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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is American.
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Daire m English
Anglicised form of Dáire.
Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.
Dajohn m English (American)
Combination of the prefix Da and John.
Dajuan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejuan. It can be spelled Dajuan or with a capitalized third letter as DaJuan.
Dajuwan m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Juwan.
Dak m American
Short form of Dakota. A notable bearer is Dallas Cowboy's quarterback Dak Prescott.
Dakhota f & m English
Variant of Dakota.
Dakin m English
Transferred use of the surname Dakin, a pet form of the English surname Day, itself derived from a pet form of David.
Dakoda m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Dakota.
Dakotah m & f English
Variant of Dakota.
Dalgliesh m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dalgliesh.
Dalian m English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might be a masculinization of Dalia 1 or Dahlia, but it could also be a combination of Dale with either Ian or the English suffix -ian, which is ultimately derived from the Latin suffix -ianus.... [more]
Dallon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dallon.
Dally m English (American), Literature, Indonesian
Short form of Dallas. Dallas 'Dally' Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton bears this name.
Daltyn m English
Variant of Dalton.
Dalvin m American
Variant of Delvin.
Damain m English
Probably a variant form of Damian.
D'amante m African American
Combination of the prefix D' and the name Amante.
Damari m African American
Combination of the popular prefix Da- and Amari.
Damarius m & f African American (Modern)
Either a combination of the popular name prefix Da and Marius, or an altered form of Damaris.
Damarus f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Damaris.
Dameon m English
Variant of Damian.
Dameron m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the surname Dameron.
Damond m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Damon.
Damone m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Damon.
Damont m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Mont.
Damontre m African American
Meaning unknown.
Damron m English (American)
Possibly from the surname Damron.
Danali f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Denali.
Dandridge m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.
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]
Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Dannan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dannon.
Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.
Danney m English
Variant of Danny.
Danniel m English
Variant of Daniel.
Dannion m English (American)
Possibly a combination of Danny with a name that ends in -(i)on, such as Damion. Also compare the similar-looking name Dannon.... [more]
Danno m Irish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
Dannon m English (American, Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly a variant of Daniel or Dane, or perhaps a diminutive of either with 'dan' plus the suffix 'non' to give it a Celtic or French sound.... [more]
Dannyel m & f American
Variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Dantel m African American
African American name, influenced by Dante.
Danyaal m English (Rare), Arabic
Rare variant of Daniel and a variant transcription of Danyal
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.
Danyl m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Danyon m English
First known from Olympic gold medallist swimmer Danyon Loader of New Zealand. Now becoming more popular in New Zealand.
Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.
Daque m French (Cajun, Anglicized), American (South)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling and subsequently transferred use of the surname Daqué.
Daralyn f & m English (Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lyn.... [more]
Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]
Darbe f & m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbey m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbi f & m English
Variant of Darby.
Darce m & f English
Diminutive of Darcy.
Darcus m English
Possibly a blend of the names Darius and Marcus. A known bearer of this name is Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, columnist and civil rights campaigner.
Dare f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.
Darkus m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Dorcas.
Darlan m Brazilian, English
Unknown meaning.
Darling f & m English, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Darling, or else derived directly from the word.
Darlington m English
Transferred use of the surname Darlington.
Darlo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Darla.
Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Darol m American (Rare)
Variant of Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Darold m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darrell, Darryl and Darren) with Harold... [more]
Daron m English
Variant of Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Darqueze m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning, possibly influenced by Marquise.
Darquinton m African American
Combination of prefix dar with Quinton.
Darrian m & f English
Variant of Darian.
Darrick m English
Either a variant form of Derrick, or a blend of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darren or Darryl) with Rick.
Darrien m & f English
Variant of Darien.
Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene
Darroll m English
Variant of Darrell.
Darrow m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Darrow.
Darry m English
Diminutive of Darrell or other names beginning with the element Darr.
Darryll m English
Variant of Darrell.
Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.
Darsee m & f English
Variant of Darcy.
Dartanian m English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of D'Artagnan. A known bearer of this name is the American up-and-coming child actor Dartanian Sloan.
Darvin m English
Variant of Darwin.
Darwood m English (American)
Darwood Kaye (born Darwood Kenneth Smith) was an American child actor known for his role of Waldo in the series of short films The Little Rascals (aka Our Gang) between 1937 - 1940. Later in life he became a pastor.
Darwyn m English
Variant of Darwin.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Daryn m & f English
Variant of Darren.
Dasani f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a transferred usage of the surname Dasani as a given name.
DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.
Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashton m American (Modern, Rare)
Combined with Dash and -ton (from names like Kingston).
Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.
Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.
Davaree m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.
Daveed m English
Variant of David.
Daveen f & m American
Possibly a diminutive of Davina or a variant of Davin influenced by Naveen.
Daveian m English (Rare)
Combination of Dave and Ian.
Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.
Davien m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dave with popular suffix -en.
Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]
Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne
Dawsen m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Daxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Daxon Hill is an American swimmer.
Daxx m American (Rare)
Variant of Dax.
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daydryn m American
Daylight
Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.
Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.
Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.
Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.
Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.
Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.
Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.
Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.
Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.
Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.
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]
DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.
Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.
Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.
Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).
Deano m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Most likely a diminutive of Dean (compare Danno), or possibly an anglicized variant of Dino.
Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.
Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.
Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.
Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.
Debrun m Louisiana Creole
Meaning, "of brown."
Dec m English
Short form of Declan.
Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]
DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.
Decater m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably transferred from the surname Decater
December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.
Decker m American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.
Decklen m English
Variant of Declan.
Deco m & f English (American)
Short for "decoration". Comes from a YouTube video by Ben Wheele.
Decorsie m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).
Dedryck m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dedrick (also compare Dédric). A known bearer of this name is Dedryck Boyata (b. 1990), a Belgian professional soccer player of Congolese descent.
Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.
Deejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.
Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.
Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.
Deford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deford. Notable namesake is Tennessee blues musician DeFord Bailey (1899-1982).
Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.
De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.
Dejean m African American (Rare)
Variant of De'jean without the use of the apostrophe.
Dejon m & f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Jon 2 with the popular prefix De-.
DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.
Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."