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Dgilliaume m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Guillaume.

Dhabihullah m Arabic
The first element of this name is derived from Arabic ذبيحة (dhabiha) meaning "slaughtered animal, sacrificial victim" as well as "sacrifice, offering". The same word is also the name for the prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals... [more]

Dhafa m Indonesian
Variant of Daffa.

Dhafer m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhaffa m Indonesian
Variant of Daffa.

Dhaffer m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhafir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhammika m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धार्मिक (dhārmika) meaning "righteous, pious, just, virtuous".

Dhana m & f Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit धन्य (dhanya) meaning "bestowing wealth, rich".

Dhananjoy m Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Dhananjay.

Dharmawan m Indonesian
Variant of Darmawan.

Dharmawangsa m History
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, family, race"... [more]

Dharmendra m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Dharminder m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Dharmendra used by Sikhs.

Dhawal m Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Marathi धवल or Gujarati ધવલ (see Dhaval).

Dheeraj m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi धीरज (see Dhiraj).

Dhekra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of ذكرى (see Dhikra), chiefly used in Tunisia.

Dhendup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (see Dhondup).

Dheva m & f Indonesian
Variant of Deva.

Dhia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).

Dhiae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Dhiaeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Dhiego m Spanish
Variant spelling of Diego.

Dhiën f & m Indonesian, Acehnese
Derived from Acehnese diën meaning "lamp, candle" (see Dian). A notable bearer was Cut Nyak Dhien (1848-1908), an Acehnese revolutionary who fought against the Dutch.

Dhimas m Javanese
Variant of Dimas.

Dhimitraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Dimitrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.

Dhiraj m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Means "patience, steadfastness, courage, composure" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit धीर्य (dhīrya).

Dhondup m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (don 'grub) meaning "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from དོན (don) meaning "object, purpose, goal" and གྲུབ ('grub) meaning "accomplish, achieve, fufill"... [more]

Dhu al-Kifl m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "possessor of the lot" from Arabic ذو (dhū) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with كفل (kifl) meaning "lot, portion, share". In Islamic tradition this is the name of a prophet commonly identified as the biblical figure Ezekiel.

Dhu al-Qarnayn m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "possessor of the two horns" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with قرنين (qarnayn) meaning "(two) horns". This is the name of a mythological king mentioned in the Qur'an who has been likened to Alexander the Great and other historical rulers.

Dhurata f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dhuratë "gift, present".

Dhurim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dhurim "offering, donation".

Día f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dia.

Diaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.

Diablo m Obscure, Popular Culture
Means "devil" in Spanish. Diablo Cody is the pen name of American writer Brook Busey (1978-). There is also a Marvel supervillain named Diablo.

Diademia f American (Archaic)
Possibly an altered form of Deidamia influenced by the English word diadem, used in America in the 19th century.

Diadochos m Ancient Greek
Means "successor" in Greek. This was borne by a 5th-century Byzantine saint.

Diadora f Sardinian
Variant of Tiadora.

Diadumeniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diadumenian.

Diaduménien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Diadumenian.

Diago m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Portuguese
Medieval form of Diego.

Diagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek διαγορεύω (diagoreuo) meaning "to speak plainly, to declare", itself composed of διά (dia) "across, through" and ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to say, orate, speak publicly"... [more]

Diah f Javanese
Variant of Dyah.

Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.

Dialika f Western African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Diamant m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diamant "diamond".

Diamante f Italian, Judeo-Italian
Directly from the Italian word diamante meaning "diamond".

Diamon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamondra f Malagasy
Means "diamond" in Malagasy.

Díana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Diana.

Dianaimh f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".

Dian Cécht m Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish dían meaning "swift" and cécht meaning "power". Name borne by one of the Tuatha Dé Dannan, who was the grandfather of the god Lugh.

Dianda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra.

Diandra f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Diana and Alexandra or Sandra.... [more]

Dianedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Diana.

Diangelo m English (American), Caribbean
Variant of DeAngelo.

Dianica f German (Rare)
Form Latin dianicus "Dianic, belonging to Diana".

Dianka f Czech, Kashubian
Diminutive of Diana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Díanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Dianna.

Diano f Provençal
Provençal form of Diane.

Dianora f Italian, Literature, Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. It could be a Medieval Italian variant of Diana influenced by Teodora or Eleonora... [more]

Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος (Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [more]

Dianus m Roman Mythology
Masculine form of Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for Ianus (see Janus).

Diarmid m Scottish
Semi-Anglicized form of Diarmad.

Diba f Persian
Means "brocade" in Persian.

Diba f Luba
Means "sun" in Tshiluba language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.

Dibyo m Javanese
Derived from Javanese dibya meaning "splendid, noble, beautiful", ultimately from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).

Dicaearchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dikaiarchos. A notable bearer of this name was the philosopher Dicaearchus of Messana (3rd century BC), who had been a student of Aristotle.

Dicaeopolis m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dikaiopolis. This was the name of the male protagonist of Aristophanes' play The Acharnians, which was produced in 425 BC.

Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.

Dicey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dicie. This name was borne by Laodicea "Dicey" Langston (1766-1837), a South Carolina woman who acted as a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution... [more]

Dicie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of names such as Diana, Eurydice, Ludicia and Theodosia... [more]

Dicken m English
Variant of Dickon.

Dickerson m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English patronymic surname Dickerson.... [more]

Dicki f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བདེ་སྐྱིད (see Diki).

Dickin m Medieval English
Variant of Dickon.

Dickon m Medieval English
Variant of Dicun.

Dicky m English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Richard or William.

Dickyi f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བདེ་སྐྱིད (see Diki).

Dicle f Turkish
Turkish name for the Tigris River.

Dico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eurico and Frederico.

Dictatus m German (Bessarabian)
From Latin dictatus, meaning "repeated, dictated".

Dicte f Danish
Shortened form of Benedicte.

Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δίκτυννα (Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα (diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [more]

Dictys m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Δίκτυς (Diktys) meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον (diktyon) "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".

Dida f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of Didina.

Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.

Didace m French (Archaic)
French form of Didacus.

Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.

Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]

Didara f Kazakh
Strictly feminine form of Didar.

Didda f Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Didde.

Didde f Danish
Variant of Ditte.

Dider m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Desiderius.

Didéric m French (Archaic)
French form of Diederik (also compare Diderich and Diderik)... [more]

Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.

Diderich m German (Archaic)
Variant of Diederich.

Diderick m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik.

Didericus m Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Diederik. This name was often used in Belgium and The Netherlands in especially the 18th and 19th centuries.

Diderik m Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik as well as a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish variant of Didrik.

Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]

Didérique f French
Feminine form of Didéric.

Didi f & m Dutch
Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]

Didi m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound di (or other similar sounds), such as Riyadi, Sukardi, Wahyudi or Junaidi.

Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.

Didière f French (Archaic), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Didier.

Didik m Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese dhidhik meaning "education, that which has been learned", ultimately of Sanskrit origin.

Didim m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Didymus.

Didime m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Didymus. This is an older form; the modern form is Didim.

Didimo m Italian
Italian form of Didymus.

Didin m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound din (or other similar sounds), such as Muhidin, Syamsudin or Wahyudin.

Didine f French
French pet form of Léopoldine.

Didon f Roman Mythology (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Dido.

Didone f Italian
Italian form of Dido.

Didor m Tajik
Tajik form of Didar.

Didora f Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Didara.

Didrik m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Dietrich as well as a rare Dutch shortened form of Diederik.... [more]

Didrika f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Didrik and rare Dutch variant of Diederika.

Didrikke f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Didrik.

Didymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δίδυμος (didymos) meaning "twin, double."

Didymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Didymos. Didymus the Blind was an ecclesiastical writer from the 4th century AD.

Diébédo m Western African
The given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.

Diebold m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Dietbald.

Diedeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Diede and Diederika... [more]

Diederic m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Diederik.

Diederika f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Diederik.

Diedérique f Dutch
Variant spelling of Didérique which is chiefly found in The Netherlands, where it is a nearly unique name (since 1880 it has had less than 50 bearers).

Diedrick m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederick.

Diedrik m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederik.

Diegu m Corsican (Rare), Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Diego.

Dieguito m Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Diminutive of Diego.

Dieke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Feminine form of Diede, as well as a pet form of Hendrika.

Diel f Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian short form of Odilia.

Diell m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun".

Diella f Albanian
Feminine form of Diell.

Diellëza f Albanian
Variant of Diellza.

Diellza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Dielo f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [more]

Điềm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 恬 (điềm) meaning "omen, sign".

Diễm f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 艷 (diễm) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 琰 (diễm) meaning "jewel, gem".

Diem m Medieval German
Diminutive of Dietmar.

Điền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 沺 (điền) meaning "wide and boundless water, turbulent water".

Dien f Dutch
Short form of given names that contain the sound /din/, such as Berdien, Bernardine and Gerdina.... [more]

Dienegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
A pietist coinage with the literal meaning "serve god".

Điệp f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蝶 (điệp) meaning "butterfly".

Diepanou m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dieupanou.

Dierdre f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Diéric m French (Archaic)
Shorter form of Didéric, thus making it a more archaic form of Thierry. Compare also Déric.

Dieric m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Dirk.

