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Dudana f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]

Dudão m Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Form/Diminutive of Eduardo.

Dudar m Ossetian
Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, this name is of Turkic origin and means "tousled, disheveled, ruffled" and "curly".... [more]

Dude m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dude.

Dudi m Hebrew
Diminutive of David.

Dudie f Albanian
Variant of Dudi.

Dudimir m Croatian (Archaic)
The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Dudly m English
Variant of Dudley.

Dudo m Gothic, Medieval French, Medieval German
Variant of Theudo.

Dudu m Hebrew
Diminutive of David.

Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]

Dueanpen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Dueanphen.

Duellona f Roman Mythology
Older form of Bellona, derived from Early Latin duellum "war".

Duena f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Duenna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Duenpen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เดือนเพ็ญ (see Dueanphen).

Duenphen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เดือนเพ็ญ (see Dueanphen).

Duessa f Literature
This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]

Dueya f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Dueyna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Dueynia f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Dúfa f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "pitching wave" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Dúfa was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Dufenal m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Donald, derived from Old Irish Domnall. This was the name of Scottish kings and an early saint.

Duff m Romansh (Archaic)
Short form of Rudolf via the form Dulf. The name was early on misunderstood as a Romansh form of David.

Dúfr m Norse Mythology
Either derived from Old Norse dúfa "to drive" or means "sleepy one", related to Norwegian duva. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Dug m English (American)
Variant of Doug, used for the dog in the Disney film 'Up' (2009).

Dugal m Manx
Manx form of Dubhghall.

Dugan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dugan.

Duggie m English
Variant of Dougie.

Dùghall m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Dubhghall.

Dùghlas m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Dùbhghlas.

Du-han m Korean (Archaic)
Combination of two Chinese characters 斗(means dipper) and 漢(means China). Kim Du-Han was a mobster and politician of 19th-century Korea. He is also the main character of the Korean TV drama .

Duhan m Turkish
From Arabic دخان (dukhan) meaning "smoke". This is the name of the 44th chapter of the Quran (surah ad-Dukhan).

Duilia f Italian
Feminine form of Duilio.

Duilin m Literature
Duilin was the name of the lord of the House of the Swallow in Gondolin. He was said to be the greatest bowman of Gondolin, and the swiftest elf amongst them. He died in the year FA 510 during the Fall of Gondolin, when he was shot by a fiery bolt from a Balrog.

Duiliu m Romanian, Sicilian
Romanian and Scilian form of Duilius.

Duiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Duilius (see Duilio).

Duimelijntje f Folklore
Dutch form of Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.

Duinnín m Medieval Irish
Diminutive of the word donn "brown"

Duiri f Sami
Sami form of Tuire.

Duitg m Romansh
Variant of Ludivic, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Dujdao f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ดุจดาว (see Dutdao).

Dujo m Croatian
Short form of Dujam.

Dujuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Dukađin m Serbian
Leka III DUKAĐINI (1410–1481), mostly known as Leka DUKAĐINI, was a 15th-century member of the Serbian nobility,DUKAĐINI from the Duka family, A contemporary of Skanderbeg, DUKAĐINI is known for the conon or kanuna Leka DUKAĐINI,a code of law instituted among the tribes of Serbia and Montenegro and northern Albania of serbs Ethnicity only.

Duke m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Variant of Doeke.

Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.

Dukie m English, American (South)
Diminutive of Duke.

Duko m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Doeke.

Dukpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).

Duk-Soo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 덕수 (see Deok-Su).

Dukuvakha m Chechen (Rare)
Variant of Dukvakha.

Đula m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Gyula.

Dula f Medieval Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Proto-Slavic *dulěti "to get fat" and Proto-Slavic kъdulja, which denoted a kind of pear.

Dula f Ancient Greek
Short form of Theodula.

Dulá f Sami
Sami form of Tuula.

Dulari f Hindi (Latinized)
Dulari is a name of Sanskrit origin meaning either “lovable”, “dear”, or “beloved”.

Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.

Dulceflur f Arthurian Cycle
A princess of Trefferin and Karedonas whose father, King Gediens, was slain by the heathen King Verangoz of Sorboreste.... [more]

Dulcelina f Medieval French (Latinized), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Latinized form of Douceline (compare Dulcelinus).

Dulcelinus m Medieval French (Latinized)
Latinized form of Doucelin.

Dulcemar m Arthurian Cycle
Arthur went to war with him, besieging Tandernas, to avenge a wrong committed by Tandareis. Dulcemar and Gawaine managed to broker a peace. Through his son, Dulcemar later became overlord of Malmontan and Mermin.

