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Darios m Catalan, Georgian
Catalan and Georgian form of Darius.

Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".

Dariu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Darius.

Dárius m Slovak, Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Darius.

Dàrius m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Darius.

Dark f Obscure
Literally taken from the English word dark, which is ultimately derivwd from Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk meaning "dark", according to Wiktionary.... [more]

Darkhan m Kazakh
Means "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.

Darlena f Polish (Modern, Rare), English (American)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Darlene.

Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.

Darmaji m Indonesian
Combination of Darma and Aji.

Darna f Filipino, Popular Culture
Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.... [more]

Daroach m Popular Culture
From Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

Darol m American (Rare)
Variant of Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Darold m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darrell, Darryl and Darren) with Harold... [more]

Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]

Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]

Darrhon m Greek Mythology
Darrhon or Darron was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.... [more]

Darsameen f Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين‎ (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).

Dartanian m English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of D'Artagnan. A known bearer of this name is the American up-and-coming child actor Dartanian Sloan.

Dartsa-naana f Caucasian Mythology
Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.

Darvydas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Darwen m Medieval English
Variant of Darwin and Derwin

Darwent m Medieval English
Variant of Darwin and Derwin

Darwinawati f Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of the name Darwina and the feminine suffix -wati.

Darylann f Popular Culture
A compound of the names Daryl and Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.

Darylyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Daryl and the popular name suffix lyn.

Daryogul f Tajik, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Composed of Tajik дарё (daryo), Uzbek daryo meaning "river" and Tajik гул (gul), Uzbek gul meaning "flower".

Daryun m Popular Culture
Daryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.

Darzymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]

Darzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]

Da-san m Korean
Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]

Dasan m Pomo
Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]

Dascha f Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dasha (for Russia and the Ukraine) as well as the main form of Dasha in Germany and the Netherlands.... [more]

Daşdəmir m Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani daş meaning "stone" and dəmir meaning "iron".

DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.

Dash m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dash "ram" and, figuratively, "healthy and good-looking person".

Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.

Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.

Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.

Dasheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 升 (shēng) meaning "arise, go up, advance" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred".

Dashinima m Buryat
Combination of Dashi and Nima.

Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.

Dashton m American (Modern, Rare)
Combined with Dash and -ton (from names like Kingston).

Dashuai m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 帅 (shuài) meaning "commander".

Dashun f & m Chinese
Combination of Da and Shun 1.

Dasi f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Hadas and Hadasa.

Dasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dasius.

Dasiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Dasius.

Dasja f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Dascha, which is the Dutch main form of the Russian and Ukrainian given name Dasha.

Data m Georgian, Literature
Short form of Davit and perhaps also of Datua. In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the popular novel Data Tutashkhia (1975) written by Chabua Amirejibi (1921-2013).

Datbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 닻별 (datbyeol), referring to the Cassiopeia constellation, from a combination of 닻 (dat) meaning "anchor" and Byeol.... [more]

Datian m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).

D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.

Datua m Georgian (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]

Datuali m Filipino, Maguindanao
From the Philippine title datu meaning "chief, leader" and the given name Ali 1.

Datuna m Georgian
Diminutive of Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear", such as Datua.

Datya f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת (dat) meaning "religion" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Daugailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "much strength", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Daugvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Däülätbikä f Bashkir
From the Arabic Davlat and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Daulis f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch"... [more]

Daura ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown; it was found in a baptismal register from Seville in the 15th century, although the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands as a feminine name.

Daut m Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar
Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian and Balkar form of Dawud (see David).

Dautara f Lithuanian
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements 'daug-' meaning "many" and '-tarti' meaning "to say." Hence the name would roughly translate as meaning "talkative; loquacious" or as "someone who has a lot to say."

Davaadorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Davaajargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Davaajav m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance"... [more]

Davaakhüü m & f Mongolian
From даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" in Mongolian and and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child"

Davalon m Arthurian Cycle
Davalon The Proud is one of Arthur’s knights in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". The name is corrupted and split from Guigomar d’Avalon, found in Chrétien’s Erec.

Davalynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminization of David via its short form Dave and the popular name suffix -lynn.

Davar f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Persian word داور (davar) meaning "judge", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian dādwar meaning "judge".... [more]

Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.

Davaree m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davari, which is possibly an invented name based on names such as Davon, Dakari, Javari and Levar.

Daveian m English (Rare)
Combination of Dave and Ian.

Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn

Daven m African, Tamil
Pronunciation: Dayven (pronounced as in "Dave" with an n)... [more]

Davenie f English
Davenie is the birth name of Joey Heatherton (born September 14, 1944), an American actress, dancer, and singer.

Daví m Catalan, Aragonese, Judeo-Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of David.

Daviddi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of David.

Davidena f English (Canadian)
Feminine form of David used in Prince Edward Island, Canada and possibly amongst Irish.

Davidi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of Davide.

Davidko m Bulgarian, Vlach
Bulgarian and Vlach diminutive of David.

Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]

Davincia f Southern African
Peace and love

Davlatgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Davlatjahon f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jahon meaning "the world".

Davlatjamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Davlatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and oy meaning "moon".

Davlatposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and poshsha, an endearing name for a girl or woman.

Davlatsafar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and safar meaning "trip, journey".

Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.

Davos m Literature
Name of a main character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Davron m Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davran, which has also seen some use in Kyrgyzstan. Known bearers of this name include the Kyrgyz soccer player Davron Askarov (b... [more]

Davronbek m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davranbek.

Davrongul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Davronoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and oy meaning "moon".

Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne

Dawne f English (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.

Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.

Dawney m Scots
Diminutive of Daniel, Andrew and occasionally Donald.

Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.

Da-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" (da), and 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" or 媛 "beauty, beautiful woman" (won).

Dawoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 運 "luck, fortune; ship, transport" or 雲 (un) "clouds".

Dawsey m Literature
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.

Dawyd m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Russian and Medieval Ukrainian form of David. Dawyd Igorjewitsch (usually transcribed as Davyd Igorevich in English), the Prince of Volyn (1086–1099), was the son of Igor Yaroslavich and grandson of Yaroslav the Wise from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’.

Daxenaghwe f Caucasian Mythology
Derived from Circassian дахэ (dāxă) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and нагъуэ (năġ°ă) meaning "brown-eyed". Daxenaghwe is a minor character in the Circassian Nart sagas.

Daxia f Chinese
Combination of Da and Xia.

Daxiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 效 (xiào) meaning "result, effect".

Daxing m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".

Daxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Daxun m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".

Daya f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Ya.

Dayanara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.

Dayani f English
This name means “Goddess of Compassion”, and originated from Sanskrit.

Dayao m & f Cebuano
Dayaw has no exactly one translation in English language because it can mean extremely beautiful or friendly or strong... [more]

Da-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) "much, many; more than, over" and 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".

Dayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Day and the popular name suffix -leen or variant of Daylene.

Daylove f Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old English name Dæglufu deriving from the Old English name element dæg meaning "day" and the Old English name element lufu meaning "love". For the name with the same elements but reversed see Loveday

Dayoon f Korean
From Sino Korean 多 (da) meaning "a lot, much" and and 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek".

Dayou m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 佑 (yòu) meaning "help, protect".

Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Daytona f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the name of Daytona Beach, a coastal city in northeastern Florida (U.S.), which was founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, Jr., and is famous for its car races. It could also be thought of as a feminine variant of Dayton.

Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.

Dazdrapertrak m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Contraction of Russian Да здравствует первый трактор! (Da zdravstvuet pervyy traktor!) meaning "Long live the first tractor!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]

Dazhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous, illustrious".

D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]

De m Chinese, Vietnamese
Derived from the Chinese character 德 (dé) meaning "virtue; morality; favor; mind". This is also the Chinese cognate and Vietnamese variant of Đức.... [more]

Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.

Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]

DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.

Déagol m Literature
Means "apt to hide, secretive" in Old English. This name was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for a minor character in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954). This is the Old English translation or cognate of the "true" Westron name Nahald (as Tolkien pretended that his writings were translated from the fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch')... [more]

Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.

Deana f Slovene
Elaboration of Dea and variant of Dejana.

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).

Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.

Dearle f English
Possibly a variant of Darrell and similar names, or from the surname Dearle.

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.

Deavon m & f English
A spelling variant of Devin and Devon ... [more]

Deba f Basque
Basque form of Deva, the name of the river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and Asturias and the goddess after whom the river was named.

Debang m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 帮 (bāng) meaning "help, assist, defend".

Debbe f English
Diminutive of Deborah and Debra.

Debbye f English
Diminutive of Deborah. A notable bearer is Debbye Turner Bell (1965-), a TV host, veterinarian and former pageant winner.

Debing m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

Debinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
A hypocoristic form of Debora.... [more]

Debonnaire f Various (Rare)
From French débonnaire meaning ''suave and refined''.

