English Submitted Names

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

Daneil m & f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Daneille f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Possibly an anagram of Danielle influenced by Tennille.

Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.

Danelie f English (American, Rare)

Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.

Danella f Swedish, English
Variant of Daniela.

Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.

Danessa f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Danielle and Vanessa.

Danetta f English
Variant of Danette.

Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.

Danger m & f English
From the English word "danger" meaning "liability to exposure to harm or risk; an instance or cause of liable harm; or ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm". From the Middle English daunger 'power, dominion, peril', ultimately derived from the Latin dominus 'lord, master'.... [more]

Danice f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Denise or a feminine elaboration of Dan 2 using the popular name suffix -ice from Alice.

Danielina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Daniela or a feminization of Daniel.

Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.

Daniellah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daniella.

Daniette f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Daniel. See also Danette.

Danii f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dannii or Dani 1.

Danikah f English
Variant of Danica.

Danille f English (Modern)

Danilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Danielle and Lynn.

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

Danise f English (Modern)
Variant of Denise.

Daniyel m English (Rare), Kazakh
Variant of Daniel.

D'ann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deanne.

Dann m Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Dan 2.

Dannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Danna (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the rhyming name Hannah).

Dannan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dannon.

D'anne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deanne.

Danneel f English
Possibly an altered form of Danielle influenced by Tennille.

Dannel m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Danell or possibly Daniel.

Dannell f English (American)
Variant of Danielle

Dannette f English (American)
Variant of Danette.

Danney m English
Variant of Danny.

Danniel m English
Variant of Daniel.

Danniell m & f Caribbean (Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel.... [more]

Danniella f English (Rare)
Variant of Daniela/Daniella. British actress, Danniella Westbrook, bears this name.

Dannielle f English, Jèrriais
Jèrriais form and English variant of Danielle.

Dannii f English (Australian)
Variant of Danni. A notable bearer is Australian singer Dannii Minogue (1971-).

Dannika f English (Modern)
Variant of Danika.

Dannileigh f English (New Zealand)
Unknown

Dannion m English (American)
Possibly a combination of Danny with a name that ends in -(i)on, such as Damion. Also compare the similar-looking name Dannon.... [more]

Danno m Irish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Daniel. This was borne by Irish Gaelic footballer Daniel "Danno" O'Keeffe (1907-1967) and Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony (1912-1950). A fictional bearer is Danny "Danno" Williams, a young police officer on the television police drama series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980).

Dannon m English (American, Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly a variant of Daniel or Dane, or perhaps a diminutive of either with 'dan' plus the suffix 'non' to give it a Celtic or French sound.... [more]

Dannyell f & m English, Portuguese
Variant of Danielle or Daniel.

Dannylee m English (British, Rare)
Combination of Danny and Lee.

Danton m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Danyaal m English (Rare), Arabic
Rare variant of Daniel and a variant transcription of Danyal

Danyale m English

Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.

Danyela f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Daniela.

Danyele f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Danyell f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.

Danyella f English (Modern), Brazilian
Variant of Daniella.

Danyelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle.

Danyka f English (Modern)
Variant of Danica.

Danyl m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Daniel or Danielle.

Danyon m English
First known from Olympic gold medallist swimmer Danyon Loader of New Zealand. Now becoming more popular in New Zealand.

Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.

Daph f English
Short form of Daphne.

Daphany f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Daphne.

Daphni f Greek, English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Dafni.

Daphnie f English
Variant of Daphne.

Daphny f English (Modern)
Variant of Daphne.

Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.

Daralice f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Doralice.

Daralis f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Daralice.

Daralyn f & m English (Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lyn.... [more]

Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]

Darbe f & m English
Variant of Darby.

Darbee f English
Variant of Darby.

Darbey m English
Variant of Darby.

Darbi f & m English
Variant of Darby.

Darbie f English
Variant of Darby.

Darbye f English
Variant of Darby.

Darcas f English (Puritan)
Archaic variant of Dorcas.

Darce m & f English
Diminutive of Darcy.

Darcee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

Darcei f English (American)
Variant of Darcy.

Darci f English (American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Darcy.

Darcia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
In English-speaking countries, this name is probably a variant of Darcy, one that may have been inspired by the name Marcia.... [more]

Darcilla f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Drusilla, or an elaboration of Darcy with the clearly feminine ending illa.

Darcus m English
Possibly a blend of the names Darius and Marcus. A known bearer of this name is Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, columnist and civil rights campaigner.

Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]

Dare f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).

Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.

Darelle f English
Feminization of Darell.

Darena f English (American, Rare)
Feminime form of Daren.

Darence m English (American, Modern)
Blend of Darrell and Clarence.

Dariane f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Darian.

Dariann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darian.

Darianna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Dariana.

Darianne f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dariane.

Daric m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrick.

Darielle f English
Strictly feminine form of Dariel.

Darienne f English
Feminine form of Darien.

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

Darlaine f English
Variant of Darlene.

Darlan m Brazilian, English
Unknown meaning.

Darlanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Darla or Darlene with Anne 1.

Darlean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darleane f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Darlene using the popular name suffix lee.

Darleene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darlene

Darlen f English (American)
Variant of the name Darlene. This name was giving to former Bad Girl Darlen Escobar. Darlen featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).

Darlena f Polish (Modern, Rare), English (American)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Darlene.

Darlet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darlette.

Darlett f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darlette.

Darlette f English (Rare)

Darlia f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Darla.

Darlie f English
Diminutive of Darlene.

Darlien f English (American, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Darlene.

Darlina f Filipino (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Darlene.

Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.

Darling f & m English, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Darling, or else derived directly from the word.

Darlington m English
Transferred use of the surname Darlington.

Darlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darlyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Darlene.

Darlynne f English
Variant of Darlyn.

Darnel m English
Variant of Darnell.

Darni f & m English (Rare)

Darnielle f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Likely an invented name. It might possibly be a variant of Danielle, possibly influenced by Darnell. Also may be transferred usage of the surname Darnielle.

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).

Darran m English (Rare)
Variant of Darren.

Darrance m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darrek m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

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.

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.

Darrius m English (Modern)
Variant of Darius.

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.

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.

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.

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

Darvin m English
Variant of Darwin.

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.

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.

Dashiella f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Dashiell.

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

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)

Daulton m English (American)
Variant of Dalton.

Daun f English (Modern)
Variant of Dawn.

Daunte m English (Modern)
Variant of Dante.

Dauson m English (African)
Variant of Dawson.

Dav m English (New Zealand)
Variant of Dave.

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.

Daved m English (Rare)
Variant of David.

Daveed m English
Variant of David.

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.

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

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.

Davetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Davida.

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

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

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

Davidena f English (Canadian)
Feminine form of David used in Prince Edward Island, Canada and possibly amongst Irish.

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

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]

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

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

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

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.

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-).

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.

Daxtyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Daxton.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Daymon m English (Modern)
Variant of Damon.

Dayn f English
Variant of Dane.

Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Dazie f English (American)
Variant of Daisy.

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

De m English (British, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Day.

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]

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.

Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of 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.

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

Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.

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

Dearra f African American, English (Rare, ?)

Deaun f English (American, Rare)

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

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.

Debrie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Debra.

Debroah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debs f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.

Dec m English
Short form of Declan.

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

Decan m English (Rare)

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.

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.

Decklan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Decklen m English
Variant of Declan.

Decklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Decky f & m English (Rare)

Declyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Declynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deco m & f English (American)
Short for "decoration". Comes from a YouTube video by Ben Wheele.

Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedericka f English
Feminine form of Dederick.