Submitted Names Starting with D

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Davaajav m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "mountain pass, threshold" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance"... [more]
Davaakhüü m & f Mongolian
From даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" in Mongolian and and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child"
Davaasüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Davada f American (South)
Either a feminine form of David or an elaboration of Vada. A notable bearer was Davada "Dee" Stanley Presley (1925-2013), the stepmother of singer Elvis Presley.
Davalon m Arthurian Cycle
Davalon The Proud is one of Arthur’s knights in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". The name is corrupted and split from Guigomar d’Avalon, found in Chrétien’s Erec.
Davalynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminization of David via its short form Dave and the popular name suffix -lynn.
Davan m Indian
Transferred from the surname "Davan".
Davana f English (American)
Possible variant of Devana or Devona, or from the name of a plant called Davana.
Davar f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Persian word داور (davar) meaning "judge", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian dādwar meaning "judge".... [more]
Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.
Davaree m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davari, which is possibly an invented name based on names such as Davon, Dakari, Javari and Levar.
Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.
Dávdna f Sami
Unknown meaning.
Daveed m English
Variant of David.
Daveen f & m American
Possibly a diminutive of Davina or a variant of Davin influenced by Naveen.
Daveian m English (Rare)
Combination of Dave and Ian.
Daveigh f English
Modern coinage, a feminine form of David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.
Daveline f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a feminization of David combining its short form Dave with the common feminine name suffix -line.
Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn
Daven m African, Tamil
Pronunciation: Dayven (pronounced as in "Dave" with an n)... [more]
Davenie f English
Davenie is the birth name of Joey Heatherton (born September 14, 1944), an American actress, dancer, and singer.
Davenport f English
Transferred use of the surname Davenport.
Dávi m Faroese
Faroese variant of Dávid.
Dàvi m Occitan
Variant of Dàvid.
Dâvi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of David.
Daví m Catalan, Aragonese, Judeo-Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of David.
Davicín m Spanish (European)
Diminutive of David, only used in European Spanish.
Daviddi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of David.
Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.
Davidena f English (Canadian)
Feminine form of David used in Prince Edward Island, Canada and possibly amongst Irish.
Davidi m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of Davide.
Davidka f Vlach
Vlach feminine form of David.
Davidko m Bulgarian, Vlach
Bulgarian and Vlach diminutive of David.
Davido m Esperanto
Esperanto form of David.
Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.
Daviduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Davide, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Davien m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dave with popular suffix -en.
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Davilo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]
Davincia f Southern African
Peace and love
Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".
Davioun m Provençal
Diminutive of Dàvi.
Dávið m Faroese
Faroese form of David.
Davlatali m Tajik
Derived from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" combined with the name Ali 1.
Davlatbek m Uzbek, Tajik
From Uzbek davlat or Tajik давлат (davlat) both meaning "government, state" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Davlatgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Davlatjahon f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jahon meaning "the world".
Davlatjamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Davlatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and oy meaning "moon".
Davlatposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and poshsha, an endearing name for a girl or woman.
Davlatsafar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and safar meaning "trip, journey".
Davo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davock m Scots
Diminutive of Dauvit.
Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.
Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.
Davood m Persian
Alternate transcription of Davud.
Davorina f Slovene
Feminine form of Davorin.
Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.
Davorko m Croatian
Derived from Davor.
Davos m Literature
Name of a main character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Davran m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian دوران (dowran) meaning "time, period, era".
Davranbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Davran with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Davron m Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davran, which has also seen some use in Kyrgyzstan. Known bearers of this name include the Kyrgyz soccer player Davron Askarov (b... [more]
Davronbek m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Davranbek.
Davrongul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Davronoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and oy meaning "moon".
Davros m Armenian
"Taurus mountains"
Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.
Davšoi m Veps
Veps form of David.
Dävu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of David.
Davui m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of David.
Dávur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Dávid.
Davut m Turkish
Turkish form of David.
Davuth m Khmer
Means "money" in Khmer.
Dávved m Sami
Sami form of David.
Dávvet m Sami
Northern Sami form of David.
Davy f & m Khmer
Davy m Judeo-French
Variant of David.
Davy m Manx
Manx form of David.
Davydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of David. Also compare Dovydas.... [more]
Davydh m Cornish
Cornish form of David.
Davynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davin. Davynn was given to 6 girls in 2012 according to the SSA.
Daw m Scots
Short form of Dauniel.
Dawar m Pashto
Means "prominant" in Pashto.
Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne
Dawb f Hmong
Means "white" in Hmong.
Dawei m Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location"... [more]
Daweli m Romani
The name of the swing guittarist Daweli Reinhardt.
Daweska m Assyrian, Jewish
Diminutive of Dawis.
Dawida f Polish
Feminine form of Dawid.
Dawidek m Polish
Diminutive of Dawid.
Dawie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Dawid.
Dawis m Assyrian, Jewish
Lishana Deni form of David.
Dawkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of David.
Dawma f Arabic
From the Arabic name of the Mediterranean fan palm tree.
Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of "Dawn".
Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
Dawnelle f American (Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Dawn by way of combining it with the popular name suffix -elle.
Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.
Dawnette f English, Jamaican Patois
Possibly an elaborated form of Dawn influenced by Danette.
Dawney m Scots
Diminutive of Daniel, Andrew and occasionally Donald.
Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.
Dawnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dawn.
Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.
Dawnn f English (American, Rare)
Rare variant of Dawn. A notable bearer is American actress Dawnn Lewis (1961-).
Dawnya f American
A variant of Dawn with the name suffix -ya, perhaps influenced by Sonya.
Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.
Da-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" (da), and 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" or 媛 "beauty, beautiful woman" (won).
Dawoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 運 "luck, fortune; ship, transport" or 雲 (un) "clouds".
Dawoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.
Dawsen m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Dawsey m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Dawsey. Also a diminutive of Dawes. It was the name of a character in the novel 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2008) by Mary Ann Shaffer.
Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Dawәt m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of David.
Dawt f & m Chin
Means "love" in Hakha Chin.
Dawut m Circassian
Circassian form of David.
Dawyd m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Russian and Medieval Ukrainian form of David. Dawyd Igorjewitsch (usually transcribed as Davyd Igorevich in English), the Prince of Volyn (1086–1099), was the son of Igor Yaroslavich and grandson of Yaroslav the Wise from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’.
Daxa f Nepali
Meaning "Clever One".
Daxenaghwe f Caucasian Mythology
Derived from Circassian дахэ (dāxă) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and нагъуэ (năġ°ă) meaning "brown-eyed". Daxenaghwe is a minor character in the Circassian Nart sagas.
Da-xia f Chinese
Means "hero".
Daxia f Chinese
Combination of Da and Xia.
Daxiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 效 (xiào) meaning "result, effect".
Daxing m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Daxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Daxon Hill is an American swimmer.
Daxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".
Daxun m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Daxx m American (Rare)
Variant of Dax.
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daya m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, mercy".
Daya f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Ya.
Dayaana f Yakut
Means "flying, air" in Yakut.
Dayami f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown. Dayami Sánchez (1994-) is a Cuban volleyball player.
Dayán m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps intended to be the masculine form of Dayana or a femenine variant of Diane reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dayan m Bashkir
Derived from an Arabic word meaning "mister".
Dayan m Yakut
Means "light, brisk" in Yakut.
Dayan m Mongolian
Means "complete, entire, whole" in Mongolian.
Dayana f Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk даянч (dayanch) meaning "hermit, monk".
Dayana f Kazakh
Derived either from Arabic ديانة (diyana) meaning "religion, faith" or Turkish dayan meaning "hold on, endure".
Dayanara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.
Daýanç m Turkmen
Means "support" in Turkmen.
Dayanch m Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Daýanç.
Dayang f Malay, Filipino, Tausug
Means "young lady, girl, maid" in Malay. It is usually used as an honorific, not an actual given name.
Dayani f English
This name means “Goddess of Compassion”, and originated from Sanskrit.
Dayanita f Indian, Hindi
Name allegedly meaning “tender” or “kind”.
Dayao m & f Cebuano
Dayaw has no exactly one translation in English language because it can mean extremely beautiful or friendly or strong... [more]
Dayat m Sundanese
Short form of Hidayat.
Dayax m & f Somali
Means "moon" in Somali. A well-known bearer is Dayax Dalnuurshe, an award-winning Somali musical artist.
