The names listed here are used in English-speaking countries. For more information see about English names.

DI   f   English
Short form of DIANA

DIAMOND   f   English (Modern)
From the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April... [more]

DIANA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, 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, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.

DIANN   f   English
Variant of DIANE

DIANNA   f   English
Variant of DIANA

DIANNE   f   French, English
Variant of DIANE

DIANTHA   f   English (Rare)
Elaboration of DIANA using the popular name suffix antha... [more]

DICK (1)   m   English
Medieval diminutive of RICHARD... [more]

DIGBY   m   English (Rare)
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 (Rare)
Probably an Anglicized form of Degaré... [more]

DILLON   m   English
Variant of DYLAN based on the spelling of the surname Dillon, which has an unrelated origin.

DINA   f   English
Variant of DINAH

DINAH   f   Biblical, English
Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more]

DION   m   Ancient Greek, English
Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS"... [more]

DIONE (2)   f   English
Feminine form of DION

DIONNE   f   English
Feminine form of DION

DIRK   m   Dutch, German, English
Short form of DIEDERIK... [more]

DIVINA   f   English (Rare)
From an elaboration of the English word divine meaning "divine, godlike".

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".

DOCIA   f   English
Diminutive of THEODOSIA

DODIE   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOLLIE   f   English
Variant of DOLLY.

DOLLY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY... [more]

DOLORES   f   Spanish, English
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows"... [more]

DOLPH   m   English
Short form of ADOLPH

DOM   m   English
Short form of DOMINIC

DOMENIC   m   English
Variant of DOMINIC

DOMINIC   m   English
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord"... [more]

DOMINICA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DOMINIC

DOMINICK   m   English
Variant of DOMINIC

DON   m   English
Short form of DONALD

DONA   f   English
Variant of DONNA

DONALD   m   Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule"... [more]

DONELLE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DON

DONNA   f   English
From Italian donna meaning "lady"... [more]

DONNIE   m   English
Diminutive of DONALD

DONNY   m   English
Diminutive of DONALD

DORA   f   English, Spanish
Short form of DOROTHY, ISIDORA or THEODORA

DOREEN   f   English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix een... [more]

DORETTA   f   English
Diminutive of DORA

DORIA   f   English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of DORIAN or an elaboration of DORA

DORIAN   m   English, French
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young... [more]

DORINDA   f   English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix inda.

DORINE   f   English
Variant of DOREEN

DORIS   f   English, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more]

DORITA   f   English (Rare), Spanish
Diminutive of DORA

DOROTHEA   f   German, Dutch, Danish, English
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]

DOROTHY   f   English
Usual English form of DOROTHEA... [more]

DORRIS   f   English
Variant of DORIS

DORTHA   f   English
Variant of DOROTHY

DORTHY   f   English
Variant of DOROTHY

DORY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY or DORIS

DOT   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOTTIE   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOTTY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOUG   m   English
Short form of DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"... [more]

DRAKE   m   English
From an English surname derived from the Old Norse personal name Draki or the Old English personal name Draca both meaning "dragon".

DRE   m   English
Short form of ANDRE

DREA   f   English
Short form of ANDREA (2)

DREDA   f   English (Archaic)
Short form of ETHELDREDA

DREW   m   English
Short form of ANDREW

DRINA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of ADRIANA

DRISCOLL   m   English (Rare), Irish
From an Irish surname which was an Anglicized form of Ó Eidirsceóil meaning "descendent of the messenger".

DRISKOLL   m   English (Rare)
Variant of DRISCOLL

DROGO   m   English (Archaic)
Norman name, possibly derived from Germanic (Gothic) dragen "to carry" or Germanic (Saxon) drog "ghost"... [more]

DRUMMOND   m   English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from a place name meaning "ridge" in Gaelic.

DUANA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DUANE

DUANE   m   English, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhan which means "little and dark", derived from dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DUDLEY   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English... [more]

DUKE   m   English
From the noble title duke, which was originally derived from Latin dux "leader".

