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The Name Begins With The Letter D
DIPAK  m  Indian
Modern transcription of DIPAKA

DIPAKA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit...

DIPALI  f  Indian
Means "row of lamps" in Sanskrit.

DIPIKA  f  Indian
Means "lamp, light" in Sanskrit.

DIPTI  f  Indian
Means "brightness, light" in Sanskrit.

DIRENÇ  m  Turkish
Means "resistance" in Turkish.

DIRK  m  Dutch, German, English
Short form of DIEDERIK...

DISGLEIRIO  f & m  Welsh
Means "shine, glitter" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

DISMAS  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Derived from Greek δυσμη (dysme) meaning "sunset"...

DITTE  f  Danish
Danish pet form of EDITH or DOROTHEA

DIVINA  f  English
Means "divine" from an elaboration of the English word.

DIVYA  f  Indian
Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.

DIXIE  f  English
From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D...

DIXON  m  English
From an English surname meaning "DICK (1)'s son".

DIYA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIA

DÎYAR  f & m  Kurdish
Means "gift" in Kurdish.

DJAMILA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMILA

DJORDJE  m  Serbian
Serbian form of GEORGE

DMITAR  m  Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of DEMETRIUS

DMITRI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of DMITRIY

DMITRII  m  Russian
Variant transcription of DMITRIY

DMITRIY  m  Russian
Russian form of DEMETRIUS...

DMITRY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of DMITRIY

DMYTRO  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of DEMETRIUS

DOBROGOST  m  Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "kind guest" from dobro "good, kind" and gost "guest".

DOBROMIL  m  Czech
Means "kind grace" from the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and mil "grace".

DOBROMIŁ  m  Polish
Polish form of DOBROMIL

DOBROSŁAW  m  Polish
Means "kind glory" from the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and slav "glory".

DOBROSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of DOBROSŁAW

DODIE  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY

DOINA  f  Romanian
Means "folk song" in Romanian.

DOIREANN  f  Irish
Possibly means either "sullen" or "daughter of FIONN" in Irish.

DOLLIE  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY or DOLORES

DOLLY  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY or DOLORES

DOLORES  f  Spanish, English
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows".

DOLPH  m  English
Short form of ADOLPH

DOM  m  English
Short form of DOMINIC

DOMEN  m  Slovene
Slovene form of DOMINIC

DOMENIC  m  English
Variant of DOMINIC

DOMENICA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of DOMINIC

DOMENICO  m  Italian
Italian form of DOMINIC...

DOMHNALL  m  Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of DONALD

DOMINGA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of DOMINIC

DOMINGO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of DOMINIC

DOMINGOS  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of DOMINIC

DOMINIC  m  English
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord"...

DOMINICA  f  English
Feminine form of DOMINIC

DOMINICK  m  English
Variant of DOMINIC

DOMINICUS  m  Dutch, Late Roman
Original form of DOMINIC, as well as the modern Dutch form.

DOMINIK  m  Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian
Cognate of DOMINIC

DOMINIKA  f  Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
Feminine form of DOMINIC

DOMINIQUE  f & m  French
French feminine and masculine form of DOMINIC

DOMITIAN  m  History
From the Roman cognomen Domitianus, derived from the family name Domitius, which was derived from Latin domitus meaning "having been tamed"...

DOMITILA  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of DOMITILLA

DOMITILLA  f  Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Domitius (see DOMITIAN)...

DOMONKOS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of DOMINIC

DÖMÖTÖR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of DEMETRIUS

DON  m  English
Short form of DONALD

DONA  f  English
Variant of DONNA

DONAGH  m  Irish
Irish form of Donnchadh (see DUNCAN).

DONAL  m  Irish
Anglicized form of Domhnall (see DONALD).

DONALD  m  Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the Old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule"...

DONALDA  f  Scottish, English
Feminine form of DONALD

DONALDINA  f  Scottish
Feminine form of DONALD

DONAR  m  Germanic Mythology
Ancient German cognate of Þórr (see THOR).

DONÁT  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of DONATO

DONAT  m  French, Provençal, Catalan, Polish
French, Provençal, Catalan and Polish form of DONATO

DONATA  f  Italian
Feminine form of DONATO

DONATELLA  f  Italian
Pet form of DONATA

DONATELLO  m  Italian
Pet form of DONATO...

DONATIEN  m  French
French form of DONATO

DONATIENNE  f  French
French feminine form of DONATO

DONATO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given"...

