DillenafMedieval 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"'.
DilorafTajik (Rare), Uzbek Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.
DilrabafUyghur Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
DilrubafBengali Means "attractive, fetching, charming" in Bengali, ultimately from Persian دلربا (delruba).
DinafSvan, 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.
Dinam & fMalagasy Means "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.
DinarafGeorgian, 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]
DinjafDutch A variant form of Dina 1 or Dina 2. The Dutch name Dina comes most often from shortening feminine names ending in -dina (like Bernhardina or Arendina); it is also the Dutch form of the Biblical name Dinah.... [more]
DionassafAncient Greek Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
DiotalevafItalian Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
DiotallevafItalian Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
DiotalleviafItalian Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
DiotimafAncient Greek, German, Literature Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
DiphdafAstronomy From Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifda') "frog", taken from the phrase ضفدع الثاني (aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī) meaning "the second frog". This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.
DirvolirafBaltic Mythology Lithuanian goddess whose name and function are a complete mystery. She was recorded in documents written by Jesuit monks between 1580 and 1620.
DisafSwedish, Old Swedish From a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [more]
Disaakam & fAkan Means "you deserve saying it" in Akan.
DisciplinafRoman Mythology Derived from Latin disciplina, meaning "instruction; discipline". In Roman mythology, Disciplina was a minor deity and the personification of discipline.
DísellafIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
DitafDutch, German, Latvian Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
DivafEnglish (Rare) From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).
DivarafMedieval Dutch (Latinized), Theatre Latinized form of Dietwara (possibly via its variant Thiwara), which is a younger and strictly feminine form of the unisex name Theodoar. Also compare Divera, which is very closely related.... [more]
DiverafWest Frisian (Latinized), Dutch Latinized form of the unisex name Dieuwer. This particular latinization is solely intended for women; the masculine equivalent is Diverus and its variant spellings.... [more]
DixianafPopular Culture, Central American (Rare) Elaborated form of Dixie. It was used for the title character, a circus performer, in Dixiana (1930), a film set in the southern United States in the antebellum period.
DjanirafBrazilian Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver, known for her naïve depictions of Brazilian common life.
DjidulamWestern African Means “one who lives peacefully” from the Ewe elements "Dji" which relates to “life,” “to live,” or “spirit” and "Dula" which relates “calm,” “peace,” or “patience”.
Dmut-hiiafMandaean Means "image of life", from the Mandaic ࡃࡌࡅࡕࡀ (dmuta) meaning "image, mirror image", in Mandaeism this also refers to a concept of a heavenly counterpart of an earthly entity, and ࡄࡉࡉࡀ (hayyi, hiia) meaning "life".
DobrodeiafMedieval Ukrainian, History Dobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
DobroniegafMedieval Polish, Medieval Ukrainian Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and niega "delight". This name was borne by Dobroniega Ludgarda of Poland and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.
DodafFrankish, Medieval Polish, History (Ecclesiastical) Diminutive of names beginning with Do-, or possibly from either Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". As such it is the feminine form of Dodo... [more]
DojafKorean From Sino-Korean 桃 (do) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
DolcissimafItalian (Rare) Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
DolmafTibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism From 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)... [more]