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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.
Danimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Danina f Georgian MythologyMeaning unknown, though it is presumed to be a combination of Georgian
da and
nana. Danina--along with
Ainina in a pair--is a Georgian goddess.
Danina f & m PersianName of Persian or American origin with the meaning "Princess".
Danis f CreeFrom Cree
otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
Danislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Danismo m Southern AfricanThe meaning of Danismo is "Jubilant and Content with one's life and experiences." Commonly used to describe someone who has had good fortune recently.
Danival m IcelandicIcelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly an altered form of
Daníel. It has been suggested that the suffix -
val was inspired by Old Norse
valr meaning "the slain (in Valhalla)" or the name
Perceval.
Danja f AlbanianDerived from
Danja (
Dagnum in English), the name of a historic town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Danji f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
玑 (jī) meaning "pearl that is not quite round".
Danjuro m JapaneseTaken from the stage names of the Ichikawa family men. Danjuro was the first name of alot of them, wheather adopted or biological. The name ranged from Ichikawa Danjuro the 1st to Ichikawa Danjuro the 12th, whom is still alive today.
Dankler m BrazilianDankler Luis de Jesus Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Dankmut m & f German (Rare)The name is made of the word dank- "thanks" and the name element -muot "Sense, Spirit, Soul".
Danling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Danmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Danniebelle f AmericanDanniebelle Hall, an American gospel singer, is a famous bearer of this name.
Danno m Irish, English (Rare)Diminutive of
Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is
Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series
Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
Dan-o f Korean (Modern, Rare)Dan-o (surname is Eun) is one of the main characters of 2019 South-Korean drama Extraordinary You. The character is played by actress Kim Hye-yoon.
Danshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Danshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of the lunar month" or "the north".
Dansu f JapaneseJapanese name meaning "dance", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word
dance.
Dansui m JapaneseFrom Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 水 (sui) meaning "water". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ɗantala m HausaFrom the Hausa
ɗan meaning “son of” and
Tàlātā̀ meaning “Tuesday”.
Danton m SovietTransferred use of the surname
Danton in honor of French revolutionary Georges Danton (1759-1794).
Danuhepa f HittiteEtymology uncertain. The second element of the name (
hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess
Ḫepat. Danuhepa was a Hittite queen who was likely the wife of Mursili II.
Danuphon m ThaiMeans "my strength, my power" from Thai ดนุ
(danu) meaning "I, my" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Danvør f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
danr "a Dane; Danish" and
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Danvy f VietnameseUnknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)Variant of
Danielle or
Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot",
樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or
荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".
Danyon m EnglishFirst known from Olympic gold medallist swimmer Danyon Loader of New Zealand. Now becoming more popular in New Zealand.
Danyzhu f ZapotecThis is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
Đào f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 桃
(đào) meaning "peach".
Đạo m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 道
(đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Dao f & m Thai, LaoMeans "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Da-ol m & f Koreanmeaning "All Happiness Will Come". from korean "Da (다 / All)" + "OL (올 = 오다 / Come)". Kim Da-OL is Korean Voice Actor, who played Sinclair in the Limbus Company.
Daoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
道 (dào) meaning "path, road, method, way" and
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Daophasouk f LaoFrom ດາວ (Dao) meaning "
star" in Lao and ຜາສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "
joy, happiness, prosperity".
Daoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 道
(dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼
(dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Daorueang f ThaiFrom Thai ดาว
(dao) meaning "star" and เรือง
(rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
Daovong m & f LaoFrom Lao ດາວ
(dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Daphnes m Popular CultureMasculine form of
Daphne. Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, King of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker bears this name.
Daphnis m Greek MythologyFrom Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [
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Daping f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" Other character combinations are possible.
Dara f & m HebrewMeans "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Darab m PersianMeans "glory, power, wealth" in Persian. This is the name of a character in the Persian epic 'Shahnameh'.