Names with 2 Syllables

Cláudia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Claudia.

Claudia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Claudie f French
French feminine variant of Claude.

Claudine f French
French diminutive of Claude.

Cláudio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Claudius.

Claudio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Claudius.

Claudiu m Romanian
Romanian form of Claudius.

Clayton m English
From a surname that was originally derived from various English place names, all meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.

Clémence f French
French feminine form of Clementius (see Clement).

Clemence f English
Feminine form of Clementius (see Clement). It has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became rare after the 17th century.

Clemens m German, Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Late Roman
Original Latin form of Clement, as well as the German, Dutch and Scandinavian form.

Clément m French
French form of Clemens (see Clement).

Clement m English
English form of the Late Latin name Clemens (or sometimes of its derivative Clementius), which meant "merciful, gentle". This was the name of 14 popes, including Saint Clement I, the third pope, one of the Apostolic Fathers. Another saint by this name was Clement of Alexandria, a 3rd-century theologian and church father who attempted to reconcile Christian and Platonic philosophies. It has been in general as a given name in Christian Europe (in various spellings) since early times. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, though it was revived in the 19th century.

Cleo f & m English
Short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas.

Cletis m English (Rare)
Variant of Cletus.

Cleto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Anacleto.

Cletus m English
Short form of Anacletus. This name is sometimes used to refer to the third pope, Saint Anacletus. It can also function as an Anglicized form of Kleitos.

Cleveland m English
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "cliff land" (from Old English clif and land). This was the surname of American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). It is also the name of an American city, which was founded by surveyor Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806).

Clifford m English
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

Clifton m English
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

Climent m Catalan
Catalan form of Clemens (see Clement).

Clinton m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from towns named Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". A famous bearer of the surname is former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).

Clio f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleio.

Clíodhna f Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Irish legend this was the name of a beautiful goddess. She fell in love with a mortal named Ciabhán and left the Land of Promise with him, but when she arrived on the other shore she was swept to sea by a great wave.

Clíona f Irish
Variant of Clíodhna.

Clodagh f Irish
From the Clodiagh, a small river in County Waterford, Ireland. It was first used as a given name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford.

Cloé f Portuguese (Rare), French
Portuguese form and French variant of Chloe.

Clopas m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament Clopas is mentioned briefly as the husband of one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion, sometimes identified with Alphaeus.

Clotaire m French
French form of Lothar.

Clothilde f French
Variant of Clotilde.

Clotilde f French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
French form of Chrodechildis, the Latin form of a Frankish name composed of the elements hruod "fame, glory" and hilt "battle". Saint Clotilde (whose name was originally recorded in forms such as Chrodechildis or Chrotchildis in Latin sources) was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity. It was also borne by others in the Merovingian royal family. In the Middle Ages this name was confused with Chlodechilda, in which the first element is hlut "famous, loud".

Clover f English (Modern)
From the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.

Clovis m History, French
Contemporary spelling, via the Latinized form Clodovicus, of the Germanic name Hludwig (see Ludwig). Clovis was a Frankish king who united the Franks under his rule in the 5th century. The name was subsequently borne by two further Merovingian kings.

Cnut m History
Variant of Knut.

Cobus m Dutch
Short form of Jacobus.

Coby m & f English
Masculine or feminine diminutive of Jacob.

Coco f Various
Diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa. However, this was not the case for French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971; real name Gabrielle), whose nickname came from the name of a song she performed while working as a cabaret singer.

Codie m & f English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of Cody.

Cody m English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of both Irish Gaelic Ó Cuidighthigh meaning "descendant of the helpful one" and Mac Óda meaning "son of Odo". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).

Coenraad m Dutch
Dutch form of Conrad.

Cohen m English (Modern)
From a common Jewish surname that was derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest". This surname was traditionally associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent from the biblical Aaron.

Coinneach m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Irish name Cainnech, derived from caín meaning "handsome, beautiful, good". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. It is also used as a modern Scottish Gaelic form of the unrelated name Cináed.

Colbert m English
From an English surname that was derived from a Norman form of the Old German name Colobert.

