Names with 3 Syllables

Chiarina f Italian
Diminutive of Chiara.

Chifundo m & f Chewa
Means "mercy" in Chewa.

Chiharu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.

Chihiro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 尋 (hiro) meaning "fathom, armspan", as well as other kanji combinations. This is the name of the main character in the Japanese animated movie Spirited Away (2001).

Chikako f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.

Chikara m Japanese
From Japanese 力 (chikara) meaning "power, capability, influence". This name can also be formed by other kanji or combinations of kanji.

Chikondi m & f Chewa
Means "love" in Chewa.

Chimwemwe m & f Chewa
Means "joy, pleasure" in Chewa.

Chinatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer", as well as other kanji combinations.

Chisomo m & f Chewa
Means "grace" in Chewa.

Chiyoko f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 代 (yo) meaning "generation" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Chizuko f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane (bird)" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Chizuru f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)". A Japanese legend says that a person who folds a thousand origami cranes within one year will be granted a wish.

Christabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel.

Christabelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Christabel.

Christiaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Christian.

Christian m English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see Christos 1 for further etymology). In England it has been in use since the Middle Ages, during which time it was used by both males and females, but it did not become common until the 17th century. In Denmark the name has been borne by ten kings since the 15th century.... [more]

Christina f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of Christian. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was tormented by her pagan father. It was also borne by a 17th-century Swedish queen and patron the arts who gave up her crown in order to become a Roman Catholic.... [more]

Christine f French, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
French form of Christina, as well as a variant in other languages. It was used by the French author Gaston Leroux for the heroine, Christine Daaé, in his novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910).... [more]

Christoffel m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Christopher.

Christoffer m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian variant of Kristoffer.

Christopher m English
From the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry". Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.... [more]

Chrysanta f English (Rare)
Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek.

Chryseis f Greek Mythology
Patronymic derived from Chryses. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.

Ciara 2 f English (Modern)
Variant of Sierra. Use of the name has perhaps been influenced by the brand of perfume called Ciara, which was introduced by Revlon in 1973.

Cicely f English
Medieval variant of Cecily.

Cicero m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin cicer meaning "chickpea". Marcus Tullius Cicero (now known simply as Cicero) was a statesman, orator and author of the 1st century BC. He was a political enemy of Mark Antony, who eventually had him executed.

Ĉiela f Esperanto
Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto, from ĉielo "sky", ultimately derived from Latin caelum.

Ciera f English (Modern)
Variant of Sierra.

Cierra f English (Modern)
Variant of Sierra.

Cintia f Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Cynthia.

Ciprian m Romanian
Romanian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cipriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Ciriaco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cyriacus.

Cirillo m Italian
Italian form of Cyril.

Cirino m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Ciro.

Citlalli f Nahuatl
Means "star" in Nahuatl.

Claretta f Italian
Diminutive of Clara.

Claribel f English
Combination of Clara and the common name suffix bel, from Latin bella "beautiful". This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form Claribell) and by Shakespeare in his play The Tempest (1611). Alfred Tennyson also wrote a poem entitled Claribel (1830).

Clarinda f English
Combination of Clara and the popular name suffix inda. It was first used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

Clarisa f Spanish
Spanish form of Clarissa.

Clarissa f English, Italian
Latinate form of Clarice. This is the name of the title character in a 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson. In the novel Clarissa Harlowe is a virtuous woman who is tragically exploited by her family and her lover. Another literary character by this name is Clarissa Dalloway from the novel Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf.

Clarity f English (Rare)
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".

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.

Claudius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a patrician family prominent in Roman politics. The ancestor of the family was said to have been a 6th-century BC Sabine leader named Attius Clausus, who adopted the name Appius Claudius upon becoming a Roman citizen. The family produced several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius (birth name Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus). He was poisoned by his wife Agrippina in order to bring her son Nero (Claudius's stepson) to power.... [more]

Cleisthenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεισθένης (Kleisthenes), derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and reformer. He helped establish democracy in Athens.

