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Danis f CreeFrom Cree
otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
Danise f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureThe Queen of Cluse in Der Stricker’s Daniel. Her husband, King Matur, challenged Arthur and was slain. Arthur then took over Cluse. Danise mourned for Matur but agreed to marry Daniel of the Blossoming Valley, a noble knight of Arthur’s who had made the conquest possible.... [
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Danislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Danismo m Southern AfricanThe meaning of Danismo is "Jubilant and Content with one's life and experiences." Commonly used to describe someone who has had good fortune recently.
Danival m IcelandicIcelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly an altered form of
Daníel. It has been suggested that the suffix -
val was inspired by Old Norse
valr meaning "the slain (in Valhalla)" or the name
Perceval.
Danja f AlbanianDerived from
Danja (
Dagnum in English), the name of a historic town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Danji f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
玑 (jī) meaning "pearl that is not quite round".
Danjuro m JapaneseTaken from the stage names of the Ichikawa family men. Danjuro was the first name of alot of them, wheather adopted or biological. The name ranged from Ichikawa Danjuro the 1st to Ichikawa Danjuro the 12th, whom is still alive today.
Dankler m BrazilianDankler Luis de Jesus Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Dankmut m & f German (Rare)The name is made of the word dank- "thanks" and the name element -muot "Sense, Spirit, Soul".
Danling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Danmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Danniebelle f AmericanDanniebelle Hall, an American gospel singer, is a famous bearer of this name.
Danno m Irish, English (Rare)Diminutive of
Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is
Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series
Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
Dan-o f Korean (Modern, Rare)Dan-o (surname is Eun) is one of the main characters of 2019 South-Korean drama Extraordinary You. The character is played by actress Kim Hye-yoon.
Danshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Danshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of the lunar month" or "the north".
Dansu f JapaneseJapanese name meaning "dance", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word
dance.
Dansui m JapaneseFrom Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 水 (sui) meaning "water". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ɗantala m HausaFrom the Hausa
ɗan meaning “son of” and
Tàlātā̀ meaning “Tuesday”.
Danton m SovietTransferred use of the surname
Danton in honor of French revolutionary Georges Danton (1759-1794).
Danubre m Arthurian CycleA Knight of the Round Table and brother of Acorant the Agile. He was related in some way to Lancelot.... [
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Danuhepa f HittiteEtymology uncertain. The second element of the name (
hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess
Ḫepat. Danuhepa was a Hittite queen who was likely the wife of Mursili II.
Danuphon m ThaiMeans "my strength, my power" from Thai ดนุ
(danu) meaning "I, my" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Danvir m HindiFrom Hindi दान (
dān) meaning "gift" and वीर (
vīr) meaning "heroic, brave", thus "brave gift".
Danvør f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
danr "a Dane; Danish" and
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Danvy f VietnameseUnknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)Variant of
Danielle or
Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and
鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot",
樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or
荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".
Danyon m EnglishFirst known from Olympic gold medallist swimmer Danyon Loader of New Zealand. Now becoming more popular in New Zealand.
Danyzhu f ZapotecThis is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
Đào f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 桃
(đào) meaning "peach".
Đạo m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 道
(đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Dao f & m Thai, LaoMeans "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Daoirí m ObscureName of Irish origin, formed by "daor", meaning "famous" or also "free" and "ri", meaning "king", so the meaning is "famous king" or "free king", "free person".
Da-ol m & f Koreanmeaning "All Happiness Will Come". from korean "Da (다 / All)" + "OL (올 = 오다 / Come)". Kim Da-OL is Korean Voice Actor, who played Sinclair in the Limbus Company.
Daoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
道 (dào) meaning "path, road, method, way" and
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Daophasouk f LaoFrom ດາວ (Dao) meaning "
star" in Lao and ຜາສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "
joy, happiness, prosperity".
Daoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 道
(dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼
(dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Dāorèn m ChineseFrom Chinese 刀刃 (
daoren), meaning Blade. Shortened form is Ren (刃), meaning the same.
Daorueang f ThaiFrom Thai ดาว
(dao) meaning "star" and เรือง
(rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
Daovong m & f LaoFrom Lao ດາວ
(dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Dapeng m ChineseFrom Chinese 达 (
dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 大 (
dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", combined with From Chinese 鹏 (
péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (
péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous"... [
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Daphnis m Greek MythologyFrom Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [
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Daping f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" Other character combinations are possible.
Dara f & m HebrewMeans "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Darab m PersianMeans "glory, power, wealth" in Persian. This is the name of a character in the Persian epic 'Shahnameh'.
Daras m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureAn old knight who lived with his nephew, Danaim, and harbored sick and injured knights in his castle, including Tristan, Mordred, and Palamedes.... [
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Darasimi m & f Nigerianthe name come from Nigeria and it can be use for any gender and it mean god love you
Darcus m EnglishPossibly a blend of the names
Darius and
Marcus. A known bearer of this name is Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, columnist and civil rights campaigner.
Darda m BiblicalMeaning "pearl of wisdom," he was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser. (I Kings 4:31)
Dardan m SerbianDar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular CultureFrom the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of
Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [
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Dare f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
Dareca f Arthurian CycleThe sister of St. Patrick in Jocelyn’s Life of St. Patrick. She was said to have been Patrick’s youngest sister and to have had seventeen sons.... [
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Dargailas m LithuanianBasically means "acting strong" or "working to be(come) strong", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" 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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Dargaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". 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".
Dargintas m LithuanianBasically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian
ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".