Colby m English
From an English surname, originally from various place names, derived from the Old Norse nickname Koli (meaning "coal, dark") and býr "town". As a given name, its popularity spiked in the United States and Canada in 2001 when Colby Donaldson (1974-) appeared on the reality television show Survivor.

Coleen f English
Variant of Colleen.

Coleman m Irish, English
Anglicized form of Colmán.

Colene f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Colette f French
Short form of Nicolette. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).

Colin 1 m Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Scottish Cailean.

Colin 2 m English
Medieval diminutive of Col, a short form of Nicholas. It is now regarded as an independent name.

Coline f French
Diminutive of Nicole.

Colleen f English
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl". It is not commonly used in Ireland itself, but has been used in America since the early 20th century.

Collin m English
Variant of Colin 2.

Collins f & m English
From a surname, which is either Irish or English in origin (see Collins 1 and Collins 2). It increased in popularity as a name for girls after it appeared in the movie The Blind Side (2009), which was based on a 2006 biography. As a masculine name, it is currently most common in parts of English-speaking Africa.

Collyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen or Colin 2.

Colombe f French
French feminine form of Columba.

Colson m English (Modern)
From an English surname meaning "son of Col". As a given name it entered the American top 1000 rankings in 2017, probably inspired by similar-sounding names such as Cole and Colton.

Colten m English (Modern)
Variant of Colton.

Colter m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was originally given to a keeper of horses, derived from Middle English colt.

Colton m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Cola's town". It started being used as a given name in the 1980s. Likely in some cases it was viewed as an elaborated or full form of Cole or Colt.

Comfort f English (African)
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong". It was used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation. It is now most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Concha f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepción. This name can also mean "seashell" in Spanish.

Conchúr m Irish, Irish Mythology
Modern Irish form of Conchobar.

Connell m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Conaill, a derivative of the given name Conall.

Conner m English (Modern)
Variant of Conor.

Connie f & m English
Diminutive of Constance and other names beginning with Con. It is occasionally a masculine name, a diminutive of Cornelius or Conrad.

Connor m Irish, English (Modern)
Variant of Conor, based on the usual spelling of the surname that is derived from the name. This is currently the most common way of spelling it in the English-speaking world, apart from Ireland.

Conor m Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of Conchobar (or the Modern Irish form Conchúr).

Conrad m English, German, Germanic
Means "brave counsel", derived from the Old German elements kuoni "brave" and rat "counsel, advice". This was the name of a 10th-century saint and bishop of Konstanz, in southern Germany. It was also borne by several medieval German kings and dukes, notably Conrad II, the first of the Holy Roman Emperors from the Salic dynasty. In England it was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, but has only been common since the 19th century when it was reintroduced from Germany.

Constance f English, French
Medieval form of Constantia. The Normans introduced this name to England (it was the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror).

Constant m French, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Constans. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word constant.

Conway m English
From a Welsh surname that was derived from the name of the River Conwy, which possibly means "holy water" in Welsh.

Cooper m English
From a surname meaning "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.

Cora f English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kore. It was not used as a given name in the English-speaking world until after it was employed by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his novel The Last of the Mohicans (1826). In some cases it may be a short form of Cordula, Corinna and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Coral f English, Spanish
From the English and Spanish word coral for the underwater skeletal deposits that can form reefs. It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κοράλλιον (korallion).

Corbin m English
From a French surname that was derived from corbeau "raven", originally denoting a person who had dark hair. The name was probably popularized in America by actor Corbin Bernsen (1954-).

Cordell m English
From an English surname meaning "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.

Coreen f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Corey m English
From an English surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning. This name became popular in the 1960s due to the character Corey Baker on the television series Julia.

Cori f English
Feminine form of Corey.

Corie f English
Variant of Corrie.

Corine f Dutch, French
Dutch form of Corinne, as well as a French variant.

Corinne f French, English
French form of Corinna. The French-Swiss author Madame de Staël used it for her novel Corinne (1807).

Corné m Dutch
Diminutive of Cornelis.

Corneille m French (Archaic)
French form of Cornelius.

Cornell m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Cornelius.

Corrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Corinna, Cora, Cornelia, and other names starting with Cor. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a feminine form of Corey.