Dierks m English
Transferred use of the surname Dierks.

Dierry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Thierry.

Diéry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Diéric.

Diespiter m Roman Mythology
Variant of Jupiter, also known as Jove, a god who brings the birthing baby toward the daylight.

Dietbald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebald.

Dietbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebert.

Dietburg f German
German form of Theudeburg.

Diete f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. Also compare Ditte.

Dietgard f German
German form of Theudegard.

Dietger m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed of the name elements diota (from earlier þeudō) "people" and ger "javelin, spear".

Dietgund f German
German form of Theudegund.

Diethild f German
German form of Theudehild.

Dietje f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]

Dietman m Germanic
A younger form of Theudeman. This name is quite rare nowadays and it is far more often found as a surname than as a first name.

Dietmund m German
German form of Theudemund.

Dietolf m German
German form of Theudolf.

Dietrad m German
German form of Theuderad.

Dietram m German
German form of Theuderam.

Dietrolf m German (Rare)
A new coinage created from the German name element diota (see þeudō) "people" and the given name Rolf.... [more]

Dietta f Medieval German, English
Medieval German variant of Theuda.

Diettmar m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Dietmar.

Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.

Dietwin m German
German form of Theudewin.

Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.

Dieubon m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" and bon "good" with the intended meaning of "God is good".

Dieucel m Haitian Creole
Variant of Dieusel.

Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole fè "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".

Dieujuste m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" and juste "just, fair".

Dieula f Haitian Creole
Variant of Dyela influenced by French dieu "god".

Dieumerci m French (African), Haitian Creole
French cognate of Deogratias. This name is borne by Congolese soccer player Dieumerci Mbokani (b. 1985).

Dieuphely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dieufely.

Dieusel m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" combined with Haitian Creole sèl "only; alone".

Dieusibon m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god", the intensifier si "so" and bon "good" with the intended meaning of "God is so good".

Dieuwertje f West Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Dieuwert. In The Netherlands, a well-known bearer of this name is television presenter Dieuwertje Blok (b. 1957).

Dievdots m Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian dievs "god" and dots "given".

Dievklausīte f Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian dievs "god" and klausīt "to listen; to obey".

Dievmīla f Latvian (Archaic)
Derived from Latvian dievs "god" and mīlēt "to love".

Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.

Diffidence f English (Puritan)
From late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’) from Latin diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere ‘to trust’.

Digno m Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Masculine form of Digna.

Dignus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy".

Dijadumenijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Diadumenian.

Dijamanta f Croatian (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian dijamant meaning "diamond".

Dijon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejon coinciding with the name of the city of Dijon, France.

Dijonae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dejon with the popular suffix nay.

Dijonna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dijon.

Dijonnae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dijonae.

Dijonnaise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dijon, coinciding with the French word Dijonnaise ("woman from the city of Dijon").

Dika f Swedish
Diminutive of Fredrika.

Dikaiarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δίκαιος (dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" (see dike) and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "leader, ruler".

Dikaiopolis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δικαιόπολις (dikaiopolis) meaning "strict in public faith", which consists of the Greek adjective δίκαιος (dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" combined with the Greek noun πόλις (polis) meaning "city".

Dikalu m Chechen
Means "to give good, to do good", derived from Chechen дика (dika) meaning "good, noble".

Diké f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dike.

Diki f Tibetan
From Tibetan བདེ་སྐྱིད (bde-skyid) meaning "happiness".

Dikte f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Dicte.

Dila f Turkish, Kurdish, Albanian
Derived from Persian dil "heart".

Dilaawar m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Dilawar.

Dilafro‘z f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Dilafruz.

Diləfruz f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilafruz.

Dilafruz f Tajik
From Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and افروز (afruz) meaning "illuminating, lighting, kindling".

Dilaia f Romani
Possibly a corruption of Delilah.

Dilan m English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern), French (Modern), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dilani f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Dilan.

Dilarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilara.

Dilaram f Persian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "quiet-hearted" or "peaceful-hearted", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Persian adjective آرام (aram) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"... [more]

Dilarom f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.

Dilavər m & f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilawar.

Dilavardisa f Georgian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Georgian noun დილა (dila) meaning "morning" or from the Persian noun دل (del) or (dil) meaning "heart". The second element is derived from Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".... [more]

Dilaver m Turkish, Bosnian
Variant of Dilawar.

Dilawar m Urdu
From Persian دلاور‎ (delâvar) meaning "brave, courageous", derived from دل (del) meaning "heart" and آور (âvar) meaning "bringing, giving".

Dilbagh m Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਦਿਲ (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin) combined with Sanskrit भग (bhāga) meaning "happiness, prosperity, good fortune".

