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Dashunya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Дашуня (see Dashunia).

Dashuri f Albanian
Variant of Dashurie.

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.

D’asia f African American
Variant of DeAsia.

Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.

Dasie f American (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dasil f Guanche
Variant of Dacil.

Dasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dasius.

Dasios m Illyrian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Dasius.

Dasiu m Sicilian

Dasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Illyrian
An Illyrian name of uncertain etymology, possibly related to Albanian Dash meaning "ram". This was the name of two martyred Christian saints, both Roman soldiers.

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.

Dason m English (Rare)
Variant of Dayson.

Daşqın m Azerbaijani
Means "flood" in Azerbaijani.

Dassaro f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dassaro is the daughter of Illyrios.

Dassin f Berber (Rare)

Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah

Dasta m Ethiopian

Dəstəgül f Azerbaijani
Means "bouquet of flowers, roses" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian دسته (daste) meaning "group, bunch" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose"... [more]

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.

Dasy f English (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dasztin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dustin.

Datames m Old Persian
Achaemenid satrap of Cappadocia.

Dataphernes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Datafarnah. This was the name of a Persian general from the 4th century BC.

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.

Dativius m Late Roman

Dativus m Late Roman
From the Latin adjective datīvus meaning "giving."

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]

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.

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]

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".

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".

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]

Daugirutis m Lithuanian

Daugmantas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Daumantas.

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".

Daugvilas m Lithuanian
Means "much hope", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]

Daugvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

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.

Daulis f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch"... [more]

Daumants m Latvian
Latvian form of Daumantas.

Daumintas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Daugmintas.

Daunis m Latvian

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.

Dauris m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Dauson m English (African)
Variant of Dawson.

Dautaras m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Dautara.

Davaasüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Davaatseren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" combined with the name Tseren.

Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.

Davison m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

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".

Davos m Literature
Name of a main character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Davros m Armenian
"Taurus mountains"

Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.

Davšoi m Veps
Veps form of David.

Davydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of David. Also compare Dovydas.... [more]

Daweska m Assyrian, Jewish
Diminutive of Dawis.

Dawis m Assyrian, Jewish
Lishana Deni form of David.

Dawsen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Dawson.

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.

Dayaris f Spanish (Caribbean)

Daylilies f English (American)
Plural of daylily. A flower that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Dayse f American (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Daysee f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Daisy.

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayshawn.

Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Daysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Daysie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.

Dayssy f Obscure
Variant of Daisy.

Daystar m & f Caribbean (Rare), Obscure
Referring to the sun; a famous bearer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.

D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]

Deanus m Ancient (Rare)

Deasi f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deasmhumhain m Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Desmond.

Deasura f Roman Mythology

Deasy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.

Debashis m Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Devashish.

Debashree f Indian
debashree "devi" means goddess "shree" means beautiful the whole is debashree is most beautiful among all the goddess in the heaven.

Debasish m Bengali, Indian

Debs f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.

Deceitus m Romani (Archaic)

Deceneus m Dacian
Deceneus was a priest of Dacia during the reign of Burebista (82/61–45/44 BC).

Decentius m Late 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]

Decius m Ancient Roman
Oscan equivalent of Decimus.

Declunus m Roman Mythology
An important god (or perhaps goddess, known as Decluna) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated... [more]

Decorsie m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Dedalas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Daedalus.

Dedisimedi f Georgian (Rare)
Means "mother's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian დედის (dedis) meaning "of the mother" combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]

Dedoslav m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is probably derived from Old Church Slavonic dědŭ "grandfather", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dědъ "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Deeksha f Indian
Intellect

Deekshi f Indian

Deeloshnee f Tamil

Deepesh m Indian
Variant of Dipesh.

Deepshika f Indian, Hindi
Variant transcription of Deepshikha.

Deepshikha f Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light" and शिखा (śíkhā) meaning "plume; peacock's crest."

Dees m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Desiderius and Désiré (masculine) as well as Desideria and Désirée (feminine).

Deesha f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Disha.

