DudanafGeorgian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
DudarmOssetian Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, this name is of Turkic origin and means "tousled, disheveled, ruffled" and "curly".... [more]
DudimirmCroatian (Archaic) The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
DudukhanafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
DuessafLiterature This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]
DúfrmNorse Mythology Either derived from Old Norse dúfa "to drive" or means "sleepy one", related to Norwegian duva. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Duhm & fChin Means "desire, longing, love" in Hakha Chin.
Du-hanmKorean (Archaic) Combination of two Chinese characters 斗(means dipper) and 漢(means China). Kim Du-Han was a mobster and politician of 19th-century Korea. He is also the main character of the Korean TV drama .
DuhanmTurkish From Arabic دخان (dukhan) meaning "smoke". This is the name of the 44th chapter of the Quran (surah ad-Dukhan).
Du-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DuimChinese Derived from the Chinese character 堆 (duī) meaning "heap; pile; mound".... [more]
DuibheannachmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
DuibheasafMedieval Irish Means "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and eas meaning "waterfall".
DuibhínfIrish (Rare) Derived from Gaelic dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DuibhuidhirmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".
DuilinmLiterature Duilin was the name of the lord of the House of the Swallow in Gondolin. He was said to be the greatest bowman of Gondolin, and the swiftest elf amongst them. He died in the year FA 510 during the Fall of Gondolin, when he was shot by a fiery bolt from a Balrog.
DuimelijntjefFolklore Dutch form of Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.
DukađinmSerbian Leka III DUKAĐINI (1410–1481), mostly known as Leka DUKAĐINI, was a 15th-century member of the Serbian nobility,DUKAĐINI from the Duka family, A contemporary of Skanderbeg, DUKAĐINI is known for the conon or kanuna Leka DUKAĐINI,a code of law instituted among the tribes of Serbia and Montenegro and northern Albania of serbs Ethnicity only.
Dukpam & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
DulafMedieval Polish Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Proto-Slavic *dulěti "to get fat" and Proto-Slavic kъdulja, which denoted a kind of pear.
DulceflurfArthurian Cycle A princess of Trefferin and Karedonas whose father, King Gediens, was slain by the heathen King Verangoz of Sorboreste.... [more]
DulcemarmArthurian Cycle Arthur went to war with him, besieging Tandernas, to avenge a wrong committed by Tandareis. Dulcemar and Gawaine managed to broker a peace. Through his son, Dulcemar later became overlord of Malmontan and Mermin.
Dulce Nombref & mSpanish From Spanish dulce nombre meaning "sweet name," referring to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, hence why most full names beginning with Dulce Nombre end with either de María or de Jesús.... [more]
DulcetfLiterature A character in 'The Underland Chronicles' by Suzanne Collins. This is a word in English, meaning "sweet and soothing", usually referring to sound.
DulcietafJudeo-Provençal Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DulcineeafRomanian (Rare) Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]
DulcinusmLate Roman Derived from Latin dulcis meaning "sweet" combined with the Latin (masculine) diminutive suffix -inus. A known bearer of this name was Dulcinus of Novara (c. 1250-1307), who was also known as Fra Dolcino... [more]
DulsonafJudeo-Provençal Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DumafBatak Means "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.
DumadimJavanese Means "life, creation, being" in Javanese.
DumahmBiblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Means "silent" in Hebrew. Briefly mentioned in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ishmael's sons. In Rabbinical Literature, Dumah is also the angel of silence and of the stillness of death.
DumainemEnglish, Literature Dumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.
DumarsaismHaitian Creole Transferred use of the surname Dumarsais. Dumarsais Estimé (1900 - 1953) was a Haitian politician and President of the Haitian Republic from 1946 to 1950.
DumkamSantali, Ho Possibly derived from Dumka: a city in Bihar, India.
Dumlesif & mOgoni Khana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [more]
DumnagualmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh cognate of Gaelic Domhnall, derived from a Celtic name composed of the elements *dubnos meaning "world" and *walos "prince, chief".
DumomIjaw Dumo means Life Ibi Dumo means good life where Ibi means good .
DumontmFrench Transferred from the surname "Dumont".
DumperfIndian A feminine name used mainly in Arunachal Pradesh, probably on Nyishi women.
Dumqišu-āmurfBabylonian Means "I saw his goodness", from the Akkadian elements damqu ("good, pretty, nice"), iššû ("his, hers"), and amāru ("to see (someone, something)").
DunafSpanish, Catalan Possibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dunia or a form of Dunya... [more]
Duniaf & mArabic, Swahili, Spanish, Galician Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
DunixefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Dionisia and Denise.
DuniximBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Dionisio and Denis.
DunwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dunn "dark, brown" or dun "hill, mountain" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, ruler".
DunwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English dunn "dark, brown" and wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be dun "hill, mountain".
DuolianfChinese From the Chinese 多 (duō) meaning "much, many, more" or 垛 (duǒ) meaning "heap, pile up" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
DuoluanfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.