English Submitted Names

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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]
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.
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.
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).
Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.
Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.
Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.
Dori f English
Variant of Dory.
Do-right m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used. See Do-good.
Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.
Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.
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).
Dorman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dorman.
Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.
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.
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.
Doryss f English
Variant of Doris.
Doshia f English (American)
Possibly a diminutive of Theodosia. (Cf. Docia.)
Dosie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy or Theodosia.
Doss m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doss.
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.
Dottye f English
Alternative spelling of Dotty.
Doud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doud.
Dougie m English
Diminutive of Douglas.
Dow m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dow.
Do-well m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is used rarely. See also Do-good.
Dowell m English
Transferred use of the surname Dowell.
Doylene f English (American, Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Doyle.
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]
Dragon m English
Ancient Greek δράκων, Latin draco "dragon; snake".
Draik m English
Variant of Drake.
Draper m English (American)
Used after the character Don Draper of Mad Men.
Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.
Drayden m English (American, Modern)
Invented name using the sounds present in Brayden.
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".
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]
Dree f & m English, American
Dree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)
Drema f English
Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
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".
Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.
Drexel m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Drexel.
Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.
Dreyfus m English
Transferred use of the surname Dreyfus.
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]
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.
Dru m English
Variant of Drew.
Drucille f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Drusille.
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.
Dryden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dryden.... [more]
Drysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Dryson.
Duard m English
A diminutive of Edward or Eduard.
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.
Dug m English (American)
Variant of Doug, used for the dog in the Disney film 'Up' (2009).
Duggie m English
Variant of Dougie.
Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.
Dulie f & m English (?)
No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.
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.
Duodecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The Latin word duodecimus means "twelfth".
Durek m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Derek, which was possibly influenced by the English pronunciation of Dirk.... [more]
Durham m English (American)
Transferred use of the Surname Durham; also, the name of a city in the state of North Carolina
Durriken m Romani, English
Means "he who forecasts" in Romani.
Durwood m English
Of Old English Origin, meaning "Gatekeeper"
Dust f English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]
Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.
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.
Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.
Dutton m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dutton.
Duvall m English
Transferred use of the surname Duvall.
Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.
Dwade m English (Modern)
Combination of Dwayne and Wade.
Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.
Dwan f English (American)
From the 1976 King Kong. This is an anagram of Dawn.
Dwane m English
Variant of Dwayne.
Dwyane m English
Variant of Dwayne.
Dwyer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dwyer.
Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.
Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.
Dykwan m English
Variant of Dykwon.
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”.
Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dylano m English, Dutch
Variant of Dylan, most likely influenced by Delano.
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.
Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.
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]
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
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.
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.
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.
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
Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.
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.
Early m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Early.
Earlyne f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Earline. A known bearer of this name was the American mystic and author Earlyne Chaney (1916-1997).
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.
Earyn f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Erin.
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.
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.
Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Eastynn f & m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Easton.
Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.
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
Ebb m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.
Ebbie m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.
Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Ebroin m English, History
English form of Eberwin. Ebroin was the name of a 7th-century mayor of the palace of Neustria.
Ecko f & m English
Variant of Echo.
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".
Edbert m English
English form of Eadberht.
Edd m English
Variant of Ed.
Edden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Edden.... [more]
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.
Ederic m English
Variant of Eadric.
Edevie f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edgenie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie.
Edgerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Edgerton.
Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)
Edin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Eden.
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.
Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.