Corrine f English
Variant of Corinne.

Corry f Dutch
Diminutive of Cornelia and other names starting with Cor.

Cortney f & m English
Variant of Courtney.

Corwin m English
From an English surname, derived from Old French cordoan "leather", ultimately from the name of the Spanish city of Cordova.

Cory m English
Variant of Corey.

Cosette f French, Literature
From French chosette meaning "little thing". This is the nickname of the illegitimate daughter of Fantine in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables (1862). Her real name is Euphrasie, though it is seldom used. In the novel young Cosette is the ward of the cruel Thénardiers until she is retrieved by Jean Valjean.

Coşkun m Turkish
Means "enthusiastic" in Turkish.

Cosme m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Cosmas.

Cosmin m Romanian
Romanian form of Cosmas.

Cosmo m Italian, English
Italian variant of Cosimo. It was introduced to Britain in the 18th century by the second Scottish Duke of Gordon, who named his son and successor after his friend Cosimo III de' Medici. On the American sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998) this was the seldom-used first name of Jerry's neighbour Kramer.

Costas m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κώστας (see Kostas).

Costel m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Constantin.

Coty m English (Modern)
Variant of Cody.

Courteney f English
Variant of Courtney. A famous bearer is actress Courteney Cox (1964-).

Courtney f & m English
From an aristocratic English surname that was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose".... [more]

Crawford m English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "crow ford" in Old English.

Creighton m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name, originally from Gaelic crioch "border" combined with Old English tun "town".

Crina f Romanian
Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".

Crispin m English (Rare)
From the Roman cognomen Crispinus, which was derived from the name Crispus. Saint Crispin was a 3rd-century Roman who was martyred with his twin brother Crispinian in Gaul. They are the patrons of shoemakers. They were popular saints in England during the Middle Ages, and the name has occasionally been used since that time.

Cristal f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Crystal.

Cristen f English (Modern)
Variant of Kristin.

Cristián m Spanish
Spanish form of Christian.

Cristian m Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Christian.

Crofton m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.

Croía f Irish (Modern)
From Irish croí meaning "heart". This name was used by Irish martial artist Conor McGregor for his daughter born 2019.

Cronus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κρόνος (Kronos), possibly derived from the Indo-European root *(s)ker- meaning "to cut". Cronus was the Titan who fathered the Greek gods. As his wife Rhea gave birth to the gods, Cronus swallowed them fearing the prophecy that he would be overthrown by one of his children. However Rhea hid Zeus, her last child, who eventually forced his father to disgorge his siblings. Cronus and the rest of the Titans were then defeated by the gods and exiled.

Crystal f English
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.

Csaba m Hungarian
Possibly means either "shepherd" or "gift" in Hungarian. According to legend this was the name of a son of Attila the Hun.

Csanád m Hungarian
Derived from the old Hungarian name Csana, of unknown meaning. This was the name of an 11th-century ruler, also known as Cenad, of the Hungarian region that came to be called Csanád County (now split between Hungary and Romania).

Csenge f Hungarian
Possibly derived from Hungarian cseng meaning "to ring, to clang".

Csilla f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian csillag meaning "star". This name was created by the Hungarian author András Dugonics for an 1803 novel and later used and popularized by the poet Mihály Vörösmarty.

Csongor m Hungarian
Possibly from a Turkic root meaning "falcon". The Hungarian poet and dramatist Mihály Vörösmarty used it in his play Csongor és Tünde (1830).

Ctibor m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and borti "battle".

Ctirad m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and radŭ "happy, willing". In Czech legend this was the name of one of the men tricked by Šárka.

Culhwch m Arthurian Romance, Welsh Mythology
Means "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen he was the lover of Olwen, the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Before the giant would allow Culhwch to marry his daughter, he insisted that Culhwch complete a series of extremely difficult tasks. Culhwch managed to complete the tasks with the help of his cousin King Arthur, and he returned to marry Olwen and kill the giant.

Cullen m English
From a surname, either Cullen 1 or Cullen 2. It jumped a little in popularity as a given name after Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight (2005), featuring a vampire named Edward Cullen, was adapted into a movie in 2008.

