This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is ancient* or old or * or anglosaxon.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dofri m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse MythologyMeaning unknown. Possibly related to the word
dofrar ("dale, valley"), or a word meaning "lazy one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives on the mountain Dofrafjall.
Dogomar m South AmericanIn the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title
Don and
Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.
Do-hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Do-hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 (
do) "elegant, refined" and 賢 (
hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good".
Dohyun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon)or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
Doja f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 桃 (do) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Dokka m ChechenFrom Chechen доккха
(dokqa) meaning "big, large".
Dokkaeo f ThaiFrom Thai ดอก
(dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว
(kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
Dola f & m IndianDerived from Sanskrit
dola "swinging, oscillating".
Dolaana f TuvanDerived from Mongolian дулаан
(dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dolan m KalmykMeans "seven" in Kalmyk. It was traditionally given to the seventh-born child of a family.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from
dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Doleswif f Anglo-SaxonPossibly meant "the wife of Dol(a)", from the genitive of
Dol(a) (an Old English masculine name or byname, itself perhaps derived from Old English
dol "foolish, erring") combined with Old English
wif "woman, wife".
Doletbiy m Circassian (Rare)Most likely from Persian دولت
(dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dolfijn m DutchDutch form of
Adolf via
Adolfinus. However, due to the exact similarity with the Dutch word
dolfijn meaning "dolphin", there are probably cases where the parents intended to name their son after the marine mammal.
Dolfje m Dutch, Literature, Popular CultureDutch diminutive of
Dolf, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-je. This name is extremely rare as an official name on birth certificates: it is predominantly used informally, most often on young children.... [
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Dólgfinnr m Old NorseOld Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements
dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English
dolg "a wound, scar") and
finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
Doli f NavajoDerived from the Navajo word
dóliiłchíí meaning "bluebird".
Dolion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective δόλιος
(dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω
(dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [
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Dolios m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective δόλιος
(dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω
(dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [
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Dolma f Tibetan, BhutaneseMeans "mother of liberation" or "goddess of liberation", from Tibetan སྒྲོལ
(sgrol) meaning "liberate, free, release" and མ
(ma) meaning "mother, goddess" (metaphorically referring to enlightenment)... [
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Dolon m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δόλος
(dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". For more information, please see
Dolos... [
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Dolon m & f BengaliThe name Dolon is used in various places on this planet, I have seen the greek meaning of this name. But in the whole world, this meaning is not valid for this name. Especially in India and in Indian-Subcontinent the name Dolon has a tradition and tribute... [
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Dolopion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb δολοπεύω
(dolopeuo) meaning "to plot", which itself is closely related to the Greek verb δολόω
(doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [
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Dolorosa f SpanishMeans "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary
Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish
Dolores and Italian
Addolorata.
Dolos m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δόλος
(dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολόω
(doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [
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Dolun m YakutMeans "winner" or "victory of the revolution".
Dolwethil f LiteratureMeans "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin
doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with
gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix
il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of
Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.
Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic MythologyGoddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
Domabor m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Domald m HistoryThis name was most notably borne by Domald of Sidraga (c. 1160-1243), a powerful Dalmatian nobleman and feudal lord who for several years was Prince of the city of Split, which was (and is) located in what is nowadays Croatia... [
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Dómaldr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
dómr "judgement, fate, doom" and
valdr "ruler".
Domamir m PolishMeans "house of peace", derived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Doman f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
dom meaning "persistence, perseverance".
Domard m Germanic, Medieval FrenchDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) meaning "brave, hardy".... [
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Dómari m Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse noun
dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is
domare, whilst
dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun
dómr meaning "judgement".... [
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Dómarr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse
herr meaning "army" or Old Norse
arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse
harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [
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Domasław m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Domawit m PolishMeans "lord of the house", derived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
vit or
wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Dombert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German
beraht meaning "bright".
Dome m Finnish (Modern, Rare)Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition... [
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Dometius m Late RomanThis name is perhaps best known for being the name of saint Dometius of Persia (4rd century AD), who is also frequently mentioned as Domitius in relevant sources. Since most sources claim that the name Dometius is of Latin origin and virtually means "to tame", it is most likely a variant form of the name
Domitius... [
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Domhanghart m Old Irish, Medieval IrishContracted form of the early medieval Irish given name
Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish
domhan meaning "the world", Irish
gabh meaning "I take" and the given name
Art.
Dómhildr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr "judgement", "legal sentence", "fate", "doom" and
hildr "battle", "fight".
Domicelė f LithuanianDerived from medieval Latin
domicella, which is the feminine form of
domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of
dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun
dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [
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Domiduca f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [
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Domiducus m Roman MythologyMeans "guiding home" or "bringing home", derived from Latin
domus "house, home" and the verb
ducere "to lead, to guide". Domiducus and
Domiduca were epithets of the Roman gods
Jupiter and
Juno respectively, as marriage deities who brought or conducted the bride to her husband's home.
Domien m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Short form of
Dominicus. Known bearers of this name include Dutch radio DJ Domien Verschuuren (b. 1988), Belgian journalist and author Domien Sleeckx (1818-1901) and Belgian actor and director Domien De Gruyter (1921-2007).
Domino f Popular Culture, English (Rare)Short form of
Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest
Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [
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Domintas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".