Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).
Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).
Deanica f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Danica, influenced by Dean.
Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.
DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.
Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.
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.
Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.
Deivid m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.
Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).
De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.
Dejon m & f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Jon 2 with the popular prefix De-.
Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."
Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.
Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.
Deladis f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deladis.
Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.
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).
Delen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish delen "petal, leaf". This is a modern Cornish name.
Delennyk f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Delen. This is a modern Cornish name.
Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.
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]
Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan
Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]
Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]
Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]
Demian m Literature, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch
German variant of Damian (via the Ukrainian form Demyan). Since the 1980s, it has been in occasional use in German-speaking countries.... [more]
Demii f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variation of Demi. According to the Social Security Administration, Demii was given to 14 girls in 2018.
Demileigh f Obscure (Modern)
Combination of Demi and Leigh.
Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.
Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.
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).
Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.
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.
Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.
Dequaveus m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, probably based on Dequan and Octavius.
Dequincy m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combinaiton of the prefix de- with the given name Quincy, and may also be transferred use of the surname DeQuincy.
Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.
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.
Desean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Sean, making it a variant of Deshawn. It can be spelled DeSean or Desean.
Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.
Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.
Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.
Desiré f Scandinavian, Italian (Modern)
Scandinavian and Italian variant of Désirée.
Desirus m English (Modern)
Masculine variant of Desiree, possibly based on the English word desirous.
Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.
Desmen m English (Modern)
Probably another form of the name Desmond.
Destin m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African)
Likely from the French destin "destiny, fate, fortune".
Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.
Detavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Tavius.
Deulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Shortening of Mindeulle, coinciding with the root of the verb 들레다 (deulleda) meaning "to clamour, make a noise."
Deva f Asturian, Galician, Spanish (Modern), Celtic Mythology
From the name of a river that flows through Asturias. It was named after Deva, the Celtic goddess of waters. Her name is derived from Celtic deva "goddess" or "divine", itself derived from Proto-Celtic *dēwā “goddess”.
Devaughn m English (Modern)
Variant of Devon influenced by Vaughn.
Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.
Devid m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of David. The spelling is chosen to enforce an anglicised pronounciation.
Devion f & m English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Devin, perhaps inspired by Dion.
Devlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Devlin.
Devonne f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Devon.
Devynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devon or Devyn. Devynn was given to 29 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Dexton m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dex and the popular suffix -ton.
Dezy m Edo (Modern)
''You cant block God's path or you can not block ones destiny; diminutive of Aigbodezzy''
Dhilan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan. Dhilan was given to 31 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.
Dhillon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dillon. Dhillon was given to 9 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.
Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.
Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.
Didi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names that contains the letter D, such as Adi 1, Jedidiah, Yedidia or David... [more]
Didi m & f Various (Modern)
Nickname to any name that beggings or ends with D like David, Didier, Diane / Diana, Daniel / Danielle, Adi / Jedidiah, etc…
Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.
Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.
Dilaila f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Borrowing of Delilah, reflecting the English pronunciation of this name.
Dillion m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Dillon or a transferred use of the surname Dillion.
Dillynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dylan.
Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.
Dionntae m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte; blend of Dion and Dante.
Dísella f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
Disney f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Disney.
Ditsuhi f Armenian (Modern)
Means "goddess" in Armenian.
Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’
Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
Dögun f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic dögun "dawn".
Dolcie f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Dulcie. Popular in the UK.
Doli m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolev.
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... [more]
Domineek m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Dominique influenced by Tyreek.
Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.
Dontavius m African American (Modern)
A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.
Dontre m African American (Modern)
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.
Dora f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dor.
Dorel m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.
Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.
Dorin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it is came from the name Doron
Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.
Doroti f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Dorothy.
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Drafi m German (Modern, Rare)
Simplified form of the Hungarian name Dráfi.... [more]
Drakul m Popular Culture (Modern)
Variant of Dracula. From the epithet of Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad the Impaler, which meant either "dragon" (alluding to his membership in the noble Order of the Dragon) or "the devil" from Romanian drac "devil".
Drauma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse draumr meaning "dream".
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Draymond m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending Dre with Raymond. Also compare Daymond.
Dreki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse dreki meaning "dragon".
Drömma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish drömma "to dream".
Drudwen f Welsh (Modern)
Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".
Drysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Dryson.
Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
Du-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol prefixed with 두 (du), the combined form of the numeral 둘 (dul) meaning "two."
Dulquer m Arabic (Modern, Rare), Pakistani, Muslim, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu
It means "expressive" and "diplomatic". It is mentioned in Surat al-Kahf of the Qur'an. Its full name is Du al-Qarnayn. Also known as Alexander. So Indian Film actor Dulquer Salmaan says it means "warrior"
Dunlap m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Dunlap.
Dúnn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse dúnn meaning "(eider)-down".
Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.
Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.
Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.
Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.
Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.
Dyani f American (Modern)
Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dylane m French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Dylan.
Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
Dynþór m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Old Norse dynr meaning "din, noise" combined with Þór.
Dyrck m Medieval Dutch, English (Modern)
Medieval Dutch variant spelling of Dirck, as well as a modern English variant of Dirk.
Dzsenna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenna.
Dzsenni f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenny.
Dzsindzser f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transcription based on the English name Ginger.
Džulija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jūlija imitating the English pronunciation of Julia.
Dzvinka f Ukrainian (Modern)
Derived form the Ukrainian дзвінок meaning "bell" or дзвінкий meaning "sonorous".
Éada f Irish (Modern)
A modern Irish name, most like influenced by the more frequently used Irish name Éadaoin, which derives from Irish éad (coming from Old Irish ét) meaning "jealousy, passion"... [more]
Éala f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name that has most likely been influenced by the Irish word eala meaning "swan". However, contrarily to the Irish word for "swan", which is spelled without the fada, the fada has been added to the name to get the desired pronounciation of EH-la whereas the word eala is pronounced AL-la... [more]
Eann m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ian. Eann was given to 10 boys in 2012.
Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.
Eärien f Popular Culture (Modern)
Means "daughter of the sea" in Quenya, from eär "sea" and ien "daughter". This name is borne by the daughter of Elendil in the Amazon series 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'... [more]
Eastlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole
Combination of east and the popular name suffix lyn.
Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Eathon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ethan. Eathon was given to 12 boys in 2007 according to the SSA.
Ebbot m Swedish (Modern)
Ebbot is Tobbe spelled backwards. It was popularized in Sweden by artist Ebbot Lundberg whose real name is Torbjörn.
Ebeleuzoma f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Ebele meaning "mercy, kindness" with Uzoma meaning "good way".
Ebrel f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Ebrel "(month of) April". This is a recent coinage.