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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dorliska f Theatre, English (American, Archaic)Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) is an operatic dramma semiserio in two acts by Gioachino Rossini based on the novel
Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas (1787–1790) by the revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, whose work was the source of the
Lodoïska libretto set by Luigi Cherubini (1791), and
Lodoiska set by Stephen Storace (1794), and Simon Mayr (1796).
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.
Dracaena f English (Rare)From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα
(drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων
(drakon) - compare
Drakon... [
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Dragon m EnglishAncient Greek
δράκων, Latin
draco "dragon; snake".
Drema f EnglishEither a variant of
Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic
*drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [
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Druella f English, LiteratureFeminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of
Andrew,
Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Dubya m EnglishNickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.
Dumaine m English, LiteratureDumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.
Dylanda f EnglishCombination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.
Eagle m EnglishFrom the English word
eagle, ultimately from Latin
aquila. Also from the surname
Eagle, originally a nickname for a lordly or sharp-eyed man.
Earlbert m English (Rare)Derived from the Old English elements
eorl meaning "nobleman" and
berht meaning "bright" or "famous."
Earlwin m English (Rare)Derived from the Old English elements
eorl meaning "nobleman" and
wine which translates to "friend".
East m & f EnglishFrom the English word, from the Old English
ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic
*aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of
Easton.
Edwald m EnglishContemporary English form of
Eadwald. Like many native Anglo-Saxon names, this name fell out of use after the Norman conquest of England.
Edwilda f English (American, Rare)Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from
Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name
Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [
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Eleisha f EnglishSeemingly an alternative spelling and feminine form of
Elisha, or an alternative spelling of names like
Alicia. Notably used by piano-rock musician Eleisha Eagle.
Elelia f English (American, Rare)Origin and meaning unknown. In the United States, the name seems to have been primarily given to girls born between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century.
Eleuthera f English (Rare), Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named
Eleutheria; ἐλευθερία
(eleutheria) means "freedom" in Greek, while ἐλεύθερα
(eleuthera) means "free"... [
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Eli-lama-sabachthani m English (Puritan)From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'
Elitha f English (Rare)Possibly an altered form of
Talitha, or a variant of
Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha
Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.
Elladale m EnglishPossibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.
Ellaline f English (Rare)Combination of the name
Ella 1 and the suffix
-line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).