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Dietholf m German
Variation of Dietwolf or Dietlof.
Dietke f German
Short version of names with Diet- or diminutive of Dieta.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietleib m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]
Dietmund m German
German form of Theudemund.
Dietmut f & m German
The name is made of the name elements diot meaning "people" and muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Dietolf m German
German form of Theudolf.
Dietrad m German
German form of Theuderad.
Dietram m German
German form of Theuderam.
Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.
Dietwig m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and wig meaning "battle"
Dietwin m German
German form of Theudewin.
Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.
Dilia f Italian
Truncated form of Edilia.
Dilmer m German, Spanish (Latin American)
It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.
Dimmy m French
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Dinfna f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dymphna.
Dinostrato m Italian
Italian form of Dinostratus.
Dio m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Dion. In modern-day Italy, this name is also a short form of Diodato, Dionisio and other names starting with Dio-.... [more]
Diocleziano m Italian
Italian form of Diocletian.
Diodoro m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Diodoros.
Diogene m Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Diogenes.
Diokletian m German, Russian, Ukrainian
German, Russian and Ukrainian form of Diocletian.
Diomede m & f Italian, Greek Mythology
Name of multiple women from Greek mythology. Also, italian form of the masculine name Diomedes.
Diomira f Italian
Italian feminine form of Theodemar.
Dionéa f French (Rare)
The actress Dionéa Daboville is a one notable bearer of this name.
Dionis m Albanian, Romansh
Albanian variant of Dionisi and Romansh variant of Dionys.
Dionisodoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Dionysodoros.
Diophant m German
German form of Diophantus.
Diotaleva f Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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 Italian
Medieval 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, Literature
Feminine 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).
Dirik m German (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Shortned form of Dietrich, compare also Dirk.
Disma m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas).
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Dita f Dutch, German, Latvian
Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
Ditta f Italian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Editta as well as a Hungarian short form of Edit and Judit, used as a given name in its own right.
Ditte f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.
Diviana f Italian
An ancient form of Diana.
Dizière f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Dizier found up until the 1700s.
Dodo m German
German pet form of Dominik. It is only used informally, meaning: it is not used as an official name on birth certificates.
Dolcelina f Italian
Italian form of Douceline via its latinized form Dulcelina.
Dolcelino m Italian
Italian form of Doucelin via its latinized form Dulcelinus.
Dolcina f Italian
Italian form of Dulcina.
Dolcino m Italian
Italian form of Dulcinus.
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.
Dolf m Dutch, German, Swedish
Short form of names that end in -dolf, such as Adolf, Ludolf and Rudolf.
Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]
Dolfo m Asturian, Filipino, Italian (Archaic)
Asturian form and Italian variant of Adolfo.... [more]
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Dolorata f Italian
Truncated form of Addolorata.
Domecio m Spanish (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Dometius.
Domeng m Romansh
Variant of Dumeng.
Domeni m Romansh
Variant of Dumeni.
Domenicantonio m Italian
Contraction of Domenico and Antonio.
Domenichino m Italian, History
Diminutive 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.
Domenig m Romansh
Variant of Domenic.
Domezio m Italian
Italian form of Dometius.
Domina f Romansh
Variant of Dumina.
Dominatore m Italian
Italian form of Dominator.
Dominico m Italian
Italian form of Dominic.
Dominikus m German
Latinized form of Dominik.
Domizia f Italian
Italian form of Domitia.
Domiziana f Italian
Feminine form of Domiziano.
Domiziano m Italian
Italian form of Domitian.
Domizio m Italian
Italian form of Domitius.
Donate f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Donata. This French given name is also in use in the Netherlands, where it is about equally rare.
Donatuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Donata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
Donnino m Italian
Italian form of Domninus.
Doralba f Italian
Combination of Dora and Alba 1, with the overall meaning of "gift of dawn" or "white gift".
Doralice f Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the Italian poets Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto in their epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483-1495) and Orlando furioso (1516-1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess.... [more]
Doranda f Italian (Rare)
Truncated form of Adoranda.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Doraura f Italian, Literature
Possibly 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.
Dore f German
Variant of Dora.
Dorea f Literature, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
The name of one of the "sand snakes" in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Dörg m German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Dirk, or a blend between Dirk and Jörg.
Dorina f Romansh
Romansh diminutive of Dora.
