All Submitted Names

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Doriet f Dutch (Rare)
Dutchification of Dorita and perhaps also of Dorit 2. There are likely also cases where this name is a combination of the names Dora and Riet.
Doriette f Maltese
Diminutive of Doria by way of combining it with the French diminutive ending -ette.
Dorigen f Literature
Meaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin. This is the name of the faithful wife in 'The Franklin's Tale', one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Do-right m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used. See Do-good.
Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorilas m Arthurian Cycle
A 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 Theatre
Dorilea is a shepherdess in the 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Dorimachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".
Dorimedont m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
From Ancient Greek Δορυμέδοντος, means "master of spear", where δόρυ="spear" and μέδων, μέδοντος="master, chief". ... [more]
Dorimène f French (Archaic), Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.
Dori-mu m & f Japanese
From 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... [more]
Dorin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it is came from the name Doron
Dorina f Romansh
Romansh diminutive of Dora.
Dorinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -dor-, such as Teodoro and Heliodoro.... [more]
Dorinka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Dorina 2.
Dorion m Hungarian
Variant of Dorián.
Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.
Dorisz f Hungarian
Variant of Dorottya, meaning "gift of God".
Doritha f Swedish
Variant of Dorita.
Dorival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).... [more]
Dorixenos m Ancient Greek
The 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 Doris)... [more]
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 Mongolian
Means "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).
Dorja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene short form of Doroteja.
Dorjai m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorjay m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorje m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (see Dorji).
Dorjee m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (see Dorji).
Dorjey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorjsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Dorkȧ f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Dorothy.
Dorkada f Greek
Modern Greek form of Dorcas.
Dorkás f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dorcas.
Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.
Dorle f German
Diminutive of Dorothea.
Dorleta f Basque
Derived 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.
Dorli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora and Dorothea.
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).
Dormán m Hungarian
Cognate of Dorman.
Dorman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dorman.
Dormánd m Hungarian
Diminutive of Dormán.
Dormod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Greek doron "gift" and Germanic móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Doro f German
Diminutive 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.
Doro m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Dorofey.
Doro m Spanish, Asturian, Italian
Short form of names such as Teodoro, Isidoro and Doroteo.
Dorocia f Polish
Diminutive of Dorota.
Dorofeia f Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Dorofei.
Dorofeya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Dorothea.
Dorona f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Doron. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Dorona Alberti (b. 1975).
Doroppuun m Yakut
Yakut form of Trofim.
Dorosh m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Dorotheos.
Dorote m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Dorotheos (see Dorothea).
Dorotèa f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Dorothea.
Doroteea f Romanian
Romanian form of Dorothy.
Dorotei m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Dorotheus. This was the name of several early saints.
Doroteu m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Dorotheos.
Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
Dorotêye f Walloon
Walloon form of Dorothea.
Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Dóróthea f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dorothea.
Dorothye f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval and Silesian German variant of Dorothea.
Doroti f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Dorothy.
Dorotia f Hungarian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Dorottya.
Dorotka f Czech, Kashubian, Polish
Diminutive of Dorota.
Dorr m English
Transferred use of the surname Dörr.
Dorra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (born January 13, 1980) is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.
Dorraine f English (American)
Possibly a blend of Doreen and Lorraine.... [more]
Dorreen f English
Variant of Doreen.
Dorrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Dorothy, Doris, or other names containing the dor sound.
Dorrigo m Literature
The 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"... [more]
Dorrin f Manx
Manx form of Doireann. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Dorothy.
Dorrit f English, Literature
Transferred 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... [more]
Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.
Dorsa f Persian
Means "pearl-like" in Persian.
Dorsaf f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearl" combined with صاف (ṣāfin) meaning "pure, clear, bright".
Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.
Dorsille f Louisiana Creole
Possibly a Creole variant of French Drusille.
Dorste m Sami
Sami form of Torsten.
Dorta f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Doreta (see also Dorthe and Dörthe).
Dortchen f German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Dorothea. This was the name of the wife of Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
Dörte f Low German (Rare), East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.
Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.
Dorthia f American (Rare)
Contracted form of Dorothia.
Dortlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Dort, a diminutive of Dorothea and Lies a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Doruntina f Albanian, Folklore
This 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 Albanian
Doruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
Dorus m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Theodorus and sometimes also Isidorus and Dorotheus.... [more]
Dorval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant or shortened form of Dorival.... [more]
Dorvina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contracted form of Dorvalina.
Dory m Hebrew, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew דּוֹרִי (See Dori).
Doryan m French
Variant of Dorian.
Doryclus m Greek Mythology
Derived from δόρῠ (doru) meaning "wood, tree" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Doryda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Doris.
Dorymedon m Ancient Greek
derived from Greek δόρυ (dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).
Dorymenes m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek δόρυ (dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit".
Dorys f English
Variant of Doris.
Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dorzho m Buryat
Means "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).
Dos m Kazakh
Means "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.
Dose f Latvian (Archaic)
Recorded in Latvia in the 17th-century
Doshia f English (American)
Possibly a diminutive of Theodosia. (Cf. Docia.)
Doshie f American
Diminutive of Theodosia.
Dosi f & m Galician
Galician short form of Eudosia and Eudosio.
Dosie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Theodosia.
Dosifei m Russian
Variant transcription of Dosifey.
Dositea f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Dositeo.
Dositeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Dositeos m Georgian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Dositeoz.
Dositeoz m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Dositheos. A notable bearer of this name is saint Dositeoz of Tbilisi (died in 1795).
