DiesfRoman Mythology In Roman mythology Dies ("day") was the personification of day, and the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Hemera, the daughter of Nox (Night) and Scotus (Darkness).... [more]
Dietjef & mDutch (Rare) Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
DietkefGerman Short version of names with Diet- or diminutive of Dieta.
DietlanafGerman Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
DietlandmGerman (Rare) Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
DieufelyfHaitian Creole (Rare) Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole fè "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
DieuwertjefWest Frisian, Dutch Feminine form of Dieuwert. In The Netherlands, a well-known bearer of this name is television presenter Dieuwertje Blok (b. 1957).
DieyuanfChinese Derived from the Chinese 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman".
DiezelmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.
DiffidencefEnglish (Puritan) From late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’) from Latin diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere ‘to trust’.
DiggermEnglish (Australian) Slang term for an Australian soldier, with strong patriotic overtones, and links to the Anzac legend. Most often used as a nickname or a middle name.
DigilmSomali "Digil" refers to a Somali clan known for agriculture and pastoralism. It symbolizes community and resilience.
DikaiarchosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek δίκαιος (dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" (see dike) and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "leader, ruler".
Dikaiopolism & fAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun δικαιόπολις (dikaiopolis) meaning "strict in public faith", which consists of the Greek adjective δίκαιος (dikaios) meaning "observant of custom, righteous, lawful, just" combined with the Greek noun πόλις (polis) meaning "city".
DikalumChechen Means "to give good, to do good", derived from Chechen дика (dika) meaning "good, noble".
DikembemCentral African From Dikembe Mutombo (born June 25, 1966) a Congolese American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become known for his humanitarian work.
DilaramfPersian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz Means "quiet-hearted" or "peaceful-hearted", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Persian adjective آرام (aram) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"... [more]
DilashmHindi Borne by a supporting character from the Treehouse TV series "Babar and the Adventures of Badou". He is a crocodile known form being a rude bully.
DilaşubfOttoman Turkish From Persian دل (dil) meaning "heart" and آشوب (ashub) meaning "riot, turmoil".
DilawarmUrdu From Persian دلاور (delâvar) meaning "brave, courageous", derived from دل (del) meaning "heart" and آور (âvar) meaning "bringing, giving".
DilbaghmIndian (Sikh) From Punjabi ਦਿਲ (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin) combined with Sanskrit भग (bhāga) meaning "happiness, prosperity, good fortune".
DilbandfUzbek Means "captivating, beloved" in Uzbek.
DilbarfPersian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Pakistani, Tatar Basically means "one who captures hearts", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with Persian بر (bar) meaning "one who has taken, one who bears"... [more]
DilbatfNear Eastern Mythology Means "the planet Venus". This was an epithet for Ishtar, attested in the Babylonian text, "The Cuthean Legend of Naram-Sin".
DilbazfKurdish Perhaps from dil meaning "heart" and baz meaning "falcon, hawk".
DilberfKurdish Means "apple of one's eye" in Kurdish.
DilcanfKurdish From dil meaning "heart" and can meaning "soul".
DilciwanmKurdish Means "young heart, youthful heart" in Kurdish.
Dildarm & fPersian, Kazakh Basically means "one who holds a heart", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Persian suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor" (see Eldar)... [more]
Dildorm & fTajik (Rare), Uzbek Tajik and Uzbek form of Dildar. This name is strictly masculine in Tajikistan, but unisex in Uzbekistan. It is used much more often on females than on males there, however.
DilhavasfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and havas meaning "desire".
DilhayatfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish دل (dil) meaning "heart" and حیات (hayat) meaning "life".
DilhumarfKazakh (Rare), Uyghur Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
DiljitmPunjabi Diljit is a Punjabi name for a boy that means "victory of heart" or "conqueror of heart." It is a simple merger of two words, "dil" which means "heart" and "jeet", meaning "win". Diljit Dosanjh (1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality.
DillmEnglish (American) Dill Harris was the childhood friend of Jem and Scout in Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird. Dill, whose given name was CharlesBaker Harris, is believed to be based on Lee's real-life friend, Truman Capote.... [more]
DillardmEnglish Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard... [more]
DillenafMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
DilmermGerman, Spanish (Latin American) It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Dilpreetf & mIndian (Sikh), Punjabi Derived from the Classical Persian word دل (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
DilqizfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek dil meaning "heart" and qiz meaning "girl".
DilrabafUyghur Possibly a combination of Persian دل (del) "heart, mind, courage" and an unknown second element. A known bearer is Dilraba Dilmurat (1992-), a Chinese actress of Uyghur descent.
DilrabofUzbek Means "beloved one" in Uzbek. This is also the name of a traditional Uzbek 21-string instrument.
DimasmJavanese, Indonesian From the Javanese honorific title adhimas or dhimas traditionally used to denote the younger brother of a nobleman and also used to refer to a man or boy younger than oneself. It is derived from adhi meaning "younger brother, younger sibling" combined with mas meaning "gold".
DimashmKazakh Diminutive of Dinmukhamed. A famous bearer is Dinmukhmamed "Dimash" Kudaibergen (1994-), a Kazakh singer.
Dimbisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy dimby meaning "successor" and soa meaning "good".