Submitted Names Starting with D

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Dash m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dash "ram" and, figuratively, "healthy and good-looking person".
Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashamir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dashamir "well-wishing, benevolent; kind, friendly".
Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.
Dasharatha m Hinduism
Means "possessing ten chariots" from Sanskrit दश (dasha) meaning "ten" and रथ (ratha) meaning "chariot". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the king of Ayodhya and the father of the hero Rama.
Dashawna f African American
Feminine form of Dashawn.
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.
Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.
Dashenka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.
Dashi m Buryat
Buryat form of Tashi, commonly used as an element in compound names.
Dashie f English (Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of "Dash".
Dashik f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Darya 1. See also Dasha.
Dashinima m Buryat
Combination of Dashi and Nima.
Dashnor m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dashnor "lover, sweetheart".
Dashton m American (Modern, Rare)
Combined with Dash and -ton (from names like Kingston).
Dashulia f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Dashulya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Дашуля (see Dashulia).
Dashun f & m Chinese
Combination of Da and Shun 1.
Dashunia f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Dashunya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Дашуня (see Dashunia).
Dashurie f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dashuri "love, affection; enthusiasm".
Dasi f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Hadas and Hadasa.
Dasia f Russian (?)
Variant of Dasha.
Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.
Dasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dasius.
Dasios m Ancient Greek
derived from δασύς (dasys) meaning "shaggy, hairy". There were several saints of this name, the most notable of whom are two martyrs, both persecuted under Diocletian: Dasius of Durostorum, a soldier, and Dasius of Nicomedia, a servant who was martyred together with Zoticus and Gaius.
Dasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Probably derived from δασύς (dasys) meaning "shaggy, hairy". There were several saints of this name, the most notable of whom are two martyrs, both persecuted under Diocletian: Dasius of Durostorum, a soldier, and Dasius of Nicomedia, a servant who was martyred together with Zoticus and Gaius.
Dasiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Dasius.
Dasja f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Dascha, which is the Dutch main form of the Russian and Ukrainian given name Dasha.
Daška f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.
Daš-mir m Tuvan
Means "rock-world" in Tuvan.
Dasom f & m Korean (Modern)
From obsolete native Korean 다솜 (dasom) meaning "love." As a word, it is replaced by Sarang.
Daşqın m Azerbaijani
Means "flood" in Azerbaijani.
Dassaro f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dassaro is the daughter of Illyrios.
Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah
Dastan m Persian Mythology, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "story, legend" in Persian. This is another name for Zal, a character in the Shahnameh epic.
Dastan f Kurdish
Means "epic poem" in Kurdish.
Dastanbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Combination of Dastan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Daston m Uzbek
Variant of Doston, which is the main Uzbek form of Dastan.
Dastonbek m Uzbek
Variant of Dostonbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Dastanbek.
Dašu f Veps
Veps form of Daria.
Dasuni f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Dasun.
Dasztin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dustin.
Đất m Vietnamese
Means "earth, soil, land" in Vietnamese.
Data m Georgian, Literature
Short 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 Persian
The 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"... [more]
Dataphernes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Datafarnah. This was the name of a Persian general from the 4th century BC.
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]
Dathelkarti f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Dhāt al Kursiyy, meaning "the lady in the chair". Dath Elkarti is another name for Schedar.
Daði m Icelandic, Old Norse
From Dáði, an Old Norse diminutive of Davíð. Alternatively it may have been a diminutive of Dagr, or an Old Norse form of Irish Dáithí or Saxon Daþa.
Dathne f Literature
An Olken mage from Karen Miller's Kingmaker, Kingbreaker trilogy
Datiel m Hebrew
Means "what God knows".
Datiko m Georgian
Diminutive 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 Roman
Form of Dacius. This was the name of the Bishop of Milan who defended the will of Catholicism from the rampaging heresies of his day.
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
Dative f French (African), Eastern African
French form of Dativa, mostly used in Rwanda.
Dativo m Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Dativa.
Dativus m Late Roman
From the Latin adjective datīvus meaning "giving."
