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Benia m & f Georgian, Kashubian
Georgian short form of Beniamin as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.... [more]

Benitaba m Persian

Benjia m Tagalog

Berdia m Georgian
Georgian form of Berdi, which means "given (by God)" and is ultimately derived from Old Turkic ber meaning "to give".

Beri-bera m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Beri-Bera was an agricultural god of fertility, harvests, and animals. He is worshiped in eastern Georgia with a festival held at the end of the year.

Beritda m Ngas
BERITDA in Ngas language of plateau state means."""it turns out to be good?... [more]

Bettica m Medieval English

Bhaiṣajyarāja m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaisajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and राज (raja) meaning "king". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaiṣajyasamudgata m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and समुद्गत (samudgata) meaning "risen, appeared, begun". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaishajyaraja m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (see Bhaiṣajyarāja).

Bhaishajyasamudgata m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यसमुद्गत (see Bhaiṣajyasamudgata).

Bhekizifundiswa m Zulu
Means "watch the educated ones" in Zulu.

Bhira m Mandaean
Means "chosen" in Mandaic.

Bibuwa m Swahili
Means “boss” in Swahili.

Bicca m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English becca "pickaxe, spade" or bica "beak, point; pointed ridge".

Bichia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბიჭი (bichi) meaning "boy, lad" as well as "son".

Bidia m Buryat

Bidu-ya m Apache

Bienná m Sami
Sami variant of Bierdna.

Biera m Northern Sami
Sami form of Per.

Bierdna m Sami
Means "bear" in Sami.

Bieržá m Sami
Variant of Biera.

Bigtha m Biblical
Bigtha is one of the eunuchs who served King Xerxes in Esther 1:10.

Bigthana m Biblical
In the Book of Esther, one of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes who conspired against the king's life

Bihxa m & f Yi
Means "one hundred ceremonies" in Yi.

Bijaya m & f Odia, Nepali
Odia and Nepali form of Vijaya.

Bijitatma m Indian

Billia m Sardinian
Variant of Minniu.

Bima m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make achieve, make succeed" in Shipibo.

Binaya m & f Indian, Nepali
Form of Binay.

Binderiyaa f & m Mongolian
Means "beryl" in Mongolian.

Binea m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical boy's name meaning "Son of the Lord"

Binghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binoba m Bengali
Means “selfless”

Biona m Judeo-Catalan

Bira m & f Indian, Nepali, Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Birendra m Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीरेंद्र (see Virendra), as well as the usual Bengali, Assamese, Odia and Nepali form.

Birsha m Biblical
Birsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

Bisala f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Nepali
MEANING - sprout, bud, young shoot

Bisnajura m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Ventura.

Bisola f & m Yoruba

Bista m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Battista.

Biswamitra m Indian

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Biztha m Biblical
Means "eunuch". In the book of Esther, the second of the seven eunuchs of King Ahasuerus' harem.

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

Boia m Medieval English

Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.

Bokidara m & f Ibibio
Means "accept with joy" in Ibibio.

Bonagiunta m & f Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [more]

Bonaintura m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Bonaventura.

Bondia m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Catalan bon "good" and Franco-Provençal bon "good; right" and Catalan and Old Occitan dia "day".

Boriša f & m Vlach
Means "fighter", from Vlach boriti meaning "to fight".

Brahima m Western African
Form of Ibrahim used in parts of western Africa.

Brahita m & f Indian
Means "cherished" in some Indian languages.

Brihadratha m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit बृहद्रथ (Bṛhadratha), meaning "one with a great chariot", from Sanskrit बृहत् (bŕhat) "large, great" and रथ (rátha) "chariot". This was the name of the founder of the Brihadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha featured in Hindu literature.

Brijendra m Indian
Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Brinendra m Indian
Brij is the birth place of Lord Shri Krishan.and Indra is the lord of Gods,by Vedic.

Buddhika m Sinhalese
Means "reasonable" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi).

Buddika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බුද්ධික (see Buddhika).

Budiasa m Indonesian
Connected to the name Budi, which is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect."

Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.

Burebista m Dacian
The following are interpretations of the name Burebista : a."the brilliant one", b."the noble one", c."the strong one", achieving comparative linguistics studies, also using Sanskrit, where there is the word bhuri-h = abundand, strong, much and bho-s-k which meant brilliant, noble, well known... [more]

Byamugisha m Kiga
Means "things of luck" in Rukiga.