Cupid m Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Cupido meaning "desire". This was the name of the Roman god of love, the son of Venus and Mars. He was portrayed as a winged, blindfolded boy, armed with a bow and arrows, which caused the victim to fall in love. His Greek equivalent was Eros.

Curro m Spanish
Andalusian diminutive of Francisco.

Curtis m English
From an English surname that originally meant "courteous" in Old French.

Cuthbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements cuþ "known, familiar" and beorht "bright". Saint Cuthbert was a 6th-century hermit who became the bishop of Lindisfarne, an island off the coast of England. He was known as performer of healing miracles. Because of the saint, this name remained in use in England even after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was (briefly) revived in the 19th century.

Cvita f Croatian
Croatian form of Cvetka.

Cyan f & m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "greenish blue, cyan", ultimately derived from Greek κύανος (kyanos).

Cybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. This name was borne by actress Cybill Shepherd (1950-), who was named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill.

Cydney f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Cymone f English (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Cyndi f English
Short form of Cynthia.

Cynog m Welsh
Welsh name of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, allegedly a son of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Cynthia f English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνθία (Kynthia), which means "woman from Cynthus". This was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, given because Cynthus was the mountain on Delos on which she and her twin brother Apollo were born. It was not used as a given name until the Renaissance, and it did not become common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century. It reached a peak of popularity in the United States in 1957 and has declined steadily since then.

Cyprian m Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Roman family name Cyprianus, which meant "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage and a martyr under the emperor Valerian.

Cyril m English, French, Czech, Slovak
From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.... [more]

Cyrille m & f French
French form of Cyril, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Cyrus m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Persian (Latinized)
Latin form of Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš), possibly meaning "young" or "humiliator (of the enemy)". Alternatively it could be of Elamite origin. The name has sometimes been associated with Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord".... [more]

Cyryl m Polish
Polish form of Cyril.

Czesław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and slava "glory".

Dacre m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name in Cumbria, of Brythonic origin meaning "trickling stream".

Dae-Jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 中 (jung) meaning "middle". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well. A notable bearer was South Korean president Kim Dae-jung (1924-2009).

Dae-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

Dafne f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Daphne.

Dafydd m Welsh
Welsh form of David. This name was borne by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, a 13th-century Welsh ruler, and Dafydd ap Gwilym, a 14th-century poet.

Dagda m Irish Mythology
Means "the good god" from the Old Irish prefix dag- "good" and día "god". In Irish myth Dagda (called also The Dagda) was the powerful god of the earth, knowledge, magic, abundance and treaties, a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He was skilled in combat and healing and possessed a huge club, the handle of which could revive the dead.

Dagmar f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.

Dagny f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and nýr "new".

Dagwood m Popular Culture
Created in 1930 by cartoonist Chic Young for the character Dagwood Bumstead in the long-running comic strip Blondie.

Dahlia f English (Modern)
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

Dáire m Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish. This name is borne by many figures in Irish legend, including the Ulster chief Dáire mac Fiachna who reneged on his promise to loan the Brown Bull of Cooley to Medb, starting the war between Connacht and Ulster as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Daisy f English
Simply from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.... [more]

Dáithí m Irish
Means "swiftness, nimbleness" in Irish. This was the name of a semi-legendary high king of Ireland, also called Nathí. It is sometimes Anglicized as David.

Daithí m Irish
Variant of Dáithí.

Dalal f Arabic
Means "coquettishness" in Arabic.

Daley f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, itself derived from the given name Dálach. Its recent popularity in the Netherlands can be attributed to the Dutch soccer player Daley Blind (1990-).

Dalia 1 f Spanish (Latin American), Arabic
Spanish and Arabic form of Dahlia. The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.

Dalia 2 f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
From Lithuanian dalis meaning "portion, share". This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of weaving, fate and childbirth, often associated with Laima.

Dallas m & f English
From a surname that could either be of Old English origin meaning "valley house" or of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George M. Dallas (1792-1864).

Dalma f Hungarian
Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty for a male character in his epic poem Zalán Futása (1825). It was used by later writers such as Mór Jókai for female characters.

Dalton m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was John Dalton (1766-1844), the English chemist and physicist who theorized about the existence of atoms.

