Browse 200 beautiful baby names beginning with the letter D. Discover D names for boys and girls with meanings, origins, and cultural significance.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Dāreîos (Δᾱρεῖος),” which in turn derives from the Old Persian “Dārayavauš > Dâriûsh > Dārīus,” meaning “to possess, who owns/possesses the well, who maintains the well.” The Old Persian form is also seen to have been reflected in the Elamite “Da-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš,” Akkadian “Da-(a-)ri-ia-(a-)muš,” Aramaic “dryhwš” and archaizing “drywhwš.” 1) Darius ‘Dārayava(h)uš’ I was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great, he ruled the empire at its peak, when it included much of West Asia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, parts of the Balkans (Bulgaria-Pannonia), portions of north and northeast Africa including Egypt (Mudrâya), eastern Libya, coastal Sudan, Eritrea, as well as most of Pakistan, the Aegean Islands, and northern Greece / Thrace-Macedonia. 2) Darius II was king of the Persian Empire from 423 BC to 405 BC. 3) Saints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. Their names appear in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, an early martyr’s list, and a church was built in their honor over their reputed burial place in Rome.
This name means “meadow dwelling.” Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin. 1) From Scottish origin, the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the Brittonic “dol” (meadow) plus “gwas” (dwelling) (Gaelic: dail fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. 2) From the English origin, the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English “dæl” (valley) plus “hus” (house). Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the United States and the third-largest city in the state of Texas.
It is an English habitational surname, composed of two elements: “dæl” (valley) plus “tūn” (settlement, village, town). In turn, the name means “valley town.” John Dalton (1766–1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry and for his research into color blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honor.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
It is an English habitational surname, composed of two elements: “dæl” (valley) plus “tūn” (settlement, village, town). In turn, the name means “valley town.” Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States.
The name of the city was named in 1859 after James W. Denver (1817–1892), governor of the territory. This name derives from the old English “dena,” meaning (a native of Denmark) from the Germanic “*den-,” meaning (low ground) plus the Old Saxon “vār,” from the Germanic “*fēra-,” meaning (danger). The family name is from the place of that name in Norfolk, literally “ford or passage used by the Danes. 1) Denver sits on a high plain just east of the Rocky Mountains, which offers a view of great beauty to those looking westward from the city. The central district is on the South Platte River’s east bank, near the confluence of the latter with Cherry Creek. 2) Daniel Ramos, better known by his alias, ‘Denver,’ is one of the main characters in the Netflix series Money Heist.
This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Dōrothéa (Δωροθέα),” composed of two elements: “dôron (δῶρον)” (gift) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became one of the most popular girl’s names in the United States between 1904 and 1940. It was used by parents who had waited a long time for a child. The name Theodore derives from the same Greek root, in reverse order.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name means “heavenly, divine, bright, shining one” (the lady of wild animals and goddess of hunting). In Latin (Roman Mythology), Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess “Artemis,” though she had an independent Italy origin. 1) Blessed Diana degli Andalò (1201–1236), sometimes d’Andalo, was a Dominican nun who founded a convent for her order dedicated to Saint Agnes in Italy. 2) Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566) was a French noblewoman and a prominent courtier at the courts of King Francis I and his son, Henry II of France. She became notorious as the latter’s favorite.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dân,” meaning “judgment” or “he judged, a judge.” According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah’s first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. In the biblical account, Dan’s mother is described as Rachel’s handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob’s wives. Dan is a city mentioned in the Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, belonging to the Tribe of Dan.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
This name has multiple derivations. This case comes from “Dane” (from Denmark), the meaning of the common surname. This surname of Anglo-Saxon origin is a topographical name for a dweller in the valley, deriving from the Old English pre-7th-Century “denu,” meaning “valley.”
This name derives from a surname derived initially from a place name in Cumbria of Brythonic origin, meaning “trickling stream.” Dacre is a small village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. Dacre is “the trickling one,” from a Brythonic “dagr tear-drop.” It refers to the stream, Dacre Beck, which gave its name to the village.
This name means “heavenly, divine, bright, shining one” (the lady of wild animals and goddess of hunting). In Latin (Roman Mythology), Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess “Artemis,” though she had an independent Italy origin. 1) Blessed Diana degli Andalò (1201–1236), sometimes d’Andalo, was a Dominican nun who founded a convent for her order dedicated to Saint Agnes in Italy. 2) Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566) was a French noblewoman and a prominent courtier at the courts of King Francis I and his son, Henry II of France. She became notorious as the latter’s favorite.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Old High German 11th-century “dahs,” from the Proto Indo-European “*teks-,” meaning “badger.” The name is strongly related to the surnames “Dach, Dachs and Dack” of medieval Anglo-Saxon origin. Dax is also a commune in Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.
Dea is a short form of Medea, Floridea, Amedea, and Taddea. It is of Greek, Latin and Syriac-Aramaic origin and comes from the roots: (MĒDEIA) (FLŌRA) (AMADEUS) and (THADDAÍOS).
This name derives from the Hebrew “dvorá > Dəḇôrā / Devorah,” meaning “bee.” Deborah was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth, according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5. The only female judge mentioned in the Bible, Deborah, led a successful counterattack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera. The narrative is recounted in chapter 4.
Dee is a short form of Dorothy, Dalicia, Dalise, Dalisha, and Dalisse. It is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (DŌROTHÉA) and (DĒLĬCĬA).
