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Dongying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and
樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Donika f AlbanianAlbanian 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.
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".... [
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Donnamira f LiteratureCombination 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... [
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Donnetta f AmericanPossibly a coined as a diminutive of
Donna by way of adding the diminutive suffix
-etta.
Donogo‘zal f UzbekDerived from
dono meaning "wise" and
go'zal meaning "beauty".
Donojamol f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
dono meaning "wise" and
jamol meaning "beautiful".
Donoma f Omaha-PoncaMeans "sight of the sun" in Omaha–Ponca, from Omaha
dóⁿbe "to see, look at, perceive" and
miⁿ "sun, moon".
Doon f & m English, LiteratureTransferred 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... [
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Doona f ManxDerived from Manx
doo "black; black-haired, black headed".
Door f LiteratureOne of the main characters in Neil Gaiman's novel
Neverwhere.
Doorke f & m LimburgishLimburgish diminutive form of
Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
Dora f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Nepali, GujaratiMEANING : A fillet of thread or cord tied round the arm or wrist; it is also applied to the string tying a packet or parcel; string... [
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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.
Doraura f Italian, LiteraturePossibly 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.
Dorcha f & m IrishMeans "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (
dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (
dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to
Feardorcha.
Doremi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (do) meaning "one" or 瞳 (do) meaning "pupil of the eye", 二 (re) meaning "two", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 憐 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" or 澪 (re) meaning "waterway, channel" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [
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Doricha f Ancient GreekDerived from the name Δωρίς (
Doris) and a diminutive suffix, effectively meaning "little Dorian woman". This is possibly the real name of the hetaera
Rhodopis.
Doriel m & f Hebrew, LiteraturePossibly means "God's generation" in Hebrew, in which case it would be derived from Hebrew
dor "generation" (see also
Dor) combined with Hebrew
el "God"... [
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Doriette f MalteseDiminutive of
Doria by way of combining it with the French diminutive ending
-ette.
Dorigen f LiteratureMeaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin. This is the name of the faithful wife in 'The Franklin's Tale', one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Dorilea f TheatreDorilea is a shepherdess in the 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Dori-mu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (dori-mu) meaning "dream", 童 (do) meaning "juvenile, child", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [
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Doriya f Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the names
Dori (or
Dor), means "(my) generation" with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God).
Dorj m & f MongolianMeans "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Dorjsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Dorleta f BasqueDerived from the name of the sanctuary of
Our Lady of Dorleta which is located in the town of Leintz Gatzaga in the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country in Spain. She is considered the patron saint of cyclists in Spain.
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).
Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
Dorona f Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Doron. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Dorona Alberti (b. 1975).
Dorrit f English, LiteratureTransferred 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... [
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Dorsaf f Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic در
(durr) meaning "pearl" combined with صاف
(ṣāfin) meaning "pure, clear, bright".
Doruntina f Albanian, FolkloreThis 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 AlbanianDoruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Derived from the word for "enough" (
dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Dota f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Dotschy f RomaniThe name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Douangchay m & f LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ
(chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Doubra m & f IjawMeans "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Douja f ArabicSometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
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.