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Doriette f MalteseDiminutive of
Doria by way of combining it with the French diminutive ending
-ette.
Dorigen f LiteratureMeaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin. This is the name of the faithful wife in 'The Franklin's Tale', one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Dorilas m Arthurian CycleA Knight of the Round Table and the nephew of King Nentres of Garlot. He fought with his uncle against the Saxons at the battles of Broceliande and Clarence.
Dorilea f TheatreDorilea is a shepherdess in the 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Dori-mu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (dori-mu) meaning "dream", 童 (do) meaning "juvenile, child", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [
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Dorixenos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is a little bit uncertain. The Greek noun δῶρον
(doron) meaning "gift" is the most obvious candidate, but it is also possible that the first element is connected to the Greek tribe of the Dorians in some way, such as via the Greek adjective Δωρικός
(Dorikos) meaning "Dorian, Doric" (also compare
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Doriya f Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the names
Dori (or
Dor), means "(my) generation" with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God).
Dorj m & f MongolianMeans "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Dorjsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Dorleta f BasqueDerived from the name of the sanctuary of
Our Lady of Dorleta which is located in the town of Leintz Gatzaga in the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country in Spain. She is considered the patron saint of cyclists in Spain.
Dorliska f Theatre, English (American, Archaic)Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) is an operatic dramma semiserio in two acts by Gioachino Rossini based on the novel
Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas (1787–1790) by the revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, whose work was the source of the
Lodoïska libretto set by Luigi Cherubini (1791), and
Lodoiska set by Stephen Storace (1794), and Simon Mayr (1796).
Doro f GermanDiminutive 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.
Dorona f Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Doron. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Dorona Alberti (b. 1975).
Dorrigo m LiteratureThe name of a town in New South Wales whose name was originally Don Dorrigo, from either the Gumbaynggirr word
Dunn Dorriga, meaning "tallowwood tree", or from
dundorrigo, meaning "stringybark tree"... [
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Dorrit f English, LiteratureTransferred use of a surname deriving either from
Durward or
Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel
Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [
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Dorsaf f Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic در
(durr) meaning "pearl" combined with صاف
(ṣāfin) meaning "pure, clear, bright".
Doruntina f Albanian, FolkloreThis name is best known as that of the heroine in the Albanian legend and ballad
Kostandini dhe Doruntina (
Constantin and Doruntine in English).
Doruntinë f AlbanianDoruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
Dorymenes m Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek
δόρυ (
dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with
μενος (
menos) "power, strength, spirit".
Dorzho m BuryatMeans "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Dos m KazakhMeans "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.
Dosma f BatakFrom Toba Batak
dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Dosmuhammed m KazakhCombination of the Kazakh word
dos, meaning "friend" (ultimately derived from Persian
dost) and the Islamic name
Muhammed.
Dosso m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Derived from the word for "enough" (
dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Doszhan m KazakhDerived from Kazakh дос
(dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Dota f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Dotschy f RomaniThe name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Douangchay m & f LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ
(chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Doubra m & f IjawMeans "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Doucelin m Medieval FrenchThe first element of this name is derived from Old French
dous meaning "sweet, soft", which is ultimately derived from Latin
dulcis meaning "sweet". The second element consists of the French diminutive suffix
-lin... [
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Douja f ArabicSometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
Doukas m Greek (Rare)From the name of a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. The name is derived from the Latin title
dux, meaning "leader".
Doula f Greek (Rare)Perhaps originally a short form of
Spyridoula,
Theodoula or another name ending in
doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Doumu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Do-un m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".
Douri m JapaneseFrom Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [
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Douris m Ancient GreekProbably derived from δουρός
(douros), which is the Epic Greek genitive singular of the Greek noun δόρυ
(dory) meaning "wood, tree, stem" as well as "spear, lance, pole". Also compare the Epic Greek adjective δούρειος
(doureios) meaning "wooden".
Dousonna f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Doutzen f West Frisian, DutchFeminine form of
Douwe, which possibly started out as a patronymic meaning "son of
Douwe". The name has been rising in popularity since 2007, because of the Frisian model Doutzen Kroes (who rose to fame that year).
Dovahkiin m Popular CultureMeans "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [
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Dovaidas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb
vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb
vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [
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Dovainas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Dovaldas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Baltic
vald meaning "rule" (see
Visvaldas).
Dovber m JewishCombination of Hebrew Dov and Yiddish Ber, both meaning "bear"
Dover m Hebrew, YiddishCombination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).
Dovesary f LiteratureThe name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books
Trickster's Choice and
Trickster's Queen.
Dovev m HebrewMeans "to draw out, cause to speak", though "whisper" is the more commonly accepted meaning.
Doviltas m LithuanianDerived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Lithuanian
viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare
Dovilas.
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Döwletgeldi m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and
geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Döwletjan m TurkmenFrom Persian دولت
(dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen
döwlet) combined with Persian جان
(jan) meaning "life, soul"... [
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Döwran m TurkmenTurkmen form of
Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).
Doýduk f TurkmenMeans "satisfied" in Turkmen, ultimately meaning a wish for a boy.
Do-yeong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 道 "path, road, street; method, way" and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever".