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Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Deklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deklynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.

Delaine f English (American, Rare)

Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.

Delainie f English (American)

Delainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

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

Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delania f English

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delaphina f English (American, Rare)

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).

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]

Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.

Delce f English
May be derived from Dulce or Dulcibella

Delcena f English (American)

Delcie f English (Rare)
Variant of Delsie.

Delcine f English (Rare)

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delece f English (Rare)
Variant of Delice.

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delene f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Magdelene.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deleta f English (Rare)

Delethia f English (American)

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

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.")

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

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.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Deliska f English (American)

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellaphine f English (American, Rare)

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]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

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

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

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).

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

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

Demera f English (American, Rare)

Demetricia f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Demeter 1 or Demetria with Patricia or an other name that ends in -cia, such as Alicia and Felicia.

Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

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

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.

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.

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

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).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

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

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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.

Denine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denita f English (American)
Variant of Danita.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

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

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Denni f & m English (Rare), Albanian (Modern)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denyel f English (American)
Variant of Danielle.

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

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.

Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

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

Dericka f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derick.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

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]

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derrica f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derrick, influenced by Erica.

Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.

Desarai f English
Another form of Desiree

Deseine f English

Deseree f English (Modern)
Variant of Désirée.

Desi f English (Rare)
Variant of Dessie.

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

Desira f English

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

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]

Desley f English (Australian)

Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

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]

Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessi f Scandinavian, English
Commonly used as a nickname for Desiré.

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

Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.

Destanae f English
Variant of Destinee.

Destanee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destaney f English (American)
Variant of Destiny.

Destani f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destany f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destina f English (Rare)
Blend of Destiny and Tina.

Destinae f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destinei f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destineigh f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Destiny.

Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destini f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinie f English
Variant of Destinie.

Destrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Destry.

Destry m & f Popular Culture, English
English form of Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).

Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.

Destyne f English
Feminine form of Destin.

Destynee f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destynie f English
Variant of Destiny.

Desyre f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Desyree f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Detra f English
Variant of Deitra.

Dette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".

Deuard m & f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a version of Edward.

Dev f English
Diminutive of Devorah.

Dev m & f English
Diminutive or short form of Devin and other variations of the same name

Devane m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Devan.

Devanie f English (Rare)

Devara f English (Rare)
Variant of Devera.

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.

Devereaux m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devereaux.

Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.

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.

Devida f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Devine f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Divine.

Devinia f English (Rare)
Variant of Davinia.

Devion f & m English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Devin, perhaps inspired by Dion.

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

Devone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Devon.

Devonika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Devon.

Devonna f English

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

Devra f English (Rare)

Devynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devon or Devyn. Devynn was given to 29 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Devynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Devin.

Dew m & f English
Rare name from english word “dew”.

Dewilla f English

Dexana f English (Rare)
Variant of Dexanna.

Dexanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dex and Anna.

Dexlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Dextra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dexter.

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

Deyla f English
Variant of Dayla.

Deylin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daylin.

Deyna f English
Variant of Dana 2.

Dezarae f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Dezeray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree

Dezirae f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Deziray f English (Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Dezire f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Dezlyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Dezlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Deztiny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Dezyre f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Dezzi m & f English
Diminutive of Desiree, Desmond, and other names that start with the similar DEZ- sound.

Dezzie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dezzi.

Dhilan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan. Dhilan was given to 31 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.

Dhillon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dillon. Dhillon was given to 9 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.

Diabolique f & m English (American, Rare), Obscure
Means "diabolic" in French, from the title of a 1996 movie. This was given to 8 girls and 7 boys born in the United States in 1996, and to 6 girls born in the U.S. in 1997.

Diadamia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Diademia.

Diah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dia.

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.

Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.

Diamonde f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamondia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Diamond.

Diamonds f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Diamond.

Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.

Diamyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dian f English
Variant of Diane.

Dianah f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dianca f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Diana and Bianca.

Dianda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra.

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

Dianella f Spanish (Latin American), Italian, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diana.

Dianelle f English (Rare)

Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.

Diannie f English (American, Rare)
Nickname for Dianne.

Dianthe f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Diantha.

Diara f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tiara/Kiara influenced by Diana.

Diaz m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.

Dica f English (Rare)
Variant of Dice.

Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.

Dicentra f English (Rare)
A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.

Dicksie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dixie, influenced by Dick 1.

Dicy f English (American)
Variant of Dicie.

Dieana f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dieann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Dieanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dieanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Diedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deirdre.

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.

Diera f English (American, Rare)

Dierdre f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Dietta f Medieval German, English
Medieval German variant of Theuda.

Diffidence f English (Puritan)
From late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’) from Latin diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere ‘to trust’.

Dijonna f English (American)
Variant of Dijon.

Dikki f English (Rare)
Variant of Rikki, influenced by Dick 1

Diko m & f English

Diligence f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "careful and persistent work or effort."

Dillian f English, Dutch

Dilliana f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Dillie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Dilly.

Dilly f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Delia 2.

Dillyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dillynn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dylan.

Dilyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.

Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".

Dimples f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dimple.

Diniah f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Dinora f English, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Variant of Dinorah.

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]

Dinyse f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Diona f English, Albanian
Feminine form of Dion. In some of the American cases, it may also be a variant of Diana.

Dionis f English (Archaic)
Probably a contracted form of Dionisia. A notable bearer of the name was Dionis Stevens Coffin (1610-1684), the wife of Tristram Coffin and an ancestress of the Coffin family of the United States... [more]

Dionna f English (Modern)
Variant of Dionne.

Diontae m & f English
Variant of Deonte.

Diontha f English (American)
Variant of Diantha.

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

Diore f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dior.

Dirika f Dutch (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Dirik.

Discretion f English (Puritan), Literature
Used in reference to Proverbs 2:11, "Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee."

Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.

Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.

Diva f English (Rare)
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).