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Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.
Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.
Dayzie f English
Variant of Daisy.
D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Deako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Medea via its short form Dea.
Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.
Debonnaire f Various (Rare)
From French débonnaire meaning ''suave and refined''.
Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.
Decu m Sicilian
Variant of Diegu via the form Diecu.
Dedede m Popular Culture
King Dedede is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in Nintendo's Kirby video game series.
Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).
Deepta f Indian, Hindi
This means "light, glow, shine and brilliant". It can also mean "a person who spreads light in the world"
Deford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deford. Notable namesake is Tennessee blues musician DeFord Bailey (1899-1982).
Deioces m Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Dahyuka. This was the name of the first king of the Medes according to Herodotus.
Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.
Deja f Slovene
Variant of Dea.
Dēkla f Baltic Mythology, Latvian (Rare)
Dēkla is a Latvian goddess of fate and the sister of the goddesses Laima and Kārta. In old Latvian folk songs Laima and Dēkla are often considered one and the same goddess and their names are used interchangeably... [more]
Dekontee f & m Western African
Translates to the following: In God's Time or Time will tell or Patience.
Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.
Delenn f Popular Culture
Sci-Fi TV series, Babylon 5 character, head of the minbari religious cast
Deliane f Dutch
Variant of Deliana.
Délibáb f Hungarian
From the Hungarian vocabulary word délibáb meaning "mirage".
Delisa f Italian
Truncated form of Adelisa.
Deliso m Italian
Masculine form of Delisa.
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Delphino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Delphina.
Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.
De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.
Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.
Demarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De with the name Marius.
Demason m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Mason or transferred use of the surname Demason.
Demetri m Catalan, American
Catalan form of Demetrius.
Demetris m Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημήτρης (see Dimitris). This was borne by Cypriot president Demetris Christofias (1946-2019).
Demian m Literature, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch
German variant of Damian (via the Ukrainian form Demyan). Since the 1980s, it has been in occasional use in German-speaking countries.... [more]
Đemila f Bosnian
Variant of Džemila.
Demis m Greek
Short form of names like Themistoklis, Artemios...
Demitri m American
Variant of Dmitriy.
Demjan m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Демьян (see Demyan).
Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).
Denesh m Indian
Variant spelling of Dinesh.
Denethor m Literature
Denethor II is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. In the novel, he is the 26th and last ruling steward of Gondor.
Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]
Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.
Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.
Denine f English
Variant of Deneen.
Deniss m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Денис (see Denis).
Denitza f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).
Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.
Deobia m Nigerian
Short form of Oladeobia.
Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]
Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.
Dereje m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "to develop, to organise" in Amharic.
Derfla m English (Rare)
Alfred spelt backwards
Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.
Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.
Derira f Japanese
Japanese form of Delilah.
Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.
Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.
Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.
Derrik m English
Variant of Derek.
Derviš m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Derviş.
Derviša f Bosnian
Female form of Derviš.
Dervish m Arabic, Albanian
A Dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic.
Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.
Desa f & m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, Croatian
Either a short form of Desanka or derived from Slavic des meaning ''to happen, to occur''.
Desanka f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
Desare f American (Rare)
Possibly an English phonetic respelling of Désirée.
Desean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Sean, making it a variant of Deshawn. It can be spelled DeSean or Desean.
Deshauna f African American
Feminine form of Deshaun.
Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.
Dessie m Irish
Diminutive of Desmond.
Destin m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African)
Likely from the French destin "destiny, fate, fortune".
Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.
Detavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Tavius.
Dettlef m German
Variant of Detlef.
Deudata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Deodata.
Deva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Meaning "deity" in Sanskrit, referring to any benevolent spirit or supernatural being. The devas (also known as suras) in Hinduism maintaine the realms as ordained by the Trimurti and are often warring with their equally powerful counterparts, the Asuras... [more]
Deva f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, Serbian (Rare)
Means "maiden, girl, lass", derived from the Proto-Slavic děva, itself from the Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ "to suck, suckle".
Dewiana f Indonesian
From Indonesian dewi meaning "goddess".
Dewolf m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dewolf. Most notable bearer was American entertainer DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), best known for his recitations of the famous poem 'Casey at the Bat' by Ernest Thayer (1863–1940).
Dexton m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dex and the popular suffix -ton.
Deyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Deyan.
Deyna f English
Variant of Dana 2.
Deže m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dezső.
Dézi f Hungarian
Hungarian phonetic spelling of Daisy.
Dhafir m Arabic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zafir.
Dhawal m Indian
Variant of Dhaval.
Dhondup m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (don 'grub) meaning "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from དོན (don) meaning "object, purpose, goal" and གྲུབ ('grub) meaning "accomplish, achieve, fufill"... [more]
Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.
Dianedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Diana.
Diania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Diana
Diarmid m Scottish
Semi-Anglicized form of Diarmad.
Dicken m English
Variant of Dickon.
Dida f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of Didina.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Didina f Romanian
Possibly originally a contracted form of Alexandrina.
Dilan m Sinhalese
Meaning uncertain.
Dilawar m Urdu
From Persian دلاور‎ (delâvar) meaning "brave, courageous", derived from دل (del) meaning "heart" and آور (âvar) meaning "bringing, giving".
Diljá f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Delia 1.
Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.
Dimants m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Latvian word dimants meaning ''diamond''.
Dimitrei m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriy.
Dimitrius m Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dimitrios, which is the modern Greek form of Demetrios (see Demetrius).
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Dina f Svan, Georgian
Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.
Dineo f Sotho
Means "gifts" or "talents" in Sotho.
Dinka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Dinko.
Diogene m Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Diogenes.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diona f English, Albanian
Feminine form of Dion. In some of the American cases, it may also be a variant of Diana.
Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.
Diovanni m Italian, Brazilian
Dio means god... [more]
Dirus m English (Rare)
In Latin the adjective dirus as applied to an omen meant "dire, awful."
Disney f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Disney.
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Ditimu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Didimo.
Điva f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Diva f English (Rare)
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).
Đive f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Divko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Divna.
Đivo m Croatian
Croatian regional variant of Giovanni.
Diwakar m Indian
Other name for 'Sun' in Hindu.
Diyora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyara, which is the feminine form of Diyar.
Dizzy m American
A nickname whose meaning is often particular to the individual bearing the name. Notable bearer baseball player Dizzy Dean, for instance, received the name because his on field antics were said to be dizzying to observers.
Djåcob m Walloon
Walloon form of Jacob.
Djanira f Brazilian
Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver, known for her naïve depictions of Brazilian common life.
Djayden m Dutch
Variant of Jayden.
Djulén m Walloon
Walloon form of Julien.
Doba f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Probably a Yiddish short form of Dvorah influenced by Slavic dobro, "good".... [more]
Dobra f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
Dobran m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Dobrowoj.
Dobrašin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".
Dobrawa f Polish
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dąbrówka and a contracted form of Dobrosława.
Dobrica m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.
Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]
Dobrislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dobrislav.
Dobrivoj m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and voji "soldier".
Dobrolyub m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Dobromir m Bulgarian, Polish
Derived from Slavic dobro "good, kind" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Dobryana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Добриана (see Dobriana).
Docey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of vernacular form of Docia.
Dochia f Romanian, Mythology
Short form of Odochia. In Romanian mythology, Dochia was a very beautiful shepherdess whom Emperor Trajan loved... [more]
Dock m English (American, Rare)
Either from the surname Dock, or taken directly from the English vocabulary word referring to a structure attached to shore at which a ship can be secured, or the act of harbouring at one.
Doğan m Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.
Doha f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of Duha.
Dolóresz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dolores.
Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic Mythology
Goddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
Doma f Croatian
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domi m Various, Croatian
Short form of Dominik, Dominic and other names used in various countries, as well as a Croatian short form of Domagoj.
Domicetta f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Domicella influenced by names ending in -etta.
Domina f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname of Domina.
Dominka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dominko.
Domisława f Polish
Feminine form of Domisław.
Domizziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Domitius.
Domka f Croatian, Slovene
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine from of Domka.
Domnica f Romanian, Moldovan, Late Roman, History
Late Roman feminine form of Domnicus, this name is also considered a Romanian cognate of Dominica. Albia Domnica (ca... [more]
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Dondi m & f Popular Culture, English
From a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him dandy boy.
Dondrea f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dondre.
Döndü f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish döndü meaning "returned".
Dongxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Donie f American
Variant of Donnie or a diminutive of Donna.
Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.
Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.
Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Doramas m Spanish (Canarian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "the one with wide noses".... [more]
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see Dor) and אָב (ab) meaning "father".
Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.
Doriel m & f Hebrew, Literature
Possibly means "God's generation" in Hebrew, in which case it would be derived from Hebrew dor "generation" (see also Dor) combined with Hebrew el "God"... [more]
Dori-mu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (dori-mu) meaning "dream", 童 (do) meaning "juvenile, child", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [more]
Dorja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene short form of Doroteja.
Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
Dorotêye f Walloon
Walloon form of Dorothea.
Dorrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Dorothy, Doris, or other names containing the dor sound.
Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Doumu m Japanese
From Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Douwård m Walloon
Walloon form of Edward.
Draginja f Serbian
Variant of Dragana.