This name is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname “Ó Diomasaigh,” meaning “descendant of Díomasaigh”; the latter stems from the Irish adjective “díomasach,” meaning “proud.” The family name is originated in the kingdom of “Uí Failghe.” The O’ Dempsey family derives their name from Diummasach, an 11th-century Uí Failge prince of the Máel Ugra clan, aka Cenél Maoilughra.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
It is a male given name derived from the Irish surname “Ó Deasmhumhnaigh,” ultimately derived from the Irish place-name “Desmond,” an anglicization of Gaelic “Deas-Mhumhna,” meaning “a man from south Munster.”
This name derives from the Latin adjective “dextĕr,” meaning “right-handed, favorable, propitious, clever, shrewd, experienced.” Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a blood spatter pattern analyst for Miami Metro Police Department who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of the justice system. Dexter are also several places in the United States.
Deianira (Ancient Greek: Deïaneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’ Dēiáneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’) is a figure in Greek mythology whose name translates as “man-destroyer” or “destroyer of her husband.” The better-known Deianira was Heracles’s second wife and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in the play Women of Trachis by Sophocles. Deianira is also the name of the second character in Greek mythology, an Amazon killed by Heracles during his ninth labor, the quest for Hippolyta’s girdle.
It is a male given name derived from the Irish surname “Ó Deasmhumhnaigh,” ultimately derived from the Irish place-name “Desmond,” an anglicization of Gaelic “Deas-Mhumhna,” meaning “a man from south Munster.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Día (Δῐ́ᾰ),” accusative of Zeús (Ζεύς), from the root “*di̯ēus > zefs > zeús.” In Greek mythology, Dia was the daughter of Deioneo and nephew of Magnes. She was the earthly wife of Issione, son of Flegias, and brother of Coronis (the mother of Asclepius by Apollo). After his marriage to Issione, he begat Piritoo. However, Dia raised Piritoo from both her husband and Zeus, who had turned into a horse to approach her and of whom she was a lover.
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
This name derives from Old High German “Theodorich,” composed of two elements: “*þeudō” (a people, a nation) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “a person that is distinguished and is full of strength.” Latin: Theodericus; Greek: Theodórikos (Θευδέριχος); Old English: Þēodrīc; Old Norse: Þjōðrēkr, Þīðrēkr. Theoderic the Great was king of the Ostrogoths, Italy’s ruler, regent of the Visigoths, and a governor of the Eastern Roman Empire. His Gothic name Þiudareiks translates into “people-king” or “ruler of the people.” A son of King Theodemir, an Amali nobleman, Theoderic was born in Pannonia after his people had defeated the Huns at the Battle of Nedao. Growing up as a hostage in Constantinople, Theoderic received a privileged education and succeeded his father as the Pannonian Ostrogoths leader in 471 AD.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “deimós (δειμός),” meaning “fear, terror.” Deimos is a figure of Greek mythology; it is the divinization of terror that arouses war.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from Latin “dēsīdĕrātus,” meaning “desired, wished, wanted child, expected child.” It was used primarily where there was a previous disappointment. This name is also linked to Old English (Anglo-Saxon) adjective “dysig,” meaning “giddy, dizzy, woozy, airhead, empty-headed.”
This name derives from the African (Yorùbá) “Djimon,” meaning “strong blood or powerful blood.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Geṓrgios (Γεώργῐος),” from the element: “geōrgós (γεωργός)” (tilling the ground, fertilizing), which in turn derives from “gê (γῆ)” (land, earth, country, soil) plus “érgon (ἔργον)” (deed, doing, action, labor, work, task). In turn, the name means “land-worker, farmer.” In the West, the name is known from the 11th-century as a result of the Crusades. The name’s use was extended due to the popularity of St. George and the Golden Legend, widespread in the European courts of the thirteenth century. In Germany, the name has been popular since the Middle Ages, declining in later use. In Britain, despite there being St. George, the patron of England since the fourteenth century, the name did not become popular until the eighteenth century following George I of England’s accession. In the United States, statistics from the mid-19th-century placed him among the five most popular baby names.
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This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name derives from the Scottish Gaelic personal name “Domhnall and Dòmhnall,” meaning “ruler of the world, king of the world.” The name is ultimately derived from the Old Celtic word elements “dubno” (world), a Celtic name of the God of the Dobuni, plus “val” (rule). The final -d on Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English-speakers and somewhat associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic language names.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Dōrothéa (Δωροθέα),” composed of two elements: “dôron (δῶρον)” (gift) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became one of the most popular girl’s names in the United States between 1904 and 1940. It was used by parents who had waited a long time for a child. The name Theodore derives from the same Greek root, in reverse order.
This name derives from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Æthelthryth,” composed of two elements: “æthel” (noble) plus “þrýð” (strength). The name means “noble strength, noble and strong” some form of the name is also used in Shakespeare’s comedy “As you like it.” Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð; about 636–679) is the name for the Anglo-Saxon saint known, particularly in a religious context, as Etheldreda or Audrey. She was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen, and Abbess of Ely. The name gain luster and sheen thanks to the British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 1929–1993).
This name comes from the Latin root “Hadria > Hădrĭānus,” meaning “from the city Hadria,” concerning the modern and ancient city of Atri (province of Teramo) or Etruscan Adria (province of Rovigo), both of which claim the honor of having given its name to the Adriatic Sea. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. Hadrian (Latin: Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus 76–138), was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian’s Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain.
This name derives from the Scottish Gaelic “dromainn”, meaning “ridge, or high ground”, from the Old Irish “druimm,” meaning” back, ridge”. This great and noble name is of Scottish territorial origin from any of the various places, including Drymen near Stirling. Clan Drummond is a Highland Scottish clan. The name is rendered “Druimeanach” in modern Scottish Gaelic. The first chief of Clan Drummond to appear in written records was Malcolm Beg, Chamberlain of Lennox, who married a daughter of the Earl of Lennox, named Ada, before 1260.
This name derives from the Arabic “duʻāʼ,” meaning “prayer.”
This name derives from a surname which was originally from a place name meaning “Dudda’s clearing.” Dudda was an Old English epithet, maybe means “Round.” A hypothesis about the origin is a compound of two elements: “duds” (clothes, clothing, outfit, especially for work or of rough appearance) plus “lēah” (woodland, a clearing, “especially one used for farming,” a meadow). In turn, the most likely meaning could be “farmer.” The name day is celebrated on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
This name is a diminutive of Tyburcy, Tyburcjusz, Tyburczy, Dziepołt, and Dypołt. The name is of Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (DIETBALD) and (TĪBURTUS�).
In fact, this name represents the Scandinavian short form of names beginning with the element “AUD” from the Old Norse “auðr,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Germanic “*audaz,” meaning “prosperity, fortune, riches, wealth.” It is closely related and can be challenging to tell apart from “óðal,” meaning “one’s ancestral land, homeland, home, territory.”
This name derives from the reconstructed Old Norse “*Auðvin,” composed of two elements: “auðr” (prosperity, fortune, riches, wealth) plus “vinr” (friend). In turn, the name means “the wealth of friendship.” This form derives from the Ancient Germanic “*audaz *-winiz.” This name also correlates with the name “Odin,” even if considered separately, derives from the Old Norse “Óðinn,” from the Proto-Norse “*Wōdin,” meaning “furious, eager, mad (Odin).” Audun Hugleiksson (Hestakorn) († 1302) was a Norwegian nobleman at the end of the 13th-century. He was the king’s right hand, both under King Magnus Lagabøte and King Eirik Magnusson. He was seen as a prominent politician and lawman in his time and played a central role in reforming the Norwegian law system.
This feminine name derives from the Old Norse “Eydís,” composed of two elements: “*awiō > ey” (island, meadow, floodplain, water, stream, river), plus “dís” (woman, virgin, the female deity, goddess, virtuous woman, holy one, wise woman). In turn, the name means “woman of the rivers, the goddess of water.” Often the element “ey,” as well as connected to various Germanic elements, is linked to the Old Norse “auja,” which means “gift, luck, fortune.”
This name derives from the reconstructed Old Norse “*Auðvin,” composed of two elements: “auðr” (prosperity, fortune, riches, wealth) plus “vinr” (friend). In turn, the name means “the wealth of friendship.” This form derives from the Ancient Germanic “*audaz *-winiz.” This name also correlates with the name “Odin,” even if considered separately, derives from the Old Norse “Óðinn,” from the Proto-Norse “*Wōdin,” meaning “furious, eager, mad (Odin).” Audun Hugleiksson (Hestakorn) († 1302) was a Norwegian nobleman at the end of the 13th-century. He was the king’s right hand, both under King Magnus Lagabøte and King Eirik Magnusson. He was seen as a prominent politician and lawman in his time and played a central role in reforming the Norwegian law system.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “adamah > ‘âdâm > Adam,” meaning: (Literally: the ground, the earth), (Figurative: man, being human), (Arabic: made from the earth, made from the mud). Adam is a figure in the Book of Genesis, the Quran, and the Kitáb-i-Íqán. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim (Yahweh-God, the god of Israel), though the term “Adam” can refer to both the first person as well as to the general creation of humankind. Christian churches differ on how they view Adam’s subsequent behavior, often called “the fall of man.” Linked to this root, the name “Addison” (son of Adam) was the 14th most common name for girls born in the United States in 2012. Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages, there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski, etc. According to the United States Social Security card applications in 1984, the name Adam ranked 18th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby boys.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name derives from the Slavic “Dazh’bog (Дажьбог),” composed of two elements: “dáty (да́ти) (Ancient Greek: dídōmi, Sanskrit: dádāti, Persian: dâdan)” (to give) plus “Bog (Бог) *bogъ” (god). In turn, the name means “the one who gives to God, giving god,” god-giver, god-donor.” Dažbog was one of the major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a cultural hero. He is one of several authentic Slavic gods, mentioned by many medieval manuscripts, and one of the few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic nations.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Dōrothéa (Δωροθέα),” composed of two elements: “dôron (δῶρον)” (gift) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became one of the most popular girl’s names in the United States between 1904 and 1940. It was used by parents who had waited a long time for a child. The name Theodore derives from the same Greek root, in reverse order.
This name derives from the African (Yorùbá), meaning “curly hair.”
Dado is a diminutive of Renato, Edoardo, and Davide. It is of Latin, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (RENATUS) (ĒADWEARD) and (DÂVID).
This name derives from a surname derived initially from a place name in Cumbria of Brythonic origin, meaning “trickling stream.” Dacre is a small village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. Dacre is “the trickling one,” from a Brythonic “dagr tear-drop.” It refers to the stream, Dacre Beck, which gave its name to the village.
