American Submitted Names

Darlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darlyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darlynne f English
Variant of Darlyn.

Darmesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Darneil m African American

Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.

Darnella f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Darnell.

Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.

Darni f & m English (Rare)

Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.

Darol m American (Rare)
Variant of Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Darold m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darrell, Darryl and Darren) with Harold... [more]

Daron m English
Variant of Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).

Daronn m African American
Variant of Darren.

Darqueze m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning, possibly influenced by Marquise.

Darquinton m African American
Combination of prefix dar with Quinton.

Darran m English (Rare)
Variant of Darren.

Darrance m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darreal m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Darrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Darrelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Darrena f English
Feminine form of Darren.

Darrence m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darrene f English
Feminine form of Darren.

Darreth f & m English (American, Rare)

Darrian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

Darric m African American
Variant of Derek.

Darrick m English
Either a variant form of Derrick, or a blend of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darren or Darryl) with Rick.

Darrien m & f English
Variant of Darien.

Darrion m English (Modern)
Variant of Darian.

Darris m American (Rare)

Darrius m English (Modern)
Variant of Darius.

Darriynn m African American
Variant of Darion.

Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene

Darrold m English (American)
Variant of Darold.

Darroll m English
Variant of Darrell.

Darron m English (Rare)
Variant of Darren.

Darrow m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Darrow.

Darry m English
Diminutive of Darrell or other names beginning with the element Darr.

Darryle m English (American)
Variant of Darrell.

Darrylene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darryl influenced by Darlene.

Darrylin f English (Rare)
Variant of Darrylene.

Darryll m English
Variant of Darrell.

Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.

Darryon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darion.

Darsee m & f English
Variant of Darcy.

Darsen m English (Rare)

Darsie f English
Variant of Darcy.

Darsy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

Dartanian m English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of D'Artagnan. A known bearer of this name is the American up-and-coming child actor Dartanian Sloan.

Dartavious m African American

Darthula f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Dorthula or from the poem by Scottish poet James Macpherson of the same name.

Darva f English (American)
Origin unknown. This may be considered a feminine form of Darvin.

Darvin m English
Variant of Darwin.

Darvis m African American (Rare)

Darwina f English
Feminine form of Darwin.

Darwood m English (American)
Darwood Kaye (born Darwood Kenneth Smith) was an American child actor known for his role of Waldo in the series of short films The Little Rascals (aka Our Gang) between 1937 - 1940. Later in life he became a pastor.

Darwyn m English
Variant of Darwin.

Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.

Daryelle f English
Variant of Darielle.

Daryle m & f English (American)
Variant of Daryl.

Darylyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Daryl and the popular name suffix lyn.

Daryn m & f English
Variant of Darren.

Daryus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darius.

Dasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the bottled water brand Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.

DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.

Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.

Dashaun m African American
Variant of Dashawn.

Dashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dashawna.

Dashawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dashawn.

Da'shawnto m American (Rare)

Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.

Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.

Dashel m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dashiell.

Dashell m English
Variant of Dashiell

Dashia f English (Rare)
Variant of Dasha.

Dashie f English (Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of "Dash".

Dashiel m English (Rare)
Variant of Dashiell.

Dashielle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dashiell.

Dashon m African American
Variant of Dashawn.

Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.

Dashonn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dashon.

Dashton m American (Modern, Rare)
Combined with Dash and -ton (from names like Kingston).

D’asia f African American
Variant of DeAsia.

Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.

Dasie f American (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.

Dason m English (Rare)
Variant of Dayson.

Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah

Dasy f English (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dathon m English (American, Rare)

D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.

Datra f African American (Rare)
Variant of D'Atra.

Datrell m African American

Datrice f African American

Daulton m English (American)
Variant of Dalton.

Daun f English (Modern)
Variant of Dawn.

Daunte m English (Modern)
Variant of Dante.

Davada f American (South)
Either a feminine form of David or an elaboration of Vada. A notable bearer was Davada "Dee" Stanley Presley (1925-2013), the stepmother of singer Elvis Presley.

Davalynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminization of David via its short form Dave and the popular name suffix -lynn.

Davana f English (American)
Possible variant of Devana or Devona, or from the name of a plant called Davana.

Davanee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devanie.

Davaney f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davanee.

Davanika f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Devonika.

Davante m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.

Davaree m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davari, which is possibly an invented name based on names such as Davon, Dakari, Javari and Levar.

Davarni m & f African American
American

Davarryl m African American (Modern, Rare)
DaVarryl Williamson (b. 1968) is an American boxer.

Davaughn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devaughn.

Daved m English (Rare)
Variant of David.

Daveed m English
Variant of David.

Daveen f & m American
Possibly a diminutive of Davina or a variant of Davin influenced by Naveen.

Daveian m English (Rare)
Combination of Dave and Ian.

Daveigh f English
Modern coinage, a feminine form of David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.

Daveion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davion.

Daveline f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a feminization of David combining its short form Dave with the common feminine name suffix -line.

Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn

Daven m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davin.

Davenia f African American, Jamaican Patois, South African

Davenie f English
Davenie is the birth name of Joey Heatherton (born September 14, 1944), an American actress, dancer, and singer.

Davenport f English
Transferred use of the surname Davenport.

Daveon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Davion.

Davetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Davia f English, Italian (Rare), Faroese, Corsican (Archaic)
Cognate of Davida.

Daviah f American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Davian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davion.

Daviana f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Davianna.

Davianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Davian.

Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

Davidson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Davidson.

Davien m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dave with popular suffix -en.

Davinci m English
Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [more]

Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".

Davine f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Davina.

Davita f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Daviyon m African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Dayvion.

Davonn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Davon.

Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.

Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.

Davonta m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Davontae m African American
Variant of Devante.

Davyen m African American (Rare)
Variant of Davien.

Davynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davin. Davynn was given to 6 girls in 2012 according to the SSA.

Davyon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davion.

Dawanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne

Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of "Dawn".

Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.

Dawnelle f American (Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Dawn by way of combining it with the popular name suffix -elle.

Dawnetta f English
Elaborated form of Dawn. Also compare Dawna, Donetta and Donnetta.

Dawnette f English, Jamaican Patois
Possibly an elaborated form of Dawn influenced by Danette.

Dawnia f English (Rare)
Variant form of Dawn, which may possibly have come into being via its diminutive Dawnie. Also compare Dawnya.

Dawnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dawn.

Dawnielle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dawn and Danielle. Per the SSA 13 girls were given this name in 1975.

Dawnn f English (American, Rare)
Rare variant of Dawn. A notable bearer is American actress Dawnn Lewis (1961-).

Dawnya f American
A variant of Dawn with the name suffix -ya, perhaps influenced by Sonya.

Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.

Dawsen m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.

Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.

Daxel m English (Rare)

Daxell m English (Rare)
Variant of Daxel.

Daxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Daxon Hill is an American swimmer.

Daxtyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Daxton.

Daxx m American (Rare)
Variant of Dax.

Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.

Dayami f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown. Dayami Sánchez (1994-) is a Cuban volleyball player.

Dayamy f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dayami.

Dayanara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.

Dayanera f American (Rare)
Variant of Dayanara.

Dayani f English
This name means “Goddess of Compassion”, and originated from Sanskrit.

Dayanna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Dayana.

Daycia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daysha.

Daydra f African American
Variant of Deidre or Daedra

Daydreanne f English (Modern, Rare), Obscure
Presumably a feminine form of Dadrian, the spelling altered to resemble the word daydream. This spelling appears to be unique.

Daydryn m American
Daylight

Dayja f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dayla f English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dale, or a variant of Dahlia.

Daylan m English (American)
Variant of Daylon.

Dayland m English (American)

Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.

Daylee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daley or a combination of Dale or the element day with the name element suffix lee found in names such as Kaylee.... [more]

Dayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Day and the popular name suffix -leen or variant of Daylene.

Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.

Daylend m American (Rare)

Daylene f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dale using the popular suffix lene.

Dayley f English (American)

Daylie f English
Alternate spelling of Daley

Daylilies f English (American)
Plural of daylily. A flower that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Daylily f English (American)
From a type of flower. A lily that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.

Daylin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.

Daylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daymia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Damia.

Daymian m English (Modern)
Variant of Damian.

Daymion m African American

Daymon m English (Modern)
Variant of Damon.

Daymond m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damond.

Dayn f English
Variant of Dane.

Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.

Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.

Dayonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayana.

Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.

Dayse f American (Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayshawn.

Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Daysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Daysie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.

Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.

Dayten m English (Modern)
Variant of Dayton.

Daytona f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the name of Daytona Beach, a coastal city in northeastern Florida (U.S.), which was founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, Jr., and is famous for its car races. It could also be thought of as a feminine variant of Dayton.

Dayvene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davine.

Dayveon m African American

Dayvid m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of David.

Dayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davion.

Dayvon m & f African American

Dayzee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Dayzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.

Daziah f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dacia.

Dazie f English (American)
Variant of Daisy.

Dazmine f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Dazzle f English (Rare)
A frequentative of the Middle English word *dasen*, meaning "be stunned, be bewildered".

D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]

Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]

DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.

Deah f English
Variant of Dea.

Deakin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deacon or a transferred use of the surname Deakin.

Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.

Deama f English (Modern, Rare)

Deanda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deandra.

Deandra f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Diandra.

Deandrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deandrey m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

Deandria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Deandra or combination of popular prefix De- with Andrea 2.

Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.

Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).

Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.

Deanica f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Danica, influenced by Dean.

Deanie f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Feminization of Dean, used rarely but steadily.

Deann f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deannah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deanndre f American (Modern, Rare)

Deano m English (Rare)
Most likely a diminutive of Dean (compare Danno), or possibly an anglicized variant of Dino.

Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.

Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.

Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.

Deantre m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deantre' m African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAndre.

DeArcy m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

Dearle f English
Possibly a variant of Darrell and similar names, or from the surname Dearle.

Dearra f African American, English (Rare, ?)

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deaun f English (American, Rare)

Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.

Deavion m & f African American
Variant of Davion.

Deavon m & f English
A spelling variant of Devin and Devon ... [more]

Deazah f African American (Modern)

Debanhi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an Hispanic variant of Devany. This is chiefly used in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Debb f English
Variant of Deb.

Debbe f English
Diminutive of Deborah and Debra.

Debbera f English (Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debbon f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of Debbie with the suffix -on. Debbon Ayer bears this name, who is Rob Morrow's spouse.

Debborah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbra f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbye f English
Diminutive of Deborah. A notable bearer is Debbye Turner Bell (1965-), a TV host, veterinarian and former pageant winner.

Debera f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Deborrah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debrae f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Deborah

Debrah f English
Variant of Deborah.

Debralee f English
Combination of Debra and Lee.

Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.

Debrie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Debra.

Debroah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debrun m Louisiana Creole
Meaning, "of brown."

Debs f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.

Dec m English
Short form of Declan.

Deca f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

Decan m English (Rare)

DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.

Decater m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably transferred from the surname Decater

Decca f English
Likely a variant of Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -dec/k-.

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

DeChaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshaun as a combination of da and Chaun. It can be spelled DeChaun, De'Chaun or Dechaun.

Deckard m English

Decker m American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.