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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

Deandrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deandrey m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

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.

Deantre m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deantre' m African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAndre.

DeArcy m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

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.

Deavion m & f African American
Variant of Davion.

Deazah f African American (Modern)

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.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Deiondra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deondra.

Deionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminizataion of Deion.

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.

Dejanai f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanae.

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).

Dejaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of DeJuan.

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.

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.

Dekasha f African American

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.

Dekwan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dequan.

Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.

Delante m African American
Variant of Delonte.

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Deleena f African American (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

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.

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

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]

Delsina f African American (Rare)

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.

Demar m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarc m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular suffix De and Marc.

Demarcco m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.

Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.

Demardo m African American (Rare)

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demarian m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]

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

Demarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damarius.

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

Demarko m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

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.

Demarr m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarrion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demaryius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Demauri m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Mauri.

Demaurion m African American
Name created with the popular prefix de.

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

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.

Demonta m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demontae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

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.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denequa f African American

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

Deniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daniqua.

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

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.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Deontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Deontay m African American
Variant of Deonte.

Dequan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daquan.

Dequavion m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Dequan with the phonetic element vion.

Dequavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dequavius.

Dequavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Dequan and Octavius.

Deracious m African American
The name Deracious was first used as Deracius, which was later changed for proper pronunciation as De- raa -ci - o-us or dəˈrāSHəs. A name derived from the surname Clifford or Clif -ford, which means to stand from a clift looking forward... [more]

Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Derisha f African American

Desaray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Sean, making it a variant of Deshawn. It can be spelled DeSean or Desean.

Desera f African American (Rare)

Deshan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn.

Deshana f African American
Elaboration of Shawna.

Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.

Deshane m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Shane.

Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.

Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.

Deshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshawna.

Deshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshawndra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.

Deshieka f African American

De'shuna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshauna.

Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.

Desmona f African American (Modern, Rare)

Desyrae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Detavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Tavius.

Devaniah f African American (Rare)

Devaughn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn. This name can be spelled Devaughn or DeVaughn.

Devaughnte m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devonte, influenced by Vaughn.

Devaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devaughn.

Devauntay m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Devean m African American

Devonia f & m African American (Rare)

Devonta m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Devontay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devante and Devonte.

Devonya f African American
American Indian and African American

Dewana f & m African American
Variant of Dejuana.

Dewanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

Dewaune m African American
Variant of Dewaune.

Dewuan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Deza'ray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree. It can also be spelt as Dezaray or Deza Ray.

Dhamir m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Damir.

Diallo m African American

Diamon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.

Diamondnique f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diamonique.

Diamoni f African American
Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]

Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.

Diante m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deonte.

Diara f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tiara/Kiara influenced by Diana.

Diasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAsia.

Diesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dyesha.

Dieysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daisha, which may be an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Iesha and Laisha.

Dijonae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dejon with the popular suffix nay.

Dijonna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dijon.

Dijonnae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dijonae.

Dijonnaise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dijon, coinciding with the French word Dijonnaise ("woman from the city of Dijon").

Dimaria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demaria.

Diondra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deondra.

Diondrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Diondray.

Diondray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Diontae m & f African American
Variant of Deonte.

Diontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deonte.

Dishanti f African American

Dishawn m African American
variant of Deshawn

Diyano m African American
Variant of Diano.

D'juan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

D'marco m African American (Modern)
Variant of Demarco.

D'mario m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeMario.

D'marion m African American

Dmauri m African American
Combination of popular prefix D' and Maury.

Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn

Dominiqua f African American
Elaboration of Dominique.

Donieal m African American
Elaboration of Don in the form of Daniel.

Donisha f African American, Caribbean, Jamaican Patois

Donitrea f African American

Donkira f African American
Combination of Dawn and Kira 2.

Dont'a m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dontae.

Donta m African American
Variant of Dontae.

Dontae m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontai m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dontay.

Dontasia f African American

Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.

Dontavis m African American

Dontavius m African 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.

Dontay m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontaye m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontrall m African American
Meaning unknown.

Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.

Donyella f African American
Probably a variant of Daniella, or possibly Donella

Donzaleigh f African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by US activist Donzaleigh Abernathy (1957-).

Donzella f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Donzel.

Dorial m African American

Dortheiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dravein m African American (Modern, Rare)

Draymond m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending Dre with Raymond. Also compare Daymond.

Dreamius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the word dream with the popular suffix ius.

Dreneisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Neisha.

Dresean m African American (Rare)
Combination of Dre and Sean.

D'sean m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

Dshawn m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

D'shonda f African American

Dujuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Dushane m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Du- and the name Shane or transferred use of surname Dushane

D’vonsia f African American

Dvontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.

Dwan m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Dejuan.

Dwanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.

Dwaun m African American
Variant of Dejuan.

Dyaisha f African American
African-American combination of Dyana and Aisha. A known bearer of this name is the American basketball player Dyaisha Fair (2001-).