DONELLA  f  Scottish, English
Feminine form of DONALD

DONELLE  f  English
Feminine form of DONALD

DONG  m  Chinese
Means "east" or "winter" in Chinese.

DONKA  f  Bulgarian
Feminine pet form of ANDON

DONNA  f  English
Means "lady" in Italian... []

DONNACHAIDH  m  Scottish, Irish
Variant of DONNCHADH

DONNCHADH  m  Scottish, Irish
Original form of DUNCAN

DONNIE  m  English
Pet form of DONALD

DONNY  m  English
Pet form of DONALD

DONOVAN  m  Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Donnabhain meaning "descendent of Donndubhán"... 

DOR  m & f  Jewish
Means "generation" in Hebrew.

DÓRA  f  Hungarian
Short form of DOROTTYA

DORA  f  English, Spanish
Short form of DOROTHEA, ISIDORA or THEODORA

DORAN  m  Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendent of Deoradhán"...

DORCAS  f  Biblical, English
Derived from Greek δορκας (dorkas) meaning "gazelle"...

DOREAN  f  Irish
Anglicized form of DOIREANN

DOREEN  f  English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix een...

DORES  f  Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of DOLORES

DORETE  f  Danish
Danish form of DOROTHEA

DORETTA  f  English
Pet form of DORA

DORIA  f  English
Possibly a feminine form of DORIAN or an elaboration of DORA

DORIAN  m  English
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'...

DORIANE  f  French
French feminine form of DORIAN

DORIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of DORIAN

DORIKA  f  Hungarian
Pet form of DOROTTYA

DORIN  m  Romanian
Romanian form of DORIAN

DORINA  f  Romanian
Romanian feminine form of DORIAN

DORINDA  f  English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix inda.

DORINE  f  English
Variant of DOREEN

DORIS  f  English, German
Ancient Greek name which meant "Dorian woman"...

DORIT (1)  f  Jewish
Strictly feminine variant of DOR

DORIT (2)  f  Danish
Danish pet form of DOROTHEA

DORITA  f  English, Spanish
Pet form of DORA

DOROFEI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of DOROFEY

DOROFEY  m  Russian
Russian form of Dorotheos (see DOROTHEA).

DORON  m  Jewish
Means "gift" in Greek.

DOROTA  f  Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of DOROTHEA

DOROTEA  f  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of DOROTHEA

DOROTÉIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of DOROTHEA

DOROTEJA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of DOROTHEA

DOROTHEA  f  English, German, Dutch, Danish
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"...

DOROTHÉE  f  French
French form of DOROTHEA

DOROTHEOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek masculine form of DOROTHEA

DOROTHY  f  English
English form of DOROTHEA...

DOROTTYA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of DOROTHEA

DORRIS  f  English
Variant of DORIS

DORTHA  f  English
Variant of DOROTHY

DÖRTHE  f  German
Low German short form of DOROTHEA

DORTHE  f  Danish
Danish form of DOROTHY

DORTHY  f  English
Variant of DOROTHY

DORU  m  Romanian
Derived from Romanian dor meaning "longing".

DORY  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY

DOSIA  f  English
Short form of THEODOSIA

DOT  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY

DOTTIE  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY

DOTTY  f  English
Pet form of DOROTHY

DOUG  m  English
Short form of DOUGLAS

DOUGAL  m  Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger".

DOUGLAS  m  Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" or "blood river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river"...

DOV  m  Jewish
Means "bear" in Hebrew.

DOVID  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of DAVID

DOYLE  m  Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dubhghaill meaning "descendent of Dubhghall"...

DRACO  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which meant "dragon, serpent"...

DRAGA  f  Slovene
Feminine form of DRAGO

DRAGAN  m  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".

DRAGANA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Feminine form of DRAGAN

DRAGICA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".

DRAGO  m  Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".

DRAGOMIR  m  Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Means "precious and peaceful" from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious" combined with mir "peace".

DRAGOS  m  Romanian
Variant of DRAGOŞ

DRAGOŞ  m  Romanian
Short form of DRAGOMIR

DRAGOSLAV  m  Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements dorogo meaning "precious" and slav "glory".

