American Submitted Names

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Delonte m African American

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.

Delorise f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delorne m English (Rare)

Delorse f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delos m Greek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English
In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]

Deloy m English (American)
Transferred from the French surname, Deloy, meaning "goose keeper".

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphi f English (Rare), English (British, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Delphine, Delphia or Philadelphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name (see Delphi).

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.

Deltus m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Delta.

Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.

Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.

Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delvin m English (American, Rare), African American
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Delvonte m African American (Rare)
Blend of Delvin and Devonte.

Delwin m English (American)
Variant of Delwyn.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyn m English

Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.

Demar m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarc m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular suffix De and Marc.

Demarcco m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.

Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.

Demardo m African American (Rare)

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demarian m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]

Demarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damarius.

Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.

Demarko m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

Demarquess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquess.

Demarquez m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquez. Also used as a variant of Demarquis.

Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.

Demarr m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarrion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarvion m English (Rare)

Demaryius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Démas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Demas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English (American), Literature
Contracted form of Demetrios as well as of given names that contain the Greek element δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", such as Demokritos and Demosthenes... [more]

Demason m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Mason or transferred use of the surname Demason.

Demauri m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Mauri.

Demaurion m African American
Name created with the popular prefix de.

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

Demesis f & m American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Demetri m Catalan, American
Catalan form of Demetrius.

Demetrian m English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Demetrianos. This is the name of several saints.

Demetric m African American

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Demetricia f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Demeter 1 or Demetria with Patricia or an other name that ends in -cia, such as Alicia and Felicia.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demetry m English
English form of Demetrius.

Demia f American (Rare)

Demichael m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Michael.

Deming m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Deming.

Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Demisha f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Misha 2, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements da, mee and sha.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitre m English

Demitri m American
Variant of Dmitriy.

Demitria f Greek (Expatriate), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Demetria.

Demitrius m African American, English (American)
Variant of Demetrius.

Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.

Demming m English

Demming m English

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Demond m African American
Variant of Demont.

Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.

Demonna f African American
Perhaps a short form of Desdemona or combination of popular prefix de and Mona 1.

Demont m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damont.

Demonta m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demontae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demonte m African American
Combination of the phonetic elements da, mon and tay. This also coincides with an Italian surname (see Demonte).

Demontre m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damontre.

Demorie m & f African American
Combination of popular prefix de and Maury.

Demorris m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Morris.

Démosthènes m Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Demosthenes.

Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.

Demri f English (American)
A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

Denali f & m English (Modern)
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Denby m English (Rare)
Means "from the danish settlement." It is also the middle name of one of the cartoon creators and founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions, William Denby "Bill" Hanna (1910-2001).

Dencil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

Deneen f English (American)
Originally transferred from the surname Deneen.... [more]

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denequa f African American

Denese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham

Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.

Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.

Denico m African American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Denica.

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Deniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daniqua.

Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.

Denisia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denise or Denisa in the style of Theresia.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denita f English (American)
Variant of Danita.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denmark m English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the name of the country of Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St... [more]

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Denni f & m English (Rare), Albanian (Modern)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennice f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Denning m English
Transferred use of the surname Denning.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Dennon m English (Rare)

Denray m English (Rare)
Most likely a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -ray-, such as Ray, Raynard and Murray.... [more]

Denroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Den- (such as Dennis and Denzil) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Densil m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzil.

Dent m English
Short form of Denton.

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denyda f American (Modern, Rare)

Denyel f English (American)
Variant of Danielle.

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Denzell m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Denzelle m African American (Rare)
Variant of Denzel.

Deoblo m American (Modern, Rare)

Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Languedocian and Gascon form of Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.

Deointe m African American
Possible elaboration of Donte.

Deolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.

Deondre m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.

Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Deonta m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Deontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Deontay m African American
Variant of Deonte.

Deontre m African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.

Dequan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daquan.

Dequavion m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Dequan with the phonetic element vion.

Dequavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dequavius.

Dequavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Dequan and Octavius.