Dulce Nombre f & m Spanish
From Spanish dulce nombre meaning "sweet name," referring to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, hence why most full names beginning with Dulce Nombre end with either de María or de Jesús.... [more]

Dulcesima f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Dulcisima.

Dulcesimo m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Dulcisimo.

Dulcia f Spanish, Judeo-Catalan (Latinized), Gascon
Latinized form of Dulcie, used particularly in Iberian countries. As a Jewish name, Dulcia was occasionally used as a translation of Naomi 1 in former times.

Dulcieta f Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Dulcina f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Dulcinus.

Dulcine f Picard, Norman, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Cognate of Dulcina.

Dulcinée f French (Rare), Literature (Gallicized)
French form of Dulcinea. Due to the literary character, the name has become a poetic term describing an "inspiring, beautiful woman".

Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]

Dulcineia f Portuguese (Rare), Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Dulcinea.

Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce

Dulcino m Spanish
Spanish form of Dulcinus.

Dulcinus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin dulcis meaning "sweet" combined with the Latin (masculine) diminutive suffix -inus. A known bearer of this name was Dulcinus of Novara (c. 1250-1307), who was also known as Fra Dolcino... [more]

Dulcisimo m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Masculine form of Dulcisima.

Dulcy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Dulcie.

Dulcyn m Medieval Polish
Polish form of Dulcinus.

Dulcynea f Literature
Polish form of Dulcinea.

Dule m Serbian
Diminutive of Dušan.

Duleima f Medieval Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of one of the wives of Hooge.

Đuli f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant of Julie, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Duli f Sanskrit, Indian (Christian), Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali
MEANING : a kind of pot-herb... [more]

Dulia f Asturian, Galician
Short form of Odulia.

Đulieta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.

Đulijana f Croatian
Variant of Juliana.

Đulijeta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.

Dulka f Medieval Polish
Variant of Dula.

Dulma f Buryat
Buryat form of Dolma.

Dulna f Medieval Polish
Variant of Dula.

Dulquer m Indian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Dulsabell f English
Form of Dousabel

Dulse f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dulce.

Dulsona f Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Dulza f Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Dulce.

Dulze f Medieval Basque, Spanish (Mexican)
Basque form of Dulce.

Duma m Swahili
Means "cheetah" in Swahili.... [more]

Dumah m Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "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.

Dumarsais m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Dumarsais. Dumarsais Estimé (1900 - 1953) was a Haitian politician and President of the Haitian Republic from 1946 to 1950.

Dümăs m Polabian
Polabian form of Thomas.

Dumè m Corsican
Diminutive of Dumenicu. This name is borne by French singer, composer and actor Dumè (Dominique Mattei).

Dumëine m Ladin
Variant of Domëne.

Dumeng m Romansh
Romansh form of Dominic, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Dumengia f Romansh
Feminine form of Dumeng. The name coincides with Romansh dumengia "Sunday".

Dumeni m Romansh
Romansh form of Dominic, traditionally used in the Surselva region.

Dumenia f Romansh
Romansh form of Domenica, traditionally used in the Surselva region of Switzerland.

Dumenic m Romansh
Variant of Domenic, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Dumenica f Corsican
Feminine form of Dumenicu. The name coincides with Corsican dumenica "Sunday".

Dumenicu m Corsican
Corsican form of Dominicus.

Duméniggu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Dominic.

Dumina f Romansh
Variant of Dumenia, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Dumini m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Dominic.

Dumìnica f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Domenica. The name coincides with Sicilian Dumìnica "Sunday".

Duminiche m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Dominic.

Duminichinu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Duminicu.

Duminiconu m Corsican
Diminutive of Dumenicu.

Duminicu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Gallurese form of Domenico.

Duminka f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Duminku.

Duminku m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Dominic.

Dumìnucu m Sicilian
Variant of Duminicu.

Dumitrache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Dimitrakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Dumitrana f Romanian
Feminine form of Dumitru.

Dumitriana f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Dimitriana.

Dumitrița f Romanian, Moldovan
Diminutive of Dumitra.

Dumizzianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Domitianus (see Domitian).

Dumnagual m Medieval Welsh, Brythonic
Old Welsh cognate of Gaelic Domhnall, derived from a Celtic name composed of the elements *dubnos meaning "world" and *‎walos "prince, chief".

Dumrong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ดำรง (see Damrong).

Dumrongchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ดำรงชัย (see Damrongchai).

Dumrongsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ดำรงศักดิ์ (see Damrongsak).

Duẩn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 筍 (duẩn) meaning "bamboo shoot" or variant of Doãn.

Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).

Duna f Spanish, Catalan
Possibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dunia or a form of Dunya... [more]

Dunadu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Donato.

Dunamis m & f Ancient Greek
Meaning-Forceful or of mighty strength. Origin-Ancient Greece. Lucky number-9

Dunata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donata.

Dunatedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donatella.

Dunateddu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donatello.

Dunatu m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Donatus.

Dunazianu m Corsican, History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Donatianus.

Dunbar m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Dunbar.

Duncano m Portuguese (Latinized), Scottish (Portuguese-style, Archaic)
Portuguese form of Duncan.

Dündar m Turkish
Turkish variant of Dindar, meaning "pious, religious".

Dunduñí f Romani (Caló)
Means "clear" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Clara.

Dundup m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (see Dhondup).

Dunea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Dunya.

Dúnhere m Literature
Used in the literature of the Tolkien universe.

Dunixe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Dionisia and Denise.

Dunixi m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Dionisio and Denis.

Duniya f Arabic
Variant of Dunia.

Dunkan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Duncan.

Dúnlaith f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Means "princess of the fort" from Irish dún "fort" combined with flaith "princess".

Dúnna f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dúna.

Dunnina f Sicilian
Feminine form of Dunninu.

Dunninu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donnino.

Dunstán m Spanish
Spanish form of Dunstan.

Dunstano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dunstan.

Dunstanus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dunstan.

Dunstão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dunstan

Dunston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dunstan.

Dunvel f Breton
Variant of Tunevel.

Dünýä f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Dunya.

Dünya f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Dunia.

Dunyazad f Persian
Unknown. This was the sister of Scheherazade, the storyteller in Arabian Nights.

Dunyo f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dunya.

Duodecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Femine form of Duodecimus.

Duofan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 璠 (fán) meaning "piece of precious jade".

Duolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Duolf m Romansh
Short form of Raduolf.

Duoluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Duomis m Sami
Sami form of Thomas.

Duommá m Sami
Sami form of Thomas.

Duong m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Dương used outside of Vietnam.

Duongchhann f Khmer
Means "disc, sphere of the moon" in Khmer.

Duoqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "raise, elevate".

Duoran f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Duosch m Romansh
Variant of Dusch, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Duotian f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Duová f Sami
Sami form of Tove and Tuovi.

Duoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Duoxing f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".

Duoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 焱 (yàn) meaning "flames".

Duoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Duozhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, gem".

Đura m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of George.

Durahman m Indonesian
Short form of Abdurrahman or Abdurahman.

Duraia m Romani
Romani form of Delaiah.

Duran m & f Turkish
Variant of Turan.

Durancina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine form of Duran.

Durand m Judeo-Provençal
Cognate of Duran.

Durand m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Durand.

Durandus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized), Judeo-Catalan (Latinized)
Latinized form of Durand.

Duransa f Gascon
Feminine form of Duran and Durans.

Durant m Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Occitan, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Durand and cognate of Durante.

Durant m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Durant.

Duranti m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Durante.

Duras m Dacian
Duras was king of the Dacians between maybe 69 and 87 AD.

Dürdanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Durdana.

Đurđe m Serbian
Serbian form of George

Durden m & f Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Durden.

Đurđevka f Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [more]

Đurđina f Montenegrin
Variant of Đurđa.

Dure m Sami
Sami form of Ture.

Dur-eette f Sidamo
Feminine form of Dur-eessa.

Dürefşan f Turkish
Means "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان (afshan), the present stem of افشاندن (afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".

Durek m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Derek, which was possibly influenced by the English pronunciation of Dirk.... [more]

Durell m English (Modern)
Variant of Durrell.

Durgesh m & f Indian
Lord/groom of Durga-The Indian Godess

Durham m English (American)
Transferred use of the Surname Durham; also, the name of a city in the state of North Carolina

Duri m Romansh
Variant of Durisch, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Duriana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Doriana.

Durich m Romansh, Ladin
Romansh and Ladin form of Huldrych, now generally considered a form of Ulrich.

Duriko m Georgian
Diminutive of Duro and Duru, which are both short forms of Durmishkhan and perhaps also of Baadur.

Durilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Thorild.

Durime f Albanian
Feminine form of Durim.

Durin m Germanic Mythology, Literature
The oldest dwarf in the works of Tolkien. A line of dwarf kings bore this name.... [more]

Durin m Old Norse
Durin 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).... [more]

Durinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning "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.

