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

Dejone f & m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

DeJounte m African American (Rare)

Dejte m Medieval Hungarian

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

Dekla f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian borrowing of Dēkla.

Dekota f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Déla f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adéla.

Deladis f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deladis.

Delaia f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Deliah.

Delaida f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Délaïde f Norman
Norman form of Adelaide.

Delaira f Galician (Rare), Asturian
Truncated form of Adelaira.

Delaja m & f Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Delaiah. While the Biblical character is masculine, the name is nowadays also used as a feminine given name.

Delana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Delane.

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Delarina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Delorina.

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

Delata f Romani (Archaic)

Delaware f Romani (Archaic)

Delayah f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Delaiah.

Delcho m Bulgarian

Delen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish delen "petal, leaf". This is a modern Cornish name.

Delenda f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Delinda.

Delennyk f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Delen. This is a modern Cornish name.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

Deleta f Romani (Archaic)

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

Delfin m Polish
Polish form of Delphinus.

Delfine f Flemish

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

Delfrig m Welsh

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

Dèlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Delia 1.

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

Deliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).

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

Deliane f Dutch
Variant of Deliana.

Delianna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Delida f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Délie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
French form of Delia 1.

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delima f Indonesian
Means "pomegranate" or "ruby" in Indonesian.

Delin m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delina.

Délina f Walloon, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Walloon form of Delina.

Delina f Dutch
Contracted form of Deliana.

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

Delina f Albanian, Theatre
Derived from Albanian delinj, a particle indicating a high degree of the characteristic quality of the following noun. Delina (1964) is a ballet composed by Çesk Zadeja.

Delinah f Obscure
Variant of Delina.

Delinda f Italian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Truncated form of Adelinda.

Delindia f Romani (Archaic)
Elaboration of Delinda.

Deline f French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Adeline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Delinke f Hungarian
19th-century coinage intended as a feminine form of Deli.

Delio m Galician
Masculine form of Delia 1.

Delisa f Italian
Truncated form of Adelisa.

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Deliska f English (American)

Deliso m Italian
Masculine form of Delisa.

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliu m Romanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delia 1.

Delize f Afrikaans

Deljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).

Délka f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adélka.

Delka f Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Delko.

Delmin m Albanian (Rare)

Delmiro m Galician
Truncated form of Edelmiro.

Delnia f Kurdish

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Delorainia f Romani (Archaic)

Delorania f Romani (Archaic)

Deloreni f Romani (Archaic)

Delorne m English (Rare)

Delphi f English (Rare), English (British, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Delphine, Delphia or Philadelphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name (see Delphi).

Delphin m French
French form of Delphinus.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delsi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Delcy.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

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

Delyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Delyan.

Delyana f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Deliana.

Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Démarate m History (Gallicized)
French form of Demaratus.

Demardo m African American (Rare)

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demény m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Demjén.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

Demere m & f Ethiopian

Déméter f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Demeter 1.

Démètre m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Demetrius.

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

Demetri m Catalan, American
Catalan form of Demetrius.

Demetrian m English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Demetrianos. This is the name of several saints.

Démétrien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Demetrianus.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demetriu m Corsican (Rare), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Demetrius.

Demia f American (Rare)

Demian m Literature, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch
German variant of Damian (via the Ukrainian form Demyan). Since the 1980s, it has been in occasional use in German-speaking countries.... [more]

Demii f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variation of Demi. According to the Social Security Administration, Demii was given to 14 girls in 2018.

Demilee f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Demileigh.

Demileigh f Obscure (Modern)
Combination of Demi and Leigh.

Demis m Greek
Short form of names like Themistoklis, Artemios...

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitria f Greek (Expatriate), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Demetria.

Demjan m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Демьян (see Demyan).

Demjén m Hungarian
Variant of Damján.

Démk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Nikòdém.

Démocrite m History (Gallicized)
French form of Democritus.

Demodius m German (Bessarabian)

Demokrat m Albanian
Albanian form of Demokrates.

Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.

Demokriti m History
Albanian form of Democritus.

Demonte m African American
Combination of the phonetic elements da, mon and tay. This also coincides with an Italian surname (see Demonte).

Démophile m History (Gallicized)
French form of Demophilos via Demophilus.