This name derives from the Old Slavic “Dragomir (Драгомир),” composed of two elements: “*dorg” (Доргъ) drag / drȃg (драг / дра̑г)” (dear, precious, much beloved) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “the one who takes care of the precious peace, dear and precious peace.” This name and its derivatives were early regarded to be a native Danish name because of its sound: Old Danish “dag,” meaning “day” plus the Old Danish “már,” meaning “little girl, virgin, unmarried girl.”
This name derives from a surname derived initially from a place name in Cumbria of Brythonic origin, meaning “trickling stream.” Dacre is a small village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. Dacre is “the trickling one,” from a Brythonic “dagr tear-drop.” It refers to the stream, Dacre Beck, which gave its name to the village.
This name derives from the Old Norse “dǫgg,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Germanic “*dawwō/*dawwaz” meaning “dew, wetness.” In turn, the name means “She who is fresh and soft as dew.”
This name derives from a surname derived initially from a place name in Cumbria of Brythonic origin, meaning “trickling stream.” Dacre is a small village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. Dacre is “the trickling one,” from a Brythonic “dagr tear-drop.” It refers to the stream, Dacre Beck, which gave its name to the village.
This name derives from the Old High German name “Dagaperht,” composed of two elements: “*dagaz” (day, time, period, duration, a period of time, lifetime) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). Dagobert I was the king of Austrasia, king of all the Franks, and king of Neustria and Burgundy. He was the last king of the Merovingian dynasty to wield any real royal power. Dagobert was the first of the Frankish kings to be buried in the royal tombs at Saint-Denis Basilica.
This name derives from the Old Irish, meaning “swiftness, nimbleness”. Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great and Niall of the Nine Hostages, Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “King Daithi’s Stone.” Daithi, Dáithí, Daithí, Dahey, and Dahy represent a form of David.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Old English word “dæl”, which in turn derives from the Ancient Germanic “*dalą” (valley). It is also related to the Old Norse word “dalr”, which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England. Dale is a synonym to the word valley, which entered the English language after the Norman Conquest. Norwegian towns frequently use this term: Dalekvam, dale. It is used most often in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term “fell” commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.
This name derives from the Slavic name “Dalibor,” composed of two elements: “dáli (дали)” (if, whether or distance, far away) plus “boj (бой) bítka (битка)” (battle, combat, engagement, fight, fighting, struggle). In turn, the name means “one who fights from a distance, one who arrives from far away to fight.” The feast day is traditionally celebrated on January 20.
This name derives from the Irish family name “Ó Dálaigh,” meaning “descendent of Dálach,” from “dáil,” meaning “assembly.” The Ó Dálaigh was a learned Irish bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th-century when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as “The first Ollamh of poetry in all Ireland” (Ollamh is the title given to university professors in Modern Irish). Dálach, therefore, probably meant “assemblyman” or “councilor.”
This name means “having been tamed, docile, meek, taming.” The gens Domitia was a plebeian family in Rome. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, consul in 332 BC. The family produced several distinguished generals, and towards the end of the Republic, and the Domitii were looked upon as one of the most illustrious gentes. There were two branches, “Domitii Calvini” and “Domitii Ahenobarbi. “Flavia Domitilla was the daughter of Domitilla the Younger by an unknown father, perhaps Quintus Petillius Cerialis. She married her cousin, the consul Titus Flavius Clemens.
This name of Anglo-Saxon origin is a topographical surname for a “dweller in the valley,” deriving from the Old English pre-7th-Century “denu,” meaning “valley.” Alternatively, the origin is from the Danish “Daner (Danes),” from the Old Norse “Danir.” Replaced native Old English “Dene.” Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic “*daniz,” meaning: A person from Denmark or Danish descent, or a member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe inhabiting the parts of the Danish island of southern Sweden.
This name represents the short form of names beginning with the element ”dan-,” and from the Old Norse element “danr,” meaning “Dane, Danish.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Andréas (Ἀνδρέας),” which in turn derives from “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός),” meaning “man, adult male, husband.” In turn, the name means “manly and strong, courageous and warrior.” He was the first Apostle in the New Testament. It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. Andrew the Apostle (6 BC–60 AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Like other Greek names, the name “Andrew” appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other Hellenized people of the region. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is Patriarch Bartholomew I.
This name of Anglo-Saxon origin is a topographical surname for a “dweller in the valley,” deriving from the Old English pre-7th-Century “denu,” meaning “valley.” Alternatively, the origin is from the Danish “Daner (Danes),” from the Old Norse “Danir.” Replaced native Old English “Dene.” Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic “*daniz,” meaning: A person from Denmark or Danish descent, or a member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe inhabiting the parts of the Danish island of southern Sweden.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
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This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name derives from the Gaelic word “doire,” meaning “oak, oak grove.” Darragh is frequently used in Ireland as either a male and female given name, and it also occurs as a surname. In Celtic mythology, Darragh also meant “Dagda,” was the Celtic god of the underworld, nicknamed the strength perseverance. This name is also linked to the Old Irish name “Dáire,” meaning “fruitful, fertile.”
This name derives from the French surname “De Chiel,” the anglicized surname of the Dashiell Hammett mother's, an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.
This name derives from the Latin “Adeodatus,” from “Deo / dĕus dăto,” meaning “God-given, given by God.” In turn, it derives from Proto Indo-European “*deiwos,” meaning “bright, shining, brilliant, blinding.” It is a holy name, which spread in Christian circles as a thanksgiving to God for the newborn. Pope Adeodatus I (died 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was pope from 13 November 615 to 8 November 618.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “dagung,” composed of two elements: “dagian” from the Proto-Germanic *dagāną (dawn, daybreak) plus “-ung” (a suffix denoting a substance involved in the verbal action). It is a feminine given name sometimes given to a girl born at that time of day.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
joy arrives
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This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dânı̂yê‘l / dâni’êl > Dānīēl,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The tribe descended from Jacob’s son of that name in the Old Testament. Biblical: the prophet and writer of Daniel’s book was a teenager when he was moved to Babylon after Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions’ den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone.
This name is a diminutive of Danica, Darija, Darja, Davida, and Danijela. The name is of Slavic, Old Persian, and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (DANICA) (DĀRĪUS) (DÂVID) and (DĀNĪĒL).
This name derives from the Slavic “Dazh’bog (Дажьбог),” composed of two elements: “dáty (да́ти) (Ancient Greek: dídōmi, Sanskrit: dádāti, Persian: dâdan)” (to give) plus “Bog (Бог) *bogъ” (god). In turn, the name means “the one who gives to God, giving god,” god-giver, god-donor.” Dažbog was one of the major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a cultural hero. He is one of several authentic Slavic gods, mentioned by many medieval manuscripts, and one of the few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic nations.
This name of Anglo-Saxon origin is a topographical surname for a “dweller in the valley,” deriving from the Old English pre-7th-Century “denu,” meaning “valley.” Alternatively, the origin is from the Danish “Daner (Danes),” from the Old Norse “Danir.” Replaced native Old English “Dene.” Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic “*daniz,” meaning: A person from Denmark or Danish descent, or a member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe inhabiting the parts of the Danish island of southern Sweden.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dvorá > Dəḇôrā / Devorah,” meaning “bee.” Deborah was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth, according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5. The only female judge mentioned in the Bible, Deborah, led a successful counterattack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera. The narrative is recounted in chapter 4.
This name derives from the Hebrew “dvorá > Dəḇôrā / Devorah,” meaning “bee.” Deborah was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth, according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5. The only female judge mentioned in the Bible, Deborah, led a successful counterattack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera. The narrative is recounted in chapter 4.
This name derives from the African (Yorùbá) “Adebowale,” composed of three elements: “Adé” (crown) plus “bo” (come, coming) plus “ilé” (home). In turn, the name means “my crown has come home.”
This name derives from the Latin “decem,” meaning “ten,” from the Proto-Indo-European “*déḱm̥t.” Cognates include Ancient Greek déka (δέκα). Decimus is a Latin praenomen or personal name, usually abbreviated D. Although never especially common, Decimus was used throughout Roman history from the earliest times to the end of the Western Empire and beyond, surviving into modern times. The Latin personal name “Decimus,” means “the tenth born, or born in December,” which was initially given to the tenth child of the family or the tenth or youngest between ten members of the same family of the same name. 1) Decimus Carfulenus, called Carsuleius by Appianus, was a Roman statesman from the time of the Civil War to the Battle of Mutina, in which he perished. 2) Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus (180–113 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic for the year 138 BC, together with Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio.
This name represents the short form of names beginning with the elements “diet- (thiot),” from the Ancient Germanic “*þeudō” meaning “a people, a nation.” The short form is linked for example about names such as Dietberga, Dietgard, Diethild, Dietmut, Dietmute, Dietrun and Dietlinde.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Andréas (Ἀνδρέας),” which in turn derives from “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός),” meaning “man, adult male, husband.” In turn, the name means “manly and strong, courageous and warrior.” He was the first Apostle in the New Testament. It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. Andrew the Apostle (6 BC–60 AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Like other Greek names, the name “Andrew” appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other Hellenized people of the region. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is Patriarch Bartholomew I.
This name derives from the Sanskrit “Dīya / Dīpaka,” meaning “source of light.” Deepak (and its variants) is a Hindi word meaning lamp from the Sanskrit “Deepa or Diya,” or source of light. It is mostly used to decorate houses during Tihar in Nepal and Dipawali in India. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus. A diya, divaa, deepa, deepam, or deepak is an oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oils. Diyas are native to India and are often used in Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Zoroastrian religious festivals such as Diwali or the Kushti ceremony. A similar lamp called a butter lamp is used in Tibetan Buddhist offerings as well. Diyas, also known as deepam in Tamil “Nadu,” can be lighted, especially during the Karthikai Deepam.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Stéfanos / Stéphanos (Στέφανος),” meaning “crown, garland, wreath, honor, reward, any prize or honor,” which in turn derives from “stéphō (στέφω),” meaning “to put round, to surround.” In ancient Greece, a crown was given to a contest winner (hence the crown, the symbol of rulers). The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer’s Iliad. The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer’s Iliad. The name is significant to Christians: according to the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death and is regarded as the first Christian martyr. In the United Kingdom, the name Stephen peaked in the 1950s and 1960s as one of the top ten male names (third in 1954), but dropped to 20th in 1984 and dropped out of the top 100 in 2002.
Deianira (Ancient Greek: Deïaneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’ Dēiáneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’) is a figure in Greek mythology whose name translates as “man-destroyer” or “destroyer of her husband.” The better-known Deianira was Heracles’s second wife and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in the play Women of Trachis by Sophocles. Deianira is also the name of the second character in Greek mythology, an Amazon killed by Heracles during his ninth labor, the quest for Hippolyta’s girdle.
