Submitted Names Ending with a

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Damgalnuna f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "great wife of the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements dam, meaning "spouse, husband or wife", 𒃲 gal, meaning "great, mighty", and nun, meaning "prince, noble, master"... [more]
Damia f Greek Mythology
The name of the Hora of the fertile earth, and alternatively a title of the goddess Demeter (while her daughter, Persephone, was occasionally afforded the title Auxesia)... [more]
Damia f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the goddess Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damià m Catalan
Catalan form of Damianus (see Damian).
Damiána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Damiata f Medieval Catalan
Recorded in 15th century Valencia.
Damilka f South Slavic, English
It derives from the slavic form of Damian, name that means "tamer" and the diminutive suffix -lka
Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.
Damina f Italian
Truncated form of Adamina.
Daminika f Belarusian
Feminine form of Daminik.
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Damisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Daminika.
Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).
Damitha m & f Sinhalese
Variant of Damith.
Damkina f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk... [more]
Dammika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධම්මික (see Dhammika).
Damocrateia f Greek Mythology
Damocrateia was a daughter of Zeus and Aegina.
Damodika f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + δικη (diké) "justice"
Damoklea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damokles.
Damona f Celtic Mythology
In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Her name is likely derived from Old Irish dam "cow, ox".
Damonassa f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demonassa.
Damostheneia f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + σθένος (sthenos) "strength, might" (see Demosthenes).
Damothaleia f Ancient Greek
Derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and the Greek adjective θάλεια (thaleia) meaning "rich, plentiful" (from the verb θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom").
Damotima f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + τίμα (tima) "honour, esteem, reverence"
Damoxena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damoxenos.
Dampa m & f Tibetan
Means "true" in Tibetan.
Damqāya f Babylonian
Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damroka f Medieval Polish
Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
Damsa f Afghan
She who captivates
Damya f French, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Damian.
Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dana f Slavic Mythology
Dana is a rusalka in Slavic Mythology.
Dana f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
Shortened form of the name Danica, meaning the planet Venus, symbol of dawn and beauty. “Dan” means day.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danasia f African American (Modern)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Deja, Danae 2 and Denisha.
Danata f Ge'ez
Feminine form of Danat.
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Danča f Czech
Diminutive form of Daniela.
Dancia f Polish
Diminutive of Dana.
Dandara f Brazilian, History
Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
Dandauda m Hausa
Is the name given to Sulaiman
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
D'Andra f English (American, Rare)
Most likely to be a feminization of the masculine name D'Andre.... [more]
Danea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danaë.
Daneczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Danuta.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danelia f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Daneliya.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Daneliia f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Данэлия (see Daneliya.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danetta f English
Variant of Danette.
Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Dangira f Lithuanian
The name is most likely composed of the Lithuanian elements daug (many) and ger (good). However, in modern Lithuanian, the first element has come to be associated more often with the Lithuanian word dangus "sky."
Danhua f Chinese
澹 (dan4) meaning "tranquil, quiet"... [more]
Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.
Danička f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Dani'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Daniel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Daníela f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniela.
Daniéla f Hungarian
Variant of Daniella and feminine form of Dániel.
Danielina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Daniela or a feminization of Daniel.
Danielka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Daniela (compare Polish and Czech Irenka).
Daníella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniella.
Daniëlla f Dutch
Dutch form of Daniella.
Daniiela f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Danielle.
Daniila f Russian
Feminine form of Daniil.
Danila f Slovene, Sicilian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danina f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it is presumed to be a combination of Georgian da and nana. Danina--along with Ainina in a pair--is a Georgian goddess.
Danina f & m Persian
Name of Persian or American origin with the meaning "Princess".
Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.
Danira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Deïanira.
Danisha f Muslim
Feminine form of Danish.
Danisława f Polish
Polish form of Danislava.
Danitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Daniela, using the popular -itza ending found in Maritza. Coincides with the Serbian and Croatian pronunciation of Danica.
Daniwa f Shona
Meaning "be called".
Dániza f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Danica meaning "morning star, Venus".
