DitafDutch, German, Latvian Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
Dịuf & mVietnamese Means "soothing, mild" in Vietnamese.
DivanmEnglish (Australian) Possibly a variation of Devan or Devin. Alternatively it may have come from the word 'Divine' or the word 'Divan' referring to a historical legislative body/ council in the Middle East.
Divinef & mEnglish (Rare), Filipino This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").
DivonnefEnglish (Modern, Rare), African American Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
DjalalmArabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian Arabic alternate transcription of Jalal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.
DjamalmArabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian Arabic alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as an Indonesian form of the same name.
DjamilmArabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic جميل (see Jamil) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an older Indonesian variant of the name.
DjermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḏr, which can mean "limit, end" or "hinder, obstruct", perhaps in the context of "to hinder enemies". This was the name of the third pharaoh of the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt.
DodgermEnglish (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture From the English word dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [more]
DogomarmSouth American In the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title Don and Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.
DokkaeofThai From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
DolfijnmDutch Dutch form of Adolf via Adolfinus. However, due to the exact similarity with the Dutch word dolfijn meaning "dolphin", there are probably cases where the parents intended to name their son after the marine mammal.
DolorosafSpanish Means "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.
DolwethilfLiterature Means "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.
DomardmGermanic, Medieval French Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) meaning "brave, hardy".... [more]
DomemFinnish (Modern, Rare) Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition... [more]
DomienmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Short form of Dominicus. Known bearers of this name include Dutch radio DJ Domien Verschuuren (b. 1988), Belgian journalist and author Domien Sleeckx (1818-1901) and Belgian actor and director Domien De Gruyter (1921-2007).
DônfWelsh Mythology Dôn likely comes from ghdhonos, meaning "the earth." In this sense, she can be seen as the Welsh version of Dheghom from Proto-Indo-European mythology, the primordial Earth Goddess from which all other gods originate... [more]
DonbassmSoviet Portmanteau of Donets Basin, an abbreviation of Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн (Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).
DondermLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from the Dutch word donder meaning "thunder". Popularized by the reindeer in the story 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the song Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even though the reindeer was originally named Dunder.
DoneafEnglish (American, Rare) Meaning unknown. Possibly a form of Danae, or diminutive of Idonea, or a feminized version of Don or a variation or feminized version of any name beginning with Don.
ĐôngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 東 (đông) meaning "east".
ĐốngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 棟 (đống) meaning "pillar, beam".
Đồngm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 同 (đồng) meaning "same, united".
Dongm & fKorean From the Korean Hangul 동 (dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Dongdongm & fChinese From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with themselves... [more]
Dong-geonmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 健 (geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" or 建 (geon) meaning "build, establish", as well as other hanja combinations that can form this name.
Dong-haemKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean".
DonghuimChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dong-HyeokmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright" or 奕 (hyeok) meaning "in sequence, orderly". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Dong-hyeonmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).
Dongjiem & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]
DongliangmChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge"... [more]
Dongmeif & mChinese From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dongmingm & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]
Dong-munmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 文 (mun) meaning "writing".
Dongpingm & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "to wander, to travel around"... [more]
DongquanmChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east", 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam" combined with 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain" or 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority"... [more]
Dong-rimmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 林 (rim) "forest, grove".
Dongrongm & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 融 (róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize"... [more]
DongshengmChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 升 or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]
Dong-ukmKorean From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).
Dong-unmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 雲 "clouds".
Dong-wanmKorean From Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".
Dong-wonmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning".
Dongxiangm & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dong-yunmKorean From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".
DoniphonmEnglish (American) Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".
DontaviusmAfrican American (Modern) A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.
Doorf & mDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).
DorietfDutch (Rare) Dutchification of Dorita and perhaps also of Dorit 2. There are likely also cases where this name is a combination of the names Dora and Riet.
DorigenfLiterature Meaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin. This is the name of the faithful wife in 'The Franklin's Tale', one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
DoucefFrench (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Do-unmKorean From Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".
DoutzenfWest Frisian, Dutch Feminine form of Douwe, which possibly started out as a patronymic meaning "son of Douwe". The name has been rising in popularity since 2007, because of the Frisian model Doutzen Kroes (who rose to fame that year).
DovahkiinmPopular Culture Means "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [more]
Do-WonmKorean From Sino-Korean 度 (do) meaning "size, extent, limit", 道 (do) meaning "path, road, way", 都 (do) meaning "capital city, all, whole, elegant, refined" or 到 (do) meaning "go to, arrive" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, origin"... [more]
DowsabelfMedieval English Medieval English vernacular form of Dulcibella. It was taken from the affectionate French phrase douce et belle meaning "sweet and beautiful".
DracarysmObscure (Modern) From the word dracarys meaning "dragonfire" in High Valyrian, one of the fictional languages in the book and TV series Game of Thrones. This name has been given to 12 boys in the United States since 2019.
Dreamerf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".
DredmEnglish (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]
DrinmAlbanian Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [more]
DrinafSerbian (Rare) The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
DrinianmLiterature The name of Prince Caspian's advisor and ship captain in CS Lewis' book The Dawn Treader.
DrososmGreek Derived from Greek δρόσος (drosos), meaning "dew".
DrosselmPopular Culture German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
DrovermEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.
DruannfAmerican (Rare) Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
DrudwasmWelsh Mythology Unknown meaning; first element drud may mean "strong" or "bold, reckless."... [more]
DrudwenfWelsh (Modern) Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".
DruidmOld Celtic A priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.
DryhthelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.
DryhtnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and noð "boldness, daring".
DuanduanmChinese From 端 (duān) meaning "begining, start" or 段 (duàn) meaning "section, piece, division".
Duangchanf & mThai, Lao Means "moon" in Thai, also used as a Lao alternate transcription of Douangchanh. It is only used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangchitf & mThai, Lao (Rare) Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.