Submitted Names Starting with D

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Đông m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 東 (đông) meaning "east".
Đống m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 棟 (đống) meaning "pillar, beam".
Dong m & f Korean
From the Korean Hangul 동 (dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Dong-chim f Vietnamese
Means "eastern bird" in Vietnamese.
Dongdong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with themselves... [more]
Dongfeng m Chinese
Dongfeng (东风, lit. "Eastern Wind")
Dong-geon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 健 (geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" or 建 (geon) meaning "build, establish", as well as other hanja combinations that can form this name.
Dong-gun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 동건 (see Dong-geon).
Dong-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]
Dong-hae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean".
Dong-hui m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".
Dong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 奕 "in sequence, orderly; abundant" or 赫 (hyeok) "bright, radiant, glowing".
Dong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).
Donghyeop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 協 "be united; cooperate".
Donghyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east'' and Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
Dongjin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Dongluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Dongmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dongming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]
Dongrao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
Dong-rim m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 林 (rim) "forest, grove".
Dongsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 升 or 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]
Dongsu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".
Dong-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" or 桐 (dong), referring to the paulownia coreana tree, and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 佑 (u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (u) meaning "house," among other hanja combinations.
Dong-uk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).
Dong-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 雲 "clouds".
Dong-wan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".
Dongwanggong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 东 (dōng, meaning “eastern”), 王 (wáng, meaning “royal”) and 公 (gōng, meaning “duke”, “lord” or “father”). Dongwanggong was the male counterpart of Xiwangmu who ruled in the east and was associated with Yang energy (as opposed to Xiwangmu’s Yin)... [more]
Dong-woo m Korean
Variant transcription of Dong-u.
Dongxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dongyang f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck".
Dongyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Dongying f Chinese
From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Dong-yun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".
Doni f English
Diminutive of Donalda Donna Donella Donaldina or Donnelle, also a feminine diminutive form of Donald
Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.
Donia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Dunya.
Donie f American
Variant of Donnie or a diminutive of Donna.
Donieal m African American
Elaboration of Don in the form of Daniel.
Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.
Donika f Albanian
Albanian form of Andronika. Donika Arianiti was the wife of 15th-century Albanian lord Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu, Albania's most important national hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening.
Donika f Slovene
Diminutive of Donata via Dona.
Donikë f Albanian
Variant of Donika.
Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".
Donisia f Aragonese
Feminine form of Donisio.
Donisio m Asturian, Aragonese
Asturian and Aragonese form of Dionysius.
Donita f Spanish, English (American)
Spanish diminutive of Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how Donna was derived from Italian donna meaning "lady".... [more]
Doniyor m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.
Döníz f Hungarian
Hungarian phonetic rendering of French Denise.
Donizetti m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the surname of an Italian composer Donizetti, which means "descended from Donizo" in Italian, Donizo being an Italian Christian monk.... [more]
Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
Donja f Esperanto
Spelling variant of Donya.
Donjet m Albanian, Kosovar
Masculine form of Donjeta.
Donjeta f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian don "will; desire" and jetë "life".
Dónk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Donôld.
Dónka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Aldona via Aldónka and Donata.
Donkira f African American
Combination of Dawn and Kira 2.
Donlee m American (South)
Combination of Don and Lee.
Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.
Donn m English (Rare)
Variant of Don.
Donn m Irish, Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from donn "chief, prince, noble".
Donnae f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a feminization of Donnie, or a combination of Donna with a feminine name ending in -ae... [more]
Donnagán m Old Irish
Double diminutive form of Donn.
Donnaghey m Manx
Manx form of Donnchadh. This name has traditionally been Anglicized as Dennis.
Donnalyn f Filipino
Combination of Donna and the popular suffix -lyn.
Donnamarie f English
Combination of Donna and Marie.
Donnamira f Literature
Combination of Donna and Mira. This is the name of a hobbit mentioned in Tolkien's legendarium. Donnamira is one of the daughters of Gerontius Took, who married into the Boffin family... [more]
Donnarae f English
Combination of Donna and Rae.
Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.
Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.
Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.