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Danja f Albanian
Derived from Danja (Dagnum in English), the name of a historic town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Danjela f Slovene, Albanian
Slovene variant of Danijela and Albanian variant of Daniela.
Danniella f English (Rare)
Variant of Daniela/Daniella. British actress, Danniella Westbrook, bears this name.
Ɗantala m Hausa
From the Hausa ɗa meaning “son” and Tàlātā̀ meaning “Tuesday”.
Danuchna f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuhepa f Hittite
Etymology uncertain. The second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Danuhepa was a Hittite queen who was likely the wife of Mursili II.
Danuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela (Czech and Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian)... [more]
Danushka m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධනුෂ්ක (see Dhanushka).
Danusia f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuśka f Polish
Diminutive of Danuta.
Danuška f Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela ( Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian). Also compare Danuša.
Danuwoa m Cherokee
the warrior
Dañ-xayaa f Tuvan
Means "dawn-dusk" in Tuvan.
Danya f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Darya 1 or Daryna (Darina 2 in Russian).
Daphna f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Dafna.
Daquanda f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Daquan using the same suffix found in names such as Yolanda, LaWanda and Lashonda.
Daquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.
Daquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and the name Quasha.
Daquisha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quisha using the popular prefix Da-.
Dára f Hungarian
Contracted form of Dária.
Dara f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Darinka.
Dara f & m Hebrew
Means "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Dara f Indonesian
Means dove or virgin/maiden in Indonesian.
Dara f Ukrainian
Short form of Dariya.
Darafieja f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dorothea.
Daraima m Efik
Means "celebrate love" in Efik.
Darana m & f Indigenous Australian, Indigenous Australian Mythology
According to the legend of the Aboriginals, the original settlers of Australia, Darana was one of the Deities during Dreamtime (the time before humans occupied Earth).... [more]
Darata f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dorothea via its Polish form Dorota. It should be noted, though, that some Lithuanian sources state that Darata is a short form of Dorotėja.
Darča f Czech
Diminutive form of Darina 2.
Darchia m Georgian (Archaic)
Either a diminutive or a variant of დარჩილ (Darchil), which is the Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Dartsihr (see Dachi).... [more]
Darcia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
In English-speaking countries, this name is probably a variant of Darcy, one that may have been inspired by the name Marcia.... [more]
Darcilla f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Drusilla, or an elaboration of Darcy with the clearly feminine ending illa.
Darda m Biblical
Meaning "pearl of wisdom," he was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser. (I Kings 4:31)
Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]
Dareca f Arthurian Cycle
The sister of St. Patrick in Jocelyn’s Life of St. Patrick. She was said to have been Patrick’s youngest sister and to have had seventeen sons.... [more]
Darena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daren.
Darerca f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.
Darga f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dargòmira.
Dargòmira f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Dragomira.
Dária f Hungarian, Slovak
Feminine form of Dárius.
Daría f Spanish
Spanish form of Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Daria f Kurdish
Cognate of Darya 2.
Dariana f Persian
Feminine form of Dara 3.
Dariela f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dariel or an elaborated form of Daria.
Dariella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Daria.
Dariga f Kazakh
Derived from an expression of sadness intended to mean "pity!" or "alas!" in Kazakh. The word itself is either of Arabic origin from a word meaning "pity, regret, surprise" or from a Persian expression meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dariia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Дарія (see Dariya).
Dariima f Buryat
Meaning unknown, though it is probably of Tibetan-Sanskrit origin.
Darika f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Darima f Buryat
Buryat form of Dolma.
Dariushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.
Dariyka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.
Dárjá f Sami
Sami form of Daria
Darka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Darka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dariô.
Darka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.
Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.
Darlena f Polish (Modern, Rare), English (American)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Darlene.
Darlita f Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Darla.
Darna f Filipino, Popular Culture
Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.... [more]
Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.
Daromila f Medieval Russian
Meaning "dear gift".
Daroška m Belarusian
Diminutive of Darafiej.
Darrena f English
Feminine form of Darren.
Darsha f Indian
Diminutive of Darshana.
