Submitted Names Starting with D

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Damaride f Italian
Italian form of Damaris.
Damarista f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest"
Damarisz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damaris.
Damarius m & f African American (Modern)
Either a combination of the popular name prefix Da and Marius, or an altered form of Damaris.
Damaruki f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING : a sort of drum... [more]
Damarus f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Damaris.
Damàs m Provençal (Archaic)
Provençal form of Damasos.
Damasas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Damasus.
Damascè m Catalan
Catalan form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.
Damascène m French
French form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.
Damasceno m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.
Damascenus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Damaskenos. Used in honor of Saint John of Damascus.
Damasen m Greek Mythology
Means "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek damazô (or damasô) "to subdue" (compare Damian, Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with Herakles... [more]
Damasenor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δαμασήνωρ (damasenor) meaning "man-slaying", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see Damasos) and the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Damashkawizii f Ojibwe
Means "lady of strength" in Ojibwe.
Damasichthon m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δαμασίχθων (damasichthon) meaning "earth-subduer", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see Damasos) and the Greek noun χθών (chthon) meaning "ground, soil" as well as "earth, world".... [more]
Damásio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Damasos.
Damasippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective δαμάσιππος (damasippos) meaning "horse-taming", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, to subdue, to overpower, to kill" (see Damasos) and the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Damasippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Damasippos. A known bearer of this name was the Roman commander Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus (1st century BC).
Damasis f Ancient Greek
δάμασις (damasis) > δαμάζω (damazo) "to tame"
Damasiu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Damasius.
Damasius m Ancient Roman
Variant form of Damasus.
Damasiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Damasos.
Damask f Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Damask.
Damaskenos m Late Greek
Given name meaning "from Damascus" from the Ancient Greek "Damaskós (Δαμασκός)," from the Aramaic "dammeśeq," which in turn derives from the Syriac-Aramaic "darmsūq" (from Egyptian, Akkadian: T-MS-ḲW), meaning "the capital city of Syria." The meaning of the times seems to be "silent is the sackcloth weaver"... [more]
Damaskinos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Damaskenos.
Dámaso m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Damasus.
Damaso m Italian
Italian form of Damasus.
Damasos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, to (keep in) control" as well as "to overpower". Also compare Damian.
Damaspia f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Jamaspi combined with the adjectival suffix -𐎹 (-ya).
Damastor m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "tamer".
Dàmasu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Damasus.
Damasu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Damasus.
Damasus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Damasos. This name was borne by a pope from the 4th century AD.
Damatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic local name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Damaz m Croatian
Croatian form of Damasus.
Damazy m Polish
Polish form of Damasus.
Damba m Buryat
Means "sublime" in Buryat.
Dambar m Nepali
MEANING : great noise, verbosity, beauty, entanglement, course
Dambi f Korean
From a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle." and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".
Dambisa f Southern African
A Zambian feminine name borne by the economist Dambisa Felicia Moyo.
Dambuzgho f Tumbuka
Means "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.
Dame f & m Batak
Means "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Dameer m Pakistani
Urdu variant transcription of Zamir.
Damek m Czech
Czech diminutive of Adam and Damián, not used as a given name in its own right.
Damen m Literature
A character from "The Immortals" series by Alyson Noel and the main character of "The Captive Prince" Trilogy by C. S. Pacat bear this name.
Dameon m English
Variant of Damian.
Dameron m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the surname Dameron.
Damgalnuna f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "great wife of the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements dam, meaning "spouse, husband or wife", 𒃲 gal, meaning "great, mighty", and nun, meaning "prince, noble, master"... [more]
Dami f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Damaris.
Dami m & f Igbo, Yoruba
Short form of Damilola.
Dami f & m Korean (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Da-mi. It is borne by Australian singer Dami Im (1988-).
