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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 (斗) 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.

Doe f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Dorothy and Dorcas.

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.

Dolça f Catalan, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Spanish
Cognate of Dulce and Dolce.

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".

Domangard m Old Irish (Anglicized), Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Domhanghart.... [more]

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".

Dominiq m & f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dominic and Dominique.

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.

Donatila f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Donatilla.

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.

Donlee m American (South)
Combination of Don and Lee.

Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.

Donnabella f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Donna and Bella.

Donnabelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Combination of Donna and Belle.

Donnalyn f Filipino
Combination of Donna and the popular suffix -lyn.

Donnamarie f English
Combination of Donna and Marie.

Donnamira f Literature
Combination of Donna and Mira. This is the name of a hobbit mentioned in Tolkien's legendarium. Donnamira is one of the daughters of Gerontius Took, who married into the Boffin family... [more]

Donnarae f English
Combination of Donna and Rae.

Donnatella f Italian, English (Rare)
Variant of Donatella.... [more]

Donnelle f & m English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Donelle and Donal/Donel/Donnell/Donell.

Donogo‘zal f Uzbek
Derived from dono meaning "wise" and go'zal meaning "beauty".

Donojamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dono meaning "wise" and jamol meaning "beautiful".

Donoma f Omaha-Ponca
Means "sight of the sun" in Omaha–Ponca, from Omaha dóⁿbe "to see, look at, perceive" and miⁿ "sun, moon".

Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.

Dontavius m African American (Modern)
A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.

Dony m Arthurian Cycle
Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".

Donya f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avdotya and Yevdokiya. Also compare Dunya.

Donyarth m Medieval Cornish, History
Donyarth (died 875) was the last recorded king of Cornwall. He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons. According to the Annales Cambriae, he drowned in 875. His death may have been an accident, but it was recorded in Ireland as a punishment for collaboration with the Vikings, who were harrying the West Saxons and briefly occupied Exeter in 876.

Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]

Dook m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Docus, Jodocus, Judocus and rarely of Dominicus and its variants.

Doolish m Manx
Manx form of Dùbhghlas. This is also the name of the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man.

Doon f & m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [more]

Door f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).

Doori m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."... [more]

Doornroosje f Folklore, Literature
Dutch calque of Dornröschen. It consists of the Dutch words doorn meaning "thorn" and roos meaning "rose" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.

Doppo m Japanese
From Japanese 独 (dop) meaning "Germany" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.

Doraci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Dora and Juraci.

Doraemon m Popular Culture
From Japanese どら猫 (dora neko) meaning "stray cat" and 衛門 (emon), an old-fashioned suffix for male names. In the homonymous manga and anime, Doraemon is an earless robotic cat who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi.

Doralba f Italian
Combination of Dora and Alba 1, with the overall meaning of "gift of dawn" or "white gift".

Dorald m Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).... [more]

Doraldina f American (?)
This was the invented stage name of actress and dancer Dora Saunders (1888–1936), though she basically adapted this name for her everyday life.

Doralice f Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the Italian poets Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto in their epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483-1495) and Orlando furioso (1516-1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess.... [more]

Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.

Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.

Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.

Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.

Doraura f Italian, Literature
Possibly a contraction of names Dora and Aura. It appears in tragicomedy "L'Armelindo" (1664) by Francesco Maria de Luco Sereni and in a novel "Il Floridoro ò vero Historia del conte di Racalmuto" (1703) by Gabriele Martiano.

Doray f Filipino
Diminutive of Dolores, Isadora and Teodora.

Dorcasina f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dorcas used by American author Tabitha Gilman Tenney for the title character in her novel 'Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon' (1801).

Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.

Dore f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of given names that contain the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift", such as Isidore and Theodora.

Dorea f Literature, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
The name of one of the "sand snakes" in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.

Dorel m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.

Dorethy f Medieval Irish
Variant of Dorothy, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Dörg m German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Dirk, or a blend between Dirk and Jörg.

Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see Dor) and אָב (ab) meaning "father".

Doricha f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name Δωρίς (Doris) and a diminutive suffix, effectively meaning "little Dorian woman". This is possibly the real name of the hetaera Rhodopis.

Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.

Doriet f Dutch (Rare)
Dutchification of Dorita and perhaps also of Dorit 2. There are likely also cases where this name is a combination of the names Dora and Riet.

Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.

Dorijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.

Dorilas m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table and the nephew of King Nentres of Garlot. He fought with his uncle against the Saxons at the battles of Broceliande and Clarence.

Dorimachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Dorimedont m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
From Ancient Greek Δορυμέδοντος, means "master of spear", where δόρυ="spear" and μέδων, μέδοντος="master, chief". ... [more]

Dorinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -dor-, such as Teodoro and Heliodoro.... [more]

Dorival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).... [more]

Dorja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene short form of Doroteja.

Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.

Dorli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora and Dorothea.

Dorliska f Theatre, English (American, Archaic)
Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) is an operatic dramma semiserio in two acts by Gioachino Rossini based on the novel Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas (1787–1790) by the revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, whose work was the source of the Lodoïska libretto set by Luigi Cherubini (1791), and Lodoiska set by Stephen Storace (1794), and Simon Mayr (1796).

Dormod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Greek doron "gift" and Germanic móðr "mind, spirit, courage".

Doro m Spanish, Asturian, Italian
Short form of names such as Teodoro, Isidoro and Doroteo.

Dorotèa f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Dorothea.

Dorothye f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval and Silesian German variant of Dorothea.

Doroty f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian adoption of Dorothy.

Dorraine f English (American)
Possibly a blend of Doreen and Lorraine.... [more]

Dorrit f English, Literature
Transferred use of a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [more]

Dorta f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Doreta (see also Dorthe and Dörthe).

Dörte f Low German (Rare), East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.

Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.

Dortlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Dort, a diminutive of Dorothea and Lies a diminutive of Elisabeth.

Doruntina f Albanian, Folklore
This name is best known as that of the heroine in the Albanian legend and ballad Kostandini dhe Doruntina (Constantin and Doruntine in English).

Doruntinë f Albanian
Doruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.

Dorus m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Theodorus and sometimes also Isidorus and Dorotheus.... [more]

Doryclus m Greek Mythology
Derived from δόρῠ (doru) meaning "wood, tree" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Dosi f & m Galician
Galician short form of Eudosia and Eudosio.

Dositeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dositheos via Dositheus.

Dositeu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Dositheos.

Dosmuhammed m Kazakh
Combination of the Kazakh word dos, meaning "friend" (ultimately derived from Persian dost) and the Islamic name Muhammed.

Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.

Doston m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastan.... [more]

Dostonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastanbek. Known bearers of this name include the Uzbek soccer players Dostonbek Khamdamov (b. 1996) and Dostonbek Tursunov (b... [more]

Dota f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.

Dotis m & f Greek Mythology
Dotis (male), son of Asterius and Amphictyone (herself daughter of Phthius)... [more]

Dotschy f Romani
The name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.

Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".

Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.

Doukas m Greek (Rare)
From the name of a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. The name is derived from the Latin title dux, meaning "leader".