Démophon m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Demophon.

Demóstenes m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Demosthenes.

Démosthène m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Demosthenes.

Demut f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German

Denai f English

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Deñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anunciación (compare Deiñe).

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Deneen f English (American)
Originally transferred from the surname Deneen.... [more]

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denerisz f Literature
Hungarian form of Daenerys.

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Denez m Breton
Breton form of Denis.

Deni f Bulgarian
Possibly a short form of Denica.

Deni m Croatian

Dènia f Catalan (Rare)

Dênia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Denia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]

Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.

Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.

Denic m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton diminutive of Deniel.

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denira f Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian

Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, Spanish
Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denissza f Hungarian
Cognate of Denise.

Denitza f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).

Deniza f Bulgarian, Hungarian, Albanian
Cognate of Denise.

Denmark m English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the name of the country of Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St... [more]

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Dennon m English (Rare)

Denoel m Breton (Rare)
Breton variant of Deniel.

Denoela f Breton
Feminine form of Denoel.

Denvia f Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyda f American (Modern, Rare)

Déò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Amadeùsz.

Deoblo m American (Modern, Rare)

Deodát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Deodatus.

Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.

Deodata f Italian
Italian feminine form of Deodatus.

Deodatos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Deodatus.

Deodon m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Cognate of Dieudonné.

Deodoro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Teodoro influenced by deus, Portuguese word for "god".

Deogracias m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Deogratias.

Deograta f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Deogratias.

Deolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Deonelda f German (Bessarabian)

Deonilla f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theonilla.

Deonis m Moldovan

Deophilia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theophila.

Déotille f Medieval French (Rare), French (Rare)

Deotyma f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Diotima. It was used as a pseudonym by the novelist and poet Jadwiga Łuszczewska (1834-1908).

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Derc'hen m Breton
Younger form of Dergen.

Dercylidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derkylidas. This was the name of a Spartan commander from the 4th century BC.

Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.

Dereck m English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Deredere f Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish variant of Deirdre.

Deree f American (Rare)

Derelia f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dorelia.

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Deretka f Medieval Russian

Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".

Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.

Dergen m Medieval Breton
Derived from either Old Breton daeru / deru "oak" or Old Breton der, an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton gen, derived from Proto-Celtic *genos- "family, clan, descendants".

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derik m Walloon
Originally a short form of Frederik which has now replaced the full form of the name.

Derin m English (Rare)

Derinda f American (Rare), American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

Dermod m Manx
Manx form of Diarmait. This name used to be Anglicized as both Dermot and Jerry (the latter Anglicization arose due to the variant Germot).

Derrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derriah f American (Rare)

Derrien m Medieval Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Derc'hen.

Ders m Hungarian

Dervan m History (Anglicized)
English form of Derwan.

Dervilia f Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Dearbháil.

Dervish m Arabic, Albanian
A Dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic.

Dervorgilla f Medieval Scottish
Latinization of the Gaelic name Derbforgaill. A notable bearer of this name is Dervorguilla of Galloway, mother of John I of Scotland.

Dervorguilla f Scottish Gaelic (Latinized, Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derbforgaill.

Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]

Derwan m History, Medieval Slavic
Derwan was an early duke of the Sorbs (fl. 615–636). He is mentioned by Fredegar in his Latin chronicle as dux gente Surbiorum que ex genere Sclavinorum: "ruler of the people of the Surbi"... [more]

Derwell f Medieval Breton

Derwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Derwen.

Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".

Derzchen f Yiddish

Dés m Hungarian
Variant of Dezső.

Desamparada f Popular Culture
Means "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).

Desange m & f French (African, Rare)
Means "of the angels", taken from the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". It is most often found in French-speaking African countries.

Desarae f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desare f American (Rare)
Possibly an English phonetic respelling of Désirée.

Desariee f Obscure
Variant of Desiree. This is the birth name of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.

Desdémone f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Desdemona.

Desere f Afrikaans

Deseret f Mormon, Various (Rare)
This is a word from the Book of Mormon meaning "honeybee" in the language of the Jaredites. It was used as a name for the Utah territory before it became an American state (now officially nicknamed the Beehive State as a symbol of cooperation and industry)... [more]

Deshia f American (Modern, Rare)

Dëshir m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Dëshira.

