Submitted Names Matching Pattern der*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is der*.

Select filters then press SEARCH below

+Gender

any masculine feminine unisex

+Usage, language or place

Usage	clear
Language	clear
Place	clear

-Letters

Initial	clear
Start	clear
End	clear
Substring	clear
Pattern	clear help?
the letters in the pattern are compared to the letters in the name * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters example: oo matches names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that matches exactly one letter example: __z matches names which have two letters and then z

+Meaning and keywords

Meaning	clear help?
	expand search to include grammatical forms
	expand search to include close synonyms
	expand search to include subclasses
separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign expand search to include grammatical forms: attempt to include grammatical forms of the meanings example: speak includes spoke expand search to include close synonyms: attempt to include synonyms of the meanings example: brave includes courageous expand search to include search narrower synonyms: attempt to include subclasses of the meanings example: reptile includes turtle
Description	clear help?
	ignore name meanings
the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" matches names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus matches Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

+Length

clear

+Sound and syllables

Pronunciation	clear help?
	case sensitive
see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee matches names which end with the sound lee* _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation example: __z matches names which have two letters and then a z (s) matches exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)ra matches names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) matches a consonant (k) matches a consonant or consonant cluster (v) matches a vowel (p) matches a plosive or stop consonant (f) matches a fricative consonant (n) matches a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
Syllables	clear help?
syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results

+Popularity

List	clear
Year	clear
Rank	clear

+Famous namesake

Category

clear

+Name day

Country	clear
Month	clear
Day	clear

+Options

Sort	clear
Display	clear

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Dera m & f Malagasy
Means "praise, fame" in Malagasy.

Deracious m African American
The name Deracious was first used as Deracius, which was later changed for proper pronunciation as De- raa -ci - o-us or dəˈrāSHəs. A name derived from the surname Clifford or Clif -ford, which means to stand from a clift looking forward... [more]

Derafsh m Persian, Old Persian
Meaning, "the standard."

Derald m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Der- (such as Derek and Derryl) with a name ending in -ald (such as Gerald, Reginald and Ronald)... [more]

Deraldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is not wholly certain; it may be a combination of two existing, separate names. What name the first part of Deraldo could have come from, I don't know - but the second part could be either from the name Aldo or it could come from a Germanic name with the element wald "rule"... [more]

Deraman m Malay (Rare)
Malay short form of Abd al-Rahman.

Deramos f & m Filipino

Derartu f Ethiopian

Derav m Kurdish
From Kurdish der meaning "tree, wood" and av meaning "water".

Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.

Derbforgaill f Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Gaelic Der bForgaill, which apparently meant "daughter of Forgall". It may be an earlier form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile... [more]

Derbi m English
Variant of Derby.

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Derc'hen m Breton
Younger form of Dergen.

Derci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dercy.

Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.

Dercylidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derkylidas. This was the name of a Spartan commander from the 4th century BC.

Dercylus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derkylos.

Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.

Dereck m English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Deredere f Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish variant of Deirdre.

Deree f American (Rare)

Dereje m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "to develop, to organise" in Amharic.

Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.

Derelia f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dorelia.

Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

Deren f Turkish

Derenik m Armenian

Dereon m English
Variant of Darian.

Deressa m Eastern African, Amharic
Variant of Deresse.

Deresse m Ethiopian, Amharic
Ethiopian name of unknown meaning.

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Deretka f Medieval Russian

Derewan f Kurdish
Meaning "Lies" in Kurdish

Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".

Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.

Derfla m English (Rare)
Alfred spelt backwards

Dergen m Medieval Breton
Derived from either Old Breton daeru / deru "oak" or Old Breton der, an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton gen, derived from Proto-Celtic *genos- "family, clan, descendants".

Dérgréine f Irish Mythology
Means "tear of the sun", composed of Old Irish dér "tear" and grían "the sun" (genitive gréine; compare Aoibhgréine). In Irish legend Dér Gréine was the daughter of Fiachna Mac Retach, who married Laoghaire Mac Crimthann of Connacht.

Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."

Deria f Kurdish
Means “the sea” in Kurdish.

Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

Déric m French
French form of Derek, but it can also be a short form of Frédéric.

Deric m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derice f African American
Variant of Darice.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Dericka f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derick.

Derico m Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Derek perhaps blending it with Jericho.

Dericus m Dutch
Usually a latinized form of Dirk, but it can also be a short form of Didericus and Fredericus.

