Submitted Names of Length 9

Cuechimal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cuēitl "skirt" and chimalli "shield".

Cuglierme m Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of William.

Cuicanemi m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cuica "to sing" (or cuicatl "song") and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".

Culumbanu m Corsican
Corsican form of Columbanus

Cumenihah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Cúmheadha m Old Irish
Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).

Cunegonda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Corsican (Archaic), Gascon (Archaic), Provençal (Archaic)
Dutch variant and Italian, Corsican, Gascon and Provençal form of Kunigunde.

Cunegunda f English (Archaic)
Variant of Kunigunde.

Cungagnak m Yupik, Aleut

Cungagnaq m Aleut
Birth name of St. Peter the Aleut.

Cuniberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Kunibert.

Cunigunda f Romansh
Romansh form of Kunigunde.

Cunigunde f Banat Swabian
Variant of Kunigunde.

Cunihilda f Medieval German
Derived from Gothic kuni "kin, family" and Old High German hiltia "battle".

Cunimondo m Italian
Italian form of Kunimund.

Cuniperto m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Cuniberto.

Cuntardus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gunthard.

Curallina f Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Corallina.

Curradina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Currada.

Curradinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Curradu.

Curufinwë m Literature
Means "skillful (son of) Finwë" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of both Fëanor and his son Curufin.

Custanzia f Corsican, Romansh
Corsican form of Constantia and Romansh variant of Constanzia.

Cuthberte f Medieval English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cuthbert.

Cuthburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cuthburg. Also compare Cuthburh.

Cuthflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous beauty", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Cuthfrith m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous peace", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and friþ "peace".

Cuthswith f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famously strong", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and swiþ "strong".... [more]

Cvetelina f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Tsvetelina.

Cwenleofu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife; queen" and leof "dear, beloved".

Cyanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyanippos.

Cylvester m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Sylvester.

Cymbaline f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cymbeline.

Cymochles m Literature, Arthurian Cycle
From the Greek elements κῦμα (kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [more]

Cymopolea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυμοπόλεια (Kymopoleia) meaning "wave walker", derived from κῦμα (kyma) "wave, billow" and the verb πολέω (poleô) "to go about, range over"... [more]

Cyneswið f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne "royal" and swiþ "strong". Saint Cyneswide was a younger sister of Saint Cyneburga.

Cyneweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and weald "powerful, mighty".

Cynthanie f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Cynthia and Stephanie.

Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.

Cyparisse m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cyparissus.

Cyprianna f Bahamian Creole, African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyprian.

Cyprianne f Medieval French
Feminine form of Cyprian.

Cyprienne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Cyprien.

Częstobor m Polish
Means "to fight often", derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight". Also compare Chestibor.

Częstocha f Polish
Diminutive of Częstobrona.

Częstomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Częstorka f Polish
Diminutive form of Częstobrona.

Częstowoj m Medieval Polish
Derived from często "often" and Old Polish woj, wojownik in modern Polish, "warrior".

Dacheline f Haitian Creole

Dachithan m Tamil

Dadrianna f American (Modern, Rare)
A feminine form of Dadrian.

Dægberht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Dagobert, derived from the elements dæg "day" and beorht "bright".

Daeseowon f Korean

Dagfinnur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Dagfinnr.

Daggubati m Telugu
Meaning Unknown.

Dagheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements dagr "day" and heiðr meaning "bright, clear", or possibly "heath" or "honor".

Dagoberta f Spanish
Feminine form of Dagoberto.

Dagolitus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dagos "good" and litu- "festival, celebration, feast".

Dagomarus m Gaulish (Latinized)
Derived from Gaulish dagos "good" and maros "great".

Dahamorth m Arthurian Cycle
A knight killed by Gawaine in a tournament at the city of Baldac (Baghdad) in Babylonia. Dahamorth’s brother, Angaras of Karamphi, tried to slay Gawaine for the incident, but was himself defeated.

Daifallah m Arabic
Means "guest of Allah" in Arabic, from ضيف (dayf) meaning "guest" combined with الله (Allah)

Daiichiro m Japanese
Variant of Daiichirou.

Dainosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Dainuvite m Latvian

Dalasamai f Lao
Meaning uncertain, however likely derives in part from the element ດາລາ (dà:lá "star").