Damia f Greek Mythology
The name of the Hora of the fertile earth, and alternatively a title of the goddess Demeter (while her daughter, Persephone, was occasionally afforded the title Auxesia)... [more]
Damia f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the goddess Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damià m Catalan
Catalan form of Damianus (see Damian).
Damiaen m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Damiaan.
Damiàn m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Damian.
Damiána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Damiane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Damianos (see Damian).
Damiani f Greek
Feminine form of Damianos.
Damiann m Obscure
Variant of Damian.
Damianne f English
Feminine form of Damian.
Damianu m Corsican, Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Damian.
Damiata f Medieval Catalan
Recorded in 15th century Valencia.
Damiët f Dutch, Literature
A character in the medieval Esmoreit story, a princess
Damijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Damianos (see Damian).
Damil m Arabic
The name Damil means "to honor" or "to (give) respect" ("giver of respect).
Damilare m Yoruba
Yoruba... [more]
Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.
Da-min f & m Korean
Combination of a da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
Damina f Italian
Truncated form of Adamina.
Daminik m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dominic.
Daminika f Belarusian
Feminine form of Daminik.
Damión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Damian.
Damir m Tatar, Russian, Soviet
Soviet-era name based on the Russian phrase Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuyet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live world revolution!", referring to the Marxist concept of world revolution.
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Damisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Daminika.
Damján m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damian.
Damjanus m Gothic
Gothic form of Damian.
Damkina f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk... [more]
Damme m Dutch
Dutch short form of Damasus.
Dammenech f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.
Dammis m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Damasus.
Dammö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dagmar traditionally found in Småland.
Damned m English (Puritan)
Diminutive of If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Meaning, "condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell."
Dåʹmnn f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Tyyne.
Damo m Romani (Caló), Romani
Romani diminutive of Adamo.
Damodika f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + δικη (diké) "justice"
Damoklea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damokles.
Damona f Celtic Mythology
In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Her name is likely derived from Old Irish dam "cow, ox".
Damonassa f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady"
Damond m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Damon.
Damone m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Damon.
Damonno f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek δᾶμον (damon) meaning "district".
Damont m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Mont.
Damontre m African American
Meaning unknown.
Damophon m Ancient Greek
Variant of Demophon. This name was borne by an ancient Greek sculptor from the 2nd century BC.
Damos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish damos "cow; stag, hart".
Damos m Hungarian
Diminutive of Damján.
Damostheneia f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + σθένος (sthenos) "strength, might" (see Demosthenes).
Damothaleia f Ancient Greek
Derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and the Greek adjective θάλεια (thaleia) meaning "rich, plentiful" (from the verb θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom").
Damotima f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + τίμα (tima) "honour, esteem, reverence"
Damotychos m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) "of the people" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
Damoun m Gilaki
Means "jungle" in Gilaki.
Damoxena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damoxenos.
Damoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".
Damoxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Damoxenos. This name was borne by a Greek comic playwright from the 3rd or 4th century BC.
Dampa m & f Tibetan
Means "true" in Tibetan.
Damqāya f Babylonian
Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damri m Thai
Means "think, consider" in Thai.
Damroka f Medieval Polish
Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
Damron m English (American)
Possibly from the surname Damron.
Damrong m Thai
Means "maintain, uphold, sustain" in Thai.
Damrongchai m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Damrongdet m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Damrongrit m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".
Damrongsak m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".
Damrongwit m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Damsa f Afghan
She who captivates
Damya f French, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Damian.
Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Damyanti f Tamil
Meaning "Beautiful".
Đan m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan m Japanese
From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
Dànae f Catalan
Catalan form of Danaë.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Danae f Italian
Italian form of Danaë.
Danaé f Czech, German (Rare), Italian, French
Czech, German, Italian and French form of Danaë.
Danagul f Kazakh
From Kazakh дана (dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dana 4.
Danahan f & m Uzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian
Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
Danai m Thai
Means "son" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तनय (tanaya).
