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Dexiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Dexikleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Dexikles.
Dexiphanes m Ancient Greek
Means "a welcome appearance" or "to appear welcoming", derived from Greek δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", itself from δέχομαι (dekhomai) meaning "to accept, receive", and φάνης (phanes) meaning "appearing".
Dexithea f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Dexitheos. In Greek mythology, Dexithea was one of the Telchines.
Dextra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dexter.
Dexuan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 煊 (xuān) meaning "warm".
Deyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Deyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Deyan.
Deyani f Cherokee
Deyani means "successful" and "determined" in Cherokee.
Deyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded, refined".
Deyla f English
Variant of Dayla.
Deyna f English
Variant of Dana 2.
Deyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Deza'ray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree. It can also be spelt as Dezaray or Deza Ray.
Dezhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million".
Dezideráta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Desiderata.
Dezyderia f Polish
Polish form of Desideria.
Dgaume m Jèrriais
Contracted form of Dgilliaume and Dgiaume.
Dgilliaume m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Guillaume.
Dhabihullah m Arabic
The first element of this name is derived from Arabic ذبيحة (dhabiha) meaning "slaughtered animal, sacrificial victim" as well as "sacrifice, offering". The same word is also the name for the prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals... [more]
Dhafer m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).
Dhaffer m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).
Dhafir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).
Dhahaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaha.
Dhairya m Hindi
Means "patience".
Dhakhan m Indigenous Australian Mythology
The ancestral spirit of the Kabi tribe of Queensland (north-east Australia).
Dhakira f Arabic
Dhakira is an arabic name, meaning memory.
Dhalsim m Popular Culture
The name of a character from the Street Fighter series of video games. According to Street Fighter II game director Akira Nishitani in a 1991 interview, it is derived from Dhalisma, the name of a martial artist from the 'India-Pakistan area'.
Dhammika m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धार्मिक (dhārmika) meaning "righteous, pious, just, virtuous".
Dhana f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "smallness".
Dhana m & f Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit धन्य (dhanya) meaning "bestowing wealth, rich".
Dhana f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Dana 1. This name was brought to limited public attention in 1964, when a character in the film 'The 7th Dawn' was named Dhana.
Dhanalakshmi f Indian
From Dhana Lakshmi, one of the Ashta Lakshmi, a group of eight Hindu goddesses preside over wealth. Dhana Lakshmi presides over gold and financial wealth.
Dhananjoy m Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Dhananjay.
Dhani m Indian
Named after two notes of the Indian music scale, 'dha' and 'ni'.
Dhanmattee f Indian (Rare, Expatriate), Trinidadian Creole
Indo-Guyanese and Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian name of uncertain origin.
Dhanmeet m Punjabi
Meaning "One Who Is Friendly with Charity".
Dhanraj m Indian
dhan means wealth & raj means to rule....hence name means one who rules over money
Dhanushka m Sinhalese
Possibly derived from Sanskrit धन (dhana) meaning "wealth, riches, prize" and inspired by the Russian name Annushka.
Dhan-ya f Nepali
धन्य, meaning blessed .
Dhanya f Indian
Hindi, means THANKSFUL, HONOR, GRACE,
Dhara f Indian
In Sanskrit it means Earth and is pronounced as Dh.ra
Dharifa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of ظريفة (see Zarifa).
Dharinija f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Meaning "Beautiful Furrow". It is also from Sita from Hindu Ramayana.
Dhariya f Arabic (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Means "scattering wind" in Arabic.
Dharmawangsa m History
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, family, race"... [more]
Dharmendra m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Dharmik m Telugu
God ganesh name. Sacred.Religionous.braveness
Dharminder m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Dharmendra used by Sikhs.
Dharun m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Indian, Nepali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
MEANING -bearing, holding, supporter, Name of lord Brahma ( ब्रह्मा ),heaven, water, opinion, basis, foundation, firm ground, the firm soil of the earth, prop, stay, receptacle... [more]
Dharuna f Marathi
Meaning "Supporting".
Dhat-badan f Semitic Mythology
The name of an Himyarite nature goddess worshipped in Yemen, Somalia and Ethiopia, associated with the oasis, nature and the wet season. Etymology uncertain, it may mean "she of the wild goats".
Dhat-ba'dhanum f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Etymology uncertain. This was another name given to the sun goddess Shams.
Dhawal m Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Marathi धवल or Gujarati ધવલ (see Dhaval).
Dhayl f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "complement".
