English Submitted Names

Daveigh f English
Modern coinage, a feminine form of David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.

Daveline f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a feminization of David combining its short form Dave with the common feminine name suffix -line.

Davenie f English
Davenie is the birth name of Joey Heatherton (born September 14, 1944), an American actress, dancer, and singer.

Davenport f English
Transferred use of the surname Davenport.

Davetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Davia f English, Italian (Rare), Faroese, Corsican (Archaic)
Cognate of Davida.

Daviana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Davianna.

Davianna f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Davian.

Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.

Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]

Davine f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Davina.

Davita f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Davynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davin. Davynn was given to 6 girls in 2012 according to the SSA.

Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne

Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of "Dawn".

Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.

Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.

Dawnette f English, Jamaican Patois
Possibly an elaborated form of Dawn influenced by Danette.

Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.

Dawnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dawn.

Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.

Dawnn f English (American, Rare)
Rare variant of Dawn. A notable bearer is American actress Dawnn Lewis (1961-).

Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.

Dawsen m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.

Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.

Daxel m English (Rare)

Daxell m English (Rare)
Variant of Daxel.

Daxtyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Daxton.

Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.

Dayani f English
This name means “Goddess of Compassion”, and originated from Sanskrit.

Dayanna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Dayana.

Daydreanne f English (Modern, Rare), Obscure
Presumably a feminine form of Dadrian, the spelling altered to resemble the word daydream. This spelling appears to be unique.

Dayla f English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dale, or a variant of Dahlia.

Daylan m English (American)
Variant of Daylon.

Dayland m English (American)

Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.

Dayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Day and the popular name suffix -leen or variant of Daylene.

Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.

Daylene f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dale using the popular suffix lene.

Dayley f English (American)

Daylie f English
Alternate spelling of Daley

Daylilies f English (American)
Plural of daylily. A flower that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Daylily f English (American)
From a type of flower. A lily that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Daylin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.

Daylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daymia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Damia.

Daymian m English (Modern)
Variant of Damian.

Daymon m English (Modern)
Variant of Damon.

Dayn f English
Variant of Dane.

Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.

Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.

Dayten m English (Modern)
Variant of Dayton.

Daytona f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the name of Daytona Beach, a coastal city in northeastern Florida (U.S.), which was founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, Jr., and is famous for its car races. It could also be thought of as a feminine variant of Dayton.

Dayvene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davine.

Dayvid m English (Rare)
Variant of David.

Dayzie f English
Variant of Daisy.

Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.

Dazie f English (American)
Variant of Daisy.

Dazzle f English (Rare)
A frequentative of the Middle English word *dasen*, meaning "be stunned, be bewildered".

De m English (British, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Day.

Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]

Deah f English
Variant of Dea.

Deakin m English (Australian)
Variant of Deacon.

Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.

Deama f English (Modern, Rare)

Deanda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deandra.

Deandra f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Diandra.

Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.

Deanie f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Feminization of Dean, used rarely but steadily.

Deann f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deannah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deano m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Most likely a diminutive of Dean (compare Danno), or possibly an anglicized variant of Dino.

Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.

Dearle f English
Possibly a variant of Darrell and similar names, or from the surname Dearle.

Dearra f African American, English (Rare, ?)

Deaun f English (American, Rare)

Debb f English
Variant of Deb.

Debbe f English
Diminutive of Deborah and Debra.

Debbera f English (Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debbon f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of Debbie with the suffix -on. Debbon Ayer bears this name, who is Rob Morrow's spouse.

Debborah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbra f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbye f English
Diminutive of Deborah. A notable bearer is Debbye Turner Bell (1965-), a TV host, veterinarian and former pageant winner.

Debera f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Deborrah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debrae f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Deborah

Debrah f English
Variant of Deborah.

Debralee f English
Combination of Debra and Lee.

Debrie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Debra.

Debroah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debs f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.

Dec m English
Short form of Declan.

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

Decan m English (Rare)

Decater m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably transferred from the surname Decater

Decca f English
Likely a variant of Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -dec/k-.

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

Deckard m English

Decker m American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.

Decklan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Decklen m English
Variant of Declan.

Decklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Decky f & m English (Rare)

Declyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Declynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deco m & f English (American)
Short for "decoration". Comes from a YouTube video by Ben Wheele.

Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedericka f English
Feminine form of Dederick.

Dederika f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedra f English (American)
Variant of Deidra.

Dedryck m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dedrick (also compare Dédric). A known bearer of this name is Dedryck Boyata (b. 1990), a Belgian professional soccer player of Congolese descent.

Deeana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deana.

Deeanna f English (American)
Variant of Deanna. It can be spelled Deeanna, DeeAnna or Dee Anna.

Deeanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanne.

Deeda f English (?)

Deedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deidra.

Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.

Deejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.

Deekin m English

Deenah f English (Rare)
Variant of Deena.

Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).

Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.

DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.

Dehenna f English (British)
From the name of British politician and MP Dehenna Davison.

Deia f English
Diminutive of Deianira.

Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Deklan m English (Modern)
Variant of Declan.

Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.

Deklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deklynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Dekoda m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Deks m English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Dex.

Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]

Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.

Delaine f English (American, Rare)

Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.

Delainie f English (American)

Delainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Delane.

Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delania f English

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delanon m English

Delany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).

Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]

Delavan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delavan.

Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence

Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.

Delcena f English (American)

Delcie f English

Delcine f English (Rare)

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delece f English (Rare)
Variant of Delice.

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delency m English

Delene f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Magdelene.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deleta f English (Rare)

Delethia f English (American)

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Deliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1 and Delia 2.

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delila f Biblical German, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Bosnian, Hungarian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Dutch, Hungarian, Bosnian and German form and English variant of Delilah.

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Deliska f English (American)

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.

Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

Delmus m English (American)
Variant of Delmas.

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Delorne m English (Rare)

Delos m Greek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English
In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphi f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Delphine or Delphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name.

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delvin m English (American, Rare), African American
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Delwin m English (American)
Variant of Delwyn.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyn m English

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarvion m English (Rare)

Demas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English (American), Literature
Contracted form of Demetrios as well as of given names that contain the Greek element δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", such as Demokritos and Demosthenes... [more]

Demason m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Mason or transferred use of the surname Demason.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

Demetrian m English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Demetrianos. This is the name of several saints.

Demetricia f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Demeter 1 or Demetria with Patricia or an other name that ends in -cia, such as Alicia and Felicia.

Demetry m English
English form of Demetrius.

Deming m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Deming.

Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitre m English

Demitria f Greek (Expatriate), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Demetria.

Demitrius m African American, English (American)
Variant of Demetrius.

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.

Demri f English (American)
A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

Denali f & m English (Modern)
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).

Dencil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

Deneen f English (American)
Originally transferred from the surname Deneen.... [more]

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denine f English
Variant of Deneen.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denita f English (American)
Variant of Danita.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denmark m English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the name of the country of Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St... [more]

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Denni f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Dennon m English (Rare)

Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]

Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Densil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Dent m English
Short form of Denton.

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denyel f English (American)
Variant of Danielle.

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Denzell m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]