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Darmono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Darna f Filipino, Popular CultureDarna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named
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Daroach m Popular CultureFrom Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Darol m American (Rare)Variant of
Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol
Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol
Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish
darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech
darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic
dati "to give"... [
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Daron m EnglishVariant of
Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish
darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech
darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic
dati "to give"... [
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Darrhon m Greek MythologyDarrhon or
Darron was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by
Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.... [
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Darri m IcelandicOriginally an Old Norse byname meaning "long lazy man". The word is related to Old Norse
darr "dart, spear".
Darroch m ScottishThe name Darroch is said to derive from Macdara which is Scottish Gaelic for ''son of oak''.
Darsameen f Urdu (Rare)Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ
(durr) "pearl" (compare
Durr) and ثَمِين
(ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare
Sameen).
Darsenois m Arthurian CycleA knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.
Darsono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darsana meaning "example, pattern, road, way" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Dartautas m LithuanianBasically means "(a) working people", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Daruni f ThaiMeans "young girl" or "youthful" in Thai.
Darussalam m IndonesianDerived from Arabic دار السلام
(dar as-salam) meaning "abode of peace", used as an epithet for various places.
Darvainas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Darvilas m LithuanianBasically means "working to hope", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
vil meaning "hope" (see
Viltautas).
Darvydas m LithuanianBasically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Darwish m ArabicMeans "dervish (a Sufi mystic)" in Arabic, derived from Persian درویش
(darvesh) meaning "poor, needy, indigent".
Darwood m English (American)Darwood Kaye (born Darwood Kenneth Smith) was an American child actor known for his role of Waldo in the series of short films The Little Rascals (aka Our Gang) between 1937 - 1940. Later in life he became a pastor.
Dary m & f EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the name
Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Darylann f Popular CultureA compound of the names
Daryl and
Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
Daryo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness".
Daryogul f Tajik, Uzbek (Rare, ?)Composed of Tajik дарё
(daryo), Uzbek
daryo meaning "river" and Tajik гул
(gul), Uzbek
gul meaning "flower".
Daryono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Daryun m Popular CultureDaryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Darzymir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present")... [
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Darzysław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present")... [
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Das m & f IndianMeans "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Dasan m PomoDasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [
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Dasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)From the name of the bottled water brand
Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word
sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.
Dášeňka f Czech, SlovakVariant spelling of
Dašenka. Used by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his book
Dášeňka čili život štěněte (Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy, 1933).
Daseul f KoreanIn Native Korean Meaning "Take Care". this name is derived from Korean Word "다스리다 (To Rule)".
Dash m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
dash "ram" and, figuratively, "healthy and good-looking person".
Dashamir m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
dashamir "well-wishing, benevolent; kind, friendly".
Dasheng m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
升 (shēng) meaning "arise, go up, advance" or
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred".
Dashi m BuryatBuryat form of
Tashi, commonly used as an element in compound names.
Dashuai m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
帅 (shuài) meaning "commander".
Data m Georgian, LiteratureShort form of
Davit and perhaps also of
Datua. In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the popular novel
Data Tutashkhia (1975) written by Chabua Amirejibi (1921-2013).
Datafarnah m Old PersianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Persian
dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb
dadātuv "to give, to put"). The second element of this name is derived from Old Persian
farnah "glory, splendour, fortune"... [
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Dathne f LiteratureAn Olken mage from Karen Miller's Kingmaker, Kingbreaker trilogy
Datian m ChineseFrom the Chinese
大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
Datiko m GeorgianDiminutive of
Davit. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian revolutionary Datiko Shevardnadze (1875-1909), who was a relative of the second president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
Datius m Ancient RomanForm of
Dacius. This was the name of the Bishop of Milan who defended the will of Catholicism from the rampaging heresies of his day.
Dato m GeorgianShort form of
Davit. A notable bearer of this name is the Georgian pop singer Davit "Dato" Khujadze (b. 1975).
D'Atra f African American (Rare)Variant of
Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.
Datua m Georgian (Rare)Often listed as a diminutive of
Davit (compare names like
Datiko and
Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ
(datwi) meaning "bear".... [
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Datuna m GeorgianDiminutive of
Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ
(datwi) meaning "bear", such as
Datua.
Datus m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)Possibly derived from Latin
datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
Datya f Hebrew (Rare)Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת
(dat) meaning "religion" and יָה
(yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Dậu f VietnameseMeans "rooster" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the rooster.
Daudi m SwahiliDaudi is an altered form of
Daud, an Arabic name, which also is an altered form of the Hebrew name
David, which means "beloved" or "uncle."
Daugailas m LithuanianBasically means "much strength", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Daugaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective
gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Daugaviete f Medieval BalticPossibly a direct adoption of Latvian
daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
Daugintas m LithuanianBasically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian
ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Daugirdas m LithuanianBasically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears much", derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun
girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
girdėti meaning "to hear"... [
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Daugmintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Daujotas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
daug meaning "much" (see
Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback". In other words: this given name is basically the same as
Jodaugas, but with the name elements in different places.
Daulayefa m IjawMeans "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
Daulet m KazakhMeans "contentment, wealth, fortune" in Kazakh.
Daulis f Greek MythologyEtymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος
(daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός
(dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch"... [
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