Dheemantha m Indian
Dhee means 'intellect'. Dheemantha means 'the one with intellect'.
Dheeraj m Hindi
Means "patience" in Hindi
Dhekra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of ذكرى (see Dhikra), chiefly used in Tunisia.
Dheva m & f Indonesian
Variant of Deva.
Dhia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya).
Dhiae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya) chiefly used in North Africa.
Dhiaeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.
Dhikra f Arabic
Feminine form of Dhikr
Dhikrullah m Arabic
Means "reminder of Allah" from ذكر (zikr) meaning "rememberance, reminder" combined with الله (Allah)
Dhilan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan. Dhilan was given to 31 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.
Dhimas m Javanese
Variant of Dimas.
Dhimitraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Dimitrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.
Dhiran m Armenian
is derived from "Der" or "Dir," which means "God," essentially translating to "belonging to God" or "gift from God." Tiran (c. 300/305 – 358 AD) known also as Tigranes VII, Tigranes or Diran was an Armenian prince who served as a Roman client king of Arsacid Armenia from 339 until 350... [more]
Dhisana f Hinduism
Etymology unknown. This is the name of a Hindu goddess of prosperity associated with the soma vessel, knowledge, intelligence and speech as well as celestial bodies.
Dhora f Filipino
Likely a variant of Dora.
Dhrishtadyumna m Hinduism
Means "the courageous and splendid one" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of the son of King Drupada of Panchala and the twin brother of Draupadi (the epic's lead female character).
Dhrutisha f Indian
The name Dhruti means Goddess Lakshmi and Isha means Goddess Parvati
Dhrutisha f Indian
Dhrutisha means Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Parvati. Dhrutisha is made of two words, Dhruti and Isha. Dhruti means Goddess lakshmi, used to describe the quality of courage and patience of Goddess Lakshmi in Lakshmi Sahasras... [more]
Dhu al-Kifl m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "possessor of the lot" from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with كفل (kifl) meaning "lot, portion, share". In Islamic tradition this is the name of a prophet commonly identified as the biblical figure Ezekiel.
Dhu al-Qarnayn m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "possessor of the two horns" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with قرنين (qarnayn) meaning "(two) horns". This is the name of a mythological king mentioned in the Qur'an who has been likened to Alexander the Great and other historical rulers.
Dhurata f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dhuratë "gift, present".
Dhurba m Nepali
Means "sacred grass" in Nepali.
Dhvani f Hindi
Meaning-sound in hindi
Dhwani f Indian
Means "sound" or "echo" in Sanskrit.
Día f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dia.
Dia f Greek Mythology
Means "heavenly, divine" in Greek. The name of multiple characters in Greek Mythology.
Dia f African, Mbama
Means "love" in Lembaama.
Dia f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντία (see Ntia).
Diaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.
Diablo m Obscure, Popular Culture
Means "devil" in Spanish. Diablo Cody is the pen name of American writer Brook Busey (1978-). There is also a Marvel supervillain named Diablo.
Diabolique f & m English (American, Rare), Obscure
Means "diabolic" in French, from the title of a 1996 movie. This was given to 8 girls and 7 boys born in the United States in 1996, and to 6 girls born in the U.S. in 1997.
Diademia f American (Archaic)
Possibly an altered form of Deidamia influenced by the English word diadem, used in America in the 19th century.
Diadoch m Polish
Polish form of Diadochos via Diadochus.
Diadochos m Ancient Greek
Means "successor" in Greek. This was borne by a 5th-century Byzantine saint.
Diadoco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Diadochos via Diadochus
Diadoru m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Theodore.
Diadumeniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diadumenian.
Diagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek διαγορεύω (diagoreuo) meaning "to speak plainly, to declare", itself composed of διά (dia) "across, through" and ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to say, orate, speak publicly"... [more]
Diah f Javanese, Sundanese
Variant of Dyah.
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.
Dialika f Western African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.
Diamando f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Διαμάντω (see Diamanto).
Diamant m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diamant "diamond".
Diamante f Italian, Judeo-Italian
Directly from the Italian word diamante meaning "diamond".
Diambu m Central African
Means "quiet warrior".
Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.
Diamondra f Malagasy
Means "diamond" in Malagasy.
Diamoni f African American
Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]
Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.
Dian f English
Variant of Diane.
Díana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Diana.
Dianaimh f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".
Dianalee f Popular Culture
Combination of Diana and Lee.
Dianca f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Diana and Bianca.
