DorofGerman Diminutive of Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer Dorothee Pesch.
DorrigomLiterature The name of a town in New South Wales whose name was originally Don Dorrigo, from either the Gumbaynggirr word Dunn Dorriga, meaning "tallowwood tree", or from dundorrigo, meaning "stringybark tree"... [more]
DorrinfManx Manx form of Doireann. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Dorothy.
DorritfEnglish, Literature Transferred use of a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [more]
DoruntinafAlbanian, Folklore This name is best known as that of the heroine in the Albanian legend and ballad Kostandini dhe Doruntina (Constantin and Doruntine in English).
DoruntinëfAlbanian Doruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
DorzhomBuryat Means "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).
DrinorafAlbanian It derives from the name of the river Drin in Albania; the name Drin derives from the greek "drynus", meaning "river".
DrogoradzmMedieval Polish Derived from the Slavic name elements drogo "dear; precious" and radz "to advise" and, in an older meaning, "to take care of someone or something".
EaldceorlmAnglo-Saxon Means "old man", composed of Old English eald "old" and ceorl "man; churl" (cognate with Old High German karl).
EaldormannmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English title meaning "leader, overseer, judge", derived from ealder "elder, leader" (see eald) and mann "person, man".
EdormSwedish, Norwegian (Archaic) Meaning unknown. Perhaps derived from the Norse name element þórr "thunder". The name has been used since the mid-19th century.
EeyoremLiterature The stuffed grey donkey in A.A. Milne's 'Winnie-the-Pooh' books. His name is an onomatopoeic representation of the braying sound made by a normal donkey (often represented as hee-haw in American English).
ElanorafIndigenous Australian (Rare) Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word meaning "home by the sea" or "home by the water".
ElephenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἐλέφας (elephas) meaning "elephant" as well as "ivory" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man". As such, the meaning of this name is either "elephant of a man" or "man made of ivory", both of which imply a man who is very strong, sturdy and possibly gigantic.... [more]
EllorafEnglish, French (Modern) Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Elora or an adoption of the name of the Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.
ElorrifBasque Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
ElorriafBasque Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
ElpenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see Elpis) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
ElpidephorosmLate Greek Means "bringing hope", derived from Greek ελπις (elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning... [more]
EmperormEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic) Middle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire) from Old French emperere, from Latin imperator ‘military commander’, from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’.
EndorafPopular Culture, Various Based on the biblical place name Endor, which is of uncertain meaning (see Endor). It was used for a character in the American television series 'Bewitched' (1964-1972), in which case it was presumably an allusion to the biblical Witch of Endor whom Saul consulted, according to the first Book of Samuel in the Old Testament... [more]
EorcenbealdmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Archibald, cognate to Germanic Ercanbald. Derived from the Old English elements eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, night" and "authority, leader".
EorcengotafAnglo-Saxon It perhaps means "Genuine Geat", it likely comes from the Ancient Germanic elements erkan meaning "Genuine" and gaut meaning "Geat, Goth", referring to the tribes.... [more]
EorcenwealdmAnglo-Saxon From Old English eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
EormengyðfAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English eormen "whole, great" and guð "battle". This name was borne by a daughter of Eormenred of Kent, son of Eadbald, who ruled as King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640.
EorpwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements eorp "dark, dusky; brown" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This name was borne by Eorpwald of East Anglia, who succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles.
EosphorosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἠώς (eos) "dawn" (see also Eos) combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear." For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning... [more]
EporedorixmOld Celtic Derived from the Celtic element epo(s) "horse", combined with redo "to travel, to run" and rix "king." The name would thus mean "king of the running horses" - perhaps "king of the cavalry" is a little bit more appropriate... [more]
EraoranhanmGuanche Mythology From Guanche *era-uraɣan meaning "he who is in the fiery" (cf. Orahan). This was the name of a god worshipped by men on the island of Hierro (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), which was inhabited by a people known as the Bimbache.
Erdenebolorf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and болор (bolor) meaning "crystal".