American Submitted Names

Dodgen m English
Elaboration of Dodge.

Dodger m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
From the English word dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [more]

Dodi f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it's a variant of Dodie. ... [more]

Dodo f English
Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.

Dods f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dody f English (American)
Diminutive of Dolores. Could also probably be a variant of Dodie.

Doe f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Dorothy and Dorcas.

Dohn m African American
Variant of Don.

Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn

Dolan m American
Transferred use of the surname Dolan.

Doll m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doll.

Dollar f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word for the US currency.... [more]

Dolleta f English (American, Rare)

Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.

Dollye f English
Variant of Dolly.

Dolola f English (American)
Variant of Dolores, influenced by its nickname Lola

Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.

Doloris f English (Rare)
Variant of Dolores.

Dolphus m English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Adolphus.

Dolucila f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Domanic m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dominic.

Domenick m English
Variant of Dominic.

Domi m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Domi including Dominic, Dominique and others.

Domina f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname of Domina.

Domineek m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Dominique influenced by Tyreek.

Dominguez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Dominguez.

Domini m English (Modern, Rare)

Dominiq m & f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dominic and Dominique.

Dominiqua f African American
Elaboration of Dominique.

Domino f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [more]

Dominyck m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Dominick, which itself is a variant of Dominic.

Dominyk m English (American, Rare), Lithuanian
Variant of Dominic or Dominykas.

Domiquo m African American

Domitilda f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Domitilde.

Domitile f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare)
Variant of Domitille.

Domonic m English (Modern)
Variant of Dominic.

Domonick m English (Rare)
Variant of Dominic.

Domonique f & m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dominique.

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

Donaldine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Donald.

Donasha f English (Rare)

Donathilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Donatille influenced by names ending in -hilde.

Donatian m English
English form of Donatianus.

Donatilda f Louisiana Creole, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Donatilde.

Donatilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Donatille.

Donatile f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Donatille.

Donatilia f Louisiana Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Donatilla as well as a Brazilian Portuguese elaborated form.

Donavan m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavin m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donavon m English
Variant of Donovan.

Donda f English

Dondi m & f Popular Culture, English
From a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him dandy boy.

Dondre m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Dondré m African American
Variant of Dondre

Dondrea f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dondre.

Donea f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly a form of Danae, or diminutive of Idonea, or a feminized version of Don or a variation or feminized version of any name beginning with Don.

Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.

Donelda f English (American), English (Canadian)
Variant of Donalda.

Donell m American, African American
Variant of Donald.

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

Donetta f English
Elaboration of Danette.

Donette f American

Doni f English
Diminutive of Donalda Donna Donella Donaldina or Donnelle, also a feminine diminutive form of Donald

Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.

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

Donicia f English (American, Rare)

Donick m English (Rare)

Donie f American
Variant of Donnie or a diminutive of Donna.

Donieal m African American
Elaboration of Don in the form of Daniel.

Doniel m English
Combination of the names Donald and Daniel.

Doniel m English (American)

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".

Donisha f African American, Caribbean, Jamaican Patois

Donita f Spanish, English (American)
Spanish diminutive of Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how Donna was derived from Italian donna meaning "lady".... [more]

Donitrea f African American

Donivan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Donavan.

Donkira f African American
Combination of Dawn and Kira 2.

Donlee m American (South)
Combination of Don and Lee.

Donley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the Irish surname, Donley.

Donmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Don and Michael.

Donn m English (Rare)
Variant of Don.

Donnabella f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Donna and Bella.

Donnabelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Combination of Donna and Belle.

Donnae f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a feminization of Donnie, or a combination of Donna with a feminine name ending in -ae... [more]

Donnald m English (Rare)
Variant of Donald.

Donnalee f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Donna and Lee.

Donnamarie f English
Combination of Donna and Marie.

Donnarae f English
Combination of Donna and Rae.

Donnatella f Italian, English (Rare)
Variant of Donatella.... [more]

Donnatello m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Donatello.