Dian Cécht m Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish dían meaning "swift" and cécht meaning "power". Name borne by one of the Tuatha Dé Dannan, who was the grandfather of the god Lugh.
Dianedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Diana.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.
Diani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane or a variant of Diany.
Diania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Diana
Dianica f German (Rare)
Form Latin dianicus "Dianic, belonging to Diana".
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Dianka f Czech, Kashubian
Diminutive of Diana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Díanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Dianna.
Diano f Provençal
Provençal form of Diane.
Dianoia f Ancient Greek
From Greek διάνοια (dianoia) meaning "thought, intellect".
Dianora f Italian, Literature, Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. It could be a Medieval Italian variant of Diana influenced by Teodora or Eleonora... [more]
Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος (Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [more]
Dianthus m & f Obscure
The name of a flowering plant.
Dianus m Roman Mythology
Masculine form of Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for Ianus (see Janus).
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Diao-chan f Chinese
one of the four chinese beauties.the moon have to hide it faces because shame of her beauty.
Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]
Diaraye f Western African
Western African form of Zahra.
Diarmid m Scottish
Semi-Anglicized form of Diarmad.
Diarra m African
sawhili
Diasami m Georgian
Possibly from Abkhaz дәаӡа (dwaʒa) meaning virgin soil.
Diasynou f Greek (Rare)
Probably a Greek dialectal variant of Dionysia.
Diavolana m & f Malagasy
Means "moonlight" in Malagasy.
Diaya f Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano diaya meaning "gift, gift giving, offering".
Diaz m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.
Diba f Persian
Means "brocade" in Persian.
Diba f Luba
Means "sun" in Tshiluba language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Diblaim f Biblical
Means "cakes of pressed figs". In the bible, this was the mother of the prophet Hosea's wife, Gomer.
Dibran m Albanian (Rare)
Means "Inhabitant of Diber,Albania".
Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.
Dica f English (Rare)
Variant of Dice.
Dicaearchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dikaiarchos. A notable bearer of this name was the philosopher Dicaearchus of Messana (3rd century BC), who had been a student of Aristotle.
Dicaeopolis m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Dikaiopolis. This was the name of the male protagonist of Aristophanes' play The Acharnians, which was produced in 425 BC.
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”.
Dichan f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Dictatus m German (Bessarabian)
From Latin dictatus, meaning "repeated, dictated".
Dictynna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δίκτυννα (Diktynna) which was associated with Greek δίκτυα (diktya) "hunting nets". This was an epithet of the Cretan goddess Britomartis, allegedly given for the fishermen's nets into which she leaped from Mount Dikte on Crete... [more]
Dida f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of Didina.
Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Didachos m Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Didacus.
Didaco m Italian
Italian form of Didacus.
Dīdag m Balochi
Means "pupil of the eye" in Balochi.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Didang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cándida.
Dîdar f Kurdish
Means "visit" in Kurdish.
Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]
Didara f Kazakh
Strictly feminine form of Didar.
Didargylyç m Turkmen
From the given name Didar and gylyç meaning "sword".
Dideoluwakusidede f Yoruba
Means "the coming of the lord is at hand" in Yoruba.
Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.
Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]
Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.
Didimalang f Tswana
Means "be quiet" in Setswana.
Didina f Romanian
Possibly originally a contracted form of Alexandrina.
Didiza f Zulu
Means "flutter" in Zulu.
Didora f Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Didara.
Didra f Hungarian
Cogane of Deirdre, meaning "daughter".
Didrika f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Didrik and rare Dutch variant of Diederika.
Didymeia f Ancient Greek
A feminine form of Didymos.
Diederika f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Diederik.
Diekololaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "god's blessing is not small" in Yoruba.
Diekololaoluwalayemi f Yoruba
Means "the wealth of god in my life cannot be measured" in Yoruba.
Diella f Albanian
Feminine form of Diell.
Diellza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Diera m & f Malagasy
Means "deer" in Malagasy.
Dietbald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebald.
Dietgard f German
German form of Theudegard.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietman m Germanic
A younger form of Theudeman. This name is quite rare nowadays and it is far more often found as a surname than as a first name.
Dietrad m German
German form of Theuderad.
Dietram m German
German form of Theuderam.
Dietta f Medieval German, English
Medieval German variant of Theuda.
Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.
Dieula f Haitian Creole
Variant of Dyela influenced by French dieu "god".
Dievklausīte f Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian dievs "god" and klausīt "to listen; to obey".