DiahannfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.
DiamonifAfrican American Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]
DiedekefDutch (Rare) Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Diede and Diederika... [more]
DieyuanfChinese Derived from the Chinese 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman".
DikembemCentral African From Dikembe Mutombo (born June 25, 1966) a Congolese American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become known for his humanitarian work.
DilaramfPersian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz Means "quiet-hearted" or "peaceful-hearted", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Persian adjective آرام (aram) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"... [more]
DilawarmUrdu From Persian دلاور (delâvar) meaning "brave, courageous", derived from دل (del) meaning "heart" and آور (âvar) meaning "bringing, giving".
DilbaghmIndian (Sikh) From Punjabi ਦਿਲ (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin) combined with Sanskrit भग (bhāga) meaning "happiness, prosperity, good fortune".
DilbandfUzbek Means "captivating, beloved" in Uzbek.
DillardmEnglish Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard... [more]
DillenafMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
DilrabafUyghur Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
DilrabofUzbek Means "beloved one" in Uzbek. This is also the name of a traditional Uzbek 21-string instrument.
DilrubafBengali Means "attractive, fetching, charming" in Bengali, ultimately from Persian دلربا (delruba).
DinadanmArthurian Cycle Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Din Eidyn, the old name for Edinburgh (which appears in the early medieval Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'), or possibly an Anglicized form of Dunawd... [more]
DioglusmArthurian Cycle The seneschal of King Maglory the Saxon. In the early days of Arthur’s reign, he invaded northern Britain with other Saxons. He was killed at the battle of Clarence by Sir Eliezer, King Pelles’ son.
DionisefArthurian Cycle A medieval form of Dionysia used in the 13th-century Arthurian tale Les Merveilles de Rigomer, where it belongs to the queen of Rigomer Castle in Ireland.
DiotimafAncient Greek, German, Literature Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
Disaakam & fAkan Means "you deserve saying it" in Akan.
DísellafIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
DivonnefEnglish (Modern, Rare), African American Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
DixianafPopular Culture, Central American (Rare) Elaborated form of Dixie. It was used for the title character, a circus performer, in Dixiana (1930), a film set in the southern United States in the antebellum period.
DiyanahfMalay, Indonesian Derived from Arabic ديانة (diyanah) meaning "religion, creed".
DjanirafBrazilian Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and engraver, known for her naïve depictions of Brazilian common life.
DjedhormAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḏd-ḥr meaning "Horus says", derived from ḏd "to say, to speak" combined with the name of the god Horus. Possibly a shortened form of the name ḏd-ḥr-jw.f-ꜥnḫ meaning "Horus says 'he will live'".
DоnmuşayfAzerbaijani From the Turkish dоnmuş meaning "frozen" and ay meaning "moon".
DobilasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun dobilas meaning "clover".
DobinetmMedieval English, Theatre Medieval English diminutive of Robert, as it is a double diminutive of Dob. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy Ralph Roister Doister (written ca... [more]
DodalismArthurian Cycle A Saxon king who participated in the Saxon invasion of northern Britain in the early days of Arthur’s reign. He was killed by Agravain at the battle of Cambenic.
DodbertmMedieval French The first element of of this name is uncertain origin. It may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement" together with Old High German beraht and Old Saxon berht from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz meaning "bright".... [more]
DogomarmSouth American In the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title Don and Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.
DokkaeofThai From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).
DolaanafTuvan Derived from Mongolian дулаан (dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
DolfijnmDutch Dutch form of Adolf via Adolfinus. However, due to the exact similarity with the Dutch word dolfijn meaning "dolphin", there are probably cases where the parents intended to name their son after the marine mammal.
DolzurafSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Variant of Dulzura. Dolzura Cortez was the first Filipino with AIDS to publicly discuss her life and her experience living with HIV/AIDS.
DomabormPolish Derived from Slavic dom "house" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
DomawitmPolish Means "lord of the house", derived from Slavic dom "house" combined with Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
DombertmGermanic Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".