Donnel m American (Rare)

Donnell m English
Variant of Donal.

Donnelle f & m English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Donelle and Donal/Donel/Donnell/Donell.

Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.

Donnetta f American
Possibly a coined as a diminutive of Donna by way of adding the diminutive suffix -etta.

Donnette f American
Variant of Donnetta.

Donni f & m English (Rare)
Variation of Donnie

Donnia f American (South, Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
It's my great-grandmother's name. I assume it's a variation of Donia, a Scottish feminine variant of Donald. She was from southern Texas so possibly Spanish influence from Doña – A Spanish name related to Donna in Italian... [more]

Donnis f English

Donnita f English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Donnovan m English (Rare)
Variant of Donovan.

Donold m English (Rare)
Variant of Donald.

Donovon m American
Variant of Donovan.

Donques m African American (Modern, Rare)

Donquez m African American (Modern, Rare)

Donrick m English (Rare)

Donsilla f English

Dont'a m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dontae.

Donta m African American
Variant of Dontae.

Dontae m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontai m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dontay.

Dontasia f African American

Dontavious m African American (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on Dante and Octavius.

Dontavis m African American

Dontavius m African American (Modern)
A well-known bearer of this name is the American football player Dontavius Jackson. His name seems to either have been completely invented by his parents, or they blended two or more established first names (for example, Dante and Octavius) into one name.

Dontay m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontaye m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dontell m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Donatello or an elaborated form of Donte (or Dontae, variants of Dante).

Dontrall m African American
Meaning unknown.

Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.

Dontre m African American (Modern)
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.

Dontrell m African American
Of unknown meaning.

Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

Dònull m English
Form of Donald

Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]

Donyella f African American
Probably a variant of Daniella, or possibly Donella

Donzaleigh f African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by US activist Donzaleigh Abernathy (1957-).

Donzel m African American (Rare)

Donzell m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Donzel.

Donzella f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Donzel.

Doogie m English
Diminutive of Douglas. This is the name of the titular character of the American comedy-drama television series 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' (1989-1993) portrayed by actor Neil Patrick Harris.

Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.

Dooley m American
Transferred use of the surname Dooley.

Doon f & m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Doon. Known bearers of this name include the American writer Doon Arbus (b. 1945) and the British comedian Doon Mackichan (b... [more]

Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.

Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Dorabelle f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorabella.

Dorah f English (Rare), South African (Rare), African, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dora.

Doraine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Dorald m Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).... [more]

Doraldina f American (?)
This was the invented stage name of actress and dancer Dora Saunders (1888–1936), though she basically adapted this name for her everyday life.

Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.

Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.

Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.

Dorathea f English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Romansh
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorathey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorcasina f Literature, 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).

Dorcie f English (Rare)

Dorcilé m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcily.

Dorcily m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Dorcus f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcas.

Doreatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Doretha.

Doreathea f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy or Dorothea.

Dorée f American (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Dorelia f English (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Dora.

Doreline f English (American, Rare)

Dorell m African American

Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.

Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.

Dorestin m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Dorestine f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), Louisiana Creole

Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.

Dorethia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorett f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorrit.

Dori f English
Variant of Dory.

Doriah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Doria.

Dorial m African American

Doriann f American (Rare)
Variant of Dorianne.

Dorice f English, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Doris.

Dorie f English (American)
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dorienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
French feminine form of Dorien.

Dorilyn f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Doralyn.

Dorisa f English (Rare), Polish (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.

Dorissana f English (Americanized, Rare)

Dorkis f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcas.

Dorkus f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcas.

Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.

Dorlah f English (Modern)
Variant of Dorla.

Dorlisa f English

Dorliska f Theatre, English (American, Archaic)
Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) is an operatic dramma semiserio in two acts by Gioachino Rossini based on the novel Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas (1787–1790) by the revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, whose work was the source of the Lodoïska libretto set by Luigi Cherubini (1791), and Lodoiska set by Stephen Storace (1794), and Simon Mayr (1796).

