This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de El Cisne and
Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [
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Cocoa f & m Pet, English (American, Rare)Either a variant of
Coco or from the English word
cocoa for the cocoa bean. The word
cocoa comes from the Spanish word
cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word
cacahuatl... [
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Cooke m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Cooke. Cooke Maroney is an art dealer and the husband of American actress, Jennifer Lawrence.
Crasa f Dutch (Rare)The name of the Dutch
reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as
Settela Steinbach.
Cueva f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
cueva meaning "cave", itself from the title of
Mary Virgen de la Cueva ("Our Lady of the Cave"), belonging to the town of Esparragosa de Lares (Badajoz, Spain).
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."
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).
Darol m American (Rare)Variant of
Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol
Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol
Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
D'Atra f African American (Rare)Variant of
Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.
Datua m Georgian (Rare)Often listed as a diminutive of
Davit (compare names like
Datiko and
Dato), this name might actually be of pagan origin, in which case it is derived from the Old Georgian noun დათჳ
(datwi) meaning "bear".... [
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Datus m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)Possibly derived from Latin
datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
Datya f Hebrew (Rare)Means "God's religion" in Hebrew, from דָּת
(dat) meaning "religion" and יָה
(yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Davar f Literature, Georgian (Rare)Derived from the archaic Persian word داور
(davar) meaning "judge", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian
dādwar meaning "judge".... [
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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.
Dēkla f Baltic Mythology, Latvian (Rare)Dēkla is a Latvian goddess of fate and the sister of the goddesses
Laima and
Kārta. In old Latvian folk songs Laima and Dēkla are often considered one and the same goddess and their names are used interchangeably... [
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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).
Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of
Denisa and a derivation from
denie (indefinite form). The
denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [
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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.
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... [
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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".
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.... [
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Doede m Dutch (Rare), West FrisianFrisian 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.
Doori m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."... [
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Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Doula f Greek (Rare)Perhaps originally a short form of
Spyridoula,
Theodoula or another name ending in
doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Drina f Serbian (Rare)The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)From the Greek word δρόσος
(drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.
Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old NorsePossibly from Old Norse
drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the river
Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic
dubros "water".