Cacciaguida m Medieval Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian crusader (Cacciaguida Degli Elisei), who was also the grandfather of Dante Alighieri.

Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.

Cainã m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Kenan 1.

Caitafa m Guanche
Borne by a guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).

Caligola m History (Italianized)
Italian form of Caligula.

Calígula m History (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caligula.

Carlmaria m German (Rare)
Combination of Carl and Maria.

Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]

Cassià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cassianus.

Cebisa f & m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "to suggest, to give advice" in Xhosa.

Cebrià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cecilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilianus.

Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.

Chaichana m Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".

Chaitanya m Bengali
Means "consciousness" in Bengali.

Chaitanya m Indian

Chaiya m Thai
From Thai ไชย or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Chalchiuhtepehua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he throws jade down" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tepehua "to scatter or throw something onto the ground"... [more]

Chalkhia m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from the archaic Georgian noun ჩალხი (chalkhi) meaning "strongbow". In modern Georgian, the same word means "lathe" and "grindstone".

Chamila m Sinhalese

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Chandika m Sinhalese
Chandi or Chandika is a Hindu goddess.

Chandima m Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".

Chandrika f & m Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (chandrika) meaning "moonlight, illumination, splendour". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India while it is solely feminine in Sri Lanka.

Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".

Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.

Chankrisna m Khmer

Chantira m & f Tamil
Tamil form of Chandra.

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Cheikaba m Manipuri
Means "lucky" in Meitei.

Chekmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chek meaning "end, limit" or "lot, potion" and Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.

Chemida m Guanche

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chengjia m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent", 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful".

Chenzira m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "born on a journey" in Shona.

Ches-kartiğa m Shor
Derived from Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".

Chichia m Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -ია (-ia).... [more]

Chicka m English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Chick or a nickname for Charles.

Chidera m Igbo
Means "God is here" in Igbo.

Chiejina m & f Igbo
Means "let the night not come" in Igbo.

Chiemeela m Igbo
This is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you" Chi-God and Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.

Chiga f & m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chigbata m Nigerian
Igbo man and he is from Anambra state,Nigeria

Chigenda m Kaguru
Means "let us go" in Chikaguru.

Chihaya f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 早 (sat', sou, sa-, haya, haya.i, haya.maru, haya.meru) meaning "early" (mainly feminine) or 隼 (shun, jun, hayabusa, haya) which refers to a falcon (especially the peregrine falcon) (mainly masculine).... [more]

Chikafusa m Japanese
This name means " the close one "

Chikahira m Japanese
From 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" or 悠 (chika) meaning "permanence" combined with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, level, even" or 救 (hira) meaning "salvation, save, reclaim, help, rescue"... [more]

Chikahisa m Japanese (Rare)
Chika can mean "amiable" and hisa can mean "long time ago, long lasting".

Chikamara m & f Igbo
Means "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.

Chikanma f & m Igbo
Means "God is the best" in Igbo.

Chikomera m & f Chewa
Means "goodwill, compassion" in Chewa.

Ch’ila m Aymara
Means "strong and tough" in Aymara.

Chilongola m Kaguru
Means "first" in Chikaguru.

Chilufya m & f Bemba
Means "the one who is lost" in Bemba.

Chimaleheca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and ehecatl "wind, breeze" (see Ehecatl).

Chimalpopoca m Nahuatl
Means "smoking shield" or "the shield smokes" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and popoca "to smoke".

Chimebuka m & f Igbo

Chimenchia m Guanche
Means "people of the mencey (leader)" in Guanche.

Chimika f & m Tumbuka
After miscarriage(s), family would use traditional medicine (herbs, roots, barks) to prevent a potential next miscarriage. Kumika means "to stop, halt, prevent". Chimika is what you use to stop, prevent, halt... [more]

Chiminigagua m Muisca Mythology
Chiminigagua was a universally good god and represented the only light that existed when it was night time. When the world was created there was only darkness and the only light was given by Chiminigagua... [more]

Chimola m Kaguru
Means "seizer, breaker of things" in Chikaguru.

Chimua m Hmong
Produced or Invented

Chimurenga m Shona
Chimurenga is a Shona word roughly translated to English as, "revolutionary struggle". The Shona language is spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. This word is sometimes used as a given name.

Chinaka m & f Igbo (Rare)

Chinangunga m & f African
Variety of vernacular language among people living along lake Nyasa in Tanzania.

