Submitted Names Starting with D

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Deneke m Amharic
Means "he is marvellous" in Amharic.
Denêl m Friulian
Friulian form of Daniel.
Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Dener m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a contracted form of Denver.
Denerisz f Literature
Hungarian form of Daenerys.
Denesh m Indian
Variant spelling of Dinesh.
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.
Denez m Breton
Breton form of Denis.
Deng m Thai
Means "frog" in Thai.
Dengdar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish dengî meaning "loud".
Dengiilei f Polynesian
Means "top of a sail" in Palauan.
Dengli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 灯 (dēng) meaning "lantern, lamp" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham
Deni f Bulgarian
Possibly a short form of Denica.
Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]
Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.
Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.
Deniana f Filipino
Similar to Diana means "Charming", "Brave", "intelligent", and "warrior".
Denic m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton diminutive of Deniel.
Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.
Deniela f Breton
Feminine form of Deniel.
Denielez f Breton
Variant of Deniela.
Denijs m Latvian
Diminutive of Daniels.
Denílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Denilson.... [more]
Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.
Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, Spanish
Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.
Deniska m Russian
Russian diminutive of Denis.
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]
Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.
Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.
Denisot m Medieval French
Old French diminutive of Denis, found in records from 1413 and 1421.
Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.
Denisz m Hungarian
Variant of Dénes, the Hungarian form of Denis.
Denitza f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).
Deňiz m & f Turkmen
Means "sea" in Turkmen.
Denji m Japanese
Meaning: one who has electromagnetic powers, Bequest From Ancestors.
Denko m Russian
Diminutive of Den'.
Denmark m English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the name of the country of Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St... [more]
Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.
Denne m & f Dutch
This name could be a variant spelling of Tenne, but it could also be derived from Daniel (for men) or Danielle (for women)... [more]
Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.
Denni f & m English (Rare), Albanian (Modern)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.
Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.
Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.
Dennis f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dionysia.
Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.
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]
Dennys m Literature
Variant of Dennis. This was the name of one of the twin boys in the "Time Quintet" by Madeleine L'Engle.
Denoel m Breton (Rare)
Breton variant of Deniel.
Denoela f Breton
Feminine form of Denoel.
Denola f Svan, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Svan noun დინოლ (dinol) meaning "little girl" (also see the Svan name Dina).
Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]
Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]
Densuke m Japanese
This name combines 伝 (ten, den, tsuta.u, tsuta.eru, tsuda.u, tsute, -dzuta.i) meaning "communicate, legend, tradition, transmit" with 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue," 輔 (fu, ho, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "help," 亮 (ryou, akiraka, suke) meaning "clear, help," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "beginning, for the first time."... [more]
Dent m English
Short form of Denton.
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]
Dento m Japanese
It means Traditon
Deňule f Czech
Diminutive form of Denisa.
Denuška f Czech
Diminutive form of Denisa.
Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.
Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.
Déò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Amadeùsz.
Deobia m Nigerian
Short form of Oladeobia.
Deocar m Medieval French
From Latin Deocarus meaning "loved by God". This was borne by a 9th-century saint.
Deodaat m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Deodatus.
Deodát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Deodatus.
Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.
Deodata f Italian
Italian feminine form of Deodatus.
Deodatas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Deodatus.
Deodor m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Teodor.
Deodoro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Teodoro influenced by deus, Portuguese word for "god".
Deogracias m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Deogratias.
Deogratias m Late Roman
Means "thanks to God" or "grace of God", derived from Latin deus "god" combined with Latin gratia "thanks, grace". A bearer of this name was saint Deogratias of Carthage (5th century AD).
Deogratius m Late Roman
Variant form of Deogratias.
Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".
Deointe m African American
Possible elaboration of Donte.
Deokha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."
Deok-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness". A famous bearer is Princess Deok-hye of Korea (1912-1989), the last princess of Korea.
Deokman m & f Korean (Anglicized, Rare)
From Sino-Korean 賢"virtuous,worthy,good" and 只 "just,simple"
Deok-Su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 德 (deok) meaning "ethics, morality, virtue" combined with 守 (su) meaning "defend, protect, guard", 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", 銖 (su) referring to an ancient unit of currency, 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" or 洙 (su) referring to a river in China... [more]
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]
Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.
Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.
Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.
Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Deoradhán m Irish
Means “exile, wanderer”
Deòras m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of George
Deorc m Anglo-Saxon
Apparently derived from the Old English adjective deorc meaning "dark".
Deoring m Anglo-Saxon
Probably derived from Old English dēor meaning "brave, bold, fierce" combined with the name-forming suffix ing. Alternatively the first element could be derived from Old English deore meaning "dear, beloved".
Deorlaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō)... [more]
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.
Deormod m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and mōd "mind, spirit" (from mōdaz).
Deornoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and noð "boldness, daring".
Deorsi m Medieval English
From the Old English name Deorsige, composed of the elements deore "dear" and sige "victory".
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".
Deotyma f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Diotima. It was used as a pseudonym by the novelist and poet Jadwiga Łuszczewska (1834-1908).
Depend m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to rely on." Referring to our dependence on God.