Dositeu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Dositheos.
Dosithée m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Dositheos via Dositheus.
Dosma f Batak
From Toba Batak dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.
Dosmuhammed m Kazakh
Combination of the Kazakh word dos, meaning "friend" (ultimately derived from Persian dost) and the Islamic name Muhammed.
Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.
Dossantos m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dos Santos.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dosso m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Dost m Turkish
friend
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.
Doston m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastan.... [more]
Dostonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastanbek. Known bearers of this name include the Uzbek soccer players Dostonbek Khamdamov (b. 1996) and Dostonbek Tursunov (b... [more]
Doszhan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh дос (dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Dota f Medieval Basque
Medieval 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.
Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.
Dothias m Frisian
Derived from duif or duive meaning pigeon.
Dotir f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Dóttir.
Dotis m & f Greek Mythology
Dotis (male), son of Asterius and Amphictyone (herself daughter of Phthius)... [more]
Dotschy f Romani
The name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dotsi f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Dotsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Dótta f Old Danish
Possibly an Old Danish form of Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Dóttir f Old Norse
From Old Norse dóttir meaning "daughter".
Dottye f English
Alternative spelling of Dotty.
Dou m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 豆... [more]
Douaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic دعاء (see Dua) chiefly used in North Africa.
Douae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic دعاء (see Dua) chiefly used in Morocco.
Douangchanh f & m Lao
Means "moon" in Lao.
Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Douangdeuane f Lao (Rare)
Means "moon" in Lao.
Douard m Jèrriais
Truncated form of Êdouard.
Doubča f Czech
Diminutive form of Doubravka.
Doubra m & f Ijaw
Means "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Doubravuše f Czech
Diminutive of Doubravka.
Doubruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Doubravka.
Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Doucelin m Medieval French
The 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... [more]
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Doucette f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Douce.
Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.
Dóufino f Provençal
Provençal form of Delphine.
Dougald m Scottish
Variant spelling of Dugald, itself a Scottish variant of Dougal
Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.
Douja f Arabic
Sometimes 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".
Doukissa f Greek
Means "duchess" in Greek.
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.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Doumenge m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.
Doumenico m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.
Doumergue m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.
Doumu m Japanese
From Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Do-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".
Dounacian m Provençal
Provençal form of Donatien.
Dounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Dunia used in Morocco and Algeria.
Dour f & m Breton
Breton meaning "water"
Douri m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]
Douris m Ancient Greek
Probably 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".
Dourival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dorival, seemingly influenced by the Portuguese word for gold, ouro.
Dousonna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Doutzen f West Frisian, Dutch
Feminine 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).
Douwård m Walloon
Walloon form of Edward.
Douwe m West Frisian
Derived from Frisian dou "dove."
Douye m Ijaw
Means "desire" in Ijaw.
Douze f Judeo-French
Variant of Douce.
Dova f Yiddish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Dov.
Dova f Shona
Meaning "dew".
Dovahkiin m Popular Culture
Means "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... [more]
Dovaidas m Lithuanian
The 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"... [more]
Dovaidė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dovaidas.
Dovainas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Dovainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dovainas.
Dovainis m Lithuanian
Variant form of Dovainas.
Dovaldas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).
Dovaldė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dovaldas.
Dovas m Lithuanian
Short form of masculine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainis, Dovilas and Dovydas.
Dovber m Jewish
Combination of Hebrew Dov and Yiddish Ber, both meaning "bear"
Dovė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainė, Dovilė and Dovydė.
Dover m Hebrew, Yiddish
Combination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).
Dovesary f Literature
The name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Dovev m Hebrew
Means "to draw out, cause to speak", though "whisper" is the more commonly accepted meaning.
Dovi m Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Dovid.
Dovie f American (South)
Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)
Dovie m Jewish
Possibly an anglicized variant of Dovi. See also Dov.
Doviltas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Lithuanian viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare Dovilas.
Doviltė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Doviltas. Also compare Dovilė.
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.
Dovmont m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Daumantas.
Dövran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Davran.
Dovron m Uzbek
Variant of Davron, which is the main Uzbek form of Davran.
Dovronbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Davronbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Davranbek.
Dovud m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of David via its Arabic form Dawud.
Dovy m Scots
Diminutive of Joseph.
Dovydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dovydas.
Dow m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dow.
Dowanhowee f Sioux
Means “singing voice” in Lakota.
Do-well m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is used rarely. See also Do-good.
Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.
Dowid m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of David.
Döwlet m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Devlet.
Döwletgeldi m Turkmen
From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Döwletjan m Turkmen
From Persian دولت‎ (dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen döwlet) combined with Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, soul"... [more]
Döwran m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).
Dowsabel f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dulcibella. It was taken from the affectionate French phrase douce et belle meaning "sweet and beautiful".
Dowse f Medieval English
Medieval form of Dulcie. (See Duce.)
Doxa f Ancient Greek, Greek
From Greek δόξα (doxa) meaning "glory, renown, honour". It is also used in modern Greek as a short form of Evdoxia.
Doxoula f Greek
Diminutive of Doxa.
Doy m Filipino
Diminutive of Diosdado, Leonardo and other names ending in do.
Doydu m Yakut
Means "land, country" in Sakha.
Doýduk f Turkmen
Means "satisfied" in Turkmen, ultimately meaning a wish for a boy.
Doyduuna f Yakut (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Doyduuna f Yakut
Feminine form of Doydu.
Do-yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 道 "path, road, street; method, way" and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever".