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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.

Depend m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to rely on." Referring to our dependence on God.

Dependance m English (Puritan)
Referring to one's dependance on God.

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.

Derrern m English (British)

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.

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

Derron m English
Variant of Deron

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

Derwent m English (Australian), English (British)
From the name of multiple rivers in England, which comes from Celtic dwr-gent "clear water", or else a transferred use of the surname (see Derwent)... [more]

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

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.

Desir m English (Puritan)
Form of Desire.

Desira f English

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

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

Desire f & m English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]

Desirea f American
Variant of Desirée.

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

Desley f English (Australian)

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.

Destaney f English (American)
Variant of Destiny.

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

Destanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destany f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destery m American (Rare)
Variant of Destry.

Destin m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African)
Likely from the French destin "destiny, fate, fortune".

Destina f English (Rare)
Blend of Destiny and Tina.

Destinae f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destinei f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destineigh f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Destiny.

Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destini f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinie f English
Variant of Destinie.

Deston m English (Rare)

Destrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Destry.

Destry m & f Popular Culture, English
English form of Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).

Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.

Destyne f English
Feminine form of Destin.

Destynee f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destyni m English
Masculine form of Destiny.

Destynie f English
Variant of Destiny.

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

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

Desyree f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Detavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Tavius.

Deterville m French (Cajun), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Deterville.

Detra f English
Variant of Deitra.

Detrice f African American (Rare)

Detrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Detrick, and Americanized form of the German surname, Dietrich, which itself is taken from the given name, Dietrich.

Dette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".

Deuard m & f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a version of Edward.

Deuce m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Dev f English
Diminutive of Devorah.

Dev m & f English
Diminutive or short form of Devin and other variations of the same name

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

Devane m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Devan.

Devanee f American (Modern, Rare)

Devaniah f African American (Rare)

Devanie f English (Rare)

Devany f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devanie.

Devara f English (Rare)
Variant of Devera.

Devaughn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn. This name can be spelled Devaughn or DeVaughn.

Devaughnte m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devonte, influenced by Vaughn.

Devaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devaughn.

Devauntay m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Devean m African American

Devenity f African American (Modern)
Variant of Divinity.

Deveny f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deveny. This is the title of the 1994 love song 'Deveny' by Dutch singer Marc Daniëls, thus why this name is most popular in the Netherlands.

Devera f American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Devorah or a combination of the popular name prefix de and Vera 1... [more]

Devere m African American
Meaning uncertain. Possibly invented name.

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

Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.

Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.

Devida f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

Devine f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Divine.

Devinia f English (Rare)
Variant of Davinia.

Devinicus m English

Devinity f American (Modern, Rare)

Devion f & m English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Devin, perhaps inspired by Dion.

Devlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Devlin.

Devlon m English
Variant of Devlin.

Devlyn f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Devlin.

Devona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Devon to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Devone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Devon.

Devonia f & m African American (Rare)

Devonika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Devon.

Devonna f English

Devonne f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Devon.

Devonta m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Devontay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devante and Devonte.

De'vonte m African American
Variant of Devonte.

Devony f American (Rare)

Devonya f African American
American Indian and African American

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

Devra f English (Rare)

Devrin m English (American)

Devy m English

Devynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Devon or Devyn. Devynn was given to 29 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Devynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Devin.

Dew m & f English
Rare name from english word “dew”.

Dewaine m English (American, Americanized)

Dewana f & m African American
Variant of Dejuana.

Dewanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

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

Dewaune m African American
Variant of Dewaune.

Dewilla f English

Dewitt m English
Derived from a Dutch surname that was originally written as De Witt (it is common for Dutch immigrants to an English-speaking country to write their surname as one 'word', to make it easier to write for the citizens of that particular English-speaking country), it literally means "the white one"... [more]

Dewolf m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dewolf. Most notable bearer was American entertainer DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), best known for his recitations of the famous poem 'Casey at the Bat' by Ernest Thayer (1863–1940).

Dewuan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Dexana f English (Rare)
Variant of Dexanna.

Dexanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Dex and Anna.

Dexlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Dexster m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dexter.

Dexten m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dexton.

Dextin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dexton.

Dexton m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dex and the popular suffix -ton.

Dextra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dexter.

Dextyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dexton.

Dexx m English, Dutch
Variant of Dex.

Dexy m English
Diminutive of Dexter.

Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.