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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and a substring is y.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Darzymir m Polish
The 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")... [more]
Darzysław m Polish
The 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")... [more]
Dascylus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "teacher, instructor".
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dasiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Dasius.
Datbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 닻별 (datbyeol), referring to the Cassiopeia constellation, from a combination of 닻 (dat) meaning "anchor" and Byeol.... [more]
Daugvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Daulayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
Dauyt m Ossetian
Ossetian form of David.
Davaanyam m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".
Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.
Davy f & m Khmer
Davy m Judeo-French
Variant of David.
Davy m Manx
Manx form of David.
Davydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of David. Also compare Dovydas.... [more]
Davydh m Cornish
Cornish form of David.
Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne
Dawney m Scots
Diminutive of Daniel, Andrew and occasionally Donald.
Dawsey m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Dawsey. Also a diminutive of Dawes. It was the name of a character in the novel 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2008) by Mary Ann Shaffer.
Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Dawyd m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian
Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian form of David. Also an alternate transcription in Ukrainian language.
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daya m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, mercy".
Daya f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Ya.
Dayán m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps intended to be the masculine form of Dayana or a femenine variant of Diane reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dayan m Bashkir
Derived from an Arabic word meaning "mister".
Dayan m Yakut
Means "light, brisk" in Yakut.
Dayan m Mongolian
Means "complete, entire, whole" in Mongolian.
Daýanç m Turkmen
Means "support" in Turkmen.
Daýançgylyç m Turkmen
From daýanç meaning "support" and gylyç meaning "sword".
Dayanch m Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Daýanç.
Dayao m & f Cebuano
Dayaw has no exactly one translation in English language because it can mean extremely beautiful or friendly or strong... [more]
Dayat m Sundanese
Short form of Hidayat.
Dayax m & f Somali
Means "moon" in Somali. A well-known bearer is Dayax Dalnuurshe, an award-winning Somali musical artist.
Daydryn m American
Daylight
Dayindi m Indigenous Australian
Dayindi is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".
Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.
Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.
Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.
Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.
Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.
Dayot m Western African
Diminutive of Dayotchanculle, notably borne by the French soccer player Dayot Upamecano (1998-).
Dayotchanculle m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This is the full first name of the French soccer player Dayot Upamecano (b. 1998), who is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was named after his great-grandfather, who was the leader of a village on the island of Jeta in Guinea-Bissau.
Dayou m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 佑 (yòu) meaning "help, protect".
Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.
Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.
Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.
Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.
Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.
Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.
Deddy m Indonesian
Variant of Dedi.
Dedryck m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dedrick (also compare Dédric). A known bearer of this name is Dedryck Boyata (b. 1990), a Belgian professional soccer player of Congolese descent.
Dedy m Indonesian
Variant of Dedi.
Deejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.
Deeyan m Sanskrit
means mind power
Dekhkimya m Karelian
Karelian form of Yefim.
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Delegey m Yakut (Rare)
Means "secured" in Yakut.
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Dellroy m Obscure
Variant of Delroy.
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Deloy m English (American)
Transferred from the French surname, Deloy, meaning "goose keeper".
Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.
Delyan m History, Bulgarian
Means "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати (dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
Demenity m Literature
Demenity Veen, nicknamed Demon, was a character in Vladimir Nabokov's 1969 novel 'Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.'... [more]
Dementiy m Russian
Possibly a Russian variant of Dometius via Georgian Domenti.
Demetry m English
English form of Demetrius.
Demiray m Turkish
Means "iron moon" in Turkish.
Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
Demokryt m Polish
Polish form of Democritus.
Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.
Demy f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrius.
Demyd m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Diomedes.
Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).
Denley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Denley.
Dennys m Literature
Variant of Dennis. This was the name of one of the twin boys in the "Time Quintet" by Madeleine L'Engle.
Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]
Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]
Denya m Russian
Diminutive of Denis.
Dequincy m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combinaiton of the prefix de- with the given name Quincy, and may also be transferred use of the surname DeQuincy.
Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.
Dercylidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derkylidas. This was the name of a Spartan commander from the 4th century BC.
Derkylidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Derkylos" in Greek, derived from the name Derkylos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Derkylos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek δερκύλλειν (derkyllein) meaning "to scratch the skin" or "to tear off the skin".
Deroyce m African American (Modern, Rare), American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Royce.
Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".
Deryageldi m Turkmen
From the given name Derýa and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.
Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.
Destry m Popular Culture, English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Destry, ultimately from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and specially by the 1964 TV series 'Destry' based on the novel.
Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.
Destyni m English
Masculine form of Destiny.
Devanampiya m History
Derived from Sanskrit देवानाम्प्रिय (devānām-priya) meaning "beloved of the gods". This was the name of a 4th-century Sinhalese king.
Devasahayam m Malayalam, Tamil, Indian (Christian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "help of God" in Malayalam, composed of Sanskrit देव (deva) "god" and Malayalam സഹായം (sahayam) "help", a translation of Eleazar or Eliezer... [more]
Devassy m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Davis or David.
Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.
Devlyn f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Devlin.
Devyaan m Sanskrit (Rare)
God's chariot.
Devynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devon or Devyn. Devynn was given to 29 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Dewey m Literature
Diminutive of Deuteronomy, the title of a Bible book meaning "the second law". This is the name od one of Donald Duck's nephews, who is always mentioned in the middle, between Huey and Louie.
Dexy m English
Diminutive of Dexter.
Deyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper" or 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Deyvi m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Deivi, particularly popular in Peru.
Dezideriy m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Desiderius.
Dezy m Edo (Modern)
''You cant block God's path or you can not block ones destiny; diminutive of Aigbodezzy''
Dezyderiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Desiderius.
Dezydery m Polish
Polish form of Desiderius.
Dhairya m Hindi
Means "patience".
Dhananjoy m Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Dhananjay.
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).
Dhu al-Qarnayn m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "possessor of the two horns" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with قرنين (qarnayn) meaning "(two) horns". This is the name of a mythological king mentioned in the Qur'an who has been likened to Alexander the Great and other historical rulers.
Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.
Dibyo m Javanese
Derived from Javanese dibya meaning "splendid, noble, beautiful", ultimately from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).
Dicky m English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Richard or William.
Dictys m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Δίκτυς (Diktys) meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον (diktyon) "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".
Didargylyç m Turkmen
From the given name Didar and gylyç meaning "sword".
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]
Didymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δίδυμος (didymos) meaning "twin, double."
Didymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Didymos. Didymus the Blind was an ecclesiastical writer from the 4th century AD.
Dierry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Thierry.
Diéry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Diéric.
Digory m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish
Variant of Diggory, used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.
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.
Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.
Dillynn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dylan.
Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.
Dimby m & f Malagasy
Means "successor" in Malagasy.
Dimitriy m Russian
Russian form of Demetrius.
Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.
Dimmy m French
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Dinkyene m & f Akan
Derived from di meaning "eat" and nkyene meaning "salt". In Akan culture, the idea of 'eating salt' symbolises being alive, and this name acts as a mean of encouraging the child to live.
Diocorystes m Greek Mythology
One of the sons of king Aegyptus in Greek mythology.
Diomaye m Serer, Western African
Possibly means "honourable" in Serer. A notable bearer of this name is Bassirou Diomaye Faye (b. 1980), the current president of Senegal. He is commonly known mononymously as Diomaye.
Dionisiy m Russian
Russian from Dionysius.
Diony m Filipino
Diminutive of Dionisio.
Dionysakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Dionysios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Dionysikles m Ancient Greek
Means "glory of Dionysos", from the name of the god Dionysos combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Dionysis m Greek
Variant of Dionysios.
Dionysodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dionysodoros. This name was borne by Dionysodorus of Caunus, an ancient Greek mathematician from the 2nd century BC.
Dionyzas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dionysos via its latinized form Dionysus.
