This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is D.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dietlana f GermanPossibly a combination of the name element
diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in
Swetlana.
Dietmut f & m GermanThe name is made of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)Derived from French
dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole
fè "to make" and
li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Diexi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Dieyuan f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman".
Diffidence f English (Puritan)From late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’) from Latin
diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb
diffidere, from
dis- (expressing reversal) +
fidere ‘to trust’.
Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila
Dijuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Dikaiopolis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δικαιόπολις
(dikaiopolis) meaning "strict in public faith", which consists of the Greek adjective δίκαιος
(dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" combined with the Greek noun πόλις
(polis) meaning "city".
Dikaya m & f ManjakMeans "is going nowhere" in Manjak. This name is given to protect the child from an early death.
Diklat f & m AssyrianAssyrian translation for "Tigris river" which flows through Iraq.
Diksa m & f AfricanMEANING "PLAY", USED BY THE YUNGUR PEOPLE OF THE ADAMAWA HIGHLANDS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA.NIGERIA.
Dilaram f Persian, Kazakh, KyrgyzMeans "quiet-hearted" or "peaceful-hearted", derived from the Persian noun دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (see
Avtandil) combined with the Persian adjective آرام
(aram) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"... [
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Dilavardisa f Georgian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the Georgian noun დილა
(dila) meaning "morning" or from the Persian noun دل
(del) or
(dil) meaning "heart". The second element is derived from Georgian ვარდის
(vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose".... [
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Dilbaz f KurdishPerhaps from
dil meaning "heart" and
baz meaning "falcon, hawk".
Dildar m & f Persian, KazakhBasically means "one who holds a heart", derived from the Persian noun دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (see
Avtandil) combined with the Persian suffix دار
(dar) meaning "possessor" (see
Eldar)... [
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Dildor m & f Tajik (Rare), UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Dildar. This name is strictly masculine in Tajikistan, but unisex in Uzbekistan. It is used much more often on females than on males there, however.
Dilfirib f Ottoman TurkishMeans "deceitful heart", from Persian دل
(dil) meaning "heart" and فریب
(farib) meaning "deception, deceit".
Dilfiruza f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
firuza meaning "turquoise".
Dilhavas f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
havas meaning "desire".
Dilhumar f Kazakh (Rare), UyghurDerived from the Persian noun دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (see
Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار
(humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Dilian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
Dillena f Medieval WelshOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of
Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word
dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
Dilnahor f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
nahor meaning "daytime, daybreak".
Dilnaz f & m Kazakh, UrduDerived from Persian دل
(del) meaning "heart" and ناز
(naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation". It is solely used as a feminine name in Kazakhstan while it is occasionally masculine in South Asia.
Dilnia m & f Kurdishdilnia means to know by heart, to be sure, certain, confident of (dil in kurdish means heart)
Dilnigar f UyghurMeaning unknown. Dilnigar Ilhamjan is a Uyghur Chinese cross-country skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dilnozik f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), PunjabiDerived from the Classical Persian word دل (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dilqiz f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Dilraba f UyghurPossibly a combination of Persian
دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
Dilrabo f UzbekMeans "beloved one" in Uzbek. This is also the name of a traditional Uzbek 21-string instrument.
Dilruh f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
ruh meaning "spirit, soul".
Dilsevar f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
sevar meaning "loving".
Dilva f KurdishMeans "from the heart" in Kurdish, derived from
dil meaning "heart".
Dilyayra f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to rejoice, to have fun".
Dilyéhé f Navajo (?), AstronomyMeans "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.
Dilyora f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
yor meaning "friend, lover".
Dilzor f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
zor meaning "entreaty, plea, need, desire".
Dimbisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
dimby meaning "successor" and
soa meaning "good".
Dimien m & f IjawMeans "God's work" or "the hand of God" in Ijaw.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
dimma "darkness" or
dimmr "dark" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Din f Popular CultureName of the Goddess of Power, Fire and Earth in Zelda. Accociated with the colour Red.
Din f & m HebrewDin, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"
Dina f Svan, GeorgianMeans "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.
Dina m & f MalagasyMeans "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.
Dinara f Georgian, LiteratureIn Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [
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Dindonette f LiteratureDerived from French dindon, meaning "turkey", combined with a diminutive suffix. Dindonette is the name of a fairy in the French fairy tale "A Fairy's Blunder". She casts a spell on an island's water fountain to make the old young again and the young older, but with disastrous consequences.
Dindora f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dindor meaning "pious".
Dindrane f Arthurian CycleOf uncertain origin, probably from Welsh
Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh
dawn "gift" or
dwn "brown, dark" and
bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [
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Dingxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玎 (dīng) meaning "jingling, tinkling" and
溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
Định m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 定
(định) meaning "appoint, assig, intend, plan".
Dĩnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 穎
(dĩnh) meaning "clever, skillful".
Dinkyene m & f AkanDerived from
di meaning "eat" and
nkyene meaning "salt". In Akan culture, the idea of 'eating salt' symbolises being alive, and this name acts as a mean of encouraging the child to live.
Dino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 椿 (di) meaning "camellia flower" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Dionassa f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Διός
(Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα
(anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ
(anax) "master, lord").
Dionis f English (Archaic)Probably a contracted form of
Dionisia. A notable bearer of the name was Dionis Stevens Coffin (1610-1684), the wife of Tristram Coffin and an ancestress of the Coffin family of the United States... [
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Dionyza f TheatrePresumably a feminine form of
Dionysos. This was used by Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' (1607).
Diopatre f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of a spring of the river Sperkheios on Mount Othrys in Malis (northern Greece). She was loved by the god Poseidon, who transformed her sisters into poplar-trees in order to seduce her unhindered... [
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Diora f EnglishFeminine form of
Dior. A known bearer of this name is American actress Diora Baird.
Diotaleva f ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotalleva f ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.