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Dilhavas f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and havas meaning "desire".
Dilhayat f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish دل (dil) meaning "heart" and حیات (hayat) meaning "life".
Dilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
Diligence f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "careful and persistent work or effort."
Dilivio m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Since this name is also found written as Di Livio, it is probably a combination of the Italian preposition di meaning "of" with the given name Livio... [more]
Diljit m Punjabi
Diljit is a Punjabi name for a boy that means "victory of heart" or "conqueror of heart." It is a simple merger of two words, "dil" which means "heart" and "jeet", meaning "win". Diljit Dosanjh (1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality.
Dill m English (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 Charles Baker Harris, is believed to be based on Lee's real-life friend, Truman Capote.... [more]
Dillard m English
Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard... [more]
Dillena f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
Dilmer m German, Spanish (Latin American)
It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Dilnahor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nahor meaning "daytime, daybreak".
Dilnora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnura.
Dilnoz f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaz.
Dilnoza f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaza, which is a variant of Dilnaz.
Dilnozik f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Dilora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.
Dilorom f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from the Classical Persian word دل‎ (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dilqiz f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and qiz meaning "girl".
Dilraba f Uyghur
Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
Dilruh f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and ruh meaning "spirit, soul".
Dilsevar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and sevar meaning "loving".
Dilshodbek m Uzbek
Combination of Dilshod and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dilyayra f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to rejoice, to have fun".
Dilyora f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and yor meaning "friend, lover".
Dilzor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and zor meaning "entreaty, plea, need, desire".
Dimas m Javanese, Indonesian
From the Javanese honorific title adhimas or dhimas traditionally used to denote the younger brother of a nobleman and also used to refer to a man or boy younger than oneself. It is derived from adhi meaning "younger brother, younger sibling" combined with mas meaning "gold".
Dimbisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy dimby meaning "successor" and soa meaning "good".
Dimeo m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Italian patronymic surname Di Meo, which is also found spelled as DiMeo and Dimeo.... [more]
Dimiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dimitri and Dima 2.
Dimitrakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Dimitrios and Dimitris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]
Dimitria f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The names Theudemund and Dietmar are good examples of that.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dimmis f American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Damaris used in 18th- and 19th-century America.
Din f Popular Culture
Name of the Goddess of Power, Fire and Earth in Zelda. Accociated with the colour Red.
Dina f Svan, Georgian
Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.
Dinadan m Arthurian Cycle
Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Din Eidyn, the old name for Edinburgh (which appears in the early medieval Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'), or possibly an Anglicized form of Dunawd... [more]
Dinara f Georgian, Literature
In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]
Dindonette f Literature
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.
Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]
Dine f Dutch
Short form of feminine names that end in -dine, such as Bernardine and Gerdine. In practice, however, Dine is also frequently used as a short form of feminine names that end in -dina.... [more]
Dineke f Dutch, Frisian, Low German
Dutch, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Dina 2.
Dingeman m Dutch
Dutch form of an ancient Germanic given name of which the first element is derived from Anglo-Saxon thing, which can have several meanings, namely: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such, thing is related to Old High German dingôn meaning "to judge, to condemn" and dingjan meaning "to hope." Also compare other ancient Germanic given names that start with Thing-, such as Thingulf.... [more]
Dingxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 玎 (dīng) meaning "jingling, tinkling" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
Dinislam m Bashkir
Combination of Bashkir дин (din) meaning "religion, faith", ultimately from Arabic and Ислам (Islam), from the name of the religion of the same name.
Dinkyene m & f Akan
Derived from di meaning "eat" and nkyene meaning "salt". In Akan culture, the idea of 'eating salt' symbolises being alive, and this name acts as a mean of encouraging the child to live.
Dinmuhammed m Kazakh
Means "religious Muhammed" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word din, meaning "religion" (derived from Arabic) and the Islamic name Muhammed. Variant spelling of Dinmukhammed.
