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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is D.
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Damar m & f Indonesian
Means "resin, sap" or "light, lamp" in Indonesian.
Damara f Celtic Mythology
In Celtic mythology, Damara was a fertility goddess worshipped in Britain. She was associated with the month of May (Beltaine).
Damaria f African American
Feminine form of Damari.
Damaride f Italian
Italian form of Damaris.
Damarista f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest"
Damarisz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damaris.
Damarius m & f African American (Modern)
Either a combination of the popular name prefix Da and Marius, or an altered form of Damaris.
Damaruki f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING : a sort of drum... [more]
Damarus f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Damaris.
Damashkawizii f Ojibwe
Means "lady of strength" in Ojibwe.
Damasis f Ancient Greek
δάμασις (damasis) > δαμάζω (damazo) "to tame"
Damask f Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Damask.
Damaspia f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Jamaspi combined with the adjectival suffix -𐎹 (-ya).
Damatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic local name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Dambi f Korean
From a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle." and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".
Dambisa f Southern African
A Zambian feminine name borne by the economist Dambisa Felicia Moyo.
Dambuzgho f Tumbuka
Means "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.
Dame f & m Batak
Means "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Dameron m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the surname Dameron.
Damgalnuna f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "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"... [more]
Dami f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Damaris.
Dami m & f Igbo, Yoruba
Short form of Damilola.
Dami f & m Korean (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Da-mi. It is borne by Australian singer Dami Im (1988-).
Damia f Greek Mythology
The name of the Hora of the fertile earth, and alternatively a title of the goddess Demeter (while her daughter, Persephone, was occasionally afforded the title Auxesia)... [more]
Damia f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the goddess Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damiána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Damiani f Greek
Feminine form of Damianos.
Damianne f English
Feminine form of Damian.
Damiata f Medieval Catalan
Recorded in 15th century Valencia.
Damiët f Dutch, Literature
A character in the medieval Esmoreit story, a princess
Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.
Da-min f & m Korean
Combination 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."
Damina f Italian
Truncated form of Adamina.
Daminika f Belarusian
Feminine form of Daminik.
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Damisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Daminika.
Damkina f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk... [more]
Dammenech f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.
Dammö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dagmar traditionally found in Småland.
Dåʹmnn f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Tyyne.
Damodika f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + δικη (diké) "justice"
Damoklea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damokles.
Damona f Celtic Mythology
In 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".
Damonassa f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady"
Damonno f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek δᾶμον (damon) meaning "district".
Damostheneia f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + σθένος (sthenos) "strength, might" (see Demosthenes).
Damothaleia f Ancient Greek
Derived 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").
Damotima f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + τίμα (tima) "honour, esteem, reverence"
Damoxena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damoxenos.
Dampa m & f Tibetan
Means "true" in Tibetan.
Damqāya f Babylonian
Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damroka f Medieval Polish
Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
Damsa f Afghan
She who captivates
Damya f French, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Damian.
Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Damyanti f Tamil
Meaning "Beautiful".
Đan m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f Vietnamese
From 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.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
Dànae f Catalan
Catalan form of Danaë.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Danae f Italian
Italian form of Danaë.
Danaé f Czech, German (Rare), Italian, French
Czech, German, Italian and French form of Danaë.
Danagul f Kazakh
From Kazakh дана (dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dana 4.
Danahan f & m Uzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian
Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
Danaïe f Obscure
Variant of Danaë.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danais f Greek Mythology
The 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".
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danajė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Danaë.
Danali f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Denali.
Danali f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dana 1, a feminine form of Dan 1 which means "(he) judged"... [more]
Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.
Danata f Ge'ez
Feminine form of Danat.
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Danbi f Korean
Means "welcome rain" in Korean.
Danča f Czech
Diminutive form of Daniela.
Dancheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 骋 (chěng) meaning "galloping horse".
Danchu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 단추 (danchu) meaning "button". Also derived from 단 (dan) meaning "sweet".
Dancia f Polish
Diminutive of Dana.
Dančile f Sidamo
Means "fine" in Sidama.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandan f Chinese
From 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, History
Dandara 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... [more]
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.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
D'Andra f English (American, Rare)
Most likely to be a feminization of the masculine name D'Andre.... [more]
Dané f Afrikaans
Variant of Danaë.
Danea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danaë.
Danece f English
Variant of Denise.
Daneczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Danuta.
Danée f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A feminine name made up from the names Danielle and Renée. Also, in some cases, this can be a variant spelling of Danaë.
