DontaviusmAfrican 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.
DonymArthurian Cycle Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".
DonyarthmMedieval 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.
DoogiemEnglish 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.
Doonf & mEnglish, 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]
Doorf & mDutch, 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).
DoorimJapanese (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]
Doorkef & mLimburgish Limburgish diminutive form of Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
DoppomJapanese From Japanese 独 (dop) meaning "Germany" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
DoradomAstronomy 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.
DoraemonmPopular 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.
Dorchaf & mIrish Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.
Dorielm & fHebrew, 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]
DorilasmArthurian 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.
Dori-mum & fJapanese 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]
DorixenosmAncient 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]
Dorjm & fMongolian Means "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).
DorrigomLiterature 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]
DostonbekmTajik (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]
DoszhanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh дос (dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
DoucelinmMedieval 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]
DoukasmGreek (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".
DourimJapanese From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]
DourismAncient 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".
DovahkiinmPopular 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]
DovaidasmLithuanian 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]
DovainasmLithuanian Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
DoviltasmLithuanian Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with Lithuanian viltis meaning "(to) hope". Also compare Dovilas.
DöwletgeldimTurkmen From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
DöwletjanmTurkmen From Persian دولت (dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen döwlet) combined with Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, soul"... [more]
DöwranmTurkmen Turkmen form of Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).
DoychinmBulgarian Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to Bulgarian дой (doy) meaning "milking" or доя (doya) meaning "to milk" as well as "to suckle, to breastfeed, to nurse". Also compare Dojčin.
DracamAnglo-Saxon Old English byname (and, less frequently, given name) meaning "snake" or "dragon", derived from Latin draco "snake, monster" (see Draco), applied to someone with a fierce or fiery temperament.
DracarysmObscure (Modern) From the word dracarys meaning "dragonfire" in High Valyrian, one of the fictional languages in the book and TV series Game of Thrones. This name has been given to 12 boys in the United States since 2019.
DragojlomVlach Derived from Vlach drag meaning "dear person". It can also be the Vlach form of Dragoljub.
DragomilmSlovene Derived from the Slavic element dragu "dear, precious" combined with miru "peace" or "world".
DragonmEnglish Ancient Greek δράκων, Latin draco "dragon; snake".
DragonelmArthurian Cycle, Literature Dragonel the Cruel is a malevolent knight who abducted the lady Rohais from the knight Arguisiaus of Carhaix, wounding Arguisiaus in the process. Dragonel intended to force Rohais into marriage, but Perceval encountered him, defeated him, and sent him to Arthur’s court.
DrajatmJavanese Means "degree, rank, power" in Javanese, ultimately from Arabic درجة (daraja).
DrakulmPopular Culture (Modern) Variant of Dracula. From the epithet of Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad the Impaler, which meant either "dragon" (alluding to his membership in the noble Order of the Dragon) or "the devil" from Romanian drac "devil".
DrakulamLiterature Form of Dracula used in Azerbaijan, Basque Country, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
DranguemAlbanian Mythology Drangue is a semi-human winged divine figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with weather and storms.
DranlyugmSanskrit Hindu male first name. (𝘥𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯) means "retention" and "sustainer" (𝘺𝘶𝘨) means "era". can be described as 'incarnation' {अवतार} "sustainer of the era". {विष्णु} reminding
DrascomPolabian Drasco (fl. 795 – 810) was the Prince (knyaz) of the Obotrite confederation from 795 until his death in 810.
DrąsiusmLithuanian Derived from either the Lithuanian noun drąsa meaning "courage, bravery" or the Lithuanian adjective drąsus meaning "brave, courageous, bold".
DrastamatmArmenian Means "straight-forward, no way out" in Armenian.
DrąsutismLithuanian Diminutive of Drąsius, since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.
DraugluinmLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Draugluin was the first werewolf to be bred by Morgoth during the First Age of Middle-earth.... [more]
DraupnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [more]
DredmEnglish (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]
Drellam & fPopular Culture A nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
DrenmSerbian, Croatian From дрен/dren meaning European Cornel (Cornus mas) (type of dogwood). ... [more]
DrendermFilipino the name originated in Philippines which is a given name to a boy. ... [more]
DrengmDanish (Archaic), Literature Derived from the Old Norse name Drængr meaning "young man, lad" or "bold man". It coincides with the modern Danish word dreng meaning "boy"... [more]