Debóra f Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Debora.

Debralee f English
Combination of Debra and Lee.

Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.

DeChaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshaun as a combination of da and Chaun. It can be spelled DeChaun, De'Chaun or Dechaun.

Décimo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Decimus.

Decluna f Roman Mythology
An important goddess (or perhaps god, known as Declunus) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated... [more]

Declunus m Roman Mythology
An important god (or perhaps goddess, known as Decluna) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated... [more]

Decui f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Dedal m Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Daedalus.

Dedalij m Albanian Mythology
Dedalij is a giant and mighty figure in Albanian mythology (similar to Gigantes, Titans in Greek mythology). The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from an older form of Albanian tëtanë "everyone; all; of the people" (ultimately derived from an earlier *tetan ""of the people").

Dédalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Daedalus.

Dedao m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way".

Dedda f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian from of Theoda and other names containing the name element þeoda "people".

Dedé m Portuguese (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.

Dedede m Popular Culture
King Dedede is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in Nintendo's Kirby video game series.

Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dederico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Dederick. Also see Teodorico.

Dederika f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.

Deeba f Sindhi
Means "silk, or eye of a mistress" in Sindhi. Also In the case of Pakistani film actress Deeba (1947-) and Indian-Muslim writer Deeba Salim Irfan (1969-).

Deedlit f Japanese (?)
Character name of prominent female elf in the anime and games series Lodoss Wars.

Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.

Deepshikha f Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light" and शिखा (śíkhā) meaning "plume; peacock's crest."

Deepta f Indian, Hindi
This means "light, glow, shine and brilliant". It can also mean "a person who spreads light in the world"

Dees m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Desiderius and Désiré (masculine) as well as Desideria and Désirée (feminine).

DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.

Defang m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 放 (fàng) meaning "release, free, liberate".

Defendens m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Derived from Late Latin defendere meaning "to defend, to protect". The soldier-saint Defendens of Thebes (Italian: San Defendente di Tebe) was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum... [more]

Defu f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus".

Deganawida m Iroquois
Means "Two River Currents Flowing Together" in Iroquois. This was the name of a historical figure commonly known as the Great Peacemaker as he was known as, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois Confederacy... [more]

Deganawidah m Iroquois
Means "two rivers running" in Oneida. Possibly from the Oneida tékni 'two' and -wyhuhatatye- 'river running along'.... [more]

Degao m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 高 (gāo) meaning "high, tall, lofty".

Degen m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 德 (see De) and 根 (see Gen).... [more]

Degeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 耿 (gěng) meaning "bright, shining".

Degenher m Germanic
Derived from the Old High German elements degan "soldier, warrior" and heri "army".

Degna f Italian (Archaic), Sardinian (Archaic)
Italian and Sardinian form of Digna. In modern Italian, degna also means "worthy, deserving".

Dehenna f English (British)
From the name of British politician and MP Dehenna Davison.

Dehua f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Dehuan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Dei m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a masculine form of Deñe (compare Deiñe).

Deian m Welsh
Originally a diminutive of Dafydd and Dewi 1, used as a given name in its own right.

Deiane f Basque
Contraction of Deiñe and Ane 3.

Deichtine f Irish Mythology
Possibly from Old Irish deich, meaning "ten", and tine meaning "fire" or tíre, "land, country". This was the name of the mother of Cuchulainn, whom she conceived with Lugh.

Deidamia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Theatre
From Greek Δηιδάμεια (Deidameia), possibly derived from δηιόω (dêioô) "to destroy" (cf. Deianira) and δαμάζειν (damazein) "to tame"... [more]

Deifob m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian form of Deiphobus.

Deifobos m Romanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Romanian, Polish and Norwegian form of Deiphobus.

Deijii f Japanese
From Japanese 庭 (dei) meaning "garden" combined with 司 (jii) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Deimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δηΐμαχος (Deimachos), derived from δηιόω (deioo) meaning "to slay" (compare Deilochos) and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle"... [more]

Deimantas m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Deimantė. Known bearers of this name include the Lithuanian soccer players Deimantas Bička (b. 1972) and Deimantas Petravičius (b. 1995).

Deinarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "ruler, leader, master".

Deinokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible power", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

Deinolochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush, trap".

Deinomenes m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible strength", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."

Deinosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Deinostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible army", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

Deiphobe f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Deiphobos. In Greek and Roman mythology, Deiphobe was a daughter of the seer Glaukos, an oracle of Apollo at Cumae in Italy, and later became known as the Cumaean Sybil... [more]

Deiphobos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".

Deiphontes m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek δάϊος (daios) meaning "hostile, destructive, burning" and the suffix φόντης (phontes) meaning "slayer of" (see φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter")... [more]

Deipyle f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps derived from δηιόω (dêioô) meaning "to destroy" and πῠ́λη (pule) meaning "gate, door".

Deisi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Deityche f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps derived from δηιόω (dêioô) meaning "to destroy" and τῠ́χη (túkhē) meaning "an act of god, fate, fortune".

Deja f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian deja "dance" has been suggested.

Dejah f Literature, Popular Culture, American
Dejah Thoris is the name of a fictional character and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium on the planet Barsoom (Mars) in American author Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Martian novels (the first of which was published in 1912)... [more]

Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.

Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).

Déjanire f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Archaic), Theatre
French form of Deianeira (or Deïanira, Dejanira). Déjanire (1911) is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in 4 acts composed by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto in French by Louis Gallet and Camille Saint-Saëns.

De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.

Dejiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Dejing f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Deju f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum" or 举 (jǔ) meaning "raise, lift up".

DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.

Dejuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".

Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.

Dejun m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch, ruler, prince".

Dekabrin m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрь (dekabr) meaning "December". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the Decembrist revolt of 1825... [more]

Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."

Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.

Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.

Dēkla f Baltic Mythology, Latvian (Rare)
Dēkla is a Latvian goddess of fate and the sister of the goddesses Laima and Kārta. In old Latvian folk songs Laima and Dēkla are often considered one and the same goddess and their names are used interchangeably... [more]

Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.

Dekuang m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 匡 (kuāng) meaning "correct, restore".

Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]

Dela f Zulu (Rare)
Dela. in Zulu it means to become whole, to feel complete and satisfied.

Dela-malkh m Caucasian Mythology
Means "sun god" from Chechen дела (dela) meaning "god" and малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar". This was the name of the sun god in Chechen and Ingush mythology.

Delan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]

Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence

Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delfín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Delphinus.

Delfinu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Delphinus.

Delgerkhüü m & f Mongolian
From дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".

Delgermaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide, broad" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Deli m Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian deli, a literary word meaning "stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)" (from Ottoman Turkish deli "mad, insane", perhaps ultimately via Serbo-Croatian dèli "brave" and thus referring to a soldier in 16th-century Hungary).

Deliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1 and Delia 2.

Delian f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".

Deliana f Dutch
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Delia 1.

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Délima f French (Quebec)
Probably a shortened form of French Rose-de-Lima, in which case it means "of Lima". Saint Rose of Lima (French: Rose de Lima; 1586-1617) was born in Lima, Peru, and the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a Catholic saint.

Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.

Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.

Deling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adela, Adelina and similar names.

Deling f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Delmi f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American, Galician (Rare)
Variant of Delmy.... [more]

Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.

Deloria f Indigenous American
A Native American surname, derived from the name of a French trapper, Phillippe des Lauriers, who settled and married into a Yankton community of the Dakota people, and may refer to: Ella Cara Deloria (1888-1971), educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and author of "Waterlily".

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinium f Literature (Rare)
A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.

Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]

Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.

Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.

Delvonte m African American (Rare)
Blend of Delvin and Devonte.

Delwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh del "pretty" and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.

Demang m Malay
It means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.

Demang m Malay, Indonesian
Means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.

De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.

Demarato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Demaratus.

Demarc m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular suffix De and Marc.

Demarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek (demos) meaning "the people" and (archos) meaning "master, leader". This was the name of a satrap of Phrygia and a son of Aegyptus in Greek mythology.

Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]

Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.

Demarquess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquess.

Demarquez m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquez. Also used as a variant of Demarquis.

Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.

Demas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English (American), Literature
Contracted form of Demetrios as well as of given names that contain the Greek element δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", such as Demokritos and Demosthenes... [more]

Demason m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Mason or transferred use of the surname Demason.

Demauri m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Mauri.

Demei f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, flatter", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Demeteriya f Eastern African
Of unknown origin and meaning. ... [more]

Demetre m Georgian, History
Georgian form of Demetrios (see Demetrius). This name is less common in Georgia than the Russian name Dimitri, which is probably due to the influence that Russia has had on the country (Georgia had been under Russian rule for nearly two centuries).... [more]

Demètri m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Demetrius.