Submitted Names Starting with D

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Dhruv m Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Modern form of Dhruva.
Dhruva m Hinduism, Astronomy
Means "fixed, immovable, firm, stable" in Sanskrit, also referring to the pole star in astronomy (known as Polaris in English). In Hindu mythology this is the name of a devotee of Vishnu who later became the pole star.
Dhu al-Kifl m Arabic
Means "possessor of the fold" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with كفل (kafil) meaning "fold, double, duplicate". This is the name of an Islamic prophet commonly identified with Ezekiel.
Dhu al-Qarnayn m Arabic
Means "possessor of the two horns" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with قرنين (qarnayn) meaning "(two) horns". This is the name of a mythological king mentioned in the Qur'an who has been likened to Alexander the Great and other historical rulers.
Dhurata f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dhuratë "gift, present".
Dhurba m Nepali
Means "sacred grass" in Nepali.
Dhurim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dhurim "offering, donation".
Dhvani f Hindi
Meaning-sound in hindi
Dhvh m Ancient Aramaic (Rare)
"explicit name of a deity"
Dhwani f Indian
Means "sound" or "echo" in Sanskrit.
Dhwrwm m Bodo
Meaning "Religion".
Día f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dia.
Dia f Greek Mythology
Means "heavenly, divine" in Greek. The name of multiple characters in Greek Mythology.
Dia f African, Mbama
Means "love" in Lembaama.
Dia f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντία (see Ntia).
Diablo m Popular Culture
Means "devil" in Spanish. Diablo Cody is the pen name of American writer Brook Busey (1978-).
Diabolique f & m English (American, Rare), Obscure
Means "diabolic" in French, from the title of a 1996 movie. This was given to 8 girls and 7 boys born in the United States in 1996, and to 6 girls born in the U.S. in 1997.
Diademia f American (Archaic)
Possibly an altered form of Deidamia influenced by the English word diadem, used in America in the 19th century.
Diadoch m Polish
Polish form of Diadochos via Diadochus.
Diadochos m Ancient Greek
Means "successor" in Greek. This was borne by a 5th-century Byzantine saint.
Diadoco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Diadochos via Diadochus
Diadoru m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Theodore.
Diadumeniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diadumenian.
Diagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek διά (dia) "across, through", but Greek Διος (Dios) "of Zeus" is also a possibility... [more]
Diah f Javanese, Sundanese
Variant of Dyah.
Diah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dia.
Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.
Dialika f Western African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.
Diamando f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Διαμάντω (see Diamanto).
Diamant m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diamant "diamond".
Diamante f Italian, Judeo-Italian
Directly from the Italian word diamante meaning "diamond".
Diambu m Central African
Means "quiet warrior".
Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.
Diamondra f Malagasy
Means "diamond" in Malagasy.
Diamoni f African American
Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]
Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.
Dian f English
Variant of Diane.
Díana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Diana.
Dianaimh f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".
Dianalee f Popular Culture
Combination of Diana and Lee.
Dianca f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Diana and Bianca.
Dian Cécht m Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish dían meaning "swift" and cécht meaning "power". Name borne by one of the Tuatha Dé Dannan, who was the grandfather of the god Lugh.
Dianedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Diana.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.
Diani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane or a variant of Diany.
Diania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Diana
Dianica f German (Rare)
Form Latin dianicus "Dianic, belonging to Diana".
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Dianka f Czech, Kashubian
Diminutive of Diana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Díanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Dianna.
Dianoia f Ancient Greek
From Greek διάνοια (dianoia) meaning "thought, intellect".
Dianora f Italian, Literature, Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. It could be a Medieval Italian variant of Diana influenced by Teodora or Eleonora... [more]
Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος (Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [more]
Dianthus m & f Obscure
The name of a flowering plant.
Dianus m Roman Mythology
Masculine form of Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for Ianus (see Janus).
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Diao-chan f Chinese
one of the four chinese beauties.the moon have to hide it faces because shame of her beauty.
Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]
Diaraye f Western African
Western African form of Zahra.
Diarmid m Scottish
Semi-Anglicized form of Diarmad.
Diarra m African
sawhili
Dias m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow".
Diasami m Georgian
Possibly from Abkhaz дәаӡа (dwaʒa) meaning virgin soil.
Diasynou f Greek (Rare)
Probably a Greek dialectal variant of Dionysia.
Diavolana m & f Malagasy
Means "moonlight" in Malagasy.