Daly f & m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Daley.

Damhnait f Irish
From Old Irish Damnat meaning "calf, fawn", a combination of dam "ox, deer" and a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by a 6th-century saint from Monaghan, as well as the 7th-century saint commonly called Dymphna.

Damián m Spanish, Czech
Spanish and Czech form of Damian.

Damian m English, Polish, Romanian, Dutch (Modern)
From the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), which was derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmas in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.

Damien m French
French form of Damian.

Damir 1 m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Possibly derived from the Slavic elements danŭ "given" and mirŭ "peace, world". Otherwise, it might be of Turkic or Russian origin (see Damir 2). It was popularized by a character from Marija Jurić Zagorka's novel Gordana (1935).

Damon m Greek Mythology, English
Derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". According to Greek legend, Damon and Pythias were friends who lived on Syracuse in the 4th century BC. When Pythias was sentenced to death, he was allowed to temporarily go free on the condition that Damon take his place in prison. Pythias returned just before Damon was to be executed in his place, and the king was so impressed with their loyalty to one another that he pardoned Pythias. As an English given name, it has only been regularly used since the 20th century.

Dana 1 f Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
Feminine form of Daniel or Dan 1.

Dana 2 m & f English
From a surname that is of unknown origin. It was originally given in honour of American lawyer Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815-1882), the author of the memoir Two Years Before the Mast.

Dana 3 f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Short form of Bogdana, Yordana or Gordana.

Dana 4 m & f Persian, Arabic
Means "wise" in Persian.

Danel m Basque
Basque form of Daniel.

Danette f English
Feminine diminutive of Daniel.

Dani 1 f English
Diminutive of Danielle.

Dani 2 m Hungarian, Spanish, Dutch
Diminutive of Dániel (Hungarian), Daniel (Spanish) or Daniël (Dutch).

Daniel m English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Finnish, Estonian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge", from the roots דִּין (din) meaning "to judge" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.... [more]

Danièle f French
French feminine form of Daniel.

Danielle f French, English
French feminine form of Daniel. It has been commonly used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.

Danka f Serbian, Slovak, Polish
Diminutive of Danijela, Daniela or Danuta.

Danne m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Daniel or Dan 3.

Danni f & m English, Danish
Diminutive of Danielle (English) or Daniel (Danish).

Dannie m & f English
Diminutive of Daniel or Danielle.

Danny m English, Dutch
Diminutive of Daniel.

Dante m Italian
Medieval short form of Durante. The most notable bearer of this name was Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), the Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.

Dănuț m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Dan 2.

Daphne f Greek Mythology, English, Dutch
Means "laurel" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the end of the 19th century.

Daphné f French
French form of Daphne.

Daphnée f French (Rare)
French variant form of Daphne.

Daquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements da and quan. It can be spelled Daquan or with a capitalized third letter as DaQuan.

Dara 2 m & f Khmer
Means "star" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तारा (tara).

Darby m & f English
From an English surname, which was derived from the name of the town of Derby, meaning "deer town" in Old Norse.

Darcey f English
Feminine variant of Darcy.

Darcie f English
Feminine variant of Darcy.

D'Arcy f & m English
Variant of Darcy.

Darcy f & m English
From an English surname that was derived from Norman French d'Arcy, originally denoting one who came from the town of Arcy in La Manche, France. This is the surname of a character, Fitzwilliam Darcy, in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813).

Darden m English (Rare)
From an English surname of unknown meaning, possibly from a place name.

Darek m Polish
Diminutive of Dariusz.

Darell m English
Variant of Darrell.

Daren m English
Variant of Darren. In fact this form occurs earlier in American records, though Darren eventually became more popular.

Daria f Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Russian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Darius. Saint Daria was a 3rd-century woman who was martyred with her husband Chrysanthus under the Roman emperor Numerian. It has never been a particularly common English given name. As a Russian name, it is more commonly transcribed Darya.

Darin m English
Variant of Darren. This was the adopted surname of the singer Bobby Darin (1936-1973), who was born Robert Cassotto and chose his stage name from a street sign.

Dario m Italian, Croatian
Italian form of Darius.

Dariush m Persian
Modern Persian form of Darayavauš (see Darius).