Dalbaldus m Germanic
Latinized form of the Germanic given name Talaberht or Dalabert, probably derived from bald "bold, brave" combined with either tal "valley, dale" or dal "bright, proud"... [more]

Dalelkhan m Kazakh

Dalgliesh m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dalgliesh.

Dalmacije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dalmatius.

Dalmatios m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Dalmatius.

Dalmatius m Late Roman, Dutch (?), German (?)
From Latin Dalmatius meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor who was a nephew of Constantine. It was also borne by several early saints.

Dalmatsiy m Russian
Russian form of Dalmatius.

Damandros m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demandros, because it contains δᾶμος (damos), which is the Doric Greek form of δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".

Damanhuri m Indonesian
From the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar and scientist Ahmad al-Damanhuri (1689-1778), whose name was derived from the Egyptian city of Damanhur.

Damanjeet m Punjabi
Meaning "Victory".

Damarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Damarius.

Damarista f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest"

Damarkiss m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of DeMarcus.

Damarrion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Damascène m French
French form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.

Damasceno m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.

Damascius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δαμάσκιος (Damaskiós), meaning "of Damascus", the now capital city of Syria. This was the name of the last of the Athenian Neoplatonists during the 4th Century.

Damasenor m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δαμασήνωρ (damasenor) meaning "man-slaying", which consists of δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue, overpower, kill" (see Damasos) and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Damassine f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Damase.

Damatrios m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demetrios (see Demetrius). Also compare Damater.... [more]

Dambuzgho f Tumbuka
Means "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.

Damijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Damianos (see Damian).

Damilette f Obscure

Dammenech f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.

Damonassa f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demonassa.

Damoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Damoxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Damoxenos. This name was borne by a Greek comic playwright from the 3rd or 4th century BC.

Danalizze f Obscure

Danckaerd m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Danckaert.

Danckaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Dankhard (compare Dankert).

Dandelion f English (Rare)
The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.

Dandridge m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Dangerose f History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Danguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Dangius.

Daniachew m Amharic
Means "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.

Danielina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Daniela or a feminization of Daniel.

Danieline f Malagasy (Rare)
Feminization of Daniel.

Daniellah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daniella.

Danislava f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Danislav.

Danisława f Polish
Polish form of Danislava.

Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.

Dankegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning "thank god". Literally made up of the German words Danke meaning "thanks" and Gott meaning "god.

Dankfried m German
Variant of Dankfrid.

Danniella f English (Rare)
Variant of Daniela/Daniella. British actress, Danniella Westbrook, bears this name.

Danniëlle f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Daniëlle.

Dannielle f English, Jèrriais
Jèrriais form and English variant of Danielle.

Dannyella f Brazilian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Daniela.

Dannyelle f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Danshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Daorueang f Thai
From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.

Daquarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and Aquarius.

Daquavion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dequavion.

Daquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dequavius.

Darafieja f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dorothea.

Dardanosz m Polish
Polish form of Dardanos.

Dargailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "acting strong" or "working to be(come) strong", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Dargaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Dargintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Dargòmira f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Dragomira.

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"

Dariushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.

Darmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Darmawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Darmawaty f Indonesian
Variant of Darmawati.

Darmintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".

Darnielle f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Likely an invented name. It might possibly be a variant of Danielle, possibly influenced by Darnell. Also may be transferred usage of the surname Darnielle.

Daroslava f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine from of Daroslav.

Darosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Darosław.

Darrylene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darryl influenced by Darlene.

Darsameen f Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين‎ (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).

Darsenois m Arthurian Cycle
A knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.

Dartanian m English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of D'Artagnan. A known bearer of this name is the American up-and-coming child actor Dartanian Sloan.

Dartautas m Lithuanian
Basically means "(a) working people", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Darusalam m Indonesian
Variant of Darussalam.

Darvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Daryushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.

Darzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]

Dashamira f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dashamir.

Da'shawnto m American (Rare)

Dashiella f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Dashiell.

Dashielle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dashiell.

Dashinder m Indian

Dashinima m Buryat
Combination of Dashi and Nima.

Dastanbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Combination of Dastan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Dastonbek m Uzbek
Variant of Dostonbek, which is the main Uzbek form of Dastanbek.

Daugailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "much strength", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Daugaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Daugintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Daugirdas m Lithuanian
Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears much", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Daugirutė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugirutis.

Daugmantė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Daumantė.

Daugmintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Daugmintas.

Daugvilas m Lithuanian
Means "much hope", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]

Daugvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Daulayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.

Daumintas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Daugmintas.

Dauntless m Theatre, Popular Culture
The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare, meaning "to tame" or "to subdue."

Daurenbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh дәурен (dauren) meaning "time, period, era" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Davaadorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Davaakhüü m & f Mongolian
From даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" in Mongolian and and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child"

Davenport f English
Transferred use of the surname Davenport.

Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

Davlatali m Tajik
Derived from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" combined with the name Ali 1.

Davlatbek m Uzbek, Tajik
From Uzbek davlat or Tajik давлат (davlat) both meaning "government, state" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Davlatgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.

Davranbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Davran with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Davronbek m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davranbek.

Davrongul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.

Daylilies f English (American)
Plural of daylily. A flower that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dealgnait f Celtic Mythology
Dealgnait was the name of a minor goddess worshipped in Deal, Kent in present-day England. Her functions are not entirely clear: it has been specualted that she was either a fertility goddess or a goddess of death.

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.

Debashree f Indian
debashree "devi" means goddess "shree" means beautiful the whole is debashree is most beautiful among all the goddess in the heaven.

Debre-work f Ge'ez
Means "mountain of gold" in Ge'ez.

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

Decentius m Late Roman
Probably derived from the Latin noun decentia meaning "decency, comeliness", which is related to Latin decens "fitting, appropriate, decent, worthy". Both words are ultimately derived from the Latin verb decēre "to be fitting, to be suitable, to be worthy"... [more]

Dedericka f English
Feminine form of Dederick.

Deepankur f & m Indian

Deepinder f Indian

Deepshika f Indian, Hindi
Variant transcription of Deepshikha.

Defendens m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Derived from Late Latin defendere meaning "to defend, to protect". The soldier-saint Defendens of Thebes (Italian: San Defendente di Tebe) was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum... [more]

Défendent m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Defendens.

Degawayna m Somali

Degenhard m German
German form of Theganhard.

Deheweint m Medieval Welsh

Deichtine f Irish Mythology
Possibly from Old Irish deich, meaning "ten", and tine meaning "fire" or tíre, "land, country". This was the name of the mother of Cuchulainn, whom she conceived with Lugh.

Deilochos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Epic Greek adjective δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched". It is related to the Greek verb δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).... [more]

Deilochus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deilochos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of two separate characters who were both slain by Tydeus during the War of the Seven against Thebes.

Deimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δηΐμαχος (Deimachos), derived from δηιόω (deioo) meaning "to slay" (compare Deilochos) and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle"... [more]

Deimantas m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Deimantė. Known bearers of this name include the Lithuanian soccer players Deimantas Bička (b. 1972) and Deimantas Petravičius (b. 1995).

Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.

Deiphobos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".

Deiphobus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deiphobos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the sons of king Priam of Troy.

Deivisson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Deivison.

Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).

Dekabrina f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Dekabrin. A known bearer of this name was the Russian chess player Dekabrina Kazatsker (1913-1983).

Dekabrist m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]

Dekhkimya m Karelian
Karelian form of Yefim.

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.

Delaphina f English (American, Rare)

Delaphine f French (Rare)

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

Delgermaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide, broad" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Dellanira f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Deyanira.

Delnesahu m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.

Delonique f English

Deloraine f Romani (Archaic)

Delorania f Romani (Archaic)

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration 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.

Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.

Delverine f English

Demainete f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demainetos. This is the name of a character in the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Demandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Demaratos m Ancient Greek
This name can be a variant form of Demaretos, but it can also be a name of its own. In that case, it is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with the Greek adjective ἀρατός (aratos) meaning "prayed for"... [more]

Demaratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Demaratos. This name was borne by a king of Sparta, who lived in the 5th century BC.

Demarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek (demos) meaning "the people" and (archos) meaning "master, leader". This was the name of a satrap of Phrygia and a son of Aegyptus in Greek mythology.

Demaretos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".

Demarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.

Demarquez m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquez. Also used as a variant of Demarquis.

Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.

Demarrion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarvion m English (Rare)

Demaryius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Demasduit f Beothuk

Demaurion m African American
Name created with the popular prefix de.

Demetrian m English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Demetrianos. This is the name of several saints.

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Démétrien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Demetrianus.