Danaïe f Obscure
Variant of Danaë.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danais f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a well or fountain in the region of Pisa in Elis, Greece. Her name is ultimately derived from δαναίος (danaios) meaning "long lived".
Danaisak m Thai
From Thai ดนัย (danai) meaning "son" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
Danaj m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danajė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Danaë.
Danali f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Denali.
Danali f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dana 1, a feminine form of Dan 1 which means "(he) judged"... [more]
Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.
Danang m Javanese
Derived from Javanese lanang meaning "man, boy, husband".
Danaos m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Danaë.
Danas m Lithuanian
Short form of Danielius.
Danat m Ge'ez
Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' left palm.
Danata f Ge'ez
Feminine form of Danat.
Danaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Danaos. In Greek mythology, Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus.
Danay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Danbi f Korean
Means "welcome rain" in Korean.
Danča f Czech
Diminutive form of Daniela.
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)
Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Dancheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 骋 (chěng) meaning "galloping horse".
Danchu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 단추 (danchu) meaning "button". Also derived from 단 (dan) meaning "sweet".
Dancia f Polish
Diminutive of Dana.
Dančile f Sidamo
Means "fine" in Sidama.
Dančyk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Bahdan.
Dandan m Arabic
A sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandan f Chinese
From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦 (dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dandara f Brazilian, History
Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
Dandauda m Hausa
Is the name given to Sulaiman
Dandelion f English (Rare)
The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Dandie m Scots
Diminutive of Dand, itself a short form of Andrew.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
D'Andra f English (American, Rare)
Most likely to be a feminization of the masculine name D'Andre.... [more]
Dandridge m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Dandy m Medieval English
Diminutive of Andrew.
Dane m Serbian (Modern, Rare)
Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
Dane m Serbian
DANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [more]
Dané f Afrikaans
Variant of Danaë.
Danea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danaë.
Danece f English
Variant of Denise.
Daneczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Danuta.
Danée f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A feminine name made up from the names Danielle and Renée. Also, in some cases, this can be a variant spelling of Danaë.
Daneel m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Daniel.
Daneille f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Possibly an anagram of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Dánel m Sami
Sami form of Tanel.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danele f Basque
Feminine form of Danel.
Daneli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Daniel.
Danelia f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Daneliya.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Daneliia f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Данэлия (see Daneliya.
Danelíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Danelius.
Danelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinized form of Daniel.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danelken f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of a name starting with Dan-, like Daniela (compare Anniken, Gisken, and Maiken).
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.
Dan'emon m Japanese
From Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 右衛門 (uemon) (see Uemon). Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Danet f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Danette (The spelling is influenced by that of the rhyming name, Janet).
Danetta f English
Variant of Danette.
Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.
Danfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements danr meaning "Dane, Danish" (compare Danr) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
Đăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 登 (đăng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 燈 (đăng) meaning "lamp, light, lantern".
Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Dangė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dangius.... [more]
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]
Dangerfield m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dangerfield.
Dangerose f History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Dangira f Lithuanian
The name is most likely composed of the Lithuanian elements daug (many) and ger (good). However, in modern Lithuanian, the first element has come to be associated more often with the Lithuanian word dangus "sky."
Dangius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven".
Dango m Japanese
Means "dumpling" in Japanese.
Danguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Dangius.
Danh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 名 (danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".
Danhua f Chinese
澹 (dan4) meaning "tranquil, quiet"... [more]
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Dáni m Hungarian
Diminutive of Dániel.
Dani m Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano dani meaning "persuade, win over, convince, captivate, allure".
Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.
Daniachew m Amharic
Means "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.
Dánial m Faroese
Faroese form of Daniel.
Daniar m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Daniyar.... [more]
Daniat f Tigrinya
Means "judge" in Tigrinya.
Danice f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Denise or a feminine elaboration of Dan 2 using the popular name suffix -ice from Alice.
Danička f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Danie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Daniël.
Daniek f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Danique.