DeimantasmLithuanian Masculine form of Deimantė. Known bearers of this name include the Lithuanian soccer players Deimantas Bička (b. 1972) and Deimantas Petravičius (b. 1995).
DeinarchosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "ruler, leader, master".
DeinokratesmAncient Greek Means "terrible power", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and κρατος (kratos) "power".
DeinolochosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush, trap".
DeinomachosmAncient Greek Means "terrible battle", derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) "battle".
DeinomenesmAncient Greek Means "terrible strength", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."
DeinophilosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective δεινός (deinos) meaning "fearful, terrible" as well as "mighty, powerful" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
DeinosthenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".
DeinostratosmAncient Greek Means "terrible army", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and στρατος (stratos) "army".
DeioneusmGreek Mythology Said to mean "ravager" from Greek δηιόω (dêioô) "to cut down, slay; to waste or ravage a country" (compare the first element in Deianeira). This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
DeiphobosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".
DeiphontesmGreek Mythology Probably derived from Greek δάϊος (daios) meaning "hostile, destructive, burning" and the suffix φόντης (phontes) meaning "slayer of" (see φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter")... [more]
DeisenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun δεισήνωρ (deisenor) meaning "fearing man", which consists of the Greek verb δείδω (deido) meaning "to fear, to dread" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Dejuf & mChinese From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum" or 举 (jǔ) meaning "raise, lift up".
DejunmChinese From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch, ruler, prince".
Dekaf & mAfrican An African name of unknown origin, this unisex baby name means "pleasing".
DekabrinmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian декабрь (dekabr) meaning "December". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the Decembrist revolt of 1825... [more]
DekabristmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]
DekemAmerican (Modern, Rare) The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."
DekumPopular Culture From Japanese 木偶 (deku) meaning "useless person". This is the nickname of Izuku Midoriya, the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia (first released in 2014).
DekuangmChinese From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 匡 (kuāng) meaning "correct, restore".
DelamCaucasian Mythology Means "god, deity" in Chechen. In Chechen mythology, Dela was the supreme god who created the earth. In modern times, his name is sometimes used to refer to Allah, the Islamic God.
Delam & fGhanaian (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.
Delajam & fBiblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Dutch form of Delaiah. While the Biblical character is masculine, the name is nowadays also used as a feminine given name.
Dela-malkhmCaucasian Mythology Means "sun god" from Chechen дела (dela) meaning "god" and малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar". This was the name of the sun god in Chechen and Ingush mythology.
Delanem & fEnglish (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]
DelemNigerian An uncommonly used name from the West African country of Nigeria. This name is commonly pronounced as 'Deli' but this is not the real way on how to pronounce this name.
DelimHungarian Derived from Hungarian deli, a literary word meaning "stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)" (from Ottoman Turkish deli "mad, insane", perhaps ultimately via Serbo-Croatian dèli "brave" and thus referring to a soldier in 16th-century Hungary).
DeliangmChinese From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]
DelinomEnglish Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.
DelosmGreek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]
DelpaneauxmEnglish (American, Rare) Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]
DelphinusmAstronomy Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.
DelphosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek word adelphos, meaning "brother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a man whom the name of the Greek city is derived from. It can also be interpreted as the Greek masculine form of Delphine.
DelyanmHistory, Bulgarian Means "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати (dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
DemainetosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]
DemandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
DemangmMalay It means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.
DemaratosmAncient Greek This name can be a variant form of Demaretos, but it can also be a name of its own. In that case, it is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with the Greek adjective ἀρατός (aratos) meaning "prayed for"... [more]
DemarchosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek (demos) meaning "the people" and (archos) meaning "master, leader". This was the name of a satrap of Phrygia and a son of Aegyptus in Greek mythology.
DemaretosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".
DemetremGeorgian, History Georgian form of Demetrios (see Demetrius). This name is less common in Georgia than the Russian name Dimitri, which is probably due to the influence that Russia has had on the country (Georgia had been under Russian rule for nearly two centuries).... [more]
DemetrismGreek (Cypriot) Alternate transcription of Greek Δημήτρης (see Dimitris). This was borne by Cypriot president Demetris Christofias (1946-2019).
DemigodmObscure From the English word demigod meaning "half-god", the offspring of a deity and a mortal. A famous bearer of this name is Filipino actor Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla (2004-).
DemingmChinese From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "virtue, morality, ethics" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
DemiurgosmGnosticism From Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (Demiourgos) meaning "public worker" or "skilled worker" from the Greek elements demos "common people" and ergos "work". In the Gnostic system this is the name of the creator of the material world (and sometimes of evil), a deity inferior to the Supreme Being.
DemocharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective δημοχαρής (demochares) meaning "pleasing the people, popular". It consists of the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).
DemocoönmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Demokoon. In Greek mythology, this is the name of an illegitimate son of king Priam of Troy, who was killed by Odysseus during the Trojan War.
Democracym & fEnglish From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
DemodokosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun δόκος (dokos) meaning "opinion, belief". Also compare the related Greek verb δοκέω (dokeo) meaning "to expect" as well as "to think, to imagine, to suppose" (see Eudocia).
DemokoonmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with κοῶ (koo), which is a contracted form of the Greek verb κοέω (koeo) meaning "to know, to be aware" as well as "to mark, to perceive, to hear"... [more]
DemoleonmGreek Mythology Means "lion of the people", derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek λεων (leon) "lion". In Greek mythology, Demoleon is the name of a centaur.
DemomelesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek peep (demos) meaning "the people" and either μέλος (melos) meaning "song" or μέλω (melo) meaning "to care, be interest in; to be cared for".
DemonicusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Demonikos. A known bearer of this name was Demonicus of Pella (4th century BC), a trierarch who is thought to have been part of the companion cavalry of Alexander the Great.
DemonikosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".
DemophilosmAncient Greek Means "friend of the people", derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover".