Masculine Submitted Names

Donahue m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Donahue.

Donalbain m Theatre, History
Anglicized form of Gaelic Domnall Bán meaning "Domnall the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.

Dónald m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Donald.

Donaldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Donald.

Donaldo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Donald.

Donalds m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Donald.

Dónaldur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic form of Donald.

Dónall m Irish
Variant of Donal.

Donall m Manx
Variant of Donal.

Donam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".

Donan m Breton
Composed of the old Celtic element dumno "world" (compare Donald) combined with a diminutive suffix. This was borne by a disciple of Saint Briec.

Donani m Romani
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Donard m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Dónart, though the name could also be a contraction or corruption of Domangard (which is ultimately of the same etymological origin)... [more]

Donardas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Donard.

Dónart m Irish
Modern Irish form of Domhanghart.

Donasian m Breton
Breton form of Donatien.

Donati m History (Ecclesiastical)
Albanian form of Donatus.

Donatiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Donatianus. This is the name by which saint Donatian of Reims (4th century AD) is properly known in Dutch.

Donatian m English
English form of Donatianus.

Donatilo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Donatilla.

Donation m South African, English (Puritan)
From the word donation, meaning "an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution."

Donatius m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Derivative of Donatus (see Donato).

Donāts m Latvian
Latvian form of Donatus (see Donato).

Donatu m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic)
Sardinian form of Donatus.

Donatuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Donato, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Donavan m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavin m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavon m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donaziano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Donatianus.

Donbass m Soviet
Portmanteau of Donets Basin, an abbreviation of Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн (Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).

Donbettyr m Ossetian Mythology
Probably from Ossetian дон (don) meaning "water, river" combined with a form of the given name Peter. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of the god of water and the patron of fishermen.

Doncan m Manx
Manx cognate of Duncan.

Doncha m Irish (Rare)

Donder m Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Dutch word donder meaning "thunder". Popularized by the reindeer in the story 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the song Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even though the reindeer was originally named Dunder.

Dondi m & f Popular Culture, English
From a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him dandy boy.

Dondon m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Donald, Donato and similar names.

Dondre m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Dondré m African American
Variant of Dondre

Döndrub m Tibetan
Means "one who achieves his aspirations" in Tibetan.

Donduk m Tuvan

Dondup m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དོན་གྲུབ (see Dhondup).

Doné m Walloon
Walloon form of Dieudonné.

Donehogawa m Seneca

Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.

Donell m American, African American
Variant of Donald.

Donelson m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Donelson.

Donewald m Medieval English

Đông m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 東 (đông) meaning "east".

Đống m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 棟 (đống) meaning "pillar, beam".

Dong m & f Korean
From the Korean Hangul 동 (dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".

Dongdong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with themselves... [more]

Dongfeng m Chinese
Dongfeng (东风, lit. "Eastern Wind")

Dong-geon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 健 (geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" or 建 (geon) meaning "build, establish", as well as other hanja combinations that can form this name.

Dong-gun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 동건 (see Dong-geon).

Dong-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

Dong-hae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean".

Dong-hui m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".

Dong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 奕 "in sequence, orderly; abundant" or 赫 (hyeok) "bright, radiant, glowing".

Dong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).

Donghyeop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 協 "be united; cooperate".

Donghyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east'' and Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"

Dongjin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Dongmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Dongming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Dongrao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Dong-rim m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 林 (rim) "forest, grove".

Dongsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 升 or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]

Dongsu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".

Dong-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" or 桐 (dong), referring to the paulownia coreana tree, and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 佑 (u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (u) meaning "house," among other hanja combinations.

Dong-uk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).

Dong-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 雲 "clouds".

Dong-wan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".

Dongwanggong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 东 (dōng, meaning “eastern”), 王 (wáng, meaning “royal”) and 公 (gōng, meaning “duke”, “lord” or “father”). Dongwanggong was the male counterpart of Xiwangmu who ruled in the east and was associated with Yang energy (as opposed to Xiwangmu’s Yin)... [more]

Dong-woo m Korean
Variant transcription of Dong-u.

Dongxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Dongyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Dong-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".

Donick m English (Rare)

Donieal m African American
Elaboration of Don in the form of Daniel.

Doniel m English (American)

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Donik m Albanian, Kosovar

Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".

Donis m Medieval Spanish

Donisio m Asturian, Aragonese
Asturian and Aragonese form of Dionysius.

Donivan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Donavan.

Doniyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.

Donizetti m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the surname of an Italian composer Donizetti, which means "descended from Donizo" in Italian, Donizo being an Italian Christian monk.... [more]

Donjet m Albanian, Kosovar
Masculine form of Donjeta.

Dónk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Donôld.

Donlee m American (South)
Combination of Don and Lee.

Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.

Donn m English (Rare)
Variant of Don.

Donn m Irish, Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from donn "chief, prince, noble".

Donnagán m Old Irish
Double diminutive form of Donn.

Donnaghey m Manx
Manx form of Donnchadh. This name has traditionally been Anglicized as Dennis.

Donnald m English (Rare)
Variant of Donald.

Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.

Donné m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Dieudonné.

Donnel m American (Rare)

Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.

Donnelle f & m English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Donelle and Donal/Donel/Donnell/Donell.

Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.

Donni f & m English (Rare)
Variation of Donnie

Donnino m Italian
Italian form of Domninus.

Donnovan m English (Rare)
Variant of Donovan.

Donôld m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Donald.

Donovon m American
Variant of Donovan.

Donques m African American (Modern, Rare)

Donquez m African American (Modern, Rare)

Donrick m English (Rare)

Dont'a m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dontae.

Donta m African American
Variant of Dontae.

Dontae m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontai m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dontay.

Dontas m Ancient Greek
Dontas, a pupil of Dipoenus and Scyllis, made some statues for the treasury of the Megarians... [more]

Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.

Dontavis m African American

Dontavius m African American (Modern)
A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.

Dontay m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontaye m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontell m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Donatello or an elaborated form of Donte (or Dontae, variants of Dante).

Dontrall m African American
Meaning unknown.

Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.

Dontre m African American (Modern)
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.

Dontrell m African American
Of unknown meaning.

Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

Dònull m English
Form of Donald

Donvaldus m Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Donald

Dony m Indonesian

Dony m Arthurian Cycle
Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".

Donyarth m Medieval Cornish, History
Donyarth (died 875) was the last recorded king of Cornwall. He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons. According to the Annales Cambriae, he drowned in 875. His death may have been an accident, but it was recorded in Ireland as a punishment for collaboration with the Vikings, who were harrying the West Saxons and briefly occupied Exeter in 876.

Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]

Donzel m African American (Rare)

Donzell m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Donzel.

Dooakpo f & m Ijaw
Means "peaceful world" in Ijaw.

Doogie m English
Diminutive of Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.

Dooglas m Scots
Scots form of Douglas.

Dook m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Docus, Jodocus, Judocus and rarely of Dominicus and its variants.

Dookeme m Ijaw
Means "man of peace" in Ijaw.

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.

Dooley m American
Transferred use of the surname Dooley.

Doolish m Manx
Manx form of Dùbhghlas. This is also the name of the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man.

Doom m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Dominicus.

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]

Doondi m Indian

Doo‘-pu‘un m & f Kelabit
Means "good from the beginning" in Kelabit.

Door f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).

Doori m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."... [more]

Doorke f & m Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.

Doppo m Japanese
From Japanese 独 (dop) meaning "Germany" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.

Doraci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Dora and Juraci.

Dorado m Astronomy
From Spanish dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.

Doraemon m Popular Culture
From Japanese どら猫 (dora neko) meaning "stray cat" and 衛門 (emon), an old-fashioned suffix for male names. In the homonymous manga and anime, Doraemon is an earless robotic cat who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi.

Dorak m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu
Hindi, Sanskrit: डोरक... [more]

Dorald m Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).... [more]

Doramas m Spanish (Canarian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "the one with wide noses".... [more]

Doramin m Literature
Doramin is a character in "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad.

Dorante m Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme'.

Dorart m Albanian (Rare)

Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.

Dorcilé m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcily.

Dorcily m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Dore f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of given names that contain the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift", such as Isidore and Theodora.

Dorel m Romanian
Derived from Romanian dor "longing".

Dorel m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.

Dorell m African American

Dorestin m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Dörg m German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Dirk, or a blend between Dirk and Jörg.

Dorgival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dorival.

Dorgon m Manchu

Dori m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Doori.

Dorial m African American

Dorián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dorian.

Dorians m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Dorian.

Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see Dor) and אָב (ab) meaning "father".

Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.

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]

Dorien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Dorian.

Do-right m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used. See Do-good.

Dorigo m Romansh (Archaic)

Dorilas m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table and the nephew of King Nentres of Garlot. He fought with his uncle against the Saxons at the battles of Broceliande and Clarence.

Dorimachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Dorimedont m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
From Ancient Greek Δορυμέδοντος, means "master of spear", where δόρυ="spear" and μέδων, μέδοντος="master, chief". ... [more]

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]

Dorinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -dor-, such as Teodoro and Heliodoro.... [more]

Dorion m Hungarian
Variant of Dorián.

Dorisval m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dorival.

Dorival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).... [more]

Dorixenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain. The Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" is the most obvious candidate, but it is also possible that the first element is connected to the Greek tribe of the Dorians in some way, such as via the Greek adjective Δωρικός (Dorikos) meaning "Dorian, Doric" (also compare Doris)... [more]

Dorj m & f Mongolian
Means "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).

Dorjai m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.

Dorjan m Croatian, Albanian
Variant of Dorian.

Dorjay m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.

Dorje m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (see Dorji).

Dorjee m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (see Dorji).

Dorjey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.

Dorjsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Dormán m Hungarian
Cognate of Dorman.

Dorman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dorman.

Dormánd m Hungarian
Diminutive of Dormán.

Dormod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Greek doron "gift" and Germanic móðr "mind, spirit, courage".

Doro m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Dorofey.

Doro m Spanish, Asturian, Italian
Short form of names such as Teodoro, Isidoro and Doroteo.

Doroppuun m Yakut
Yakut form of Trofim.

Doros m Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Theodoros.

Dorosh m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Dorotheos.

Dorote m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Dorotheos (see Dorothea).

Dorotei m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Dorotheus. This was the name of several early saints.

Doroteu m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Dorotheos.

Doroteusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dorotheus.

Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.

Dorr m English
Transferred use of the surname Dörr.

Dorrigo m Literature
The name of a town in New South Wales whose name was originally Don Dorrigo, from either the Gumbaynggirr word Dunn Dorriga, meaning "tallowwood tree", or from dundorrigo, meaning "stringybark tree"... [more]

Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.

Dorsili m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcily.

Dorste m Sami
Sami form of Torsten.

Dorus m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Theodorus and sometimes also Isidorus and Dorotheus.... [more]

Dorval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant or shortened form of Dorival.... [more]

Dory m Hebrew, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew דּוֹרִי (See Dori).

Doryan m French
Variant of Dorian.

Doryclus m Greek Mythology
Derived from δόρῠ (doru) meaning "wood, tree" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Dorymedon m Ancient Greek
derived from Greek δόρυ (dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).

Dorymenes m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek δόρυ (dory) "wood, tree" or "spear" combined with μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit".

Doryu m Buddhism (Rare, Archaic)

Dorzh m Kalmyk

Dorzho m Buryat
Means "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).

Dos m Kazakh
Means "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.

Dosi f & m Galician
Galician short form of Eudosia and Eudosio.

Dosifei m Russian
Variant transcription of Dosifey.

Dositeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dositheos via Dositheus.

