Dresdenf & mEnglish, Popular Culture From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
DrianmArthurian Cycle Knight of the Round Table. Son of Pellinore (apparently his third in wedlock), brother of Perceval, Lamorat, Aglovale, Alain, and Tor le Fise Aries.... [more]
DrilonmAlbanian Derived from Drilon (Δρίλων), the Ancient Greek name of the river Drin.
DrinmAlbanian Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [more]
DrogomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish drogi "precious, dear", which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear". The second element is derived from mil "gracious, dear".
DrogomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish drogi "precious, dear", which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
DrogoradzmMedieval Polish Derived from the Slavic name elements drogo "dear; precious" and radz "to advise" and, in an older meaning, "to take care of someone or something".
DromiomTheatre This name belongs to two characters in William Shakespeare's play 'The Comedy of Errors' (1592): twin brothers Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. It is possibly derived from Greek δρόμος (dromos) "a course, running, race", or a related word.
DronacharyamHinduism (drona) means "vessel" or "bucket" or "quiver". (acharya) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. Dronacharya means “A teacher who is filled with full of knowledge or whatever a good stuff.” he is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata
DrósbóimOld Norse Meaning uncertain. It could be a combination of Old Norse drós "woman" and búi "farmer, land-owner". The first element could also be derived from Old Norwegian dros "heavy, plump person"... [more]
DrovermEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.
DruasmArthurian Cycle, Literature Lord of the Hill of Wretches. He slew every knight who adventured his way, but was eventually killed by Agravain. Druas’s brother, Sorneham of Newcastle, learned of the incident and, in revenge, he defeated and imprisoned Agravain.
DruianmOld Celtic, Old Norse Old Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
DruidmOld Celtic A priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.
DruidainmArthurian Cycle A loathsome hunchbacked dwarf, to whom Gawaine gave the false lady Ydain after she tried to leave Gawaine for another knight. Druidain’s eventual possession of Ydain had been foretold by an oracle in the dwarf’s youth.
DruonmPicard Derived from Gaulish druto "strong, vigorous".
DruonmArthurian Cycle Druon is a knight who fights with Blandamour, Paridell, and Claribell in Book 4, Canto 9 of "The Faerie Queene".
DrurymEnglish Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
DrustanusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of Drustan. It appears in a 6th-century tombstone inscription (“Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus”) and many scholars have thought to identify Drustanus with the Tristan of Celtic legend... [more]
DrutalosmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *deruos / derua "oak tree" and talu- "forehead; front; surface".
DruvismLatvian Derived from Latvian druva "cornfield".
DruwardmAnglo-Norman Possibly from Old French Droart, Drouart which is probably from the hypothetical Germanic name *Droghard, itself composed of the element drog of uncertain meaning (see Drogo) combined with hard "hard, firm, brave, strong".
DryhthelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a monk associated with the monastery of Melrose known from the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede.
DryhtnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and noð "boldness, daring".
DryhtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
DryopsmGreek Mythology This name is either derived from Greek δρύοψ (dryops) meaning "woodpecker", or it is a masculine form of Dryope. This name was borne by two characters in Greek mythology: one was king Dryops of Oeta, the other was a son of king Priam of Troy.
DržimirmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
DržislavmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
DuamutefmEgyptian Mythology Means "who adores his mother". He is one of the four sons of Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar which held the stomach of the deceased.
Duangchaif & mThai Means "heart, mind" or "sweetheart, beloved, darling" in Thai.
Duangchanf & mThai, 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.
Duangchitf & mThai, Lao (Rare) Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangdif & mThai Means "good fortune, good luck" in Thai.
DuberleymSpanish (Latin American) Alteration of Duberney, using the -ley suffix. This name is mainly used in Colombia (variants without the final e are mainly used in Peru).
Dublinf & mEnglish (Modern) From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
DubnogenosmOld Celtic From the Celtic roots dubnos meaning "world" and genos meaning "born" or "family"
DubricmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Arthurian Cycle In Welsh legend, he is said to be the illegitimate son of the daughter of King Peibio Clafrog, ruler of Ergyng (located in present-day Herefordshire, England), Efrddyl. Her father tried to drown her in the River Wye, but didn’t succeed... [more]
DubyamEnglish Nickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.
DuchomysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish duch "spirit, ghost, soul", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic duxъ "spirit". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".
DuchosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish duch "spirit, ghost, soul", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic duxъ "spirit". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
DuckiemPopular Culture Phil "Duckie" Dale is a character in the film Pretty in Pink.
DudarmOssetian Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, this name is of Turkic origin and means "tousled, disheveled, ruffled" and "curly".... [more]
DudimirmCroatian (Archaic) The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
DúfrmNorse Mythology Either derived from Old Norse dúfa "to drive" or means "sleepy one", related to Norwegian duva. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Duhm & fChin Means "desire, longing, love" in Hakha Chin.
Du-hanmKorean (Archaic) Combination of two Chinese characters 斗(means dipper) and 漢(means China). Kim Du-Han was a mobster and politician of 19th-century Korea. He is also the main character of the Korean TV drama .
DuhanmTurkish From Arabic دخان (dukhan) meaning "smoke". This is the name of the 44th chapter of the Quran (surah ad-Dukhan).
Du-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DuimChinese Derived from the Chinese character 堆 (duī) meaning "heap; pile; mound".... [more]
DuibheannachmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
DuibhuidhirmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".
DuilinmLiterature Duilin was the name of the lord of the House of the Swallow in Gondolin. He was said to be the greatest bowman of Gondolin, and the swiftest elf amongst them. He died in the year FA 510 during the Fall of Gondolin, when he was shot by a fiery bolt from a Balrog.
DukađinmSerbian Leka III DUKAĐINI (1410–1481), mostly known as Leka DUKAĐINI, was a 15th-century member of the Serbian nobility,DUKAĐINI from the Duka family, A contemporary of Skanderbeg, DUKAĐINI is known for the conon or kanuna Leka DUKAĐINI,a code of law instituted among the tribes of Serbia and Montenegro and northern Albania of serbs Ethnicity only.
Dukpam & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
DulcemarmArthurian Cycle Arthur went to war with him, besieging Tandernas, to avenge a wrong committed by Tandareis. Dulcemar and Gawaine managed to broker a peace. Through his son, Dulcemar later became overlord of Malmontan and Mermin.
Dulce Nombref & mSpanish 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]
DulcinusmLate Roman Derived from Latin dulcis meaning "sweet" combined with the Latin (masculine) diminutive suffix -inus. A known bearer of this name was Dulcinus of Novara (c. 1250-1307), who was also known as Fra Dolcino... [more]
DumadimJavanese Means "life, creation, being" in Javanese.
DumahmBiblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Means "silent" in Hebrew. Briefly mentioned in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ishmael's sons. In Rabbinical Literature, Dumah is also the angel of silence and of the stillness of death.
DumainemEnglish, Literature Dumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.
DumarsaismHaitian Creole Transferred use of the surname Dumarsais. Dumarsais Estimé (1900 - 1953) was a Haitian politician and President of the Haitian Republic from 1946 to 1950.
DumkamSantali, Ho Possibly derived from Dumka: a city in Bihar, India.
Dumlesif & mOgoni Khana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [more]
DumnagualmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh cognate of Gaelic Domhnall, derived from a Celtic name composed of the elements *dubnos meaning "world" and *walos "prince, chief".
DunwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dunn "dark, brown" or dun "hill, mountain" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, ruler".
DunwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English dunn "dark, brown" and wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be dun "hill, mountain".