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Delmira f SpanishShort form or variant form of
Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, SpanishGalician, Spanish and Gascon form of
Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of
Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Derque m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)From Guanche *
derk meaning "strength". This was recorded as the name of a nephew of a Guanche
mencey (leader) of Adeje, a
menceyato or kingdom on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain).
Deva f Asturian (Modern), Galician (Modern), Spanish (Modern)From the name of several rivers in northern Spain, chiefly river Deva in Cantabria and Asturias and two tributaries of river Minho in Galicia. The name ultimately comes from Proto-Celtic
*dēiwā meaning "goddess".
Dolorosa f SpanishMeans "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary
Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish
Dolores and Italian
Addolorata.
Donita f Spanish, English (American)Spanish diminutive of
Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish
doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how
Donna was derived from Italian
donna meaning "lady".... [
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Dulce Nombre f & m SpanishFrom Spanish
dulce nombre meaning "sweet name," referring to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, hence why most full names beginning with Dulce Nombre end with either
de María or
de Jesús.... [
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Duna f Spanish, CatalanPossibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word
duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of
Dunia or a form of
Dunya... [
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Dunia f Arabic, Spanish, GalicianDerived from Arabic
دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Echedey m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)From Guanche ⵂⴻⴷⴻⵢ
(ehedey), from *
ezădăy meaning either "to unite, join, reconcile" or "to know, recognize". Echedey or Ehedey was a mid-15th century mencey (aboriginal leader) of the kingdom of Tihuya on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).
Echeyde m Guanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian)Echeide or Echeyde is the name that the Aboriginal Guanches gave to Teide, a volcano in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). As most of the chroniclers transmitted, the Guanches (aboriginal people from Tenerife) conceived of the mountain as the place that housed the forces of evil, mainly the evil figure of
Guayota... [
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Edén m & f SpanishDerived from
Edén, the Spanish name for the Garden of
Eden.
Edier m Spanish (Latin American)Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a Latin American form of the Basque names
Eder 2 or
Edur. Known bearers of this name include the Colombian-born Swedish soccer player Edier Frejd (b... [
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Elidio m SpanishExact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name
Helios, the mythological son of
Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".
Elido m SpanishExact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name
Helios, the mythological son of
Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios (ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".