Donnetta f American
Possibly a coined as a diminutive of Donna by way of adding the diminutive suffix -etta.
Donni f & m English (Rare)
Variation of Donnie
Donnino m Italian
Italian form of Domninus.
Donogo‘zal f Uzbek
Derived from dono meaning "wise" and go'zal meaning "beauty".
Donojamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dono meaning "wise" and jamol meaning "beautiful".
Donôld m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Donald.
Donoma f Omaha-Ponca
Means "sight of the sun" in Omaha–Ponca, from Omaha dóⁿbe "to see, look at, perceive" and miⁿ "sun, moon".
Donovon m American
Variant of Donovan.
Dontas m Ancient Greek
Dontas, a pupil of Dipoenus and Scyllis, made some statues for the treasury of the Megarians... [more]
Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.
Dontavius m African American (Modern)
A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.
Dontell m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Donatello or an elaborated form of Donte (or Dontae, variants of Dante).
Dontrall m African American
Meaning unknown.
Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dontre m African American (Modern)
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dontrell m African American
Of unknown meaning.
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Donvaldus m Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Donald
Dony m Arthurian Cycle
Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".
Dön’ya f Tatar
Tatar form of Dunya.
Donya f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avdotya and Yevdokiya. Also compare Dunya.
Donya f Persian
Means "world".
Donyarth m Medieval Cornish, History
Donyarth (died 875) was the last recorded king of Cornwall. He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons. According to the Annales Cambriae, he drowned in 875. His death may have been an accident, but it was recorded in Ireland as a punishment for collaboration with the Vikings, who were harrying the West Saxons and briefly occupied Exeter in 876.
Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]
Donyella f African American
Probably a variant of Daniella, or possibly Donella
Donzaleigh f African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by US activist Donzaleigh Abernathy (1957-).
Dooakpo f & m Ijaw
Means "peaceful world" in Ijaw.
Doogie m English
Diminutive of Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Dooglas m Scots
Scots form of Douglas.
Dook m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Docus, Jodocus, Judocus and rarely of Dominicus and its variants.
Dookeme m Ijaw
Means "man of peace" in Ijaw.
Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.
Dooley m American
Transferred use of the surname Dooley.
Doolish m Manx
Manx form of Dùbhghlas. This is also the name of the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man.
Doon f & m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [more]
Doona f Manx
Derived from Manx doo "black; black-haired, black headed".
Doo‘-pu‘un m & f Kelabit
Means "good from the beginning" in Kelabit.
Door f Literature
One of the main characters in Neil Gaiman's novel Neverwhere.
Door f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).
Doora f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Dora.
Doori m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."... [more]
Doorke f & m Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
Doornroosje f Folklore, Literature
Dutch calque of Dornröschen. It consists of the Dutch words doorn meaning "thorn" and roos meaning "rose" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.
Doortje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive form of Door.
Doppo m Japanese
From Japanese 独 (dop) meaning "Germany" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.
Dora f Romanian
Feminine form of Doru.
Dora f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Nepali, Gujarati
MEANING : A fillet of thread or cord tied round the arm or wrist; it is also applied to the string tying a packet or parcel; string... [more]
Dora f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dor.
Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Doraci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Dora and Juraci.
Dorado m Astronomy
From Spanish dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.
Doraemon m Popular Culture
From Japanese どら猫 (dora neko) meaning "stray cat" and 衛門 (emon), an old-fashioned suffix for male names. In the homonymous manga and anime, Doraemon is an earless robotic cat who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi.
Doralba f Italian
Combination of Dora and Alba 1, with the overall meaning of "gift of dawn" or "white gift".
Dorald m Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).... [more]
Doraldina f American (?)
This was the invented stage name of actress and dancer Dora Saunders (1888–1936), though she basically adapted this name for her everyday life.
Doralice f Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the Italian poets Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto in their epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483-1495) and Orlando furioso (1516-1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess.... [more]
Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.
Doralis f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Hispanic variant of Doralice or simply an elaboration of Dora using the popular name suffix lis (which in turn is derived from Lisbeth or a related name).
Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.
Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.