This name derives from the Slavic “deja / dezha (дежа),” meaning “to act, to do.” Otherwise, it may be related to Latin “deus,” meaning “god.”
This name derives from the Slavic “deja / dezha (дежа),” meaning “to act, to do.” Otherwise, it may be related to Latin “deus,” meaning “god.”
This name derives from Latin “deliciæ > dēlĭcĭa” (luxury, elegance, delight, pleasure, enjoyment, joy). From the late 16-century the meaning has been defined as “pleasure, enjoyment.” The art history term “delight” indicates the various manifestations of living princes and courtiers, variously characterized by the continuous interplay between nature and artifice.
This name derives from Old High German Adalhaid / Adalhaidis, composed of two elements: “*aþalaz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent one) plus “*haiduz” (kind, sort, appearance, personality, character, manner, path). In turn, the name means “noble kind, of the noble sort.” Some forms, such as Adel or Heide, represents the pet form of names ending in “-heid” (often Adelheid) or beginning with “Heid- / Heide-.” Adelaide of Saxony-Meiningen (1792–1849) was Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837 as the wife of William IV of Hanover. She was the eldest daughter of George I of Saxony-Meiningen, and his wife, Luisa Eleonora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Adelaide of Italy (931–999), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was the second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great. He was crowned as the Holy Roman Empress with him by Pope John XII in Rome on February 2, 962.
lived in a dell or valley
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος),” from “Dēmḗtēr (Δημήτηρ),” composed of two elements: “gê (γῆ)” (Proto-Albanian / Illyrian’*dže / dhe’) (land, earth, country, soil) plus “mā́tēr (μᾱ́τηρ) mḗtēr (μήτηρ) (mother, source or origin). In turn, the name means “mother-earth, of Demeter, dedicated to Demeter, son of Demeter.” Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year. The first loaf of bread from the harvest is sacrificed. Demeter is the goddess of the earth, agriculture, and fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, the poppy, the narcissus, and the crane. Demeter is commonly associated with the seasons. Hades kidnaped his daughter Persephone to be his wife in the underworld.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Demetria (Δημήτρια)”, from “Dēmḗtēr (Δημήτηρ)”, composed of two elements: “gê (γῆ)” (Proto-Albanian / Illyrian “*dže / dhe”) (land, earth, country, soil) plus “mā́tēr (μᾱ́τηρ) mḗtēr (μήτηρ) (mother, source or origin). In turn, the name means “mother-earth, of Demeter, dedicated to Demeter, son of Demeter.” Demeter is a deity of the Greek religion, daughter of Kronos and Rhea. In Roman mythology, her figure corresponds to Ceres and is also often confused with Gaia, Rhea or Cybele. The epithet with which the goddess is most frequently called, reveals the breadth and scope of her functions in Greek life at the time: she and Kore (the girl) were usually invoked as “the two goddesses (τώ θεώ),” and this definition already appears in the Linear B inscriptions of the Mycenaean era found in Pile. It is absolutely plausible that there is a connection with the cults dedicated to the two goddesses in the Minoan civilization of Crete.
Demo is a short form of Democrito, Demostene, and Nicodemo. It is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (DĒMÓKRITOS) (DĒMOSTHÉNĒS) and (NĪKÓDĒMOS).
This name and its variants are both a variant form of Deanna and the female form of Dean. Dean comes from a surname, which in turn comes from “dene,” meaning “small valley,” from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “denu,” meaning “valley.” The singer and actress Deanna Durbin popularized the name, but in this case, it was more an anagram of her real name, Edna.
This name of Anglo-Saxon origin is a topographical surname for a “dweller in the valley,” deriving from the Old English pre-7th-Century “denu,” meaning “valley.” Alternatively, the origin is from the Danish “Daner (Danes),” from the Old Norse “Danir.” Replaced native Old English “Dene.” Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic “*daniz,” meaning: A person from Denmark or Danish descent, or a member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe inhabiting the parts of the Danish island of southern Sweden.
This name derives from Slavic word “Danica (Даница),” meaning “morning star, Venus.” Danica is a personification of the Morning Star in Slavic mythology. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s. Danica is often called Sun's younger sister or daughter and was probably associated with Morana. Danica is also a village in the Independent State of Croatia, where an Ustaše (members of the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement) concentration camp existed between 1941 and 1945.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
This name is a diminutive of Tyburcy, Tyburcjusz, Tyburczy, Dziepołt, and Dypołt. The name is of Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (DIETBALD) and (TĪBURTUS�).
Derk is a Dutch and Frisian short form of Diederik, Frederik. This name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODORICH) and (FRITHURIC).
This name derives from the Russian Church Slavonic “*desiti (десити),” meaning “to happen, occur, find, encounter.”