Diaya f Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano diaya meaning "gift, gift giving, offering".
Diaz m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.
Dib m & f Hmong
A Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.
Diba f Persian, Indian, Arabic
Means "brocade (rich colourful silk)" in Persian.
Diba f Luba
Means "sun" in Tshiluba language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dibe f Navajo
Lamb "dibé"
Diblaim f Biblical
Means "cakes of pressed figs". In the bible, this was the mother of the prophet Hosea's wife, Gomer.
Dibran m Albanian (Rare)
Means "Inhabitant of Diber,Albania".
Dibri m Biblical Hebrew
Dibri of the house of Dan was the father of Shelomith, according to Leviticus 24:11. Shelomith's son was stoned to death by the people of Israel for blasphemy following Moses' issue of a ruling on the penalty to be applied for blasphemy.
Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.
Dibyo m Javanese
Derived from Javanese dibya meaning "excellent, splendid, divine", ultimately from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).
Dica f English (Rare)
Variant of Dice.
Dicaearchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dikaiarchos. A notable bearer of this name was the philosopher Dicaearchus of Messana (3rd century BC), who had been a student of Aristotle.
Dicaeopolis m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dikaiopolis. This was the name of the male protagonist of Aristophanes' play The Acharnians, which was produced in 425 BC.
Dice m English
From the English word "dice", the plural of die, referring to "a polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance, typically in gambling".
Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.
Dicentra f English (Rare)
A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.
Dicey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dicie. This name was borne by Laodicea "Dicey" Langston (1766-1837), a South Carolina woman who acted as a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution... [more]
Dichan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Dicie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of names such as Diana, Eurydice, Ludicia and Theodosia... [more]
Dicken m English
Variant of Dickon.
Dickerson m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English patronymic surname Dickerson.... [more]
Dicki m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Dickie m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Dickinson m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dickinson.
Dicksie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dixie, influenced by Dick 1.
Dickson m English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Dickson.
Dicky m English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Richard or William.
Dicle f Turkish
Turkish name for the Tigris River.
Dico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eurico and Frederico.
Dicte f Danish
Shortened form of Benedicte.
Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δίκτυννα (Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα (diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [more]
Dictys m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Δίκτυς (Diktys) meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον (diktyon) "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".
Dicuil m Medieval Irish (Anglicized, ?)
Variant of Dícuill via its Latinized form Dicuilus. This was the name of an Irish monk and geographer who lived in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Dicuilus m Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dícuill. This was the name of an Irish monk and geographer who lived in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Dida f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of Didina.
Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Didachos m Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Didacus.
Didaco m Italian
Italian form of Didacus.
Dīdag m Balochi
Means "pupil of the eye" in Balochi.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Didang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cándida.
Dîdar f Kurdish
Means "visit" in Kurdish.
Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]
Didara f Kazakh
Strictly feminine form of Didar.
Didde f Danish
Variant of Ditte.
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Dide f Turkish
Originating from Ancient Persian, the Turkish name Dide can be defined as "gözbebeği" or "göz" in modern-day Turkish. ... [more]
Dideoluwakusidede f Yoruba
Means "the coming of the lord is at hand" in Yoruba.
Didéric m French (Archaic)
French form of Diederik (also compare Diderich and Diderik)... [more]
Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.
Diderick m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik.
Didericus m Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Diederik. This name was often used in Belgium and The Netherlands in especially the 18th and 19th centuries.
Diderik m Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik as well as a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish variant of Didrik.
Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]
Didérique f French
Feminine form of Didéric.
Didi f & m Dutch
Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
Didi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names that contains the letter D, such as Adi 1, Jedidiah, Yedidia or David... [more]
Didi m & f Various (Modern)
Nickname to any name that beggings or ends with D like David, Didier, Diane / Diana, Daniel / Danielle, Adi / Jedidiah, etc…
Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.
Didik m Javanese
Means "knowledgeable, educated" in Indonesian.
Didim m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Didymus.
Didimalang f Tswana
Means "be quiet" in Setswana.
Didime m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Didymus. This is an older form; the modern form is Didim.
Didimo m Italian
Italian form of Didymus.
Didina f Romanian
Possibly originally a contracted form of Alexandrina.
Didine f French
French pet form of Léopoldine.
Didiza f Zulu
Means "flutter" in Zulu.
Didone f Italian
Italian form of Dido.
Didor m Tajik
Tajik form of Didar.
Didora f Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Didara.
