This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Częstobor m PolishMeans "to fight often", derived from Slavic
częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight". Also compare
Chestibor.
Częstomir m PolishDerived from Slavic
częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Dabius m HistorySt. Dabius, or Davius, Confessor, was an Irish missionary to Scotland. He was part of the great monastic missionary effort in the British Isles, and then in Europe.
Dādaršiš m Old PersianMeans "the brave one", from a reduplication of Old Persian
darš "to dare".
Dadash m Georgian (Rare)Apparently means "of the mother" in archaic Georgian. Compare modern Georgian დედა
(deda) meaning "mother".... [
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Dagolitus m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dagos "good" and
litu- "festival, celebration, feast".
Dainius m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
dainius meaning "poet" as well as "bard, singer", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
daina meaning "song" (see
Daina).
Dainosuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Dainotas m LithuanianDerived from
Dainotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with
Dain- (such as
Dainius and
Dainoras), because it contains the masculine suffix
-otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
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Dainutis m LithuanianDiminutive of masculine given names that start with
Dain- (such as
Dainius and
Dainoras), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix
-utis.
Daisaku m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (
dai) meaning "big, great, large" combined with 作 (
saku) meaning "build, make, prepare, production". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Daisenor m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is uncertain, as there are several possible etymologies for it. It could be derived from the Greek noun δάϊς
(dais) meaning "war, battle", but it could also be derived from the Greek noun δαΐς
(dais) meaning "torch" as well as "pinewood"... [
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Daishi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 meaning "large, great" and 師 meaning "master".
Daishin m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Daishiro m JapaneseFrom 大 (
dai) meaning "big, large, great", 志 (
shi) meaning "aspiration, determination", and 郎 (
ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Dalianis m GreekDerived from the Greek name '
dalianis' meaning "strong" or "valiant"
Dalilu-essu m BabylonianMeans "new praise", deriving from the Akkadian elements
dalīlu ("praise, thanks") and
eššu ("new, modern").
Dalius m LithuanianMasculine form of
Dalia 2. A known bearer of this name is the Lithuanian career diplomat Dalius Čekuolis (b. 1959).
Dalmatius m Late Roman, Dutch (?), German (?)From Latin
Dalmatius meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor who was a nephew of Constantine. It was also borne by several early saints.
Damandros m Ancient GreekDoric Greek form of
Demandros, because it contains δᾶμος
(damos), which is the Doric Greek form of δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".
Damascius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Δαμάσκιος
(Damaskiós), meaning "of
Damascus", the now capital city of Syria. This was the name of the last of the Athenian Neoplatonists during the 4th Century.
Damasen m Greek MythologyMeans "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek
damazô (or
damasô) "to subdue" (compare
Damian,
Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with
Herakles... [
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Damasenor m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δαμασήνωρ
(damasenor) meaning "man-slaying", which consists of δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue, overpower, kill" (see
Damasos) and ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Damasichthon m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δαμασίχθων
(damasichthon) meaning "earth-subduer", which consists of δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue, overpower, kill" (see
Damasos) and χθών
(chthon) meaning "ground, soil" as well as "earth, world".... [
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Damaskenos m Late GreekGiven name meaning "from
Damascus" from the Ancient Greek "Damaskós (Δαμασκός)," from the Aramaic "dammeśeq," which in turn derives from the Syriac-Aramaic "darmsūq" (from Egyptian, Akkadian: T-MS-ḲW), meaning "the capital city of Syria." The meaning of the times seems to be "silent is the sackcloth weaver"... [
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Damophilus m Ancient GreekDamophilus was an ancient Greek painter and coroplast. Damophilus worked with Gorgasus on the temple of Ceres, Liber and Libera in Rome around 493 BC. Zeuxis is said to have been his pupil. Some terracottas and paintings attributed to him have been found in Corinth and Etruria.
Damos m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
damos "cow; stag, hart".
Damoxenos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος
(damos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ξένος
(xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".
Damrongsak m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Damson m & f EnglishFrom the word which refers to "damson" (
prunus insititia), an edible plum-like fruit. Notable bearers are British actor Damson Idris, and fashion brand Damson Madder.
Danaisak m ThaiFrom Thai ดนัย
(danai) meaning "son" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Danguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun
dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix
-(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name
Dangius.
Danislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Danismo m Southern AfricanThe meaning of Danismo is "Jubilant and Content with one's life and experiences." Commonly used to describe someone who has had good fortune recently.
Dansui m JapaneseFrom Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 水 (sui) meaning "water". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Daphnis m Greek MythologyFrom Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [
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Daras m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureAn old knight who lived with his nephew, Danaim, and harbored sick and injured knights in his castle, including Tristan, Mordred, and Palamedes.... [
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Darasimi m & f Nigerianthe name come from Nigeria and it can be use for any gender and it mean god love you
Darcus m EnglishPossibly a blend of the names
Darius and
Marcus. A known bearer of this name is Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, columnist and civil rights campaigner.
Dargailas m LithuanianBasically means "acting strong" or "working to be(come) strong", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Dargaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective
gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Dargintas m LithuanianBasically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian
ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Dariellis f & m Spanish (Latin American)the origins and meaning of this name isn't exact but pretty sure it's of Puerto Rican origins and means "passionate" and/or "faithful"
Darispan m Georgian (Rare), LiteratureMeans "door of Isfahan", derived from the Persian noun در
(dar) meaning "door, gate" combined with
Spahān, which is the Middle Persian name for the modern city of اصفهان
(Isfahan) in Iran.... [
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Darkseid m Popular CultureDarkseid (pronounced "Darkside'') is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Darmantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Darmintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish
darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech
darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic
dati "to give"... [
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Darsenois m Arthurian CycleA knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.
Darsono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darsana meaning "example, pattern, road, way" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Dartautas m LithuanianBasically means "(a) working people", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Darussalam m IndonesianDerived from Arabic دار السلام
(dar as-salam) meaning "abode of peace", used as an epithet for various places.
Darvainas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Darvilas m LithuanianBasically means "working to hope", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
vil meaning "hope" (see
Viltautas).
Darvydas m LithuanianBasically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Darwish m ArabicMeans "dervish (a Sufi mystic)" in Arabic, derived from Persian درویش
(darvesh) meaning "poor, needy, indigent".
Darzysław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present")... [
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Das m & f IndianMeans "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Dasan m PomoDasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [
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Dasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)From the name of the bottled water brand
Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word
sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.
Dasel m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཟླ
(zla) meaning "moon, month" and གསལ
(gsal) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Dash m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
dash "ram" and, figuratively, "healthy and good-looking person".
Dashamir m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
dashamir "well-wishing, benevolent; kind, friendly".
Dasheng m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
升 (shēng) meaning "arise, go up, advance" or
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred".
Dashi m BuryatBuryat form of
Tashi, commonly used as an element in compound names.
Dashuai m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
帅 (shuài) meaning "commander".
Datius m Ancient RomanForm of
Dacius. This was the name of the Bishop of Milan who defended the will of Catholicism from the rampaging heresies of his day.
Datus m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)Possibly derived from Latin
datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
Daugailas m LithuanianBasically means "much strength", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Daugaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective
gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Daugintas m LithuanianBasically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian
ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Daugirdas m LithuanianBasically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears much", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun
girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
girdėti meaning "to hear"... [
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Daugmintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Daujotas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". In other words: this given name is basically the same as
Jodaugas, but with the name elements in different places.