Dependance m English (Puritan)
Referring to one's dependance on God.
Depi f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπη (see Ntepi).
Depke f Low German
Low German form of Deborah.
Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.
Depy f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπυ (see Ntepy).
Deqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Deqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful, ingenious".
Dequan m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "virtue, morality, ethics" combined with 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all" or 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain"... [more]
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.
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.
Dera m & f Malagasy
Means "praise, fame" in Malagasy.
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]
Derafsh m Persian, Old Persian
Meaning, "the standard."
Derahman m Malay
Variant of Deraman.
Derald m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Der- (such as Derek and Derryl) with a name ending in -ald (such as Gerald, Reginald and Ronald)... [more]
Deraldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is not wholly certain; it may be a combination of two existing, separate names. What name the first part of Deraldo could have come from, I don't know - but the second part could be either from the name Aldo or it could come from a Germanic name with the element wald "rule"... [more]
Deraman m Malay (Rare)
Malay short form of Abd al-Rahman.
Derav m Kurdish
From Kurdish der meaning "tree, wood" and av meaning "water".
Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.
Derbforgaill f Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Gaelic Der bForgaill, which apparently meant "daughter of Forgall". It may be an earlier form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile... [more]
Derbi m English
Variant of Derby.
Derc'hen m Breton
Younger form of Dergen.
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Dercylidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derkylidas. This was the name of a Spartan commander from the 4th century BC.
Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.
Deredere f Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish variant of Deirdre.
Dereje m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "to develop, to organise" in Amharic.
Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.
Dereks m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Derek.
Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.
Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.
Dereon m English
Variant of Darian.
Deresse m Ethiopian, Amharic
Ethiopian name of unknown meaning.
Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".
Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.
Derewan f Kurdish
Meaning "Lies" in Kurdish
Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".
Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.
Derfla m English (Rare)
Alfred spelt backwards
Dergen m Medieval Breton
Derived from either Old Breton daeru / deru "oak" or Old Breton der, an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton gen, derived from Proto-Celtic *genos- "family, clan, descendants".
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.
Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."
Deria f Kurdish
Means “the sea” in Kurdish.
Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.
Déric m French
French form of Derek, but it can also be a short form of Frédéric.
Derico m Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Derek perhaps blending it with Jericho.
Dericus m Dutch
Usually a latinized form of Dirk, but it can also be a short form of Didericus and Fredericus.
Derifa f Arabic
Apparently means "eloquent" and "creative"
Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.
Derik m English
Variant of Derek.
Derik m Walloon
Originally a short form of Frederik which has now replaced the full form of the name.
Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.
Derile f Pictish
Relation of a Pictish king.
D'Eriq m African American (Rare)
Borne by American former college football quarterback D'Eriq King (1997-).
Derique m English
Variant of Derek.
Derira f Japanese
Japanese form of Delilah.
Deris m Malay
Malay short form of Idris إدريس.
Derk m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch variant form of Dirk, as well as the Frisian form of Dirk.
Derketo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aramaic 𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕 (Tarʿatta), the apocope form of 𐡏𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕𐡄 (ʿAttarʿattā), another name of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.
Derkje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Derkylidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Derkylos" in Greek, derived from the name Derkylos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Derkylos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek δερκύλλειν (derkyllein) meaning "to scratch the skin" or "to tear off the skin".
Derl m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created to sound like names such as Merl and Burl.
Derlis m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly derived from the word dearly and the element -lis present in names such as Odalis and Herlis... [more]
Dermaid m Medieval Irish
For a man named Dean that has become a mermaid!
Derman m Turkish
1. Strenght,power, energy... [more]
Derman f Kurdish
Means "remedy" in Kurdish.
Dermide m Literature
French variant of Dermid. This was borne by a short-lived nephew of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who was named for a character in Scottish poet James Macpherson's Ossian poems.
Dermod m Manx
Manx form of Diarmait. This name used to be Anglicized as both Dermot and Jerry (the latter Anglicization arose due to the variant Germot).
Dermott m Irish
Variation of Dermot.
Dermud m English
English form of Diarmad
Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.
Deronda f English (American, Rare)
This is regarded as a combination of the popular name prefix de and Rhonda, and can be spelled DeRonda or Deronda. Also compare Laronda, Sharonda... [more]
Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Deroyce m African American (Modern, Rare), American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Royce.
Derozha f Yiddish
A Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.
Derque m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *derk meaning "strength". This was recorded as the name of a nephew of a Guanche mencey (leader) of Adeje, a menceyato or kingdom on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain).
Derral m English
Variant of Darrell.
Derran m English
Variant of Darren.
Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.
Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.
Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.
Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.
Derreon f & m Central African
Means “Strong in material matters”
Derrial m English, Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Darryl. ... [more]
Derrica f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derrick, influenced by Erica.
Derrik m English
Variant of Derek.
Derron m English
Variant of Deron
Déruchette f Guernésiais (Rare, Archaic, ?), Literature
Supposedly a diminutive of Durande, the name of an obscure saint, as explained by Victor Hugo in his novel "Toilers of the Sea".
Derufino m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rufino.
Derui f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Derumk m Polynesian
Means "thunder" in Palauan.
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