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Dorimedont m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
From Ancient Greek Δορυμέδοντος, means "master of spear", where δόρυ="spear" and μέδων, μέδοντος="master, chief". ... [more]
Doriya f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Dori (or Dor), means "(my) generation" with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God).
Dorofeya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Dorothea.
Dorona f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Doron. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Dorona Alberti (b. 1975).
Dorote m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Dorotheos (see Dorothea).
Doroteu m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Dorotheos.
Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.
Dörte f Low German (Rare), East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.
Dorthia f American (Rare)
Contracted form of Dorothia.
Doryda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Doris.
Dositea f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Dositeo.
Dositeos m Georgian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Dositeoz.
Dositeu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Dositheos.
Dosithée m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.
Dossantos m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dos Santos.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Dostonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastanbek. Known bearers of this name include the Uzbek soccer players Dostonbek Khamdamov (b. 1996) and Dostonbek Tursunov (b... [more]
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.
Douangdeuane f Lao (Rare)
Means "moon" in Lao.
Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.
Doukas m Greek (Rare)
From the name of a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. The name is derived from the Latin title dux, meaning "leader".
Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)
Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Dövran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Davran.
Dovronbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Davronbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Davranbek.
Dovydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dovydas.
Doyduuna f Yakut (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
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]
Drafi m German (Modern, Rare)
Simplified form of the Hungarian name Dráfi.... [more]
Drăguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian drăguță, the feminine form of the adjective drăguț, "cute, precious".
Dranafile f Albanian (Rare, Archaic)
Albanian cognate of Triantafyllia. Bearer Dranafile "Drane" Bernai was the mother of the 20th-century Albanian-born nun and missionary Mother Teresa.
Drauma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse draumr meaning "dream".
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Draymond m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending Dre with Raymond. Also compare Daymond.
Drayson m English (Rare)
Combination of Dray and the popular suffix -son.
Drayton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drayton.
Dreamer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".
Dreamius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the word dream with the popular suffix ius.
Dreki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse dreki meaning "dragon".
Drenislav m Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic dren meaning ''European Cornel'' (type of dogwood) and slava meaning ''glory''.
Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.
Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.
Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.
Driada f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly from Albanian driadë "dryad".
Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.
Drina f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
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]
Dritjon m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian dritë "light" and jonë "our".
Driva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Drífa.
Drömma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish drömma "to dream".
Drosme f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian drosme "courage, bravery".
Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)
From the Greek word δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.
Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Drott m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish drōt(t)in meaning "lord, master".
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.
Druann f American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
Druda f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, suggests a coinage as a feminine form of the Catalan masculine name Trud.
Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.
Drusiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare, Archaic), Gnosticism
Feminine form of Drusianus. The tale of the resurrection of Drusiana features prominently in the Acts of John.
Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]
Dryllina f Old Swedish (Rare)
Obscure Old Swedish name of unknown origin.
Duangchit f & m Thai, Lao (Rare)
Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangprathip f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "lamp, light, torch" in Thai.
Du-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol prefixed with 두 (du), the combined form of the numeral 둘 (dul) meaning "two."
Duccia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Duccio.
Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).
Dudana f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
Dugan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dugan.
Duibhín f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Gaelic dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dūja f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from Latvian dūja "dove".
Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.
Dulcinée f French (Rare), Literature (Gallicized)
French form of Dulcinea. Due to the literary character, the name has become a poetic term describing an "inspiring, beautiful woman".
Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Dulcinea. It conincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Đuli f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant of Julie, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dulquer m Arabic (Modern, Rare), Pakistani, Muslim, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu
It means "expressive" and "diplomatic". It is mentioned in Surat al-Kahf of the Qur'an. Its full name is Du al-Qarnayn. Also known as Alexander. So Indian Film actor Dulquer Salmaan says it means "warrior"
Dulzura f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "sweetness" in Spanish.
Duminka f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Duminku.
Duminku m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Dominic.
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).
Dunea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Dunya.
Dúnlaith f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Means "princess of the fort" from Irish dún "fort" combined with flaith "princess".
Dúnn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse dúnn meaning "(eider)-down".
Dunstano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dunstan.
Duodecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The Latin word duodecimus means "twelfth".
Duraid m Arabic (Rare)
Sahabi name that means "toothless"
Duretti f Oromo (Rare)
Meaning 'Luxury"
Dürken f North Frisian, German (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names like Theodora or Doris.
Dürli f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "different, various" in Turkmen.
Duron m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Durrah f Arabic (Rare)
Means "large pearl" in Arabic.
Durville m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Durville or D'Urville.
Dusánka f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dušanka.
Dushane m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Du- and the name Shane or transferred use of surname Dushane
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.
Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.
Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.
Duszan m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dušan.
Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.
Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.
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.
Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.
Dwayna f American (Rare)
Variant of Duana with the spelling of Dwayne.
Dwyer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dwyer.
Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dydime m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Didyme, the French form of Didymus. A known bearer of this name was Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (1840-1923), a Canadian Métis rebel leader.
Dyggve m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Dyggvi.
Dykwon m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements dy and quan.
Dylane m French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Dylan.
Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dyllon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dylan and Dillon. 100 boys in the USA were named Dyllon in 1992.
Dymfna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dymphna.
Dymphy f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Dymphna and Dymphina.
Dynþór m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Old Norse dynr meaning "din, noise" combined with Þór.
Dyra f Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]
Dýri m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]
Dyrmit m Abkhaz (Rare)
Abkhaz form of Demetrius.
Dýrmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal, beast" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with mundr "protection".
Dýrunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".
Dyzma m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas). Known bearers of this name include the Polish poet, writer and playwright Dyzma Bończa-Tomaszewski (1749-1825) and the Polish sociologist and politician Dyzma Gałaj (1915-2000).
Dzabuli f Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian noun ძღაბი (ʒɣabi) meaning "girl".
Dzaghlika m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Means "little dog, puppy" in Georgian, derived from the Georgian noun ძაღლი (dzaghli) meaning "dog" combined with the diminutive suffix -კა (-ka). This name was once common in the Georgian highlands, but it is rare there today.... [more]
Dzaglika m Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of ძაღლიკა (see Dzaghlika)
Dzamal m Abkhaz (Rare)
Abkhaz form of Jamal.
Dzambeg m Ossetian (Rare)
From Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Džaner m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Caner.
Dzaug m Ossetian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Dzaug Bugulov, an 18th-century Ossetian figure who founded the city of Vladikavkaz (called Dzaudzhyqau in Ossetian in his honour).
Džebra m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jabr.
Džebrail m Bosnian (Rare)
Variant Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Džeimss m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of James.
Džeinė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Jane, from the English pronunciation.
Džeksons m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of the English name Jackson.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Dzelme f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian dzelme "depth".
Dzhessika f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation
Dzhuvayriyat f Dagestani (Rare)
Form of Juwayriyya used in Dagestan.
Džibril m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Dzīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian dzīle "depth".
Dzinta f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dzintra and a variant of Zinta.
Dzintar m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian borrowing of Dzintars.
Dzintara f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dzintars.
Dživa f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dživo.
Dzovinar f Armenian (Rare), Armenian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Tsovinar.
Dzsenna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenna.
Dzsenni f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenny.
Dzsindzser f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transcription based on the English name Ginger.
Džulija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jūlija imitating the English pronunciation of Julia.
Džuljeta f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Juliette and Juliet.
E-a f Korean (Rare)
variant of "e-ah"
Eadda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed".
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.
Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.