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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is African American; and the first letter is D.
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Dachelle f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and Michelle.
Dahntay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dante. A notable bearer is the basketball player Dahntay Jones.
Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.
Dajour f African American
Variation of the words du jour.
Dajuan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejuan. It can be spelled Dajuan or with a capitalized third letter as DaJuan.
Dajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Da- and the given name Juana , thus making it the feminine form of Dajuan.
Dajuwan m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Juwan.
Dalanda f Western African, African American
Means "creative" in Fulani.
Damani m & f African American (Modern)
Perhaps an invented rhyming variant of Amani using the popular prefix da-.
D'amante m African American
Combination of the prefix D' and the name Amante.
Damari m African American
Combination of the popular prefix Da- and Amari.
Damaria f African American
Feminine form of Damari.
Damarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix da and Marius, in a similar fashion to Damarion.
Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).
Damont m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Mont.
Damontre m African American
Meaning unknown.
Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.
Danasia f African American (Modern)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Deja, Danae 2 and Denisha.
Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.
Dantel m African American
African American name, influenced by Dante.
Daquanda f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Daquan using the same suffix found in names such as Yolanda, LaWanda and Lashonda.
Daquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.
Daquarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and Aquarius.
Daquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and the name Quasha.
Daquisha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quisha using the popular prefix Da-.
Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.
Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.
Darlo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Darla.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.
Darqueze m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning, possibly influenced by Marquise.
Darquinton m African American
Combination of prefix dar with Quinton.
Dasani f & m African 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.
DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.
Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.
Dashanique f African American
Usage and/or origin might be related to Dashana and Deshawn.
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.
Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.
Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.
Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.
D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.
Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.
Davaree m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davari, which is possibly an invented name based on names such as Davon, Dakari, Javari and Levar.
Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.
Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn
Davien m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dave with popular suffix -en.
Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".
Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.
Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.
Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.
Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.
Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.
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.
Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.
Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.
Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer 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]
DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.
Deajah f African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
gift of God; blessed to be on earth
Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).
Deandria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Deandra or combination of popular prefix De- with Andrea 2.
Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).
Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.
Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.
Dearra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diara. It can be spelled as Dearra or De'arra.
DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.
Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.
DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.
DeChaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshaun as a combination of da and Chaun. It can be spelled DeChaun, De'Chaun or Dechaun.
Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.
Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.
Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.
Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.
Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.
Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.
Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).
De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.
Dejean m African American (Rare)
Variant of De'jean without the use of the apostrophe.
Dejon m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix da with the given name Jon 2. It can be spelled DeJon or Dejon.
DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.
Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.
Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.
Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.
Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.
Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.
Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.
De'leon m African American
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Leon.
Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.
Delious m African American
Likely an invented name.
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]
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
Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.
Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.
De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.
Demarc m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular suffix De and Marc.
Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.
Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.
Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]
Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]
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.
Demarquez m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquez. Also used as a variant of Demarquis.
Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.
Demauri m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Mauri.
Demaurion m African American
Name created with the popular prefix de.
Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.
DeMichael m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Michael.
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.
Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.
Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.
Demonna f African American
Perhaps a short form of Desdemona or combination of popular prefix de and Mona 1.
Demonte m African American
Combination of the phonetic elements da, mon and tay. This also coincides with an Italian surname (see Demonte).
Demorie m & f African American
Combination of popular prefix de and Maury.
Demorris m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Morris.
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.
Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.
Deointe m African American
Possible elaboration of Donte.
Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.
Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.
Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.