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Debinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
A hypocoristic form of Debora.... [more]

Decapre f Popular Culture
Used on a video game character from the Street Fighter series. It is likely derived from дека́брь (dekábrʹ), the Russian word for December.

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

Decluna f Roman Mythology
An important goddess (or perhaps god, known as Declunus) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated... [more]

Dedika f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -იკა (-ika). Also compare Mamuka.

Dedisimedi f Georgian (Rare)
Means "mother's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian დედის (dedis) meaning "of the mother" combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]

Deduka f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უკა (-uka). Also compare Mamuka.

Deedlit f Popular Culture
This is the name of a prominent elf in the anime and games series 'Lodoss Wars'.

Deema f Arabic
The name Deema comes from the Arabic origin. ... [more]

Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).

Degen m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 德 (see De) and 根 (see Gen).... [more]

Deidad f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "deity" in Spanish, a word derived from Latin deitās (which in turn was coined by Augustine of Hippo, who derived it from Latin deus meaning "god").

Deidamia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Theatre
From Greek Δηιδάμεια (Deidameia), possibly derived from δηιόω (dêioô) "to destroy" (cf. Deianira) and δαμάζειν (damazein) "to tame"... [more]

Deijii f Japanese
From Japanese 庭 (dei) meaning "garden" combined with 司 (jii) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Deiñe f Basque
Derived from either Basque dei "call; announcement" or deikunde "announcement; Annunciation", this name is considered a Basque equivalent of Anunciación.

Deiphobe f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Deiphobos. In Greek and Roman mythology, Deiphobe was a daughter of the seer Glaukos, an oracle of Apollo at Cumae in Italy, and later became known as the Cumaean Sybil... [more]

Deityche f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps derived from δηιόω (dêioô) meaning "to destroy" and τῠ́χη (túkhē) meaning "an act of god, fate, fortune".

Dejah f Literature, Popular Culture, American
Dejah Thoris is the name of a fictional character and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium on the planet Barsoom (Mars) in American author Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Martian novels (the first of which was published in 1912)... [more]

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.

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]

Del f Welsh
Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]

Dela m & f Ghanaian (Archaic)
Dela is a name of Ghanaian origin. It can be used for both sexes. Dela has a strong meaning, that is “Savior". Used by the people of the Volta region.

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.

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

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

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.")

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.

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delmi f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American, Galician (Rare)
Variant of Delmy.... [more]

Delmira f Spanish
Short form or variant form of Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.

Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.

Demainete f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demainetos. This is the name of a character in the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Dembe m & f Eastern African
Meaning "peaceful", origin is Ugandan.

Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.

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.

Demonice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demonike. In Greek mythology, this is the name of two characters, one of which is an Aetolian princess.

Demora f Popular Culture
This 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.

Denalda f English
Possibly 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 Filipino
Denarie 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.

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]

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.

Denne m & f Dutch
This name could be a variant spelling of Tenne, but it could also be derived from Daniel (for men) or Danielle (for women)... [more]

Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".

Deok-hye f Korean
From 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 Vietnamese
The name "Dep" embodies the aspiration for beauty and grace.... [more]

Derkje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When 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... [more]

Derlis m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly derived from the word dearly and the element -lis present in names such as Odalis and Herlis... [more]

Deronda f English (American, Rare)
This is regarded as a combination of the popular name prefix de and Rhonda, and can be spelled DeRonda or Deronda. Also compare Laronda, Sharonda... [more]

Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Derozha f Yiddish
A Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.

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.

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]

Desamparats f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
Catalan form of Desamparados, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu dels Desamparats, meaning "Mother of God of the Forsaken."

Desana f Slovak
Name day is May 3rd

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.

