DestrymPopular Culture, English (American, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Destry, ultimately from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and specially by the 1964 TV series 'Destry' based on the novel.
Deverym & fEnglish Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.
DeweymLiterature Diminutive of Deuteronomy, the title of a Bible book meaning "the second law". This is the name od one of Donald Duck's nephews, who is always mentioned in the middle, between Huey and Louie.
DiceyfAmerican (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]
DieufelyfHaitian 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".
DimityfEnglish (Australian, Rare) The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
DimmeyfIcelandic (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").
DiosmaryfSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
DoadymLiterature Diminutive of David used in the Charles Dickens novel 'David Copperfield'.
DobbymPopular Culture The name of a House-Elf in the Harry Potter series of books.
DobrogeymSlavic Mythology (Russified, Archaic) The name Dobrogey is a constructed or reconstructed name with roots in Slavic and potentially Indo-European languages. It is primarily associated with modern Rodnovery (Slavic Neopaganism), and as such, lacks concrete historical documentation in ancient texts... [more]
Doğanaym & fTurkish Means "rising moon" in Turkish, from doğan meaning "rising" and ay meaning "moon".
DogberrymLiterature Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The name probably comes from "dogberry", another name for mountain ash, also called rowan.
DoletbiymCircassian (Rare) Most likely from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
DraumeyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
DrurymEnglish Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
DuberleymSpanish (Latin American) Alteration of Duberney, using the -ley suffix. This name is mainly used in Colombia (variants without the final e are mainly used in Peru).
DynastyfAfrican American (Modern) Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
EchedeymGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) From Guanche ⵂⴻⴷⴻⵢ (ehedey), from *ezădăy meaning either "to unite, join, reconcile" or "to know, recognize". Echedey or Ehedey was a mid-15th century mencey (aboriginal leader) of the kingdom of Tihuya on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).
EdwymMedieval English Modern form of Eadwig. It now normally appears only in scholarly works referring to the short-lived Edwy, King of the English (941-959, reigned 955-959).
EilleyfScottish (Archaic, ?) In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
EirnýfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
EisleyfEnglish (Modern) Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
EiðnýfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon".
EjebayfTurkmen Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
ElbeymTurkish Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.
EldeyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ElegymEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Elegy or from the word elegy, early 16th century from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.
ElleyfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ElleymYakut From the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.
EmayatzyfObscure In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
EmeneyfEnglish (Archaic), Medieval English Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
EmenyfMedieval English Medieval name of uncertain origin. Seems to be of Germanic origin. It was Latinized as Ismene.
EmerleyfEnglish (Modern) Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.