DrengmDanish (Archaic), Literature Derived from the Old Norse name Drængr meaning "young man, lad" or "bold man". It coincides with the modern Danish word dreng meaning "boy"... [more]
Dresdenf & mEnglish, Popular Culture From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
DreyzefYiddish Yiddish feminine name, probably derived from the German name Theresia. Alternatively it may be a Yiddish form of Slavic Derozha, Drozha.
DrilegofMedieval Breton Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of -lou, -leu "light"".
DrilonmAlbanian Derived from Drilon (Δρίλων), the Ancient Greek name of the river Drin.
DrinmAlbanian Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [more]
DrinafSerbian (Rare) The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
DrisanafEnglish (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?) Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
DrǫfnfNorse Mythology Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Drǫfn was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Bára, also meaning "wave, billow".
DrogomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish drogi "precious, dear", which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear". The second element is derived from mil "gracious, dear".
DrogomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish drogi "precious, dear", which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
DrogoradzmMedieval Polish Derived from the Slavic name elements drogo "dear; precious" and radz "to advise" and, in an older meaning, "to take care of someone or something".
DromiomTheatre This name belongs to two characters in William Shakespeare's play 'The Comedy of Errors' (1592): twin brothers Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. It is possibly derived from Greek δρόμος (dromos) "a course, running, race", or a related word.
DronmafTibetan Means "light, lamp", also an honorific title.
DroplaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".
DrosisfHistory (Ecclesiastical) Variant of Drusa via the form Drosa. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions St. Drosis was the daughter of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD)... [more]
DrosmafLatvian Derived from Latvian drosme "courage, bravery".
DrosselmPopular Culture German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
DrostanmPictish Diminutive of Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.
DróttfIcelandic (Rare), Old Norse Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
DrovermEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.
DruannfAmerican (Rare) Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
DruantiafPopular Culture, Celtic Mythology Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]
DrudomMedieval Italian Derived from Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" as well as a diminutive of various names beginning with this element.
DrudwenfWelsh (Modern) Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".
DruellafEnglish, Literature Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
DruonmPicard Derived from Gaulish druto "strong, vigorous".
DrurymEnglish Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
DrustanusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of Drustan. It appears in a 6th-century tombstone inscription (“Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus”) and many scholars have thought to identify Drustanus with the Tristan of Celtic legend... [more]
DrusticcfPictish 6th century Pictish princess. Feminine variant of the name Drust. Older form or variant of the name Trista
DrutalosmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *deruos / derua "oak tree" and talu- "forehead; front; surface".
DruvismLatvian Derived from Latvian druva "cornfield".
DruwardmAnglo-Norman Possibly from Old French Droart, Drouart which is probably from the hypothetical Germanic name *Droghard, itself composed of the element drog of uncertain meaning (see Drogo) combined with hard "hard, firm, brave, strong".
DryhthelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.
DryhtnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and noð "boldness, daring".
DryhtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
DryopefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ (ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ (ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.
DryopsmGreek Mythology This name is either derived from Greek δρύοψ (dryops) meaning "woodpecker", or it is a masculine form of Dryope. This name was borne by two characters in Greek mythology: one was king Dryops of Oeta, the other was a son of king Priam of Troy.
DržimirmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
DržislavmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
DuamutefmEgyptian Mythology Means "who adores his mother". He is one of the four sons of Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar which held the stomach of the deceased.
Duangchaif & mThai Means "heart, mind" or "sweetheart, beloved, darling" in Thai.
Duangchanf & mThai, Lao Means "moon" in Thai, also used as a Lao alternate transcription of Douangchanh. It is only used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangchitf & mThai, Lao (Rare) Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
DuberleymSpanish (Latin American) Alteration of Duberney, using the -ley suffix. This name is mainly used in Colombia (variants without the final e are mainly used in Peru).
DubhefAstronomy Derived from Arabic دُبّ (dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر (ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
DubheasafMedieval Irish Meaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word dubh meaning dark or black and eas meaning waterfall.
Dubh EssafMedieval Irish Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).
DubimHebrew Means "teddy bear" in Hebrew. It's typically used as a diminutive form of Dov.
Dublinf & mEnglish (Modern) From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
DubnogenosmOld Celtic From the Celtic roots dubnos meaning "world" and genos meaning "born" or "family"
DubrafGalician Transferred use of the name of the river Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, whose name is speculated to be derived from Celtic dubra, the plural of dubron "water".
DuchomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish duch "spirit, ghost, soul", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic duxъ "spirit". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".
DuchosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish duch "spirit, ghost, soul", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic duxъ "spirit". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
DudanafGeorgian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
DudarmOssetian Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, this name is of Turkic origin and means "tousled, disheveled, ruffled" and "curly".... [more]
DudimirmCroatian (Archaic) The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
DudukhanafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
DuenafJewish, Judeo-Spanish Means "lady, mistress" in Judeo-Spanish, ultimately from Latin domina "mistress".
DuenerthmMedieval Breton Means "God's strength", derived from Old Breton due meaning "God" combined with Old Breton nerth meaning "strength, power".
DuessafLiterature This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]