Dëshira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dëshirë "wish, desire".

Dëshire f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Dëshira.

Deshka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.

Desiata f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian desiata, the feminine form of the adjective desiato, itself an obsolete and now poetic form of desiderato/-a "desired, wished (for)".

Desica f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Desider m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Desiderius.

Desideriu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Desiderius.

Designatus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin designatus meaning "marked, designated".... [more]

Desimira f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Desimir.

Desirada f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal cognate of Désirée.

Desirat m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Desideratus.

Desire f & m English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]

Desirea f American
Variant of Desirée.

Desley f English (Australian)

Desmia f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a character in The Palace of Mirrors by Margaret P. Haddix.

Desmona f African American (Modern, Rare)

Desmonda f Indonesian

Desmund m English (American), English (African)
Variant of Desmond.

Desneiges f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "of the snows" in French, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges meaning "Our Lady of the Snows" (see Nieves).

Desolina f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of title of the Virgin Mary La Madonna Desolata and a derivation from the Latin name Desolinus.

Désoline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of the Italian name Desolina.

Dessa f Obscure
Diminutive of Odessa, Desiree or other names containing des.

Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessiah f Obscure

Dessie f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Odessa.

Dessie m Irish
Diminutive of Desmond.

Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.

Destin m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African)
Likely from the French destin "destiny, fate, fortune".

Deston m English (Rare)

Deszo m Banat Swabian

Deta f Silesian
Short form of Bernadeta.

Deta f Romansh
Short form of Margareta.

Dete f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Dieta recorded in the 1600s.

Detek m Silesian
Diminutive of Detlef.

Detelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian детелина "clover; shamrock".

Detelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.

Deterville m French (Cajun), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Deterville.

Detjona f Albanian

Detrice f African American (Rare)

Detta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Romansh short form of Margaretha, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Detti f Hungarian
Diminutive of Bernadett.

Deuce m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Deudata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Deodata.

Deulecresse m Medieval English, Medieval Jewish
Possibly from Latin Deus eum crescat meaning "God increase him" (via Norman French), apparently used as a translation of the Hebrew names Solomon or Gedaliah.

Deulegard m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman garder "to protect; to guard", this name ultimately means "May God protect him" or "God protects him".

Deulesaut m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman sauver "to save someone", this name ultimately means "May God save him" or "God saves him". It was used as a secular form of Joshua.

Deulocresca f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Provençal feminine form of Deulecresse.

Deulosal m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Means "God save him". It appears to have been used as a translation of Isaiah.

Deunerth m Medieval Welsh

Deunisi m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Dionysius.

Deunoro m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque deun "holy, sacred; Saint" and oro "all". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Toussaint and Santos (which is used in reference to the Día de Todos los Santos).

Deunorone f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Deunoro.

Deuona f Gaulish Mythology
Derived from Gaulish deuos "god", this was the name of a Gallo-Roman goddess of springs and rivers.

Deus m Eastern African

Deusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Deusana.

Déùszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Amadeùsz.

Deva f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, Serbian (Rare)
Means "maiden, girl, lass", derived from the Proto-Slavic děva, itself from the Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ "to suck, suckle".

Devalson m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Devalson.

Devana f Slavic Mythology
Czech goddess of the hunt.

Devanee f American (Modern, Rare)

Devanie f English (Rare)

Devany f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devanie.

Devender m & f Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Devendra also used by Sikhs.

Devera f American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Devorah or a combination of the popular name prefix de and Vera 1... [more]

Devi m Breton
Breton cognate of Dewi 1.

Devids m Latvian (Modern, Rare)

Devina f Indian

Devinity f American (Modern, Rare)

Devlet f & m Turkish (Rare)
Means "government, state" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin via Persian دولت (dowlat).

Devlyn f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Devlin.

Devona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Devon to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Devonne f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Devon.

Devony f American (Rare)

Devore m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Devore.

Devota f History (Ecclesiastical), Ligurian
Saint Devota (died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God")... [more]

Dévote f Medieval French
French form of Devota.

Devoyre f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Deborah.

Devra f English (Rare)

Devuta f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Devota.

Dewaara f Jewish