Désanne f Dutch (Rare)
This name is usually a combination of Désirée with Anne 1.... [more]

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

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]

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]

Deslava f Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
Recorded in the pre-15th century in Jewish Moravian and Bohemian communities. ... [more]

Desna f English (Rare)
Appeared in the 1940s and then disappeared again. The equally mysterious Desne is found in the late 1930s and survived until the early 1950s. Desney also occurred in the 1940s and '50s... [more]

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

Deusana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin deus meaning "god, deity". Latin deus and dīvus "divine" are descended from Proto-Indo-European deiwos, from the same root as Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon... [more]

Deuteria f Frankish
Queen Deuteria of the Franks was a consort of King Theudebert I. She came from an aristocratic Gallo-Roman family from Auvergne. She was related to Sidonius Apollinaris, Saint Avitus, and Emperor Avitus... [more]

Deva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Meaning "deity" in Sanskrit, referring to any benevolent spirit or supernatural being. The devas (also known as suras) in Hinduism maintaine the realms as ordained by the Trimurti and are often warring with their equally powerful counterparts, the Asuras... [more]

Devan m & f Hindi
The name comes from the Hindi dehvan (देवन) meaning “divine, god”. It is also influenced by the English Name Devin.

Devasena f Tamil
God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. He is also know as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army(Senai) of the devas (gods).

Deveny f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deveny. This is the title of the 1994 love song 'Deveny' by Dutch singer Marc Daniëls, thus why this name is most popular in the Netherlands.

Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.

Devli f Sinhalese
This name means Angel in Native Sinhalese. Commonly mispronounced as Devil, Devli is perfect for a quiet and Kind hearted person.

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]

Dewila f Hinduism
Name - Dewila देविला... [more]

Dewi Lanjar f Indonesian Mythology
From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess" and Javanese lanjar referring to a childless divorcée or widow. In Javanese mythology this is the name of a goddess who rules over the sea to the north of the island of Java... [more]

Dewi Sri f Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian dewi meaning "goddess", ultimately from Sanskrit देवी (devi), and sri, a title of respect derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri)... [more]

Dexamene f Greek Mythology
Means "reservoir, tank, receptacle" or "one who receives, one who is receptive", derived from Greek δέχομαι (dekhomai) meaning "to receive, accept". This is the name of one of the Nereids.

Dexareta f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.

Dhakira f Arabic
Dhakira is an arabic name, meaning memory.

Dhara f Indian
In Sanskrit it means Earth and is pronounced as Dh.ra

Dharinija f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Meaning "Beautiful Furrow". It is also from Sita from Hindu Ramayana.

Dhisana f Hinduism
Etymology unknown. This is the name of a Hindu goddess of prosperity associated with the soma vessel, knowledge, intelligence and speech as well as celestial bodies.

Dhondup m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (don 'grub) meaning "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from དོན (don) meaning "object, purpose, goal" and གྲུབ ('grub) meaning "accomplish, achieve, fufill"... [more]

Dhriti f Indian
Dhriti is another name for Goddess Lakshmi. Dhriti represents courage, steadiness, patience and determination of Goddess Lakshmi. She is said to imbibe silent determination and focus on her devotees.

Dhriti f Hinduism
The name means embodiment of virtue and patience and is another moniker for Goddess Lakshmi.

Dhriti f Sanskrit
Dhriti is one of the 24 emanations of Lakshmi who accompanies Narayana. According to Pancaratra tradition, Dhriti pairs with Vishnu, forming the fifth celestial couple. In simpler terms, Dhriti represents resilience and strength, and she is the counterpart of Vishnu in the divine realm.

Dhruthi f Indian
Dhruthi is considered an aspect of Goddess Lakshmi, representing her courageous and bold qualities. Dhruthi can be associated with the Goddess Lakshmi. The word Dhruthi/ Dhruti is mentioned in Lakshmi Sahasranama two times.

Dhruti f Indian
Goddess Lakshmi is referred to as Dhruti in Lakshmi Sahasranama because she is the embodiment of perseverance, steadfastness, and endurance. She is the one who gives us the strength to overcome challenges and obstacles, and to achieve our goals.... [more]

Dhruti f Hinduism
Dhruti means Goddess Lakshmi, representing her courageous and bold qualities in Lakshmi Sahasranamas. Dhruti is associated with the Goddess Lakshmi. The word Dhruti is mentioned 2 times in Lakshmi Sahasranama.

Dhruti f Sanskrit
Dhruti is a name for Goddess Lakshmi which represents her courage, steadiness, patience and determination. ... [more]

Dhruti f Sanskrit
Dhruti is one of the 24 emanations of Lakshmi who accompanies Narayana. According to Pancaratra tradition of Vaishnavas, Dhruti pairs with Vishnu, forming the fifth celestial couple. In simpler terms, Dhruti represents resilience and strength, and she is the counterpart of Vishnu in the divine realm.