Chinaza m Chewa
Means “what happened” in Chichewa.

Chincha m Abkhaz
Means "nestling" in Abkhaz.

Chinchara m Georgian (Archaic), Folklore
Derived from the Georgian noun ჭინჭარი (chinchari) meaning "stinging nettle" (genus Urtica).... [more]

Chinda f & m Thai
Means "jewel, gemstone" in Thai.

Chinglai Ngamba m Manipuri
Means "stronger than a dragon" in Meitei.

Chinmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "true, real" combined with Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less

Chinqora m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Chinsanaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".

Chinta m Indian

Chinta f & m Aymara
Means "companion" in Aymara.

Chintaka m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චින්තක (see Chinthaka).

Chintana f & m Thai, Lao
Means "imagine, dream" in Thai and Lao. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Laos.

Chinthaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चिन्तक (chintaka) meaning "thinking, reflecting" or "overseer, inspector".

Chintila m Gothic
Chintila (c. 606 – 20 December 639) was a Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania, and Galicia from 636. He succeeded Sisenand in a time of weakness and reigned until his death.

Chinua m African, Nigerian, Igbo
meaning: god's own blessing... [more]

Chinya m Santali, Ho
Means "sing" in Santali and Ho.

Chiora f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიორა (chiora) meaning "little bird, darling child" as well as "young cockerel".... [more]

Chipka m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Nychypir. Chipka (Nechypir) Varenychenko is the main character of classic novel 'Do oxen low when mangers are full?' by Panas Myrnyi and Ivan Bilyk.

Chiqa f & m Aymara
Means "truth" in Aymara.

Chira m Thai
Means "long, long-lasting, long time" in Thai.

Chirapa m & f Quechua
Means "rainbow" in Quechua.

Chishimba m & f Bemba
The name Chishimba originates from the Bemba people of Zambia, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group. It holds cultural and linguistic significance in Zambia. The name derives from the Bemba language and carries meanings rooted in positivity and charm.... [more]

Chisora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku .

Chita m Odia
Meaning "Mind Conception" or "Meditation".

Chithrafarna m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian čiça "to shine, to appear" (equivalent to Avestan čiθra) combined with Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".

Chiungalla m Shawnee

Chiura m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 千浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."... [more]

Chiyva m & f Hindi, Indian
The meaning of the name Chiyva is linked with destruction.

Chongjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".

Chosaning'oma m Tumbuka
Means "remove bad things" in Tumbuka.

Christonia m Russian
Diminutive for Christan

Chuanjia m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious".

Chuyia f & m Indian
Means "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा chooha (or chuha) with the same meaning.... [more]

Čiçantaxma m Old Persian, Old Median
Means "brave in lineage" using a hybrid of Old Persian and Median variants of the same name, ultimately derived from Old Persian 𐎨𐎡𐏂 (čiça) meaning "lineage, type, form" and tahma "valiant, brave".

Cihansha m Tatar

Cindua m Indonesian, Minangkabau
Meaning uncertain, probably from the Minangkabau phrase cindua mato (or Indonesian cindur mata) meaning "keepsake" or "beloved, lover". Cindua Mato (or Cindur Mata) is a character in Minangkabau folklore.

Cinna m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a Roman politician who was the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.

Ciprià m Catalan (Rare), Greek (Latinized)
Catalan form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cipta m & f Indonesian
Means "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Cirumina m Sardinian
Gallurese variant form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, History
Meaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [more]

Çiya m Kurdish
Means "mountain" in Kurdish.

Cniva m Gothic
Cniva (fl. mid-3rd century AD) was a Gothic king who invaded the Roman Empire. He successfully captured the city of Philippopolis (Plovdiv in Bulgaria) in 250 and killed Emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus at the Battle of Abritus as he was attempting to leave the Empire in 251... [more]

Columbia m & f Spanish, English, Italian
The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [more]

Coniraya m & f Inca Mythology, Quechua, Inca

Craimia m Romani
Derived from place name Crimea.

Crimea m Romani (Archaic)
From the peninsula Crimea in the Black Sea. Use as a given name in the 19th century was probably influenced by news coverage of the Crimean war (1853–1856).

Cristea m Romanian
Variant of Cristian.

Cristià m Catalan
Catalan form of Christian.

Cristoffa m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Christopher.

Crizia m & f Italian
Italian form of Kritias and Krizia.

