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Delkash f TajikEtymology uncertain, possibly meaning "fascinating".
Delmira f SpanishShort form or variant form of
Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Deloria f Indigenous AmericanA Native American surname, derived from the name of a French trapper, Phillippe des Lauriers, who settled and married into a Yankton community of the Dakota people, and may refer to: Ella Cara Deloria (1888-1971), educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and author of "Waterlily".
Delphinium f Literature (Rare)A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.
Delyara f OssetianIt appears to be an Ossetian form of the Arabic name Delara, which means “what makes the heart beautiful”.
Demei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, flatter",
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful",
玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Demgul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
dema meaning "time" and
gula meaning "rose".
Democracy m & f EnglishFrom the English word
democracy, from French
démocratie, via late Latin from Greek
dēmokratia, from
dēmos ‘the people’ +
-kratia ‘power, rule’.
Demonica f African American (Rare)Combination of the popular name prefix
de and
Monica. It can be spelled
DeMonica or
Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.
Demora f Popular CultureThis is the name of Hikaru Sulu's daughter, Helmsman of the USS Enterprise-B in the 1994 film 'Star Trek: Generations'. Perhaps by coincidence, the word
demora means "delay" in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Demri f English (American)A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.
Dena f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Denalda f EnglishPossibly a variant of
Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.
Denali f & m English (Modern)From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).
Denarie f FilipinoDenarie Kyla Bautista Taylor is the real name of Bella Poarch, a Filipina American TikToker. She was adopted so it might not be a Filipino name after all.
Dengli f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
灯 (dēng) meaning "lantern, lamp" and
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
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... [
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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.
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, SpanishGalician, Spanish and Gascon form of
Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of
Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Denna f English, LiteratureThe name of a character from the book series
The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.
Deograzia f ItalianMeans "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin
Deus "God" and
gratia "grace".
Deok-hye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness". A famous bearer is Princess Deok-hye of Korea (1912-1989), the last princess of Korea.
Deprise f English (Rare), ObscureBorne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show
BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.
Deqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Deqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful, ingenious".
Dereth m & f EnglishPossibly a corruption of the Irish surname
Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic
dearg meaning "red".
Dérgréine f Irish MythologyMeans "tear of the sun", composed of Old Irish
dér "tear" and
grían "the sun" (genitive
gréine; compare
Aoibhgréine). In Irish legend Dér Gréine was the daughter of
Fiachna Mac Retach, who married
Laoghaire Mac Crimthann of Connacht.
Deri m & f WelshFrom Welsh
derw meaning "oak."
Derkje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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Derozha f YiddishA Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.
Derui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
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... [
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