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Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος
(Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name
Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [
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Dianus m Roman MythologyMasculine form of
Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for
Ianus (see
Janus).
Diao-chan f Chineseone of the four chinese beauties.the moon have to hide it faces because shame of her beauty.
Diaochan f Chinese MythologyDiaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂
diāo "sable", 蝉
chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [
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Diaz m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the Spanish surname
Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.
Dib m & f HmongA Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.
Diba f LubaMeans "sun" in Tshiluba language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dibir m DagestaniFrom Persian دبیر (
dabir) meaning "secretary, scribe"
Dibri m Biblical HebrewDibri of the house of
Dan was the father of
Shelomith, according to Leviticus 24:11. Shelomith's son was stoned to death by the people of Israel for blasphemy following
Moses' issue of a ruling on the penalty to be applied for blasphemy.
Dibyo m JavaneseDerived from Javanese
dibya meaning "splendid, noble, beautiful", ultimately from Sanskrit दिव्य
(divya).
Dice m EnglishFrom the English word "dice", the plural of
die, referring to "a polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance, typically in gambling".
Dicentra f English (Rare)A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek
δίκεντρος (
díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from
δίς (
dís) “double” combined with
κέντρον (
kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.
Dichan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Δίκτυννα
(Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα
(diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess
Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [
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Dictys m Greek Mythology (Latinized)From Greek Δίκτυς
(Diktys) meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον
(diktyon) "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".
Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, TurkmenThis name can be derived from the Persian noun دید
(did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار
(didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [
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Dide f TurkishOriginating from Ancient Persian, the Turkish name
Dide can be defined as "gözbebeği" or "göz" in modern-day Turkish. ... [
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Didi f & m DutchDiminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element
theud meaning "people", such as
Dieter (strictly masculine),
Diede (unisex),
Diederika (strictly feminine) and
Diete (unisex)... [
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Didik m Javanese, IndonesianFrom Javanese
dhidhik meaning "education, that which has been learned", ultimately of Sanskrit origin.
Didius m Ancient RomanRoman family name of uncertain meaning. It could derived from the cognomen
Dida. Marcus Didius Julianus was a Roman emperor during the Year of the Five Emperors.
Didouche m ArabicUnknown meaning, Didouche Mourad was an Algerian revolutionary, and a political and military figure of the Algerian War of Independence.
Diébédo m Western AfricanThe given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.
Diedérique f DutchVariant spelling of
Didérique which is chiefly found in The Netherlands, where it is a nearly unique name (since 1880 it has had less than 50 bearers).
Diellza f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
diell "sun" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dielo f Georgian (Rare)Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [
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Diễm f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 艷
(diễm) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 琰
(diễm) meaning "jewel, gem".
Diem f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Diem. Possibly used in reference to Latin
carpe diem meaning "pluck the day (as it is ripe)" i.e. enjoy the moment.
Điền m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 沺
(điền) meaning "wide and boundless water, turbulent water".
Dies f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology Dies ("day") was the personification of day, and the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess
Hemera, the daughter of
Nox (Night) and
Scotus (Darkness).... [
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Dietgrim m GermanThe name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
grima meaning "mask, helmet".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)The name is made up of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
gulf of unknown meaning.
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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Dietman m GermanicA younger form of
Theudeman. This name is quite rare nowadays and it is far more often found as a surname than as a first name.
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"
Dieubon m Haitian CreoleDerived from French
dieu "god" and
bon "good" with the intended meaning of "God is good".
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)Derived from French
dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole
fè "to make" and
li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dieusibon m Haitian CreoleDerived from French
dieu "god", the intensifier
si "so" and
bon "good" with the intended meaning of "God is so good".
Diexi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Dieyuan f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman".
Diffidence f English (Puritan)From late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’) from Latin
diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb
diffidere, from
dis- (expressing reversal) +
fidere ‘to trust’.
Digger m English (Australian)Slang term for an Australian soldier, with strong patriotic overtones, and links to the
Anzac legend. Most often used as a nickname or a middle name.
Digil m Somali"Digil" refers to a Somali clan known for agriculture and pastoralism. It symbolizes community and resilience.
Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila
Dijuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".