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.
DurdanahfUrdu The name Durdanah is commonly a female name from the "Urdu" origin that means "Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral, Pearl bead, Precious, Dear, Darling".
DürdanefTurkish Derived from Arabic دُرّ (durr) meaning "pearls".
DürefşanfTurkish Means "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان (afshan), the present stem of افشاندن (afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
DurinmOld Norse Durin is the name of the second created Dwarf after Mótsognir in Norse Mythology. Found in multiple pieces of Old Norse poetry, the most notable being the Völuspá (also spelled, Vǫluspǫ).... [more]
DurinnmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning "sleepy one" from Old Norse dúra meaning "nap, take a nap" and "door-keeper" from Old Norse dyrr meaning "door opening, doorway". This is the name of a dwarf.
DurismAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Douris. A notable bearer of this name was Duris of Samos (3rd century BC), a Greek historian who at some point became tyrant of Samos.
DurmishkhanmGeorgian The first element of this name is of Turkic origin, but the available sources each provide a different meaning for it. According to a Russian source, it is derived from a (probably medieval) Turkmen word that means "life"... [more]
DurmuşmTurkish Means "stopped, run-down" in Turkish.
DurnafAzerbaijani Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
DurnāzfBalochi Derived from durr meaning "pearl" and nāz meaning "coquetry".
DurongritmThai From Thai ดุรงค์ (durong) meaning "horse" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".
DurpaşafOttoman Turkish From Arabic durr meaning "pearls" combined with Turkish paşa "pasha".
DurrfMedieval Arabic (Moorish) Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
DurzamLiterature Used by author Christopher Paolini (1983-) as the name of an antagonist in his Inheritance trilogy. The character Durza is a Shade, i.e., a sorcerer possessed by demonic spirits; born Carsaib, he was transformed into a Shade when he summoned spirits too powerful to control, which then took possession of his mind and body... [more]
DusharamNear Eastern Mythology Possibly meaning "the one of Shara". Name borne by a pre-Islamic Arabian god, who was possibly considered to be the son of Al-lat. He was worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh.
DustfEnglish (Puritan) Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]
DustermEnglish (Rare) Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).
DutbertafFrankish (Latinized) The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]
Düürenbayarm & fMongolian Means "complete happiness" from дүүрэн (düüren) meaning "complete, full" combined with баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness"
DuvafMedieval English From *Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
DuysenmKazakh Derived from Kazakh дүйсенбі (düysenbi) meaning "Monday", ultimately from Persian دوشنبه (doshanbeh), traditionally given to boys born on a Monday.
DuzabelfArthurian Cycle, Literature A princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.... [more]
DüzdidilfOttoman Turkish Means "thief of hearts", from Persian دزد (dozd) meaning "thief" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".
DvalarrmNorse Mythology Variant of Dvalinn. This is the name of a stag in Norse mythology, probably identical to Dvalinn.
DvalinnmNorse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation". ... [more]
DvergrmOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse dvergr meaning "dwarf".
DvēsmafMedieval Baltic Possibly derived from Latvian dvesma "scent; fragrance; flavor".
DvirmHebrew The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
DwalinmLiterature, Germanic Mythology The name of a dwarf character in 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien took the name from the catalogue of dwarves (dvergatal) in the 'Poetic Edda'. The name means something like "sleeping" (from Old Norse dvalen "to sleep").
DwynwenfWelsh, Medieval Welsh Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]
DyanifAmerican (Modern) Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.
DyddgufMedieval Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements dydd "day" and cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde Morfudd.