Submitted Names Starting with dan

This is a list of submitted names in which the starting sequence is dan.
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Đan m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan m Japanese
From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dana f Slavic Mythology
Dana is a rusalka in Slavic Mythology.
Dana f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
Shortened form of the name Danica, meaning the planet Venus, symbol of dawn and beauty. “Dan” means day.
Danador m Arthurian Cycle
A vassal of Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople, father of Sir Floriant.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
Dànae f Catalan
Catalan form of Danaë.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Danae f Italian
Italian form of Danaë.
Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.
Danaé f Czech, German (Rare), Italian, French
Czech, German, Italian and French form of Danaë.
Danagul f Kazakh
From Kazakh дана (dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dana 4.
Danahan f & m Uzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian
Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
Danai m Thai
Means "son" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तनय (tanaya).
Danaïe f Obscure
Variant of Danaë.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danaim m Arthurian Cycle
A knight and nephew of Sir Daras. He guarded Daras’s castle against interlopers. They lodged several renowned knights of Arthur’s court, including Lancelot, Palamedes, and Tristan... [more]
Danais f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a well or fountain in the region of Pisa in Elis, Greece. Her name is ultimately derived from δαναίος (danaios) meaning "long lived".
Danaisak m Thai
From Thai ดนัย (danai) meaning "son" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
Danaj m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danajė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Danaë.
Danali f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Denali.
Danali f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dana 1, a feminine form of Dan 1 which means "(he) judged"... [more]
Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.
Danang m Javanese
Derived from Javanese lanang meaning "man, boy, husband".
Danaos m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Danaë.
Danar m Javanese
Means "fair, light (of one's complexion)" in Javanese.
Danas m Lithuanian
Short form of Danielius.
Danasia f African American (Modern)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Deja, Danae 2 and Denisha.
Danat m Ge'ez
Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' left palm.
Danata f Ge'ez
Feminine form of Danat.
Danaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Danaos. In Greek mythology, Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus.
Danay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Danbi f Korean
Means "welcome rain" in Korean.
Danča f Czech
Diminutive form of Daniela.
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)
Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Dancheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 骋 (chěng) meaning "galloping horse".
Danchu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 단추 (danchu) meaning "button". Also derived from 단 (dan) meaning "sweet".
Dancia f Polish
Diminutive of Dana.
Dančile f Sidamo
Means "fine" in Sidama.
Danckaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Dankhard (compare Dankert).
Dančyk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Bahdan.
Dandan m Arabic
A sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandan f Chinese
From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦 (dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dandara f Brazilian, History
Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
Dandauda m Hausa
Is the name given to Sulaiman
Dandelion f English (Rare)
The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Dandeny m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Daniel.
Dandie m Scots
Diminutive of Dand, itself a short form of Andrew.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
D'Andra f English (American, Rare)
Most likely to be a feminization of the masculine name D'Andre.... [more]
Dandridge m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Dandy m Medieval English
Diminutive of Andrew.
Dane m Serbian (Modern, Rare)
Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
Dane m Serbian
DANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [more]
Dane f Circassian
Dane is a Circassian name meaning “Silk”
Dané f Afrikaans
Variant of Danaë.
Danea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danaë.
Danece f English
Variant of Denise.
Daneczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Danuta.
Danée f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A feminine name made up from the names Danielle and Renée. Also, in some cases, this can be a variant spelling of Danaë.
Daneel m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Daniel.
Daneille f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Possibly an anagram of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Dánel m Sami
Sami form of Tanel.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danele f Basque
Feminine form of Danel.
Daneli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Daniel.
Danelia f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Daneliya.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Daneliia f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Данэлия (see Daneliya.
Danelíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Danelius.
Danelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinized form of Daniel.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danelken f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of a name starting with Dan-, like Daniela (compare Anniken, Gisken, and Maiken).
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.
Dan'emon m Japanese
From Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 右衛門 (uemon) (see Uemon). Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Danemon m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who joined King Tallas of Denmark in a siege on King Uriens.
Danet f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Danette (The spelling is influenced by that of the rhyming name, Janet).
Danetta f English
Variant of Danette.
Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.
Danfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements danr meaning "Dane, Danish" (compare Danr) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
Đăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 登 (đăng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 燈 (đăng) meaning "lamp, light, lantern".
Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Dangė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dangius.... [more]
Danger m & f English
From the English word "danger" meaning "liability to exposure to harm or risk; an instance or cause of liable harm; or ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm". From the Middle English daunger 'power, dominion, peril', ultimately derived from the Latin dominus 'lord, master'.... [more]
Dangerfield m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dangerfield.
Dangerose f History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Dangira f Lithuanian
The name is most likely composed of the Lithuanian elements daug (many) and ger (good). However, in modern Lithuanian, the first element has come to be associated more often with the Lithuanian word dangus "sky."
Dangis m Arthurian Cycle
The Count of Caleque Castle in Post-Vulgate "Mort Artu".
Dangius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven".
Dango m Japanese
Means "dumpling" in Japanese.
Danguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little sky", derived from the Lithuanian noun dangus meaning "sky, heaven" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Dangius.
Danh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 名 (danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".
Danhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, powder" combined with 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [more]
Danhua f Chinese
澹 (dan4) meaning "tranquil, quiet"... [more]
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Dáni m Hungarian
Diminutive of Dániel.
Dàni m & f Provençal
Short form of Danièl and Danièlo.
Dani m Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano dani meaning "persuade, win over, convince, captivate, allure".
Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.
Daniachew m Amharic
Means "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.
Dánial m Faroese
Faroese form of Daniel.
