the etymology and history of first names
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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 ný "new".
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 Jewish
Means "branch" in Hebrew.
DALYA f Jewish
Variant transcription of DALIA (3)
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.
DAMIANA f Italian
Italian feminine form of DAMIAN
DAMIJANA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of DAMIAN
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... [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
Possibly a Polish diminutive of DANA (1)
DANUTĖ f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of DANUTA
DANYA f Jewish
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 Jewish
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 Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).
DARIA f Italian, Polish, Romanian, English
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
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 Jewish
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
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, Jewish, 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)
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Delicius, which was derived from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure"... [more]
DELIGHT f English (Rare)
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.
DELILAH f Biblical, 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 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]
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
DERORIT f Jewish
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]
DESIDÉRIA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of DESIDERIO
DESIDERIA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of DESIDERIO... [more]
DESIRAE f English (Modern)
Variant of DESIREE
DÉSIRÉE f French
Means "desired, wished" in French.
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 क (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 Jewish
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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