Dorle f German
Diminutive of Dorothea.
Dorli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora and Dorothea.
Doro f German
Diminutive 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.
Doro m Spanish, Asturian, Italian
Short form of names such as Teodoro, Isidoro and Doroteo.
Dortchen f German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Dorothea. This was the name of the wife of Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
Dortlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Dort, a diminutive of Dorothea and Lies a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Doryan m French
Variant of Dorian.
Dositeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Dosithée m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
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.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Drachemir m German (Rare)
Likely a germanization of Drahomír.
Drafi m German (Modern, Rare)
Simplified form of the Hungarian name Dráfi.... [more]
Drea m Romansh
Short form of Andrea 1.
Driope f Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Dryope.
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.
Dschamila f German
German transcription of Jamila.
Duccia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Duccio.
Duff m Romansh (Archaic)
Short form of Rudolf via the form Dulf. The name was early on misunderstood as a Romansh form of David.
Duilia f Italian
Feminine form of Duilio.
Duitg m Romansh
Variant of Ludivic, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
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".
Dumeng m Romansh
Romansh form of Dominic, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Dumengia f Romansh
Feminine form of Dumeng. The name coincides with Romansh dumengia "Sunday".
Dumeni m Romansh
Romansh form of Dominic, traditionally used in the Surselva region.
Dumenia f Romansh
Romansh form of Domenica, traditionally used in the Surselva region of Switzerland.
Dumenic m Romansh
Variant of Domenic, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Dumina f Romansh
Variant of Dumenia, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Dunstano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dunstan.
Duolf m Romansh
Short form of Raduolf.
Duosch m Romansh
Variant of Dusch, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Duri m Romansh
Variant of Durisch, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Durich m Romansh, Ladin
Romansh and Ladin form of Huldrych, now generally considered a form of Ulrich.
Durisch m Romansh
Romansh form of Ulrich.
Dürken f North Frisian, German (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names like Theodora or Doris.
Dusch m Romansh
Originally a short form of Rudolf, the name was early on conflated with Teodosi and is now considered a Romansh form of both names.
Duscha f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a feminine form of Dusch.
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Dylane m French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Dylan.
Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]
Eaco m Italian
Italian form of Aiakos via its latinized form Aeacus.
Ebbo m German (Rare)
Clearly masculine form of Ebbe.
Eberfried m German
German form of Eberfrid.
Eberhardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Eberhard. This was borne by Christiane Eberhardine (1671-1727), the Saxon wife of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland.
Eberhardt m Danish, German
German and Danish form of Eberhard.
Eborico m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Eboric.
Ebroino m Italian
Italian form of Ebroin.
Ecateo m Italian
Italian form of Hekataios via Hecataeus.
Eckhardt m German
Variant of Eckhard.
Ecki m German
Diminutive of names that start with Eck-, such as Eckbert and Eckehard.
Eco f & m Italian
Italian form of Echo, both the mythological figure and the word.
Ecretine f French (Archaic)
Archaic form of Christine. This name was recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Edea f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Of very uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edelberto m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Edelbert.
Edelfa f Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Adelfa. A known bearer of this name is Edelfa Chiara Masciotta (1984-), an Italian television personality and former beauty queen who won Miss Italia 2005.
Edelfried m German
German form of Adelfried.
Edelhard m Dutch, German
Primarily German form of Adelhard.
Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian Creole
Old 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.
Éden m & f French (Modern)
French form of Eden.
Ederina f Italian, Albanian
Italian diminutive of Edera as well as an Albanian borrowing of this name.
Edgaro m Esperanto, Italian
Esperanto form of Edgar and Italian variant of Edgardo.
Edigna f History (Ecclesiastical), German (Rare)
The name of a blessed nun who lived as a hermit in a hollow tree in Puch near Fürstenfeldbruck (Bavaria).
Edilberta f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Edilberto. In other words, this is a Spanish and Italian cognate of Ethelberta.
Editta f Italian
Italian form of Edith.
Edmea f Italian, Maltese
Italian cognate of Edmée.
Edmondine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Edmonde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Edmondus m French (Latinized), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Edmond. Also compare the related name Edmundus, which is even rarer in Flanders, but in the Netherlands more popular than this name.
Edmundus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Variant of Eadmundus, though it can also be a direct latinization of Edmund.
