Submitted Names Starting with D

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Darda m Biblical
Meaning "pearl of wisdom," he was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser. (I Kings 4:31)
Dardan m Serbian
Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Dardanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dardanos.
Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]
Dárdano m Spanish
Spanish form of Dardanos.
Dardano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Dardanos.
Dardanosz m Polish
Polish form of Dardanos.
Dardinne m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
Dardot m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
Dare f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
Dare f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Daría and Darie.
Dare m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of masculine names that contain the Slavic element daru meaning "gift" (compare Darko).... [more]
Dareh m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Darius.
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.
Darelle f English
Feminization of Darell.
Darena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daren.
Darerca f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.
Dareth f American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dara
Darga f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dargòmira.
Dargailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "acting strong" or "working to be(come) strong", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
Dargailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargailas.
Dargaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Dargaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargaudas.
Dargintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Dargintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargintas.
Dargòmira f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Dragomira.
Dargye m & f Tibetan
Means "progress" in Tibetan.
Dari f Filipino
the history of this name is unknown, but the meaning is "grace, or to be graceful"
Dari m Russian
Variant transcription of Dariy.
Dária f Hungarian, Slovak
Feminine form of Dárius.
Daría f Spanish
Spanish form of Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Daria f Kurdish
Cognate of Darya 2.
Darian m Bulgarian, Croatian, German (Modern), Slovene, French (Modern)
Derived from Slavic dar, meaning "gift". It is sometimes also considered a derivative of Darius.
Darian m Persian
Name of a place in Iran's Fars province; Name of a village in Iran's East Azerbaijan province (see Daryan); Name of a village in Iran's Kermanshah province
Dariana f Persian
Feminine form of Dara 3.
Dariann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darian.
Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.
Darie m Romanian
Romanian form of Darius.
Dariela f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dariel or an elaborated form of Daria.
Dariella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Daria.
Darielle f English
Strictly feminine form of Dariel.
Darienne f English
Feminine form of Darien.
Dariga f Kazakh
Derived from an expression of sadness intended to mean "pity!" or "alas!" in Kazakh. The word itself is either of Arabic origin from a word meaning "pity, regret, surprise" or from a Persian expression meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dariima f Buryat
Meaning unknown, though it is probably of Tibetan-Sanskrit origin.
Darijan m Slovene, Croatian
An elaboration of Darijo.
Darije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Darius.
Darijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Darius.
Darika f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Dariko f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar дарий (dariy) meaning "silk" and the diminutive suffix -ко (-ko).
Dariko f Georgian
Diminutive of Darejan and its short form Daro.
Darima f Buryat
Buryat form of Dolma.
Darimush m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Darius.
Darîn m & f Kurdish
Means "wooden" in Kurdish.
Darin f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Darin m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Darina 2.
Darinko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Darinka.
Dário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dario.
Dariô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Daria.
Darios m Catalan, Georgian
Catalan and Georgian form of Darius.
Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".
Darispan m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Means "door of Isfahan", derived from the Persian noun در (dar) meaning "door, gate" combined with Spahān, which is the Middle Persian name for the modern city of اصفهان (Isfahan) in Iran.... [more]
Dárisz m Hungarian
Shortened version of Dáriusz.
Dariu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Darius.
Dárius m Slovak, Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Darius.
Dàrius m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Darius.
Dariushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.
Dárjá f Sami
Sami form of Daria
Darjan m Croatian, Serbian
Either a form of Darian or a derivative of the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
Däʹrjj f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Darja.
Dark f Obscure
Literally taken from the English word dark, which is ultimately derivwd from Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk meaning "dark", according to Wiktionary.... [more]
Darka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Darka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dariô.
Darka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.
Darkhaan m Yakut
Means "arrogant, conceited, proud".
Darkhan m Kazakh
Means "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
Darkhan m Yakut
Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Darkhan m & f Mongolian
Means "blacksmith, craftsman" in Mongolian.
Darki m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Darius.
Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.
Darklis f Romani (Archaic)
Either a Romani corruption of Dorcas or derived from the English word darkless "free from darkness".
Darkseid m Popular Culture
Darkseid (pronounced "Darkside'') is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Darkus m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Dorcas.
Darlaine f English
Variant of Darlene.
Darlan m Brazilian, English
Unknown meaning.
Darlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Darlene using the popular name suffix lee.
Darlén f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Darlene in the same fashion as Marlén.
Darlen f English (American)
Variant of the name Darlene. This name was giving to former Bad Girl Darlen Escobar. Darlen featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Darlena f Polish (Modern, Rare), English (American)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Darlene.
Darli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived as a variant Darling (Compare Darlene).
Darlie f English
Diminutive of Darlene.
Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
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.
Darlita f Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Darla.
