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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.
Dep f VietnameseThe name "Dep" embodies the aspiration for beauty and grace.... [
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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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Desak f BalineseFrom a title used by female members of the Ksatria caste.
Desamparada f Popular CultureMeans "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.
Desanka f Serbian, CroatianDerived from the South Slavic
desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
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)... [
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Deshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Desi f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of December (
Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.
Desiana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of December (
Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.
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)".