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Djoeke f Dutch, West FrisianDutch form of
Dieuwke, completely phonetical in its spelling. This "dutchized" form of a Frisian name has also been adopted by the Frisians themselves, though it is nowhere as popular in Friesland as the original form (
Dieuwke).
Djuråd m WalloonWalloon form of
Gérard. The name coincides with Walloon
djuråd "Eurasian jay (bird)".
Długomił m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
długi or
długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian
dug "long"... [
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Długomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
długi or
długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian
dug "long"... [
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Długomysł m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
długi or
długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian
dug "long"... [
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Długosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
długi or
długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian
dug "long"... [
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Độ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 度
(độ) meaning "size, extent, limit".
Đoàn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 摶
(đoàn) meaning "knead, model, spiral, circle".
Đoan f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 端
(đoan) meaning "end, tip, beginning, start".
Doãn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 允
(doãn) meaning "allow, consent" or 尹
(doãn) meaning "govern, oversee".
Dobiegniew m PolishDerived from Slavic
dob "brave, courageous" combined with Polish
gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic
gnev "anger").
Dobiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDobiel, also Dubbiel ("bear-god"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia. According to the Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel, and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter (over whom Dobiel scored a victory) was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them.
Dobinet m Medieval English, TheatreMedieval English diminutive of
Robert, as it is a double diminutive of
Dob. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy
Ralph Roister Doister (written ca... [
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Dobrivoj m SerbianDerived from the Slavic elements
dobru "good" and
voji "soldier".
Dobrodeia f Medieval Ukrainian, HistoryDobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
Dobromysł m PolishMeans "good thought", derived from Slavic
dobro "good, kind" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Dobrowit m PolishDerived from the Old Slavonic elements
dobro "good" and
wit "lord, ruler".
Dobrowoj m PolishDerived from the Slavic name elements
dobro "good" and
woj "warrior".
Dochartach m Old IrishMeans "harmful, destructive", "unlucky", or possibly "difficult, obstructive", derived from Old Irish
dochor "disadvantage; hurt, injury; loss, misery".
Doctor m English (British, Archaic)Middle English (in the senses "learned person" and "Doctor of the Church") via Old French from Latin
doctor "teacher" (from
docere "teach").
Dodavahu m BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
Dodhawahu meaning "loved of God", which may be an extended form of
David. It occurs briefly in 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament belonging to the father of a prophet called
Eliezer.
Dodger m English (Rare), Literature, Popular CultureFrom the English word
dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel
Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel
Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera
Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [
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Dodo f & m GeorgianThis is a unisex name, which is much more often used on women than on men. The etymology is different for each gender.... [
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Dodo m GermanGerman pet form of
Dominik. It is only used informally, meaning: it is not used as an official name on birth certificates.
Doede m Dutch (Rare), West FrisianFrisian and northern Dutch form of
Ludolf and similar Germanic names. It originated in nursery speech, as such names were (and are) too difficult for toddlers to pronounce correctly.
Dofri m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse MythologyMeaning unknown. Possibly related to the word
dofrar ("dale, valley"), or a word meaning "lazy one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives on the mountain Dofrafjall.
Doğanay m & f TurkishMeans "rising moon" in Turkish, from
doğan meaning "rising" and
ay meaning "moon".
Dogomar m South AmericanIn the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title
Don and
Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.
Dokka m ChechenFrom Chechen доккха
(dokqa) meaning "big, large".
Dokkaeo f ThaiFrom Thai ดอก
(dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว
(kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
Dolaana f TuvanDerived from Mongolian дулаан
(dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dolan m KalmykMeans "seven" in Kalmyk. It was traditionally given to the seventh-born child of a family.
Dolfijn m DutchDutch form of
Adolf via
Adolfinus. However, due to the exact similarity with the Dutch word
dolfijn meaning "dolphin", there are probably cases where the parents intended to name their son after the marine mammal.
Dolfje m Dutch, Literature, Popular CultureDutch diminutive of
Dolf, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-je. This name is extremely rare as an official name on birth certificates: it is predominantly used informally, most often on young children.... [
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Dólgfinnr m Old NorseOld Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements
dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English
dolg "a wound, scar") and
finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
Dolion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective δόλιος
(dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω
(dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [
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Dolios m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective δόλιος
(dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω
(dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [
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Dolkar f Tibetan, Bhutanese, BuddhismFrom Tibetan སྒྲོལ་དཀར
(sgrol-dkar) derived from སྒྲོལ
(sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" (referring to the bodhisattva
Tara 2) and དཀར
(dkar) meaning "white"... [
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Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese, BuddhismFrom Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ
(sgrol-ma) meaning "saviouress" (referring to enlightenment), derived from སྒྲོལ
(sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" and the feminine particle མ
(ma)... [
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Dolon m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δόλος
(dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". For more information, please see
Dolos... [
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Dolopion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb δολοπεύω
(dolopeuo) meaning "to plot", which itself is closely related to the Greek verb δολόω
(doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [
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Dolos m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δόλος
(dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολόω
(doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [
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Dolwethil f LiteratureMeans "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin
doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with
gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix
il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of
Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.
Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic MythologyGoddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
Domabor m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Domald m HistoryThis name was most notably borne by Domald of Sidraga (c. 1160-1243), a powerful Dalmatian nobleman and feudal lord who for several years was Prince of the city of Split, which was (and is) located in what is nowadays Croatia... [
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Dómaldr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
dómr "judgement, fate, doom" and
valdr "ruler".
Domamir m PolishMeans "house of peace", derived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Domard m Germanic, Medieval FrenchDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) meaning "brave, hardy".... [
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Dómari m Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse noun
dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is
domare, whilst
dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun
dómr meaning "judgement".... [
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Dómarr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse
herr meaning "army" or Old Norse
arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse
harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [
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Domasław m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Domawit m PolishMeans "lord of the house", derived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
vit or
wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Dombert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German
beraht meaning "bright".
Dometius m Late RomanThis name is perhaps best known for being the name of saint Dometius of Persia (4rd century AD), who is also frequently mentioned as Domitius in relevant sources. Since most sources claim that the name Dometius is of Latin origin and virtually means "to tame", it is most likely a variant form of the name
Domitius... [
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Domhanghart m Old Irish, Medieval IrishContracted form of the early medieval Irish given name
Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish
domhan meaning "the world", Irish
gabh meaning "I take" and the given name
Art.
Domicelė f LithuanianDerived from medieval Latin
domicella, which is the feminine form of
domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of
dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun
dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [
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Domiduca f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [
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Domiducus m Roman MythologyMeans "guiding home" or "bringing home", derived from Latin
domus "house, home" and the verb
ducere "to lead, to guide". Domiducus and
Domiduca were epithets of the Roman gods
Jupiter and
Juno respectively, as marriage deities who brought or conducted the bride to her husband's home.
Domien m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Short form of
Dominicus. Known bearers of this name include Dutch radio DJ Domien Verschuuren (b. 1988), Belgian journalist and author Domien Sleeckx (1818-1901) and Belgian actor and director Domien De Gruyter (1921-2007).