Submitted Names in Scotland

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

Denali f & m English (Modern)
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).

Dencil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Denley.

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denni f & m English (Rare), Albanian (Modern)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Dennon m English (Rare)

Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]

Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Densil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Dent m English
Short form of Denton.

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Denzell m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Deònaid f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Janet

Deonta m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Deòras m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of George

Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Derbi m English
Variant of Derby.

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.

Dereck m English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.

Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

Dereon m English
Variant of Darian.

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".

Derfla m English (Rare)
Alfred spelt backwards

Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."

Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

Deric m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

Derin m English (Rare)

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

Dermud m English
English form of Diarmad

Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.

Deron m English (Rare)
Variant of Derren.

Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Derral m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derran m English
Variant of Darren.

Derreck m English (Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Derrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.

Derrern m English (British)

Derrial m English, Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Darryl. ... [more]

Derrik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derrill m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Derron m English
Variant of Deron

Dervorguilla f Scottish Gaelic (Latinized, Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derbforgaill.

Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]

Derwen m Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak" and gwyn meaning "fair, white, blessed."

Derwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Derwen.

Derwent m English (Australian), English (British)
From the name of multiple rivers in England, which comes from Celtic dwr-gent "clear water", or else a transferred use of the surname (see Derwent)... [more]

Derwin m English, Dutch (Rare), African American
Variant of Darwin.

Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".

Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.

Deryll m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Desarai f English
Another form of Desiree

Deseine f English

Deseree f English (Modern)
Variant of Désirée.

Desi f English (Rare)
Variant of Dessie.

Desira f English

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Desirus m English (Modern)
Masculine variant of Desiree, possibly based on the English word desirous.

Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.

Desmen m English (Modern)
Probably another form of the name Desmond.

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

Desna f English (Rare)
Appeared in the 1940s and then disappeared again. The equally mysterious Desne is found in the late 1930s and survived until the early 1950s. Desney also occurred in the 1940s and '50s... [more]

Dessance m English

Dessert m English
Transferred usage of the surname Dessert.

Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessi f Scandinavian, English
Commonly used as a nickname for Desiré.

Dessie f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Odessa.

Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.

Destanae f English
Variant of Destinee.

Destanee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destani f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destany f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destina f English (Rare)
Blend of Destiny and Tina.

Destinae f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destinei f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destini f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinie f English
Variant of Destinie.

Deston m English (Rare)

Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.

Destyne f English
Feminine form of Destin.

Destynee f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destyni m English
Masculine form of Destiny.

Destynie f English
Variant of Destiny.

Detra f English
Variant of Deitra.

Dette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".

Deuard m & f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a version of Edward.

Dev f English
Diminutive of Devorah.

Dev m & f English
Diminutive or short form of Devin and other variations of the same name

Devanie f English (Rare)

Devara f English (Rare)
Variant of Devera.

Devereaux m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devereaux.

Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.

Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.

Devida f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Devinia f English (Rare)
Variant of Davinia.

Devinicus m English

Devion f & m English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Devin, perhaps inspired by Dion.

Devlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Devlin.

Devlon m English
Variant of Devlin.

Devona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Devon to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Devone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Devon.

Devonna f English

Devore m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Devore.

Devra f English (Rare)

Devy m English

Devynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Devin.

Dew m & f English (Rare)
For men, it most likely comes from Dewitt. For women, it comes from the English word dew.

Dewance f Cornish (Archaic)

Dewilla f English

Dewitt m English
Derived from a Dutch surname that was originally written as De Witt (it is common for Dutch immigrants to an English-speaking country to write their surname as one 'word', to make it easier to write for the citizens of that particular English-speaking country), it literally means "the white one"... [more]

Dexana f English (Rare)
Variant of Dexanna.

Dexton m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dex and the popular suffix -ton.

Dextra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dexter.

Dexx m English, Dutch
Variant of Dex.

Dexy m English
Diminutive of Dexter.

Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.

Deyla f English
Variant of Dayla.

Dey'lon m African American, English
Variant of Daylon.

Deyna f English
Variant of Dana 2.

Dez m English
Variant of Des.

Dezarae f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Dezeray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Dezirae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Deziray f English (Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Dezlyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Dezlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Dezmond m English
Variant spelling of Desmond.

Deztiny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Dezzi m & f English
Diminutive of Desiree, Desmond, and other names that start with the similar DEZ- sound.

Diah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dia.

Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.

Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.

Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.

Dian f English
Variant of Diane.

Dianah f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dianella f Spanish (Latin American), Italian, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diana.

Dianelle f English (Rare)

Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.

Dianthe f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Diantha.

Diarmid m Scottish
Semi-Anglicized form of Diarmad.

Diaz m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.

Dica f English (Rare)
Variant of Dice.

Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.

Dice m English
From the English word "dice", the plural of die, referring to "a polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance, typically in gambling".

Dicentra f English (Rare)
A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.

Dicken m English
Variant of Dickon.

Dicki m English, Indonesian
Variant of Dicky.

