DannomIrish, English (Rare) Diminutive of Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
Dan-ofKorean (Modern, Rare) Dan-o (surname is Eun) is one of the main characters of 2019 South-Korean drama Extraordinary You. The character is played by actress Kim Hye-yoon.
DanuhepafHittite Etymology uncertain. The second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Danuhepa was a Hittite queen who was likely the wife of Mursili II.
Danyellf & mEnglish (Modern) Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
DanyingfChinese From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".
DanyzhufZapotec This is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
Daopingm & fChinese From Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼 (dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
DāorènmChinese From Chinese 刀刃 (daoren), meaning Blade. Shortened form is Ren (刃), meaning the same.
DaorueangfThai From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
Daovongm & fLao From Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
DapengmChinese From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", combined with From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous"... [more]
DaphnismGreek Mythology From Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [more]
DapingfChinese (Rare) From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" Other character combinations are possible.
DardanmSerbian Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
DardanellafEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]
DargintasmLithuanian Basically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
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
DarispanmGeorgian (Rare), Literature Means "door of Isfahan", derived from the Persian noun در (dar) meaning "door, gate" combined with Spahān, which is the Middle Persian name for the modern city of اصفهان (Isfahan) in Iran.... [more]
DarkhanmKazakh Means "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
DarkhanmYakut Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Darkhanm & fMongolian Means "blacksmith, craftsman" in Mongolian.
DarlenfEnglish (American) Variant of the name Darlene. This name was giving to former Bad Girl Darlen Escobar. Darlen featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
DarmantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
DarmintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". 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".
DarmonomJavanese From Javanese darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
DarnafFilipino, Popular Culture Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.... [more]
DarrhonmGreek Mythology Darrhon or Darron was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.... [more]
DarsameenfUrdu (Rare) Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).
DarsenoismArthurian Cycle A knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.
DarsonomJavanese From Javanese darsana meaning "example, pattern, road, way" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Dartsa-naanafCaucasian Mythology Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.
DarunyafRussian Diminutive of Darya 1, not ususally used as a given name in its own right.
DarvainasmLithuanian Derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
DarylannfPopular Culture A compound of the names Daryl and Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
DaryonafRussian Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
DaryonomJavanese From Javanese darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
DaryunmPopular Culture Daryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Da-sanmKorean Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]
DasanmPomo Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]
Dasanif & mAfrican American (Modern, Rare) From the name of the bottled water brand Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.
DášeňkafCzech, Slovak Variant spelling of Dašenka. Used by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his book Dášeňka čili život štěněte (Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy, 1933).
DatafarnahmOld 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]