This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Drella m & f Popular CultureA nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Drema f EnglishEither a variant of
Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic
*drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Dresden f & m English, Popular CultureFrom the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian
Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
Dreyze f YiddishYiddish feminine name, probably derived from the German name
Theresia. Alternatively it may be a Yiddish form of Slavic
Derozha,
Drozha.
Drilego f Medieval BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from
drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of
-lou, -leu "light"".
Drina f Serbian (Rare)The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Drinora f AlbanianIt derives from the name of the river Drin in Albania; the name Drin derives from the greek "drynus", meaning "river".
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [
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Drǫfn f Norse MythologyMeans "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Drǫfn was the daughter of
Ægir and
Rán. She was sometimes referred to as
Bára, also meaning "wave, billow".
Drosera f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δρόσος (
drosos) meaning "dew, dewdrops". This was the name of a naiad in Greek myth.
Drosis f History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Drusa via the form
Drosa. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions St. Drosis was the daughter of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD)... [
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Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old NorsePossibly from Old Norse
drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Druann f American (Rare)Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of
Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e.,
An and
drew; see
Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of
Luann.
Druantia f Popular Culture, Celtic MythologyHypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root
*deru meaning "oak" (as are the words
druid and
dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [
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Druella f English, LiteratureFeminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of
Andrew,
Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Drvaspa f Persian MythologyThe name of a Zoroastrian goddess whose name means "with solid horses". Her role in ancient religion is unknown.
Dryope f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δρῦς
(drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ
(ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ
(ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.
Duangchan f & m Thai, LaoMeans "moon" in Thai, also used as a Lao alternate transcription of
Douangchanh. It is only used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Dubhe f AstronomyDerived from Arabic دُبّ
(dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر
(ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Dublin f & m English (Modern)From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic
Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the river
Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic
dubros "water".
Dudana f Georgian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი
(dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name
Dudukhana... [
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Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა
(dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა
(dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [
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Duessa f LiteratureThis name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin
duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix
essa... [
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Duimelijntje f FolkloreDutch form of
Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch
duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes
-lijn and
-tje.
Dukpa m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འབྲུག་པ
('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
Dula f Medieval PolishOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Proto-Slavic
*dulěti "to get fat" and Proto-Slavic
kъdulja, which denoted a kind of pear.
Dulceflur f Arthurian CycleA princess of Trefferin and Karedonas whose father, King Gediens, was slain by the heathen King Verangoz of Sorboreste.... [
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Dulce Nombre f & m SpanishFrom Spanish
dulce nombre meaning "sweet name," referring to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, hence why most full names beginning with Dulce Nombre end with either
de María or
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Dulcieta f Judeo-ProvençalDerived from Latin
dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)Romanian form of
Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word
dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian
dulce "sweet")... [
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Dulsona f Judeo-ProvençalDerived from Latin
dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Icelandic
dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse
dūnn).
Duna f Spanish, CatalanPossibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word
duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of
Dunia or a form of
Dunya... [
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Dunamis m & f Ancient GreekMeaning-Forceful or of mighty strength. Origin-Ancient Greece. Lucky number-9
Duofan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
璠 (fán) meaning "piece of precious jade".
Duolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Duoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Duoqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
翘 (qiào) meaning "raise, elevate".
Duoran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".
Duotian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
Duoxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Duoxing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Duoyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
焱 (yàn) meaning "flames".
Duoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".
Duozhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, gem".
Đurđevka f SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак
(đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare
Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [
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Dürefşan f TurkishMeans "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در
(durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان
(afshan), the present stem of افشاندن
(afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Durr f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
Durr-e-najaf f PersianFeminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.
Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Dusita f ThaiFeminine form of
Dusit. This is also the Thai name for the
utricularia delphinioides, a type of plant.
Dust f English (Puritan)Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew
Aphrah (see
Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [
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Dutberta f Frankish (Latinized)The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German
toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German
*dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon
berht, Old High German
beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *
berhtaz)... [
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Duzabel f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.... [
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Düzdidil f Ottoman TurkishMeans "thief of hearts", from Persian دزد
(dozd) meaning "thief" and دل
(dil) meaning "heart".
Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval WelshPossibly from the name of the Celtic god of love,
Dwyn combined with the Welsh element
gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh
dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [
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Dyani f American (Modern)Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of
Diane or is an invented name.
Dyddgu f Medieval WelshDerived from the Welsh elements
dydd "day" and
cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde
Morfudd.
Dyela f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
dye "god" and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
Dylanda f EnglishCombination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.