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DolyafBulgarian, Slavic Mythology Goddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
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.
DomafCroatian Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
DomaldmHistory This name was most notably borne by Domald of Sidraga (c. 1160-1243), a powerful Dalmatian nobleman and feudal lord who for several years was Prince of the city of Split, which was (and is) located in what is nowadays Croatia... [more]
DomardmGermanic, Medieval French Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) meaning "brave, hardy".... [more]
DómarimOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse noun dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is domare, whilst dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun dómr meaning "judgement".... [more]
DómarrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse herr meaning "army" or Old Norse arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [more]
DombertmGermanic Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".
DomemFinnish (Modern, Rare) Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition... [more]
DomenichinomItalian, History Diminutive of Domenico. Domenico Zampieri (1581-1641), known by his diminutive, Domenichino after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters.
DometiusmLate Roman This name is perhaps best known for being the name of saint Dometius of Persia (4rd century AD), who is also frequently mentioned as Domitius in relevant sources. Since most sources claim that the name Dometius is of Latin origin and virtually means "to tame", it is most likely a variant form of the name Domitius... [more]
DomhanghartmOld Irish, Medieval Irish Contracted form of the early medieval Irish given name Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish domhan meaning "the world", Irish gabh meaning "I take" and the given name Art.
DomicelėfLithuanian Derived from medieval Latin domicella, which is the feminine form of domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [more]
DomiducafRoman Mythology Feminine form of Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [more]
DomiducusmRoman Mythology Means "guiding home" or "bringing home", derived from Latin domus "house, home" and the verb ducere "to lead, to guide". Domiducus and Domiduca were epithets of the Roman gods Jupiter and Juno respectively, as marriage deities who brought or conducted the bride to her husband's home.
DomienmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Short form of Dominicus. Known bearers of this name include Dutch radio DJ Domien Verschuuren (b. 1988), Belgian journalist and author Domien Sleeckx (1818-1901) and Belgian actor and director Domien De Gruyter (1921-2007).
DominofPopular Culture, English (Rare) Short form of Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [more]
DomintasmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
DomnicusmLate Roman Contracted form of Dominicus. Flavius Domnicus was a Byzantine military officer and patrikios, active in the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).
DomovoimLiterature From the name of a type of house spirit in Slavic folklore. It was used by author Eoin Colfer in his 'Artemis Fowl' series, in which it belongs to Artemis Fowl II's bodyguard, Domovoi Butler.
DomualdmGermanic Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Gothic valdan meaning "to reign".... [more]
DonacianomSpanish (Rare) Spanish form of Donatianus. A known bearer of this name was Donaciano Vigil (1802-1877), the second governor of the New Mexico territory.
DonajífZapotec Means "great soul" in Zapotec. According to legend, Donají was the last princess of the Zapotec and was prophesied at birth that she would sacrifice her life for her people.
DonalbainmTheatre, History Anglicized form of Gaelic Domnall Bán meaning "Domnall the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.
DonammKorean From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".
DonanmBreton Composed of the old Celtic element dumno "world" (compare Donald) combined with a diminutive suffix. This was borne by a disciple of Saint Briec.
DonarafSoviet, Russian (Rare), Armenian Contraction of Russian дочь народа (doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
DonardmIrish (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Dónart, though the name could also be a contraction or corruption of Domangard (which is ultimately of the same etymological origin)... [more]
DonatillefFrench (Belgian, Rare), French (African) French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.
DonationmSouth African, English (Puritan) From the word donation, meaning "an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution."
DonbassmSoviet Portmanteau of Donets Basin, an abbreviation of Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн (Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).
DonbettyrmOssetian Mythology Probably from Ossetian дон (don) meaning "water, river" combined with a form of the given name Peter. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of the god of water and the patron of fishermen.
DondermLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from the Dutch word donder meaning "thunder". Popularized by the reindeer in the story 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the song Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even though the reindeer was originally named Dunder.
Dondim & fPopular Culture, English From a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him dandy boy.
DoneafEnglish (American, Rare) Meaning unknown. Possibly a form of Danae, or diminutive of Idonea, or a feminized version of Don or a variation or feminized version of any name beginning with Don.