Submitted Names Starting with D

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Danyl m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Danylko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Danylo.
Danyon m English
First known from Olympic gold medallist swimmer Danyon Loader of New Zealand. Now becoming more popular in New Zealand.
Danyzhu f Zapotec
This is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.
Đào f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 桃 (đào) meaning "peach".
Đạo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 道 (đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Dao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Daoirí m Obscure
Name of Irish origin, formed by "daor", meaning "famous" or also "free" and "ri", meaning "king", so the meaning is "famous king" or "free king", "free person".
Da-ol m & f Korean
meaning "All Happiness Will Come". from korean "Da (다 / All)" + "OL (올 = 오다 / Come)". Kim Da-OL is Korean Voice Actor, who played Sinclair in the Limbus Company.
Daoluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, method, way" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Daood m Arabic, Urdu
Urdu form of David, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic داود or داوود (see Dawud).
Daophasouk f Lao
From ດາວ (Dao) meaning "star" in Lao and ຜາສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "joy, happiness, prosperity".
Daoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼 (dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Dāorèn m Chinese
From Chinese 刀刃 (daoren), meaning Blade. Shortened form is Ren (刃), meaning the same.
Daortho f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Daortho is the daughter of Illyrios.
Daorueang f Thai
From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
Daoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.
Daouda m Western African
Form of Dawud used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Daovong m & f Lao
From Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Dapeng m Chinese
From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", combined with From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous"... [more]
Daph f English
Short form of Daphne.
Daphna f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Dafna.
Daphnee f Obscure
Cognate of Daphnée.
Daphnie f English
Variant of Daphne.
Daphnis m Greek Mythology
From Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree... [more]
Daphrose f French (African, Rare)
French form of Dafrosa (via Latin Daphrosa).
Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.
Dapine f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Daphne. Also compare Dafina.
Daping f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" Other character combinations are possible.
Daquân m Chinese
Combination of Da and Quân.
Daquanda f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Daquan using the same suffix found in names such as Yolanda, LaWanda and Lashonda.
Daquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.
Daquarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and Aquarius.
Daque m French (Cajun, Anglicized), American (South)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling and subsequently transferred use of the surname Daqué.
Daquisha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quisha using the popular prefix Da-.
Dára f Hungarian
Contracted form of Dária.
Dara f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Darinka.
Dara f & m Hebrew
Means "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Dara f Indonesian
Means dove or virgin/maiden in Indonesian.
Daraar-tu f Sidamo
Means "she blossomed" in Sidama.
Darab m Persian
Means "glory, power, wealth" in Persian. This is the name of a character in the Persian epic 'Shahnameh'.
Darafiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dorotheos (see Dorothea).
Darafieja f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dorothea.
Darah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "wise". Dara
Daraima m Efik
Means "celebrate love" in Efik.
Daráine f Irish (Rare)
Allegedly means "daughter of Áine" (from the Old Irish prefix der "daughter" and the name of the Irish goddess Áine)... [more]
Darakhshan f Persian
Means "luminous, brilliant, shining" in Persian.
Daralyn f & m English (Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lyn.... [more]
Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]
Daramfon m & f Ibibio
Means "rejoice at grace" in Ibibio.
Daran m & f Chinese
Combination of Da and Ran.
Darana m & f Indigenous Australian, Indigenous Australian Mythology
According to the legend of the Aboriginals, the original settlers of Australia, Darana was one of the Deities during Dreamtime (the time before humans occupied Earth).... [more]
Daranee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Darani.
Darani f Thai
Means "boat, ship, vessel" in Thai.
Darany m Khmer
Means "stars" in Khmer.
Daras m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
An old knight who lived with his nephew, Danaim, and harbored sick and injured knights in his castle, including Tristan, Mordred, and Palamedes.... [more]
Darasimi m & f Nigerian
the name come from Nigeria and it can be use for any gender and it mean god love you
Darata f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dorothea via its Polish form Dorota. It should be noted, though, that some Lithuanian sources state that Darata is a short form of Dorotėja.
