Behind the Name: Names Starting with D (page 4)

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DVORAHfHebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH.

DWAINmEnglish
Variant of DUANE.

DWAYNEmEnglish
Variant of DUANE.

DWIm & fIndonesian
Means "two, second" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi).

DWIGHTmEnglish
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of DIONYSIUS. In America it was sometimes given in honour of Yale president Timothy Dwight (1752-1817). A famous bearer was the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969).

DWYNmCeltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Celtic god of love.

DYANfEnglish
Variant of DIANE.

DYEfMedieval English
Medieval short form of DIONYSIA.

DYLANmWelsh, English, Welsh Mythology
From the Welsh elements dy meaning "great" and llanw meaning "tide, flow". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea. He was the son of Arianrhod and was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon.... [more]

DYLISfWelsh
Variant of DILYS.

DYMPHNAfIrish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint who was martyred by her father. She is the patron saint of the mentally ill.

DYMPNAfIrish
Variant of DYMPHNA.

DYSONmEnglish (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "son of DYE".

DŽAFERmBosnian
Bosnian form of JAFAR.

DZHABRAILmChechen
Chechen form of GABRIEL.

DZHAMALmChechen
Chechen form of JAMAL.

DZHOKHARmChechen
Possibly from Persian گوهر (gohar) "jewel, essence" or جوهر (johar) "essence, ink" (which comes from the same root, but via a loan to Arabic and retransmission to Persian).

DZMITRYmBelarusian
Belarusian form of DEMETRIUS.

DZVEZDAfMacedonian
Means "star" in Macedonian.

DZVEZDANmMacedonian
Masculine form of DZVEZDA.

DZVONIMIRmMacedonian
Macedonian form of ZVONIMIR.

DZVONKOmMacedonian
Diminutive of DZVONIMIR.

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