DagonetmArthurian Cycle Meaning unknown, possibly from Old English dæg "day". Dagonet or Daguenet was a witless Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, usually described as the king's fool. Introduced in the Prose Lancelot, he becomes Arthur's beloved court jester in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and Tennyson's Idylls of the King.
DagorixmOld Celtic Means "good king", derived from Celtic dago "good, kind" combined with Celtic rix "king."
DagowinmGermanic, Dutch Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
DaiichimJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, large" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
DaijiromJapanese Means "great second son". Combined with 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rou) "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
DailidafMedieval Baltic Recorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian daile "beauty" or daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian dailidė "carpenter".
DainiusmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun dainius meaning "poet" as well as "bard, singer", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina).
DainorafLithuanian Means "desire for a song" (and thus refers to someone who either wishes to sing or desires to hear a song), derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina) combined with the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
DainutėfLithuanian Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Dain- (such as Dainė and Dainora), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.... [more]
DaishinmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
DalewinmPolish (Rare) An old Polish masculine name, composed of two parts: Dale- "far away", and -win, meaning "uncle". Therefore it means "one whose uncle is far away", "one whose mother's family is far away".
DallbenmLiterature, Popular Culture The ancient wizard in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander as well as a character in Disney's The Black Cauldron.
DamasenmGreek Mythology Means "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek damazô (or damasô) "to subdue" (compare Damian, Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with Herakles... [more]
DamkinafNear Eastern Mythology Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk... [more]
DamqāyafBabylonian Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
DamrokafMedieval Polish Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
DamrongmThai Means "maintain, uphold, sustain" in Thai.
DanadormArthurian Cycle A vassal of Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople, father of Sir Floriant.
DanagulfKazakh From Kazakh дана (dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danahanf & mUzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
DandarafBrazilian, History Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
Dan'emonmJapanese From Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 右衛門 (uemon) (see Uemon). Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
DangirafLithuanian The name is most likely composed of the Lithuanian elements daug (many) and ger (good). However, in modern Lithuanian, the first element has come to be associated more often with the Lithuanian word dangus "sky."
Danhongf & mChinese From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, powder" combined with 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [more]
DanielimSicilian, 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.
DanimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
DanismomSouthern African The meaning of Danismo is "Jubilant and Content with one's life and experiences." Commonly used to describe someone who has had good fortune recently.
DanivalmIcelandic Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly an altered form of Daníel. It has been suggested that the suffix -val was inspired by Old Norse valr meaning "the slain (in Valhalla)" or the name Perceval.
DanjuromJapanese Taken from the stage names of the Ichikawa family men. Danjuro was the first name of alot of them, wheather adopted or biological. The name ranged from Ichikawa Danjuro the 1st to Ichikawa Danjuro the 12th, whom is still alive today.
Danyellf & mEnglish (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.
DanyingfChinese From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".
DanyzhufZapotec This is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
DaoluanfChinese From the Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, method, way" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Daopingm & fChinese From Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼 (dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
DaphnismGreek Mythology From Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [more]
DarchiamGeorgian (Archaic) Either a diminutive or a variant of დარჩილ (Darchil), which is the Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Dartsihr (see Dachi).... [more]