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Abadan f Turkmen
Means "love of peace" in Turkmen.
Abbundanzio m Italian
Masculine form of Abbundanzia.
Abd an-Nabi m Arabic
Means "servant of the prophet" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نبي (nabīy) meaning "prophet".
Abd an-Nasir m Arabic
Means "servant of the helper" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ناصر (nāṣir) meaning "helper".
Abd an-Nur m Arabic
Means "servant of the light" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نور (nūr) meaning "light".
Abhinandan m Indian
Means "handsome son".
Abondancia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Abundance.
Abundance f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty". This name was used in the 17th century by Puritans, referring to the abundance of God's blessings.
Abundancia f Roman Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Abundantia. This is also the Spanish word for "abundance".
Abundancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Abundantius.
Abundantia f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Abundantius. She was the Roman personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune, portrayed as distributing grain and money from a cornucopia... [more]
Abundantius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin abundans "overflowing, abundant". This was the name of several Christian saints.
Abundanzio m Italian
Italian form of Abundantius.
Achidan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my brother judged" in Hebrew.
Adan m English
Variant of Aidan.
Adan f & m Arabic
Arabic form of Eden.
Adan m Walloon, Haitian Creole
Walloon and Haitian Creole form of Adam.
Adan m Ancient Berber
Means "bowel" in Amazigh.
Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.
Adana f Serbian (Rare), Bosnian
From the name of the city and province in Turkey. Adan is also the name of a garden in Quran.
Adane m & f Arabic
From Arabic `adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
Adanech f Amharic
Means "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.
Adanedhel m Literature
Means "elfman, half-elf" in Sindarin, from the elements adan "man" and edhel "elf".
Adanel f Literature
A character in JRR Tolkien's works. Likely from the fictional Sindarin language, a compoound of adan "man, human" and the feminine suffix el.
Adante m African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix a and the name Dante. It might also be influenced by Adonis.
Adanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.
Aedan m English, Manx
Anglicized form of Áedán as well as a Manx cognate of this name via Manx Ae.
Aeddan m Welsh Mythology, Celtic Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Welsh form of Áedán and diminutive of Aedd. In Welsh Legend, Aeddan was the son of Caw, a Pictish overlord... [more]
Áidano m Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Aidan.
Aldán m Galician
From the town of Aldán in Galicia. It is named after the medieval owner of those lands, whose name comes from the Germanic root aldiz ("age, time") or aldaz ("old").
Aldan m Yakut
Means "interest, passion, comfort".
Əlimərdan m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Mərdan.
Amadán m Celtic Mythology
A figure in Irish and Scottish Gaelic folklore who may assume both benevolent and malevolent roles. Amadán Mór, the Great Fool, is the Perceval-like hero of several Irish folk narratives and a sometime leader of the fairy host in narrative and poetry... [more]
Amidan m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my people are righteous, my nation is just" in Hebrew.
Anandan m Hinduism
The name of serpant(sarpam) of Lord Vishnu where he use as his bed in the ocean. The nagaraja is his true brother. The name is better for his friendship
Andani m Dagbani
Family name of one of the royal gates of Dagbong. Inherited traditional name".
Aodán m Irish
Younger form of Áedán.
Ardan m History (Ecclesiastical)
Benedictine monk, also known as Ardanus. 13th abbot of the abbey of Saint Philibert at Tournus, diocese of Autun, France in 1028. Restored monastic buildings there, and cared for the local people during the famine of 1030 to 1033.
Aridane m & f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a valley on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). The place name is of Guanche origin, a metathesis of *adiran meaning "base, foundation; bed (of a valley)". A similar name, Aridañy, was recorded as belonging to a Guanche man from the island of Gran Canaria (late 15th century)... [more]
Aridani m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Aridane.
Ariodante m Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare)
This is the name of an Italian knight from canto V of the 16th-century epic poem Orlando furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Two centuries later, the character became the subject of George Frideric Handel's opera seria Ariodante (1735).... [more]
Badana f Yiddish
Variant of Bodhana.
Badanna f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish form of Theodora.
Baeddan m Welsh Mythology
In the medieval Welsh tale 'Culhwch and Olwen' this name belongs to the father of Maelwys, one of Arthur's warriors.
Bahdana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bogdana.
Baldan m Buryat
Buryat form of Palden.
Bedanshi f Indian
bedanshi mean part of bedh
Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.
Belldandy f Popular Culture
Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"
Berxwedan m Kurdish
Means "resistance" in Kurdish.
Bodan m South Slavic
The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)
Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".
Bògdana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdana.
Bogdána f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bogdana.
Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.
Bogdanica f Polish
Diminutive form of Bogdana.
Bogdanka f Slovene
Diminutive of Bogdana.
Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.
Braddan m Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of Brendan, others derive it from Manx braddan "salmon" (ultimately via Irish bradán).
Brandan m Breton (Rare), Catalan
Breton and Catalan form of Brendan.
Brandan m English
Variant of Brandon.
Brandano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brandanus.
Breadan m & f Irish (Americanized, Modern)
Breadan is another spelling for Brayden.
Brendán m Irish, Spanish (Rare)
Irish variant of Brendan as well as one of the Spanish forms of the name.
Brendana f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Brendan.
Brendanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Brendan.
Brendano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brendanus.
Briadan m Arthurian Cycle
In Palamedes, one of two knights who murdered the Good Knight Without Fear. His companion was Ferrant.
Brodan m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table who embarked with the others on the Grail Quest.
Brudan m Arthurian Cycle
The nephew of Brian of the Isles, Arthur’s enemy. He murdered the noble Meliot of Logres, and was slain in turn by Perceval.
Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.
Bukhdan f Arabic
Means "sleek, smooth, slender" in Arabic.
Cadan m Cornish, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Cornish cat "battle" and possibly Welsh man "place" or Welsh nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.
Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.
Candan f Turkish
From Turkish candan "affectionate; cordial; sincere".
Candance f English
Variant of Candace.
Cassandane f Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Κασσανδάνη (Kassandanē), the Hellenized form of an uncertain Old Persian name. Cassandane was an Achaemenian Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great.
Cavidan f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian جاوید (javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.
Cawîdan f Kurdish
Means "eternal" in Kurdish.
Chandani f Sanskrit
Means "moonlight, silver, luminous" in Sanskrit.
Chandravadani f Hindi
Feminine form of Chandravadan.
Chendan m Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 旦 (dàn) meaning "dawn, morning".
Chhandan m Sanskrit
Means "charming"... [more]
Chordán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jordan.
Chordana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Jordana.
Círdan m Literature
Means "ship-maker" in Sindarin. Círdan is the name of a Telerin Elf in the work of Tolkien.
Dadan m Sundanese
From Sundanese adan referring to the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer.
Dadang m Sundanese
Variant of Tatang.
Dadang f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
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.
Dan f Chinese
From 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar" or 但 (dàn) meaning "only".
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 f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
English variant of Danaë and Spanish variant of Dánae.
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".
Đang m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 當 (đang) meaning "current, now" or "worthy".
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".
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.
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