Dino m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Shermadin for men, whilst for women it is a short form of Diana, Dinara, Eldino and perhaps also Denola.
Dinora f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dinara.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Dio m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Dion. In modern-day Italy, this name is also a short form of Diodato, Dionisio and other names starting with Dio-.... [more]
Diocleciano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Diocletian.
Diodòr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Diodorus.
Diodora f Greek (Rare), Neapolitan (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Greek feminine form of Diodoros, Spanish and Neapolitan feminine form of Diodoro, Sicilian feminine form of Diodoru and Polish feminine form of Diodor.
Diodoro m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Diodoros.
Diogene m Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Diogenes.
Diognetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" combined with the Greek adjective γνητός (gnetos) meaning "born". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb γίγνομαι (gignomai) meaning "to come into being, to be born"... [more]
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diokletian m German, Russian, Ukrainian
German, Russian and Ukrainian form of Diocletian.
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Diomed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Diomedes.
Diomedon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μήδομαι (medomai) "to be mindful of, provide for, think on".
Dionassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
Dioneta f Arthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology
The name of two persons mentioned in the fourteenth-century fragmentary Welsh text known as The Birth of Arthur.... [more]
Dioni m & f Spanish
Short form of Dionisio and Dionisia.
Dionido m Arthurian Cycle
Named in La Tavola Ritonda as the Pope during Arthur’s reign.... [more]
Dionis m Albanian, Romansh
Albanian variant of Dionisi and Romansh variant of Dionys.
Dionis f English (Archaic)
Probably a contracted form of Dionisia. A notable bearer of the name was Dionis Stevens Coffin (1610-1684), the wife of Tristram Coffin and an ancestress of the Coffin family of the United States... [more]
Dionisa f Medieval Catalan, Albanian
Medieval Catalan feminine form of Dionís and Albanian feminine form of Dionis.
Dionisius m Indonesian, German (Bessarabian)
Indonesian and Bessarabian German form of Dionysius.
Dionisodoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Dionysodoros.
Dionntae m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte; blend of Dion and Dante.
Diopatre f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a spring of the river Sperkheios on Mount Othrys in Malis (northern Greece). She was loved by the god Poseidon, who transformed her sisters into poplar-trees in order to seduce her unhindered... [more]
Diope f Greek Mythology
Diope was the daughter of Triptolemos. The name itself derives from Διος (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ωψ (ops) "face, eye".
Diopeithes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" combined with the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
Diophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and φανης (phanes) meaning "appearing".
Dioscoride m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian and French form of Dioskorides via it's Latinized form Dioscorides.
Dioscorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dioskoros. Bearers of this name include two Coptic Popes of Alexandria (5th and 6th century AD) and the Egyptian poet Flavius Dioscorus of Aphrodito (6th century AD).
Dioscurides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dioskourides. Bearers of this name include a Greek general from the 4th century BC and a Greco-Roman gem cutter from the 1st century AD.
Dioskor m Russian, Serbian
Russian and Serbian form of Dioskoros.
Dioskouros m Ancient Greek
Epic and Ionic Greek form of Dioskoros, because it contains κοῦρος (kouros), which is the Epic and Ionic Greek form of κόρος (koros) meaning "son, boy, lad."
Diotima f Ancient Greek, German, Literature
Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
Dipankar m Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Dipankara.
Dipankara m Sanskrit, Buddhism
Means "causer of light", from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "light, lamp" and कर (kara) meaning "maker, doer"... [more]
Dipesh m Indian
Possibly means "lord of light" from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light" and ईश (īśa) meaning "ruler, lord".
Dipper m Astronomy
The Dipper mansion () is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. It corresponds to Sagittarius and is shaped like the Big Dipper, also refers temple in the sky or the snake-shaped basalt... [more]
Diptiman m Hinduism, Indian
Diptiman is pronounced as Dįptimān. It is a Hindi/Sanskrit term meaning illuminated. ... [more]
Dir m History
Likely derived from Old Norse Dyr. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]
Dirce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter"... [more]
Dirvolira f Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess whose name and function are a complete mystery. She was recorded in documents written by Jesuit monks between 1580 and 1620.
