CresentiafBiblical French (Latinized, Modern) This feminine name has Old French and Latin roots, as well as Swiss origins, and comes from the name Crescent or Cresentius. Translating to "increasing" or... [more]
Cuauhquenm & fNahuatl Means "eagle garment", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments".
CuauhztonmNahuatl Means "eagle hair" or "wooden head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with tzontli "hair, head". It can also be derived directly from the vocabulary word cuauhtzontli, meaning either "eagle wig, crown, feathered headdress" (a kind of ornament worn by captains, tied to their backs), or "tree trunk, tree top".
CucunuchimYokut An indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California, popularly known as Estanislao.
CúmheadhamOld Irish Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).
CyhyraethfWelsh Mythology Unclear etymology, thought to mean "death; wraith". The first element could be from the noun cyhyr "muscle, tendon; flesh", or from cyoer, from oer "cold", with the last element being the noun aeth meaning "pain", "woe", "grief", "fear." It could also simply be the suffix -aeth (roughly equivalent to English -ness or -ity).... [more]
CymochlesmLiterature, Arthurian Cycle From the Greek elements κῦμα (kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [more]
CymopoleafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Κυμοπόλεια (Kymopoleia) meaning "wave walker", derived from κῦμα (kyma) "wave, billow" and the verb πολέω (poleô) "to go about, range over"... [more]
CzęstobormPolish Means "to fight often", derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight". Also compare Chestibor.
DahamorthmArthurian Cycle A knight killed by Gawaine in a tournament at the city of Baldac (Baghdad) in Babylonia. Dahamorth’s brother, Angaras of Karamphi, tried to slay Gawaine for the incident, but was himself defeated.
DaifallahmArabic Means "guest of Allah" in Arabic, from ضيف (dayf) meaning "guest" combined with الله (Allah)
DainosukemJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
DalasamaifLao Meaning uncertain, however likely derives in part from the element ດາລາ (dà:lá "star").
DalbaldusmGermanic Latinized form of the Germanic given name Talaberht or Dalabert, probably derived from bald "bold, brave" combined with either tal "valley, dale" or dal "bright, proud"... [more]
DalmatiusmLate 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.
DamandrosmAncient Greek Doric 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".
DamanhurimIndonesian From the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar and scientist Ahmad al-Damanhuri (1689-1778), whose name was derived from the Egyptian city of Damanhur.
DamasciusmAncient 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.
DamasenormAncient Greek Derived 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".... [more]
DamoxenosmAncient Greek Derived 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".
DandelionfEnglish (Rare) The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
DangerosefHistory Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
DanguolismLithuanian (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.
DaniachewmAmharic Means "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.
DanshuangfChinese From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
DaorueangfThai From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
DargailasmLithuanian Basically 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"... [more]
DargaudasmLithuanian The 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".
DargintasmLithuanian Basically 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".
Dariellisf & mSpanish (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"
DarmantasmLithuanian The 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".
DarmawatifIndonesian From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
DarmintasmLithuanian The 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".
DarsameenfUrdu (Rare) Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).
DarsenoismArthurian Cycle A knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.
DartautasmLithuanian Basically 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).
DarvainasmLithuanian Derived 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".
DarzysławmPolish 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]
DaugailasmLithuanian Basically 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]
DaugaudasmLithuanian The 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".
DaugintasmLithuanian Basically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
DaugirdasmLithuanian Basically 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"... [more]
DaugvilasmLithuanian Means "much hope", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]
DavlatalimTajik Derived from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" combined with the name Ali 1.
DavlatbekmUzbek, Tajik From Uzbek davlat or Tajik давлат (davlat) both meaning "government, state" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
DavlatgulfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
DealgnaitfCeltic Mythology Dealgnait was the name of a minor goddess worshipped in Deal, Kent in present-day England. Her functions are not entirely clear: it has been specualted that she was either a fertility goddess or a goddess of death.
DecentiusmLate Roman Probably derived from the Latin noun decentia meaning "decency, comeliness", which is related to Latin decens "fitting, appropriate, decent, worthy". Both words are ultimately derived from the Latin verb decēre "to be fitting, to be suitable, to be worthy"... [more]
DefendensmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman Derived from Late Latin defendere meaning "to defend, to protect". The soldier-saint Defendens of Thebes (Italian: San Defendente di Tebe) was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum... [more]
DeichtinefIrish Mythology Possibly from Old Irish deich, meaning "ten", and tine meaning "fire" or tíre, "land, country". This was the name of the mother of Cuchulainn, whom she conceived with Lugh.
DeilochosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from the Epic Greek adjective δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched". It is related to the Greek verb δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).... [more]
DeilochusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Deilochos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of two separate characters who were both slain by Tydeus during the War of the Seven against Thebes.
DeimantasmLithuanian Masculine form of Deimantė. Known bearers of this name include the Lithuanian soccer players Deimantas Bička (b. 1972) and Deimantas Petravičius (b. 1995).
DeiphobosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".