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Dulsona f Judeo-ProvençalDerived from Latin
dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Duma f BatakMeans "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.
Dumah m Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendMeans "silent" in Hebrew. Briefly mentioned in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ishmael's sons. In Rabbinical Literature, Dumah is also the angel of silence and of the stillness of death.
Dumaine m English, LiteratureDumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.
Dumarsais m Haitian CreoleTransferred use of the surname
Dumarsais. Dumarsais Estimé (1900 - 1953) was a Haitian politician and President of the Haitian Republic from 1946 to 1950.
Dumè m CorsicanDiminutive of
Dumenicu. This name is borne by French singer, composer and actor Dumè (Dominique Mattei).
Dumisa m & f TumbukaMeans "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.
Dumka m Santali, HoPossibly derived from
Dumka: a city in Bihar, India.
Dumlesi f & m OgoniKhana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [
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Dumper f IndianA feminine name used mainly in Arunachal Pradesh, probably on Nyishi women.
Dumqišu-āmur f BabylonianMeans "I saw his goodness", from the Akkadian elements
damqu ("good, pretty, nice"),
iššû ("his, hers"), and
amāru ("to see (someone, something)").
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Icelandic
dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse
dūnn).
Duna f Spanish, CatalanPossibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word
duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of
Dunia or a form of
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Dunai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
惇 (dūn) meaning "be kind, cordial, sincere" and
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".
Dunamis m & f Ancient GreekMeaning-Forceful or of mighty strength. Origin-Ancient Greece. Lucky number-9
Dunbüree m & f MongolianMeans "shell trumpet" in Mongolian, from дун
(dun) meaning "shell" and бүрээ
(büree) meaning "horn, trumpet".
Dune m & f EnglishEarly 17th century from Dutch
duin, from Middle Dutch
dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as
down3.
Dung f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 容
(dung) meaning "appearance, form" or 庸
(dung) meaning "use, employ".
Dunwine m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
dunn "dark, brown" and
wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be
dun "hill, mountain".
Dunya f ArabicDerived from Arabic
دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Dunyogo‘zal f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dunyo meaning "the world, universe" and
go'zal meaning "beauty".
Dunyonur f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dunyo meaning "the world, universe" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Duofan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
璠 (fán) meaning "piece of precious jade".
Duolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Duolian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
多 (duō) meaning "much, many, more" or
垛 (duǒ) meaning "heap, pile up" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
Duoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Duoqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
翘 (qiào) meaning "raise, elevate".
Duoran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".
Duotian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
Duoxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Duoxing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Duoyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
焱 (yàn) meaning "flames".
Duoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".
Duozhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, gem".
Duras m DacianDuras was king of the Dacians between maybe 69 and 87 AD.
Durdanah f UrduThe name Durdanah is commonly a female name from Urdu origin that means "Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral, Pearl bead, Precious, Dear, Darling".
Đurđevka f SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак
(đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare
Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [
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Dürefşan f TurkishMeans "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در
(durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان
(afshan), the present stem of افشاندن
(afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
Durgo‘zal f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
go'zal meaning "beauty".
Durim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
durim "endurance, perseverance; patience".
Durin m Old NorseDurin is the name of the second created Dwarf after Mótsognir in Norse Mythology. Found in multiple pieces of Old Norse poetry, the most notable being the Völuspá (also spelled, Vǫluspǫ).... [
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Durinn m Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeaning "sleepy one" from Old Norse
dúra meaning "nap, take a nap" and "door-keeper" from Old Norse
dyrr meaning "door opening, doorway". This is the name of a dwarf.
Duris m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Douris. A notable bearer of this name was Duris of Samos (3rd century BC), a Greek historian who at some point became tyrant of Samos.
Durjahon f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Durjamol f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
jamol meaning "beautiful".
Durjonoy f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel",
jon meaning "soul" and
oy meaning "moon".
Durmishkhan m GeorgianThe first element of this name is of Turkic origin, but the available sources each provide a different meaning for it. According to a Russian source, it is derived from a (probably medieval) Turkmen word that means "life"... [
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Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Durnāz f BalochiDerived from
durr meaning "pearl" and
nāz meaning "coquetry".
Durongrit m ThaiFrom Thai ดุรงค์
(durong) meaning "horse" and ฤทธิ์
(rit) meaning "power".
Durr f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
Durrbānō f BalochiDerived from
durr meaning "pearl" and
bānō meaning "lady, mistress".
Durr-e-najaf f PersianFeminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.
Dürriaden f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish در
(dür) meaning "pearl" and Arabic عدن
('adn) or Persian عدن
('adan), both meaning "Eden".
Durril m & f RomaniDirectly taken from the Romani word
durril "(goose)berry".
Dursaboh f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
saboh meaning "dawn, early morning" and figuratively "hope, bright spot".
Dursanam f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
Dursihat f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and
sihat meaning "health".
Durustaan m YakutMeans "high, straight, smooth, energetic, persistent".
Durza m LiteratureUsed by author Christopher Paolini (1983-) as the name of an antagonist in his Inheritance trilogy. The character Durza is a Shade, i.e., a sorcerer possessed by demonic spirits; born
Carsaib, he was transformed into a Shade when he summoned spirits too powerful to control, which then took possession of his mind and body... [
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Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Dusch m RomanshOriginally a short form of
Rudolf, the name was early on conflated with
Teodosi and is now considered a Romansh form of both names.
Dushara m Near Eastern MythologyPossibly meaning "the one of Shara". Name borne by a pre-Islamic Arabian god, who was possibly considered to be the son of
Al-lat. He was worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh.
Dusit m ThaiFrom Sanskrit तुषित
(tushita) referring to the fourth of the six heavenly realms in Buddhist cosmology.
Dusita f ThaiFeminine form of
Dusit. This is also the Thai name for the
utricularia delphinioides, a type of plant.
Dust f English (Puritan)Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew
Aphrah (see
Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [
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Duster m English (Rare)Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).
Dustmurod m UzbekFrom Persian دوست (
dūst) meaning "friend" and Uzbek
murod, meaning "wish"