Derifa f Arabic
Apparently means "eloquent" and "creative"

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Derik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derik m Walloon
Originally a short form of Frederik which has now replaced the full form of the name.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

Dérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)

Derilda f French (Acadian)

Derile f Pictish
Relation of a Pictish king.

Derin m English

Derinda f American (Rare), American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

D'eriq m African American
Borne by American college football quarterback D'Eriq King (1997-), currently playing for the University of Miami Hurricanes.

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

Derira f Japanese
Japanese form of Delilah.

Derisha f African American

Derk m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch variant form of Dirk, as well as the Frisian form of Dirk.

Derketo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aramaic 𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕 (Tarʿatta), the apocope form of 𐡏𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕𐡄 (ʿAttarʿattā), another name of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.

Derkje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]

Derkylidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Derkylos" in Greek, derived from the name Derkylos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Derkylos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek δερκύλλειν (derkyllein) meaning "to scratch the skin" or "to tear off the skin".

Derl m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created to sound like names such as Merl and Burl.

Derlis m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly derived from the word dearly and the element -lis present in names such as Odalis and Herlis... [more]

Derly f Spanish (Latin American)

Dermaid m Medieval Irish
For a man named Dean that has become a mermaid!

Derman m Turkish
1. Strenght,power, energy... [more]

Derman f Kurdish
Means "remedy" in Kurdish.

Dermide m Literature
French variant of Dermid. This was borne by a short-lived nephew of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who was named for a character in Scottish poet James Macpherson's Ossian poems.

Dermod m Manx
Manx form of Diarmait. This name used to be Anglicized as both Dermot and Jerry (the latter Anglicization arose due to the variant Germot).

Dermott m Irish
Variation of Dermot.

Dermud m English
English form of Diarmad

Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.

Derog m Breton (Rare)

Deron m English (Rare)
Variant of Derren.

Deronda f English (American, Rare)
This is regarded as a combination of the popular name prefix de and Rhonda, and can be spelled DeRonda or Deronda. Also compare Laronda, Sharonda... [more]

Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Deroyce m African American (Modern, Rare), American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Royce.

Derozha f Yiddish
A Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.

Derque m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *derk meaning "strength". This was recorded as the name of a nephew of a Guanche mencey (leader) of Adeje, a menceyato or kingdom on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain).

Derral m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derran m English
Variant of Darren.

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derrance m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darence.

Derreck m English (Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Derrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.

Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derrence m English (Rare)
It seems like a variation of Derren with the same suffix that's present in Clarence.

Derreon f & m Central African
Means “Strong in material matters”

Derrern m English (British)

Derriah f American (Rare)

Derrial m English, Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Darryl. ... [more]

Derrica f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derrick, influenced by Erica.

Derrien m Medieval Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Derc'hen.

Derrik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derrold m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darold.

Derron m English
Variant of Deron

Ders m Hungarian

Dersu m Siberian, Nanai

Déruchette f Guernésiais (Rare, Archaic, ?), Literature
Supposedly a diminutive of Durande, the name of an obscure saint, as explained by Victor Hugo in his novel "Toilers of the Sea".

Derufino m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rufino.

Derui f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Derumk m Polynesian
Means "thunder" in Palauan.

Dervan m History (Anglicized)
English form of Derwan.

Dervilia f Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Dearbháil.

Derviš m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Derviş.

Derviša f Bosnian
Female form of Derviš.

Dervish m Arabic, Albanian
A Dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic.

Dervorghil f Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicisation of Derbforgaill.

Dervorgil f Irish
Old Irish name meaning "purely fair daughter"

Dervorgilla f Medieval Scottish
Latinization of the Gaelic name Derbforgaill. A notable bearer of this name is Dervorguilla of Galloway, mother of John I of Scotland.

Dervorguilla f Scottish Gaelic (Latinized, Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derbforgaill.

Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]

Derwan m History, Medieval Slavic
Derwan was an early duke of the Sorbs (fl. 615–636). He is mentioned by Fredegar in his Latin chronicle as dux gente Surbiorum que ex genere Sclavinorum: "ruler of the people of the Surbi"... [more]

Derwell f Medieval Breton

Derwen m Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak" and wyn meaning "fair, white, blessed."

Derwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Derwen.

Derwin m English, Dutch (Rare), African American
Variant of Darwin.

Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".

Derýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Derya

Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.

Deryll m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Derzchen f Yiddish

Apply this search to the main name collection