Dositeos m Georgian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Dositeoz.

Dositeoz m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Dositheos. A notable bearer of this name is saint Dositeoz of Tbilisi (died in 1795).

Dositeu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Dositheos.

Dosithée m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Dositheos via Dositheus.

Dosmuhammed m Kazakh
Combination of the Kazakh word dos, meaning "friend" (ultimately derived from Persian dost) and the Islamic name Muhammed.

Dosoftei m History (Ecclesiastical)

Dósóþeus m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic form of Dositheus.

Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.

Dossan m American (Rare)

Dossantos m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dos Santos.

Dosso m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.

Dost m Turkish
friend

Doston m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastan.... [more]

Dostonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dastanbek. Known bearers of this name include the Uzbek soccer players Dostonbek Khamdamov (b. 1996) and Dostonbek Tursunov (b... [more]

Doszhan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh дос (dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Dot m Medieval English

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.

Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.

Dothias m Frisian
Derived from duif or duive meaning pigeon.

Dotis m & f Greek Mythology
Dotis (male), son of Asterius and Amphictyone (herself daughter of Phthius)... [more]

Dou m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 豆... [more]

Douangchanh f & m Lao
Means "moon" in Lao.

Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".

Douard m Jèrriais
Truncated form of Êdouard.

Doubra m & f Ijaw
Means "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.

Doucelin m Medieval French
The first element of this name is derived from Old French dous meaning "sweet, soft", which is ultimately derived from Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". The second element consists of the French diminutive suffix -lin... [more]

Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.

Dougald m Scottish
Variant spelling of Dugald, itself a Scottish variant of Dougal

Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.

Doukas m Greek (Rare)
From the name of a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. The name is derived from the Latin title dux, meaning "leader".

Doumenge m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.

Doumenico m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.

Doumeniqueto m Provençal
Diminutive of Doumenico.

Doumergue m Provençal
Provençal form of Dominique.

Doumu m Japanese
From Japanese 童 (dou) meaning "juvenile, child" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Do-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".

Dounacian m Provençal
Provençal form of Donatien.

Dour f & m Breton
Breton meaning "water"

Douri m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]

Douris m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from δουρός (douros), which is the Epic Greek genitive singular of the Greek noun δόρυ (dory) meaning "wood, tree, stem" as well as "spear, lance, pole". Also compare the Epic Greek adjective δούρειος (doureios) meaning "wooden".

Dourival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dorival, seemingly influenced by the Portuguese word for gold, ouro.

Douwård m Walloon
Walloon form of Edward.

Douwe m West Frisian
Derived from Frisian dou "dove."

Douye m Ijaw
Means "desire" in Ijaw.

Dovahkiin m Popular Culture
Means "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [more]

Dovaidas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]

Dovainas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Dovainis m Lithuanian
Variant form of Dovainas.

Doval m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dobil.

Dovaldas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Baltic vald meaning "rule" (see Visvaldas).

Dovas m Lithuanian
Short form of masculine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainis, Dovilas and Dovydas.

Dovber m Jewish
Combination of Hebrew Dov and Yiddish Ber, both meaning "bear"

Dovecote m & f American (Rare)

Dover m Romani (Archaic)

Dover m Hebrew, Yiddish
Combination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).

Dovev m Hebrew
Means "to draw out, cause to speak", though "whisper" is the more commonly accepted meaning.

Dovi m Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Dovid.

Dovie m Jewish
Possibly an anglicized variant of Dovi. See also Dov.

Dovilo m Medieval Galician

Doviltas m Lithuanian
Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Lithuanian viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare Dovilas.

Dovletgeldi m Turkmen

Dovmont m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Daumantas.

Dövran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Davran.

Dovron m Uzbek
Variant of Davron, which is the main Uzbek form of Davran.

Dovronbek m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Davronbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Davranbek.

Dovud m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of David via its Arabic form Dawud.

Dovy m Scots
Diminutive of Joseph.

Dow m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dow.