Dís f Literature
The only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Disciole f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. The 6th-century Frankish saint Disciole (or Disciola), a niece of Saint Salvius of Albi and a favourite companion of Queen Radegund, "was noted for her saintly death, which is described in detail by Gregory of Tours".
Disciplina f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin disciplina, meaning "instruction; discipline". In Roman mythology, Disciplina was a minor deity and the personification of discipline.
Dísella f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
Dishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".
Disibod m Medieval German
The name is formed of the Germanic name elements dís "goddess" and bot "messenger".
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Dispater m Roman Mythology
Variant of Dis Pater, derived from Latin dives, meaning "wealthy", itself probably derived from divus, meaning "godlike, divine". The occurrence of the name Dis together with the title Pater (meaning "father") may be due to association with Jupiter... [more]
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Dita f Dutch, German, Latvian
Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
Ditka f Kashubian, Slovene
Kashubian short form of Editka and Slovene diminutive of Dita.
Ditlef m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Detlef.
Ditmar m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Silesian
Scandinavian variant and Silesian form of Dietmar.
Ditta f Italian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Editta as well as a Hungarian short form of Edit and Judit, used as a given name in its own right.
Ditte f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.
Ditti f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ditta and Ditte.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Diunigi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dionigi and variant of Diunisu
Diunisu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Dionisio.
Diúrgæirr m Old Norse
Combination of dýr 'deer, wild animal' and geirr 'spear'.
Diuša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Diana. Also compare Diuška.
Diuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Diana. Also compare Diuša.
Divara f Medieval Dutch (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dietwara (possibly via its variant Thiwara), which is a younger and strictly feminine form of the unisex name Theodoar. Also compare Divera, which is very closely related.... [more]
Divera f West Frisian (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the unisex name Dieuwer. This particular latinization is solely intended for women; the masculine equivalent is Diverus and its variant spellings.... [more]
Divit m Indian
The name Divit means immortal and is used in Hindu religion.
Divota f Corsican
Corsican form of Devota. Saint Devota (Santa Divota in Corsican) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco.
Divye m Sanskrit
Sanskrit word for divine, pure and unique.
Diwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Dixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Diyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyar.
Diyora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyara, which is the feminine form of Diyar.
Diyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
Djalu m Indigenous Australian, Yolngu
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Yolngu, to be precise) , the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Djalu Gurruwiwi, an Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo maker and player.
Djanira f Brazilian
Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver, known for her naïve depictions of Brazilian common life.
Djarfr m Old Norse
Modern transcription of Old Norse Diarfʀ, itself derived from Norse djarfr "brave, bold, daring". The name appears on several runestones and some other runic inscriptions as tiarfʀ and tiarfr.
Djarrtjuntjun m Indigenous Australian, Gumatj
Meaning "roots of the paperbark tree that still burn and throw off heat after a fire has died down". Famous bearer is Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu, an Aboriginal Australian musician and educator.
Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.
Djedoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedoslav.
Djeseretnebti f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly derived from ḏsr.t-nbtj meaning "the holy one of the Two Ladies", derived from ḏsr "holy, sacred" combined with the feminine suffix t and the dual form of nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet... [more]
Dlshad m & f Kurdish
it's a Kurdish name, mainly use as given name for male, the name includes two fraces, the first is /DL/ or /dil/ which means 'heart', and the second part is an adjective 'shad' meaning 'happy', both together means 'happy heart'.... [more]
Dmauri m African American
Combination of popular prefix D' and Maury.
