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Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)
Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Daneel m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Daniel.
Dánel m Sami
Sami form of Tanel.
Daneli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Daniel.
Danelíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Danelius.
Danelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinized form of Daniel.
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Dangerfield m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dangerfield.
Daniél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Daniel.
Dani'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Daniel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Danieli m Sicilian, Georgian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of Daniel as well as the Georgian nominative case form of the name. It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Daniello m Italian
Variant of Daniel or masculine form of Daniela.
Daniellu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Daniel.
Danjel m Maltese
Maltese form of Daniel.
Danjell m Albanian
Albanian form of Daniel.
Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.
Danniel m English
Variant of Daniel.
Dannyel m & f American
Variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Dantel m African American
African American name, influenced by Dante.
Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.
Darcel f & m English (American)
From the French surname, Darcel, a variant of the surname Darcy/D'Arcy (see Darcy)
Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.
Dariellis f & m Spanish (Latin American)
the origins and meaning of this name isn't exact but pretty sure it's of Puerto Rican origins and means "passionate" and/or "faithful"
Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Dasel m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཟླ (zla) meaning "moon, month" and གསལ (gsal) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Datiel m Hebrew
Means "what God knows".
Dauniel m Scots
Scots form of Daniel.
Daweli m Romani
The name of the swing guittarist Daweli Reinhardt.
Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).
Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]
Dela m Caucasian 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.
Dela m & f Ghanaian (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.
Delaja m & f Biblical 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-malkh m Caucasian 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.
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.
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]
Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.
Delavan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delavan.
Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Dele m Nigerian
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.
Deleg m & f Mongolian
Mongolian form of Tibetan Delek.
Delegey m Yakut (Rare)
Means "secured" in Yakut.
Delek m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བདེ་ལེགས (bde-legs) meaning "bliss, happiness" or "good luck, auspiciousness".
De'leon m African American
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Leon.
Delfí m Catalan
Catalan form of Delphinus.
Delfim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Delphinus.
Delfín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Delphinus.
Delfin m Polish
Polish form of Delphinus.
Delfino m Italian
Italian form of Delphinus.
Delfinu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Delphinus.
Delger f & m Mongolian
Means "vast, wide, broad" or "abundant, prosperous" in Mongolian.
Delgerkhüü m & f Mongolian
From дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Deli m Hungarian
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).
Deliang m Chinese
From Chinese 德 () meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]
Delin m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delina.
Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.
Delio m Galician
Masculine form of Delia 1.
Delious m African American
Likely an invented name.
Deliso m Italian
Masculine form of Delisa.
Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa
Deliu m Romanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delia 1.
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Delkii f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "Earth (the planet); world".
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan
Dellingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse dellingr meaning "luminous, shining one". Dellingr is the name of a dwarf in the Þulur
Dellis m & f Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Aegidius and Diederik. As well as a feminine nickname for Delicia, and modern Dutch spelling of Dallas.
Dellroy m Obscure
Variant of Delroy.
Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.
Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.
Delmiro m Galician
Truncated form of Edelmiro.
Delmore m French
A boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delnesahu m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.
Delos m Greek 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]
Deloy m English (American)
Transferred from the French surname, Deloy, meaning "goose keeper".
Delpaneaux m English (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]
Delphin m French
French form of Delphinus.
Delphino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Delphina.
Delphinus m Astronomy
Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.
Delphos m Ancient 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... [more]
Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.
Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]
Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.
Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.
Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.
Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.
Delyan m History, 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.
Demberel m & f Mongolian
Means "herald, (good) omen" in Mongolian.
Demichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Michael.
Demomeles m Ancient 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".
Denêl m Friulian
Friulian form of Daniel.
Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Denoel m Breton (Rare)
Breton variant of Deniel.
Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.
Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.
Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".
Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.
Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.
Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.
Deryageldi m Turkmen
From the given name Derýa and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Detelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian детелина "clover; shamrock".
Deuel m Biblical Hebrew
Means "known by God" in Hebrew. In the Bible, he was the father of Eliasaph and the leader of the Tribe of Gad, as noted in five verses in the Book of Numbers, beginning with Numbers 1:14.
Diaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Diell m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun".
Diesel m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Modern given name, sometimes transferred use of the surname Diesel.
Dieusel m Haitian Creole
Derived from French dieu "god" combined with Haitian Creole sèl "only; alone".
Die-well m English (Puritan)
Referring to living, and ultimately dying, a godly life.
Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.
Dithapelo m & f Tswana
Means "prayers" in Setswana.
Ditshwanelo m & f Tswana
Means "rights" in Setswana.
Djaelani m Indonesian
Older spelling of Jaelani influenced by Dutch orthography.
Djamel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Jamal chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Dobiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Dobiel, also Dubbiel ("bear-god"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia. According to the Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel, and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter (over whom Dobiel scored a victory) was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them.
Dobielut m Polish (Rare), Old Church Slavic
Possibly means "soldier's day" from Slavic doba meaning "day" combined with lut meaning "soldier".