Dato m Georgian
Short form of Davit. A notable bearer of this name is the Georgian pop singer Davit "Dato" Khujadze (b. 1975).
Datsko m Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive or vernacular form of an unknown name. There were 147 cossacks with this name in 1649 Zaporozhian Army register.... [more]
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".... [more]
Datuali m Filipino, Maguindanao
From the Philippine title datu meaning "chief, leader" and the given name Ali 1.
Datuna m Georgian
Diminutive 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 Vietnamese
Means "rooster" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the rooster.
Dau m Vietnamese
Means "fight" in Vietnamese.
Daubode m Ijaw
Means "father has returned" in Ijaw.
Daud m Scots
Variant of Dod.
Dauda m Hausa
Hausa form of David.
Daudi m Swahili
Daudi 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."
Daufin m Occitan
Masculine form of Daufina.
Daufina f Provençal
Provençal variant of Delfina.
Daugailas m Lithuanian
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]
Daugailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugailas.
Daugaudas m Lithuanian
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".
Daugaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugaudas.
Daugaviete f Medieval Baltic
Possibly a direct adoption of Latvian daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
Daugintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Daugintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugintas.
Daugirdas m Lithuanian
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]
Daugirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugirdas.
Daugirutė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugirutis.
Daugmantas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Daumantas.
Daugmantė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Daumantė.
Daugmintas m Lithuanian
The 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".
Daugmintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugmintas.
Daugvilas m Lithuanian
Means "much hope", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]
Daugvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugvilas.
Daugvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Daugvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugvydas. Also compare Daugaviete.
Dauidos m Late Greek
Late Greek form of Dauid (See David).
Daujotas m Lithuanian
Derived 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.
Daujotė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daujotas.
Däülätbikä f Bashkir
From the Arabic Davlat and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Daulayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
Daulet m Kazakh
Means "contentment, wealth, fortune" in Kazakh.
Daulis f Greek Mythology
Daulis was the Naiad-nymph of a well or fountain in the town of Daulis in Boiotia, central Greece. She was a daughter of the local river-god Cephisus.
Daumantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daumantas.
Daumants m Latvian
Latvian form of Daumantas.
Daumintas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Daugmintas.
Daumintė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Daugmintė.
Daunie m Scots
Diminutive of Dauniel.
Dauniel m Scots
Scots form of Daniel.
Daunoras m Lithuanian
Means "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".
Dauntless m Theatre, Popular Culture
The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare, meaning "to tame" or "to subdue."
Daunus m Greek Mythology
The name of at least three different figures in Greek mythology.
Daur m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of David.
Dauren m Kazakh
Means "(long) life, era, time" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.
Daut m Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar
Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian and Balkar form of Dawud (see David).
Dautara f Lithuanian
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements 'daug-' meaning "many" and '-tarti' meaning "to say." Hence the name would roughly translate as meaning "talkative; loquacious" or as "someone who has a lot to say."
Dautaras m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Dautara.
Dauvit m Scots
Scots form of David.
Dauwe m West Frisian
Variant of Douwe.
Dauyt m Ossetian
Ossetian form of David.
Davaadorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Davaajargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Davaajav m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance"... [more]
Davaasüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Davada f American (South)
Either a feminine form of David or an elaboration of Vada. A notable bearer was Davada "Dee" Stanley Presley (1925-2013), the stepmother of singer Elvis Presley.
Davalynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminization of David via its short form Dave and the popular name suffix -lynn.
Davan m Indian
Transferred from the surname "Davan".
Davana f English (American)
Possible variant of Devana or Devona, or from the name of a plant called Davana.
Davar f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Persian word داور (davar) meaning "judge", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian dādwar meaning "judge".... [more]
Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.
Davaree m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.
Dávdna f Sami
Unknown meaning.
Daveed m English
Variant of David.
Daveen f & m American
Possibly a diminutive of Davina or a variant of Davin influenced by Naveen.
Daveian m English (Rare)
Combination of Dave and Ian.
Daveigh f English
Modern coinage, a feminine form of David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.
