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DA   m   Chinese
Means "attain, achieve" in Chinese.

DAAN   m   Dutch
Short form of DANIËL

DACRE   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name in Cumbria, of British origin meaning "trickling stream".

DAEDALUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Δαιδαλος (Daidalos) which meant "cunning" or "curiously wrought"... [more]

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".

DAGON   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Ugaritic dgn meaning "grain"... [more]

DAI   m   Welsh
Derived from the old Celtic word 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".

DÁIRE   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

DAISUKE   m   Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) "large, great" and 輔 (suke) "help".

DAITHÍ   m   Irish
Possibly means "swift" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

DAIVIDH   m   Scottish (Rare)
Gaelic variant of DAVID

DAKARAI   m   Southern African
Means "rejoice" in Shona.

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

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

DALEY   m   Irish, English (Rare)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendent of Dálach"... [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 "meadow dwelling"... [more]

DALTON   m   English
From an English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English... [more]

DALY   m   Irish, English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of DALEY.

DAMIAN   m   English, Polish
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαω (damao) "to tame"... [more]

DAMIANO   m   Italian
Italian form of DAMIAN

DAMIEN   m   French
French form of DAMIAN

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

DANAIL   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DANIEL

DAND   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of ANDREW

DANE   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of DEAN.

DANEL   m   Basque
Basque form of DANIEL

DANI (2)   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of DÁNIEL

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]

DANIELE   m   Italian
Italian form of DANIEL

DANIIL   m   Russian
Russian form of DANIEL

DANIJEL   m   Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of DANIEL

DANILO   m   Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of DANIEL

DANNIE   m   English
Diminutive of DANIEL

DANNY   m   English
Diminutive of DANIEL

DANTE   m   Italian
Medieval short form of DURANTE... [more]

DĂNUȚ   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of DAN (2)

DAQUAN   m   English (African American, 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 (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 an English surname, originally a place name, meaning "deer town" in Old Norse.

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]

DARDAN   m   Albanian
From the name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula... [more]

DARDANOS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly from Greek δαρδαπτω (dardapto) "to devour"... [more]

DARDEN   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname of unknown meaning, possibly from a place name.

DARELL   m   English
Variant of DARRELL

DAREN   m   English
Variant of DARREN

DARIAN   m & f   English
Probably an elaborated form of DARREN

DARIEN   m   English
Variant of DARIAN

DARIN   m   English
Variant of DARREN... [more]

DARÍO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of DARIUS

DARIO   m   Italian
Italian form of DARIUS

DARION   m   English (Modern)
Variant of DARIAN

DARIUS   m   English, Lithuanian, Biblical
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

DARKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".

DARMA   m   Indonesian
Means "good deed" in Indonesian and Javanese.

DARNELL   m   English
From a surname, possibly derived from Old French darnel, a type of grass... [more]

DARRAGH   m   Irish
Variant of DARA (1) or Anglicized form of DÁIRE

DARREL   m   English
Variant of DARRELL

DARRELL   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French d'Airelle, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France.

DARREN   m   English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]

DARRIN   m   English
Variant of DARREN

DARRYL   m   English
Variant of DARRELL

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]

DARYL   m   English
Variant of DARRELL

DARYUSH   m   Iranian
Modern Iranian form of Dârayavahush (see DARIUS).

DASHIELL   m   English (Rare)
In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), it is an Anglicized form of his mother's surname De Chiel, which is of unknown meaning.

DATHAN   m   Biblical
Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew... [more]

DAUD   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of DAWUD

DAVE   m   English
Short form of DAVID

DAVETH   m   Cornish
Cornish form of DAVID

DAVEY   m   English
Diminutive 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, Dutch, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

DAVIDE   m   Italian
Italian form of DAVID

DAVIE   m   English
Diminutive of DAVID

DAVIN   m   English
Possibly a variant of DEVIN influenced by DAVID.

DAVIS   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name DAVID... [more]

DAVY   m   English
Diminutive of DAVID

DAWID   m   Polish
Polish form of DAVID

DAWOOD   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of DAWUD

DAWSON   m   English
From a surname meaning "son of DAVID"... [more]

DAWUD   m   Arabic
Arabic form of DAVID

DAX   m   English
From an English 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.