Dhruti f Jainism
Dhruti (धृति) is an form of Goddess Lakshmi, as mentioned within the Pancharatra tradition and texts like the Lakshmi Tantra.

Dhrutisha f Indian
Dhrutisha means Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Parvati. Dhrutisha is made of two words, Dhruti and Isha. Dhruti means Goddess lakshmi, used to describe the quality of courage and patience of Goddess Lakshmi in Lakshmi Sahasras... [more]

Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.

Dialika f Western African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Diamoni f African American
Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]

Diandra f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Diana and Alexandra or Sandra.... [more]

Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]

Dib m & f Hmong
A Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.

Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]

Dide f Turkish
Originating from Ancient Persian, the Turkish name Dide can be defined as "gözbebeği" or "göz" in modern-day Turkish. ... [more]

Dideoluwakusidede f Yoruba
Means "the coming of the lord is at hand" in Yoruba.

Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.

Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]

Didi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names that contains the letter D, such as Adi 1, Jedidiah, Yedidia or David... [more]

Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]

Diedérique f Dutch
Variant spelling of Didérique which is chiefly found in The Netherlands, where it is a nearly unique name (since 1880 it has had less than 50 bearers).

Diekololaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "god's blessing is not small" in Yoruba.

Diekololaoluwalayemi f Yoruba
Means "the wealth of god in my life cannot be measured" in Yoruba.

Dielo f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [more]

Diem f English
Transferred use of the surname Diem. Possibly used in reference to Latin carpe diem meaning "pluck the day (as it is ripe)" i.e. enjoy the moment.

Dien f Dutch
Short form of given names that contain the sound /din/, such as Berdien, Bernardine and Gerdina.... [more]

Dies f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology Dies ("day") was the personification of day, and the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Hemera, the daughter of Nox (Night) and Scotus (Darkness).... [more]

Dietmut f & m German
The name is made of the name elements diot meaning "people" and muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".

Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole fè "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".

Dieula f Haitian Creole
Variant of Dyela influenced by French dieu "god".

Dieuwertje f West Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Dieuwert. In The Netherlands, a well-known bearer of this name is television presenter Dieuwertje Blok (b. 1957).

Dievklausīte f Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian dievs "god" and klausīt "to listen; to obey".

Dievmīla f Latvian (Archaic)
Derived from Latvian dievs "god" and mīlēt "to love".

Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila

Dikaiopatra f Ancient Greek
δίκαιος (dikaios) "righteous, fair, just, lawful" + πατήρ (pater) "father"

Dikaya m & f Manjak
Means "is going nowhere" in Manjak. This name is given to protect the child from an early death.

Dikeleditsame f Tswana
Means "my tears" in Setswana.

Dilarom f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.

Dilavardisa f Georgian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Georgian noun დილა (dila) meaning "morning" or from the Persian noun دل (del) or (dil) meaning "heart". The second element is derived from Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".... [more]

Dildor m & f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dildar. This name is strictly masculine in Tajikistan, but unisex in Uzbekistan. It is used much more often on females than on males there, however.

Dilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Delma. This name is borne by Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff.

Dilnigar f Uyghur
Meaning unknown. Dilnigar Ilhamjan is a Uyghur Chinese cross-country skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Dilnoza f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnaza, which is a variant of Dilnaz.

Dilora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.

Diloram f Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Uzbek form of Dilaram.

Dilraba f Uyghur
Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.

Dilrabo f Uzbek
Means "beloved one" in Uzbek. This is also the name of a traditional Uzbek 21-string instrument.

Dilyéhé f Navajo (?), Astronomy
Means "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.

Dimien m & f Ijaw
Means "God's work" or "the hand of God" in Ijaw.

Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Dimphina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Dymphina, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphina itself.

Dimphna f Dutch
Dutch variant spelling of Dymphna, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphna itself.

Din f & m Hebrew
Din, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"

Dina f Svan, Georgian
Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.

