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Daje f East FrisianOriginally a short form of names containing the element
dag "day".
Da-jeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal".
Dajing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 大
(dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 靖
(jìng) meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" or 经
(jīng) meaning "pass through, endure"... [
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Daka m & f MadíMeaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Dalar f ArmenianMeans "green, verdant, young" or "vegetation" in Armenian.
Dalasamai f LaoMeaning uncertain, however likely derives in part from the element ດາລາ (
dà:lá "star").
Dalay-kys f TuvanFrom Tuvan далай
(dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Daldís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
dalr "dale, valley" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Daley f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
dalr "dale, valley" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dali f Georgian Mythology, GeorgianMeaning unknown. Dali was the Georgian goddess of the hunt, mother of
Amirani, and was believed to be extraordinarily beautiful. She lived on top of a mountain and protected animals, occasionally allowing hunters to hunt animals just so long as they don't hunt more than necessary... [
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Daljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit दल
(dala) meaning "division, portion, troops" combined with जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Dallae f Korean (Modern, Rare)From either native Korean 달래
(dallae), referring to the Korean wild chive, or the root of verb 달래다
(dallaeda) meaning "to soothe, calm, comfort."
Dallia f KurdishDallia is a common feminine name in Arabic (Arabic: داليا) and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name in Arabic stems from the word for grape vine and in Hebrew from the word for "(tip of a) branch", especially that of a grapevine or an olive tree... [
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Dalrós f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
dalr meaning "dale, valley" and
rós meaning "rose".
Dalrún f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
dalr meaning "dale, valley" and
rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Daluka f Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDaluka is the name of legendary queen of Egypt who ruled before the Great Flood according to medieval Coptic and Islamic folklore. She was part of the so-called "Soleyman dynasty", which also included Surid Ibn Salhouk, a king who was once believed to have built the Great Pyramid of Giza... [
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Đạm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 潭
(đạm) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 淡
(đạm) meaning "light, pale".
Daman f & m IndianMeans "ruler, controller, subjugator" in Hindi (दमन).
Damara f Celtic MythologyIn Celtic mythology, Damara was a fertility goddess worshipped in Britain. She was associated with the month of May (Beltaine).
Dambi f KoreanFrom a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle." and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".
Dambuzgho f TumbukaMeans "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.
Dame f & m BatakMeans "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Damgalnuna f Near Eastern MythologyMeans "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"... [
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Damia f Roman MythologyEpithet of the goddess
Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek
δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damiána f HungarianHungarian form of
Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant
damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Da-min f & m KoreanCombination of a
da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a
min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, TatarDerived from Persian ضمیر
(zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic
*temür meaning "iron".
Dammy f TheatreUsed by English dramatist Richard Brome for a character in his play
The Weeding of Covent Garden (performed ca. 1633, printed 1659), where it is a diminutive of
Damaris.
Damona f Celtic MythologyIn 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".
Damothaleia f Ancient GreekDerived 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").
Damqāya f BabylonianMeans "good", deriving from the Akkadian element
damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damroka f Medieval PolishRecorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of
Dąbrówka... [
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Đan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 丹
(đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 民
(dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 寅
(dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan f ChineseFrom 丹 (
dān) meaning "cinnabar" or 但 (
dàn) meaning "only".
Danagul f KazakhFrom Kazakh дана
(dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danais f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of a well or fountain in the region of Pisa in Elis, Greece. Her name is ultimately derived from
δαναίος (danaios) meaning "long lived".
Dancheng f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
骋 (chěng) meaning "galloping horse".
Dandan f ChineseFrom Chinese 丹
(dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦
(dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dandara f Brazilian, HistoryDandara 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... [
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Dandelion f English (Rare)The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)From Persian دان
(dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic
el meaning "country, society".
Dangana m & f DagbaniMeans "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Danger m & f EnglishFrom the English word "danger" meaning "liability to exposure to harm or risk; an instance or cause of liable harm; or ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm". From the Middle English
daunger 'power, dominion, peril', ultimately derived from the Latin
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