Submitted Names Starting with D

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Deinomenes m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible strength", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."
Deinophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective δεινός (deinos) meaning "fearful, terrible" as well as "mighty, powerful" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Deinosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δεινός (deinos) meaning "terrible, fearsome; mighty, powerful" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".
Deinostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "terrible army", derived from the Greek elements δεινός (deinos) "fearful, terrible" and στρατος (stratos) "army".
Deio m Welsh
Short form of Dafydd.
Deioces m Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Dahyuka. This was the name of the first king of the Medes according to Herodotus.
Deioneo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Deioneus.
Deioneus m Greek Mythology
Said to mean "ravager" from Greek δηιόω (dêioô) "to cut down, slay; to waste or ravage a country" (compare the first element in Deianeira). This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.
Deiphobe f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Deiphobos. In Greek and Roman mythology, Deiphobe was a daughter of the seer Glaukos, an oracle of Apollo at Cumae in Italy, and later became known as the Cumaean Sybil... [more]
Deiphobos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".
Deiphobus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Deiphobos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the sons of king Priam of Troy.
Deiphontes m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek δάϊος (daios) meaning "hostile, destructive, burning" and the suffix φόντης (phontes) meaning "slayer of" (see φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter")... [more]
Deipyle f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps derived from δηιόω (dêioô) meaning "to destroy" and πῠ́λη (pule) meaning "gate, door".
Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.
Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.
Deisenor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δεισήνωρ (deisenor) meaning "fearing man", which consists of the Greek verb δείδω (deido) meaning "to fear, to dread" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Deita f Romansh
Romansh short form of Margareta, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Deityche f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps derived from δηιόω (dêioô) meaning "to destroy" and τῠ́χη (túkhē) meaning "an act of god, fate, fortune".
Deitze f Basque
Basque equivalent of Anunciación.
Deivi m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish form of Davy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Déivid m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivid m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Portuguese variant of David reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivids m Latvian
Latvian variant of Dāvids.
Deivis m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish form of Davis reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Davison.
Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.
Deja f Slovene
Variant of Dea.
Deja f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian deja "dance" has been suggested.
Dejah f Literature, Popular Culture, American
Dejah Thoris is the name of a fictional character and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium on the planet Barsoom (Mars) in American author Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Martian novels (the first of which was published in 1912)... [more]
Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.
Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).
Dejanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Polish, Portuguese
Variant transcription of Deianira. This was the form used for the main belt asteroid 157 Dejanira (discovered in 1875 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly).
Déjanire f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Archaic), Theatre
French form of Deianeira (or Deïanira, Dejanira). Déjanire (1911) is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in 4 acts composed by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto in French by Louis Gallet and Camille Saint-Saëns.
De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.
Dejean m African American (Rare)
Variant of De'jean without the use of the apostrophe.
Deji m & f Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Deji.
Deji m Yoruba
Diminutive of Ayodeji.
Dejiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Dejing f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
Dejon m & f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Jon 2 with the popular prefix De-.
Deju f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum" or 举 (jǔ) meaning "raise, lift up".
DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.
Dejuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.
Dejun m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch, ruler, prince".
Deka f & m African
An African name of unknown origin, this unisex baby name means "pleasing".
Dekabrin m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрь (dekabr) meaning "December". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the Decembrist revolt of 1825... [more]
Dekabrina f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Dekabrin. A known bearer of this name was the Russian chess player Dekabrina Kazatsker (1913-1983).
Dekabrist m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]
Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."
Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.
Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.
Dekhkimya m Karelian
Karelian form of Yefim.
Deki f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Diki.
Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.
Dekkiis m Ancient Oscan
Oscan equivalent of the Roman praenomen Decimus, which means "tenth" in Latin.
Dēkla f Baltic Mythology, Latvian (Rare)
Dēkla is a Latvian goddess of fate and the sister of the goddesses Laima and Kārta. In old Latvian folk songs Laima and Dēkla are often considered one and the same goddess and their names are used interchangeably... [more]
Dekla f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian borrowing of Dēkla.
Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.
Dekontee f & m Western African
Translates to the following: In God's Time or Time will tell or Patience.
Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Deksipp m Russian
Russian form of Dexippos.
Deku m Popular Culture
From Japanese 木偶 (deku) meaning "useless person". This is the nickname of Izuku Midoriya, the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia (first released in 2014).
Dekuang m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 匡 (kuāng) meaning "correct, restore".
Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]
Del f Welsh
Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]
Déla f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adéla.
Dela m Caucasian Mythology
Means "god, deity" in Chechen. In Chechen mythology, Dela was the supreme god who created the earth. In modern times, his name is sometimes used to refer to Allah, the Islamic God.
Dela f Zulu (Rare)
Dela. in Zulu it means to become whole, to feel complete and satisfied.
Dela m & f Ghanaian (Archaic)
Dela is a name of Ghanaian origin. It can be used for both sexes. Dela has a strong meaning, that is “Savior". Used by the people of the Volta region.
Dela f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Della.
Deladis f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deladis.
Delaia f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Deliah.
Délaïde f Norman
Norman form of Adelaide.
Delaïdo f Provençal
Provençal form of Adélaïde.
Delaila f Filipino
Variant of Delilah.
Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.
Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.
Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.
Delaja m & f Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Delaiah. While the Biblical character is masculine, the name is nowadays also used as a feminine given name.
Delal f Kurdish
Means "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Dela-malkh m Caucasian Mythology
Means "sun god" from Chechen дела (dela) meaning "god" and малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar". This was the name of the sun god in Chechen and Ingush mythology.
Delan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.
Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.
Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.
Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]
Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.
Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.
Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.
Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.
Delaram f Persian
Modern form or transcription of Dilaram.
Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).
Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]
Delavan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delavan.
Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence
Delbar f Persian
Modern form or transcription of Dilbar.
Delbee f Mongolian
Means "petal" in Mongolian.
Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.
Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.
Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delce f English
May be derived from Dulce or Dulcibella
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Dele m Nigerian
An uncommonly used name from the West African country of Nigeria. This name is commonly pronounced as 'Deli' but this is not the real way on how to pronounce this name.
Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1
Deleg m & f Mongolian
Mongolian form of Tibetan Delek.
Delegey m Yakut (Rare)
Means "secured" in Yakut.
Delek m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བདེ་ལེགས (bde-legs) meaning "bliss, happiness" or "good luck, auspiciousness".
Delen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish delen "petal, leaf". This is a modern Cornish name.
Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.
Delenn f Popular Culture
Sci-Fi TV series, Babylon 5 character, head of the minbari religious cast
Delennyk f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Delen. This is a modern Cornish name.
De'leon m African American
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Leon.
Delfa f Polish
Diminutive form of Delfina.
Delfí m Catalan
Catalan form of Delphinus.
Delfien f Dutch
Dutch form of Delphine.
Delfim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Delphinus.
Delfín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Delphinus.
Delfin m Polish
Polish form of Delphinus.
Delfino m Italian
Italian form of Delphinus.
Delfinu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Delphinus.
Delger f & m Mongolian
Means "vast, wide, broad" or "abundant, prosperous" in Mongolian.
Delgerkhüü m & f Mongolian
From дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Delgermaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide, broad" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Deli f Spanish
Diminutive of Adelina.
Deli m Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian deli, a literary word meaning "stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)" (from Ottoman Turkish deli "mad, insane", perhaps ultimately via Serbo-Croatian dèli "brave" and thus referring to a soldier in 16th-century Hungary).
Dèlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Delia 1.
Delian f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".
Deliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Deliana f Dutch
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Delia 1.
Deliane f Dutch
Variant of Deliana.
Deliang m Chinese
From Chinese 德 () meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]
Délibáb f Hungarian
From the Hungarian vocabulary word délibáb meaning "mirage".
Delica f Slovene
Diminutive form of Adela.
Delicate f Medieval Italian, Medieval English
Derived from Latin delicata meaning "luxurious, sumptuous; polite, elegant; delicate, dainty, pretty".
Delícia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese delícia "delight, pleasure".
Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")
Délima f French (Quebec)
Probably a shortened form of French Rose-de-Lima, in which case it means "of Lima". Saint Rose of Lima (French: Rose de Lima; 1586-1617) was born in Lima, Peru, and the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a Catholic saint.
Delima f Indonesian
Means "pomegranate" or "ruby" in Indonesian.
Delin m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delina.
Délina f Walloon
Walloon form of Delina.
Delina f Dutch
Contracted form of Deliana.
Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.
Delina f Albanian, Theatre
Derived from Albanian delinj, a particle indicating a high degree of the characteristic quality of the following noun. Delina (1964) is a ballet composed by Çesk Zadeja.
Delinah f Obscure
Variant of Delina.
Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.
Deline f French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Adeline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.
Deling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adela, Adelina and similar names.
Deling f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Delinke f Hungarian
19th-century coinage intended as a feminine form of Deli.
Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.
Delino f Provençal
Short form of Adelino 2.
Delio m Galician
Masculine form of Delia 1.
Delious m African American
Likely an invented name.
Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.
Delisa f Italian
Truncated form of Adelisa.
Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]
Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".
Deliso m Italian
Masculine form of Delisa.
Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa
Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.
Deliu m Romanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Delia 1.
Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Delizia f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Italian form of Delicia, from Italian delizia meaning "delight".
Deljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Délka f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adélka.
Delkash f Tajik
Etymology uncertain, possibly meaning "fascinating".
Delkii f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "Earth (the planet); world".
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan
Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]
Delle f Sami
Sami short form of Adele.
Delle f Hebrew
Name of Constellation of Aquarius
Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.
Deller f American (South, Archaic)
American English regional (Appalachian) variant of Della. Also see Dellar.
Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.
Dellingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse dellingr meaning "luminous, shining one". Dellingr is the name of a dwarf in the Þulur
Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese
Dellroy m Obscure
Variant of Delroy.
Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.
Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.
Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.
Delmira f Spanish
Short form or variant form of Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Delmiro m Galician
Truncated form of Edelmiro.
Delmore m French
A boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delnesahu m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.