of names beginning with D... [more]

DEEANN   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEENA   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEEPALI   f   Indian
Variant transcription of DIPALI

DEEPTI   f   Indian
Variant transcription of DIPTI

DEIDRA   f   English
Variant of DEIRDRE

DEIDRE   f   English
Variant of DEIRDRE

DEIRBHILE   f   Irish
Means "daughter of a poet" from Gaelic der "daughter" and file "poet"... [more]

DEIRDRE   f   English, Irish, Irish Mythology
From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more]

DEITRA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DEIRDRE

DEJA   f   Various
Means "already" from the French phrase deja vu meaning "already seen".

DEJANA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of DEJAN

DELANEY   f   English (Modern)
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".

DELFINA   f   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of DELPHINA

DELIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Greek Mythology
Means "of Delos" in Greek... [more]

DELICE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DELICIA

DELICIA   f   English (Rare)
Either from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure" or a variant of the English word delicious... [more]

DELIGHT   f   English (Rare)
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.

DELILAH   f   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew... [more]

DELL   m & f   English
From an English surname which originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley.

DELLA   f   English
Diminutive of ADELA or ADELAIDE... [more]

DELMA   f   Irish, English
Short form of FIDELMA

DELORA   f   English
Altered form of DOLORES

DELORES   f   English
Variant of DOLORES

DELORIS   f   English
Variant of DOLORES

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]

DELPHINA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of the Latin name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi"... [more]

DELPHINE   f   French
French form of DELPHINA

DELPHINIA   f   ?
Means "of Delphi"... [more]

DELSHAD   m & f   Iranian
Variant of DILSHAD

DELTA   f   English
From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ... [more]

DELYTH   f   Welsh
From an elaboration of the Welsh element del "pretty".

DEMA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of DIMA (1)

DEMELZA   f   English (British)
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf"... [more]

DEMETER (1)   f   Greek Mythology
Means "earth mother", derived from Greek δε (de) "earth" and μητηρ (meter) "mother"... [more]

DEMETRIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of DEMETRIUS

DEMI   f   Greek
Short form of DEMETRIA

DEMOSTRATE   f   Ancient Greek
Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δημου (demou) "of the people" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

DENA   f   English
Possibly a short form of names ending with dena... [more]

DENICE   f   English
Variant of DENISE

DENIECE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DENISE

DENISA   f   Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Feminine form of DENIS

DENISE   f   French, English
French feminine form of DENIS

DENİZ   f & m   Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.

DEÒIRIDH   f   Scottish
Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.

DEONNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DIONNE

DERDRIU   f   Irish Mythology
Older form of DEIRDRE

DERORIT   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of DEROR

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.

DERYN   f   Welsh
Possibly from Welsh aderyn meaning "bird".

DESDEMONA   f   Literature
Derived from Greek δυσδαιμων (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated"... [more]

DESIDERATA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of DESIDERATUS

DESIDÉRIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of DESIDERIO

DESIDERIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of DESIDERIO... [more]

DESIRAE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of DESIREE

DÉSIRÉE   f   French
French form of DESIDERATA... [more]

DESIREE   f   English
English form of DÉSIRÉE... [more]

DESISLAVA   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of DESISLAV

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"... [more]

DETTA   f   English (Rare)
Short form of names that end in detta.

DEVAN   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

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 (from the given name Damhán meaning "fawn") or Ó Dubháin (from the given name Dubhán meaning "little black one").

DEVNET   f   Irish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT

DEVON   m & f   English
Variant of DEVIN... [more]

DEVORAH   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

DEVYN   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

DEZIREE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DÉSIRÉE

DEZIRINDA   f   Esperanto
Means "desirable" in Esperanto.

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