Daneille f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Possibly an anagram of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danele f Basque
Feminine form of Danel.
Danelia f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Daneliya.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Daneliia f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Данэлия (see Daneliya.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danelken f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of a name starting with Dan-, like Daniela (compare Anniken, Gisken, and Maiken).
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.
Danet f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Danette (The spelling is influenced by that of the rhyming name, Janet).
Danetta f English
Variant of Danette.
Danfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements danr meaning "Dane, Danish" (compare Danr) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Dangė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dangius.... [more]
Danger m & f English
From 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'.... [more]
Dangerose f History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Dangira f Lithuanian
The 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."
Danhua f Chinese
澹 (dan4) meaning "tranquil, quiet"... [more]
Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.
Daniat f Tigrinya
Means "judge" in Tigrinya.
Danice f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Denise or a feminine elaboration of Dan 2 using the popular name suffix -ice from Alice.
Danička f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Daniek f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Danique.
Daníela f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniela.
Daniéla f Hungarian
Variant of Daniella and feminine form of Dániel.
Danielė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Danielius.
Danielina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Daniela or a feminization of Daniel.
Danieline f Malagasy (Rare)
Feminization of Daniel.
Danielka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Daniela (compare Polish and Czech Irenka).
Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Daníella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniella.
Daniëlla f Dutch
Dutch form of Daniella.
Danielys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Daniela and -lys.
Danieru m & f Japanese
Japanese form of Daniel.
Daniette f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Daniel. See also Danette.
Daniiela f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Danielle.
Daniila f Russian
Feminine form of Daniil.
Danikah f English
Variant of Danica.
Danila f Slovene, Sicilian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilyn f Filipino
Combination of Dani 1 and Lynn.
Danina f Georgian Mythology
Meaning 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 Persian
Name of Persian or American origin with the meaning "Princess".
Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.
Danira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Deïanira.
Danis f Cree
From Cree otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
Danise f English (Modern)
Variant of Denise.
Danisha f Muslim
Feminine form of Danish.
Danisława f Polish
Polish form of Danislava.
Danit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Dan 1.
Danitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Daniela, using the popular -itza ending found in Maritza. Coincides with the Serbian and Croatian pronunciation of Danica.
Daniwa f Shona
Meaning "be called".
Dániza f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Danica meaning "morning star, Venus".
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Danja f Albanian
Derived 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.
Danjela f Slovene, Albanian
Slovene variant of Danijela and Albanian variant of Daniela.
Danji f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 玑 (jī) meaning "pearl that is not quite round".
Dankmut m & f German (Rare)
The name is made of the word dank- "thanks" and the name element -muot "Sense, Spirit, Soul".
Danling f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Danme f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Andromeda.
Danmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Dannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Danna (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the rhyming name Hannah).
Dannan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dannon.
Danneel f English
Possibly an altered form of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.
Danniebelle f American
Danniebelle Hall, an American gospel singer, is a famous bearer of this name.
Danniella f English (Rare)
Variant of Daniela/Daniella. British actress, Danniella Westbrook, bears this name.
Dannielle f English, Jèrriais
Jèrriais form and English variant of Danielle.
Dannii f English (Australian)
Variant of Danni. A notable bearer is Australian singer Dannii Minogue (1971-).
Dannyel m & f American
Variant of Daniel or Danielle.
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.
Danor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dan 1 means "(he) judges" and the name Or means "light", used as first name and as last name.
Danshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Danshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of the lunar month" or "the north".
Dansu f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "dance", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word dance.
Danuchna f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuhepa f Hittite
Etymology 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.
Danuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela (Czech and Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian)... [more]
Danusia f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuśka f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuška f Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela ( Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian). Also compare Danuša.
Danute f Latvian
Latvian form of Danutė.
Danvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements danr "a Dane; Danish" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Danvy f Vietnamese
Unknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Dañ-xayaa f Tuvan
Means "dawn-dusk" in Tuvan.
Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
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 Chinese
From 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".
Danyl m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Đào f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 桃 (đào) meaning "peach".
Dao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Da-ol m & f Korean
meaning "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 Chinese
From the Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, method, way" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Daophasouk f Lao
From ດາວ (Dao) meaning "star" in Lao and ຜາສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "joy, happiness, prosperity".
Daoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼 (dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Daortho f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Daortho is the daughter of Illyrios.
Daorueang f Thai
From 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 Lao
From Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Daph f English
Short form of Daphne.
Daphna f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Dafna.
Daphnee f Obscure
Cognate of Daphnée.