Dolabella m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun dolabella meaning "small hatchet, small pick-axe".... [more]
Dolcelino m Italian
Italian form of Doucelin via its latinized form Dulcelinus.
Dolcelinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dolcelino.
Domicelijus m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Domicelė.
Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.
Donelson m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Donelson.
Doniel m English
Combination of the names Donald and Daniel.
Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.
Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.
Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.
Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.
Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.
Dontell m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Donatello or an elaborated form of Donte (or Dontae, variants of Dante).
Dontrell m African American
Of unknown meaning.
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
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]
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.
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]
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]
Do-well m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is used rarely. See also Do-good.
Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.
Döwletgeldi m Turkmen
From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".
Dragonel m Arthurian 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.
Drella m & f Popular Culture
A nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Drexel m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drexel.
Drossel m Popular Culture
German for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
Dryhthelm m Anglo-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.
Dželaludin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jalal al-Din.
Eadhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ead "wealth, fortune" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 10th-century English bishop.
Earendel m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Old English cognate of the Germanic name Auriwandalo, from Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, composed of *auzi "dawn" and *wandilaz "wandering, fluctuating, variable"... [more]
Ebed-melech m Biblical Hebrew
The name is translated as "Servant of the King," and as such may not be his proper name but a hereditary title.
Ebel m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Eberhard or Eberhardine.
Ebelin m Medieval German
Derived from a name with the name element ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).
Ebelke f & m East Frisian
Diminutive of Ebel.
Ebergisel m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Ecequiel m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Ezekiel.
Echel m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s warriors in Welsh legend, killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth at Llwch Ewin during the epic hunt.
Ecthelion m Literature
Ecthelion, or Ecthelion of the Fountain, was a mighty lord of Gondolin in the First Age of Middle-earth, and one of its greatest heroes.... [more]
Edcel m & f Filipino
Combination of Eduardo and Celeste.
Eddelt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Edelt recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Edel m & f Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names starting with Edel-, such as Edelmiro (for males) and Edelmira (for females).... [more]
Edelberto m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Edelbert.
Edelfried m German
German form of Adelfried.
Edelhard m Dutch, German
Primarily German form of Adelhard.
Edelt m East Frisian
Derived from old frisian ethele meaning noble or free and walda meaning reign.
Edeltrudes f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Edeltrudis, which is the latinized form of Edeltrud, a variant form of the feminine Germanic name Adaltrud. Also compare the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, which is a cognate of Adaltrud.... [more]
Edielson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Edilson.
Eelija m Estonian
Estonian form of Elijah.
Eeljas m Estonian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Elias.
Eelke m & f West Frisian
West Frisian diminutive form of Ele via Eele in the case of male bearers, and feminine form of Ele in the case of female bearers.
Eelljaž m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Elijah.
Egel m Sami, Swedish (Rare)
Sami and Swedish dialectal variant of Egil.
Eitel m German (Archaic)
1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German ecka).... [more]
Eithel m Antillean Creole (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Also compare the similar-looking name Eitel.
Elaak m Sanskrit
Name - Elaak एलाक ... [more]
Elaber m Marshallese
Marshallese form of Albert.
Elacrab m Astronomy
Elacrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب‎) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
El'ad m Hebrew
Means "God is an eternity" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the God of Israel" and עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity".... [more]
Eladi m Catalan
Catalan form of Helladius.
Eladije m Serbian
Serbian form of Helladios (see Helladius).
Eladon m Romani
Variant of Eladdon.
Elaf m Medieval English, Danish
Danish modern form of Æilafr.
Elai m Chinese
From the characters 恶 (è, meaning “evil, malevolence”) and 来 (lái, meaning “to come”). This was the name of a bodyguard who served King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 -1048 B.C.E.). He was known for having immense physical strength and was the son of Feilian, also a Shang retainer.... [more]
Elai m Basque
Basque variant of the word enara ("swallow") (see also Elaia).
Eláj f & m Pwâla
One of the first Pwâla names assigned originally to Pwâ-Eláj. The name translates directly to “scholar” but also suggests “curiousity” and “intelligence”.
Elak m Sanskrit
MEANING - cardamom... [more]
Elämä m & f Finnish
Means "life" in Finnish.
Elaman m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Possibly means "my country" from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Persian من (man) meaning "I, me, my".
Elamin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al-Amin.
Elan m English (Rare), Jewish
Anglicized form of Elon and Ilan.
Eland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Edelland, which is a variant form of Adelland. Also compare Aland.... [more]
Elang m Indonesian
Means "falcon, eagle" in Indonesian.
Elar m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Alar.
El Arabi m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "the Arab" in Arabic. A known bearer is El Arabi Hillel Soudani (1987-), an Algerian footballer.
Elard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Eilhard and/or Edelhard.
Elari m Estonian
An Estonian masculine name.
Elariz m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Arabic عَرِيض (ʿarīḍ) meaning "wide, broad".
Elasah m Biblical
Elasah, meaning "made by God," was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible.
Elavaluk m Sanskrit
Name- Elavaluk एलवालुक... [more]