Didra f Hungarian
Cogane of Deirdre, meaning "daughter".
Didrik m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Dietrich as well as a rare Dutch shortened form of Diederik.... [more]
Didrika f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Didrik and rare Dutch variant of Diederika.
Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]
Didymeia f Greek
Possibly a feminine form of Didymos, or a variant of Didyme.
Didymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δίδυμος (didymos) meaning "twin, double."
Didymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Didymos. Didymus the Blind was an ecclesiastical writer from the 4th century AD.
Die f Chinese
Means "butterfly" in Mandarin.
Diébédo m Western African
The given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.
Diecu m Sardinian
Nuorese and Gallurese form of Diego.
Diedeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Diede and Diederika... [more]
Diederic m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Diederik.
Diederika f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Diederik.
Diedérique f Dutch
Variant spelling of Didérique which is chiefly found in The Netherlands, where it is a nearly unique name (since 1880 it has had less than 50 bearers).
Diedrick m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederick.
Diedrik m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederik.
Diegu m Corsican (Rare), Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Diego.
Diègue m French (Archaic)
French form of Diego, used alongside the equally archaic Didace.
Dieguito m Spanish
Diminutive of Diego.
Diejo m Spanish
Diminutive of Santiago.
Dieke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Feminine form of Diede, as well as a pet form of Hendrika.
Diekololaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "god's blessing is not small" in Yoruba.
Diekololaoluwalayemi f Yoruba
Means "the wealth of god in my life cannot be measured" in Yoruba.
Diel f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Odilia.
Diell m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun".
Diella f Albanian
Feminine form of Diell.
Diellza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dielo f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [more]
Diễm f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 艷 (diễm) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 琰 (diễm) meaning "jewel, gem".
Diem m Medieval German
Diminutive of Dietmar.
Diem f English
Transferred use of the surname Diem. Possibly used in reference "carpe diem" would thus be "pluck the day (as it is ripe)"—i.e., enjoy the moment.
Điền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 沺 (điền) meaning "wide and boundless water, turbulent water".
Dienegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
A pietist coinage with the literal meaning "serve god".
Dienes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.
Điệp f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蝶 (điệp) meaning "butterfly".
Diera m & f Malagasy
Means "deer" in Malagasy.
Dierck m Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Dirk.
Dierdre f English
Variant of Deirdre.
Diéric m French (Archaic)
Shorter form of Didéric, thus making it a more archaic form of Thierry. Compare also Déric.
Dierks m English
Transferred use of the surname Dierks.
Dierry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Thierry.
Diéry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Diéric.
Diesel m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Modern given name, sometimes transferred use of the surname Diesel.
Diespiter m Roman Mythology
Variant of Jupiter, also known as Jove, a god who brings the birthing baby toward the daylight.
Dietbald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebald.
Dietbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebert.
Dietburg f German
German form of Theudeburg.
Diete f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. Also compare Ditte.
Dietgard f German
German form of Theudegard.
Dietger m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed of the name elements diota (from earlier þeudō) "people" and ger "javelin, spear".
Dietgrim m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and grima meaning "mask, helmet".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and gulf of unknown meaning.
Dietgund f German
German form of Theudegund.
Diethild f German
German form of Theudehild.
Diethold m German
Variation of Dietwald.
Dietholf m German
Variation of Dietwolf or Dietlof.
Dietje f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
Dietke f German
Short version of names with Diet- or diminutive of Dieta.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietleib m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]
Dietlieb m Germanic, Germanic Mythology
In the "King Laurin Legend" Dietlieb is Similde's brother, Dietrich von Bern's friend and one of the knights to fight the dwarf king.... [more]
Dietman m Germanic
A younger form of Theudeman. This name is quite rare nowadays and it is far more often found as a surname than as a first name.
Dietmund m German
German form of Theudemund.
Dietmut f & m German
The name is made of the name elements diot meaning "people" and muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Dietolf m German
German form of Theudolf.
Dietrad m German
German form of Theuderad.
Dietram m German
German form of Theuderam.
Dietrolf m German (Rare)
A new coinage created from the German name element diota (see þeudō) "people" and the given name Rolf.... [more]
Dietta f Medieval German, English
Medieval German variant of Theuda.
Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.
Dietwig m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and wig meaning "battle"
Dietwin m German
German form of Theudewin.
Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.
Dieubon m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" and bon "good" with the intended meaning of "God is good".