Dilbər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilbar.

Dilbar f Persian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Pakistani, Tatar
Basically means "one who captures hearts", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with Persian بر (bar) meaning "one who has taken, one who bears"... [more]

Dildar m & f Persian, Kazakh
Basically means "one who holds a heart", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Persian suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor" (see Eldar)... [more]

Dildara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen
Strictly feminine form of Dildar.

Dildor m & f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dildar. This name is strictly masculine in Tajikistan, but unisex in Uzbekistan. It is used much more often on females than on males there, however.

Dildora f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dildara.

Dilhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Uyghur
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".

Dilhumor f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Dilhumar.

Dilia f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Odilia.

Dilia f Italian
Truncated form of Edilia.

Diliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).

Dilie f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Odilie.

Diligence f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "careful and persistent work or effort."

Dilivio m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Since this name is also found written as Di Livio, it is probably a combination of the Italian preposition di meaning "of" with the given name Livio... [more]

Dilja f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Diljá.

Diljá f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Delia 1.

Diljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).

Dillejane f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Deliane.

Dillena f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.

Dilles m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Ägidius.

Dillie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Dilly.

Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.

Dilly f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Delia 2.

Dillyer f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Delaia.

Dillyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dilmurat m Uyghur
From Persian دل (del) meaning "heart, mind" combined with Murat.

Dilmurod m Uzbek, Tajik
From Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" combined with Arabic مراد (murād) meaning "wish, desire".

Dilnaza f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Variant of Dilnaz.

Dilnora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnura.

Dilnoz f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaz.

Dilnoza f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaza, which is a variant of Dilnaz.

Dilnur f & m Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]

Dilnura f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Strictly feminine form of Dilnur.

Dilok m Thai
Means "mark, spot on the forehead" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Dilora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.

Diloram f Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Uzbek form of Dilaram.

Dilorom f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.

Dilruba f Bengali
Means "attractive, fetching, charming" in Bengali, ultimately from Persian دلربا (delruba).

Dilwar m Bengali
Bengali form of Dilawar.

Dilyana f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian дилянка "valerian".

Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.

Dim m Russian, Romani, Bashkir
Diminutive of Dimitri.

Dimants m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Latvian word dimants meaning ''diamond''.

Dimas m Javanese, Indonesian
From the Javanese honorific title adhimas or dhimas traditionally used to denote the younger brother of a nobleman and also used to refer to a man or boy younger than oneself. It is derived from adhi meaning "younger brother, younger sibling" combined with mas meaning "gold".

Dimash m Kazakh
Diminutive of Dinmukhamed. A famous bearer is Dinmukhmamed "Dimash" Kudaibergen (1994-), a Kazakh singer.

Dimeo m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Italian patronymic surname Di Meo, which is also found spelled as DiMeo and Dimeo.... [more]

Dimetria f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Demetrios.

Dimetriu m Sicilian
Variant of Demetriu.

Dimiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dimitri and Dima 2.

Dimitr m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Dmitry.

Dimitrakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Dimitrios and Dimitris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Dimitrí m Provençal
Provençal form of Demetrius.

Dimitria f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.

Dimitrian m Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Demetrianus.

Dimitriana f Moldovan
Feminine form of Dimitrian.

Dimitrie m Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Demetrius.

Dimitrina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dimitar.

Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.

Dimme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The names Theudemund and Dietmar are good examples of that.

Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Dimmis f American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Damaris used in 18th- and 19th-century America.

Dimon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dimon. A known bearer of this name is the American businessman Dimon McFerson.

Dimon m Russian
Slang diminutive of Dmitriy.

Dimphina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Dymphina, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphina itself.

Dimphna f Dutch
Dutch variant spelling of Dymphna, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphna itself.

Dimphy f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Dymphy.

Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".

Dimpna f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Philippines)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Dympna.

Dimuth m Sinhalese
Strictly masculine variant of Dimuthu.

Dimuthu m & f Sinhalese
Means "shining, bright" in Sinhala.

Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (dīn) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.

Dina f Svan, Georgian
Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.

Dinadan m Arthurian Cycle
Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Din Eidyn, the old name for Edinburgh (which appears in the early medieval Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'), or possibly an Anglicized form of Dunawd... [more]

Dinamit m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамит (dinamit), meaning "dynamite".

Dinamo m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамо (dinamo), meaning "dynamo".

Dinand m Dutch
Short form of Ferdinand. A well-known Dutch bearer of this name is Dinand Woesthoff, the lead singer of the band Kane.

Dinara f Georgian, Literature
In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]

Dinarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dinara.

Dinchen f East Frisian
German Diminutive of Dina 1 or Dine.