Demetrije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Demetrius.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demiblanc m Medieval French
Meaning "white half" or "half white."

Demichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Michael.

Demileigh f Obscure (Modern)
Combination of Demi and Leigh.

Demitrius m African American, English (American)
Variant of Demetrius.

Demiurgos m Gnosticism
From Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (Demiourgos) meaning "public worker" or "skilled worker" from the Greek elements demos "common people" and ergos "work". In the Gnostic system this is the name of the creator of the material world (and sometimes of evil), a deity inferior to the Supreme Being.

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Démocrite m History (Gallicized)
French form of Democritus.

Demócrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Democritus.

Democrito m Italian
Italian form of Democritus.

Demodocus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demodokos. A notable bearer of this name was the ancient Greek poet Demodocus of Leros (6th century BC).... [more]

Demodokos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun δόκος (dokos) meaning "opinion, belief". Also compare the related Greek verb δοκέω (dokeo) meaning "to expect" as well as "to think, to imagine, to suppose" (see Eudocia).

Demofonte m Spanish
Spanish form of Demophon.

Demokriti m History
Albanian form of Democritus.

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".

Demonassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Demonax. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a princess.

Demonicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demonikos. A known bearer of this name was Demonicus of Pella (4th century BC), a trierarch who is thought to have been part of the companion cavalry of Alexander the Great.

Demonikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Demophila f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demophilos.

Démophile m History (Gallicized)
French form of Demophilos via Demophilus.

Demostene m Italian
Italian form of Demosthenes.

Denefrið m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English Dene "Dane" and friþ "peace". This was the name of a 8th century Bishop of Sherborne.

Dengiilei f Polynesian
Means "top of a sail" in Palauan.

Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.

Denizkhan m Azerbaijani

Denkaosan m Dambro

Dennosuke m Japanese
It could be from 佃⁠ (tsukuda, ten, den) meaning “cultivated rice field” or 伝 (den) meaning "ttansmission, conveyance, communication", 電 (den) meaning "electricity, electric, lightning" combined with means 之 (no) meaning "of, this, that" and 介 (suke) meaning "hel, assist, mediate"... [more]

Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".

Deonisius m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Dionisius.

Deophilia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theophila.

Deoradhán m Irish
Means “exile, wanderer”

Dequavion m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Dequan with the phonetic element vion.

Dequavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Dequan and Octavius.

Deracious m African American
The name Deracious was first used as Deracius, which was later changed for proper pronunciation as De- raa -ci - o-us or dəˈrāSHəs. A name derived from the surname Clifford or Clif -ford, which means to stand from a clift looking forward... [more]

Dérgréine f Irish Mythology
Means "tear of the sun", composed of Old Irish dér "tear" and grían "the sun" (genitive gréine; compare Aoibhgréine). In Irish legend Dér Gréine was the daughter of Fiachna Mac Retach, who married Laoghaire Mac Crimthann of Connacht.

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Dervorgil f Irish
Old Irish name meaning "purely fair daughter"

Desdémona f Theatre (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Desdemona.

Desdémone f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Desdemona.

Desideriu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Desiderius.

Desirella f French (African, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Desirée with the suffix -ella.

Desiyanti f Indonesian
Refers to a child who was born in the month of December.

Desneiges f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "of the snows" in French, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges meaning "Our Lady of the Snows" (see Nieves).

Despoinus m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Despoina.

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Deucalion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
In Greek legend he was the son of Prometheus and Pronoia.... [more]

Deulegard m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman garder "to protect; to guard", this name ultimately means "May God protect him" or "God protects him".

Deulesaut m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman sauver "to save someone", this name ultimately means "May God save him" or "God saves him". It was used as a secular form of Joshua.

Deulobene m Medieval English, Medieval Jewish

Deunorone f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Deunoro.

Devashish m Bengali (Muslim), Hindi, Indian

Devauntay m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Devereaux m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devereaux.

Devinicus m English

Devletşah f Ottoman Turkish
Combination of Devlet and Turkish şah meaning "king, shah".

Devorgill f Literature
Anglicized form of Derbforgaill used by Lady Gregory in 'Cuchulain of Muirthemne' (1902), her translation of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology... [more]

Devprasad m Indian
God & Holy Comunian

Dexamenus m Greek Mythology
Means "hospitable" in Greek. It is the name of three characters in Greek mythology.