Submitted Names of Length 8

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Dejanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Polish, Portuguese
Variant transcription of Deianira. This was the form used for the main belt asteroid 157 Dejanira (discovered in 1875 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly).
Déjanire f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Archaic), Theatre
French form of Deianeira (or Deïanira, Dejanira). Déjanire (1911) is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in 4 acts composed by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto in French by Louis Gallet and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Dekabrin m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрь (dekabr) meaning "December". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the Decembrist revolt of 1825... [more]
Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.
Dekontee f & m Western African
Translates to the following: In God's Time or Time will tell or Patience.
Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.
Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.
Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.
Delennyk f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Delen. This is a modern Cornish name.
Delicate f Medieval Italian, Medieval English
Derived from Latin delicata meaning "luxurious, sumptuous; polite, elegant; delicate, dainty, pretty".
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Dellingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse dellingr meaning "luminous, shining one". Dellingr is the name of a dwarf in the Þulur
Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.
Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.
Delphino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Delphina.
Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.
Demarato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Demaratus.
Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.
Demarete f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demaretos.
Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]
Demberel m & f Mongolian
Means "herald, (good) omen" in Mongolian.
Demenity m Literature
Demenity Veen, nicknamed Demon, was a character in Vladimir Nabokov's 1969 novel 'Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.'... [more]
Dementiy m Russian
Possibly a Russian variant of Dometius via Georgian Domenti.
Demetras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Demetrius.
Demetris m Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημήτρης (see Dimitris). This was borne by Cypriot president Demetris Christofias (1946-2019).
Demetriu m Corsican (Rare), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Demetrius.
Demetrus m Arthurian Cycle
Merlin’s maternal grandfather in Thomas Heywood’s The Life of Merlin.... [more]
Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.
Demirkan m Turkish
Means "iron khan" (kan/han=khan) in Turkish. Also means "iron blood" (kan=blood) in Turkish. It's hard to tell which one is correct.
Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Demissie m Amharic
Means "my destroyer" from Amharic ደመሰሰ (damasasa) meaning "to destroy, to crush".
Democoön m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demokoon. In Greek mythology, this is the name of an illegitimate son of king Priam of Troy, who was killed by Odysseus during the Trojan War.
Demodice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δημοδίκη (Demodike), a Greek name derived from the elements δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order"... [more]
Demófilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Demophilos via Demophilus.
Demofilo m Italian
Italian form of Demophilus.
Demokoon m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with κοῶ (koo), which is a contracted form of the Greek verb κοέω (koeo) meaning "to know, to be aware" as well as "to mark, to perceive, to hear"... [more]
Demokrat m Albanian
Albanian form of Demokrates.
Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.
Demokryt m Polish
Polish form of Democritus.
Demoleon m Greek Mythology
Means "lion of the people", derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek λεων (leon) "lion". In Greek mythology, Demoleon is the name of a centaur.
Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.
Demonice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demonike. In Greek mythology, this is the name of two characters, one of which is an Aetolian princess.
Demorris m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Morris.
Denerisz f Literature
Hungarian form of Daenerys.
Denethor m Literature
Denethor II is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. In the novel, he is the 26th and last ruling steward of Gondor.
Denewulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements Dene "Dane" and wulf "wolf". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Winchester.
Denielez f Breton
Variant of Deniela.
Denílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Denilson.... [more]
Denislav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian den "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Dentatus m Ancient Roman
Dentatus is a Latin word meaning "toothed". It was given as a cognomen (byname) to a boy born with teeth in his mouth.... [more]
Deodatas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Deodatus.
Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]
Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.
Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.
Deormann m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the elements deore "dear, beloved" and mann "man, person"; alternatively it could mean "fierce-spirited man" from Old English dēor "wild animal, beast" and mann.
Deornoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and noð "boldness, daring".
Deorstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and stan 1 "stone".
Deorwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and wulf "wolf". Alternatively, the first element may derive from deor "wild animal, beast; deer".
Deorwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and wynn "joy".
Dequincy m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combinaiton of the prefix de- with the given name Quincy, and may also be transferred use of the surname DeQuincy.