Darthula f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Dorthula or from the poem by Scottish poet James Macpherson of the same name.
Dartsa-naana f Caucasian Mythology
Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.
Darunya f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not ususally used as a given name in its own right.
Darva f English (American)
Origin unknown. This may be considered a feminine form of Darvin.
Darviya f & m Russian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Russian / Polish version of the name, Darvia.
Darwina f English
Feminine form of Darwin.
Darwisa f Filipino, Tausug
Tausug feminine form of Darwish.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Daryona f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryusha f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daša f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Dasha.
Dascha f Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dasha (for Russia and the Ukraine) as well as the main form of Dasha in Germany and the Netherlands.... [more]
Dášeňka f Czech, Slovak
Variant spelling of Dašenka. Used by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his book Dášeňka čili život štěněte (Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy, 1933).
Dašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.
Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.
Dashenka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.
Dashinima m Buryat
Combination of Dashi and Nima.
Dashka f Russian
Variant of Dasha.
Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.
Dashulia f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Dashulya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Дашуля (see Dashulia).
Dashunia f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Dashunya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Дашуня (see Dashunia).
Dasia f Russian (?)
Variant of Dasha.
Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.
Dasja f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Dascha, which is the Dutch main form of the Russian and Ukrainian given name Dasha.
Daška f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Data m Georgian, Literature
Short form of Davit and perhaps also of Datua. In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the popular novel Data Tutashkhia (1975) written by Chabua Amirejibi (1921-2013).
Datavahya m Old Persian
Means "born better" or "created better", from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given, created; born" and 𐎺𐏃𐎹𐏀 (vahyaz) "better", a comparative form of 𐎺𐎢 (vahu) "good".
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.
Datua m Georgian (Rare)
Often listed as a diminutive of Davit (compare names like Datiko and Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear".... [more]
Datuna m Georgian
Diminutive of Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear", such as Datua.
Datya f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת (dat) meaning "religion" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Dauda m Hausa
Hausa form of David.
Daufina f Provençal
Provençal variant of Delfina.
Däülätbikä f Bashkir
From the Arabic Davlat and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Daulayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
Daura ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown; it was found in a baptismal register from Seville in the 15th century, although the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands as a feminine name.
Dautara f Lithuanian
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements 'daug-' meaning "many" and '-tarti' meaning "to say." Hence the name would roughly translate as meaning "talkative; loquacious" or as "someone who has a lot to say."
Davada f American (South)
Either a feminine form of David or an elaboration of Vada. A notable bearer was Davada "Dee" Stanley Presley (1925-2013), the stepmother of singer Elvis Presley.
Davana f English (American)
Possible variant of Devana or Devona, or from the name of a plant called Davana.
Dávdna f Sami
Unknown meaning.
Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.
Davidena f English (Canadian)
Feminine form of David used in Prince Edward Island, Canada and possibly amongst Irish.
Davidka f Vlach
Vlach feminine form of David.
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Davincia f Southern African
Peace and love
Davlatposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and poshsha, an endearing name for a girl or woman.
Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.
Davorina f Slovene
Feminine form of Davorin.
Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.
Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.
Daweska m Assyrian, Jewish
Diminutive of Dawis.
Dawida f Polish
Feminine form of Dawid.
Dawma f Arabic
From the Arabic name of the Mediterranean fan palm tree.
Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of Dawn.
Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.
Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.
Dawnya f American
A variant of Dawn with the name suffix -ya, perhaps influenced by Sonya.
Daxa f Nepali
Meaning "Clever One".
Da-xia f Chinese
Means "hero".
Daxia f Chinese
Combination of Da and Xia.
Daya m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, mercy".
Daya f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Ya.
Daya f Malayalam
Meaning "Kindness" in Malayalam
Dayaana f Yakut
Means "flying, air" in Yakut.
Dayana f Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk даянч (dayanch) meaning "hermit, monk".
Dayana f Kazakh
Derived either from Arabic ديانة (diyana) meaning "religion, faith" or Turkish dayan meaning "hold on, endure".
Dayanara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.