DRAGOSLAVA  f  Serbian
Feminine form of DRAGOSLAV

DRAHOMÍR  m  Czech
Czech form of DRAGOMIR

DRAHOMÍRA  f  Czech
Czech feminine form of DRAGOMIR

DRAHOSLAV  m  Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of DRAGOSLAV

DRAHOSLAVA  f  Czech
Czech feminine form of DRAGOSLAV

DRAKE  m  English
From a surname derived from either Middle English drake "male duck" or else from the Old Norse personal name Draki or the Old English personal name Draca both meaning "dragon".

DRAUPADI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of DRUPADA" in Sanskrit...

DRAVEN  m  Popular Culture
From a surname (of unknown meaning) which was used in the 1994 movie 'The Crow'.

DRAŽEN  m  Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".

DRE  m  English
Short form of ANDRÉ

DREA  f  English
Short form of ANDREA

DREDA  f  English
Short form of ETHELDREDA or ELDREDA

DREW  m  English
Short form of ANDREW

DRIKA  f  Dutch
Short form of HENDRIKA

DRINA  f 
Pet form of ADRIANA

DRISCOLL  m  English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eidirsceoil meaning "descendent of Eirdirsceol"...

DRISKOLL  m  English, Irish
Variant of DRISCOLL

DROGO  m  English
Possibly either from Slavic dorogo "dear" or from Germanic drog "ghost"...

DROR  m  Jewish
Means "freedom" in Hebrew.

DRUMMOND  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "ridge" in Gaelic.

DRUPADA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "wooden pillar" or "firm footed" in Sanskrit... 

DRUSILLA  f  Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Drusus... 

DRYSTAN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of TRISTAN

DUA  f  Arabic
Means "prayer" in Arabic.

DUANA  f  English
Feminine form of DWAYNE

DUANE  m  English, Irish
Variant of DWAYNE

DUARTE  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of EDWARD

DUBAKU  m & f  African
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.

DUBHGHALL  m  Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGAL

DUBHGHLAS  m  Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic form of DOUGLAS

DUBRAVKA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of DUBRAVKO

DUBRAVKO  m  Croatian
From the Serbo-Croatian dubrava meaning "oak grove".

DUC  m  Vietnamese
Means "desire" in Vietnamese.

DUCI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of MAGDOLNA

DUDEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of DAVID

DUDLEY  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English.

DUFF  m  Scottish
Derived from Gaelic dubh meaning "dark".

DUGALD  m  Scottish
Scottish variant of DOUGAL

DUHA  f & m  Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.

DUILIO  m  Italian
From the Roman name Duilius, which is possibly derived from Latin duellum "war"...

DUKE  m  English
Means simply "duke" from the noble title, which was originally derived from Latin dux "leader".

DULCE  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

DULCIBELLA  f  English
Elaborated form of DULCIE

DULCIE  f  English
From the Late Latin name Dulcia which means "sweet".

DULEEP  m  Indian
Variant of DILIP

DUMITRU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of DEMETRIUS

DUNCAN  m  Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh which means "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior"...

DUNG  m  Vietnamese
Means "brave, heroic" in Vietnamese.

DUNJA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Possibly a south Slavic form of DUNYA...

DUNSTAN  m  English
Means "dark stone" from Old English dun "dark" and stan "stone"...

DUNYA  f  Russian
Pet form of AVDOTYA

DUNYASHA  f  Russian
Pet form of AVDOTYA

DUONG  m  Vietnamese
Means "virility" in Vietnamese.

DURAI  m  Indian (Tamil)
Means "chief, leader" in Tamil.

DURANTE  m  Italian
Derived from Latin durans meaning "enduring".

DURGA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit...

DURWARD  m  English
From a surname which originally meant "door guard" in Old English.

DUŠAN  m  Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".

DUŠANA  f  Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Feminine form of DUŠAN

DUSTIN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see TORSTEN).

DUSTY  m & f  English
Either a pet form or a feminine form of DUSTIN

DUYGU  m & f  Turkish
Means "emotion, sensation" in Turkish.

DVORAH  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

DWAIN  m  English
Variant of DWAYNE

DWAYNE  m  English, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhan which means "little and dark", derived from dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DWI  m & f  Indonesian
Means "second child" in Indonesian and Javanese.

DWIGHT  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from DENIS or DION.

DWYN  m  Celtic Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Celtic god of love.

DYAN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of DIANE

DYLAN  m  Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "sea"...

DYLIS  f  Welsh
Variant of DILYS

DYMPHNA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT...

DYMPNA  f  Irish
Variant of DYMPHNA

DYSON  m  English
From an English surname which meant "son of Dye" (Dye being a medieval pet form of DENIS).

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