Cuauhilama m Nahuatl
Possibly means either "eagle old woman" or "old woman’s head", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuaitl "head" combined with ilama "old woman".

Cuauhtilma m Nahuatl
Means "eagle cape" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tilmatli "cloak, blanket, length of cloth". The cuauhtilmatli was a garment associated with warriors and nobility, often worn in mourning ceremonies.

Cuima m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl cui "to take, fetch, grasp" combined with either maitl "hand" or the related elements ma "to hunt, capture", ma "as though, as, like", or -mani "in the manner of".

Dadhikra m Sanskrit
Possibly deriving from the Sanskrit elements दधि (dadhi), meaning "thickened milk, curd" and kri, meaning "to scatter". This possibly refers to the effect of the morning sun on dew... [more]

Daindra m & f Indonesian (Rare), Nepali (Rare)

Daita m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

Daiva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit देव (see Deva).

Daiya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.

Damià m Catalan
Catalan form of Damianus (see Damian).

Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.

Damitha m & f Sinhalese
Variant of Damith.

Dammika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධම්මික (see Dhammika).

Dani'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Daniel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Danina f & m Persian
Name of Persian or American origin with the meaning "Princess".

Daraima m Efik
Means "celebrate love" in Efik.

Darchia m Georgian (Archaic)
Either a diminutive or a variant of დარჩილ (Darchil), which is the Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Dartsihr (see Dachi).... [more]

Darviya f & m Russian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Russian / Polish version of the name, Darvia.

Dashinima m Buryat
Combination of Dashi and Nima.

Deganawida m Iroquois
Means "Two River Currents Flowing Together" in Iroquois. This was the name of a historical figure commonly known as the Great Peacemaker as he was known as, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois Confederacy... [more]

Deidara m Popular Culture
Deidara means clay bender in japanese... [more]

Deincora m Medieval English

Dekanawida m Iroquois
Variant of Deganawidah.

Dekhkimya m Karelian
Karelian form of Yefim.

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa or perhaps a form of Delicia ... [more]

Deniska m Russian
Russian diminutive of Denis.

Deobia m Nigerian
Short form of Oladeobia.

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Desira m Provençal
Provençal form of Désiré.

Devanampiya m History
Derived from Sanskrit देवानाम्प्रिय (devānām-priya) meaning "beloved of the gods". This was the name of a 4th-century Sinhalese king.

Devonia f & m African American (Rare)

Dhairya m Hindi
Means "patience".

Dhammika m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धार्मिक (dhārmika) meaning "righteous, pious, just, virtuous".

Dhia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).

Dhirendra m Nepali

Dhrishtadyumna m Hinduism
Means "the courageous and splendid one" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of the son of King Drupada of Panchala and the twin brother of Draupadi (the epic's lead female character).

Diaa m Arabic (Egyptian)

Diarra m African
sawhili

Diavolana m & f Malagasy
Means "moonlight" in Malagasy.

Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.

Dida m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Diera m & f Malagasy
Means "deer" in Malagasy.

Diga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.

Digvendra m Indian
indian mythology,... [more]

Diijá m Sami
Short form of Ánddijá.

Dikaya m & f Manjak
Means "is going nowhere" in Manjak. This name is given to protect the child from an early death.

Dikayuga m Cherokee
A Cherokee name that means Shark.

Diksa m & f African
MEANING "PLAY", USED BY THE YUNGUR PEOPLE OF THE ADAMAWA HIGHLANDS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA.NIGERIA.

Dilnia m & f Kurdish
dilnia means to know by heart, to be sure, certain, confident of (dil in kurdish means heart)

Dimbisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy dimby meaning "successor" and soa meaning "good".

Dina m & f Malagasy
Means "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.

Dinendra m Indian

Dinusha m & f Sinhalese
Possibly means "early morning, sunrise" in Sinhala.

Dioclecià m Catalan
Catalan form of Diocletian.

Dionata m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dionatan.

Dionela m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)

Dipankara m Sanskrit, Buddhism
Means "causer of light", from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "light, lamp" and कर (kara) meaning "maker, doer"... [more]

Dipendra m Nepali

Dipesalema m Tswana
Means "psalms" in Tswana.

Dira f & m Indonesian
Short form of names containing -dira.

Disaaka m & f Akan
Means "you deserve saying it" in Akan.

Disma m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas).

