This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English; and the language is English; and the first letter is D; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dacey f & m English (American)Possibly from the Irish word Déiseach, translating to “from the south". A famous bearer of this name is Dacey Cash
Dakin m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Dakin, a pet form of the English surname
Day, itself derived from a pet form of
David.
Danno m Irish, 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).
Daron m EnglishVariant of
Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)Variant spelling of both
Dawn and its diminutive
Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
Decca f EnglishLikely a variant of
Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -
dec/k-.
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.
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).
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.
Denna f English, LiteratureThe name of a character from the book series
The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.
Desna f English (Rare)Appeared in the 1940s and then disappeared again. The equally mysterious
Desne is found in the late 1930s and survived until the early 1950s.
Desney also occurred in the 1940s and '50s... [
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Dette f English (Rare)Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".
Diora f EnglishFeminine form of
Dior. A known bearer of this name is American actress Diora Baird.
Disco m English (Australian)From the French word
discothèque (French for "library of phonograph records", but it was subsequently used as a term for nightclubs in Paris), on the pattern of
bibliothèque ‘library... [
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Divan m English (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.
Dobie m & f EnglishFrom the English word
dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).
Dondi m & f Popular Culture, EnglishFrom a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him
dandy boy.
Doyal m English (American)Taken from the Irish surname, Doyal, unless used as a variant of
Doyle, itself derived from a surname that is a variant of Doyal.
Drema f EnglishEither a variant of
Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic
*drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Drury m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in
London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
Dubya m EnglishNickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.
Dulie f & m English (?)No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.