Dorma f English (Rare)

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

Dorolyn f American (South, Rare)

Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothe f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothia f English (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorr m English
Transferred use of the surname Dörr.

Dorraine f English (American)
Possibly a blend of Doreen and Lorraine.... [more]

Dorreen f English
Variant of Doreen.

Dorrett f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorrit.

Dorrie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Dorothy, Doris, or other names containing the dor sound.

Dorrit f English, Literature
Transferred use of a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy. Made famous by Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit (1855-7) and first-name usage probably derives from it... [more]

Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.

Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.

Dorsili m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorcily.

Dorsille f Louisiana Creole
Possibly a Creole variant of French Drusille.

Dortheiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.

Dorthey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dortheya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorthia f American (Rare)
Contracted form of Dorothia.

Dorthula f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dorthulia.

Dorthulia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dorthelia.

Dorynne f English (Rare)

Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.

Dosha f English (American)
Variant of Doshia.

Doshia f English (American)
Possibly a diminutive of Theodosia. (Cf. Docia.)

Doshie f American
Diminutive of Theodosia.

Dosie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Theodosia.

Doska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Ladoska.

Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.

Dossan m American (Rare)

Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.

Dothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Dotan.

Dotsi f English
Variant of Dotsie.

Dotsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.

Dotti f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dottie.

Dottye f English
Alternative spelling of Dotty.

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

Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.

Dousabel f English
Form of Dowsabel

Dousie f English
Form of Dousabel

Dovecote m & f American (Rare)

Dovey f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dovie.

Dovie f American (South)
Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)

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

Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.

Doyal m English (American)
Taken from the Irish surname, Doyal, unless used as a variant of Doyle, itself derived from a surname that is a variant of Doyal.

Doylene f English (American, Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Doyle.

Dozier m American
Transferred use of the surname Dozier.

Dracaena f English (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]

Draden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draedyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draevyn m English (American)

Dragon m English
Ancient Greek δράκων, Latin draco "dragon; snake".

Drahcir m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Richard spelled backwards.

Draiden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Draik m English
Variant of Drake.

Dramaine m English (American, Rare)

Drametha f American (Modern, Rare)

Draper m English (American)
Used after the character Don Draper of Mad Men.

Drausin m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Dravein m African American (Modern, Rare)

Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.

Draya f English

Drayana f English (Rare)

Drayce m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Drayden m English (American, Modern)
Invented name using the sounds present in Brayden.

Draydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Drayke m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Drake.

Draymond m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending Dre with Raymond. Also compare Daymond.

Drayson m English (Rare)
Combination of Dray and the popular suffix -son.

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

Dreama f English
Feminized form of Dream or variant of Drema... [more]

Dreamer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".

Dreamius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the word dream with the popular suffix ius.

Dred m English (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]

Dredyn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Dree f & m English, American
Dree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)

Dreem f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dream.

Drema f English
Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".

Dreneisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Neisha.

Dresden f & m English, Popular Culture
From the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".

Dresean m African American (Rare)
Combination of Dre and Sean.

Dre'von m African American
Variant of Drevon.

Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.

Drewsella f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Drusilla.

Drexel m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drexel.

Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.

Dreyden m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drayden.

Dreyfus m English
Transferred use of the surname Dreyfus.

Dreyson m English (Rare)
Variant of Drayson.

Dreyton m English (Rare)
Variant of Drayton.

Drezden m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dresden.

Dri m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of any name containing -dri-, such as Adrian or Adriana.

Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.

Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.

Drisana f English (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]

Dristan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Drover m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drover. It was used in the 2008 movie 'Australia' by Baz Luhrmann. The character Drover was played by Hugh Jackman.

Drozin m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Drausin.

Dru m English
Variant of Drew.

Dru f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Drusilla.

Druann f American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.

Drucilla f English
Variant of Drusilla.

Drucille f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Drusille.

Drucy f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Drucilla.

Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.

Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.

Drum m English
Diminutive of Drummond.

Drury m English
Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.

Druscilla f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drusilla.

Drusella f English (Archaic)
Variant of Drusilla.

Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]