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Dirvolira f Baltic MythologyLithuanian goddess whose name and function are a complete mystery. She was recorded in documents written by Jesuit monks between 1580 and 1620.
Dís f LiteratureThe only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [
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Disa f Swedish, Old SwedishFrom 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... [
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Disaaka m & f AkanMeans "you deserve saying it" in Akan.
Disciplina f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
disciplina, meaning "instruction; discipline". In Roman mythology, Disciplina was a minor deity and the personification of discipline.
Dísella f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of the Old Norse name element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and
Ella 2.
Dishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".
Disizara f SovietContraction of дитя, смело иди за революцией
(ditya, smelo idi za revolyutsiyey) meaning "child, follow the Revolution boldly".
Ditiro m & f ShonaMeaning "acts" or "actions". Deriving from the verb
kuita.
Diva f English (Rare)From Italian
diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin
dīva (“goddess”), female of
dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).
Diva f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam"Daytime"
Divine f & m English (Rare), FilipinoThis name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French
devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin
divinus meaning "of a God").
Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African AmericanDivonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
Divota f CorsicanCorsican form of
Devota. Saint Devota (
Santa Divota in Corsican) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco.
Divyani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - Divine, celestial, heavenly, magical, agreeable ... [
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Diwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Dixiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Diyorakhon f UzbekFrom the given name
Diyora meaning "clear" combined with the title
khan meaning "king, ruler"
Diyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
Djali f & m Literature, PetPossibly a variant transcription of Arabic خالي
(jali) meaning "free" (general not only related with freedom).... [
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Djanira f BrazilianDjanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver, known for her naïve depictions of Brazilian common life.
Djeseretnebti f Ancient EgyptianPossibly derived from
ḏsr.t-nbtj meaning "the holy one of the Two Ladies", derived from
ḏsr "holy, sacred" combined with the feminine suffix
t and the dual form of
nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses
Wadjet and
Nekhbet... [
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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).
Djoja f Bosnian (Archaic)Possibly a cognate of
Gaya. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Spanish word
joya, meaning "jewel".
Dlshad m & f Kurdishit's a Kurdish name, mainly use as given name for male, the name includes two fraces, the first is /DL/ or /dil/ which means 'heart', and the second part is an adjective 'shad' meaning 'happy', both together means 'happy heart'.... [
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Dmut-hiia f MandaeanMeans "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".
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".
Dobe f YiddishDerived from Slovak-Yiddish
dobre "good".
Dobie m & f EnglishFrom the English word
dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).
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.
Dobrowieść f PolishPolish name from Slavic
dobrŭ "good" combined with
věstĭ "message, news" or
vesti "to lead, conduct". In Old Polish, both deuterothemes became
wieść, making it difficult to discern which element was intended.
Dodam m & f KoreanPossibly meaning "firm and ripe" or "growing well".
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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Dodone f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Dodone was said to be one of the Oceanid nymphs (the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys), after whom the ancient city of Dodona was named. The 6th century AD grammarian Stephanus of Byzantium (s.v. Δωδὠνη), writes that according to Thrasyboulos (FHG II 464, a), as reported by Epaphroditus (fr... [
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Doeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 彦(eon) meaning "Noble, Great, Talented"
Doğanay m & f TurkishMeans "rising moon" in Turkish, from
doğan meaning "rising" and
ay meaning "moon".
Do-hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Doja f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 桃 (do) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
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).
Dola f & m IndianDerived from Sanskrit
dola "swinging, oscillating".
Dolaana f TuvanDerived from Mongolian дулаан
(dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dolcissima f Italian (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.
Doleswif f Anglo-SaxonPossibly meant "the wife of Dol(a)", from the genitive of
Dol(a) (an Old English masculine name or byname, itself perhaps derived from Old English
dol "foolish, erring") combined with Old English
wif "woman, wife".
Doli f NavajoDerived from the Navajo word
dóliiłchíí meaning "bluebird".
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
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Dolon m & f BengaliThe name Dolon is used in various places on this planet, I have seen the greek meaning of this name. But in the whole world, this meaning is not valid for this name. Especially in India and in Indian-Subcontinent the name Dolon has a tradition and tribute... [
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