Dariusz m Polish
Polish form of Darius.

Darja f Slovene, Czech, Estonian, Latvian
Slovene, Czech, Estonian and Latvian form of Daria.

Darla f English
Variant of Darlene using the suffix la.

Darleen f English
Variant of Darlene.

Darlene f English
From the English word darling combined with the common name suffix lene. This name has been in use since the beginning of the 20th century.

Darma m Indonesian
Means "good deed" or "duty" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Darnell m English, African American
From an English surname that was derived from Old French darnel, a type of grass. In some cases the surname may be from a place name, itself derived from Old English derne "hidden" and halh "nook".

Darrel m English
Variant of Darrell.

Darrell m English, African American
From an English surname that was derived from Norman French d'Airelle, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. As a given name it was moderately popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, but it dropped off the American top 1000 rankings in 2018.

Darren m English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. In the spelling Daren, it was used by the novelist Zane Grey for the central character in his novel The Day of the Beast (1922). Grey may have based it on a rare Irish surname, or perhaps created it as a variant of Darrell. It was brought to public attention in the late 1950s by the American actor Darren McGavin (1922-2006; born as William Lyle Richardson). It was further popularized in the 1960s by the character Darrin Stephens from the television show Bewitched.

Darrin m English
Variant of Darren.

Darryl m English, African American
Variant of Darrell. In the United States, this spelling was more popular than Darrell from 1960 to 1966, being especially well-used in the African-American community.

Darwin m English
From a surname that was derived from the Old English given name Deorwine. The surname was borne by the British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), the man who first proposed the theory of natural selection and subsequently revolutionized biology.

Darya 1 f Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Daria.

Darya 2 f Persian
Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.

Daryl m English
Variant of Darrell.

Dáša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Dagmar.

Dasha f Russian
Russian diminutive of Darya 1.

Dashawn m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

Dashiell m English (Rare)
In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) it was from his mother's surname, which was possibly an Anglicized form of French de Chiel, of unknown meaning.

Datu m Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.

Daud m Indonesian, Arabic
Indonesian form of David, and also an alternate transcription of Arabic داود or داوود (see Dawud).

Davey m English
Diminutive of David.

Davi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of David.

Dávid m Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of David.

David m English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was derived from Hebrew דּוֹד (dod) meaning "beloved" or "uncle". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.... [more]

Davie m English, Scottish
Diminutive of David.

Davin m English
Possibly a variant of Devin influenced by David.

Davis m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name David. A famous bearer of the surname was Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), the only president of the Confederate States of America.

Davit m Georgian, Armenian
Georgian and Armenian form of David.

Davon m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and von.

Davoud m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian داود or داوود (see Davud).

Davud m Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Persian, Azerbaijani and Bosnian form of David.

Davy m English
Diminutive of David.

Davyd m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of David.

Dawid m Polish, Biblical Hebrew
Polish form of David, as well as the Biblical Hebrew form.

Dawood m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic داود or داوود (see Dawud).

Dawson m English
From an English surname meaning "son of David". As a given name, it was popularized in the late 1990s by the central character on the television drama Dawson's Creek (1998-2003). In the United States the number of boys receiving the name increased tenfold between 1997 and 1999. It got another boost in 2014 after it was used for a main character in the movie The Best of Me.

Dawud m Arabic
Arabic form of David.

Daxton m English (Modern)
Elaboration of Dax influenced by names such as Paxton and Braxton.

Dayna f English
Feminine variant of Dana 2.

Dayton m English
From an English surname that was derived from places named Deighton, meaning "ditch town" in Old English. Dayton is also the name of a city in Ohio. As a given name, it gained a bit of popularity in the 1990s, probably because it shares a similar sound with names such as Peyton and Clayton.

Deacon m English (Modern)
Either from the occupational surname Deacon or directly from the vocabulary word deacon, which refers to a cleric in the Christian church (ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant").

Deana f English
Variant of Deanna.

Deanna f English
Either a variant of Diana or a feminine form of Dean. This name was popularized by the Canadian actress and singer Deanna Durbin (1921-2013), whose birth name was Edna. Her stage name was a rearrangement of the letters of her real name.