Daniar m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Daniyar.... [more]
Daniat f Tigrinya
Means "judge" in Tigrinya.
Danice f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Denise or a feminine elaboration of Dan 2 using the popular name suffix -ice from Alice.
Danička f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Danidain m Arthurian Cycle
A knight from Lyonesse and cousin of Breuse the Pitiless, whose evil disposition he shared. Lancelot killed him.
Danie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Daniël.
Daniè m Provençal
Provençal form of Daniel.
Daniek f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Danique.
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.
Danieru m & f Japanese
Japanese form of Daniel.
Daniette f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Daniel. See also Danette.
Danièu m Provençal
Provençal variant of Danièl.
Daniiela f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Danielle.
Daniila f Russian
Feminine form of Daniil.
Danijar m Bosnian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Bosnian form and Kazakh variant transcription of Daniyar.
Danikah f English
Variant of Danica.
Daniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Daniel and its short forms Dani 2 and Dano.
Danila f Slovene, Sicilian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilbek m Chechen
Combination of Danil (see Daniel or Daniil) and the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
Danilka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilko m Croatian (Rare)
An elaboration of Danilo.
Danilos m Greek
Variant of Daniel.
Danilyn f Filipino
Combination of Dani 1 and Lynn.
Danimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
Danina f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it is presumed to be a combination of Georgian da and nana. Danina--along with Ainina in a pair--is a Georgian goddess.
Danina f & m Persian
Name of Persian or American origin with the meaning "Princess".
Danio m Italian
Short form of Daniele.
Danior m Romani (?)
Allegedly a Romani name said to mean "born with teeth".... [more]
Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.
Danir m Bosnian
Bosnian male form of Danira.
Danira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Deïanira.
Danís m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Denis.
Danis f Cree
From Cree otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
Danis m Occitan, Lengadocian
Occitan form of Denis.
Danise f English (Modern)
Variant of Denise.
Danise f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The Queen of Cluse in Der Stricker’s Daniel. Her husband, King Matur, challenged Arthur and was slain. Arthur then took over Cluse. Danise mourned for Matur but agreed to marry Daniel of the Blossoming Valley, a noble knight of Arthur’s who had made the conquest possible.... [more]
Daniset m Provençal
Diminutive of Danis and Danièl.
Daniseto f Provençal
Diminutive of Danièlo.
Danisha f Muslim
Feminine form of Danish.
Danislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Danisława f Polish
Polish form of Danislava.
Danismo m Southern African
The meaning of Danismo is "Jubilant and Content with one's life and experiences." Commonly used to describe someone who has had good fortune recently.
Daniso f Provençal
Provençal form of Denise.
Danisoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Danis and Danièl.
Danisz m Polish
Medieval Polish hypochoristic form of Donatus
Danit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Dan 1.
Danitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Daniela, using the popular -itza ending found in Maritza. Coincides with the Serbian and Croatian pronunciation of Danica.
Danius m Arthurian Cycle
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, king of Britain in the fourth or third century BC.... [more]
Daníval m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Danival.
Danival m Icelandic
Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly an altered form of Daníel. It has been suggested that the suffix -val was inspired by Old Norse valr meaning "the slain (in Valhalla)" or the name Perceval.
Daniwa f Shona
Meaning "be called".
Daniyaal m Urdu (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Danyal.
Daniyor m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Doniyor, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.
Dániza f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Danica meaning "morning star, Venus".
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Danja f Albanian
Derived from Danja (Dagnum in English), the name of a historic town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Danjal m Faroese
Faroese variant of Daniel.
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.
Danji f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 玑 (jī) meaning "pearl that is not quite round".
Danjuro m Japanese
Taken from the stage names of the Ichikawa family men. Danjuro was the first name of alot of them, wheather adopted or biological. The name ranged from Ichikawa Danjuro the 1st to Ichikawa Danjuro the 12th, whom is still alive today.
Dankegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning "thank god". Literally made up of the German words Danke meaning "thanks" and Gott meaning "god.
Dankert m Dutch (Archaic), Low German
Dutch and (Low) German variant of Dankhard.
Dankfrid m German
German form of Thancfrid.
Dankhard m German
German form of Thanchard.
Dankin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Daniel.
Dankler m Brazilian
Dankler Luis de Jesus Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Dankman m German
German form of Thancman.
Dankmar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Thancmar.
Dankmut m & f German (Rare)
The name is made of the word dank- "thanks" and the name element -muot "Sense, Spirit, Soul".
Dankrad m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Thancrad.
Dankward m German
German form of Thancward.
Dankwart m German (Rare, Archaic), Germanic Mythology
Formed from the German name elements DANK "thought" and WART "guard".... [more]
Danling f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Danme f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Andromeda.
Danmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Dannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Danna (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the rhyming name Hannah).
Dannan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dannon.
Danneel f English
Possibly an altered form of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.
Dannet m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Daniel.
Danney m English
Variant of Danny.
Dannié m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of 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.
Dannii f English (Australian)
Variant of Danni. A notable bearer is Australian singer Dannii Minogue (1971-).
Dannilo m Brazilian
Variant of Danilo.
Dannion m English (American)
Possibly a combination of Danny with a name that ends in -(i)on, such as Damion. Also compare the similar-looking name Dannon.... [more]
Danno m Irish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).
Dannon m English (American, Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly a variant of Daniel or Dane, or perhaps a diminutive of either with 'dan' plus the suffix 'non' to give it a Celtic or French sound.... [more]
Dannotalos m Gaulish
A name found on an inscription in the gaulish language.