This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is D.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Donn m Irish, Old IrishDerived from Old Irish
donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from
donn "chief, prince, noble".
Dontavius m African American (Modern)A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example,
Dante and
Octavius) into one name.
Donyarth m Medieval Cornish, HistoryDonyarth (died 875) was the last recorded king of Cornwall. He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons. According to the
Annales Cambriae, he drowned in 875. His death may have been an accident, but it was recorded in Ireland as a punishment for collaboration with the Vikings, who were harrying the West Saxons and briefly occupied Exeter in 876.
Doogie m EnglishDiminutive of
Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Doolish m ManxManx form of
Dùbhghlas. This is also the name of the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man.
Doon f & m English, LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [
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Doori m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."... [
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Doorke f & m LimburgishLimburgish diminutive form of
Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
Doppo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 独 (dop) meaning "Germany" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Dorado m AstronomyFrom Spanish
dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.
Dorak m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali, TeluguHindi, Sanskrit: डोरक... [
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Dorcha f & m IrishMeans "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (
dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (
dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to
Feardorcha.
Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see
Dor) and אָב (
ab) meaning "father".
Doriel m & f Hebrew, LiteraturePossibly 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"... [
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Dori-mu m & f JapaneseFrom 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... [
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Dorixenos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is a little bit uncertain. The Greek noun δῶρον
(doron) meaning "gift" is the most obvious candidate, but it is also possible that the first element is connected to the Greek tribe of the Dorians in some way, such as via the Greek adjective Δωρικός
(Dorikos) meaning "Dorian, Doric" (also compare
Doris)... [
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Dorj m MongolianMeans "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje).
Dorje m & f TibetanAlternate transcription of
Dorji. This is the Tibetan name for the vajra, a Buddhist ritual weapon.
Dorjsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Dorrigo m LiteratureThe name of a town in New South Wales whose name was originally Don Dorrigo, from either the Gumbaynggirr word
Dunn Dorriga, meaning "tallowwood tree", or from
dundorrigo, meaning "stringybark tree"... [
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Dorus m Dutch, LimburgishDutch and Limburgish short form of
Theodorus. A bearer of this name was Dorus Rijkers (1847-1928), a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and folk hero.
Dorymenes m Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek
δόρυ (
dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with
μενος (
menos) "power, strength, spirit".
Dorzho m BuryatMeans "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Dos m KazakhMeans "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.
Dosmuhammed m KazakhCombination of the Kazakh word
dos, meaning "friend" (ultimately derived from Persian
dost) and the Islamic name
Muhammed.
Dosso m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Doszhan m KazakhDerived from Kazakh дос
(dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Douangchay m & f LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ
(chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Doubra m & f IjawMeans "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Doucelin m Medieval FrenchThe first element of this name is derived from Old French
dous meaning "sweet, soft", which is ultimately derived from Latin
dulcis meaning "sweet". The second element consists of the French diminutive suffix
-lin... [
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Doukas m Greek (Rare)From the name of a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. The name is derived from the Latin title
dux, meaning "leader".
Doumu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Do-un m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".
Douri m JapaneseFrom Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [
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Douris m Ancient GreekProbably derived from δουρός
(douros), which is the Epic Greek genitive singular of the Greek noun δόρυ
(dory) meaning "wood, tree, stem" as well as "spear, lance, pole". Also compare the Epic Greek adjective δούρειος
(doureios) meaning "wooden".
Dovahkiin m Popular CultureMeans "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [
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Dovaidas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb
vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb
vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [
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Dovainas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Dovaldas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Baltic
vald meaning "rule" (see
Visvaldas).
Dovber m JewishCombination of Hebrew Dov and Yiddish Ber, both meaning "bear"
Dover m Hebrew, YiddishCombination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).
Dovev m HebrewMeans "to draw out, cause to speak", though "whisper" is the more commonly accepted meaning.
Doviltas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Lithuanian
viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare
Dovilas.
Döwletgeldi m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and
geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Döwletjan m TurkmenFrom Persian دولت
(dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen
döwlet) combined with Persian جان
(jan) meaning "life, soul"... [
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Döwran m TurkmenTurkmen form of
Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).
Do-yeong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 道 "path, road, street; method, way" and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever".
Draca m Anglo-SaxonOld English byname (and, less frequently, given name) meaning "snake" or "dragon", derived from Latin
draco "snake, monster" (see
Draco), applied to someone with a fierce or fiery temperament.
Drachma m Popular CultureA major character in Skies of Arcadia, and is heavily based off of the character Captain
Ahab from the book Moby Dick.
Dragomil m SloveneDerived from the Slavic element
dragu "dear, precious" combined with
miru "peace" or "world".
Dragon m EnglishAncient Greek
δράκων, Latin
draco "dragon; snake".
Dragun m SerbianSerbian name for the date-plum tree (Diospyros lotus).
Drakul m Popular Culture (Modern)Variant of
Dracula. From the epithet of Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad the Impaler, which meant either "dragon" (alluding to his membership in the noble Order of the Dragon) or "the devil" from Romanian
drac "devil".
Drakula m LiteratureForm of
Dracula used in Azerbaijan, Basque Country, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Drangue m Albanian MythologyDrangue is a semi-human winged divine figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with weather and storms.
Dranlyug m Sanskrit, Marathihindu male first name. (dhran) means "retention", "sustainer". (yug) means "era". can be described as 'incarnation' {अवतार} "sustainer of the era". {विष्णु} reminding.
Drasco m PolabianDrasco (fl. 795 – 810) was the Prince (knyaz) of the Obotrite confederation from 795 until his death in 810.
Drąsius m LithuanianDerived from either the Lithuanian noun
drąsa meaning "courage, bravery" or the Lithuanian adjective
drąsus meaning "brave, courageous, bold".
Dree f & m English, AmericanDree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)
Drella m & f Popular CultureA nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Drender m Filipinothe name originated in Philippines which is a given name to a boy. ... [
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Dresden f & m English, Popular CultureFrom the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian
Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".