DurnafAzerbaijani Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
DurnāzfBalochi Derived from durr meaning "pearl" and nāz meaning "coquetry".
Durr-e-najaffPersian Feminine name meaning "Gem or a precious stone of Najaf city". Najaf is one of the holy sites of Shiite Islam.
DursanamfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
DynamenefGreek Mythology, Theatre Means "she who can" or "the capable one" from Greek δυναμένη (dynamenê), a participle of the verb δύναμαι (dynamai) "to be able, to have power, be strong enough". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids... [more]
DynastyfAfrican American (Modern) Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
DýrfinnafOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Icelandic dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with finnr "Sámi, Laplander" (feminine finna).
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).
EachnafIrish Mythology, Old Irish Probably derived from Old Irish ech "horse" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish mythology, Eachna was a daughter of a king of Connacht, famed for her skill at chess.
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.
EbernandmGermanic Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with Gothic nand "bravery" (or Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").
EdahnafSekani Means "golden eagle" in the Sekani language. From the Sekani ’ehda 'golden eagle'.
EdnalvafPortuguese (Brazilian) The origin of Ednalva is uncertain, but it is believed that it comes from a union of two other names; Edna, from Hebrew and meaning “pleasure” and Dalva, a variation of Alba 2, feminine of Albus, which comes from Latin meaning “bright, white”.
EdnarmGeorgian (Rare) Means "strong name", derived from Turkic ad meaning "name" combined with Turkic nar (ultimately from Arabic) meaning "strong, brave" as well as "fire, light".
Efrosiinaf & mFinnish (Rare) Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.
EggletinafLiterature A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, possibly a variant of Eglantine, which means "sweetbrier", a type of flower.
EgonaigamGuanche Of Guanche origin, meaning unknown. This was the name of a Canarian chieftain, uncle of Tenesor. He was also known under the name Guayasen.
EhanafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
EhlimanafBosnian Feminine form of Ehliman, meaning "believer". The name is of Arabic origin, and was the 84th name by popularity in 2019 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
EhumoanafPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "ehu", referred to the dust or something ephemeral and "moana", meaning "ocean"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sand" or "ephemeral ocean".
EinganafIndigenous Australian Mythology Eingana is the name of an Aboriginal snake goddess, the mother of all things but also a symbol of death. In the legend, she gave birth to all things, and sustains life through her umbilical cords, but whenever she cuts a cord, the thing bound to it dies.
EirenafArthurian Cycle, Literature Eirena, also spelled Irena, is a ruler whose kingdom is besieged by Grantorto in Book 5 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall restores her rule.
EirfinnafIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
EkanamshafHinduism The name of a Hindu goddess, which may mean "the single, portionless one" or be derived from the Sanskrit एकांत (ekant) meaning "secluded, private, secret". This is also the name of the new moon.
Ekʼ-naahfClassic Mayan Means "star house", deriving from the Classic Maya elements ek' ("star") and na' ("house, structure"). Name borne by a prominent Maya queen of Kaan (fl. 520 CE).
EknathmMarathi From Sanskrit एक (eka) "one" and नाथ (nātha) "protector, patron, possessor" (often at the end of compounds). This was the name of an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, and poet.
EkunafGeorgian Diminutive of Ekaterine and its short forms Eka 2 and Eko, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
ElerrinafLiterature Sindarin name invented by J.R.R. Tolkien; it is one of the names of the highest mountain in Arda (the Earth). It means: crowned with stars. The other name is Taniquetil. It is mentioned in 'Silmarillion'.
ElinantmMedieval French, Arthurian Cycle, Medieval Welsh nant coming from the Old French meaning "pledge, security" or perhaps Welsh for "stream". The first part of the name is unknown, possibly from the same root at Helen meaning "torch"... [more]
ElisannafMedieval French Of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory considers the name a Romance construction made by truncating Elizabeth arbitrarily to Elis-, and then augmenting with an arbitrary ending.
ElisenafLiterature Elisena is the name of a Queen of England in the Spanish chivalric romance Amadís de Gaula (14th or 15th century).
ElistinafKalmyk From Elista, the name of the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia. The city's name is ultimately derived from Kalmyk элсн (elsn) meaning "sand, sandy".
ElkenahmMormon (Rare) In the Book of Abraham, this is the name of one of the various Egyptian idols mentioned frequently and represented by figure 5 in facsimile 1 of the book. Abraham was nearly sacrificed to it, but was saved by an angel... [more]
ElnafCatalan (Modern) Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [more]
ElnaammBiblical The name is comprised of two parts. This first, אל ('el), is a shortened form of אלהים ('elohim), meaning "God". The second part, נעם (na'em), meaning "pleasant" or "delightful"... [more]
ElnazfPersian, Azerbaijani From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
ElvinasmLithuanian Lithuanian form of the Germanic name Elwin, which is a short form of Edelwin, a variant form of Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of Alwin... [more]