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Deenah f English (Rare)
Variant of Deena.

Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).

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-.

DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.

Deford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deford. Notable namesake is Tennessee blues musician DeFord Bailey (1899-1982).

Dehenna f English (British)
From the name of British politician and MP Dehenna Davison.

Deia f English
Diminutive of Deianira.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Deinna f American (Rare)

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

Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.

Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

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

Deitrick m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dietrich.

Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.

Dejah f Literature, Popular Culture, American
Dejah Thoris is the name of a fictional character and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium on the planet Barsoom (Mars) in American author Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Martian novels (the first of which was published in 1912)... [more]

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).

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.

Dejohn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejon.

Dejon m & f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Jon 2 with the popular prefix De-.

Dejone f & m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Dejonte m African American (Americanized, Rare)

DeJounte m African American (Rare)

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

Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."

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.

Deklan m English (Modern)
Variant of Declan.

Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.

Deklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deklynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Dekoda m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dekota f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

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

Dekwan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dequan.

Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]

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

Delaida f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.

Delaine f English (American, Rare)

Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.

Delainie f English (American)

Delainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Delane.

Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.

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

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delania f English

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delanon m English

Delante m African American
Variant of Delonte.

Delany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

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

Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).

Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]

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

Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence

Delayah f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Delaiah.

Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.

Delcena f English (American)

Delcie f English

Delcine f English (Rare)

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delece f English (Rare)
Variant of Delice.

Deleena f African American (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delency m English

Delene f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Magdelene.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

De'leon m African American
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Leon.

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deleta f English (Rare)

Delethia f English (American)

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Deliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1 and Delia 2.

Delida f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delila f Biblical German, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Bosnian, Hungarian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Dutch, Hungarian, Bosnian and German form and English variant of Delilah.

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.

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.

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Delion m American (Rare)

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.

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)

Deliska f English (American)

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

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.

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]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Deller f American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Della.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

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

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

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

Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

Delmon m African American

Delmus m English (American)
Variant of Delmas.

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.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Delonte m African American

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

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

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

Delorne m English (Rare)

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]

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphi f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Delphine or Delphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name.

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.

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

Delsina f African American (Rare)

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

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.

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.

Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.

Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delvin m English (American, Rare), African American
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Delvonte m African American (Rare)
Blend of Delvin and Devonte.

Delwin m English (American)
Variant of Delwyn.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyn m English

Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.

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

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

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.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

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

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

Demarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De with the name Marius.

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.

Demarvion m English (Rare)

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]

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

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.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

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

Demetri m Catalan, American
Catalan form of Demetrius.

Demetrian m English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Demetrianos. This is the name of several saints.

Demetric m African American

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Demetricia f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Demeter 1 or Demetria with Patricia or an other name that ends in -cia, such as Alicia and Felicia.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demetry m English
English form of Demetrius.

Demia f American (Rare)

Demichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Michael.

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

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

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.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitre m English

Demitri m American
Variant of Dmitriy.

Demitria f Greek (Expatriate), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Demetria.

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

Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Demond m African American
Variant of Demont.

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.

Demont m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damont.

Demonta m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demontae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demonte m African American
Combination of the phonetic elements da, mon and tay. This also coincides with an Italian surname (see Demonte).

Demontre m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damontre.

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.

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

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

Demri f English (American)
A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

Denali f & m English (Modern)
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).

Dencil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

Deneen f English (American)
Originally transferred from the surname Deneen.... [more]

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denequa f African American

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

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

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham

Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.

Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denine f English
Variant of Deneen.

Deniqua f African American

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.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denita f English (American)
Variant of Danita.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denmark m English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the name of the country of Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St... [more]

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Denni f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennice f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Dennon m English (Rare)

Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]

Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Densil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Dent m English
Short form of Denton.

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denyda f American (Modern, Rare)

Denyel f English (American)
Variant of Danielle.

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Denzell m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Denzelle m African American (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Deoblo m American (Modern, Rare)

Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.

Deointe m African American
Possible elaboration of Donte.

Deolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Deondre m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.