Clematis f English (Rare)
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλήμα (klema) meaning "twig, branch".

Clemency f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

Clemente m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Clemens (see Clement).

Clémentine f French
French feminine form of Clement. This is also the name of a variety of orange (fruit).

Clementine f English
English form of Clémentine.

Cleopas m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Shortened form of the Greek name Kleopatros (see Cleopatra). In the New Testament Cleopas is a disciple who sees Jesus after his resurrection.

Cléopâtre f Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Cleopatra.

Cleophas m Biblical
Form of Clopas used in several versions of the New Testament.

Clímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Climacus, derived from Greek κλῖμαξ (klimax) meaning "ladder". The 7th-century monk Saint John Climacus (also known as John of the Ladder) acquired this name because he wrote a book called The Ladder of Divine Ascent.

Clisthenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Cleisthenes.

Clotilda f English (Rare)
English form 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".

Colomba f Italian
Italian feminine form of Columba.

Colombo m Italian
Italian form of Columba.

Columba m & f Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.

Columbán m Old Irish
Possibly an Irish diminutive of Columba. Alternatively, it may be derived from Old Irish colum "dove" and bán "white". The 7th-century Saint Columbán of Leinster was the founder of several monasteries in Europe.

Columbine f English (Rare)
From the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of Colombina, the pantomime character.

Conceição f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Concepción.

Concepción f Spanish
Means "conception" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. A city in Chile bears this name.

Concetta f Italian
Means "conceived" in Italian, referring to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Concetto m Italian
Masculine form of Concetta.

Conchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Concha.

Conchobhar m Irish Mythology
Modern Irish form of Conchobar.

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

Confucius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name Kong Fuzi. The surname 孔 (Kong) means "hole, opening" and the title 夫子 (Fuzi) means "master". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Chinese philosopher. His given name was Qiu.

Conrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Conrad.

Constantijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Constantin m Romanian, French
Romanian and French form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Constantine m History
From the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of Constans. Constantine the Great (272-337), full name Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).

Constanza f Spanish
Spanish form of Constantia.

Consuela f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Consuelo.

Consuelo f Spanish
Means "consolation" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, meaning "Our Lady of Consolation".

Coralie f French
Either a French form of Koralia, or a derivative of Latin corallium "coral" (see Coral).

Coraline f Literature, French
Created by the French composer Adolphe Adam for one of the main characters in his opera Le Toréador (1849). He probably based it on the name Coralie. It was also used by the author Neil Gaiman for the young heroine in his novel Coraline (2002). Gaiman has stated that in this case the name began as a typo of Caroline.

Cordelia f Literature, English
From Cordeilla, a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth, borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir and the only one to remain loyal to her father. Geoffrey possibly based her name on that of Creiddylad, a character from Welsh legend.... [more]

Corentin m Breton, French
French form of the Breton name Kaourintin, possibly from korventenn meaning "hurricane, storm". Alternatively, it could be connected to the Brythonic root *karid meaning "love" (modern Breton karout). This was the name of a 5th-century bishop of Quimper in Brittany.

Coretta f English
Diminutive of Cora. It was borne by Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

Corina f Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.

Corinna f German, Italian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κορίννα (Korinna), which was derived from κόρη (kore) meaning "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book Amores. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem Corinna's going a-Maying.

Cornelia f German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cornelius. In the 2nd century BC it was borne by Cornelia Scipionis Africana (the daughter of the military hero Scipio Africanus), the mother of the two reformers known as the Gracchi. After her death she was regarded as an example of the ideal Roman woman. The name was revived in the 18th century.

Cornélie f French (Rare)
French form of Cornelia.

Cornelio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Cornelius.

Cornelis m Dutch
Dutch form of Cornelius.

Corneliu m Romanian
Romanian form of Cornelius.

Corona f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Means "crown" in Latin, as well as Italian and Spanish. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred with her companion Victor.