Darate f Medieval Baltic
Medieval variant of Darata.
Daray f Celtic, Irish
Means "dark"
Daraz m Kurdish
Means "judgement" in Kurdish.
Darbe f & m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbee f English
Variant of Darby.
Darbey m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbi f & m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbie f English
Variant of Darby.
Dárbmu m Sami
Sami form of Tarmo.
Darbye f English
Variant of Darby.
Darča f Czech
Diminutive form of Darina 2.
Darcas f English (Puritan)
Archaic variant of Dorcas.
Darce m & f English
Diminutive of Darcy.
Darchia m Georgian (Archaic)
Either a diminutive or a variant of დარჩილ (Darchil), which is the Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Dartsihr (see Dachi).... [more]
Darcia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
In English-speaking countries, this name is probably a variant of Darcy, one that may have been inspired by the name Marcia.... [more]
Darcilla f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Drusilla, or an elaboration of Darcy with the clearly feminine ending illa.
Darçîn f Kurdish
Means "cinnamon" in Kurdish.
Darçın f Azerbaijani
Means "cinnamon" in Azerbaijani.
Darcus m English
Possibly a blend of the names Darius and Marcus. A known bearer of this name is Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, columnist and civil rights campaigner.
Darda m Biblical
Meaning "pearl of wisdom," he was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser. (I Kings 4:31)
Dardan m Serbian
Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Dardanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dardanos.
Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]
Dárdano m Spanish
Spanish form of Dardanos.
Dardano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Dardanos.
Dardanosz m Polish
Polish form of Dardanos.
Dardinne m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
Dardot m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Êdouard.
Dare f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
Dare f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Daría and Darie.
Dare m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of masculine names that contain the Slavic element daru meaning "gift" (compare Darko).... [more]
Dareca f Arthurian Cycle
The sister of St. Patrick in Jocelyn’s Life of St. Patrick. She was said to have been Patrick’s youngest sister and to have had seventeen sons.... [more]
Dareh m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Darius.
Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.
Darelle f English
Feminization of Darell.
Darena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daren.
Darerca f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.
Dareth f American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dara 1
Darga f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dargòmira.
Dargailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "acting strong" or "working to be(come) strong", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
Dargailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargailas.
Dargaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Dargaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargaudas.
Dargintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to protect", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Dargintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dargintas.
Dargòmira f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Dragomira.
Dargye m & f Tibetan
Means "progress" in Tibetan.
Dari f Filipino
the history of this name is unknown, but the meaning is "grace, or to be graceful"
Dari m Russian
Variant transcription of Dariy.
Dária f Hungarian, Slovak
Feminine form of Dárius.
Daría f Spanish
Spanish form of Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Daria f Kurdish
Cognate of Darya 2.
Darian m Bulgarian, Croatian, German (Modern), Slovene, French (Modern)
Derived from Slavic dar, meaning "gift". It is sometimes also considered a derivative of Darius.
Darian m Persian
Name of a place in Iran's Fars province; Name of a village in Iran's East Azerbaijan province (see Daryan); Name of a village in Iran's Kermanshah province
Dariana f Persian
Feminine form of Dara 3.
Dariann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darian.
Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.
Darie m Romanian
Romanian form of Darius.
Dariela f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dariel or an elaborated form of Daria.
Dariella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Daria.
Darielle f English
Strictly feminine form of Dariel.
Dariellis f & m Spanish (Latin American)
the origins and meaning of this name isn't exact but pretty sure it's of Puerto Rican origins and means "passionate" and/or "faithful"
Darienne f English
Feminine form of Darien.
Dariga f Kazakh
Derived from an expression of sadness intended to mean "pity!" or "alas!" in Kazakh. The word itself is either of Arabic origin from a word meaning "pity, regret, surprise" or from a Persian expression meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Dariima f Buryat
Meaning unknown, though it is probably of Tibetan-Sanskrit origin.
Darijan m Slovene, Croatian
An elaboration of Darijo.
Darije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Darius.
Darijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Darius.