Dipsy m Popular Culture
The name of one of the Teletubbies who are green.
Dirayr m Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Diseye f & m Ijaw
Means "desired" in Ijaw.
Dishyanth m Indian
From Telugu meaning "cute".
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Disya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Denis or Diana.
Divine-authority m English (Puritan)
derived from the authority of God, referring to the Scripture. Popular with Puritans
Divyae m Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Gujarati, American, Punjabi, Tamil, Sinhalese
Name - Divyae दिव्य... [more]
Divye m Sanskrit
Sanskrit word for divine, pure and unique.
Diyaa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).
Diyae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of ضياء (see Ziya)
Diyako m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Deioces.
Diyar m Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from the Persian noun دیار (diyar) meaning "country, land" as well as "homeland".
Diyigu m Quechua
Quechua form of Diego.
Diyllus m Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown. Diyllus was probably the son of Phanodemus the Atthidographer (a chronicler of the local history of Athens and Attica).
Diyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyar.
Djayden m Dutch
Variant of Jayden.
Djehuty m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ḏḥwtj meaning "he who is like the ibis", the original form of Thoth.
Djimy m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Haitian variant of Jimmy.
Djiyôme m Picard
Picard form of Guillaume.
D'lloyd m African American
A modern variant of Lloyd.
Długomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish długi or długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian dug "long"... [more]
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.
Dmytriy m Ukrainian
Variant of Dmytro influenced by Dmitriy.
Doady m Literature
Diminutive of David used in the Charles Dickens novel 'David Copperfield'.
Dobby m Popular Culture
The name of a House-Elf in the Harry Potter series of books.
Dobrogey m Slavic Mythology (Russified, Archaic)
The name Dobrogey is a constructed or reconstructed name with roots in Slavic and potentially Indo-European languages. It is primarily associated with modern Rodnovery (Slavic Neopaganism), and as such, lacks concrete historical documentation in ancient texts... [more]
Dobrolyub m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Dobromysł m Polish
Means "good thought", derived from Slavic dobro "good, kind" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
Dobrymir m Polish
Variant of Dobromir.
Dobrynya m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Means "good virtues", from the old Slavic root *добръ (dobrŭ), meaning "good, kind" and Greek ἀρετή (áretí) meaning "virtue"... [more]
Dockery m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dockery.
Doğanay m & f Turkish
Means "rising moon" in Turkish, from doğan meaning "rising" and ay meaning "moon".
Dogberry m Literature
Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The name probably comes from "dogberry", another name for mountain ash, also called rowan.
Do-Hyun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 도현 (see Do-Hyeon).
Doletbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Most likely from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dolphy m Filipino
A Nickname of Rodolfo and Rudolph. Also an anglicised form of Dolfje.
Dolunay m & f Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Dolyn m Manx
Variant of Dollin.
Dominyck m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Dominick, which itself is a variant of Dominic.
Donbettyr m Ossetian Mythology
Probably from Ossetian дон (don) meaning "water, river" combined with a form of the given name Peter. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of the god of water and the patron of fishermen.
Dong-Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright" or 奕 (hyeok) meaning "in sequence, orderly". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Dong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).
Donghyeop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 協 "be united; cooperate".
Dong-Hyuk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 동혁 (see Dong-Hyeok).
Donghyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east'' and Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
Dongyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Dong-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".
Doniyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.
Donley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the Irish surname, Donley.
Donnaghey m Manx
Manx form of Donnchadh. This name has traditionally been Anglicized as Dennis.
Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.
Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dony m Arthurian Cycle
Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".
Donyarth m Medieval Cornish, History
Donyarth (died 875) was the last recorded king of Cornwall. He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons. According to the Annales Cambriae, he drowned in 875. His death may have been an accident, but it was recorded in Ireland as a punishment for collaboration with the Vikings, who were harrying the West Saxons and briefly occupied Exeter in 876.
Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]
Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.
Dooley m American
Transferred use of the surname Dooley.