English Submitted Names

Dederika f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedra f English (American)
Variant of Deidra.

Dedryck m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dedrick (also compare Dédric). A known bearer of this name is Dedryck Boyata (b. 1990), a Belgian professional soccer player of Congolese descent.

Deeana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deana.

Deeanna f English (American)
Variant of Deanna. It can be spelled Deeanna, DeeAnna or Dee Anna.

Deeanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanne.

Deeda f English (?)

Deedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deidra.

Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.

Deejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.

Deekin m English

Deenah f English (Rare)
Variant of Deena.

Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).

Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.

DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.

Dehenna f English (British)
From the name of British politician and MP Dehenna Davison.

Deia f English
Diminutive of Deianira.

Deira f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Dejay m English (Rare)
Variant of Deejay.

Deklan m English (Modern)
Variant of Declan.

Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.

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

Deklynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Dekoda m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Deks m English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Dex.

Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]

Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.

Delaine f English (American, Rare)

Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.

Delainie f English (American)

Delainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Delane.

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

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delania f English

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delanon m English

Delany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delaphina f English (American, Rare)

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).

Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]

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

Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence

Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

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

Delce f English
May be derived from Dulce or Dulcibella

Delcena f English (American)

Delcie f English (Rare)
Variant of Delsie.

Delcine f English (Rare)

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delece f English (Rare)
Variant of Delice.

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delency m English

Delene f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Magdelene.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deleta f English (Rare)

Delethia f English (American)

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Deliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1 and Delia 2.

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Deliska f English (American)

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellaphine f English (American, Rare)

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

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

Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

Delmus m English (American)
Variant of Delmas.

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

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

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

Delorne m English (Rare)

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]

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.

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.

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.

Delwin m English (American)
Variant of Delwyn.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyn m English

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

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

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

Demarvion m English (Rare)

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.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

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

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.

Demetry m English
English form of Demetrius.

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.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitre m English

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

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

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’.

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.

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]

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

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

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

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Denham m English
Transferred use of the surname Denham

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

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]

Derbi m English
Variant of Derby.

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

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

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.

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

Derik m English
Variant of Derek.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

Derin m English (Rare)

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

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]

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.

Derrell m English
Variant of Darrell.

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

Derrern m English (British)

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

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

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.

Desarai f English
Another form of Desiree

Deseine f English

Deseree f English (Modern)
Variant of Désirée.

Desi f English (Rare)
Variant of Dessie.

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

Desir m English (Puritan)
Form of Desire.

Desira f English

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant 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]

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.

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

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.

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.

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

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

Detra f English
Variant of Deitra.

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.

Dev f English
Diminutive of Devorah.

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

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

Devanie f English (Rare)

Devara f English (Rare)
Variant of Devera.

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.

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

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