Dickie m English
Diminutive of Richard.

Dickson m English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Dickson.

Dicky m English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Richard or William.

Dieana f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dieanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Dieanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Diedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deirdre.

Diem f English
Transferred use of the surname Diem. Possibly used in reference to Latin carpe diem meaning "pluck the day (as it is ripe)" i.e. enjoy the moment.

Dierdre f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Dierks m English
Transferred use of the surname Dierks.

Diesel m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Modern given name, sometimes transferred use of the surname Diesel.

Dietta f Medieval German, English
Medieval German variant of Theuda.

Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.

Digory m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish
Variant of Diggory, used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.

Dikki f English (Rare)
Variant of Rikki, influenced by Dick 1

Diko m & f English

Dil m English
Diminutive of Dylan.

Dilan m English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern), French (Modern), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dillard m English
Transferred use of the surname Dillard.

Dillian f English, Dutch

Dillin m English (Modern)
Variant of Dylan.

Dillion m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Dillon or a transferred use of the surname Dillion.

Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.

Dillyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dillynn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dylan.

Dilon m English (Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dilton m English
All I know is that Dilton is an Archie character.

Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.

Dimitre m English

Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".

Dimples f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dimple.

Dingle m English (British)

Diniah f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Dinora f English, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Variant of Dinorah.

Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]

Diona f English, Albanian
Feminine form of Dion. In some of the American cases, it may also be a variant of Diana.

Dionis f English (Archaic)
Probably a contracted form of Dionisia. A notable bearer of the name was Dionis Stevens Coffin (1610-1684), the wife of Tristram Coffin and an ancestress of the Coffin family of the United States... [more]

Dionna f English (Modern)
Variant of Dionne.

Dionntae m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte; blend of Dion and Dante.

Diontae m & f English
Variant of Deonte.

Diora f English
Feminine form of Dior. A known bearer of this name is American actress Diora Baird.

Dìorbhail f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish cognate of Dearbháil. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Dorothy.

Diormhorguil f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Dorothy

Dirus m English (Rare)
In Latin the adjective dirus as applied to an omen meant "dire, awful."

Dite m Scots
Short form of Dauvit, used in northeast Scotland.

Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.

Diva f English (Rare)
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Dividina f English (Rare)
A possible elaboration of Divina.

Divine f & m English (Rare), Filipino
This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").

Divinia f English (Rare)

Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.

Dixee f & m English
Variant of Dixie.

Diz m English (Rare)

Djay m English (Rare)
Variant of Deejay.

Djorn m Dutch, English

Dobbe m English
Medieval diminutive of Robert.

Dobie m & f English
From the English word dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).

Docey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of vernacular form of Docia.

Doctor m English (British, Archaic)
Middle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’) via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’).

Dod m Scots
Scots diminutive of George.

Doddie m Scottish
Scottish diminutive of George. Possibly originating from the Gaelic form of George, Deòrsa.

Dodge m Scots
Diminutive of George via Dod.

Dodgen m English
Elaboration of Dodge.

Dodger m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
From the English word dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [more]

Dodi f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it's a variant of Dodie. ... [more]

Dodo f English
Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.

Dods f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dohl m Scots
Scots adaption of Domhnall.

Doileag f Scottish Gaelic
"World ruler," "doll-like."

Dolcie f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Dulcie. Popular in the UK.

Dolena f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Dolina.

Dolina f Scottish
Contracted form of Donaldina as well as a Latinate formation based on Gaelic Dolag, itself a feminine diminutive of Donald.

Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.

Dollye f English
Variant of Dolly.

Doloris f English (Rare)
Variant of Dolores.

Dolphus m English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Adolphus.

Domanic m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dominic.

Domenick m English
Variant of Dominic.

Domi m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Domi including Dominic, Dominique and others.

Domini m English (Modern, Rare)

Domino f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [more]

Dominyck m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Dominick, which itself is a variant of Dominic.

Domonic m English (Modern)
Variant of Dominic.

Domonick m English (Rare)
Variant of Dominic.

Donasha f English (Rare)

Donatian m English
English form of Donatianus.

Donavan m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavin m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavon m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donda f English

Dondi m & f Popular Culture, English
From a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him dandy boy.

Donetta f English
Elaboration of Danette.

Doni f English
Diminutive of Donalda Donna Donella Donaldina or Donnelle, also a feminine diminutive form of Donald

Donick m English (Rare)

Doniel m English
Combination of the names Donald and Daniel.

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.

Donn m English (Rare)
Variant of Don.

Donnae f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a feminization of Donnie, or a combination of Donna with a feminine name ending in -ae... [more]

Donnald m English (Rare)
Variant of Donald.

Donnamarie f English
Combination of Donna and Marie.

Donnarae f English
Combination of Donna and Rae.

Donnatella f Italian, English (Rare)
Variant of Donatella.... [more]

Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.

Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.

Donni f & m English (Rare)
Variation of Donnie