DULCIBELLA   f   English (Archaic)
From Latin dulcis "sweet" and bella "pretty"... [more]

DULCIE   f   English
From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet"... [more]

DUNCAN   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh meaning "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior"... [more]

DUNSTAN   m   English (Rare)
From the Old English elements dun "dark" and stan "stone"... [more]

DURWARD   m   English
From an occupational surname which meant "door guard" in Middle English.

DUSTIN   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see TORSTEN)... [more]

DUSTY   m & f   English
From a nickname originally given to a person who was perceived as being dusty... [more]

DWAIN   m   English
Variant of DUANE

DWAYNE   m   English, Irish
Variant of DUANE

DWIGHT   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of DIONYSIUS... [more]

DYAN   f   English
Variant of DIANE

DYLAN   m   Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow"... [more]

DYSON   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "son of Dye" (Dye being a medieval diminutive of DENIS).

EARL   m   English
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl "nobleman, warrior"... [more]

EARLE   m   English
Variant of EARL

EARLEEN   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of EARL

EARLENE   f   English
Feminine form of EARL

EARLINE   f   English
Feminine form of EARL

EARNEST   m   English
Variant of ERNEST influenced by the spelling of the English word earnest.

EARNESTINE   f   English
Variant of ERNESTINE

EARTHA   f   English
Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a... [more]

EASTER   f   English
From the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus... [more]

EBBA (2)   f   English
From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name... [more]

EBEN   m   English
Short form of EBENEZER

EBONY   f   English
From the English word ebony for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree... [more]

ED   m   English
Short form of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.

EDDIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.

EDDY   m   English
Diminutive of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.

EDEN   f   Biblical, English (Modern)
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]

EDGAR   m   English, French
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and gar "spear"... [more]

EDIE   f   English
Diminutive of EDITH

EDISON   m   English
From an English surname which meant "son of EDWARD"... [more]

EDITH   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]

EDMUND   m   English, German, Polish
Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector"... [more]

EDNA (1)   f   Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of EITHNE

EDRIC   m   English (Rare)
From Old English ead "rich, blessed" and ric "ruler"... [more]

EDWARD   m   English, Polish
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and weard "guard"... [more]

EDWEENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDWENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDWIN   m   English
Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wine "friend"... [more]

EDWINA   f   English
Feminine form of EDWIN

EDWYN   m   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWIN

EDWYNA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDYTHA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of EDYTHE

EDYTHE   f   English
Variant of EDITH

EFFIE   f   English, Scottish
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA... [more]

EGBERT   m   English
Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright"... [more]

EGLANTINE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier... [more]

EILEEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN... [more]

EIREANN   f   English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
From Éireann, the genitive case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland"... [more]

ELAINE   f   English
Old French form of HELEN... [more]

ELDON   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "Ella's hill" in Old English.

ELDRED   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from EALDRÆD.

ELEA   f   English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]

ELEANOR   f   English
From the Old French form of the Provençal name Aliénor... [more]

ELEANORA   f   English
Latinate form of ELEANOR

ELEANORE   f   English
Variant of ELEANOR

ELENORA   f   English
Form of ELEANOR

ELEONOR   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ELEANOR

ELFLEDA   f   English (Archaic)
From the Old English name Æðelflæd which means "noble beauty" from æðel "noble" combined with flæd "beauty"... [more]

ELFREDA   f   English
Means "elf strength" from the Old English element ælf combined with þryð "strength"... [more]

ELFRIDA   f   English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of ELFREDA

ELFRIEDA   f   English
Variant of ELFREDA

ELI (1)   m   English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more]

ELIAS   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Cognate of ELIJAH

ELICIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ELIJAH   m   English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more]

ELINOR   f   English
Variant of ELEANOR

ELIOT   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of ELLIOTT... [more]

ELIOTT   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of ELLIOTT.

ELISA   f   German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, English
Short form of ELISABETH

ELISABETH   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELISE   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH

ELISSA (2)   f   English
Variant of ELISA

ELIZA   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELIZABETH   f   English, Biblical
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]

ELLA (1)   f   English
Norman form of the Germanic name Alia, which was a short form of names containing the Germanic element ali meaning "other"... [more]

ELLA (2)   f   English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]

ELLE   f   English (Modern)
Diminutive of ELEANOR and other names beginning with El... [more]

ELLEN (1)   f   English
Medieval English form of HELEN... [more]

ELLERY   m   English
From an English surname which was originally derived from the medieval masculine name HILARY.

ELLIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El.

ELLIOT   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of ELLIOTT.

ELLIOTT   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from a diminutive of the medieval name ELIAS.

ELLIS (1)   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name ELIJAH.

ELLY   f   English, Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ELISABETH or an English variant of ELLIE.

ELMER   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English name ÆÐELMÆR... [more]

ELMIRA   f   English
Shortened form of EDELMIRA... [more]

ELNORA   f   English
Contracted form of ELEONORA or ELEANORA

ELOISE   f   English
From the Old French name Héloïse, which is probably from the Germanic name Heilwidis, composed of the elements heil "hale, healthy" and wid "wide"... [more]

ELOUISE   f   English
Variant of ELOISE

ELROY   m   English
Altered form of LEROY, using the Spanish definite article el as opposed to the French le.

ELSA   f   English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH

ELSABETH   f   English (Rare)
Form of ELIZABETH

ELSDON   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Elli's valley" in Old English.

ELSIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

ELTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Ella's town" in Old English... [more]

ELVIN   m   English
Variant of ALVIN

ELVINA   f   English
Variant of ALVINA

ELVIS   m   English
Meaning unknown... [more]

ELWIN   m   English
Variant of ALVIN

ELWOOD   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "elder tree forest" in Old English.

ELWYN   m   English
Variant of ALVIN

ELY   m   English
Variant of ELI (1)

ELYSE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELYZABETH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ELIZABETH

EM   f   English
Short form of EMILY

EMALEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EMILY

EMELIA   f   English
Variant of AMELIA

EMELY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMERALD   f   English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the birthstone of May... [more]

EMERSON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of EMERY"... [more]

EMERY   m & f   English
Norman form of Amalric (see EMMERICH)... [more]

EMIL   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

EMILEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMILY   f   English
English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL)... [more]

EMMA   f   English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

EMMALINE   f   English
Variant of EMMELINE

EMMANUEL   m   Biblical, French, English
Means "God is with us" in Hebrew... [more]

EMMELINE   f   English (Archaic)
From the medieval name Ameline, a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "work"... [more]

EMMERSON   m   English (Rare)
Variant of EMERSON

EMMET   m   English
Variant of EMMETT

EMMETT   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name EMMA.

EMMIE   f   English
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY

EMMY   f   English, Dutch
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY

EMORY   m   English
Variant of EMERY

ENOLA   f   English
Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century.

EPIPHANY   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus... [more]

EPPIE   f   English
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA or HEPHZIBAH

ERIC   m   English, French, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more]

ERICA   f   English, Swedish
Feminine form of ERIC... [more]

ERICK   m   English
Variant of ERIC

ERICKA   f   English
Variant of ERICA

ERIK   m   Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]

ERIKA   f   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK

ERIN   f   English, Irish
Anglicized form of EIREANN... [more]

ERLE (2)   m   English
Variant of EARL

ERMA   f   English
Variant of IRMA... [more]

ERMINTRUDE   f   English (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and þruþ "strength"... [more]

ERN   m   English
Short form of ERNEST

ERNEST   m   English, French, Slovene
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "serious"... [more]

ERNESTINE   f   French, English
Feminine form of ERNEST

ERNIE   m   English
Diminutive of ERNEST

ERROL   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name... [more]

ERSKINE   m   Scottish, Irish, English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a Scottish town meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic... [more]

ERYKAH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ERICA

ERYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ERIN

ESMARALDA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ESMERALDA

ESMERALDA   f   English, Spanish
Means "emerald" in Spanish... [more]

ESMOND   m   English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements east "grace" and mund "protection"... [more]

ESMUND   m   English (Rare)
Variant of ESMOND

ESSENCE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word essence which means either "odour, scent" or else "fundamental quality"... [more]

ESSIE   f   English
Diminutive of ESTELLE or ESTHER

ESTA   f   English
Diminutive of ESTHER

ESTELLA   f   English
Latinate form of ESTELLE... [more]

ESTELLE   f   English, French
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star"... [more]

ESTHER   f   English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]