Dinara f Georgian, Literature
In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]

Dindonette f Literature
Derived from French dindon, meaning "turkey", combined with a diminutive suffix. Dindonette is the name of a fairy in the French fairy tale "A Fairy's Blunder". She casts a spell on an island's water fountain to make the old young again and the young older, but with disastrous consequences.

Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]

Dine f Dutch
Short form of feminine names that end in -dine, such as Bernardine and Gerdine. In practice, however, Dine is also frequently used as a short form of feminine names that end in -dina.... [more]

Dinja f Dutch
A variant form of Dina 1 or Dina 2. The Dutch name Dina comes most often from shortening feminine names ending in -dina (like Bernhardina or Arendina); it is also the Dutch form of the Biblical name Dinah.... [more]

Dinknesh f Amharic
Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.... [more]

Dinnani m & f Dagbani
Means "it is possible" in Dagbani.

Dino m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Shermadin for men, whilst for women it is a short form of Diana, Dinara, Eldino and perhaps also Denola.

Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]

Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]

Dioneta f Arthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology
The name of two persons mentioned in the fourteenth-century fragmentary Welsh text known as The Birth of Arthur.... [more]

Diopatre f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a spring of the river Sperkheios on Mount Othrys in Malis (northern Greece). She was loved by the god Poseidon, who transformed her sisters into poplar-trees in order to seduce her unhindered... [more]

Diora f English
Feminine form of Dior. A known bearer of this name is American actress Diora Baird.

Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).

Diphda f Astronomy
From Arabic ضِفْدَع‎ (ḍifda') "frog", taken from the phrase ضفدع الثاني (aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī) meaning "the second frog". This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.

Dirce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter"... [more]

Dís f Literature
The only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]

Disa f Swedish, Old Swedish
From a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [more]

Disciole f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. The 6th-century Frankish saint Disciole (or Disciola), a niece of Saint Salvius of Albi and a favourite companion of Queen Radegund, "was noted for her saintly death, which is described in detail by Gregory of Tours".

Ditorusin f & m Ijaw
Means "leave it for God" in Ijaw.

Divara f Medieval Dutch (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dietwara (possibly via its variant Thiwara), which is a younger and strictly feminine form of the unisex name Theodoar. Also compare Divera, which is very closely related.... [more]

Divera f West Frisian (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the unisex name Dieuwer. This particular latinization is solely intended for women; the masculine equivalent is Diverus and its variant spellings.... [more]

Divine f & m English (Rare), Filipino
This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").

Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.

Divota f Corsican
Corsican form of Devota. Saint Devota (Santa Divota in Corsican) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco.

Diyora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyara, which is the feminine form of Diyar.

Djefatnebti f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(my) food are the Two Ladies" in Egyptian.

Djeseretnebti f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly derived from ḏsr.t-nbtj meaning "the holy one of the Two Ladies", derived from ḏsr "holy, sacred" combined with the feminine suffix t and the dual form of nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet... [more]

Djoeke f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch form of Dieuwke, completely phonetical in its spelling. This "dutchized" form of a Frisian name has also been adopted by the Frisians themselves, though it is nowhere as popular in Friesland as the original form (Dieuwke).

Dlshad m & f Kurdish
it's a Kurdish name, mainly use as given name for male, the name includes two fraces, the first is /DL/ or /dil/ which means 'heart', and the second part is an adjective 'shad' meaning 'happy', both together means 'happy heart'.... [more]

Doda f Frankish, Medieval Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Diminutive of names beginning with Do-, or possibly from either Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". As such it is the feminine form of Dodo... [more]

Dodi f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it's a variant of Dodie. ... [more]

Dodo f English
Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.

Dodo f & m Georgian
This is a unisex name, which is much more often used on women than on men. The etymology is different for each gender.... [more]

Dodone f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Dodone was said to be one of the Oceanid nymphs (the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys), after whom the ancient city of Dodona was named. The 6th century AD grammarian Stephanus of Byzantium (s.v. Δωδὠνη), writes that according to Thrasyboulos (FHG II 464, a), as reported by Epaphroditus (fr... [more]

Dokkaeo f Thai
From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).

Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.

Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]

Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]

Dolkar f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་དཀར (sgrol-dkar) derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" (referring to the bodhisattva Tara 2) and དཀར (dkar) meaning "white"... [more]

Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ (sgrol-ma) meaning "saviouress" (referring to enlightenment), derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" and the feminine particle མ (ma)... [more]

Dolon m & f Bengali
The name Dolon is used in various places on this planet, I have seen the greek meaning of this name. But in the whole world, this meaning is not valid for this name. Especially in India and in Indian-Subcontinent the name Dolon has a tradition and tribute... [more]

Dolorosa f Spanish
Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.

Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic Mythology
Goddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.

Dolza f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), Gascon, Judeo-Provençal
Variant of Dolça. It was recorded in what is modern-day Germany from the 12th century onwards.

Dolze f Medieval Jewish
Variant of Dolza. It was recorded in what is present-day Germany from the 12th century onwards.

Doménica f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Domenica reflecting the Italian pronunciation. This name is specially popular in Ecuador.

Domenika f Albanian, Greek (Rare)
Albanian feminine form of Dominic. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Ντομένικα (see Ntomenika).

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]

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]

Domina f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from Latin domina meaning "lady, mistress". This is the name of an obscure saint.

Domínica f Spanish
Spanish archaic feminine form of Dominic which is equivalent to Dominga.

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]

Donate f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Donata. This French given name is also in use in the Netherlands, where it is about equally rare.

Donatilla f Late Roman, Sicilian
Diminutive of Donata. Also compare Donatella, which is basically a younger form of the name.... [more]

Donatille f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.

Donatuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Donata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.

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]

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]

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]

Donnatella f Italian, English (Rare)
Variant of Donatella.... [more]

Donnia f American (South, Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
It's my great-grandmother's name. I assume it's a variation of Donia, a Scottish feminine variant of Donald. She was from southern Texas so possibly Spanish influence from Doña – A Spanish name related to Donna in Italian... [more]

Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.

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]

Doorke f & m Limburgish
Limburgish 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, Gujarati
MEANING : 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... [more]

Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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]

Doralis f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Hispanic variant of Doralice or simply an elaboration of Dora using the popular name suffix lis (which in turn is derived from Lisbeth or a related name).

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.

Doriel m & f Hebrew, Literature
Possibly 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"... [more]

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.

Dorigen f Literature
Meaning 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 Theatre
Dorilea is a shepherdess in the 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.

Dori-mu m & f Japanese
From 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... [more]

Dorin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it is came from the name Doron

Dorisz f Hungarian
Variant of Dorottya, meaning "gift of God".

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).

Dorleta f Basque
Derived 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 German
Diminutive 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).

Dorra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (born January 13, 1980) is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.

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'.

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.

Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.

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.

Doxa f Ancient Greek, Greek
From Greek δόξα (doxa) meaning "glory, renown, honour". It is also used in modern Greek as a short form of Evdoxia.

Doyinsola f Yoruba
Means "my wealth is sweet" in Yoruba.

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]

Drąsutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of the rare name Drąsė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of Drąsutis.

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").

Dree f & m English, American
Dree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)

Dresden f & m English, Popular Culture
From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".

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.

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]

Droplaug f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".

Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)
From the Greek word δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.

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]

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.

Drvaspa f Persian Mythology
The name of a Zoroastrian goddess whose name means "with solid horses". Her role in ancient religion is unknown.

Dryope f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ (ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ (ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.

Duangchan f & m Thai, Lao
Means "moon" in Thai, also used as a Lao alternate transcription of Douangchanh. It is only used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.

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.

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]

Dubhe f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic دُبّ (dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر (ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.

Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.

Dubraska f Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an alteration of Dubravka with influence from other -ska names, e.g. Katiuska. It is most often used in Venezuela.

Duchelle f French
the origin is not clear, it might derive from the french "douce", meaning "gentle".

Dudana f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]

Duela f Popular Culture
Duela Dent is the Joker's daughter in DC comics.

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

Dulari f Hindi (Latinized)
Dulari is a name of Sanskrit origin meaning either “lovable”, “dear”, or “beloved”.