DAYTON   m   English
From an English 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 (Modern)
Either from the occupational surname Deacon or directly from the vocabulary word deacon, which refer to 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 Middle English dene or else "dean" from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten")... [more]

DEANDRE   m   English (African American)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANDRE

DEANGELO   m   English (African American)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANGELO

DEASÚN   m   Irish
Irish form of DESMOND

DEBDAN   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of DEVDAN

DECEBAL   m   Romanian
Means "powerful, brave" in Dacian... [more]

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)
From a surname which was derived from the given name DIETRICH.

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

DEEMER   m   English (Rare)
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "judge", from Old English demere.

DEEPAK   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA

DEFOREST   m   English
From a French surname meaning "from the forest"... [more]

DEFORREST   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DEFOREST

DEIMOS   m   Greek Mythology
Means "terror" in Greek... [more]

DEINIOL   m   Welsh
Welsh form of DANIEL

DEJAN   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Possibly derived from Slavic deja meaning "to do something, to act"... [more]

DEKEL   m   Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

DELAIAH   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew... [more]

DELBERT   m   English
Short form of ADELBERT... [more]

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

DELMAR   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond".

DELROY   m   English (Rare)
Possibly an alteration of LEROY

DELSHAD   m & f   Iranian
Variant of DILSHAD

DELWYN   m   Welsh
Means "pretty and white" from the Welsh element del "pretty" combined with gwyn "fair, white, blessed".

DEMETER (2)   m   Hungarian
Hungarian 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]

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]

DEMYAN   m   Russian
Russian form of DAMIAN

DEN   m   English
Short form of DENNIS

DENE   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DEAN

DENEB   m   Astronomy
Derived from Arabic ذنب (dhanab) meaning "tail"... [more]

DÉNES   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of DENIS

DENHOLM   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley island" in Old English.

DENIEL   m   Breton
Breton form of DANIEL

DENIS   m   French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovene
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more]

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

DENNIS   m   English, German, Dutch
Usual English, German and Dutch form of DENIS

DENNY   m   English
Diminutive of DENNIS

DENTON   m   English
From a surname, originally from a place name, which meant "valley town" in Old English.

DENVER   m   English
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English... [more]

DENYS   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of DENIS

DENZEL   m   English (Modern)
From a surname, either a variant of DENZIL or else derived from German tanzer "dancer"... [more]

DENZIL   m   English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person from Denzell in Cornwall... [more]

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]

DEON   m   English
Variant of DION

DEONTE   m   English (African American, Modern)
Blend of DEON and DANTE

DEÒRSA   m   Scottish
Scottish form of GEORGE

DERBY   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of DARBY.

DEREK   m   English
From a Low German form of THEODORIC... [more]

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.

DERREN   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DARREN

DERRICK   m   English
Variant of DEREK

DERRY   m   Irish
Diminutive of DERMOT

DERRYL   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DARRELL

DERYA   f & m   Turkish
Means "ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

DERYCK   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DEREK

DES   m   English
Short form of DESMOND

DESHAUN   m   English (African American)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAUN.

DESHAWN   m   English (African American)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAWN.

DESI   m   Spanish
Diminutive of DESIDERIO

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".

DÉSIRÉ   m   French
Masculine form of DÉSIRÉE

DESISLAV   m   Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements desi, possibly meaning either "ten" or "seek", and slav "glory".

DESMOND   m   English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Gaelic Deas-Mhumhan meaning "from south Munster (in Ireland)".

DESTA   f & m   Eastern African
Means "joy" in Amharic.

DESYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of MODEST

DETLEF   m   German
Low German name meaning "people heritage", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and leib "heritage".

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 (Modern)
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   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

DEVEREUX   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname, of Norman French origin, meaning "from Evreux"... [more]

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").

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

DEVRAJ   m   Indian
Modern transcription of DEVARAJA

DEVYN   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

DEWAYNE   m   English
Variant of DUANE

DEWEY   m   Welsh
Welsh form of DAVID

DEWI   m   Welsh
From Dewydd, an old Welsh form of DAVID... [more]

DEXTER   m   English
From an occupational surname meaning "one who dyes" in Old English... [more]

DEYAN   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DEJAN

DEZI   m  
Diminutive of DESMOND

DEZSŐ   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Desiderius (see DESIDERIO).

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