Durisch m Romansh
Romansh form of Ulrich.

Durita f Faroese
Faroese form of Dorita, itself a Scandinavian variant of Dorete (or Dorit 2).

Durið f Faroese
Faroese form of Dorit 2.

Durival m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant form of Dorival.... [more]

Düriye f Turkish
Turkish form of Durriyah.

Dürken f North Frisian, German (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names like Theodora or Doris.

Durmishkhan m Georgian
The 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"... [more]

Durna f Azerbaijani
Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.

Duro m Georgian
Short form of Durmishkhan and perhaps also of Baadur.

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.

Durra f Medieval Arabic, Muslim (Rare), Arabic
Variant of Durrah.

Durrell m African American
Variant of Darrell.

Durr-e-najaf f Persian
Feminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.

Dürrüşehvar f Turkish
Turkish variant of Dur-e-Shahwar, from در شھوار (dur-e-shahwar), “king’s worthy pearl” in Persian.... [more]

Dursadaf f Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Duru m Georgian
Short form of Durmishkhan and perhaps also of Baadur.

Duruta f Faroese
Variant of Durita.

Durutea f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dorotea.

Durval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant or shortened form of Durival (compare Dorval). Compared to Durival, this name is more commonly used.... [more]

Durvalina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Durvalino, mainly used in Brazil and the Azores.

Durville m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Durville or D'Urville.

Durwin m English (American)
Variant of Derwin.

Durwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Durwood.

Dürz f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval German-Yiddish form of Tirzah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Durza m Literature
Used 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... [more]

Duša f Slovak
Diminutive of Dušana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Dușan m Romanian
Romanian form of Dušan.

Dusánka f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dušanka.

Dusca f Medieval Czech
Of unknown meaning. The -ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.

Dusch m Romansh
Originally a short form of Rudolf, the name was early on conflated with Teodosi and is now considered a Romansh form of both names.

Duscha f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a feminine form of Dusch.

Dushane m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Du- and the name Shane or transferred use of surname Dushane

Dushara m Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly 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.

Dushka f Macedonian, Ukrainian, Serbian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Duška.

Dushko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Dušan.

Dusit m Thai
From Sanskrit तुषित (tushita) referring to the fourth of the six heavenly realms in Buddhist cosmology.

Dusita f Thai
Feminine form of Dusit. This is also the Thai name for the utricularia delphinioides, a type of plant.

Dusk m & f English (Rare)
From the word dusk, meaning "the darkest stage of daylight".

Duška f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Duško.

Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).

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)... [more]

Dustan m English (Modern)
Variant of Dustin.

Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dusten m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dustin.

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).

Dustey m English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustfinger m Literature
Used by Cornelia Funke in her novel, Inkheart. The name ist a literal translation of the German name Staubfinger.

Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.

Dustie m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustii m English
Variant of Dusty.

Đustina f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djustina.

Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.

Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.

Duston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dustin

Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.

Dusya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yevdokiya.

Duszan m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dušan.

Dutberta f Frankish (Latinized)
The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]

Dutchess f American (Rare)
Variant of Duchess.

Duṭṭhagāmaṇī m Sinhalese, History
Duṭṭhagāmaṇī Abhaya, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for first uniting the whole island of Sri Lanka by defeating and overthrowing Elara, a Tamil king from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Anuradhapura kingdom in 205 BC... [more]

Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.

Duvall m English
Transferred use of the surname Duvall.

Duvessa f Theatre, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubh Essa, used by M. J. Molloy in his comic play The Wooing of Duvessa (1964).

Duvká m Sami
Sami form of Tuukka.

Duvre m Sami
Varient of Dure.

Duwayne m American
Blend of Duane and Dwayne.

Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.

Duyğu f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Duygu.

Duynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Düynö f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Dunya.

Duzabel f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.... [more]

Düzdidil f Ottoman Turkish
Means "thief of hearts", from Persian دزد (dozd) meaning "thief" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Dværgh m Old Danish
Old Swedish form of Dvergr.

Dvalarr m Norse Mythology
Variant of Dvalinn. This is the name of a stag in Norse mythology, probably identical to Dvalinn.

Dvalinn m Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation". ... [more]

Dvebdekieye f Yakut
Yakut form of Yevdokiya.

Dvir m Hebrew
The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.

Dvontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Dvosha f Jewish
Diminutive of Dvora.

Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.

Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.

Dwaine m American
Variant of Dwayne.