Corrado m Italian
Italian form of Conrad. This was a 14th-century saint from Piacenza, Italy.

Corrina f English
Variant of Corinna.

Cosima f Italian
Italian feminine form of Cosimo.

Cosimo m Italian
Italian form of Cosmas. A famous bearer was Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464), the founder of Medici rule in Florence, who was a patron of the Renaissance and a successful merchant. Other members of the Medici family have also borne this name.

Cosmina f Romanian
Feminine form of Cosmin.

Costache m Romanian
Romanian form of Kostakis.

Costanza f Italian
Italian feminine form of Constans.

Costanzo m Italian
Italian form of Constans.

Costică m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Constantin.

Crescencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Crescentia.

Crescenzo m Italian
Italian form of Crescentius.

Cressida f Literature
Form of Criseida used by Shakespeare in his play Troilus and Cressida (1602).

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

Cristiana f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Christina.

Cristiano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Christian. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-).

Cristina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Christina.

Cristóbal m Spanish
Spanish form of Christopher.

Cristopher m Spanish
Spanish form of the English name Christopher.

Crocetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Crocifissa.

Cruella f Popular Culture
From the English word cruel, ultimately from Latin crudelis "hard, severe, cruel". This is the name of the antagonist, Cruella de Vil, in the 1961 Disney movie 101 Dalmatians, based on a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith.

Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.

Cthulhu m Literature
Created by author H. P. Lovecraft for a gigantic, horrible, octopus-like god, first introduced in the short story The Call of Cthulhu (1926). Lovecraft may have based the name on the word chthonic meaning "under the earth, subterranean", a derivative of Greek χθών (chthon) meaning "earth, ground, soil".

Cuidightheach m Medieval Irish
Irish byname meaning "helpful" (cuidigh means "help").

Cunégonde f French (Rare)
French form of Kunigunde. Voltaire used this name in his novel Candide (1759).

Cupido m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Cupid.

Custodia f Spanish
Feminine form of Custodio.

Custodio m Spanish
Means "guardian" in Spanish, from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping".

Cvijeta f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cvetka.

Cybele f Near Eastern Mythology (Latinized)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Phrygian roots meaning either "stone" or "hair". This was the name of the Phrygian mother goddess associated with fertility and nature. She was later worshipped by the Greeks and Romans.

Cymbeline m Literature
Form of Cunobelinus used by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline (1609).

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.

Cyprien m French
French form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cyrano m Literature
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa. Edmond Rostand used this name in his play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). He based his character upon a real person, the French satirist Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655).

Cyrene f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυρήνη (Kyrene), the name of a Hellenic city in ancient Libya, itself probably named for a nearby spring Κύρη (Kyre). It has been associated with κῦρος (kyros) meaning "power, authority". In Greek mythology this is the name of a Thessalian princess loved by Apollo. He took her to Libya, where he founded the city in her honour and installed her as queen.

Cyriaque m French
French form of Cyriacus. This name is currently most common in parts of French-influenced Africa.

Czesława f Polish
Feminine form of Czesław.

Dacian m Romanian
Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region that is now Romania and Moldova.

Daedalus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Δαίδαλος (Daidalos), which was derived from δαιδάλλω (daidallo) meaning "to work cunningly". In Greek myth Daedalus was an Athenian inventor who was banished to Crete. There he designed the Labyrinth for King Minos, but he and his son Icarus were eventually imprisoned inside it because he had aided Theseus in his quest against the Minotaur. Daedalus and Icarus escaped using wings fashioned from wax, but Icarus fell from the sky to his death.

Daffodil f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".

Dagmara f Polish
Polish form of Dagmar.

Daichi m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Daidalos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Daedalus.

Daigo m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 悟 (go) meaning "enlightenment" or 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Daiki m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Daisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Dajana f Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian variant of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Dakila m Tagalog
Means "great" in Tagalog.

