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Diligence f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "careful and persistent work or effort."
Dilivio m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Since this name is also found written as Di Livio, it is probably a combination of the Italian preposition di meaning "of" with the given name Livio... [more]
Diljá f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Delia 1.
Diljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).
Diljit m Punjabi
Diljit is a Punjabi name for a boy that means "victory of heart" or "conqueror of heart." It is a simple merger of two words, "dil" which means "heart" and "jeet", meaning "win".
Dilkash f Uzbek
Means "pleasant" in Uzbek.
Dill m English (American)
Dill Harris was the childhood friend of Jem and Scout in Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird. Dill, whose given name was Charles Baker Harris, is believed to be based on Lee's real-life friend, Truman Capote.... [more]
Dilla f Indonesian
Possibly a variant of Dila.
Dillah f Indonesian, Malaysian
Possibly a variant of Dilla.
Dillard m English
Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard... [more]
Dille f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Odilia.
Dillejane f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Deliane.
Dillena f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
Dilles m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Ägidius.
Dillion m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Dillon or a transferred use of the surname Dillion.
Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.
Dillynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dylan.
Dilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Delma. This name is borne by Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff.
Dilmer m German, Spanish (Latin American)
It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Dilmurād m Balochi
Means "heart's wish" in Balochi.
Dilmurat m Uyghur
From Persian دل (del) meaning "heart, mind" combined with Murat.
Dilnahor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nahor meaning "daytime, daybreak".
Dilnia m & f Kurdish
dilnia means to know by heart, to be sure, certain, confident of (dil in kurdish means heart)
Dilnigar f Uyghur
Meaning unknown. Dilnigar Ilhamjan is a Uyghur Chinese cross-country skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dilnora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnura.
Dilnoz f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaz.
Dilnoza f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaza, which is a variant of Dilnaz.
Dilnozik f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Dilnur f & m Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]
Dilnura f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Strictly feminine form of Dilnur.
Dilnura f Uzbek
Bright light
Dîlok f Kurdish
Means "love song" in Kurdish.
Dilora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.
Diloram f Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Uzbek form of Dilaram.
Diloro f Uzbek
Means "charming" in Uzbek.
Dilorom f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.
Dilovan m Kurdish
Means "friendly, merciful" in Kurdish.
Dilpesend f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish dil-pesend - "likeable to heart"
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from the Classical Persian word دل‎ (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dilqiz f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and qiz meaning "girl".
Dilraba f Uyghur
Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
Dilrabo f Uzbek
Means "beloved one" in Uzbek. This is also the name of a traditional Uzbek 21-string instrument.
Dilruh f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and ruh meaning "spirit, soul".
Dilşa f Kurdish
Means "cheerful" in Kurdish.
Dilsevar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and sevar meaning "loving".
Dilshat m & f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Dilshad.
Dilshoda f Uzbek
Derived from dilshod meaning "full of joy".
Dilshodbek m Uzbek
Combination of Dilshod and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dilso'z f Uzbek
Means "heart-rending" in Uzbek.
Dilton m English
All I know is that Dilton is an Archie character.
Diluc m Popular Culture
Derived from Latin diluculum, meaning "dawn, daybreak". This is the name of a playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact.
Dilva f Kurdish
Means "from the heart" in Kurdish, derived from dil meaning "heart".
Dilvan f Kurdish
Variant of Dilva.
Dilvîn f Kurdish
Means "merciful" in Kurdish.
Dilxoş f Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.
Dilxweş f Kurdish
Means "happy, satisfied" in Kurdish.
Dilyana f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian дилянка "valerian".
Dilyara f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Dilara.
Dilyayra f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to rejoice, to have fun".
Dilyéhé f Navajo (?), Astronomy
Means "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.
Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.
Dilyora f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and yor meaning "friend, lover".
Dilzor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and zor meaning "entreaty, plea, need, desire".
Dim m Russian, Romani, Bashkir
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Dimakatso f Tswana
Means "surprises" in Setswana.
Dimana f Bulgarian
Feminine elaboration of Dimo.
Dimanche f French (Archaic)
Means "Sunday" in French.
Dimants m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Latvian word dimants meaning ''diamond''.
Dimas m Javanese
Derived from Javanese adhi meaning "younger brother" and mas meaning "older brother".
Dimash m Kazakh
Diminutive of Dinmukhamed. A famous bearer is Dinmukhmamed "Dimash" Kudaibergen (1994-), a Kazakh singer.
Dimbisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy dimby meaning "successor" and soa meaning "good".
Dimby m & f Malagasy
Means "successor" in Malagasy.
Dimče m Macedonian
Diminutive form of Dimitrij.
Dimelsa f Spanish
Perhaps a Spanish variant of Demelza.
Dîmen f Kurdish
Means "sight, view" in Kurdish.
Dimetria f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Demetrios.