During the fifth-century AD, with the Christianization of ancient pagan names, it was decided to associate a new Latin translation to the newborn “Desiderius,” relating to the Latin “dēsīdĕrātus” (desired, wanted child, expected child), in fact, the Latin word “desideratus” is strongly linked to the verb “expĕto” (burning desire) from which the English word “waiting,” especially the waiting for the newborn. The name was also used in England during the Middle Ages, and was used until the 16th-century in vernacular forms such as “Disary, Dissery, Dyzary, and Dyzory.” The French form “Désirée” has been more successful, also as the equivalent of the name “Desideria,” although it is of a connected root but not the same. 1) Desideratus († 550) was a French saint in the Christian church from Soissons. Unusually, he came from a family of saints, as his father, Auginus, mother, Agia, and brother, Deodatus, were all canonized. The parents taught the two boys to care for the poor and to give away all of their material possessions to aid others. 2) Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
It is a male given name derived from the Irish surname “Ó Deasmhumhnaigh,” ultimately derived from the Irish place-name “Desmond,” an anglicization of Gaelic “Deas-Mhumhna,” meaning “a man from south Munster.”
This name represents the short form of names beginning with the elements “diet- (thiot)” from the Ancient Germanic “*þeudō,” meaning “a people, a nation.” The short form is linked, for example, about names such as Dietberga, Dietgard, Diethild, Dietmut, Dietmute, Dietrun, and Dietlinde.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
Deianira (Ancient Greek: Deïaneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’ Dēiáneira ‘Δηϊάνειρα’) is a figure in Greek mythology whose name translates as “man-destroyer” or “destroyer of her husband.” The better-known Deianira was Heracles’s second wife and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in the play Women of Trachis by Sophocles. Deianira is also the name of the second character in Greek mythology, an Amazon killed by Heracles during his ninth labor, the quest for Hippolyta’s girdle.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “deimós (δειμός),” meaning “fear, terror.” Deimos is a figure of Greek mythology; it is the divinization of terror that arouses war.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yàdad > Dâvid / Dâvı̂yd > Dāwīḏ,” meaning “beloved, loved by God.” David (~1040–970 BC), son of Jesse, was the second king of Israel during the first half of the 10th century BC. His occurrences, dating back to the Jewish era, are told in the first and second book of Samuel, in the first book of Kings, and the first book of Chronicles. David’s life is of particular importance in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, David was a member of Judah’s tribe, the king of Israel, and the Messiah’s descendant. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; ~500–589) was a Christian monk and Welsh bishop, venerated as a saint by both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Wales.
It is a male given name derived from the Irish surname “Ó Deasmhumhnaigh,” ultimately derived from the Irish place-name “Desmond,” an anglicization of Gaelic “Deas-Mhumhna,” meaning “a man from south Munster.”
During the fifth-century AD, with the Christianization of ancient pagan names, it was decided to associate a new Latin translation to the newborn “Desiderius,” relating to the Latin “dēsīdĕrātus” (desired, wanted child, expected child), in fact, the Latin word “desideratus” is strongly linked to the verb “expĕto” (burning desire) from which the English word “waiting,” especially the waiting for the newborn. The name was also used in England during the Middle Ages, and was used until the 16th-century in vernacular forms such as “Disary, Dissery, Dyzary, and Dyzory.” The French form “Désirée” has been more successful, also as the equivalent of the name “Desideria,” although it is of a connected root but not the same. 1) Desideratus († 550) was a French saint in the Christian church from Soissons. Unusually, he came from a family of saints, as his father, Auginus, mother, Agia, and brother, Deodatus, were all canonized. The parents taught the two boys to care for the poor and to give away all of their material possessions to aid others. 2) Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
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This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
Dico is a Portuguese short form of Eurico, Frederico. The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (Haimirich) (FRITHURIC).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
It is a diminutive form of Edith, Dorothea, Judith, and Benedikte. It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Greek, Hebrew, and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (EADGYÐ) (DŌROTHÉA) (Y'HUDÍT) and (BENEDICTUS).
Didi is a diminutive of Dieter, Dalicia, Dalise, and Dalisha. It is of Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (ÞIUDREIKS) and (THEODORICH).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Latin “dīdere > dīdō -onis,” meaning “I give out, spread abroad, disseminate, distribute, scatter.” Dido was, according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first queen of Carthage (in modern-day Tunisia). She is primarily known from the account given by the Roman poet Virgil in his epic, Aeneid. In some sources, she is also known as Elissa (Allīzāh) Phoenician name.
It is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew “Yehûdı̂yth > Y’hudít,” meaning “he will be praised” or “woman of Judea.” Judith appeared in the Old Testament as the wife of Esau and in the Apocryphal Book of Judith. The name did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. The English language’s name was among the top 50 most popular given names for girls born in the United States between 1936 and 1956. Its popularity has since declined. It was the 893rd most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2012, down from 74th place in 1960. Saint Judith of Prussia (Jutta) was born ca. 1200 at Sangerhausen in Thuringia (now Sachsen-Anhalt) and died in 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order (now Chełmża, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). She was a German aristocrat who became a hermit on Prussia’s frontier and is honored as the patron saint of that region.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
Digo is a Portuguese diminutive of Diogo, Santiago and Rodrigo. The name is of Hebrew and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (YAʿAKOV) and (HRODERICH).
