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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-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.

Doniel m English
Combination of the names Donald and Daniel.

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".

Dontas m Ancient Greek
Dontas, a pupil of Dipoenus and Scyllis, made some statues for the treasury of the Megarians... [more]

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".

Dornaz f Persian
From Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

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.

Dosma f Batak
From Toba Batak dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

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".

Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.

Doumu m Japanese
From Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Do-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".

Dounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Dunia used in Morocco and Algeria.

Douri m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]

Dovahkiin m Popular Culture
Means "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [more]

Dovaidas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]

Dovas m Lithuanian
Short form of masculine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainis, Dovilas and Dovydas.

Dovber m Jewish
Combination of Hebrew Dov and Yiddish Ber, both meaning "bear"

Dovė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainė, Dovilė and Dovydė.

Dover m Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Combination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).

Dovesary f Literature
The name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.

Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)
Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.

Dovmont m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Daumantas.

Dovud m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of David via its Arabic form Dawud.

Döwletgeldi m Turkmen
From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".

Dowsabel f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dulcibella. It was taken from the affectionate French phrase douce et belle meaning "sweet and beautiful".

Doy m Filipino
Diminutive of Diosdado, Leonardo and other names ending in do.

Do-yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 道 "path, road, street; method, way" and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever".

Draca m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname (and, less frequently, given name) meaning "snake" or "dragon", derived from Latin draco "snake, monster" (see Draco), applied to someone with a fierce or fiery temperament.

Dracaena f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]

Dracarys m Obscure (Modern)
From the word dracarys meaning "dragonfire" in High Valyrian, one of the fictional languages in the book and TV series Game of Thrones. This name has been given to 12 boys in the United States since 2019.

Drácula m History, Literature
Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Asturian form of Dracula.

Drafi m German (Modern, Rare)
Simplified form of the Hungarian name Dráfi.... [more]

Dragonel m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Dragonel the Cruel is a malevolent knight who abducted the lady Rohais from the knight Arguisiaus of Carhaix, wounding Arguisiaus in the process. Dragonel intended to force Rohais into marriage, but Perceval encountered him, defeated him, and sent him to Arthur’s court.

Draho m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Drago or short form of names beginning with Draho, such as Drahomír and Drahoslav.

Drahomil m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Dragomil.

Drahomila f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Drahomil (cf. Dragomil, Dragomila).

Drahoš m Slovak
Diminutive of Drahoslav and Drahomír, not used as a given name in its own right.

Drakula m Literature
Form of Dracula used in Azerbaijan, Basque Country, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.

Dranafile f Albanian (Rare, Archaic)
Albanian cognate of Triantafyllia. Bearer Dranafile "Drane" Bernai was the mother of the 20th-century Albanian-born nun and missionary Mother Teresa.

Drandofile f Albanian (Archaic)
Variant of Dranafile and older form of Trëndafile.

Drane f Albanian
Originally a short form of Drandofile and Dranafile, used as a given name in its own right.

Drangue m Albanian Mythology
Drangue is a semi-human winged divine figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with weather and storms.

Dranlyug m Sanskrit
Hindu male first name. (𝘥𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯) means "retention" and "sustainer" (𝘺𝘶𝘨) means "era". can be described as 'incarnation' {अवतार} "sustainer of the era". {विष्णु} reminding

Draugluin m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Draugluin was the first werewolf to be bred by Morgoth during the First Age of Middle-earth.... [more]

Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Draupnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [more]

Drayson m English (Rare)
Combination of Dray and the popular suffix -son.

Dreama f English
Feminized form of Dream or variant of Drema... [more]

Dred m English (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]

Dréke m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish diminutive form of Dré.

Drella m & f Popular Culture
A nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.

Dren m Serbian, Croatian
From дрен/dren meaning European Cornel (Cornus mas) (type of dogwood). ... [more]

Dreng m Danish (Archaic), Literature
Derived from the Old Norse name Drængr meaning "young man, lad" or "bold man". It coincides with the modern Danish word dreng meaning "boy"... [more]

Drengr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Drængr. This is the name of one of Karl and Snør's sons in Norse mythology.

Drenislav m Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic dren meaning ''European Cornel'' (type of dogwood) and slava meaning ''glory''.

Dreo m Esperanto
Short form of Andreo and Esperanto form of Drew.

Dresean m African American (Rare)
Combination of Dre and Sean.

Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.

Driadam m Arthurian Cycle
A cousin of Erec who was slain by Mordred, prompting a feud between Erec and Mordred.

Drian m Arthurian Cycle
Knight of the Round Table. Son of Pellinore (apparently his third in wedlock), brother of Perceval, Lamorat, Aglovale, Alain, and Tor le Fise Aries.... [more]

Driek m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Hendricus and Hendrikus, which is also used for bearers of related names.

Drífa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "fall of snow, snowdrift". In Norse mythology, Drífa was a daughter of king Snær. She had two sisters, Mjǫll and Fǫnn and one brother, Þorri.

Drilego f Medieval Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of -lou, -leu "light"".

Drin m Albanian
Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [more]

Drina f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.

Drinian m Literature
The name of Prince Caspian's advisor and ship captain in CS Lewis' book The Dawn Treader.

Driope f Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Dryope.

Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]

Dritjon m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian dritë "light" and jonë "our".

Driwethen m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton drech "appearance" and (g)uethen "warrior; war".