Dyami m African American

Dyamond f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.

Dyesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Dykota f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".

Dysean m African American
Combination of prefix dy and Sean.

Dyshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix dy and Shawn (see also Dayshawn and Dashawn).

Earscell f African American

Eftikhar m & f African American

Eimaj m African American (Modern, Rare)
The name Jamie spelled backwards.

Elandria f African American
Elandria seems to be an American name, more utilized by Black Americans/African-Americans. Notable individuals named Elandria are Elandria Williams, former Co-Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

E'layah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Eliantte m African American (Modern, Rare)
From a rhyming variant of Elliot. This is the name of the American jewelry company Eliantte.

Elzora f African American

Emani f African American
Variant of Imani.

Emari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Amari or Imari.

Emmaretta f English (Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Altered form of Amoretta. This is the name of a 1969 song by the English rock band Deep Purple, named for Emmaretta Marks (1945-), a cast member of the musical Hair whom singer Rod Evans was trying to seduce.

Endia f African American

Endya f African American
Variant of Endija.

Eneisha f African American

Eniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Enolia f American, African American

Epiphanny f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant misspelling of Epiphany.

Equanimeous m African American (Rare)
From Latin aequus “equal” and animus “mind”, meaning "calm and composed, equanimous".

Equilla f African American
Variant of Aquilla.

Erianna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Erieona f African American

Ertharin f African American
Ertharin Cousin was director of the World Food Programme from 2012–2017.

Eteoria f African American

Ethanuel m African American (Rare)

Ethiopia f African American, English
From the name of the African country. From Greek Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.

Etosha f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From a Namibian place name meaning "great white place" in the Ovambo language.

Eural m African American
Possible variant of Earl.

Euriah m & f African American, Filipino
Possibly a variant of Uriah.

Euzham m African American

Evangelise f & m African American, African
Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".

Everdora f African American
Combination of Ever and Dora.

Everetta f African American
Feminine form of Everett.

Everlena f African American
Combination of Ever and Lena.

Exavier m African American
Variant of Xavier.

Ezail m African American
Of uncertain origin.

Ezzard m African American, American
Peaked in the US during the 1950s almost certainly in tribute to World Heavyweight Champion boxer Ezzard Mack Charles (1921 - 1975). Of unknown origin. Possibly influenced by Ezra.

Faithea f African American (Rare)
Combination of Faith and Thea.

Faizon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Faizan.

Falencia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Faneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Fanisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Fantasha f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Fijian (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia, influenced by Tasha.

Fantasia f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word for "fantasy, imagination", ultimately deriving from Greek φαντασία (phantasia). A known bearer is the American R&B singer Fantasia Barrino (1984-).

Fantayshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia.

Faquan m African American
An African American variant of the Vietnamese name, Quan meaning army.... [more]

Fashionette f English (American, Rare), African American
Likely a combination of the English word fashion and the popular suffix -ette.

Ferndena f African American (Rare)
Either a variant of Fernandina or an elaboration of Fern with the ending -dena.

Fetanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Fe- and Tanya.

Fonisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Franchelle f American (South), African American
Perhaps a combination of Fran and Chelle.

Fransheska f African American (Rare)
Variant of Francesca.

Franzie f African American (Rare)

Fukayna f African American (Modern, Rare)

Gabreon m African American

Gabryana f African American

Genaire m African American (Rare)

Geovontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Gervonta m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Gervase and Javonte. A known bearer of this name is American professional boxer Gervonta Davis (1994-).

Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]

Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]

Glaiyah f African American
Unknown.

Glodean f African American
The name of an African-American rhythm and blues musician and widow of prominent fellow musician Barry White.

Gwenetta f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen.

Haneefah f Arabic, African American
Variant transcription of Hanifa.

Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".

Harmonique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony, perhaps inspired by the French word harmonique.

Haseleria f African American (Rare)

Hazana f African American

Hepsabel f English (American), African American (Archaic)
Variant of Hepzibel

Hepsabeth f English (American), African American (Archaic)
Variant of Hepzibeth

Howardena f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Howard. A famous bearer of this name is an American artist, curator, critic, and educator Howardena Pindell (1943-).

Hughtavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Hugh.

Idalene f African American
Derivative of Ida, or variant of Idaline, Idalene has its origins in the Germanic and English languages, and Spanish Idalina.

Idashia f African American

Idesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Ieesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisha

Ieisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Iesha.

Iisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisha. Also see Iesha.

Ikea f African American (Rare)
After the Swedish furniture company IKEA, itself an acronym of its founder's name (Ingvar), birthplace (Elmtaryd), surname (Kamprad) and hometown (Agunnaryd)... [more]

Ikeria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akeria.

Ikia f African American (Rare)
Invented name inspired by similar-sounding names like Ikea, Mikia and Nikia.

Ilesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia (See also Iesha).

Ilyasah f African American (Rare)
Ilyasah is the name of one of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz's six daughters.