Darika f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Dariko f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar дарий (dariy) meaning "silk" and the diminutive suffix -ко (-ko).
Dariko f Georgian
Diminutive of Darejan and its short form Daro.
Daril m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon warrior. He was the son of King Bramangue and the brother of Haram and Orient.... [more]
Darima f Buryat
Buryat form of Dolma.
Darimush m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Darius.
Darîn m & f Kurdish
Means "wooden" in Kurdish.
Darin f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Darin m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Darina 2.
Darinko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Darinka.
Dariô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Daria.
Darios m Catalan, Georgian
Catalan and Georgian form of Darius.
Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".
Darispan m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Means "door of Isfahan", derived from the Persian noun در (dar) meaning "door, gate" combined with Spahān, which is the Middle Persian name for the modern city of اصفهان (Isfahan) in Iran.... [more]
Dárisz m Hungarian
Shortened version of Dáriusz.
Dariu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Darius.
Dárius m Slovak, Hungarian
Slovak and Hungarian form of Darius.
Dàrius m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Darius.
Dariushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1.
Dárjá f Sami
Sami form of Daria
Darjan m Croatian, Serbian
Either a form of Darian or a derivative of the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
Däʹrjj f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Darja.
Dark f Obscure
Literally taken from the English word dark, which is ultimately derivwd from Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk meaning "dark", according to Wiktionary.... [more]
Darka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Darka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Dariô.
Darka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.
Darkhaan m Yakut
Means "arrogant, conceited, proud".
Darkhan m Kazakh
Means "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
Darkhan m Yakut
Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Darkhan m & f Mongolian
Means "blacksmith, craftsman" in Mongolian.
Darki m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Darius.
Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.
Darklis f Romani (Archaic)
Either a Romani corruption of Dorcas or derived from the English word darkless "free from darkness".
Darkseid m Popular Culture
Darkseid (pronounced "Darkside'') is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Darkus f American (South)
Appalachian vernacular form of Dorcas.
Darlaine f English
Variant of Darlene.
Darlan m Brazilian, English
Unknown meaning.
Darlanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Darla or Darlene with Anne 1.
Darlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Darlene using the popular name suffix lee.
Darlén f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Darlene in the same fashion as Marlén.
Darlen f English (American)
Variant of the name Darlene. This name was giving to former Bad Girl Darlen Escobar. Darlen featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Darlena f Polish (Modern, Rare), English (American)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Darlene.
Darli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived as a variant Darling (Compare Darlene).
Darli f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဒါလီ (see Dali).
Darlie f English
Diminutive of Darlene.
Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
Darling f & m English, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Darling, or else derived directly from the word.
Darlington m English
Transferred use of the surname Darlington.
Darlita f Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Darla.
Darlo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Darla.
Darlynne f English
Variant of Darlyn.
Darmadi m Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with adi meaning "first, foremost, great, best".
Darmaji m Indonesian
Combination of Darma and Aji.
Darman m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).
Darman m Pashto
Means "medicine" in Pashto.
Darmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Darmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darmantas.
Darmawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.
Darmawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Darmi f Javanese, Indonesian
Feminine form of Darmo.
Darmintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Darmintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darmintas.
Darmo m Javanese
Javanese form of Darma.
Darmono m Javanese
From Javanese darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Darna f Filipino, Popular Culture
Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.... [more]
Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Darnielle f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Likely an invented name. It might possibly be a variant of Danielle, possibly influenced by Darnell. Also may be transferred usage of the surname Darnielle.
Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.
Daro f Georgian
Short form of Darejan.
Daroach m Popular Culture
From Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Darol m American (Rare)
Variant of Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Darold m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darrell, Darryl and Darren) with Harold... [more]
Daromila f Medieval Russian
Meaning "dear gift".
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daron m English
Variant of Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Daroška m Belarusian
Diminutive of Darafiej.
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Darosław m Polish
Polish form of Daroslav.
Darqueze m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning, possibly influenced by Marquise.
Darquinton m African American
Combination of prefix dar with Quinton.
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