BrandonmMedieval French Medieval French form of Brando. At the same time, it was also a diminutive of Germanic names that contain the element brant meaning "sword", as -on is a French diminutive suffix.... [more]
BratanmBulgarian Derived from the Slavic element bratu "brother".
BrontefGreek Mythology From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ) meaning "thunder". She is the Greek goddess of thunder and the sister of Astrape. She was one of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus' thunderbolts/lightning bolts.
BrünomPopular Culture Pseudo-German variant of Bruno used for the titular character of Sacha Baren Cohen's 2009 comedy film 'Brüno', about a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion designer.... [more]
Budf & mMongolian Means "Mercury (planet)" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awaking, intelligent, wise".
BuddmEnglish (American) Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.
Burdettem & fEnglish (Archaic) Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.
BurglindefGerman It is a two-element name composed of the Germanic name elements burg "protected place, castle" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
ChenglongmChinese From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon", 拢 (lǒng) meaning "approach; collect, bring together" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful".
CheolminmKorean From Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".
ChetmThai Derived from Thai เจต (chaet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".
ChrisannfEnglish (American, Rare) Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.
Clarkem & fEnglish Variant of Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues... [more]
CleavemEnglish From an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of Cleavon or a variant of Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname Cleave... [more]
CortesfSpanish (European, Rare) From the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Cortes and La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [more]
Courtenayf & mEnglish (Rare) From the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus meaning "short").... [more]
Da-infKorean From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
DainmLiterature, Norse Mythology Dain II Ironfoot was the Lord of the Iron Hills and King Under the Mountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Tolkien derived it from Dáinn, the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
DainiusmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun dainius meaning "poet" as well as "bard, singer", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina).
DaishinmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Dajingm & fChinese From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 靖 (jìng) meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" or 经 (jīng) meaning "pass through, endure"... [more]
DaleyfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
DamirmTatar, Russian, Soviet Soviet-era name based on the Russian phrase Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuyet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live world revolution!", referring to the Marxist concept of world revolution.
Đanm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dânm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dầnm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
DanfChinese From 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar" or 但 (dàn) meaning "only".
DanmJapanese From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
DanafCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin Shortened form of the name Danica, meaning the planet Venus, symbol of dawn and beauty. “Dan” means day.
DanefCircassian Dane is a Circassian name meaning “Silk”
DanemSerbian (Modern, Rare) Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
DanemSerbian DANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [more]
DaríafSpanish Spanish form of Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
DarianmPersian Name 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
DaryafHebrew (Modern) Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
DeckermAmerican (South), English (American, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.
DedefDagbani Means "straight, rightly" in Dagbani.
Dedem & fSundanese From Sundanese dédé meaning "younger sibling".
DedémPortuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese (Brazilian) diminutive of Anderson. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Anderson Vital da Silva who is known as Dedé. He plays as a centre back or sweeper for Cruzeiro and the Brazilian national football team.
DelmEnglish In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]
DelfWelsh Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]
DeliangmChinese From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]
DelosmGreek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]
DeniafRomanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare) Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]
Denísm & fGalician, Gascon, Spanish Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
DesifIndonesian From the name of the month of December (Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.
Desiref & mEnglish (Puritan) Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]
DewittmEnglish Derived from a Dutch surname that was originally written as De Witt (it is common for Dutch immigrants to an English-speaking country to write their surname as one 'word', to make it easier to write for the citizens of that particular English-speaking country), it literally means "the white one"... [more]