Drǫfn f Norse Mythology
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Drǫfn was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Bára, also meaning "wave, billow".

Drogoradz m Medieval Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements drogo "dear; precious" and radz "to advise" and, in an older meaning, "to take care of someone or something".

Dromio m Theatre
This name belongs to two characters in William Shakespeare's play 'The Comedy of Errors' (1592): twin brothers Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. It is possibly derived from Greek δρόμος (dromos) "a course, running, race", or a related word.

Drósbói m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. It could be a combination of Old Norse drós "woman" and búi "farmer, land-owner". The first element could also be derived from Old Norwegian dros "heavy, plump person"... [more]

Drosis f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Drusa via the form Drosa. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions St. Drosis was the daughter of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD)... [more]

Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".

Druann f American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.

Druantia f Popular Culture, Celtic Mythology
Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]

Druas m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Lord of the Hill of Wretches. He slew every knight who adventured his way, but was eventually killed by Agravain. Druas’s brother, Sorneham of Newcastle, learned of the incident and, in revenge, he defeated and imprisoned Agravain.

Druda f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, suggests a coinage as a feminine form of the Catalan masculine name Trud.

Drudmund m Old High German, Medieval Italian
Derived from the Old High German elements drud "strength" and munt "hand, protection".

Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.

Druian m Old Celtic, Old Norse
Old Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Druis m Arthurian Cycle
A priest and philosopher who counseled Arthur.

Drulias m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Father of the dwarf Druidain.... [more]

Druon m Arthurian Cycle
Druon is a knight who fights with Blandamour, Paridell, and Claribell in Book 4, Canto 9 of "The Faerie Queene".

Drury m English
Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.

Drusila f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Drusilla.

Drustanus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Drustan. It appears in a 6th-century tombstone inscription (“Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus”) and many scholars have thought to identify Drustanus with the Tristan of Celtic legend... [more]

Drutalos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *deruos / derua "oak tree" and talu- "forehead; front; surface".

Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]

Dryhthelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.

Dryhtnoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and noð "boldness, daring".

Dryhtweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".

Drypetis f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Of uncertain etymology. Drypetis was the daughter of Stateira I and Darius III of Persia. She was married to Hephaestion and was rumored to have been killed by Roxana to remove potential rivals.

Dshkhuhi f Armenian
From the Armenian դշխոյ (dshkoy) meaning "queen" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Duangchit f & m Thai, Lao (Rare)
Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.

Duangnapha f Thai
From Thai ดวง (duang), a poetic prefix, and นภา (napha) meaning "sky".

Duangphon f Thai
From Thai ดวง (duang), a poetic prefix, and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Duangrat f Thai
From Thai ดวง (duang), a poetic prefix, and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]

Dubhchobhlaigh f Medieval Irish
Derived from dubh meaning "black, black-haired" and Cobhlaigh, a name of unknown etymology.

Dubhdara m Medieval Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements dubh "dark" and dair "oak" (genitive dara(ch)).

Dubheasa f Medieval Irish
Meaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word dubh meaning dark or black and eas meaning waterfall.

Dubh Essa f Medieval Irish
Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).

Dubnogenos m Old Celtic
From the Celtic roots dubnos meaning "world" and genos meaning "born" or "family"

Dubric m History (Ecclesiastical), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Arthurian Cycle
In Welsh legend, he is said to be the illegitimate son of the daughter of King Peibio Clafrog, ruler of Ergyng (located in present-day Herefordshire, England), Efrddyl. Her father tried to drown her in the River Wye, but didn’t succeed... [more]

Duccio m Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Italian (Tuscan)
Medieval masculine given name recently fashionable in Tuscany. It is a short form of Andreuccio, Leonarduccio (diminutive of Leonardo), Bernarduccio (diminutive of Bernardo), Armanduccio (diminutive of Armando) and other given names ending in -duccio.... [more]

Dudar m Ossetian
Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, this name is of Turkic origin and means "tousled, disheveled, ruffled" and "curly".... [more]

Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]

Dueanchai f Thai
From Thai เดือน (duean) meaning "moon, month" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Dueanphen f Thai
From Thai เดือน (duean) meaning "moon, month" and เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full (moon)".

Dueanrung f Thai
From Thai เดือน (duean) meaning "moon, month" and รุ่ง (rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak".

Duessa f Literature
This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]

Dúfa f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "pitching wave" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Dúfa was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Dufenal m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Donald, derived from Old Irish Domnall. This was the name of Scottish kings and an early saint.

Duguittsagaan f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian дугуй (dugui) meaning "round, circular" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white".

Du-han m Korean (Archaic)
Combination of two Chinese characters 斗(means dipper) and 漢(means China). Kim Du-Han was a mobster and politician of 19th-century Korea. He is also the main character of the Korean TV drama .

Du-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Duibheannach m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".

Duibheasa f Medieval Irish
Means "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and eas meaning "waterfall".

Duibhuidhir m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".

Duilin m Literature
Duilin was the name of the lord of the House of the Swallow in Gondolin. He was said to be the greatest bowman of Gondolin, and the swiftest elf amongst them. He died in the year FA 510 during the Fall of Gondolin, when he was shot by a fiery bolt from a Balrog.

Duiliu m Romanian, Sicilian
Romanian and Scilian form of Duilius.

Duimelijntje f Folklore
Dutch form of Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.