Dmitriya f & m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Demetria, making it the feminine form of Dmitriy, as well as a diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dmut-hiia f Mandaean
Means "image of life", from the Mandaic ࡃࡌࡅࡕࡀ (dmuta) meaning "image, mirror image", in Mandaeism this also refers to a concept of a heavenly counterpart of an earthly entity, and ࡄࡉࡉࡀ (hayyi, hiia) meaning "life".
D'Nae f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denae, or a combination of the phonetic elements da and nay (perhaps modelled on Renee, Janae, etc).
Dоnmuşay f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish dоnmuş meaning "frozen" and ay meaning "moon".
Dobie m & f English
From the English word dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).
Dobiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Dobiel, also Dubbiel ("bear-god"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia. According to the Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel, and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter (over whom Dobiel scored a victory) was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them.
Dobiemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from the elements dobie "brave, worthy" and mir "world, peace".
Dobra f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
Dobrawa f Polish
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dąbrówka and a contracted form of Dobrosława.
Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]
Dobrivoj m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and voji "soldier".
Dobrodeia f Medieval Ukrainian, History
Dobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
Dobrolyub m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Dobroniega f Medieval Polish, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and niega "delight". This name was borne by Dobroniega Ludgarda of Poland and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.
Dobrowit m Polish
Derived from the Old Slavonic elements dobro "good" and wit "lord, ruler".
Dobrowoj m Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and woj "warrior".
Dobrożyźń f Medieval Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and żyźń "fecundity, prolificacy".
Dobysława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Dobiesława and Dobroslava.
Doça f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic), Provençal
Medieval Gascon and Provençal cognate of Dolça.
Doce f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician doce "sweet" and thus a cognate of Dulce.
Docelina f Medieval Occitan
Diminutive of Doça and cognate of Douceline.
Dochia f Romanian, Mythology
Short form of Odochia. In Romanian mythology, Dochia was a very beautiful shepherdess whom Emperor Trajan loved... [more]
Doctor m English (British, Archaic)
Middle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’) via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’).
Docus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jodocus and Judocus.
Dodam m & f Korean
Possibly meaning "firm and ripe" or "growing well".
Dodbert m Medieval French
The first element of of this name is uncertain origin. It may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement" together with Old High German beraht and Old Saxon berht from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz meaning "bright".... [more]
Dodger m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
From the English word dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [more]
Dodo f English
Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.
Dodo f & m Georgian
This is a unisex name, which is much more often used on women than on men. The etymology is different for each gender.... [more]
Dodone f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dodone was said to be one of the Oceanid nymphs (the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys), after whom the ancient city of Dodona was named. The 6th century AD grammarian Stephanus of Byzantium (s.v. Δωδὠνη), writes that according to Thrasyboulos (FHG II 464, a), as reported by Epaphroditus (fr... [more]
Dodong m Filipino
Diminutive of Diosdado, Leonardo and other names ending in do.
Doede m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Frisian and northern Dutch form of Ludolf and similar Germanic names. It originated in nursery speech, as such names were (and are) too difficult for toddlers to pronounce correctly.
Doeke m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Contracted form of Doedeke, which is a diminutive of Doede, as it contains the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Doeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 彦(eon) meaning "Noble, Great, Talented"
Dogartze f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Deogracias.
Dogomar m South American
In the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title Don and Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.
Do-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Dohyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon)or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
Dojčin m Serbian
Comes from the name Dojen and its meaning is "chaste".
Dokkaeo f Thai
From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
Dókus m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian diminutive of Dávid and Domonkos.
Dolanzie m Arthurian Cycle
A Scottish knight in the service of lord Galehaut. Galehaut left him a viceroy of the Giant’s Isle after Tristan conquered it and slew Galehaut’s parents.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Dolf m Dutch, German, Swedish
Short form of names that end in -dolf, such as Adolf, Ludolf and Rudolf.
Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]
Dolfo m Asturian, Filipino, Italian (Archaic)
Asturian form and Italian variant of Adolfo.... [more]
Dólgfinnr m Old Norse
Old Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English dolg "a wound, scar") and finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
Dolgþrasi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from dolg ("hostility, battle") and þrasa ("to snort, to boast"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþvari) in Norse mythology.
Dolgþvari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from dolg ("battle") and þvari ("staff, sword, spear"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþrasi) in Norse mythology.
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Dolion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective δόλιος (dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω (dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [more]
Dolios m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective δόλιος (dolios) meaning "crafty, deceitful, treacherous", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολιόω (dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit"... [more]
Dolkar f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་དཀར (sgrol-dkar) derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" (referring to the bodhisattva Tara 2) and དཀར (dkar) meaning "white"... [more]
Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ (sgrol-ma) meaning "saviouress" (referring to enlightenment), derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" and the feminine particle མ (ma)... [more]
Dolon m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δόλος (dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". For more information, please see Dolos... [more]
Dolon m & f Bengali
The name Dolon is used in various places on this planet, I have seen the greek meaning of this name. But in the whole world, this meaning is not valid for this name. Especially in India and in Indian-Subcontinent the name Dolon has a tradition and tribute... [more]
Dolon m Arthurian Cycle
Dolon is an old man and former knight who wants revenge on Artegall for killing his son. In Book 5, Canto 6 of "The Faerie Queene" he almost kills Britomart instead.
Dolorez f & m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant and masculine form of Doloreza.
Doloricas f Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Dores and Dolores.
Dolorosa f Spanish
Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.
Dolos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δόλος (dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολόω (doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate"... [more]
Dolphy m Filipino
A Nickname of Rodolfo and Rudolph. Also an anglicised form of Dolfje.
Doltza f Medieval Basque, Medieval Jewish
Medieval Basque form of Dulce and medieval Jewish variant of Toltsa and Toltse... [more]
Dolus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dolos. In Greek mythology, Dolus is the spirit of trickery and guile.
Dolwethil f Literature
Means "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.
Dolzura f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Dulzura. Dolzura Cortez was the first Filipino with AIDS to publicly discuss her life and her experience living with HIV/AIDS.
Domaczaja f Medieval Polish
Derived from the Slavic name element *domъ "home" and czaj "to expect".
Domald m History
This name was most notably borne by Domald of Sidraga (c. 1160-1243), a powerful Dalmatian nobleman and feudal lord who for several years was Prince of the city of Split, which was (and is) located in what is nowadays Croatia... [more]
Domalde m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of Dómaldi, which is a variant form of the Old Norse name Dómaldr.... [more]
Dómaldi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Archaic)
Variant of Dómaldr. Dómaldi was a legendary Swedish king who appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Ynglinga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Dómaldr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse dómr "judgement, fate, doom" and valdr "ruler".
Domar m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of both Dómari and Dómarr. However, when used in the context of Norse mythology, it strictly refers to the latter name.... [more]
Domard m Germanic, Medieval French
Derived 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".... [more]
Dómari m Old Norse
Derived 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".... [more]
Domaš m Sorbian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Tomaš and a short form of names like Domarad, Domasław and Domawit.
Domaslava f Medieval Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements domu "home" and slava "glory".
Dombeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dom "judgement, law" and beorht "bright".
Dombina f Spanish (Archaic), Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Dombert.
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... [more]
Dome m & f Occitan
Diminutive of Domenge, Domengina and their variants.
Domė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Dom-, such as Domantė, Domicelė and Dominyka.
Domecio m Spanish (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Dometius.
Domenga f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Medieval Spanish and Medieval Basque form of Dominica.
Domenge m Gascon, Lengadocian, Provençal
Gascon, Languedocian and Provençal form of Dominic.
Domenicantonio m Italian
Contraction of Domenico and Antonio.
Domenja f Gascon, Provençal, Lengadocian
Gascon feminine form of Domenjon and Provençal feminine form of Domenic.