Disya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Denis or Diana.

Diwa f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "spirit, soul, essence" in Tagalog.

Diyaa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).

Dizgha m Tumbuka
Means "to be quiet" in Tumbuka.

Djidula m Western African
Means “one who lives peacefully” from the Ewe elements "Dji" which relates to “life,” “to live,” or “spirit” and "Dula" which relates “calm,” “peace,” or “patience”.

Djimba m Kalmyk

Dmitriya f & m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Demetria, making it the feminine form of Dmitriy, as well as a diminutive of Dmitriy.

Dobrica m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.

Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]

Doidusa f & m Yakut

Domicià m Catalan
Catalan form of Domitian.

Domina f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname of Domina.

Donacià m Catalan
Catalan form of Donatian.

Dria m Ligurian
Short form of Andria.

Drissa m Western African
Form of Idris 1 used in parts of western Africa.

Duminda m Sinhalese

Dumisa m & f Tumbuka
Means "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.

Dunia f & m Arabic, Swahili, Spanish, Galician
Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".

Duraia m Romani
Romani form of Delaiah.

Dwiputra m Indonesian
Combination of Dwi and Putra.

Dwitama m Indonesian
From Indonesian dwi meaning "two, second" combined with utama meaning "best".

Dzaghlika m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Means "little dog, puppy" in Georgian, derived from the Georgian noun ძაღლი (dzaghli) meaning "dog" combined with the diminutive suffix -კა (-ka). This name was once common in the Georgian highlands, but it is rare there today.... [more]

Dzaglika m Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of ძაღლიკა (see Dzaghlika)

Eachthighearna m Old Irish
Variant of Eachthighearn

Ebidisebofa m & f Ijaw
Means "there is no one that doesn't like good things" in Ijaw.

Ebigba m Ijaw
Means "talk good" in Ijaw.

Ediwakima f & m Efik, Ibibio
Means "abundance; love" in Ibibio and Efik.

Eelija m Estonian
Estonian form of Elijah.

Efrosiina f & m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.

Egesia m Italian
Italian form of Hegesias.

Egica m Gothic
Egica (c. 610 – 701x703), was the Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his death. He was the son of Ariberga and the brother-in-law of Wamba.

Egonaiga m Guanche
Of Guanche origin, meaning unknown. This was the name of a Canarian chieftain, uncle of Tenesor. He was also known under the name Guayasen.

Ehizefua m Esan
Means: my (Ehi) Destiny (ze) chooses (Efua) Light or what is white

Eikka m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eino.

Eisa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Isa 1.

Eisha m & f English
Possibly a variant of Aisha.

Eisia m & f Scottish
This name was found etched onto a silver vessel in East Lothian, Scotland. It was accompanied by the names Bri, Camulogeni, Con and Frymiacus. Its meaning is unknown and whether the name was Eisia alone or Eisia with something else following it is also unknown as it was barley legible.

Eissa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Eita m Japanese
This name combines 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal ball," 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosper," 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "excellent, outstanding," 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, everlasting," 詠 (ei, uta.u, yo.mu) meaning "compose, poem, recite, song," 鋭 (ei, surudo.i) meaning "sharp, keen" or 衛 (e, ei) meaning "defense, protection" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick" or 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."... [more]

Eitumatupua m Polynesian Mythology
The god Eitumatupua climbed down from the sky on a great tree, and took a worm descendant, Ilaheva, as his wife.

Eizariya m Arabic
Eizariya, modern day Arabic form of Lazarus (so, likely from From the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azar) meaning "my God has helped"), associated with the Biblical town of Bethany. The current town east of Jerusalem is call el-Eizariya

Ejiga m African
Ejiga is an igala name from kogi state of in the central region of nigeria

Ekejiuba m Nigerian
Chineke ji uba... [more]

Ekrima m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عكرمة (see Ikrima).

Eleuia f & m Nahuatl
Possibly from the Nahuatl word elehuia, meaning "to want, to desire".

Elewika m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Elvis.

Elewina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Erwin / Ervin and Elvin 1.

Elía m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Elia.

Eliada m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "God knows" in Hebrew (or possibly "God knew" or "God (is) knowing"). In the Old Testament this is the name of several characters, including a son of King David.

Eliatha f & m English

Eliga m Polish
Short form of Eligiusz.

Eliha m Jewish (Archaic)

Elija m Slovene
Slovene form of Elijah.