Deanne f English
Variant of Deanna.

Debbi f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debbie f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debby f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debi f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Deborah f English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דְּבוֹרָה (Devorah) meaning "bee". In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites when they are threatened by the Canaanites. She forms an army under the command of Barak, and together they destroy the army of the Canaanite commander Sisera. Also in the Old Testament, this is the name of the nurse of Rebecca.... [more]

Debra f English
Variant of Deborah.

Declan m Irish, English
Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, Old Irish Declán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to the Déisi peoples of Ireland and the founder of the monastery at Ardmore.... [more]

Deeann f English
Variant of Deanna.

Deemer m English (Rare)
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "judge", from Old English demere.

Deena f English
Variant of Deanna.

Deidra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Deidre f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Deimos m Greek Mythology
Means "terror" in Greek. This was one of the sons of the Greek god Ares. Also, a moon of Mars bears this name.

Deion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dion. A notable bearer is retired American football player Deion Sanders (1967-).

Deirdre f English, Irish, Irish Mythology
From the Old Irish name Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from der meaning "daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.... [more]

Deisy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Spanish form of the English name Daisy.

Deja f African American (Modern)
Means "already" from the French phrase déjà vu meaning "already seen". It received a popularity boost in 1995 when a character named Deja appeared in the movie Higher Learning.

Delbert m English
Short form of Adelbert. As an American name it was first used in the New York area by people of Dutch ancestry.

Delia 1 f English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Greek Mythology
Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.

Delight f English (Rare)
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.

Della f English
Diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Della Reese (1931-2017).

Delma f English
Possibly a short form of Adelma.

Delmar m English
From an English surname that was derived from Norman French de la mare meaning "from the pond".

Delphine f French
French form of Delphina.

Delroy m English (Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Leroy.

Delta f English
From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ. It is also the name for an island formed at the mouth of a river.

Dema f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ديمة (see Dima 1).

Demi f Greek, English (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Greek Δήμη or Ντίμι or Ντίμη (see Dimi), as well as a short form of Demetria. A famous bearer is American actress Demi Moore (1962-), and it is because of her that the name rose in popularity in the United States in the late 1980s. Though some sources claim Moore's birth name is Demetria, the actress herself has said she was born as Demi and named after a makeup product. The name received a further boost after 2008 with the release of the debut album by the singer Demi Lovato (1992-), who pronounces the name differently than the older actress. Lovato's birth name is Demetria.

Demyan m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Damian.

Dena f English
Possibly a short form of names ending with dena. It has also been used as a variant of Deanna.

Deneb m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic ذنب (dhanab) meaning "tail". This is the name of a star in the constellation Cygnus.

Dénes m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Denis.

Denice f English
Variant of Denise.

Deniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Dênis m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Denis, used mainly in Brazil as opposed to Portugal (where Dinis is more common).

Denis m French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian, Albanian
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of Dionysius. Saint Denis was a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul and the first bishop of Paris. He was martyred by decapitation, after which legend says he picked up his own severed head and walked for a distance while preaching a sermon. He is credited with converting the Gauls to Christianity and is considered the patron saint of France.... [more]

Denise f French, English, Dutch
French feminine form of Denis.

Deniz f & m Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.

Dennis m English, German, Dutch
Usual English, German and Dutch form of Denis.

Denny m English
Diminutive of Dennis.

Denton m English
From a surname, originally from a place name, which meant "valley town" in Old English.

Denver m & f English
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English. This is the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named for the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892).

Denys m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Denis.

Denzel m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Denzil. This spelling of the name was popularized by American actor Denzel Washington (1954-), who was named after his father.

Denzil m English
From a surname that originally denoted a person from the manor of Denzell in Cornwall. This given name was borne by several members of the noble Holles family starting in the 16th century, notably the statesman Denzil Holles (1599-1680). They were named for John Denzel, an ancestor whose home was Denzell.

Deòiridh f Scottish Gaelic
Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic.

Deon m English, African American
Variant of Dion.

Derby m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was a variant of Darby.

Derek m English
From the older English name Dederick, which was in origin a Low German form of Theodoric. It was imported to England from the Low Countries in the 15th century.