Dequincy m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combinaiton of the prefix de- with the given name Quincy, and may also be transferred use of the surname DeQuincy.

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Deracious m African American
The name Deracious was first used as Deracius, which was later changed for proper pronunciation as De- raa -ci - o-us or dəˈrāSHəs. A name derived from the surname Clifford or Clif -ford, which means to stand from a clift looking forward... [more]

Derald m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Der- (such as Derek and Derryl) with a name ending in -ald (such as Gerald, Reginald and Ronald)... [more]

Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.

Derbi m English
Variant of Derby.

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Dereck m English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Deree f American (Rare)

Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.

Derell m English
Variant of Derrell.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

Dereon m English
Variant of Darian.

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Derfla m English (Rare)
Alfred spelt backwards

Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

Deric m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derice f African American
Variant of Darice.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Dericka f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derick.

Derico m Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Derek perhaps blending it with Jericho.

Derik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

Derin m English (Rare)

Derinda f American (Rare), American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

D'Eriq m African American (Rare)
Borne by American former college football quarterback D'Eriq King (1997-).

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

Derisha f African American

Derl m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created to sound like names such as Merl and Burl.

Dermud m English
English form of Diarmad

Dernell m English
Variant of Darnell.

Deron m English (Rare)
Variant of Derren.

Deronda f English (American, Rare)
This is regarded as a combination of the popular name prefix de and Rhonda, and can be spelled DeRonda or Deronda. Also compare Laronda, Sharonda... [more]

Deroyce m African American (Modern, Rare), American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Royce.

Derral m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derran m English
Variant of Darren.

Derrance m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darence.

Derreck m English (Modern)
Variant of Derek.

Derrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derrel m American (Rare)
Variant of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell.

Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.

Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.

Derreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dereon.

Derriah f American (Rare)

Derrial m English, Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Darryl. ... [more]

Derric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Derrica f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derrick, influenced by Erica.

Derrik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derrill m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Derrold m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darold.

Derron m English
Variant of Deron

Derufino m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rufino.

Derwin m English, Dutch (Rare), African American
Variant of Darwin.

Derwood m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the surname, Derwood.

Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.

Deryll m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Desarae f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desarai f English
Another form of Desiree

Desaray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desare f American (Rare)
Possibly an English phonetic respelling of Désirée.

Desdouleurs f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French des douleurs, meaning "the sorrows" and used as the Louisiana Creole equivalent of Dolores.

Desean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Sean, making it a variant of Deshawn. It can be spelled DeSean or Desean.

Deseine f English

Desera f African American (Rare)

Deseree f English (Modern)
Variant of Désirée.

Deshan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn.

Deshana f African American
Elaboration of Shawna.

Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.

Deshane m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Shane.

Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.

Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.

Deshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshawna.

Deshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshawndra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.

Deshia f American (Modern, Rare)

Deshieka f African American

DeShon m African American
Variant of Deshawn. It can be spelled DeShon or Deshon.

De'shuna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshauna.

Desi f English (Rare)
Variant of Dessie.

Desica f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Desierra f American (Americanized, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix de with Sierra.

Desira f English

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.

Desirea f American
Variant of Desirée.

Desirus m English (Modern)
Masculine variant of Desiree, possibly based on the English word desirous.

Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.

Desmen m English (Modern)
Probably another form of the name Desmond.

Desmia f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a character in The Palace of Mirrors by Margaret P. Haddix.

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

Desmona f African American (Modern, Rare)

Desmone' m African American (Rare)
Blend of Desiree and Monet.

Desmund m English (American), English (African)
Variant of Desmond.

Desna f English (Rare)
Appeared in the 1940s and then disappeared again. The equally mysterious Desne is found in the late 1930s and survived until the early 1950s. Desney also occurred in the 1940s and '50s... [more]

Dessance m English

Dessert m English
Transferred usage of the surname Dessert.

Dessi f Scandinavian, English
Commonly used as a nickname for Desiré.

Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessie f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Odessa.

Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.

Destanae f English
Variant of Destinee.

Destanee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.