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Dhaffer m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).
Dhana f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dana 1. This name was brought to limited public attention in 1964, when a character in the film 'The 7th Dawn' was named Dhana.
Dhanmattee f Indian (Rare, Expatriate), Trinidadian Creole
Indo-Guyanese and Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian name of uncertain origin.
Dhariya f Arabic (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Means "scattering wind" in Arabic.
Dhev m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Dev.
Dhilan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan. Dhilan was given to 31 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.
Dhillon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dillon. Dhillon was given to 9 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.
Dhvh m Ancient Aramaic (Rare)
"explicit name of a deity"
Diabolique f & m English (American, Rare), Obscure
Means "diabolic" in French, from the title of a 1996 movie. This was given to 8 girls and 7 boys born in the United States in 1996, and to 6 girls born in the U.S. in 1997.
Diah f English (Rare)
Variant of Dia.
Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.
Dialyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Potentially a modern combination of the prefix Dia-, and popular suffix -lyn.
Diamando f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Διαμάντω (see Diamanto).
Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.
Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.
Dianaimh f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".
Dianca f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Diana and Bianca.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Dianette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Diane with the suffix -ette.
Diania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Diana
Dianica f German (Rare)
Form Latin dianicus "Dianic, belonging to Diana".
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Díanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Dianna.
Dianoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Late Greek name Διανος (Dianos), which might possibly be a hellenization of the Roman name Dianus, but could also be a genuine Greek name instead... [more]
Diasynou f Greek (Rare)
Probably a Greek dialectal variant of Dionysia.
Diaz m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Díaz. In the UK, it's more often a unisex name.
Dibran m Albanian (Rare)
Means "Inhabitant of Diber,Albania".
Dica f English (Rare)
Variant of Dice.
Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.
Dicentra f English (Rare)
A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.
Dickerson m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English patronymic surname Dickerson.... [more]
Dicksie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dixie, influenced by Dick 1.
Dida f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of Didina.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Diderica f Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Feminine form of Didericus, which is the latinized form of Diederik. Also compare its feminine equivalent Diederika.
Diderick m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik.
Didericus m Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Diederik. This name was often used in Belgium and The Netherlands in especially the 18th and 19th centuries.
Diderik m Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch variant of Diederik as well as a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish variant of Didrik.
Diderika f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Diederika. Also compare Diderik, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.... [more]
Didime m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Didymus. This is an older form; the modern form is Didim.
Didora f Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Didara.
Didrik m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Dietrich as well as a rare Dutch shortened form of Diederik.... [more]
Didrika f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Didrik and rare Dutch variant of Diederika.
Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]
Diedeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Diede and Diederika... [more]
Diederika f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Diederik.
Diedrick m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederick.
Diedrik m Dutch (Rare)
Shorter form of Diederik.
Diegu m Corsican (Rare), Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Diego.
Diel f Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian short form of Odilia.
Dielo f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. The available Georgian sources state that this name is of Georgian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning.... [more]
Dienegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
A pietist coinage with the literal meaning "serve god".
Diesel m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Modern given name, sometimes transferred use of the surname Diesel.
Diete f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. Also compare Ditte.
Dietger m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed of the name elements diota (from earlier þeudō) "people" and ger "javelin, spear".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and gulf of unknown meaning.
Dietje f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element theud meaning "people", such as Dieter (strictly masculine), Diede (unisex), Diederika (strictly feminine) and Diete (unisex)... [more]
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietrolf m German (Rare)
A new coinage created from the German name element diota (see þeudō) "people" and the given name Rolf.... [more]
Dietwig m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and wig meaning "battle"
Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dieysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daisha, which may be an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Iesha and Laisha.
Diezel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diesel. This name was used by American singer Toni Braxton and musician Keri Lewis for their son born 2003.
Dığılen f Karachay-Balkar (Rare)
Means "blackberry" in Karachay-Balkar.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."
Digno m Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Masculine form of Digna.
Dignus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy".
Digory m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish
Variant of Diggory, used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.
Dijamanta f Croatian (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian dijamant meaning "diamond".
Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila
Dijonae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dejon with the popular suffix nay.
Dijonnaise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dijon, coinciding with the French word Dijonnaise ("woman from the city of Dijon").
Dikki f English (Rare)
Variant of Rikki, influenced by Dick 1
Dilaila f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Borrowing of Delilah, reflecting the English pronunciation of this name.
Dilarom f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Dilorom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilaram.
Dilavardisa f Georgian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Georgian noun დილა (dila) meaning "morning" or from the Persian noun دل (del) or (dil) meaning "heart". The second element is derived from Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".... [more]
Dildara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen
Strictly feminine form of Dildar.
Dildor m & f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dildar. This name is strictly masculine in Tajikistan, but unisex in Uzbekistan. It is used much more often on females than on males there, however.
Dilhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Uyghur
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with possibly Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Dilivio m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Since this name is also found written as Di Livio, it is probably a combination of the Italian preposition di meaning "of" with the given name Livio... [more]
Dille f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Odilia.
Dilnora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilnura.
Dilnur f & m Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see Avtandil) combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]
Dilora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Dilara, which is the older form of the Persian given name Delara.
Dilynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dylan using the popular suffix lynn.
Dimants m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Latvian word dimants meaning ''diamond''.
Dimeo m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Italian patronymic surname Di Meo, which is also found spelled as DiMeo and Dimeo.... [more]
Dimiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dimitri and Dima 2.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dimokratis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Demokrates.
Dimokritos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Demokritos.
Dimon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dimon. A known bearer of this name is the American businessman Dimon McFerson.
Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".
Diñe f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Digna.
Dinero m English (American, Rare)
Means "money" in the Spanish language.
Dinfna f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dymphna.
Dinís m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Denis.
Dino m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Shermadin for men, whilst for women it is a short form of Diana, Dinara, Eldino and perhaps also Denola.
Dinorá f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dinora, mostly found in Brazil.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Diocleciano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Diocletian.
Diodora f Greek (Rare), Neapolitan (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Greek feminine form of Diodoros, Spanish and Neapolitan feminine form of Diodoro, Sicilian feminine form of Diodoru and Polish feminine form of Diodor.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Diomeda f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek name Διομήδη (Diomede), the feminine form of Diomedes.
Dionicio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Dionisio.
Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.
Dionízia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dionysia.
Diosmar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of dios ("god") with the popular suffix mar (cf. Edmar, Diomar) or possibly a variant of Diomar or Osmar.
Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
Diotíma f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Diotima.
Dirch m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Dirk.
Dirik m German (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Shortned form of Dietrich, compare also Dirk.
Dirus m English (Rare)
In Latin the adjective dirus as applied to an omen meant "dire, awful."
Dishon m Hebrew (Rare), African American
The name of a few minor characters in the Hebrew Bible. It means “Antelope” in Hebrew.
Disma m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas).
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Ditlef m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Detlef.
Ditmar m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Silesian
Scandinavian variant and Silesian form of Dietmar.
Ditte f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Díu f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to entwine, to entangle" in Vietnamese.
Diva f English (Rare)
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).
Divanya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit दिव्य (divyá) meaning "divine, heavenly" (see Divya).
Dividina f English (Rare)
A possible elaboration of Divina.
Divine f & m English (Rare), Filipino
This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").
Divko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Divna.
Divo m Italian (Rare)
Derived from Latin divus meaning "god".
Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.
Divyana f Indian (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Divya.
Dixiana f Popular Culture, Central American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Dixie. It was used for the title character, a circus performer, in Dixiana (1930), a film set in the southern United States in the antebellum period.
Diyora f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Diyara, which is the feminine form of Diyar.
Djaï m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might perhaps be a Dutch variant form of the English given name Jay 1, even though the pronunciation of Djaï is quite different from that of Jay.... [more]
Djimy m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Haitian variant of Jimmy.
Djonatan m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Version of Jônatas, based on the English form Jonathan
Djulaga m Bosnian, Croatian (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Đulaga.
Djuliye f Walloon (Rare)
Walloon form of Julie.
Dlyla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a spelling variation of Delilah.
D'Nae f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denae, or a combination of the phonetic elements da and nay (perhaps modelled on Renee, Janae, etc).
Doane m & f American (Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Doane.
Dobielut m Polish (Rare), Old Church Slavic
Possibly means "soldier's day" from Slavic doba meaning "day" combined with lut meaning "soldier".
Dobrica m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.
Dobrochna f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a medieval Polish diminutive of Dobrosława, the name was later used as a given name in its own right.
Dobroliub m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Добролюб (see Dobrolyub).
Doce f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician doce "sweet" and thus a cognate of Dulce.
Docie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Eudocia or Theodocia or a short form of Eudocie... [more]
Dock m English (American, Rare)
Either from the surname Dock, or taken directly from the English vocabulary word referring to a structure attached to shore at which a ship can be secured, or the act of harbouring at one.
Docus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jodocus and Judocus.
Dodd m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the English surname, Dodd
Dodger m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
From the English word dodger meaning "one who dodges; one who avoids, evades, or sidesteps". Traditionally a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name. Fictional bearers include Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838) who befriends Oliver and entreats him to join Fagin's team of young pickpockets, as well as the title character in Terry Pratchett's 2012 novel Dodger (loosely based on Dickens' Dodger) and Mark 'Dodger' Savage, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks (introduced 2011)... [more]
Dodi f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it's a variant of Dodie. ... [more]
Doduna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dodo.
Doe m West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of Doede.
Doede m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Frisian and northern Dutch form of Ludolf and similar Germanic names. It originated in nursery speech, as such names were (and are) too difficult for toddlers to pronounce correctly.
Doeke m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Contracted form of Doedeke, which is a diminutive of Doede, as it contains the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Do-good m English (Puritan, Rare)
An exhortatory puritanical name, hence it is very rarely seen.
Dohri m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Doori.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Doletbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Most likely from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]
Dolfina f Galician (Rare)
Galician short form of Adolfina.
Dolfine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Adolfine.
Doli m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolev.
Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]
Doll m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Doll.
Dollar f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word for the US currency.... [more]
Doloresa f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Dolores.
Dolóresz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dolores.
Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.
Dolorez f & m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant and masculine form of Doloreza.
Doloricas f Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Dores and Dolores.