Dakota m & f English (Modern)
From the name of the Native American people of the northern Mississippi Valley, or from the two American states that were named for them: North and South Dakota (until 1889 unified as the Dakota Territory). The tribal name means "allies, friends" in the Dakota language.... [more]

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

Dalibor m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements dalĭ "distance" and borti "to fight".

Dalila f French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Latin
Form of Delilah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Dalimil m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements dalĭ "distance" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Dalisay f Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.

Dalitso m & f Chewa
Means "blessing" in Chewa.

Dámaris f Spanish
Spanish form of Damaris.

Damaris f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek δάμαλις (damalis). In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.

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.

Damiana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Damian.

Damiano m Italian
Italian form of Damian.

Damion m English
Variant of Damian.

Damocles m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δαμοκλῆς (Damokles), which was derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek legend Damocles was a member of the court of Dionysius the Elder, the king of Syracuse. Damocles expressed envy of the king's station so Dionysius offered to switch roles with him for a day. To illustrate to Damocles the peril of a man in his position he suspended a sword over the throne.

Damokles m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Damocles.

Danaë f Greek Mythology
From Δαναοί (Danaoi), a word used by Homer to designate the Greeks. In Greek mythology Danaë was the daughter of the Argive king Acrisius. It had been prophesied to her father that he would one day be killed by Danaë's son, so he attempted to keep his daughter childless. However, Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and she became the mother of Perseus. Eventually the prophecy was fulfilled and Perseus killed Acrisius, albeit accidentally.

Danai 1 f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Danaë.

Danguolė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian dangus meaning "sky, heaven" and a diminutive suffix.

Dania 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دانية (see Daniyah).

Danial m Persian, Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Persian دانیال or Arabic دانيال (see Daniyal), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Danica f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, English
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Dániel m Hungarian, Faroese
Hungarian and Faroese form of Daniel.

Daniël m Dutch
Dutch form of Daniel.

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]

Daniela f Italian, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Daniel.

Daniele m Italian
Italian form of Daniel.

Daniella f English, Hungarian
Feminine form of Daniel.

Daniil m Russian, Belarusian, Greek
Russian, Belarusian and Greek form of Daniel.

Danila 1 m Russian
Russian variant form of Daniel.

Danila 2 f Italian
Italian feminine form of Daniel.

Danilo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Form of Daniel in various languages.

Daniyah f Arabic
Means "close, near" in Arabic.

Daniyal m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Persian and Urdu form of Daniel.

Danuše f Czech
Diminutive of Dana 1.

Danuška f Czech
Diminutive of Dana 1.

Danuta f Polish
Polish form of Danutė.

Danutė f Lithuanian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a feminine form of Daniel. It is found in Lithuania from at least 14th century, being borne by a sister of Vytautas the Great.

Danya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دانية (see Daniyah).

Dardana f Albanian
Feminine form of Dardan.

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.

Darian m & f English
Probably an elaborated form of Darren.

Darien m English
Variant of Darian.

Darina 2 f Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Russian
Derived from the Slavic word darŭ meaning "gift". It is sometimes used as a diminutive of names beginning with Dar.

Darío m Spanish
Spanish form of Darius.

Dario m Italian, Croatian
Italian form of Darius.

Darion m English (Modern)
Variant of Darian.

Darius m English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Persian (Latinized)
Latin form of Greek Δαρεῖος (Dareios), from the Old Persian name 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Darayauš), shortened from 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Darayavauš). It means "possessing goodness", composed of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (daraya) meaning "to possess, to hold" and 𐎺𐎢 (vau) meaning "good". Three ancient kings of Persia bore this name, including Darius the Great who expanded the Achaemenid Empire to its greatest extent. His forces invaded Greece but were defeated in the Battle of Marathon.... [more]

Dariya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Daria.

Davide m Italian
Italian form of David.

Davina f English
Feminine form of David. It originated in Scotland.

Davinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Davina. About 1980 this name jumped in popularity in Spain, possibly due to the main character on the British television series The Foundation (1977-1979), which was broadcast in Spain as La Fundación.

Davion m African American (Modern)
Recently created name, based on the sounds found in names such as David and Darian.

Daviti m Georgian
Form of Davit with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Davonte m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Dayana f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation.

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.

Dearbháil f Irish
From Old Irish Derbáil meaning "daughter of Fál", derived from the prefix der meaning "daughter" and Fál, a legendary name for Ireland.

Débora f Spanish, Portuguese, French (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and French form of Deborah.

Debora f Italian, Dutch, German (Rare)
Italian, Dutch and German form of Deborah.

Déborah f French
French variant form 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]

Decima f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Decimus.

Decimus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.

Deforest m English
From a French surname meaning "from the forest". It was originally given in honour of American author John Deforest (1826-1906).

Deforrest m English (Rare)
Variant of Deforest.

Deividas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of David (based on the English pronunciation).

Delaiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has drawn up" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters.

Delaney f English (Modern)
From a surname: either the English surname Delaney 1 or the Irish surname Delaney 2.

Delano m English
From a surname, recorded as de la Noye in French, indicating that the bearer was from a place called La Noue (ultimately Gaulish meaning "wetland, swamp"). It has been used in honour of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), whose middle name came from his mother's maiden name.

Delfina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Delphina.

Délia f Portuguese, French, Hungarian
Portuguese, French and Hungarian form of Delia 1.

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.

Delicia f English (Rare)
Either from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure" or a variant of the English word delicious. It has been used since the 17th century (rarely).

Delilah f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the lover of Samson, whom she betrays to the Philistines by cutting his hair, which is the source of his power. Despite her character flaws, the name began to be used by the Puritans in the 17th century. It has been used occasionally in the English-speaking world since that time.

Delora f English
Altered form of Dolores.

Delores f English
Variant of Dolores.

Deloris f English
Variant of Dolores.

Delphia f English
Possibly from the name of the Greek city of Delphi, the site of an oracle of Apollo, which is possibly related to Greek δελφύς (delphys) meaning "womb". It was used in the play The Prophetess (1647), in which it belongs to the title prophetess.

Demelza f English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf". It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century. It was popularized in the 1970s by a character from the British television series Poldark, which was set in Cornwall.

Demeter 1 f Greek Mythology
Possibly means "earth mother", derived from Greek δᾶ (da) meaning "earth" and μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone. She was an important figure in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites performed at Eleusis near Athens.

Demeter 2 m Slovak, Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Demetrius.

Demetrio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Demetrius.

Denisa f Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Albanian
Feminine form of Denis.

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

Déodat m French (Rare)
French form of Deodatus.

Deonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of Deon and the common phonetic suffix tay.

Desirae f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Désiré m French
Masculine form of Désirée.

Désirée f French, Dutch, German
French form of Desiderata. In part it is directly from the French word meaning "desired, wished".

Desiree f English
English form of Désirée. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the movie Désirée (1954).

Despina f Greek
Modern Greek form of Despoina.

Despoina f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. She was worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites practiced at Eleusis near Athens.

Destinee f English (Modern)
Variant of Destiny.

Destiny f English
Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the last half of the 20th century.

Devante m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, von and tay. DeVanté Swing (1969-), stage name of Donald DeGrate Jr., was a singer with the group Jodeci. His name dramatically rose in popularity in the early 1990s when the group released their first successful songs, though it soon began to recede again.... [more]

Devereux m English (Rare)
From an English surname, of Norman French origin, meaning "from Evreux". Evreux is a town in France.

Devontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Devonte m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Deziree f English (Rare)
Variant of Désirée.

Diána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Diana.

Diana f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Armenian, Georgian, Roman Mythology
Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.... [more]

Dianna f English
Variant of Diana.

Diantha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
From dianthus, the name of a type of flower (ultimately from Greek meaning "heavenly flower").

