DillenafMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
DinafSvan, Georgian Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.
Dinam & fMalagasy Means "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.
DinadanmArthurian Cycle Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Din Eidyn, the old name for Edinburgh (which appears in the early medieval Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'), or possibly an Anglicized form of Dunawd... [more]
DinarafGeorgian, Literature In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]
DionassafAncient Greek Derived from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
DisciplinafRoman Mythology Derived from Latin disciplina, meaning "instruction; discipline". In Roman mythology, Disciplina was a minor deity and the personification of discipline.
DixianafPopular Culture, Central American (Rare) Elaborated form of Dixie. It was used for the title character, a circus performer, in Dixiana (1930), a film set in the southern United States in the antebellum period.
DonacianomSpanish (Rare) Spanish form of Donatianus. A known bearer of this name was Donaciano Vigil (1802-1877), the second governor of the New Mexico territory.
DonajífZapotec Means "great soul" in Zapotec. According to legend, Donají was the last princess of the Zapotec and was prophesied at birth that she would sacrifice her life for her people.
DonalbainmTheatre, History Anglicized form of Gaelic Domnall Bán meaning "Domnall the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.
DonammKorean From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".
DonanmBreton Composed of the old Celtic element dumno "world" (compare Donald) combined with a diminutive suffix. This was borne by a disciple of Saint Briec.
DonarafSoviet, Russian (Rare), Armenian Contraction of Russian дочь народа (doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
DonardmIrish (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Dónart, though the name could also be a contraction or corruption of Domangard (which is ultimately of the same etymological origin)... [more]
DonatillefFrench (Belgian, Rare), French (African) French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.
DonationmSouth African, English (Puritan) From the word donation, meaning "an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution."
DonnaefEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a feminization of Donnie, or a combination of Donna with a feminine name ending in -ae... [more]
DonnamirafLiterature Combination of Donna and Mira. This is the name of a hobbit mentioned in Tolkien's legendarium. Donnamira is one of the daughters of Gerontius Took, who married into the Boffin family... [more]
DoonafManx Derived from Manx doo "black; black-haired, black headed".
DoraldinafAmerican (?) This was the invented stage name of actress and dancer Dora Saunders (1888–1936), though she basically adapted this name for her everyday life.
DorcasinafLiterature, English (American, Rare, Archaic) Elaboration of Dorcas used by American author Tabitha Gilman Tenney for the title character in her novel 'Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon' (1801).
DoruntinafAlbanian, Folklore This name is best known as that of the heroine in the Albanian legend and ballad Kostandini dhe Doruntina (Constantin and Doruntine in English).
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.
DousonnafGaulish Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
DovainasmLithuanian Derived from old Lithuanian dotas or dovis meaning "gift, present" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
DracaenafEnglish (Rare) From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]
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.
DrinafSerbian (Rare) The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
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]
DronacharyamHinduism (drona) means "vessel" or "bucket" or "quiver". (acharya) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. Dronacharya means “A teacher who is filled with full of knowledge or whatever a good stuff.” he is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata
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]
DulsonafJudeo-Provençal Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
DumnagualmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh cognate of Gaelic Domhnall, derived from a Celtic name composed of the elements *dubnos meaning "world" and *walos "prince, chief".
DúnafIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).
DunafSpanish, Catalan Possibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dunia or a form of Dunya... [more]
DurdanahfUrdu The name Durdanah is commonly a female name from Urdu origin that means "Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral, Pearl bead, Precious, Dear, Darling".