Daydreanne f English (Modern, Rare), Obscure
Presumably a feminine form of Dadrian, the spelling altered to resemble the word daydream. This spelling appears to be unique.
Daydryn m American
Daylight
Da-ye f Korean
Means "diverse, versatile, multi-talented" from Sino-Korean 多樣.
Dayenne f Dutch (Modern), Dutch (Surinamese, Modern, Rare)
A more phonetical spelling of Diane, perhaps based on Dayana or Cheyenne.
Da-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) "much, many; more than, over" and 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".
Dayindi m Indigenous Australian
Dayindi is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".
Dayla f English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dale, or a variant of Dahlia.
Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.
Daylee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daley or a combination of Dale or the element day with the name element suffix lee found in names such as Kaylee.... [more]
Dayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Day and the popular name suffix -leen or variant of Daylene.
Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.
Daylene f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dale using the popular suffix lene.
Daylie f English
Alternate spelling of Daley
Daylilies f English (American)
Plural of daylily. A flower that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.
Daylily f English (American)
From a type of flower. A lily that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.
Daylinda f Filipino, Cebuano
Meaning uncertain.
Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.
Daylove f Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old English name Dæglufu deriving from the Old English name element dæg meaning "day" and the Old English name element lufu meaning "love". For the name with the same elements but reversed see Loveday
Dayn f English
Variant of Dane.
Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.
Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.
Dayoon f Korean
From Sino Korean 多 (da) meaning "a lot, much" and and 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek".
Dayot m Western African
Diminutive of Dayotchanculle, notably borne by the French soccer player Dayot Upamecano (1998-).
Dayotchanculle m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This is the full first name of the French soccer player Dayot Upamecano (b. 1998), who is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was named after his great-grandfather, who was the leader of a village on the island of Jeta in Guinea-Bissau.
Dayou m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 佑 (yòu) meaning "help, protect".
Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.
Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.
Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.
Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.
Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.
Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.
Dayssy f Obscure
Variant of Daisy.
Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.
Daytona f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the name of Daytona Beach, a coastal city in northeastern Florida (U.S.), which was founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, Jr., and is famous for its car races. It could also be thought of as a feminine variant of Dayton.
Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.
Daza m Late Roman
An ancient name of unknown etymology. This was the original name of Galerius Valerius Maximinus (270-313).
Dazdraperma f Soviet
Contraction of да здраствует первое Майя (da zdrastvuet pervoye Maya) meaning "long live the first of May". This date refers to the International Workers' Day.
Dazdrapertrak m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Contraction of Russian Да здравствует первый трактор! (Da zdravstvuet pervyy traktor!) meaning "Long live the first tractor!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]
Dazdrapertrakt m Soviet, Russian
Variant of Dazdrapertrak. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Dazhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous, illustrious".
Daziano m Italian
Italian form of Dacian.
Dazio m Italian
Italian form of Dacius.
Dazmir m Soviet, Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of the Soviet slogan Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live the world revolution!" as well as of Да здравствует мир! (Da zdravstvuet mir!) meaning "Long live the peace!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Dazmira f Soviet, Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dazmir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Dazzle f English (Rare)
A frequentative of the Middle English word *dasen*, meaning "be stunned, be bewildered".
D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]
Ddoddi m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadori.
Ddunit f Kabyle
Kabyle form of Dunya.
Đe m Vietnamese
Means "royalty" in Vietnamese.
Đệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 棣 (đệ) meaning "cherry tree".
De m Chinese, Vietnamese
Derived from the Chinese character 德 (dé) meaning "virtue; morality; favor; mind". This is also the Chinese cognate and Vietnamese variant of Đức.... [more]
Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Dea m Romansh
Short form of Andrea 1.
Dea f Georgian
Short form of Medea.
Dea f Hungarian
Short form of Adeodáta.
DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.
Deabrá f Irish
Irish form of Deborah.
Deachan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dechen.
Deachen f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dechen.
Deaghadh m Irish
Personal name of uncertain origin. It may be a compound of deagh- ‘good’ + ádh ‘luck’, ‘fate’.
Déaglán m Irish
Original Gaelic form of Declan.
Déagol m Literature
Means "apt to hide, secretive" in Old English. This name was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for a minor character in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954). This is the Old English translation or cognate of the "true" Westron name Nahald (as Tolkien pretended that his writings were translated from the fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch')... [more]
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