Darlo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Darla.
Darlynne f English
Variant of Darlyn.
Darman m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).
Darman m Pashto
Means "medicine" in Pashto.
Darmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Darmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darmantas.
Darmawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.
Darmawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Darmintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Darmintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darmintas.
Darmo m Javanese
Javanese form of Darma.
Darna f Filipino, Popular Culture
Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.... [more]
Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Darnielle f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Likely an invented name. It might possibly be a variant of Danielle, possibly influenced by Darnell. Also may be transferred usage of the surname Darnielle.
Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.
Daro f Georgian
Short form of Darejan.
Daroach m Popular Culture
From Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
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]
Daromila f Medieval Russian
Meaning "dear gift".
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daron m English
Variant of Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Daroška m Belarusian
Diminutive of Darafiej.
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Darosław m Polish
Polish form of Daroslav.
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.
Darraty f Manx (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Dorothy.
Darrena f English
Feminine form of Darren.
Darrene f English
Feminine form of Darren.
Darri m Icelandic
Originally an Old Norse byname meaning "long lazy man". The word is related to Old Norse darr "dart, spear".
Darri m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
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.
Darrique m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene
Darroch m Scottish
The name Darroch is said to derive from Macdara which is Scottish Gaelic for ''son of oak''.
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.
Darrylene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darryl influenced by Darlene.
Darryll m English
Variant of Darrell.
Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.
Darsameen f Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين‎ (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).
Darsee m & f English
Variant of Darcy.
Darsh m Indian
Means "Lord Krishna".
Darsha f Indian
Diminutive of Darshana.
Darsie f English
Variant of Darcy.
Darsono m Javanese
Derived from Javanese darsana meaning "messenger" or "example", probably from Sanskrit दर्शन (darshana).
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.
Dartautas m Lithuanian
Basically means "(a) working people", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Dartautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dartautas.
Darthula f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Dorthula or from the poem by Scottish poet James Macpherson of the same name.
Darto m Indonesian
Diminutive of Sudarto
Dartsa-naana f Caucasian Mythology
Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.
Daruhan f Ubykh
Etymology unknown.
Darunee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Daruni.
Daruni f Thai
Means "young girl" or "youthful" in Thai.
Darunya f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not ususally used as a given name in its own right.
Daruś m Polish
Diminutive of Dariusz.
Darussalam m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic دار السلام (dar as-salam) meaning "abode of peace", used as an epithet for various places.
Darva f English (American)
Origin unknown. This may be considered a feminine form of Darvin.
Darvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Darvesh m Tajik
Tajik form of Dervish.
Darvilas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to hope", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
Darvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darvilas.
Darvin m English
Variant of Darwin.
Darvydas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Darvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darvydas.
Darwesh m Pashto
Means "mystic" in Pashto.
Darwina f English
Feminine form of Darwin.
Darwinawati f Indonesian
Combination of Darwina and Wati
Darwis m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Darwish.
Darwisa f Filipino, Tausug
Tausug feminine form of Darwish.
Darwish m Arabic, Pashto
Means "dervish" in Arabic, referring to a member of an ascetic Sufi Muslim religious order. The term itself is derived from Persian درویش (darvish) meaning "poor, needy".
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 Russian
Variant transcription of Dariy.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Daryan m Persian
A village in north-western Iran
Daryj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Darius.
Darylann f Popular Culture
A compound of the names Daryl and Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
Darylyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Daryl and the popular name suffix lyn.
Daryn m & f English
Variant of Darren.
Daryn m Kazakh
Means "talent" in Kazakh.
Daryo m Tajik
Means "river" in Tajik.
Daryogul f Tajik, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Composed of Tajik дарё (daryo), Uzbek daryo meaning "river" and Tajik гул (gul), Uzbek gul meaning "flower".
Daryona f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryun m Popular Culture
Daryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Daryusha f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Darzymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
Darzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
Das m & f Indian
Means "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Daša f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Dasha.
Da-san m Korean
Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]
Dasan m Pomo
Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]
Dasani f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a transferred usage of the surname Dasani as a given name.
Dasarata m Indonesian
Indonesian version of Dasharatha
Dasaret m Albanian (Rare)
From the name of a southeastern Illyrian tribe.
Dascha f Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dasha (for Russia and the Ukraine) as well as the main form of Dasha in Germany and the Netherlands.... [more]
Dascylus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "teacher, instructor".
Daš-demir m Tuvan
Tuvan cognate of Tashtemir.
Dasdrapertrak m Soviet, Russian
Variant transcription of Dazdrapertrak. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.
Dášeňka f Czech, Slovak
Variant spelling of Dašenka. Used by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his book Dášeňka čili život štěněte (Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy, 1933).
Dašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.