This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Doruntina f Albanian, FolkloreThis name is best known as that of the heroine in the Albanian legend and ballad
Kostandini dhe Doruntina (
Constantin and Doruntine in English).
Dosma f BatakFrom Toba Batak
dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Derived from the word for "enough" (
dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Dota f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Doubra m & f IjawMeans "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Douja f ArabicSometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
Doula f Greek (Rare)Perhaps originally a short form of
Spyridoula,
Theodoula or another name ending in
doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Dousonna f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Dracaena f English (Rare)From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα
(drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων
(drakon) - compare
Drakon... [
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Drăguța f Romanian (Rare)Derived from Romanian
drăguță, the feminine form of the adjective
drăguț, "cute, precious".
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".
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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Drosera f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δρόσος (
drosos) meaning "dew, dewdrops". This was the name of a naiad in Greek myth.
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.
Dua f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
dua "I want; I love".
Duangnapha f ThaiFrom Thai ดวง
(duang), a poetic prefix, and นภา
(napha) meaning "sky".
Dubheasa f Medieval IrishMeaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word
dubh meaning dark or black and
eas meaning waterfall.
Dubh Essa f Medieval IrishPossibly derived from Gaelic components
dubh meaning "dark" and
eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin
nutrix nigra).
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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Dueynna f Judeo-SpanishMeans "lady, mistress" in Judeo-Spanish, ultimately from Latin
domina, meaning "mistress".
Duibheasa f Medieval IrishMeans "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic
dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and
eas meaning "waterfall".
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.
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.
Duma f BatakMeans "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.
Dumisa m & f TumbukaMeans "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.
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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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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Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
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.
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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Duva f Medieval EnglishFrom *
Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *
dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate
dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
Duwa m & f ShanWhile its exact meaning is debated, it is believed to be connected to the Shan word for 'two' or 'twin'. This connection might suggest a meaning related to duality, balance, or partnership.
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”.
Dyra f Swedish (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse element
dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with
dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name
Dyre or an Old Norse name such as
Dýrhildr or
Dýrfinna... [
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Dysnomia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek
nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.
Dyyana f BelarusianVariant of
Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).