Daveline f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a feminization of David combining its short form Dave with the common feminine name suffix -line.
Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn
Daven m African, Tamil
Pronunciation: Dayven (pronounced as in "Dave" with an n)... [more]
Davenie f English
Davenie is the birth name of Joey Heatherton (born September 14, 1944), an American actress, dancer, and singer.
Davenport f English
Transferred use of the surname Davenport.
Dávi m Faroese
Faroese variant of Dávid.
Dàvi m Occitan
Variant of Dàvid.
Dâvi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of David.
Daví m Catalan, Aragonese, Judeo-Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of David.
Davicín m Spanish (European)
Diminutive of David, only used in European Spanish.
Daviddi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of David.
Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.
Davidi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of Davide.
Davidka f Vlach
Vlach feminine form of David.
Davidko m Bulgarian, Vlach
Bulgarian and Vlach diminutive of David.
Davido m Esperanto
Esperanto form of David.
Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.
Daviduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Davide, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Davien m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dave with popular suffix -en.
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Davilo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]
Davincia f Southern African
Peace and love
Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".
Dávið m Faroese
Faroese form of David.
Davith m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Fijian, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING : a handsome man conversant with every branch of learning, a wooden antelope ... [more]
Davlatali m Tajik
Derived from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" combined with the name Ali 1.
Davlatbek m Uzbek, Tajik
From Uzbek davlat or Tajik давлат (davlat) both meaning "government, state" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Davlatgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Davlatjahon f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jahon meaning "the world".
Davlatjamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Davlatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and oy meaning "moon".
Davlatposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and poshsha, an endearing name for a girl or woman.
Davlatsafar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and safar meaning "trip, journey".
Davo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davock m Scots
Diminutive of Dauvit.
Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.
Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.
Davood m Persian
Alternate transcription of Davud.
Davorina f Slovene
Feminine form of Davorin.
Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.
Davorko m Croatian
Derived from Davor.
Davos m Literature
Name of a main character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Davran m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian دوران (dowran) meaning "time, period, era".
Davranbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Davran with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Davron m Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davran, which has also seen some use in Kyrgyzstan. Known bearers of this name include the Kyrgyz soccer player Davron Askarov (b... [more]
Davronbek m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davranbek.
Davrongul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Davronoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and oy meaning "moon".
Davros m Armenian
"Taurus mountains"
Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.
Davšoi m Veps
Veps form of David.
Dävu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of David.
Dávur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Dávid.
Davut m Turkish
Turkish form of David.
Davuth m Khmer
Means "money" in Khmer.
Dávved m Sami
Sami form of David.
Dávvet m Sami
Northern Sami form of David.
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.
Davynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davin. Davynn was given to 6 girls in 2012 according to the SSA.
Daw m Scots
Short form of Dauniel.
Dawar m Pashto
Means "prominant" in Pashto.
Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne
Dawb f Hmong
Means "white" in Hmong.
Dawei m Chinese
From Chinese 大 () meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location"... [more]
Daweli m Romani
The name of the swing guittarist Daweli Reinhardt.
Daweska m Assyrian, Jewish
Diminutive of Dawis.
Dawida f Polish
Feminine form of Dawid.
Dawidek m Polish
Diminutive of Dawid.
Dawie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Dawid.
Dawis m Assyrian, Jewish
Lishana Deni form of David.
Dawkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of David.
Dawma f Arabic
From the Arabic name of the Mediterranean fan palm tree.
Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of "Dawn".
Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
Dawnelle f American (Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Dawn by way of combining it with the popular name suffix -elle.
Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.
Dawnette f English, Jamaican Patois
Possibly an elaborated form of Dawn influenced by Danette.
Dawney m Scots
Diminutive of Daniel, Andrew and occasionally Donald.
Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.
Dawnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dawn.
Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.
Dawnn f English (American, Rare)
Rare variant of Dawn. A notable bearer is American actress Dawnn Lewis (1961-).
Dawnya f American
A variant of Dawn with the name suffix -ya, perhaps influenced by Sonya.
Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.