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".
DrilegofMedieval Breton Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of -lou, -leu "light"".
DrinianmLiterature The name of Prince Caspian's advisor and ship captain in CS Lewis' book The Dawn Treader.
DrinorafAlbanian It derives from the name of the river Drin in Albania; the name Drin derives from the greek "drynus", meaning "river".
DrisanafEnglish (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?) Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
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]
DroserafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew, dewdrops". This was the name of a naiad in Greek myth.
DrudwenfWelsh (Modern) Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".
DruellafEnglish, Literature Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
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".
DrvaspafPersian Mythology The name of a Zoroastrian goddess whose name means "with solid horses". Her role in ancient religion is unknown.
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".
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".
DujonoufManding Liberian Kpelle name meaning "peacemaker".
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.
DulsonafJudeo-Provençal Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DunwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English dunn "dark, brown" and wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be dun "hill, mountain".
DuolianfChinese From the Chinese 多 (duō) meaning "much, many, more" or 垛 (duǒ) meaning "heap, pile up" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
DuoluanfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
DuoqiaofChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "raise, elevate".
DuotianfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
DuoxingfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
DusharamNear Eastern Mythology Possibly meaning "the one of Shara". Name borne by a pre-Islamic Arabian god, who was possibly considered to be the son of Al-lat. He was worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh.
DuzabelfArthurian Cycle, Literature A princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.... [more]
DvalarrmNorse Mythology Variant of Dvalinn. This is the name of a stag in Norse mythology, probably identical to Dvalinn.
DvalinnmNorse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation". ... [more]
DweezilmObscure In the case of American guitarist Dweezil Zappa (1969-), this was his father's affectionate nickname for his mother's pinkie toe.
DwitamamIndonesian From Indonesian dwi meaning "two, second" combined with utama meaning "best".
DwynwenfWelsh, Medieval Welsh Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]
DynastyfAfrican American (Modern) Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
DyoglismArthurian 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.
DyonisefArthurian Cycle A lady who ruled the Castle of Ten Maidens with her lover, Sir Geogenant. Dyonise and Geogenant were friends of Sir Durmart.
DýrleiffIcelandic Icelandic name with the combination of dýr "deer, wild animal" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Ea-nasirmAkkadian Meaning unknown. This was the name of an ancient Akkadian merchant whose customer, a man named Nanni, wrote to him the oldest known written complaint.
EanbaldmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanheremAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanmundmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EbenitafPopular Culture Feminine form of Ebenezer, possibly influenced by Bonita. This name was created for the movie 'Ms Scrooge', where it belongs to the titular character, played by Cicely Tyson.
EbergismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from ebur "wild boar." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
EbermanmGermanic Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with man "man."
EbermarmGermanic Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
EcgwulfmAnglo-Saxon Means "sword wolf", from the Old English elements ecg "edge, blade" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century bishop of London.
EcgwynnfAnglo-Saxon Means "sword joy" from the Old English elements ecg "edge, blade" and wynn "joy." Ecgwynn was the first wife of Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) and the mother of Æthelstan the Glorious, widely considered the first "King of the English."
EchedeymGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) From Guanche ⵂⴻⴷⴻⵢ (ehedey), from *ezădăy meaning either "to unite, join, reconcile" or "to know, recognize". Echedey or Ehedey was a mid-15th century mencey (aboriginal leader) of the kingdom of Tihuya on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).
EcheydemGuanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian) Echeide or Echeyde is the name that the Aboriginal Guanches gave to Teide, a volcano in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). As most of the chroniclers transmitted, the Guanches (aboriginal people from Tenerife) conceived of the mountain as the place that housed the forces of evil, mainly the evil figure of Guayota... [more]