Doramas m Spanish (Canarian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "the one with wide noses".... [more]
Doramin m Literature
Doramin is a character in "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad.
Doranda f Italian (Rare)
Truncated form of Adoranda.
Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.
Dorante m Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme'.
Dorarta f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dorart.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Doratea f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Dorotea.
Dorathia f Scottish (Archaic)
Variant of Dorothea recorded in the 1600s.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Doraura f Italian, Literature
Possibly a contraction of names Dora and Aura. It appears in tragicomedy "L'Armelindo" (1664) by Francesco Maria de Luco Sereni and in a novel "Il Floridoro ò vero Historia del conte di Racalmuto" (1703) by Gabriele Martiano.
Doray f Filipino
Diminutive of Dolores, Isadora and Teodora.
Dorcasina f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dorcas used by American author Tabitha Gilman Tenney for the title character in her novel 'Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon' (1801).
Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.
Dorcia f Polish
Diminutive of Dorota.
Dordei f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Dordi recorded in Buskerud.
Dordi f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorede, which was a variant of Dorete, the Old Swedish form of Dorothea. It has been used in Sweden since at least the 16th century.
Dore f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of given names that contain the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift", such as Isidore and Theodora.
Dore f German
Variant of Dora.
Dorea f Literature, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
The name of one of the "sand snakes" in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Doreida f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown meaning; possibly inspired by Nereida.
Dorel m Romanian
Derived from Romanian dor "longing".
Dorel m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.
Dorela f Romanian
Feminine form of Dorel.
Dorelia f Romanian, Romani
Elaboration of Dorela.
Doremi f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (do) meaning "one" or 瞳 (do) meaning "pupil of the eye", 二 (re) meaning "two", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 憐 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" or 澪 (re) meaning "waterway, channel" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.
Dorenia f Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin, most likely an elaboration of Dora or a corruption of a similar name, like Dorina 1, Doreen or Dorinda... [more]
Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.
Doreta f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Dorotea.
Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.
Dorethy f Medieval Irish
Variant of Dorothy, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
Dörg m German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Dirk, or a blend between Dirk and Jörg.
Dóri f Hungarian
Diminutive of Dóra.
Dori f English
Variant of Dory.
Dori m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Doori.
Dorián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dorian.
Doriani f Brazilian
Brazilian phonetic variant of Doriane.
Dorians m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Dorian.
Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see Dor) and אָב (ab) meaning "father".
Dorica f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Dora.
Doricha f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name Δωρίς (Doris) and a diminutive suffix, effectively meaning "little Dorian woman". This is possibly the real name of the hetaera Rhodopis.
Dorie m & f Scots
Short form of both Theodore and Theodora.
Doriel m & f Hebrew, Literature
Possibly means "God's generation" in Hebrew, in which case it would be derived from Hebrew dor "generation" (see also Dor) combined with Hebrew el "God"... [more]
Dorien f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Dorine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Doriet f Dutch (Rare)
Dutchification of Dorita and perhaps also of Dorit 2. There are likely also cases where this name is a combination of the names Dora and Riet.
Doriette f Maltese
Diminutive of Doria by way of combining it with the French diminutive ending -ette.
Dorigen f Literature
Meaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin. This is the name of the faithful wife in 'The Franklin's Tale', one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Do-right m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used. See Do-good.
Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorilas m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table and the nephew of King Nentres of Garlot. He fought with his uncle against the Saxons at the battles of Broceliande and Clarence.
Dorilea f Theatre
Dorilea is a shepherdess in the 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Dorimachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".
Dorimedont m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
From Ancient Greek Δορυμέδοντος, means "master of spear", where δόρυ="spear" and μέδων, μέδοντος="master, chief". ... [more]
Dorimène f French (Archaic), Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.
Dori-mu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (dori-mu) meaning "dream", 童 (do) meaning "juvenile, child", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [more]
Dorin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it is came from the name Doron
Dorina f Romansh
Romansh diminutive of Dora.
Dorinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -dor-, such as Teodoro and Heliodoro.... [more]
Dorinka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Dorina 2.
Dorion m Hungarian
Variant of Dorián.
Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.
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