Deeshant m Hindi
end of all directions

Defendens m History (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]

Deh-he-wä-mis f Seneca

Deifobos m Romanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Romanian, Polish and Norwegian form of Deiphobus.

Deilochos m Greek 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]

Deilochus m Greek 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.

Deimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δηΐμαχος (Deimachos), derived from δηιόω (deioo) meaning "to slay" (compare Deilochos) and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle"... [more]

Deimantas m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Deimantė. Known bearers of this name include the Lithuanian soccer players Deimantas Bička (b. 1972) and Deimantas Petravičius (b. 1995).

Deinarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "ruler, leader, master".

Deinokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible power", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

Deinolochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush, trap".

Deinomachos m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible battle", derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) "battle".

Deinomenes m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible strength", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."

Deinophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective δεινός (deinos) meaning "fearful, terrible" as well as "mighty, powerful" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Deinosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Deinostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible army", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

Deioces m Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Dahyuka. This was the name of the first king of the Medes according to Herodotus.

Deioneus m Greek Mythology
Said to mean "ravager" from Greek δηιόω (dêioô) "to cut down, slay; to waste or ravage a country" (compare the first element in Deianeira). This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Deiphobos m Greek 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".

Déiphobosz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Deiphobus.

Deiphobus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deiphobos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the sons of king Priam of Troy.

Deiphontes m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek δάϊος (daios) meaning "hostile, destructive, burning" and the suffix φόντης (phontes) meaning "slayer of" (see φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter")... [more]

Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.

Deisenor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δεισήνωρ (deisenor) meaning "fearing man", which consists of the Greek verb δείδω (deido) meaning "to fear, to dread" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Deisi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Deisiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaborated form of Deise.

Deisya f Indonesian (Rare)

Deiveson m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Deivison.

Deivids m Latvian
Latvian variant of Dāvids.

Deivis m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish form of Davis reflecting the English pronunciation.

Deivison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Davison.

Deivisson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Deivison.

Deivson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Davison.

Deivydas m Lithuanian
Variant of Deividas.

Dekabrist m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]

Dekasha f African American

Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.

Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.

Dekisugi m Japanese

Dekkiis m Ancient Oscan
Oscan equivalent of the Roman praenomen Decimus, which means "tenth" in Latin.

Deks m English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Dex.

Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.

Deksipp m Russian
Russian form of Dexippos.

Dekster m Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dexter.

Deladis f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deladis.

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deliades m Ancient Greek
Deliades was a son of King Glaucus of Potniae. He was unintentionally killed by his own brother Bellerophon.

Delious m African American
Likely an invented name.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delisa f Italian
Truncated form of Adelisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Delicia.

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".

Deliska f English (American)

Deliso m Italian
Masculine form of Delisa.

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Delista f Eastern African

Delkash f Tajik
Etymology uncertain, possibly meaning "fascinating".

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Dellis m & f Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Aegidius and Diederik. As well as a feminine nickname for Delicia, and modern Dutch spelling of Dallas.

Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese

Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.

Delmis m & f Spanish (Latin American)

Delmus m English (American)
Variant of Delmas.

Delnesahu m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.

Delorise f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delorse f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delos m Greek 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]

Delphinus m Astronomy
Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.

Delphos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek word adelphos, meaning "brother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a man whom the name of the Greek city is derived from... [more]

Delsa f Spanish (Latin American)

Delsi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Delcy.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.

Delsy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Delcy.

Deltus m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Delta.

Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.

Delušun m Manchu

Delvese f Gilaki
Means "heart's desire" in Gilaki.

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Demaenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demainetos. This was the name of an Athenian commander from the 4th century BC.

Demainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]

Demandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Demaratos m Ancient Greek
This name can be a variant form of Demaretos, but it can also be a name of its own. In that case, it is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with the Greek adjective ἀρατός (aratos) meaning "prayed for"... [more]

Demaratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Demaratos. This name was borne by a king of Sparta, who lived in the 5th century BC.

Demarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek (demos) meaning "the people" and (archos) meaning "master, leader". This was the name of a satrap of Phrygia and a son of Aegyptus in Greek mythology.

Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.

Demaretos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".

Demarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damarius.

Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.

Demarquess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquess.

Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.

Demaryius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Démas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Demas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English (American), Literature
Contracted form of Demetrios as well as of given names that contain the Greek element δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", such as Demokritos and Demosthenes... [more]

Demasduit f Beothuk

Demason m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Mason or transferred use of the surname Demason.

Demeas m Theatre
A character in 'Misuomenos' an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander.

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

Demesis f & m American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Demetras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Demetrius.

Demetrianos m History (Ecclesiastical)
Original Greek form of Demetrianus.

Demetrianus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δημητριανός (Demetrianos) - see Demetrios.

Demetris m Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημήτρης (see Dimitris). This was borne by Cypriot president Demetris Christofias (1946-2019).

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demetriusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Demetrius.

Demetrus m Arthurian Cycle
Merlin’s maternal grandfather in Thomas Heywood’s The Life of Merlin.... [more]

Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Demis m Greek
Short form of names like Themistoklis, Artemios...

Demisha f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Misha 2, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements da, mee and sha.

Demiskic m Obscure

Demisse m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic ደመሰ (see Demissie).

Demissie m Amharic
Means "my destroyer" from Amharic ደመሰሰ (damasasa) meaning "to destroy, to crush".

Demitrius m African American, English (American)
Variant of Demetrius.

Demiurgos m Gnosticism
From Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (Demiourgos) meaning "public worker" or "skilled worker" from the Greek elements demos "common people" and ergos "work". In the Gnostic system this is the name of the creator of the material world (and sometimes of evil), a deity inferior to the Supreme Being.

Demmus m Faroese
Faroese form of Demus.

Demochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective δημοχαρής (demochares) meaning "pleasing the people, popular". It consists of the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

Demodius m German (Bessarabian)

Demodocus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demodokos. A notable bearer of this name was the ancient Greek poet Demodocus of Leros (6th century BC).... [more]

Demodokos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun δόκος (dokos) meaning "opinion, belief"... [more]

Demoiselle f French
Meaning "young lady" or "girl" in French.

Demokleitos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "splendid, famous".

Demokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".

Demokratius m German (Rare)
Latinization of the German word "Demokrat" meaning democrat.

Demoleus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Demoleus was an Achaean warrior who participated in the Trojan War. During the siege of Troy, Demoleus was slain by the hero Aeneas.

Demomeles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek peep (demos) meaning "the people" and either μέλος (melos) meaning "song" or μέλω (melo) meaning "to care, be interest in; to be cared for".

Demonassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Demonax. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a princess.

Demonicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demonikos. A known bearer of this name was Demonicus of Pella (4th century BC), a trierarch who is thought to have been part of the companion cavalry of Alexander the Great.

Demonikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Demophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing, shining".

Demophilos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the people", derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover".

Demophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demophilos.

Demoptolemos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war" (see polemos).

Demoptolemus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demoptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.

Demorris m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Morris.

Demos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", usually used as a short form of names containing the element.

Demostene m Italian
Italian form of Demosthenes.

Demóstenes m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Demosthenes.

Démosthène m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Demosthenes.

Démosthènes m Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Demosthenes.

Demostratos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Demostrate.

Demostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demostratos. This name was borne by five eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 4th century BC.

Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.

Demsas m Amharic

Demus m Icelandic
Short form of Nicodemus.

Demush m Albanian

Denarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Narius with the popular name element de or taken from the name of a Roman coin, the denarius.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denerisz f Literature
Hungarian form of Daenerys.

Denese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denesh m Indian
Variant spelling of Dinesh.

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denijs m Latvian
Diminutive of Daniels.

Denílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Denilson.... [more]

Denís m & f Galician, 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.

Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.

Denisia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denise or Denisa in the style of Theresia.

Deniska m Russian
Russian diminutive of Denis.

Denislav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian den "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Denisot m Medieval French
Old French diminutive of Denis, found in records from 1413 and 1421.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denissza f Hungarian
Cognate of Denise.