Dimetrio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Demetrios.
Dimien m & f Ijaw
Means "God's work" or "the hand of God" in Ijaw.
Dimiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dimitri and Dima 2.
Dimiti m Romani
Romani form of Dimitri.
Dimitr m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Dmitry.
Dimitrakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Dimitrios and Dimitris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]
Dimitrei m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriy.
Dimitrí m Provençal
Provençal form of Demetrius.
Dimitria f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitriana f Moldovan
Feminine form of Dimitrian.
Dimitrijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Demetrius.
Dimitrina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitrius m Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dimitrios, which is the modern Greek form of Demetrios (see Demetrius).
Dimitriy m Russian
Russian form of Demetrius.
Dimitrou f Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot Greek form of Dimitra.
Dimitroula f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The names Theudemund and Dietmar are good examples of that.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dimmis f American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Damaris used in 18th- and 19th-century America.
Dimmy m French
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Dimochka f Russian
Diminutive of Dima 2.
Dimokratis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Demokrates.
Dimokritos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Demokritos.
Dimon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dimon. A known bearer of this name is the American businessman Dimon McFerson.
Dimon m Russian
Slang diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dimphina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Dymphina, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphina itself.
Dimphna f Dutch
Dutch variant spelling of Dymphna, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphna itself.
Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".
Din f Popular Culture
Name of the Goddess of Power, Fire and Earth in Zelda. Accociated with the colour Red.
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Din m & f Hebrew
Means "judgment" in Hebrew.
Din f & m Hebrew
Din, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"
Dina f Svan, Georgian
Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.
Dina m & f Malagasy
Means "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.
Dina f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντίνα (see Ntina).
Dinadan m Arthurian Cycle
Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Din Eidyn, the old name for Edinburgh (which appears in the early medieval Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'), or possibly an Anglicized form of Dunawd... [more]
Dinair f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Dina 2.
Dinakar m Indian
Dinakar mean Sun
Dinamit m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамит (dinamit), meaning "dynamite".
Dinamo m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамо (dinamo), meaning "dynamo".
Dinand m Dutch
Short form of Ferdinand. A well-known Dutch bearer of this name is Dinand Woesthoff, the lead singer of the band Kane.
Dinara f Georgian, Literature
In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]
Dinarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dinara.
Dinchen f East Frisian
German Diminutive of Dina 1 or Dine.
Dinda f Indonesian
Short form of Adinda.
Dindi m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means "grave" in Tumbuka, given after the deaths of previous siblings in infancy.
Dindonette f Literature
Derived from French dindon, meaning "turkey", combined with a diminutive suffix. Dindonette is the name of a fairy in the French fairy tale "A Fairy's Blunder". She casts a spell on an island's water fountain to make the old young again and the young older, but with disastrous consequences.
Dindora f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dindor meaning "pious".
Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]
Diñe f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Digna.
Dine f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Dinah.
Dineke f Dutch, Frisian, Low German
Dutch, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Dina 2.
Dineo f Sotho
Means "gifts" or "talents" in Sotho.
Dineo f Tswana
"Gifts"
Dinero m English (American, Rare)
Means "money" in the Spanish language.
Dines m Danish
Danish form of Denis.
Dinevharith m Tamil
lord siva
Dinfna f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dymphna.
Dingeman m Dutch
Dutch form of an ancient Germanic given name of which the first element is derived from Anglo-Saxon thing, which can have several meanings, namely: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such, thing is related to Old High German dingôn meaning "to judge, to condemn" and dingjan meaning "to hope." Also compare other ancient Germanic given names that start with Thing-, such as Thingulf.... [more]
Dingxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 玎 (dīng) meaning "jingling, tinkling" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
Đình m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廷 (đình) meaning "court". It is more commonly used as a middle name.
Định m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 定 (định) meaning "appoint, assig, intend, plan".
Dĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 穎 (dĩnh) meaning "clever, skillful".
Dinh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 營 (dinh) meaning "encampment, barracks".
Dinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Dinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudio.
Dini f Dutch
Variant of Diny.
Dinie f Dutch, Limburgish
Variant of Diny.
Dinini m Ijaw
Meaning "mercy" or "pardon" in Ijaw.
Dinís m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Denis.
Dinisa f Medieval Portuguese
Most likely a contracted form of Dionísia.
Dinisia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Dinis.
Dinislam m Bashkir
Combination of Bashkir дин (din) meaning "religion, faith", ultimately from Arabic and Ислам (Islam), from the name of the religion of the same name.
Dinixh m Walloon
Walloon form of Denis.
Dinja f Dutch
A variant form of Dina 1 or Dina 2. The Dutch name Dina comes most often from shortening feminine names ending in -dina (like Bernhardina or Arendina); it is also the Dutch form of the Biblical name Dinah.... [more]
Dink m American
Name of unknown origin in limited use in the 1800s in the US. Perhaps influenced by Dick 1 or Dirk.