Edra f Italian, Albanian
Contracted form of Edera.
Edro m Italian
Masculine form of Edra.
Eduardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Eduard or a form of Everardus.
Eduino m Italian
Italian form of Edwin and variant of Edvino.
Edvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Edwin
Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.
Effi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian, German (Archaic), Literature
Scandinavian diminutive of Eufemia, German diminutive of Elfriede and Hungarian diminutive of Eufémia and Elfrida... [more]
Efrata f German (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Efrat.
Egberto m Italian
Italian form of Egbert.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Egeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aegeus.
Egesia m Italian
Italian form of Hegesias.
Egesippo m Italian
Italian form of Hegesippos via it's Latinized form Hegesippus.
Egialea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Aegiale.
Egid m German
Vernacular form of Egidius.
Egidia f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Egidio and Polish feminine form of Egidiusz.
Egidius m Dutch (Archaic), German (Rare)
Modern form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Egilda f Italian
Alternative form of Ermenegilda.
Egilde f Italian
Alternative form of Ermenegilda.
Egildo m Italian
Alternative form of Ermenegildo.
Eginald m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Aginald, which is still in use today (albeit barely).... [more]
Eginolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Aginulf.
Egista f Italian
Italian feminine form of Aigisthos.
Egisto m Italian
Italian form of Aegisthus.
Egle f Italian
Italian form of Aegle.
Egmar m German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements agjō "edge (of the sword)" and mari "famous".
Egmont m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Theatre
German variant of Egmund and Flemish variant of Egmond. Egmont (1788) is a play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Egmund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agmund.
Égyptienne f French (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
Ehrenbert m German
Derived 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 German
Derived 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.
Ehrengard f German (Rare), Literature
Originally a variant of Irmgard, Ehrengard is reinterpreted as a combination of the German word Ehre "honour" and the name element gard "guard"... [more]
Eiko m German
short form of names beginning with 'Ecke-', such as Eckhard, meaning "edge"
Eilfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agilfrid via its later form Egilfrid.
Eilhard m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agilhard via its later form Egilhard.
Eilika f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".
Eisenhart m German (Modern, Rare)
A 20th century coinage from the German words Eisen "iron" and hart "hard".... [more]
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).... [more]
Ekkhard m German
Variant of Ekkehard.
Ekki m German
Diminutive of Ekkebert, Ekkehard and Ekkehardt.
Élaine f French
French form of Elaine.
Elard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Eilhard and/or Edelhard.
Elba f Italian
Directly 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.
Elberich m German
Variant of Alberich.
Éléa f French (Modern)
French adoption of Elea.
Eléa f French (Belgian, Modern), French (Modern)
French variant and Belgian-French form of Éléa.
Eléazar m French
French form of Eleazar.
Eleazaro m Italian
Italian form of Eleazar.
Éléna f French
French borrowing of Elena.
Eléna f French
French form of Elena.
Elenia f German (Modern), Italian
Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.
Elenio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Helenius.
Eleno m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Helenos and masculine form of Elena.
Éléonor m French
French masculine form of Eleanor.
Elerio m Italian
Italian form of Helier via Helerius.
Eletta f Italian
Italian form of Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elettro m Italian
Masculine form of Elettra.
Éleuthère m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Eleutherius. This name was borne by French-born American industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834).
Elfie f German
Variant of Elfi.
Elfried m Dutch, German
The 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.
Elftraud f German (Modern, Rare)
A dithematic name composed from the Germanic name elements alb "elf" and drud "strength".... [more]
Elge f German (Rare)
Either a variant of Helge or a short form of names with the name element adal "noble", e.g., Edelgard.
Elger m German (Rare), German (Silesian)
Younger form of Adalgar via the variant Adalger.
Élia f French
French form of Aelia.
Elia f Italian, Albanian, Spanish
Feminine form of Elio.
Élianne f French
Variant of Éliane.
Eliano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Aelian.
Elianthe f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant form of Helianthe, with omission of the h-. However, in at least one recorded case (a Dutch family), this name was a blend of Elisabeth and Anthonia.... [more]
Élias m French, Judeo-French
French form of Elias.
Elicio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Elicius.
Elielle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Eliel.
Élien m French
French form of Aelian.
Élienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Élien.