This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is D; and the length is 8.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Δίκτυννα
(Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα
(diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess
Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [
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Didouche m ArabicUnknown meaning, Didouche Mourad was an Algerian revolutionary, and a political and military figure of the Algerian War of Independence.
Dietgrim m GermanThe name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
grima meaning "mask, helmet".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)The name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
gulf of unknown meaning.
Dietlana f GermanPossibly a combination of the name element
diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in
Swetlana.
Dietleib m GermanThe name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is
Detlef.... [
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Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)Derived from French
dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole
fè "to make" and
li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila
Dilafruz f TajikFrom Persian دل
(del) meaning "heart" and افروز
(afruz) meaning "illuminating, lighting, kindling".
Dilfirib f Ottoman TurkishMeans "deceitful heart", from Persian دل
(dil) meaning "heart" and فریب
(farib) meaning "deception, deceit".
Dilhavas f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
havas meaning "desire".
Dilhumar f Kazakh (Rare), UyghurDerived from the Persian noun دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (see
Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار
(humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Dilmurod m Uzbek, TajikFrom Persian دل
(del) meaning "heart" combined with Arabic مراد
(murād) meaning "wish, desire".
Dilnahor f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
nahor meaning "daytime, daybreak".
Dilnigar f UyghurMeaning unknown. Dilnigar Ilhamjan is a Uyghur Chinese cross-country skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dilnozik f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), PunjabiDerived from the Classical Persian word دل (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dilsevar f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
sevar meaning "loving".
Dilyayra f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dil meaning "heart" and
yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to rejoice, to have fun".
Dimbisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
dimby meaning "successor" and
soa meaning "good".
Dindrane f Arthurian CycleOf uncertain origin, probably from Welsh
Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh
dawn "gift" or
dwn "brown, dark" and
bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [
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Dingeman m DutchDutch form of an ancient Germanic given name of which the first element is derived from Anglo-Saxon
thing, which can have several meanings, namely: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such,
thing is related to Old High German
dingôn meaning "to judge, to condemn" and
dingjan meaning "to hope." Also compare other ancient Germanic given names that start with
Thing-, such as
Thingulf.... [
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Dinislam m BashkirCombination of Bashkir
дин (din) meaning "religion, faith", ultimately from Arabic and
Ислам (Islam), from the name of the religion of the same name.
Dinkyene m & f AkanDerived 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.
Diodemos m Ancient GreekMeans "the people of Zeus", derived from Greek Διος
(Dios) meaning "of
Zeus" combined with Greek δημος
(demos) meaning "the people".
Diomedon m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Διός
(Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and μέδων
(medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μήδομαι
(medomai) "to be mindful of, provide for, think on".
Dionassa f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Διός
(Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα
(anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ
(anax) "master, lord").
Diopatre f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of a spring of the river Sperkheios on Mount Othrys in Malis (northern Greece). She was loved by the god Poseidon, who transformed her sisters into poplar-trees in order to seduce her unhindered... [
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Diotimos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Διός
(Dios) meaning "of
Zeus" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω
(timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
Dishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".
Disizara f SovietContraction of дитя, смело иди за революцией
(ditya, smelo idi za revolyutsiyey) meaning "child, follow the Revolution boldly".
Dispater m Roman MythologyVariant of
Dis Pater, derived from Latin
dives, meaning "wealthy", itself probably derived from
divus, meaning "godlike, divine". The occurrence of the name
Dis together with the title
Pater (meaning "father") may be due to association with
Jupiter... [
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Djedomir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian
djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of
Dedomir.
Długomił m PolishThe 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"... [
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Długomir m PolishThe 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"... [
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Dmut-hiia f MandaeanMeans "image of life", from the Mandaic
ࡃࡌࡅࡕࡀ (dmuta) meaning "image, mirror image", in Mandaeism this also refers to a concept of a heavenly counterpart of an earthly entity, and
ࡄࡉࡉࡀ (hayyi, hiia) meaning "life".
Dobrivoj m SerbianDerived from the Slavic elements
dobru "good" and
voji "soldier".
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... [
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Dobrosav m VlachEssentially means "good man", derived from Vlach
dobro meaning "good".
Dobrowit m PolishDerived from the Old Slavonic elements
dobro "good" and
wit "lord, ruler".
Dobrowoj m PolishDerived from the Slavic name elements
dobro "good" and
woj "warrior".
Dodavahu m BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
Dodhawahu meaning "loved of God", which may be an extended form of
David. It occurs briefly in 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament belonging to the father of a prophet called
Eliezer.
Dogberry m LiteratureDogberry 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.
Dolanzie m Arthurian CycleA Scottish knight in the service of lord Galehaut. Galehaut left him a viceroy of the Giant’s Isle after Tristan conquered it and slew Galehaut’s parents.
Doleswif f Anglo-SaxonPossibly meant "the wife of Dol(a)", from the genitive of
Dol(a) (an Old English masculine name or byname, itself perhaps derived from Old English
dol "foolish, erring") combined with Old English
wif "woman, wife".
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".
Dolopion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb δολοπεύω
(dolopeuo) meaning "to plot", which itself is closely related to the Greek verb δολόω
(doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [
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Dolorosa f SpanishMeans "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary
Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish
Dolores and Italian
Addolorata.
Domasław m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Dometius m Late RomanThis name is perhaps best known for being the name of saint Dometius of Persia (4rd century AD), who is also frequently mentioned as Domitius in relevant sources. Since most sources claim that the name Dometius is of Latin origin and virtually means "to tame", it is most likely a variant form of the name
Domitius... [
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Dómhildr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr "judgement", "legal sentence", "fate", "doom" and
hildr "battle", "fight".
Domicelė f LithuanianDerived from medieval Latin
domicella, which is the feminine form of
domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of
dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun
dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [
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Domiduca f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [
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Domintas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Domnicus m Late RomanContracted form of
Dominicus. Flavius Domnicus was a Byzantine military officer and patrikios, active in the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).