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Delmira f SpanishShort form or variant form of
Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Delmore m FrenchA boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz
Deloria f Indigenous AmericanA Native American surname, derived from the name of a French trapper, Phillippe des Lauriers, who settled and married into a Yankton community of the Dakota people, and may refer to: Ella Cara Deloria (1888-1971), educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and author of "Waterlily".
Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname
Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction
del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun
panneaux, which is the plural of
panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [
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Delphinium f Literature (Rare)A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.
Delphinus m AstronomyMeans "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.
Delphos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek word
adelphos, meaning "brother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a man whom the name of the Greek city is derived from. It can also be interpreted as the Greek masculine form of
Delphine.
Delyan m History, BulgarianMeans "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати
(dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
Delyara f OssetianIt appears to be an Ossetian form of the Arabic name Delara, which means “what makes the heart beautiful”.
Demainetos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός
(ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [
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Demandros m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Demang m MalayIt means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.
Demaratos m Ancient GreekThis name can be a variant form of
Demaretos, but it can also be a name of its own. In that case, it is derived from Greek δημος
(demos) "the people" combined with the Greek adjective ἀρατός
(aratos) meaning "prayed for"... [
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Demaretos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δημος
(demos) "the people" combined with Greek ἀρετή
(arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".
Demeas m TheatreA character in 'Misuomenos' an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander.
Demei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, flatter",
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful",
玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Demenity m LiteratureDemenity Veen, nicknamed
Demon, was a character in Vladimir Nabokov's 1969 novel 'Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.'... [
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Demetre m Georgian, HistoryGeorgian form of
Demetrios (see
Demetrius). This name is less common in Georgia than the Russian name
Dimitri, which is probably due to the influence that Russia has had on the country (Georgia had been under Russian rule for nearly two centuries).... [
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Demgul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
dema meaning "time" and
gula meaning "rose".
Demigod m ObscureFrom the English word
demigod meaning "half-god", the offspring of a deity and a mortal. A famous bearer of this name is Filipino actor Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla (2004-).
Demirkan m TurkishMeans "iron khan" (kan/han=khan) in Turkish. Also means "iron blood" (kan=blood) in Turkish. It's hard to tell which one is correct.
Demissie m AmharicMeans "my destroyer" from Amharic ደመሰሰ
(damasasa) meaning "to destroy, to crush".
Demiurgos m GnosticismFrom Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (
Demiourgos) meaning "public worker" or "skilled worker" from the Greek elements
demos "common people" and
ergos "work". In the Gnostic system this is the name of the creator of the material world (and sometimes of evil), a deity inferior to the Supreme Being.
Demochares m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective δημοχαρής
(demochares) meaning "pleasing the people, popular". It consists of the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά
(chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις
(charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see
Chares).
Democracy m & f EnglishFrom the English word
democracy, from French
démocratie, via late Latin from Greek
dēmokratia, from
dēmos ‘the people’ +
-kratia ‘power, rule’.
Demodokos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun δόκος
(dokos) meaning "opinion, belief". Also compare the related Greek verb δοκέω
(dokeo) meaning "to expect" as well as "to think, to imagine, to suppose" (see
Eudocia).
Demokoon m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with κοῶ
(koo), which is a contracted form of the Greek verb κοέω
(koeo) meaning "to know, to be aware" as well as "to mark, to perceive, to hear"... [
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Demoleon m Greek MythologyMeans "lion of the people", derived from Greek δημος
(demos) "the people" combined with Greek λεων
(leon) "lion". In Greek mythology, Demoleon is the name of a centaur.
Demomeles m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek peep
(demos) meaning "the people" and either μέλος
(melos) meaning "song" or μέλω
(melo) meaning "to care, be interest in; to be cared for".
Demonica f African American (Rare)Combination of the popular name prefix
de and
Monica. It can be spelled
DeMonica or
Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.
Demonicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Demonikos. A known bearer of this name was Demonicus of Pella (4th century BC), a trierarch who is thought to have been part of the companion cavalry of Alexander the Great.
Demonikos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun δῆμος
(demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory".
Demophilos m Ancient GreekMeans "friend of the people", derived from Greek δημος
(demos) "the people" combined with Greek φιλος
(philos) "friend, lover".
Demora f Popular CultureThis is the name of Hikaru Sulu's daughter, Helmsman of the USS Enterprise-B in the 1994 film 'Star Trek: Generations'. Perhaps by coincidence, the word
demora means "delay" in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Demos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek δῆμος
(demos) meaning "the people", usually used as a short form of names containing the element.
Demri f English (American)A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.
Demur m GeorgianVariant of
Temur. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian rugby union player Demur Tapladze (b. 2000).
Den m Ancient EgyptianEtymology uncertain. Possibly means "the slaughterer", derived from Egyptian
dn meaning "to sever, cut off". Other suggested meanings include "he who brings the water" and "he who spreads (his (falcon’s) wings)"... [
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Dena f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Denalda f EnglishPossibly a variant of
Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.