Dinka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Dinko.
Dinki m Romani
Variant of Dinko.
Dinkinesh f Amharic
Means "you are a marvel" in Amharic.
Dinknesh f Amharic
Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.... [more]
Dinko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kostadin.
Dinkyene m & f Akan
Derived from di meaning "eat" and nkyene meaning "salt". In Akan culture, the idea of 'eating salt' symbolises being alive, and this name acts as a mean of encouraging the child to live.
Dinmuhammed m Kazakh
Means "religious Muhammed" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word din, meaning "religion" (derived from Arabic) and the Islamic name Muhammed. Variant spelling of Dinmukhammed.
Dinmukhamed m Kazakh
From Kazakh дін (din) meaning "religion" (of Arabic origin) combined with the given name Mukhamed.
Dinnani m & f Dagbani
Means "it is possible" in Dagbani.
Dino f Japanese
From Japanese 椿 (di) meaning "camellia flower" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Dino m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Shermadin for men, whilst for women it is a short form of Diana, Dinara, Eldino and perhaps also Denola.
Dinobi f & m Igbo
Means "Beloved" relate to Nwadinobi
Dinocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deinokrates. This name was borne by a Greek architect from the 4th century BC.
Dinomachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deinomachos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek philosopher.
Dinon m Ancient Greek
Of unknown etymology, name borne by an ancient Greek historian (fl. c. 360–340 BC).
Dinophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deinophilos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century AD.
Dinora f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dinara.
Dinorá f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dinora, mostly found in Brazil.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Dinorella f Yiddish
Elaborated form of Dinora.
Dinos m Greek
Diminutive of Avgoustinos.
Dinostrat m Catalan
Catalan form of Dinostratus.
Dinostrato m Italian
Italian form of Dinostratus.
Dinostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deinostratos. This name was borne by a Greek mathematician from the 4th century BC.
Dintoli m & f Dagbani
It means own
Diny f Dutch
Diminutive form of Dina 1 or Dina 2.
Dio m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Dion. In modern-day Italy, this name is also a short form of Diodato, Dionisio and other names starting with Dio-.... [more]
Dioclecià m Catalan
Catalan form of Diocletian.
Diocleciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diocletian.
Diocletiaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Diocletian.
Diocletius m Ancient Roman
Derived from the Greek name Diocles (see Diokles).
Diocleziano m Italian
Italian form of Diocletian.
Diodemos m Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Zeus", derived from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" combined with Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people".
Diodemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English (American, Archaic)
Latinized form of Diodemos. A known bearer of this name was the American lawyer Diodemus Socrates Dorn (1860–1913), the father of the American textile designer Marion Dorn (1896-1964).
Diodòr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Diodorus.
Diodora f Greek (Rare), Neapolitan (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Greek feminine form of Diodoros, Spanish and Neapolitan feminine form of Diodoro, Sicilian feminine form of Diodoru and Polish feminine form of Diodor.
Diodoro m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Diodoros.
Diodoru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Diodorus.
Diodot m Catalan
Catalan form of Diodotus.
Diodoto m Spanish
Spanish form of Diodotus.
Diofant m Catalan
Catalan form of Diophantus.
Diogene m Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Diogenes.
Diogenianos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Diogenianus. This was the name of a Greek grammarian from Heraclea, who lived in the 2nd century AD.
Diogenianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Greek given name Diogenes.... [more]
Diogenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Diogenes.
Diogini m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Diogenes.
Diognetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" combined with the Greek adjective γνητός (gnetos) meaning "born". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb γίγνομαι (gignomai) meaning "to come into being, to be born"... [more]
Diognetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Diognetos. A known bearer of this name was Diognetus of Croton, who won the stadion race during the 58th Olympiad in 548 BC.
Diognis m Ancient Greek
Variant of Diogenes. Also compare the related name Theognis.
Dioguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Dioguito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Diohen m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Diogenes.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Dioklecjan m Polish
Polish form of Diocletian.
Diokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Diokles.
Diokletian m German, Russian, Ukrainian
German, Russian and Ukrainian form of Diocletian.
Diokletianos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Diocletianus (see Diocletian).
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Díomasach m Old Irish
Means "proud, arrogant" in Irish.
Diomed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Diomedes.
Diomeda f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek name Διομήδη (Diomede), the feminine form of Diomedes.
Diomede m Italian
Italian form of Diomedes.
Diomide m Georgian
Georgian form of Diomedes.
Diomira f Italian
Italian feminine form of Theodemar.
Diona f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Albanian
Latinization of Dione 1 as well as the Albanian form of the name.
Diona f English, Albanian
Feminine form of Dion. In some of the American cases, it may also be a variant of Diana.
Dionassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
Diondra f African American
Feminization of DeAndre.
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