Submitted Names Matching Pattern *el*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *el*.
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Dangerfield m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dangerfield.
Daniél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Daniel.
Dani'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Daniel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Daníela f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniela.
Daniéla f Hungarian
Variant of Daniella and feminine form of Dániel.
Danielė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Danielius.
Danieli m Sicilian, Georgian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Campidanese Sardinian form of Daniel as well as the Georgian nominative case form of the name. It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Danielina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Daniela or a feminization of Daniel.
Danieline f Malagasy (Rare)
Feminization of Daniel.
Danielka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Daniela (compare Polish and Czech Irenka).
Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Daníella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Daniella.
Daniëlla f Dutch
Dutch form of Daniella.
Daniello m Italian
Variant of Daniel or masculine form of Daniela.
Daniellu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Daniel.
Danièlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Danièle.
Danielys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Daniela and -lys.
Daniiela f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Danielle.
Danjel m Maltese
Maltese form of Daniel.
Danjela f Slovene, Albanian
Slovene variant of Danijela and Albanian variant of Daniela.
Danjell m Albanian
Albanian form of Daniel.
Danneel f English
Possibly an altered form of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.
Danniebelle f American
Danniebelle Hall, an American gospel singer, is a famous bearer of this name.
Danniel m English
Variant of Daniel.
Danniella f English (Rare)
Variant of Daniela/Daniella. British actress, Danniella Westbrook, bears this name.
Dannielle f English, Jèrriais
Jèrriais form and English variant of Danielle.
Dannyel m & f American
Variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Dantel m African American
African American name, influenced by Dante.
Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.
Darcel f & m English (American)
From the French surname, Darcel, a variant of the surname Darcy/D'Arcy (see Darcy)
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]
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.
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"
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.
Dasel m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཟླ (zla) meaning "moon, month" and གསལ (gsal) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Dath Elkarti f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Dhāt al Kursiyy, meaning "the lady in the chair". Dath Elkarti is another name for Schedar.
Datiel m Hebrew
Means "what God knows".
Dauniel m Scots
Scots form of Daniel.
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
Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.
Daweli m Romani
The name of the swing guittarist Daweli Reinhardt.
Dawnelle f American (Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Dawn by way of combining it with the popular name suffix -elle.
Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.
Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).
Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.
Dédèle f Picard
Diminutive of Adèle.
Deelia f Finnish
Finnish form of Delia 1.
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 (dé) 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.
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
Dellis m & f Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Aegidius and Diederik. As well as a feminine nickname for Delicia, and modern Dutch spelling of Dallas.
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.
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