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Damasen m Greek MythologyMeans "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek
damazô (or
damasô) "to subdue" (compare
Damian,
Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with
Herakles... [
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Damasenor m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δαμασήνωρ
(damasenor) meaning "man-slaying", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see
Damasos) and the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Damasichthon m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δαμασίχθων
(damasichthon) meaning "earth-subduer", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see
Damasos) and the Greek noun χθών
(chthon) meaning "ground, soil" as well as "earth, world".... [
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Damasippos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective δαμάσιππος
(damasippos) meaning "horse-taming", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see
Damasos) and the Greek noun ἵππος
(hippos) meaning "horse".
Damaskenos m Late GreekGiven name meaning "from
Damascus" from the Ancient Greek "Damaskós (Δαμασκός)," from the Aramaic "dammeśeq," which in turn derives from the Syriac-Aramaic "darmsūq" (from Egyptian, Akkadian: T-MS-ḲW), meaning "the capital city of Syria." The meaning of the times seems to be "silent is the sackcloth weaver"... [
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Damasos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, to (keep in) control" as well as "to overpower". Also compare
Damian.
Dambar m NepaliMEANING : great noise, verbosity, beauty, entanglement, course
Dambi f KoreanFrom a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle." and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".
Dambuzgho f TumbukaMeans "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.
Dame f & m BatakMeans "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Damen m LiteratureA character from "The Immortals" series by Alyson Noel and the main character of "The Captive Prince" Trilogy by C. S. Pacat bear this name.
Damgalnuna f Near Eastern MythologyMeans "great wife of the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements
dam, meaning "spouse, husband or wife", 𒃲
gal, meaning "great, mighty", and
nun, meaning "prince, noble, master"... [
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Damia f Roman MythologyEpithet of the goddess
Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek
δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damiána f HungarianHungarian form of
Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant
damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Damil m ArabicThe name Damil means "to honor" or "to (give) respect" ("giver of respect).
Da-min f & m KoreanCombination of a
da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a
min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
Damir m Tatar, Russian, SovietSoviet-era name based on the Russian phrase Да здравствует мировая революция!
(Da zdravstvuyet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live world revolution!", referring to the Marxist concept of world revolution.
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, TatarDerived from Persian ضمیر
(zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic
*temür meaning "iron".
Damona f Celtic MythologyIn Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Her name is likely derived from Old Irish
dam "cow, ox".
Damos m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
damos "cow; stag, hart".
Damothaleia f Ancient GreekDerived from δᾶμος
(damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος
(demos), and the Greek adjective θάλεια
(thaleia) meaning "rich, plentiful" (from the verb θάλλω
(thallo) meaning "to blossom").
Damotychos m Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek
δῆμος (
demos) "of the people" combined with
τύχη (
tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
Damoxenos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος
(damos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ξένος
(xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".
Damqāya f BabylonianMeans "good", deriving from the Akkadian element
damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damroka f Medieval PolishRecorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of
Dąbrówka... [
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Damrong m ThaiMeans "maintain, uphold, sustain" in Thai.
Damrongchai m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Damrongdet m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and เดช
(det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Damrongrit m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ฤทธิ์
(rit) meaning "power".
Damrongsak m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Damrongwit m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and วิทย์
(wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Đan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 丹
(đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 民
(dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 寅
(dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan m JapaneseFrom Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Danagul f KazakhFrom Kazakh дана
(dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danai m ThaiMeans "son" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तनय
(tanaya).
Danais f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of a well or fountain in the region of Pisa in Elis, Greece. Her name is ultimately derived from
δαναίος (danaios) meaning "long lived".
Danaisak m ThaiFrom Thai ดนัย
(danai) meaning "son" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Danang m JavaneseDerived from Javanese
lanang meaning "man, boy, husband".
Danat m Ge'ezCoptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' left palm.
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Dancheng f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
骋 (chěng) meaning "galloping horse".
Dandan m ArabicA sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.
Dandan f ChineseFrom Chinese 丹
(dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦
(dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dandara f Brazilian, HistoryDandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [
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Dandelion f English (Rare)The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Dane m Serbian (Modern, Rare)Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
Dane m SerbianDANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [
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Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)From Persian دان
(dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic
el meaning "country, society".
Dan'emon m JapaneseFrom Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 右衛門 (uemon) (see
Uemon). Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Đăng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 登
(đăng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 燈
(đăng) meaning "lamp, light, lantern".
Dangana m & f DagbaniMeans "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Danger m & f EnglishFrom the English word "danger" meaning "liability to exposure to harm or risk; an instance or cause of liable harm; or ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm". From the Middle English
daunger 'power, dominion, peril', ultimately derived from the Latin
dominus 'lord, master'.... [
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Dangerose f HistoryPossibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Dangira f LithuanianThe name is most likely composed of the Lithuanian elements
daug (many) and
ger (good). However, in modern Lithuanian, the first element has come to be associated more often with the Lithuanian word
dangus "sky."
Danguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun
dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix
-(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name
Dangius.
Danh m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 名
(danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".
Dani m Filipino, CebuanoFrom Cebuano
dani meaning "persuade, win over, convince, captivate, allure".
Daniachew m AmharicMeans "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.
Danieli m Sicilian, Georgian, SardinianSicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of
Daniel as well as the Georgian nominative case form of the name. It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.