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Doman f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
dom meaning "persistence, perseverance".
Domard m Germanic, Medieval FrenchDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) meaning "brave, hardy".... [
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Dómari m Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse noun
dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is
domare, whilst
dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun
dómr meaning "judgement".... [
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Dómarr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse
herr meaning "army" or Old Norse
arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse
harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [
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Domasław m PolishDerived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Domawit m PolishMeans "lord of the house", derived from Slavic
dom "house" combined with Slavic
vit or
wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Dombert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German
beraht meaning "bright".
Dome m Finnish (Modern, Rare)Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition... [
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Domenichino m Italian, HistoryDiminutive of
Domenico. Domenico Zampieri (1581-1641), known by his diminutive, Domenichino after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters.
Dometius m Late RomanThis name is perhaps best known for being the name of saint Dometius of Persia (4rd century AD), who is also frequently mentioned as Domitius in relevant sources. Since most sources claim that the name Dometius is of Latin origin and virtually means "to tame", it is most likely a variant form of the name
Domitius... [
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Domhanghart m Old Irish, Medieval IrishContracted form of the early medieval Irish given name
Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish
domhan meaning "the world", Irish
gabh meaning "I take" and the given name
Art.
Dómhildr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dómr "judgement", "legal sentence", "fate", "doom" and
hildr "battle", "fight".
Domicelė f LithuanianDerived from medieval Latin
domicella, which is the feminine form of
domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of
dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun
dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [
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Domiduca f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [
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Domiducus m Roman MythologyMeans "guiding home" or "bringing home", derived from Latin
domus "house, home" and the verb
ducere "to lead, to guide". Domiducus and
Domiduca were epithets of the Roman gods
Jupiter and
Juno respectively, as marriage deities who brought or conducted the bride to her husband's home.
Domien m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Short form of
Dominicus. Known bearers of this name include Dutch radio DJ Domien Verschuuren (b. 1988), Belgian journalist and author Domien Sleeckx (1818-1901) and Belgian actor and director Domien De Gruyter (1921-2007).
Domino f Popular Culture, English (Rare)Short form of
Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest
Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [
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Domintas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from old Lithuanian
dotas or
dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Domnicus m Late RomanContracted form of
Dominicus. Flavius Domnicus was a Byzantine military officer and patrikios, active in the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).
Domovoi m LiteratureFrom the name of a type of house spirit in Slavic folklore. It was used by author Eoin Colfer in his 'Artemis Fowl' series, in which it belongs to Artemis Fowl II's bodyguard, Domovoi Butler.
Domuald m GermanicDerived from Gothic
dôms (which is cognate with Old High German
tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic
valdan meaning "to reign".... [
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Dôn f Welsh MythologyDôn likely comes from
ghdhonos, meaning "the earth." In this sense, she can be seen as the Welsh version of Dheghom from Proto-Indo-European mythology, the primordial Earth Goddess from which all other gods originate... [
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Donají f ZapotecMeans "great soul" in Zapotec. According to legend, Donají was the last princess of the Zapotec and was prophesied at birth that she would sacrifice her life for her people.
Donalbain m Theatre, HistoryAnglicized form of Gaelic
Domnall Bán meaning "
Domnall the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.
Donam m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".
Donan m BretonComposed of the old Celtic element
dumno "world" (compare
Donald) combined with a diminutive suffix. This was borne by a disciple of Saint Briec.
Donara f Soviet, Russian (Rare), ArmenianContraction of Russian дочь народа
(doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Donbass m SovietPortmanteau of
Donets Basin, an abbreviation of
Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн
(Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).
Donbettyr m Ossetian MythologyProbably from Ossetian дон
(don) meaning "water, river" combined with a form of the given name
Peter. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of the god of water and the patron of fishermen.
Donder m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from the Dutch word
donder meaning "thunder". Popularized by the reindeer in the story
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the song
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even though the reindeer was originally named Dunder.
Dondi m & f Popular Culture, EnglishFrom a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him
dandy boy.
Do'ndiqcha f UzbekMeans "pretty" in Uzbek, also the name of a kind of silk or cotton fabric.
Döndü f TurkishDirectly taken from Turkish
döndü meaning "returned".
Đống m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 棟
(đống) meaning "pillar, beam".
Đồng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 同 (
đồng) meaning "same, united".
Dong m & f KoreanFrom the Korean Hangul 동 (
dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Dong-geon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東
(dong) meaning "east" and 健
(geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" or 建
(geon) meaning "build, establish", as well as other hanja combinations that can form this name.
Dong-ha m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (
ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Dong-hae m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (
hae) "sea, ocean".
Donghua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 东
(dōng) meaning "east" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Dong-hui m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east" and 熙 (
hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".
Donghui m ChineseFrom Chinese 东
(dōng) meaning "east" combined with 辉
(huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.