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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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Diotallevia f Italian
Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotíma f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Diotima.
Diotima f Ancient Greek, German, Literature
Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
Diphda f Astronomy
From Arabic ضِفْدَع‎ (ḍifda') "frog", taken from the phrase ضفدع الثاني (aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī) meaning "the second frog". This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.
Dipone m & f Tswana
Means "lights" in Setswana.
Dira f & m Indonesian
Short form of names containing -dira.
Dirce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter"... [more]
Dirli m & f Dagbani
Means "sharp one" in Dagbani.
Dirvolira f Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess whose name and function are a complete mystery. She was recorded in documents written by Jesuit monks between 1580 and 1620.
Dís f Literature
The only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Disa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Władisława.
Disa f Swedish, Old Swedish
From a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [more]
Disaaka m & f Akan
Means "you deserve saying it" in Akan.
Disciole f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. The 6th-century Frankish saint Disciole (or Disciola), a niece of Saint Salvius of Albi and a favourite companion of Queen Radegund, "was noted for her saintly death, which is described in detail by Gregory of Tours".
Discretion f English (Puritan), Literature
Used in reference to Proverbs 2:11, "Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee."
Dísella f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
Disemi f Ijaw
Means "I like it" in Ijaw.
Diseye f & m Ijaw
Means "desired" in Ijaw.
Dishana f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam
MEANING - an instructor in sacred knowledge
Dishani f Indian, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
MEANING - an instructor in sacred knowledge
Dishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".
Disizara f Soviet
Contraction of дитя, смело иди за революцией (ditya, smelo idi za revolyutsiyey) meaning "child, follow the Revolution boldly".
Disney f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Disney.
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Dita f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ditë "day".
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Dita f Dutch, German, Latvian
Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
Ditas f Filipino, Spanish
Short form of Merceditas.
Ditebogo f Tswana
Means "gratitudes" in Setswana.
Dithapelo m & f Tswana
Means "prayers" in Setswana.
Ditiro m & f Shona
Meaning "acts" or "actions". Deriving from the verb kuita.
Ditka f Kashubian, Slovene
Kashubian short form of Editka and Slovene diminutive of Dita.
Ditmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Ditmir.
Ditorusin f & m Ijaw
Means "leave it for God" in Ijaw.
Ditshwanelo m & f Tswana
Means "rights" in Setswana.
Ditsuhi f Armenian (Modern)
Means "goddess" in Armenian.
Ditta f Italian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Editta as well as a Hungarian short form of Edit and Judit, used as a given name in its own right.
Ditte f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.
Ditti f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ditta and Ditte.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Dituri f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dituri "knowledge, wisdom".
Diturie f Albanian
Variant of Dituri.
Dituška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Edita.
Diunisa f Corsican
Corsican form of Dionisia.
Diuša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Diana. Also compare Diuška.
Diuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Diana. Also compare Diuša.
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”).
Divanya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit दिव्य (divyá) meaning "divine, heavenly" (see Divya).
Divara f Medieval Dutch (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dietwara (possibly via its variant Thiwara), which is a younger and strictly feminine form of the unisex name Theodoar. Also compare Divera, which is very closely related.... [more]
Đive f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Divera f West Frisian (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the unisex name Dieuwer. This particular latinization is solely intended for women; the masculine equivalent is Diverus and its variant spellings.... [more]
Diviana f Italian
An ancient form of Diana.
Dividina f English (Rare)
A possible elaboration of Divina.
Divine f & m English, Filipino
This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").
Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’
Divita f American
Variant of Davida.
Divitia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin divitia meaning "riches", "wealth".
Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
Divota f Corsican
Corsican form of Devota. Saint Devota (Santa Divota in Corsican) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco.
Divyani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - Divine, celestial, heavenly, magical, agreeable ... [more]
Divyavāṇi f Telugu
Means "divine speech" in Telugu.
Diwa f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "spirit, soul, essence" in Tagalog.
Dîwan f Kurdish
Means "collection of poems" in Kurdish.
Diwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Dixee f & m English
Variant of Dixie.
Dixi f English (American)
Variant of Dixie or Dyxie
Dixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Diya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.
Diyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Diana.
Diyana f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Diana.
Diyana f Avestan
Giver of gifts. Charity. Generous. Benevolent.
Diyanah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ديانة (diyanah) meaning "religion, creed".
Diyara f Kazakh
Feminine form of Diyar.
Diyarî f Kurdish
Means "gift" in Kurdish.
Diyinrin f Ijaw
Means "live life carefully" in Ijaw.
Diyora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyara, which is the feminine form of Diyar.
Diyosa f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "goddess" in Tagalog.
Diyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
Dizière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Dizier found up until the 1700s.
Djameela f Arabic
Variant of Djamila.
Djamileh f Persian, Theatre
Possibly a Persian form of Jamila.
Djanete f Walloon
Walloon form of Jeannette.
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.
Djedjetamen f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(she) whom Amon gives" in Egyptian.
Djedru f Walloon
Walloon variant of Gertrude.
Djefatnebti f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(my) food are the Two Ladies" in Egyptian.
Djelike f Walloon
Walloon form of Angélique.
Djeliza f Albanian
Variant of Diellza.
Djenaba f Western African
Western African name derived from Arabic Zeynab (see also Zeinabou).
Djene f Walloon
Walloon form of Jeanne.
Djénéba f Western African
A variant form of Zeinebou (chiefly Malian).
Djenete f Walloon
Diminutive of Djene.
Djenna f Dutch
Variant of Jenna.
Djenvire f Walloon
Walloon form of Geneviève.
Djeseretnebti f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly means "the noble one who lives for the two ladies", deriving from the Ancient Egyptian element nb ("lady"). Djeseretnebti was possibly the wife of King Sekhemket, although her existence is contested, as she is known primarily from clay seals and ivory cloth labels.
Djetrou f Walloon
Walloon form of Gertrude.
Djihene f Walloon
Walloon form of Jeanne.
Djoeke f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch form of Dieuwke, completely phonetical in its spelling. This "dutchized" form of a Frisian name has also been adopted by the Frisians themselves, though it is nowhere as popular in Friesland as the original form (Dieuwke).
Djoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Possibly a cognate of Gaya. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Spanish word joya, meaning "jewel".
Djôzefe f Walloon
Feminine form of Djôzef.
Djozefine f Walloon
Walloon form of Joséphine.
Djulene f Walloon
Walloon form of Julienne.
Djuna f American
Variant of Juna.
Dkarchung m & f Tibetan
Means "little white one" in Tibetian.
Dlawb f Hmong
Variant of Dawb.
Dlshad m & f Kurdish
it's a Kurdish name, mainly use as given name for male, the name includes two fraces, the first is /DL/ or /dil/ which means 'heart', and the second part is an adjective 'shad' meaning 'happy', both together means 'happy heart'.... [more]
Długomiła f Polish
Feminine form of Długomił.
Długosława f Polish
Feminine form of Długosław.
Dlyla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a spelling variation of Delilah.
Dmitria f Russian
russian from dmitri
Dmitriya f & m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Demetria, making it the feminine form of Dmitriy, as well as a diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dmut-hiia f Mandaean
Means "image of life", from the Mandaic ࡃࡌࡅࡕࡀ (dmuta) meaning "image, mirror image", in Mandaeism this also refers to a concept of a heavenly counterpart of an earthly entity, and ࡄࡉࡉࡀ (hayyi, hiia) meaning "life".
D'Nae f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denae, or a combination of the phonetic elements da and nay (perhaps modelled on Renee, Janae, etc).
Dоnmuşay f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish dоnmuş meaning "frozen" and ay meaning "moon".
Độ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 度 (độ) meaning "size, extent, limit".
Doa'a f Arabic
Variant transcription of Dua.
Doaa f Arabic
Variant of Dua.
Đoàn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 摶 (đoàn) meaning "knead, model, spiral, circle".
Đoan f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 端 (đoan) meaning "end, tip, beginning, start".
Doãn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 允 (doãn) meaning "allow, consent" or 尹 (doãn) meaning "govern, oversee".
Doane m & f American (Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Doane.
Doanh-doanh f Vietnamese
Meaning "Joint Venture" in Vietnaemese.
Doba f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Probably a Yiddish short form of Dvorah influenced by Slavic dobro, "good".... [more]
Doba f Navajo
There was no war
Dobe f Yiddish
Derived from Slovak-Yiddish dobre "good".
Dobie m & f English
From the English word dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).
Dobilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dobilas.
Dobra f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
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.
Dobrilka f Vlach
Vlach diminutive of Dobrila.
Dobrina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrin.
Dobrinka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Dobrina.
Dobrislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dobrislav.
Dobrochna f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a medieval Polish diminutive of Dobrosława, the name was later used as a given name in its own right.
Dobrodeia f Medieval Ukrainian, History
Dobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
Dobromira f Bulgarian, Polish
Feminine form of Dobromir.
Dobroniega f Medieval Polish, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and niega "delight". This name was borne by Dobroniega Ludgarda of Poland and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.
Dobrowieść f Polish
Old polish name, consisting two parts: dobro- meaning "good" and -wieść meaning "to lead" or "to know". Name could mean "The one who is in favour of good news" or "The one who live a good life".
Dobrowoja f Polish
Feminine form of Dobrowoj.
Dobrożyźń f Medieval Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and żyźń "fecundity, prolificacy".
Dobruša f Slovak
Diminutive of Dobroslava, not used as a given name in its own right.
Dobruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Dobroslava.
Dobryana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Добриана (see Dobriana).
Dobysława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Dobiesława and Dobroslava.
Doça f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic), Provençal
Medieval Gascon and Provençal cognate of Dolça.
Doce f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician doce "sweet" and thus a cognate of Dulce.
Docelina f Medieval Occitan
Diminutive of Doça and cognate of Douceline.
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]
Dochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Dorota.
Docie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Eudocia or Theodocia or a short form of Eudocie... [more]
Doda f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Dodo.
Dodam m & f Korean
Possibly meaning "firm and ripe" or "growing well".
Dodi f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it's a variant of Dodie. ... [more]
Dodo f English
Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.
Dodo f & m Georgian
This is a unisex name, which is much more often used on women than on men. The etymology is different for each gender.... [more]
Dodone f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dodone was said to be one of the Oceanid nymphs (the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys), after whom the ancient city of Dodona was named. The 6th century AD grammarian Stephanus of Byzantium (s.v. Δωδὠνη), writes that according to Thrasyboulos (FHG II 464, a), as reported by Epaphroditus (fr... [more]
Dodoshka f Georgian
Diminutive of Dodo.
Dods f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Doduna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dodo.
Dody f English (American)
Diminutive of Dolores. Could also probably be a variant of Dodie.
Doeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 彦(eon) meaning "Noble, Great, Talented"
Doğa f & m Turkish
Means "nature" in Turkish.
Dogartze f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Deogracias.
Dögg f Icelandic
From Old Norse dǫgg "dew".
Døgg f Faroese
Faroese form of Dögg.
Dögun f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic dögun "dawn".
Doha f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of Duha.
Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn
Do-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Đoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djoja.
Doja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 桃 (do) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Dokiya f Ukrainian
Short form of Yevdokiya. Dokiya Humenna (1904-1996) was an Ukrainian writer.
Dokkaeo f Thai
From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
Dokmai f Thai
Means "flower, blossom" in Thai.
Dola f & m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit dola "swinging, oscillating".
Dolaana f Tuvan
Derived from Mongolian дулаан (dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dolapo m & f Yoruba
Means "Double" in Yoruba
Dolce f Judeo-Italian
Derived from Italian dolce "sweet" (compare Dulcie).
Dolceamori f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Means "sweetheart" in Judeo-Spanish.
Dolcelina f Italian
Italian form of Douceline via its latinized form Dulcelina.
Dolcie f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Dulcie. Popular in the UK.
Dolcina f Italian
Italian form of Dulcina.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Doleswif f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly meant "the wife of Dol(a)", from the genitive of Dol(a) (an Old English masculine name or byname, itself perhaps derived from Old English dol "foolish, erring") combined with Old English wif "woman, wife".
Dolev m & f Hebrew
Means "plane tree" in Hebrew.
Dolfa f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adolfa.
Dolfene f Walloon
Walloon form of Adolphine.
Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]
Dolfina f Galician (Rare)
Galician short form of Adolfina.
Dolfine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Adolfine.
Dólfka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dolfa.
Dolgion m & f Mongolian
Means "wave" in Mongolian.
Dolguuna f Yakut
From долгун (dolgun) meaning "wave".
Doli f Croatian
Croatian form of Dolly.
Doli f Navajo
Derived from the Navajo word dóliiłchíí meaning "bluebird".
Doli m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolev.
Dolina f Scottish
Contracted form of Donaldina as well as a Latinate formation based on Gaelic Dolag, itself a feminine diminutive of Donald.
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Dollar f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word for the US currency.... [more]
Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dolli f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Dolly.
Dollye f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "mother of liberation" or "goddess of liberation", from Tibetan སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "liberate, free, release" and མ (ma) meaning "mother, goddess" (metaphorically referring to enlightenment)... [more]
Dolo f Catalan
Diminutive of Dolors.
Dolola f English (American)
Variant of Dolores, influenced by its nickname Lola
Dolon m & f Bengali
The name Dolon is used in various places on this planet, I have seen the greek meaning of this name. But in the whole world, this meaning is not valid for this name. Especially in India and in Indian-Subcontinent the name Dolon has a tradition and tribute... [more]
Dolorata f Italian
Truncated form of Addolorata.
Doloresa f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Dolores.
Doloresse f French (African)
Gallicized form of Dolores.
Dolóresz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dolores.
Doloreta f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Italian Addolorata via the variant Doloretta (see also Dolorata).
Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.
Dolorez f & m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant and masculine form of Doloreza.
Doloreza f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Dolores.
Doloricas f Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Dores and Dolores.
Dolorosa f Spanish
Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.
Dolóroza f Hungarian
Hungarian variant form of Dolores.
Dolssa f Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Doulce (compare Dolça).
Doltza f Medieval Basque, Medieval Jewish
Medieval Basque form of Dulce and medieval Jewish variant of Toltsa and Toltse... [more]
Dolunay m & f Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Dolwethil f Literature
Means "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.