DurongritmThai From Thai ดุรงค์ (durong) meaning "horse" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".
DurpaşafOttoman Turkish From Arabic durr meaning "pearls" combined with Turkish paşa "pasha".
DurrfMedieval Arabic (Moorish) Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
DurzamLiterature Used by author Christopher Paolini (1983-) as the name of an antagonist in his Inheritance trilogy. The character Durza is a Shade, i.e., a sorcerer possessed by demonic spirits; born Carsaib, he was transformed into a Shade when he summoned spirits too powerful to control, which then took possession of his mind and body... [more]
DustfEnglish (Puritan) Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]
DutbertafMedieval French The first element of of this name is uncertain origin. It may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement" together with Old High German beraht and Old Saxon berht from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz meaning "bright".... [more]
DuvafMedieval English From *Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
DuysenmKazakh Derived from Kazakh дүйсенбі (düysenbi) meaning "Monday", ultimately from Persian دوشنبه (doshanbeh), traditionally given to boys born on a Monday.
DüzdidilfOttoman Turkish Means "thief of hearts", from Persian دزد (dozd) meaning "thief" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".
DvalarrmNorse Mythology Variant of Dvalinn. This is the name of a stag in Norse mythology, probably identical to Dvalinn.
DvalinnmNorse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation". ... [more]
DvergrmOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse dvergr meaning "dwarf".
DvēsmafMedieval Baltic Possibly derived from Latvian dvesma "scent; fragrance; flavor".
DvirmHebrew The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
DwalinmLiterature, Germanic Mythology The name of a dwarf character in 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien took the name from the catalogue of dwarves (dvergatal) in the 'Poetic Edda'. The name means something like "sleeping" (from Old Norse dvalen "to sleep").
DwynwenfWelsh, Medieval Welsh Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]
DyanifAmerican (Modern) Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.
DyddgufMedieval Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements dydd "day" and cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde Morfudd.
DyfrimWelsh Transferred use of the name of a river in Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh dwfr "water".
DyfrigmWelsh Welsh form of Dubricius, derived from Celtic *dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh dŵr "water") and *r-g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [more]
DynamenefGreek Mythology, Theatre Means "she who can" or "the capable one" from Greek δυναμένη (dynamenê), a participle of the verb δύναμαι (dynamai) "to be able, to have power, be strong enough". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids... [more]
DynastyfAfrican American (Modern) Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
DynefObscure Possible variant of Diane or taken directly from the word
DyrmHistory Variant of Dir recorded in the Nikon Chronicle. The name is likely derived from Old Norse dýr "deer, wild animal" or dýrr "dear, precious".
DyrafSwedish (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]
DýrimIcelandic (Rare), Old Norse Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
DyrimfLiterature Dyrim is the fourth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Dyrim is the Speaker, the bell that grants or removes the power of speech to the listener.
DýrmundurmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal, beast" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with mundr "protection".
DyrrhachiusmGreek Mythology A son of Poseidon and Melissa, from whom the town of Dyrrachium derived its name; for formerly it was called Epidamnus, after the father of Melissa. (Paus. vi. 10, in fin.; Steph. Byz. s. v. Durrachion.)
DýrunnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
DýrvérmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements dýr "deer" and vér "fighter".
DysmenzianefHistory, Thracian (Hellenized, ?) Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hellenized form (or corruption) of a Thracian name. This was one of the names attributed to the mother of the Byzantine emperor Phocas, whose family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin.
DysnomiafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.
DyyanafBelarusian Variant of Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).
DyzmamPolish (Rare) Polish form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas). Known bearers of this name include the Polish poet, writer and playwright Dyzma Bończa-Tomaszewski (1749-1825) and the Polish sociologist and politician Dyzma Gałaj (1915-2000).
DzaghlikamGeorgian (Rare), Literature Means "little dog, puppy" in Georgian, derived from the Georgian noun ძაღლი (dzaghli) meaning "dog" combined with the diminutive suffix -კა (-ka). This name was once common in the Georgian highlands, but it is rare there today.... [more]
DzantemirmOssetian Means "iron soul" from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life" combined with Proto-Turkic *temür "iron".
DzaugmOssetian (Rare) Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Dzaug Bugulov, an 18th-century Ossetian figure who founded the city of Vladikavkaz (called Dzaudzhyqau in Ossetian in his honour).
DzelarhonsfNew World Mythology Means "volcano woman" in Haida. This is the name of a mountain spirit who rules the earth's creatures and punishes anyone who abuses them.