DarrhonmGreek Mythology Darrhon or Darron was a Paeonian god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.... [more]
DarrimIcelandic Originally an Old Norse byname meaning "long lazy man". The word is related to Old Norse darr "dart, spear".
DarsameenfUrdu (Rare) Possibly means "pearl of great price" from Arabic دُرّ (durr) "pearl" (compare Durr) and ثَمِين (ṯamīn) "valuable, precious" (compare Sameen).
DarsenoismArthurian Cycle A knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.
DartautasmLithuanian Basically means "(a) working people", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Dartsa-naanafCaucasian Mythology Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.
DarvainasmLithuanian Derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
DarvilasmLithuanian Basically means "working to hope", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
DarvydasmLithuanian Basically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
DarwoodmEnglish (American) Darwood Kaye (born Darwood Kenneth Smith) was an American child actor known for his role of Waldo in the series of short films The Little Rascals (aka Our Gang) between 1937 - 1940. Later in life he became a pastor.
Darym & fEnglish Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
DaryafHebrew (Modern) Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
DarylannfPopular Culture A compound of the names Daryl and Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
DarzymirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
DarzysławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
Dasm & fIndian Means "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Da-sanmKorean Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]
DasanmPomo Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]
Dasanif & mAfrican American (Modern, Rare) From the name of the bottled water brand Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.
DášeňkafCzech, Slovak Variant spelling of Dašenka. Used by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his book Dášeňka čili život štěněte (Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy, 1933).
ĐấtmVietnamese Means "earth, soil, land" in Vietnamese.
DatamGeorgian, Literature Short form of Davit and perhaps also of Datua. In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the popular novel Data Tutashkhia (1975) written by Chabua Amirejibi (1921-2013).
DatafarnahmOld Persian The first element of this name is derived from Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put"). The second element of this name is derived from Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune"... [more]
Datbyeolf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 닻별 (datbyeol), referring to the Cassiopeia constellation, from a combination of 닻 (dat) meaning "anchor" and Byeol.... [more]
Dath ElkartifAstronomy Derived from Arabic Al Dhāt al Kursiyy, meaning "the lady in the chair". Dath Elkarti is another name for Schedar.
DaðimIcelandic, Old Norse From Dáði, an Old Norse diminutive of Davíð. Alternatively it may have been a diminutive of Dagr, or an Old Norse form of Irish Dáithí or Saxon Daþa.
DatikomGeorgian Diminutive of Davit. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian revolutionary Datiko Shevardnadze (1875-1909), who was a relative of the second president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
DatiusmAncient Roman Form of Dacius. This was the name of the Bishop of Milan who defended the will of Catholicism from the rampaging heresies of his day.
DativusmLate Roman From the Latin adjective datīvus meaning "giving."
DatomGeorgian Short form of Davit. A notable bearer of this name is the Georgian pop singer Davit "Dato" Khujadze (b. 1975).
D'AtrafAfrican American (Rare) Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.
DatskomMedieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare) Diminutive or vernacular form of an unknown name. There were 147 cossacks with this name in 1649 Zaporozhian Army register.... [more]
DatuamGeorgian (Rare) Often listed as a diminutive of Davit (compare names like Datiko and Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear".... [more]
DatunamGeorgian Diminutive of Davit and of names that are possibly of pagan origin and derived from Old Georgian დათჳ (datwi) meaning "bear", such as Datua.
DatusmDutch (Rare, Archaic) Possibly derived from Latin datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
DatyafHebrew (Rare) Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת (dat) meaning "religion" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
DậufVietnamese Means "rooster" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the rooster.
DaudimSwahili Daudi is an altered form of Daud, an Arabic name, which also is an altered form of the Hebrew name David, which means "beloved" or "uncle."
DaugailasmLithuanian Basically means "much strength", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) 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]
DaugaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas). 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".
DaugavietefMedieval Baltic Possibly a direct adoption of Latvian daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
DaugintasmLithuanian Basically means "a lot to defend", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
DaugirdasmLithuanian Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears much", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]
DaugmintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas). 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".
DaugvilasmLithuanian Means "much hope", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas)... [more]
DaujotasmLithuanian Derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian verb joti meaning "to ride horseback". In other words: this given name is basically the same as Jodaugas, but with the name elements in different places.
DaulayefamIjaw Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.
DauletmKazakh Means "contentment, wealth, fortune" in Kazakh.
DaulisfGreek Mythology Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch"... [more]
DaunorasmLithuanian Means "much desire", derived from Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas) combined with the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
Daura?fGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Meaning unknown; it was found in a baptismal register from Seville in the 15th century, although the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands as a feminine name.
DaurenmKazakh Means "(long) life, era, time" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.
DaurenbekmKazakh From Kazakh дәурен (dauren) meaning "time, period, era" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
DautarafLithuanian The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements 'daug-' meaning "many" and '-tarti' meaning "to say." Hence the name would roughly translate as meaning "talkative; loquacious" or as "someone who has a lot to say."
DavaadorjmMongolian From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Davaajargalm & fMongolian From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".