Diarmaid m Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it has been suggested that it means "without envy" in Irish. In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior who became the lover of Gráinne. It was also the name of several ancient Irish kings.

Diederich m German (Archaic)
German variant of Dietrich.

Diederick m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik.

Diederik m Dutch
Dutch form of Theodoric.

Dietlinde f German
From the Germanic name Theodelinda, derived from the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". Theodelinda was a 6th-century Bavarian princess who became queen of the Lombards.

Dieudonné m French
Means "given by God" in French, used as a French form of Deusdedit. It is currently much more common in French-speaking Africa than it is in France.

Dieudonnée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Dieudonné.

Diggory m English (Rare)
Probably an Anglicized form of Degaré. Sir Degaré was the subject of a medieval poem set in Brittany. The name may mean "lost one" from French égaré.

Dijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Diana.

Diletta f Italian
Means "beloved" in Italian, from Latin dilectus.

Dimitri m Russian, Georgian, French
Russian variant of Dmitriy, as well as the Georgian form.

Diógenes m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Diogenes.

Diogo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Diego. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão (1452-1486).

Dione 1 f Greek Mythology
From Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus". By extension, it means "goddess". This was the name of an obscure Greek goddess who, according to some legends, was the mother of Aphrodite.

Dionísia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Dionysius.

Dionisia f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Dionysius.

Dionísio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dionysius.

Dionisio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Dionysius.

Diosdado m Spanish
Spanish form of Deusdedit.

Diwata f Tagalog
Means "goddess" in Tagalog.

Dobrogost m Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements dobrŭ "good" and gostĭ "guest".

Dobromil m Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements dobrŭ "good" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Dobromił m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dobromil.

Dobroslav m Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements dobrŭ "good" and slava "glory".

Dobrosław m Polish
Polish form of Dobroslav.

Dolores f Spanish, English
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, meaning "Our Lady of Sorrows". It has been used in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, becoming especially popular in America during the 1920s and 30s.

Domenic m English
Variant of Dominic.

Dominga f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Domingo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Dominic m English
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars. It was in this saint's honour that the name was first used in England, starting around the 13th century. It is primarily used by Catholics.

Dominick m English
Variant of Dominic.

Dominik m German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
Form of Dominic used in various languages.

Dominique f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Domitian m History
From the Roman cognomen Domitianus, itself derived from the family name Domitius. This was the name of a 1st-century Roman emperor, born as Titus Flavius Domitianus.

Domitille f French
French form of Domitilla.

Domonkos m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Dömötör m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Demetrius.

Donalda f Scottish
Feminine form of Donald.

Donata f Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Donatus (see Donato).

Donatas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Donatus (see Donato).

Donatien m French
French form of Donatianus.

Donatienne f French
French feminine form of Donatianus.

Donato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante.

Donovan m English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Donndubháin, itself derived from the given name Donndubán. This name is borne by the Scottish folk musician Donovan Leitch (1946-), known simply as Donovan.

Dorian m English, French, Romanian
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young. Wilde may have taken it from the name of the ancient Greek tribe the Dorians.

Dorina 1 f Romanian
Feminine form of Dorin.

Dorina 2 f Hungarian
Elaboration of Dóra.

Dorinda f English, Galician
Combination of Dora and the name suffix inda. It was apparently coined by the English writers John Dryden and William D'Avenant for their play The Enchanted Island (1667). In the play, a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Dorinda is the sister of Miranda.

Dorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Dora.

Dorofei m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Дорофей (see Dorofey).

Dorofey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Dorotheos (see Dorothea).

Dorota f Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Dorothea.

Dorothée f French
French form of Dorothea.

Dorothy f English
Usual English form of Dorothea. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character, Dorothy Gale, in his fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and several of its sequels.

Dorottya f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dorothea.

Doubravka f Czech
Czech feminine form of Dubravko.

Drahomír m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Dragomir.