Dometius m Late Roman
This 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... [more]
Domhanghart m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Contracted 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.
Domhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dom "judgement, law" and here "army". Cognate to Old Norse Dómarr.
Dómhildr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse dómr "judgement", "legal sentence", "fate", "doom" and hildr "battle", "fight".
Domi m Various, Croatian
Short form of Dominik, Dominic and other names used in various countries, as well as a Croatian short form of Domagoj.
Domi m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Domi including Dominic, Dominique and others.
Domi m & f Spanish
Short form of Domingo and Dominga.
Domicelė f Lithuanian
Derived 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".... [more]
Domician m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Domitian.
Domiciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Domitian.
Domicu m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Dominicus, recorded between the 12th and 14th centuries.
Domiduca f Roman Mythology
Feminine 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... [more]
Domiducus m Roman Mythology
Means "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).
Domikutza f Medieval Basque
Combination of Domiku and the Basque feminine suffix -tza.
Dominilde f Medieval French
Derived from Latin dominus "lord" and Old High German hiltja "battle".
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)... [more]
Domnica f Romanian, Moldovan, Late Roman, History
Late Roman feminine form of Domnicus, this name is also considered a Romanian cognate of Dominica. Albia Domnica (ca... [more]
Domnicus m Late Roman
Contracted form of Dominicus. Flavius Domnicus was a Byzantine military officer and patrikios, active in the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).
Domuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Dominika. Also compare Domuška.
Domuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Dominika. Also compare Domuša.
Domweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dom "judgement, law" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority". Cognate to Old Norse Dómaldr.
Donacian m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Donatianus.
Donají f Zapotec
Means "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.
Donakis f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Donakis was one of the seven Hesperides and sister of Aiopis, Antheia, Kalypso, Mermesa, Nelisa and Tara.
Donaldo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Donald.
Donalyn f Filipino
from Donna and Lyn
Donam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".
Donani m Romani
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Donard m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Dónart, though the name could also be a contraction or corruption of Domangard (which is ultimately of the same etymological origin)... [more]
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Donatilla f Late Roman, Sicilian
Diminutive of Donata. Also compare Donatella, which is basically a younger form of the name.... [more]
Donbettyr m Ossetian Mythology
Probably 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 Culture
Derived 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.
Dondon m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Donald, Donato and similar names.
Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.
Dong-geon m Korean
From 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-hae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean".
Dong-hui m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".
Dong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 奕 "in sequence, orderly; abundant" or 赫 (hyeok) "bright, radiant, glowing".
Dong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).
Donghyeop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 協 "be united; cooperate".
Donghyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east'' and Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
Dongjin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Dongluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Dongrao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
Dong-rim m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 林 (rim) "forest, grove".
Dongsu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".
Dong-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" or 桐 (dong), referring to the paulownia coreana tree, and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 佑 (u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (u) meaning "house," among other hanja combinations.
Dong-uk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).
Dong-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 雲 "clouds".
Dong-wan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".
Dongwanggong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 东 (dōng, meaning “eastern”), 王 (wáng, meaning “royal”) and 公 (gōng, meaning “duke”, “lord” or “father”). Dongwanggong was the male counterpart of Xiwangmu who ruled in the east and was associated with Yang energy (as opposed to Xiwangmu’s Yin)... [more]
Dongyang f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck".
Dongyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Dongying f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Dong-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".
Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.
Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.
Donika f Albanian
Albanian form of Andronika. Donika Arianiti was the wife of 15th-century Albanian lord Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu, Albania's most important national hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening.
Donisio m Asturian, Aragonese
Asturian and Aragonese form of Dionysius.
Donita f Spanish, English (American)
Spanish diminutive of Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how Donna was derived from Italian donna meaning "lady".... [more]
Doniyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.
Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
Donjeta f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian don "will; desire" and jetë "life".
Dónka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Aldona via Aldónka and Donata.
Donkira f African American
Combination of Dawn and Kira 2.