This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is _a*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dare f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
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".
Darian m PersianName of a place in Iran's Fars province; Name of a village in Iran's East Azerbaijan province (see
Daryan); Name of a village in Iran's Kermanshah province
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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Darkhan m KazakhMeans "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from
tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
Darkhan m YakutMeans "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Darkseid m Popular CultureDarkseid (pronounced "Darkside'') is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Darmadi m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with
adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
Darman m IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma).
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".
Darmawan m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म
(dharma), combined with the masculine suffix
-wan.
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".
Darmono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Daroach m Popular CultureFrom Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Darol m American (Rare)Variant of
Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol
Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol
Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, PolishThe 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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Daron m EnglishVariant of
Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
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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Darrhon m Greek MythologyDarrhon or
Darron was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by
Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.... [
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Darri m IcelandicOriginally an Old Norse byname meaning "long lazy man". The word is related to Old Norse
darr "dart, spear".
Darroch m ScottishThe name Darroch is said to derive from Macdara which is Scottish Gaelic for ''son of oak''.
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).
Darth m ObscureLikely a blend of the English words
dark and
death. In the Star Wars universe, it is used as a title for Sith Lords (see Darth
Vader). Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, it has been borne by at least 22 men in the United States.
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".
Darwood m English (American)Darwood Kaye (born Darwood Kenneth Smith) was an American child actor known for his role of Waldo in the series of short films The Little Rascals (aka Our Gang) between 1937 - 1940. Later in life he became a pastor.
Dary m & f EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Daryo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness".
Daryono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Daryun m Popular CultureDaryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Darzymir 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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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".
Data m Georgian, LiteratureShort form of
Davit and perhaps also of
Datua. In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the popular novel
Data Tutashkhia (1975) written by Chabua Amirejibi (1921-2013).
Datafarnah m Old PersianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Persian
dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb
dadātuv "to give, to put"). The second element of this name is derived from Old Persian
farnah "glory, splendour, fortune"... [
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Datian m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
Datiko m GeorgianDiminutive of
Davit. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian revolutionary Datiko Shevardnadze (1875-1909), who was a relative of the second president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
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.
Dato m GeorgianShort form of
Davit. A notable bearer of this name is the Georgian pop singer Davit "Dato" Khujadze (b. 1975).
Datua m Georgian (Rare)Often listed as a diminutive of
Davit (compare names like
Datiko and
Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ
(datwi) meaning "bear".... [
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Datuna m GeorgianDiminutive of
Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ
(datwi) meaning "bear", such as
Datua.
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.
Dậu f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 酉
(dậu) referring to the tenth Earthly Branch (5 to 7 PM), which is itself associated with the rooster of the Chinese zodiac.
Daudi m SwahiliDaudi is an altered form of
Daud, an Arabic name, which also is an altered form of the Hebrew name
David, which means "beloved" or "uncle."
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"... [
more]
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.
Daulayefa m IjawMeans "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
Daulet m KazakhMeans "contentment, wealth, fortune" in Kazakh.
Dauletbek m KazakhFrom the words
дәулет (daulet), meaning "wealth", and
бек (bek), a military title.
Daunoras m LithuanianMeans "much desire", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
Dauren m KazakhMeans "(long) life, era, time" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.
Daurenbek m KazakhFrom Kazakh дәурен
(dauren) meaning "time, period, era" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Davaadorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Davaajargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Davaajav m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance"... [
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Davaakhüü m & f MongolianFrom даваа (
davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" in Mongolian and and хүү (
khüü) meaning "boy, son; child"
Davaanyam m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and ням
(nyam) meaning "Sunday".
Davaasüren f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Davaatseren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" combined with the name
Tseren.
Davalon m Arthurian CycleDavalon The Proud is one of Arthur’s knights in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". The name is corrupted and split from Guigomar d’Avalon, found in Chrétien’s Erec.