Derahman m Malay
Variant of Deraman.
Deredere f Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish variant of Deirdre.
Derkylos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek δερκύλλειν (derkyllein) meaning "to scratch the skin" or "to tear off the skin".
Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.
Derufino m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rufino.
Desariee f Obscure
Variant of Desiree. This is the birth name of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.
Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.
Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.
Desierra f American (Americanized, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix de with Sierra.
Desirada f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal cognate of Désirée.
Desirado f Provençal
Provençal form of Désirée.
Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.
Desolina f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of title of the Virgin Mary La Madonna Desolata and a derivation from the Latin name Desolinus.
Désoline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of the Italian name Desolina.
Despetto m Arthurian Cycle
Despetto or spite is an enemy of Timias in Book 6, Canto 5 of "The Faerie Queene". He is in league with the Blatant Beast.
Despoine f Greek Mythology
Means “lady, queen, mistress (of a household)” in Greek, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dems-pota- (“house-powerful”). This was an epithet or title of the Greek goddesses Persephone, Artemis and Hekate, and the common name of a Greek fertility goddess who was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in an Arcadian mystery-cult; her true name was revealed only to the initiates... [more]
Dessippo m Italian
Italian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Destinae f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destinei f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destynee f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destynie f English
Variant of Destiny.
Detavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Tavius.
Detelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.
Detthold m German
Variation of Diethold.
Deulosal m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Means "God save him". It appears to have been used as a translation of Isaiah.
Deusemar m Brazilian
An invented name, a combination of Deus and Mar, essentially giving it the meaning of "sea god".
Deuteria f Frankish
Queen Deuteria of the Franks was a consort of King Theudebert I. She came from an aristocratic Gallo-Roman family from Auvergne. She was related to Sidonius Apollinaris, Saint Avitus, and Emperor Avitus... [more]
Deuthold m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dietwald. The name is traditional in the von Gaudecker family.
Devalson m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Devalson.
Devanand m Indian
"Joy of God"
Devanshi f Indian, Hindi, Gujarati
Feminine form of Devansh.
Devanshu m Hinduism
Closely related with the feminine name Devanshi "part of god".
Devasena f Tamil
God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. He is also know as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army(Senai) of the devas (gods).
Devaughn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn. This name can be spelled Devaughn or DeVaughn.
Devender m & f Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Devendra also used by Sikhs.
Devendra m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "lord of gods" from Sanskrit देव (devá) meaning "deity, god" combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".
Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.
Devinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Form of Devendra used by Sikhs.
Devletхan f Ubykh
Derived from the Turkish name Devlet and han meaning "khan, ruler".
Devonika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Devon.
Devzhikh m & f Mongolian
Means "to progress, develop, grow strong" in Mongolian.
Dexamene f Greek Mythology
Means "reservoir, tank, receptacle" or "one who receives, one who is receptive", derived from Greek δέχομαι (dekhomai) meaning "to receive, accept". This is the name of one of the Nereids.
Dexareta f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]
Dexikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]
Dexileos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]
Dexippos m Ancient Greek
Means "receiving horses" or "accepted by horses", derived from Greek δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", itself from δέχομαι (dekhomai) meaning "to accept, receive", and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Dexippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dexippos. Bearers of this name include the Greek historian and statesman Publius Herennius Dexippus (3rd century AD) and a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher (4th century AD).
Dexithea f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Dexitheos. In Greek mythology, Dexithea was one of the Telchines.
Dezsider m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Desiderius.
Dezydery m Polish
Polish form of Desiderius.
Dhammika m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धार्मिक (dhārmika) meaning "righteous, pious, just, virtuous".
Dhanmeet m Punjabi
Meaning "One Who Is Friendly with Charity".
Dhrishti f & m Indian
MEANING - bold, daring, courage. It should not be confused with name Drishti दृष्टि ... [more]
Dhrutihi f Hinduism
Dhruthi means Goddess Lakshmi
Diademia f American (Archaic)
Possibly an altered form of Deidamia influenced by the English word diadem, used in America in the 19th century.
Diagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek διαγορεύω (diagoreuo) meaning "to speak plainly, to declare", itself composed of διά (dia) "across, through" and ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to say, orate, speak publicly"... [more]
Diamando f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Διαμάντω (see Diamanto).
Diamante f Italian, Judeo-Italian
Directly from the Italian word diamante meaning "diamond".
Dianaimh f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".
Dianalee f Popular Culture
Combination of Diana and Lee.
Dianedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Diana.
Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.
Dianthus m & f Obscure
The name of a flowering plant.
Diao-chan f Chinese
one of the four chinese beauties.the moon have to hide it faces because shame of her beauty.
Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]
Diasynou f Greek (Rare)
Probably a Greek dialectal variant of Dionysia.
Dicentra f English (Rare)
A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.
Dictatus m German (Bessarabian)
From Latin dictatus, meaning "repeated, dictated".
Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δίκτυννα (Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα (diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [more]
Dicuilus m Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dícuill. This was the name of an Irish monk and geographer who lived in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Didachos m Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Didacus.
Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.
Diderick m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik.
Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]
Didymeia f Ancient Greek
A feminine form of Didymos.
Diederic m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Diederik.
Diedrick m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederick.
Dietbald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebald.
Dietbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebert.
Dietburg f German
German form of Theudeburg.
Dietgard f German
German form of Theudegard.
Dietgrim m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and grima meaning "mask, helmet".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and gulf of unknown meaning.
Dietgund f German
German form of Theudegund.
Diethild f German
German form of Theudehild.
Diethold m German
Variation of Dietwald.
Dietholf m German
Variation of Dietwolf or Dietlof.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietleib m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]
Dietlieb m Germanic, Germanic Mythology
In the "King Laurin Legend" Dietlieb is Similde's brother, Dietrich von Bern's friend and one of the knights to fight the dwarf king.... [more]
Dietmund m German
German form of Theudemund.
Dietrolf m German (Rare)
A new coinage created from the German name element diota (see þeudō) "people" and the given name Rolf.... [more]
Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dievdots m Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian dievs "god" and dots "given".
Dievmīla f Latvian (Archaic)
Derived from Latvian dievs "god" and mīlēt "to love".
Diguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila
Dikayuga m Cherokee
A Cherokee name that means Shark.
Diləfruz f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilafruz.
Dilafruz f Uzbek
Means "upliftling" in Uzbek.
Dilciwan m Kurdish
Means "young heart, youthful heart" in Kurdish.
Dilfirib f Ottoman Turkish
Means "deceitful heart", from Persian دل (dil) meaning "heart" and فریب (farib) meaning "deception, deceit".
Dilhavas f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and havas meaning "desire".
Dilhayat f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish دل (dil) meaning "heart" and حیات (hayat) meaning "life".
Dilhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Uyghur
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Dilhumor f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Dilhumar.
Dilifuza f Uzbek
Variant of Dilfuza.
Dilmurād m Balochi
Means "heart's wish" in Balochi.
Dilmurat m Uyghur
From Persian دل (del) meaning "heart, mind" combined with Murat.
Dilnahor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nahor meaning "daytime, daybreak".
Dilnigar f Uyghur
Meaning unknown. Dilnigar Ilhamjan is a Uyghur Chinese cross-country skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dilnozik f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from the Classical Persian word دل‎ (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dilsevar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and sevar meaning "loving".
Dilshoda f Uzbek
Derived from dilshod meaning "full of joy".
Dilyayra f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to rejoice, to have fun".
Dimanche f French (Archaic)
Means "Sunday" in French.
Dimbisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy dimby meaning "successor" and soa meaning "good".
Dimetria f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Demetrios.
Dimetrio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Demetrios.
Dimitrei m Russian
Variant transcription of Dmitriy.
Dimitria f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitriy m Russian
Russian form of Demetrius.
Dimitrou f Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot Greek form of Dimitra.
Dimochka f Russian
Diminutive of Dima 2.
Dimphina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Dymphina, which is a bit more common in the Netherlands than Dymphina itself.
Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]