DainotasmLithuanian Derived from Dainotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with Dain- (such as Dainius and Dainoras), because it contains the masculine suffix -otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
DainutėfLithuanian Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Dain- (such as Dainė and Dainora), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.... [more]
DainutismLithuanian Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Dain- (such as Dainius and Dainoras), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.
DallánmIrish Means "little blind one", from Irish dall "blind" combined with a diminutive suffix. The nickname was borne by an Irish poet saint of the 6th century.
DamitafAfrican American, American (South), Louisiana Creole Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).
DammyfTheatre Used by English dramatist Richard Brome for a character in his play The Weeding of Covent Garden (performed ca. 1633, printed 1659), where it is a diminutive of Damaris.
DanguolismLithuanian (Rare) Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Dangius.
DannomIrish, English (Rare) Diminutive of Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
DannonmEnglish (American, Modern) Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly a variant of Daniel or Dane, or perhaps a diminutive of either with 'dan' plus the suffix 'non' to give it a Celtic or French sound.... [more]
DarchiamGeorgian (Archaic) Either a diminutive or a variant of დარჩილ (Darchil), which is the Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Dartsihr (see Dachi).... [more]
DaðimIcelandic, Old Norse From Dáði, an Old Norse diminutive of Davíð. Alternatively it may have been a diminutive of Dagr, or an Old Norse form of Irish Dáithí or Saxon Daþa.
DatikomGeorgian Diminutive of Davit. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian revolutionary Datiko Shevardnadze (1875-1909), who was a relative of the second president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
DatskomMedieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare) Diminutive or vernacular form of an unknown name. There were 147 cossacks with this name in 1649 Zaporozhian Army register.... [more]
DatuamGeorgian (Rare) Often listed as a diminutive of Davit (compare names like Datiko and Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear".... [more]
DatunamGeorgian Diminutive of Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear", such as Datua.
DawnefEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
DawseymLiterature Transferred use of the surname Dawsey. Also a diminutive of Dawes. It was the name of a character in the novel 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2008) by Mary Ann Shaffer.
DedémPortuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese (Brazilian) diminutive of Anderson. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Anderson Vital da Silva who is known as Dedé. He plays as a centre back or sweeper for Cruzeiro and the Brazilian national football team.
DedikafGeorgian (Rare) Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -იკა (-ika). Also compare Mamuka.
DedukafGeorgian (Rare) Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უკა (-uka). Also compare Mamuka.
DeeniefEnglish (American) Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).
DercyfPortuguese (Brazilian) Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Derkjem & fDutch, West Frisian When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Desiref & mEnglish (Puritan) Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]
DettefEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".
DeweymLiterature Diminutive of Deuteronomy, the title of a Bible book meaning "the second law". This is the name od one of Donald Duck's nephews, who is always mentioned in the middle, between Huey and Louie.
Didif & mDutch Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
DiedekefDutch (Rare) Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Diede and Diederika... [more]
Dietjef & mDutch (Rare) Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
DietkefGerman Short version of names with Diet- or diminutive of Dieta.
DillmEnglish (American) Dill Harris was the childhood friend of Jem and Scout in Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird. Dill, whose given name was CharlesBaker Harris, is believed to be based on Lee's real-life friend, Truman Capote.... [more]
DindonettefLiterature Derived from French dindon, meaning "turkey", combined with a diminutive suffix. Dindonette is the name of a fairy in the French fairy tale "A Fairy's Blunder". She casts a spell on an island's water fountain to make the old young again and the young older, but with disastrous consequences.
DionysakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Dionysios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
DobinetmMedieval English, Theatre Medieval English diminutive of Robert, as it is a double diminutive of Dob. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy Ralph Roister Doister (written ca... [more]
DodafFrankish, Medieval Polish, History (Ecclesiastical) Diminutive of names beginning with Do-, or possibly from either Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". As such it is the feminine form of Dodo... [more]
DoddiemScottish Scottish diminutive of George. Possibly originating from the Gaelic form of George, Deòrsa.