This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Swiss; and the description contains the keywords touch or of or death.
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Dietlana f GermanPossibly a combination of the name element
diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in
Swetlana.
Dietleib m GermanThe name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is
Detlef.... [
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Dietmut f & m GermanThe name is made of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Dietwig m German (Rare)The name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
wig meaning "battle"
Diotaleva f ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotalevo m ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings. It was borne from the nobleman Diotalevo Diotalevi.
Diotalleva f ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotallevi m ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname
Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotallevia f ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotallevio m ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings. It was borne from the painter Diotallevio D'Antonio.
Diotallevo m ItalianMedieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotima f Ancient Greek, German, LiteratureFeminine form of
Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
Dodo m GermanGerman pet form of
Dominik. It is only used informally, meaning: it is not used as an official name on birth certificates.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from
dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Domenichino m Italian, HistoryDiminutive of
Domenico. Domenico Zampieri (1581-1641), known by his diminutive, Domenichino after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters.
Doraura f Italian, LiteraturePossibly a contraction of names
Dora and
Aura. It appears in tragicomedy "L'Armelindo" (1664) by Francesco Maria de Luco Sereni and in a novel "Il Floridoro ò vero Historia del conte di Racalmuto" (1703) by Gabriele Martiano.
Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
Dusch m RomanshOriginally a short form of
Rudolf, the name was early on conflated with
Teodosi and is now considered a Romansh form of both names.
Eco f & m ItalianItalian form of
Echo, both the mythological figure and the word.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, SwedishShort form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example
Edeltraud,
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Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian CreoleOld French variant of
Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
Egmar m GermanA dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements
agjō "edge (of the sword)" and
mari "famous".
Ehrenbert m GermanDerived from Old High German
êra "honour, respect" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright". A known bearer of this name was Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (1673-1743), an Austrian Jesuit missionary and cartographer.
Ehrenfried m GermanDerived from Old High German
êra "honour, respect" and Old High German
fridu "peace". Known bearers of this name include German scientist Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651-1708), a German mathematician, physicist, physician and philosopher.
Eiko m Germanshort form of names beginning with 'Ecke-', such as Eckhard, meaning "edge"
Eitel m German (Archaic)1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with
agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German
ecka).... [
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Elba f ItalianDirectly taken from the name of the island of
Elba. The island's modern name has developped from Medieval Italian
Helba and
Ilba and is ultimately derived from Latin
Ilva.
Eletta f ItalianItalian form of
Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elfried m Dutch, GermanThe first element of this name can be derived from Old High German
adal "noble", Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" and Old High German
ellan "assiduity, pugnacity." The second element can be derived from Old High German
fridu "peace", Old High German
rât "counsel" and
þruþ "strength." And so, this name can be the masculine form of
Elfreda, a variant spelling of
Alfried or a variant of
Alfred.