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Doogie m English
Diminutive of Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.

Dooglas m Scots
Scots form of Douglas.

Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.

Doon f & m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [more]

Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.

Dorah f English (Rare), South African (Rare), African, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dora.

Doraine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Dorald m Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).... [more]

Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.

Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.

Dorathea f English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Romansh
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorathey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorathia f Scottish (Archaic)
Variant of Dorothea recorded in the 1600s.

Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorcasina f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dorcas used by American author Tabitha Gilman Tenney for the title character in her novel 'Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon' (1801).

Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.

Dorcie f English (Rare)

Dorcus f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcas.

Doreatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Doretha.

Dorelia f English (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Dora.

Doreline f English (American, Rare)

Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.

Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.

Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.

Dorethia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorett f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorrit.

Dori f English
Variant of Dory.

Doriah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Doria.

Dorice f English, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Doris.

Dorie f English (American)
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.

Dorienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
French feminine form of Dorien.

Do-right m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used. See Do-good.

Dorilyn f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Doralyn.

Dorisa f English (Rare), Polish (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.

Dorissana f English (Americanized, Rare)

Dorkis f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcas.

Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.

Dorlah f English (Modern)
Variant of Dorla.

Dorlisa f English

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).

Dorma f English (Rare)

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

Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothe f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothia f English (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorothie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorr m English
Transferred use of the surname Dörr.

Dorraine f English (American)
Possibly a blend of Doreen and Lorraine.... [more]

Dorreen f English
Variant of Doreen.

Dorrett f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorrit.

Dorrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Dorothy, Doris, or other names containing the dor sound.

Dorrit f English, Literature
Transferred use of a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [more]

Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.

Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.

Dorthey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dortheya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorthie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorynne f English (Rare)

Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.

Dosha f English (American)
Variant of Doshia.

Doshia f English (American)
Possibly a diminutive of Theodosia. (Cf. Docia.)

Dosie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Theodosia.

Doska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Ladoska.

Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.

Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.

Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.

Dotsi f English
Variant of Dotsie.

Dotsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.

Dotti f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dottie.

Dottye f English
Alternative spelling of Dotty.

Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.

Dougald m Scottish
Variant spelling of Dugald, itself a Scottish variant of Dougal

Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.

Dousabel f English
Form of Dowsabel

Dousie f English
Form of Dousabel

Dovy m Scots
Diminutive of Joseph.

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

Do-well m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is used rarely. See also Do-good.

Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.

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.

Doylene f English (American, Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Doyle.

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... [more]

Drackie f English (Australian)
"Princess","Dragon".... [more]

Draden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draedyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draevyn m English (American)

Dragon m English
Ancient Greek δράκων, Latin draco "dragon; snake".

Drahcir m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Richard spelled backwards.

Draiden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draik m English
Variant of Drake.

Dramaine m English (American, Rare)

Draper m English (American)
Used after the character Don Draper of Mad Men.

Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.

Draya f English

Drayana f English (Rare)

Drayce m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Drayden m English (American, Modern)
Invented name using the sounds present in Brayden.

Draydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Drayke m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drake.

Drayson m English (Rare)
Combination of Dray and the popular suffix -son.

Drayton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drayton.

Dreama f English (American)

Dreamer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".

Dred m English (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]

Dredyn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Dree f & m English, American
Dree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)

Dreem f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dream.

Drema f English
Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".

Drennan m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Transferred from the surname "Drennan".

Dresden f & m English, Popular Culture
From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".

Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.

Drewe m English (British, ?)

Drewsella f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Drusilla.

Drexel m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drexel.

Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.

Dreyden m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Dreyfus m English
Transferred use of the surname Dreyfus.

Dreyson m English (Rare)
Variant of Drayson.

Dreyton m English (Rare)
Variant of Drayton.

Dri m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of any name containing -dri-, such as Adrian or Adriana.

Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.

Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.

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)... [more]

Dristan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Drover m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.

Dru m English
Variant of Drew.

Dru f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Drusilla.

Drucilla f English
Variant of Drusilla.

Drucille f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Drusille.

Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.

Druella f English, Literature
Feminine 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.

Drum m English
Diminutive of Drummond.

Drumad m Scottish Gaelic

Drury m English
Transferred 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.

Druscilla f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drusilla.

Drusella f English (Archaic)
Variant of Drusilla.

Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]

Drysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Dryson.

Duaine m English
Variant of Duane.

Duard m English
A diminutive of Edward or Eduard.

Duayna f English (American, Rare)

Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]

Dubhagáin m Irish
Meaning, "dark" or "black."

Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.

Dubois m English
Transferred use of the surname Dubois.

Dubya m English
Nickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.

Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).

Dud m English
Short form of Dudley.

Dude m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dude.

Dudly m English
Variant of Dudley.

Dug m English (American)
Variant of Doug, used for the dog in the Disney film 'Up' (2009).

Duggie m English
Variant of Dougie.

Dùghall m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Dubhghall.

Dùghlas m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Dùbhghlas.

Duibhín f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Gaelic dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Duibhne m & f Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "ill-tempered, surly", derived from dub "black".

Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.

Dukie m English, American (South)
Diminutive of Duke.

Dulcy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Dulcie.

Dulie f & m English (?)
No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.

Dulsabell f English
Form of Dousabel

Dumaine m English, Literature
Dumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.

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

Duncano m Portuguese (Latinized), Scottish (Portuguese-style, Archaic)
Portuguese form of Duncan.

Dune m & f English
Early 17th century from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.

Dunkan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Duncan.

Dúnlaith f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Means "princess of the fort" from Irish dún "fort" combined with flaith "princess".

Dunston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dunstan.

Dunton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Dunton.

Duodecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Femine form of Duodecimus.

Duodecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The Latin word duodecimus means "twelfth".

Durek m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Derek, which was possibly influenced by the English pronunciation of Dirk.... [more]

Durell m English (Modern)
Variant of Durrell.

Durham m English (American)
Transferred use of the Surname Durham; also, the name of a city in the state of North Carolina

Durlan m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)

Durriken m Romani, English
Means "he who forecasts" in Romani.

Durwin m English (American)
Variant of Derwin.

Durwood m English
Of Old English Origin, meaning "Gatekeeper"

Duryea m & f English (American, Rare)

Dusk m & f English

Dusky f English

Dust f English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]

Dustan m English (Modern)
Variant of Dustin.

Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dusten m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dustin.

Duster m English (Rare)
Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).

Dustey m English
Variant of Dusty.

Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.

Dustie m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustii m English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.

Duston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dustin

Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.

Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.

Duvall m English
Transferred use of the surname Duvall.

Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.

Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.

Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.

Dwan f English (American)
From the 1976 King Kong. This is an anagram of Dawn.

Dwane m English
Variant of Dwayne.

Dwier m English (American)

Dwyane m English
Variant of Dwayne.

Dwyer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dwyer.

Dyamon f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.

Dyandra f English (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Diandra.

Dyane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Dyann f English (American)
Variant of Diane.

Dyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Diana.

Dyanne f English (American)
Variant of Diane.

Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.

Dychaun m English (American)

Dykwan m English
Variant of Dykwon.

Dylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dyla.

Dylana f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Dylan.

Dylanda f English
Combination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.

Dylann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.

Dylano m English, Dutch
Variant of Dylan, most likely influenced by Delano.

Dylen m English (American)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dyllan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dyllis f English
Variant of Dilys.

Dyllon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dylan and Dillon. 100 boys in the USA were named Dyllon in 1992.

Dylon m English
Variant of Dylan.

Dylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan

Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.

Dynel f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Dynver f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denver.

Dyrck m Medieval Dutch, English (Modern)
Medieval Dutch variant spelling of Dirck, as well as a modern English variant of Dirk.

Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]

Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.

Dzhuliya f English (Russified)
Form of Julia reflecting the English pronounciation, used by Russian speakers for Julias in the anglosphere.

Dzire f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Dzyre f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Eabha f Irish
Variant of Éabha.

Eachainn m Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Eachann.

Eachan m English (Rare)

Eachin m Scottish, Scots (?)
Variant of Eachunn.

Eachmarcach m Irish
Derived from from Gaelic ech "horse" and marcach "rider", "knight".

Eachmharcach m Irish
Variant of Eachmarcach.

Eachthighearn m Irish
Variant of Echthigern.

Eachunn m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Eachann.

Éada f Irish (Modern)
A modern Irish name, most like influenced by the more frequently used Irish name Éadaoin, which derives from Irish éad (coming from Old Irish ét) meaning "jealousy, passion"... [more]

Éadbhard m Irish
Irish form of Edward.

Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.

Eadelyn f English
Elaborated version of Eadlyn.

Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Eadie f English
Variant of Edie.

Eadith f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith.

Eadka f English (American)
Possibly an elaboration or diminutive of Eada.

Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.

Eadlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Eadlin.

Eagan m English
Transferred use of the surname Eagan.

Eagar m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Edgar.

Eagle m English
From the English word eagle, ultimately from Latin aquila. Also from the surname Eagle, originally a nickname for a lordly or sharp-eyed man.

Eairrdsidh m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish adoption of Archie.

Éala f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name that has most likely been influenced by the Irish word eala meaning "swan". However, contrarily to the Irish word for "swan", which is spelled without the fada, the fada has been added to the name to get the desired pronounciation of EH-la whereas the word eala is pronounced AL-la... [more]

Ealair m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the name Hilary which ultimatly means "cheerful"

Ealga f Irish (Rare)
Means "noble, brave", taken from the Irish Inis Ealga "Noble Isle", which was a poetic name for Ireland.

Ealusaid f Medieval Scottish, Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Medieval variant of Ealasaid.

Eames m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Eames. Popularized after the surname of the artist, Eames.

Eamhair f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish cognate of Emer.

Eamonn m Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Éamonn.

Eamus m English

Éan m & f Irish
Means 'bird' in Irish.

Éanán m Irish

Eann m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ian. Eann was given to 10 boys in 2012.

Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.

Eanraic m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Henry

Earcán m Irish

Earghall m Irish
Variant of Fearghal

Earla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl

Earlan m & f English (American, Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Earlbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and berht meaning "bright" or "famous."

Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.

Earlean f English (American)
Variant of Earlene.

Earlee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Early.

Earlena f English
Latinate form of Earline; variant of Erlena and Earleen.

Earletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix etta.

Earlette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix ette.

Earley m English (American)
Variant of Early or a nickname for Earl.

Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.

Earlina f English
Variant of Earline.

Earlwin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and wine which translates to "friend".

Early m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Early.

Earlyn m & f English (American, Rare)

Earlyne f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Earline. A known bearer of this name was the American mystic and author Earlyne Chaney (1916-1997).

Earnait f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Earnán.

Earnán m Irish (Rare)
Diminutive form of earna, meaning "knowing, experienced". Sometimes used as an Irish form of Ernest.

Earnie m & f English (American)
Variant of Ernie that is predominately masculine.

Earskin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erskine.

Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.

Earyn f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Erin.