American Submitted Names

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]

Drysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Dryson.

D'sean m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

Dshawn m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

D'shonda f African American

Duaine m English
Duane

Duard m English
A diminutive of Edward or Eduard.

Duayna f English (American, Rare)

Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]

Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.

Dubois m English
Transferred use of the surname Dubois.

Dubya m English
Nickname given to the former U.S. president George W. Bush (1946-) after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial.

Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).

Dud m English
Short form of Dudley.

Dude m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Dude.

Dudly m English
Variant of Dudley.

Duell m American (South)

Duffy m American
Transferred from the surname Duffy 1 or Duffy 2.

Dug m English (American)
Variant of Doug, used for the dog in the Disney film 'Up' (2009).

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

Duggie m English
Variant of Dougie.

Dujuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.

Dukie m English, American (South)
Diminutive of Duke.

Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.

Dulcy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Dulcie.

Dulie f & m English (?)
No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.

Dulsabell f English
Form of Dousabel

Dumaine m English, Literature
Dumaine, a character in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Dumaine and DuMaine are surnames.

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

Dune m & f English
Early 17th century from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.

Dunkan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Duncan.

Dunston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dunstan.

Dunton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Dunton.

Dura f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Durae f American (Modern, Rare)

Durek m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Derek, which was possibly influenced by the English pronunciation of Dirk.... [more]

Durell m English (Modern)
Variant of Durrell.

Durham m English (American)
Transferred use of the Surname Durham; also, the name of a city in the state of North Carolina

Durlan m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)

Duron m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Durrell m African American
Variant of Darrell.

Durriken m Romani, English
Means "he who forecasts" in Romani.

Durville m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Durville or D'Urville.

Durwin m English (American)
Variant of Derwin.

Durwood m English
Of Old English Origin, meaning "Gatekeeper"

Duryea m & f English (American, Rare)

Dushane m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Du- and the name Shane or transferred use of surname Dushane

Dusk m & f English

Dusky f English

Dustan m English (Modern)
Variant of Dustin.

Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dusten m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dustin.

Duster m English (Rare)
Famous bearers of this name include the British singer and musician Duster Bennett (1946-1976), and American baseball player Duster Mails (1894-1974).

Dustey m English
Variant of Dusty.

Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.

Dustie m & f English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustii m English
Variant of Dusty.

Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.

Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.

Duston m English (Rare)
Variant of Dustin

Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.

Dutchess f American (Rare)
Variant of Duchess.

Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.

Duvall m English
Transferred use of the surname Duvall.

Duwayne m American
Blend of Duane and Dwayne.

Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.

D’vonsia f African American

Dvontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.

Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.

Dwaine m American
Variant of Dwayne.

Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.

Dwan f English (American)
From the 1976 King Kong. This is an anagram of Dawn.

Dwan m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Dejuan.

Dwanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dwane m English
Variant of Dwayne.

Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.

Dwaun m African American
Variant of Dejuan.

Dwayna f American (Rare)
Variant of Duana with the spelling of Dwayne.

Dwier m English (American)

Dwindy f American (Rare)

Dwyane m English
Variant of Dwayne.

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

Dyami m African American

Dyamon f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyamond f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.

Dyandra f English (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Diandra.

Dyane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Dyani f American (Modern)
Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.

Dyann f English (American)
Variant of Diane.

Dyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Diana.

Dyanne f English (American)
Variant of Diane.

Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.

Dyanthia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dyantha.

Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.

Dychaun m English (American)

Dyer m American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Obadiah used in the 18th century.

Dyesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Dykota f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dykwan m English
Variant of Dykwon.

Dykwon m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements dy and quan.

Dylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dyla.

Dylana f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Dylan.

Dylanda f English
Combination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.

Dylann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.

Dylano m English, Dutch
Variant of Dylan, most likely influenced by Delano.

Dylen m English (American)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dyllan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dyllis f English
Variant of Dilys.

Dyllon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dylan and Dillon. 100 boys in the USA were named Dyllon in 1992.

Dylon m English
Variant of Dylan.

Dylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan.

Dylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan

Dymon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dymond.

Dymond f African American (Modern)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.

Dynah f American (?)
Variant of Dinah

Dynasty f African 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".

Dynel f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Dynesty f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dynasty.

Dynver f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denver.

Dyrck m Medieval Dutch, English (Modern)
Medieval Dutch variant spelling of Dirck, as well as a modern English variant of Dirk.

Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]

Dysean m African American
Combination of prefix dy and Sean.

Dyshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix dy and Shawn (see also Dayshawn and Dashawn).

Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.

Dzhuliya f English (Russified)
Form of Julia reflecting the English pronounciation, used by Russian speakers for Julias in the anglosphere.

Dzire f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Dzyre f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Eachan m English (Rare)

Eadda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed".

Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.

Eadelyn f English
Elaborated version of Eadlyn.

Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Eadie f English
Variant of Edie.

Eadith f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith.

Eadka f English (American)
Possibly an elaboration or diminutive of Eada.

Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.

Eadlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Eadlin.

Eagan m English
Transferred use of the surname Eagan.

Eagle m English
From the English word eagle, ultimately from Latin aquila. Also from the surname Eagle, originally a nickname for a lordly or sharp-eyed man.

Eames m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Eames. Popularized after the surname of the artist, Eames.

Eamus m English

Eanger m American

Eann m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ian. Eann was given to 10 boys in 2012.

Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.

Earla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl

Earlan m & f English (American, Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Earlbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and berht meaning "bright" or "famous."

Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.

Earlean f English (American)
Variant of Earlene.

Earlee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Early.

Earlena f English
Latinate form of Earline; variant of Erlena and Earleen.

Earletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix etta.

Earlette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix ette.

Earley m English (American)
Variant of Early or a nickname for Earl.

Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.

Earlina f English
Variant of Earline.

Earlwin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and wine which translates to "friend".

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

Earlyn m & f English (American, Rare)

Earlyne f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Earline. A known bearer of this name was the American mystic and author Earlyne Chaney (1916-1997).

Earnie m & f English (American)
Variant of Ernie that is predominately masculine.

Earscell f African American

Earskin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erskine.

Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.

Earvin m American, Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Irvin. This is the real name of former basketball star Magic Johnson, born Earvin Johnson Jr. (1959-).

Earyn f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Erin.

Easley m American
From the name of a South Carolina city established in the 19th century by William King Easley.

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

East m & f English
From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.

Easten m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Easton.

Easther f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Easter.

Eastin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Easton.

Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.

Eastlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole
Combination of east and the popular name suffix lyn.

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

Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Eastynn f & m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Easton.

Eathan m American (Rare)
Variant of Ethan.

Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Eathen m English (Rare)
Variant of Ethan.

Eather f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Ether.

Eathon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ethan. Eathon was given to 12 boys in 2007 according to the SSA.

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

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

Eavie f English
alternative spelling of Evie

Eavonne f English (Rare)

Ebb m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.

Ebbie m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.

Ebby f American (Rare, Archaic)

Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.

Ebeneezer m English (American)
Variant of Ebenezer.

Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.

Ebert m American
Transferred use of the surname Ebert.

Ebilea f English (Rare, Archaic)

Ebone f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonee f African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonie f English, African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonique f African American
Variant of Ebony using the suffix -ique.

Ebroin m English, History, Medieval Latin
Frankish/Latin form of Eberwin. Ebroin was the name of a 7th-century mayor of the palace of Neustria. a West Frankish kingdom.

Echoe f English (Rare)
Variant of Echo.

Ecko f & m English
Variant of Echo.

Eclair m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]

Ecru f English (American, Rare)
From the English word ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".

Edalene f American (Archaic)
Variant of Edeline.

Edaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Edeline.

Edbert m English
English form of Eadberht.

Edberta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Edbert

Edbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Edbert

Edd m English
Variant of Ed.

Eddalyn f English (?)

Edden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Edden.... [more]

Eddi m English (Rare), German
Variant of Eddie.

Eddrick m African American
Variant of Edric.

Eddye f English
A feminine spelling of Eddie.

Edee f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edith

Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]

Edelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adelyn.

Edena f American (Rare)
Feminine variant of Eden.

Edenn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Ederic m English
Variant of Eadric.

Edesie f Louisiana Creole
French form of Edusa via the variant Edesia.

Edessa f American (Rare)
Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The Greek name Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) is probably of Phrygian origin... [more]

Edevie f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Edganora f American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a blend of Edgenie (itself possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie) and Eleanora.

Edgarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edgardo.

Edgarine f French (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Edgar.

Edgenie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie.

Edger m English (Rare)
Variant of Edgar.

Edgerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Edgerton.

Edha f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, American, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu
MEANING - "spread, prosper,rise, grow strong, become happy". This is feminine form of Sanskrit word एध/एध्... [more]

Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)

Edia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Edilia f Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Rare), Louisiana Creole
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Edilyn f American (Rare)

Edin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Eden.

Edisson m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Edison.

Edler m English (?)
Transferred use of the surname Edler. A notable bearer is Elder Garnet Hawkins, the first African American to serve as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church.

Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.

Edlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Edelyn.

Edmon m American
Variant of Edmund.

Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.

Edmonia f English, Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole, French (Cajun)
Feminine form of Edmond.

Edmonn m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Edmond.

Edny f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Edna.

Edolia f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Idolia.

Edolie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Eudolie.

Edora f English
Variant of Eudora.

Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.

Edrea f English (Rare)

Edrian m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Edriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Edrianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Edrick m English
Variant of Edric.

Edrie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edris.

Edris m English
Variant of Idris 2.

Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).

Edroy m African American (Americanized)
The name is derived from the Latin words "istunus" or "iustus", which means "just"

Edson m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Edison or transferred use of the surname Edson. This was the name of Brazilian soccer player Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), widely considered one of the greatest players of all time... [more]

Eduene f English
Meaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.

Edven m American (Rare, Archaic)

Edwald m English
Contemporary English form of Eadwald. Like many native Anglo-Saxon names, this name fell out of use after the Norman conquest of England.

Edwarda f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardiana f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.

Edwardo m English
Variant of Eduardo.

Edwerdina f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Edwardina

Edwick m English (Rare)

Edwilda f English (American, Rare)
Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [more]

Edwinetta f English
Elaborated form of Edwina.

Edwinette f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Edwin.

Edwinna f English (American)
Variant of Edwina possibly influenced by the ehd-WIN-uh pronunciation.

Edwyne m & f English
Variant spelling of Edwin

Edwynne f English
Feminine version of Edwin

Edy m & f South American, English (Rare), German
Variant of Eddy or Edie.

Edyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eden.