Dulceflur f Arthurian Cycle
A princess of Trefferin and Karedonas whose father, King Gediens, was slain by the heathen King Verangoz of Sorboreste.... [more]

Dulce Nombre f & m Spanish
From Spanish dulce nombre meaning "sweet name," referring to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, hence why most full names beginning with Dulce Nombre end with either de María or de Jesús.... [more]

Dulcet f Literature
A character in 'The Underland Chronicles' by Suzanne Collins. This is a word in English, meaning "sweet and soothing", usually referring to sound.

Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]

Dumlesi f & m Ogoni
Khana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [more]

Dunduñí f Romani (Caló)
Means "clear" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Clara.

Durama m & f Garo, Far Eastern Mythology
Durama is a deity from Garo Mythology, whose name means ‘the grand and majestic mother’ in the Garo language.

Durdanah f Urdu
The name Durdanah is commonly a female name from Urdu origin that means "Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral, Pearl bead, Precious, Dear, Darling".

Đurđevka f Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [more]

Durna f Azerbaijani
Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.

Durr-e-najaf f Persian
Feminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.

Dusita f Thai
Feminine form of Dusit. This is also the Thai name for the utricularia delphinioides, a type of plant.

Dutberta f Frankish (Latinized)
The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]

Duwa m & f Shan
While its exact meaning is debated, it is believed to be connected to the Shan word for 'two' or 'twin'. This connection might suggest a meaning related to duality, balance, or partnership.

Dwan f English (American)
From the 1976 King Kong. This is an anagram of Dawn.

Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]

Dyani f American (Modern)
Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.

Dycha f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish version of the name Judith.

Dyela f Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole dye "god" and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".

Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".

Dyra f Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]

Dyrim f Literature
Dyrim is the fourth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Dyrim is the Speaker, the bell that grants or removes the power of speech to the listener.

Dysnomia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.

Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".

Dyyana f Belarusian
Variant of Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).

Dzelarhons f New World Mythology
Means "volcano woman" in Haida. This is the name of a mountain spirit who rules the earth's creatures and punishes anyone who abuses them.

Dzera f Digor Ossetian, Ossetian
Means "bird of prey" in Ossetian. It is also a diminutive of Dzerassa.

Dzerassa f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian
Possibly means "golden-haired, shining", perhaps related to Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold". In Ossetian mythology Dzerassa is the daughter of the sea god Donbettyr.

Džiuginta f Lithuanian
The name is derived from džiugus meaning "cheerful." Also see Džiugė

Dziunia f Polish
Diminutive of Jadwiga. It is now obsolete as the word is commonly used as a slang term for a young, attractive woman.

Éada f Irish (Modern)
A modern Irish name, most like influenced by the more frequently used Irish name Éadaoin, which derives from Irish éad (coming from Old Irish ét) meaning "jealousy, passion"... [more]

Eadaz f Literature
Eadaz is the name of one of the main characters in Samantha Shannon's book "The Priory of the Orange Tree".... [more]

Eadburh f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Eadburg. Also compare Wilburg versus Wilburh.... [more]

Eaindra f Burmese
From the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Éala f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name that has most likely been influenced by the Irish word eala meaning "swan". However, contrarily to the Irish word for "swan", which is spelled without the fada, the fada has been added to the name to get the desired pronounciation of EH-la whereas the word eala is pronounced AL-la... [more]

Eanflæd f Anglo-Saxon
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]

Ea-niša f Sumerian, Ancient Near Eastern
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the name of the god Ea 1, and the Sumerian element nisig ("beautiful, blue, green")... [more]

Eanswith f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English feminine name Eanswið or Eanswiþ, of which the meaning of the first element is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]

Eärien f Popular Culture (Modern)
Means "daughter of the sea" in Quenya, from eär "sea" and ien "daughter". This name is borne by the daughter of Elendil in the Amazon series 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'... [more]

Earnie m & f English (American)
Variant of Ernie that is predominately masculine.

East m & f English
From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.

Ebe f Estonian
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar", making it an Estonian cognate of Ebba. It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eliisabet.

Ebehiremen f Nigerian
Means "What God gave me".

Eberechi f & m Igbo
The mercy of God

Eberhild f Germanic
Derived from the Old High German element ebur "wild boar" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle". It is a cognate of Eoforhild.

Ebidisebofa m & f Ijaw
Means "there is no one that doesn't like good things" in Ijaw.