DongliangmChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge"... [more]
DongluanfChinese From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
DongquanmChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east", 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam" combined with 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain" or 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority"... [more]
Dong-wanmKorean From Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".
DongwanggongmChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 东 (dōng, meaning “eastern”), 王 (wáng, meaning “royal”) and 公 (gōng, meaning “duke”, “lord” or “father”). Dongwanggong was the male counterpart of Xiwangmu who ruled in the east and was associated with Yang energy (as opposed to Xiwangmu’s Yin)... [more]
Dongxiangm & fChinese From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
DongyangfChinese From the Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" and 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck".
DostanafSerbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare) Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
DoszhanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh дос (dos) meaning "friend" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Dotanm & fHebrew (Rare) The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
DöwletjanmTurkmen From Persian دولت (dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen döwlet) combined with Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, soul"... [more]
DöwranmTurkmen Turkmen form of Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).
DranafilefAlbanian (Rare, Archaic) Albanian cognate of Triantafyllia. Bearer Dranafile "Drane" Bernai was the mother of the 20th-century Albanian-born nun and missionary Mother Teresa.
DranguemAlbanian Mythology Drangue is a semi-human winged divine figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with weather and storms.
DranlyugmSanskrit Hindu male first name. (𝘥𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯) means "retention" and "sustainer" (𝘺𝘶𝘨) means "era". can be described as 'incarnation' {अवतार} "sustainer of the era". {विष्णु} reminding
DrianmArthurian Cycle Knight of the Round Table. Son of Pellinore (apparently his third in wedlock), brother of Perceval, Lamorat, Aglovale, Alain, and Tor le Fise Aries.... [more]
DrinianmLiterature The name of Prince Caspian's advisor and ship captain in CS Lewis' book The Dawn Treader.
DrisanafEnglish (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?) Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
DrostanmPictish Diminutive of Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.
DruannfAmerican (Rare) Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
DruantiafPopular Culture, Celtic Mythology Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]
DruianmOld Celtic, Old Norse Old Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
DrustanusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of Drustan. It appears in a 6th-century tombstone inscription (“Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus”) and many scholars have thought to identify Drustanus with the Tristan of Celtic legend... [more]
Duangchaif & mThai Means "heart, mind" or "sweetheart, beloved, darling" in Thai.
Duangchanf & mThai, Lao Means "moon" in Thai, also used as a Lao alternate transcription of Douangchanh. It is only used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangchitf & mThai, Lao (Rare) Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
DudanafGeorgian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
DudukhanafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
Du-hanmKorean (Archaic) Combination of two Chinese characters 斗(means dipper) and 漢(means China). Kim Du-Han was a mobster and politician of 19th-century Korea. He is also the main character of the Korean TV drama .
DuhanmTurkish From Arabic دخان (dukhan) meaning "smoke". This is the name of the 44th chapter of the Quran (surah ad-Dukhan).
Du-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DuibheannachmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
DuolanfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
DuolianfChinese From the Chinese 多 (duō) meaning "much, many, more" or 垛 (duǒ) meaning "heap, pile up" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
DuoluanfChinese From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
DurdanahfUrdu The name Durdanah is commonly a female name from Urdu origin that means "Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral, Pearl bead, Precious, Dear, Darling".
DürdanefTurkish Derived from Arabic دُرّ (durr) meaning "pearls".
DürefşanfTurkish Means "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان (afshan), the present stem of افشاندن (afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
DurmishkhanmGeorgian The first element of this name is of Turkic origin, but the available sources each provide a different meaning for it. According to a Russian source, it is derived from a (probably medieval) Turkmen word that means "life"... [more]
DurrbānōfBalochi Derived from durr meaning "pearl" and bānō meaning "lady, mistress".
DursanamfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
DurustaanmYakut Means "high, straight, smooth, energetic, persistent".
DyanifAmerican (Modern) Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.
DysmenzianefHistory, Thracian (Hellenized, ?) Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hellenized form (or corruption) of a Thracian name. This was one of the names attributed to the mother of the Byzantine emperor Phocas, whose family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin.
DyyanafBelarusian Variant of Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).
EaghanmManx Manx form of Eoghan. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Hector.
EaldormannmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English title meaning "leader, overseer, judge", derived from ealder "elder, leader" (see eald) and mann "person, man".
Ea-nāṣirmAkkadian Means "Ea is his warden". This was the name of an Akkadian copper merchant whose customer, a man named Nanni, wrote to him the oldest known written complaint.
EanbaldmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanberhtmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EancumRomanian Another spelling of the name Iancu; of Romanian-American origin.
EanflædfAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanfrithmAnglo-Saxon Variant of Eanfrið. A known bearer of this name was king Eanfrith of Bernicia (7th century AD).
EanfriðmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanheremAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
Ea-nišafSumerian, Ancient Near Eastern Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the name of the god Ea 1, and the Sumerian element nisig ("beautiful, blue, green")... [more]
EanmundmAnglo-Saxon The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanredmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English name Eanræd, of which the meaning of the first element is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EanswithfAnglo-Saxon From the Old English feminine name Eanswið or Eanswiþ, of which the meaning of the first element is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]
EbermanmGermanic Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with man "man."
EbernandmGermanic Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with Gothic nand "bravery" (or Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").
EcphantusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Ekphantos. A known bearer of this name was the Greek philosopher Ecphantus the Pythagorean (4th century BC). It is not certain whether he actually existed; some argue that he was actually a character in dialogues written by the Greek philosopher and astronomer Heraclides Ponticus (4th century BC).