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
This name derives from the Old High German element “adal” (Ancient Germanic: *aþalaz; Old English: æthel), meaning “noble,” native German short form of names containing the name element “adal.” The name is also directly linked to the names Adelaide, Adelheid, Adelaida. Saint Adela was one of two princesses, the daughters of Saint Dagobert II. Adela was married and had a child by her husband, Alberic. Alberic died within a few years of the marriage. Despite multiple marriage offers, she chose to take up holy orders. Saint Adelina († 1125) was a French Benedictine nun honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Dima is a short form of Dmitriy, Dimitriy, Dimitri, Demetre, Diomed, Demid, and Diomid. The name is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (DĒMḖTRIOS) and (DIOMḖDĒS).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος),” from “Dēmḗtēr (Δημήτηρ),” composed of two elements: “gê (γῆ)” (Proto-Albanian / Illyrian’*dže / dhe’) (land, earth, country, soil) plus “mā́tēr (μᾱ́τηρ) mḗtēr (μήτηρ) (mother, source or origin). In turn, the name means “mother-earth, of Demeter, dedicated to Demeter, son of Demeter.” Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year. The first loaf of bread from the harvest is sacrificed. Demeter is the goddess of the earth, agriculture, and fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, the poppy, the narcissus, and the crane. Demeter is commonly associated with the seasons. Hades kidnaped his daughter Persephone to be his wife in the underworld.
Dina is a short form of Geraldina, Geralda, Bernarda, Bernardina, Bernhardina and Ondina. It is of Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (GERVALD) (BERNHARD) and (UNDA).
This name derives from the Old High German “Berinhart / Berenhard,” composed of two elements “*bernu- / *berô” (bear, wild animal) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “strong and powerful as a bear.” The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. 1) Bernard of Clairvaux was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. 2) Bérard d’Albret, lord of Vayres and Vertheuil († 1346), was a cadet member of the House of Albret in Gascony and an English commander during the Hundred Years War. 3) Berard of Carbio was a Franciscan friar who was executed in Morocco due to his attempts to promote Christianity, a thirteenth-century saint, and martyr. According to tradition, Berard was born into Leopardi’s noble family and was a native of Carbio in Umbria, a province of the Papal States.
Dino is a short form of Bernardino, Albertino, Robertino, Prandino, Brandino, Sabadino and several names ending with “-dino.” It is of Germanic and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (BERNHARD) (ADELBERT HRŌDEBERT) (*ALÐA- / *ALDAZ *BRANDAZ) and (SHABBAT).
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
This name derives from the French "D'Or," meaning "French: "doré, dorer." In turn, this name derives from the Latin "Aurum," Proto-Italic "*auso-/*auzom." The name means "gold, golden, gilded, gold-colored, beautiful, precious, excellent, magnificent, (in some cases, the meaning is interpreted as "shining, beautiful"). Christian Dior, commonly known as Dior, is a French luxury goods company controlled and chaired by businessman Bernard Arnault who also heads LVMH Moët Hennessy / Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Diónūsos (Διόνῡσος) > Diónysos (Διόνυσος)”, composed of two elements: “Zeús (Ζεύς) Días (Δίας)” (Zeus, heavenly, divine) plus “Nûsa (Νῦσᾰ) Nýsa (Νύσα)” (mountainous land where the Hyades raised the infant god Dionysus). In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa, variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Tribalia, India or Arabia by Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain-nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the “Zeus of Nysa.” This name is linked to the Thracian Olympian deity Dionysus, the god of wine, parties, and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, and pleasure of eternal youth. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His symbols include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), a drinking cup, a grapevine, and a crown of ivy.
This name derives from Old High German “Theodorich,” composed of two elements: “*þeudō” (a people, a nation) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “a person that is distinguished and is full of strength.” Latin: Theodericus; Greek: Theodórikos (Θευδέριχος); Old English: Þēodrīc; Old Norse: Þjōðrēkr, Þīðrēkr. Theoderic the Great was king of the Ostrogoths, Italy’s ruler, regent of the Visigoths, and a governor of the Eastern Roman Empire. His Gothic name Þiudareiks translates into “people-king” or “ruler of the people.” A son of King Theodemir, an Amali nobleman, Theoderic was born in Pannonia after his people had defeated the Huns at the Battle of Nedao. Growing up as a hostage in Constantinople, Theoderic received a privileged education and succeeded his father as the Pannonian Ostrogoths leader in 471 AD.
During the fifth-century AD, with the Christianization of ancient pagan names, it was decided to associate a new Latin translation to the newborn “Desiderius,” relating to the Latin “dēsīdĕrātus” (desired, wanted child, expected child), in fact, the Latin word “desideratus” is strongly linked to the verb “expĕto” (burning desire) from which the English word “waiting,” especially the waiting for the newborn. The name was also used in England during the Middle Ages, and was used until the 16th-century in vernacular forms such as “Disary, Dissery, Dyzary, and Dyzory.” The French form “Désirée” has been more successful, also as the equivalent of the name “Desideria,” although it is of a connected root but not the same. 1) Desideratus († 550) was a French saint in the Christian church from Soissons. Unusually, he came from a family of saints, as his father, Auginus, mother, Agia, and brother, Deodatus, were all canonized. The parents taught the two boys to care for the poor and to give away all of their material possessions to aid others. 2) Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
Dita is a pet form or a short form of names beginning with the element “thiot” (a people, a nation), such as “Dietberga, Dietgard, Diethild, Dietlinde, and Dietmut.” The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*ÞEUDŌ *BURGZ) (THEUDEGARD) (DIETHILD) (THEODELIND) and (*ÞEUDŌ *MŌDAZ).
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Latin “dīvus > dīvīnus > dīva” meaning “god, goddess, deity, extraordinary, wonderful, sublime, prodigious, prophetic, inspired by the gods.” The feast day is celebrated in Italy on July 19, in memory of St. Divo, who lived in Constantinople in the fourth century.
This name derives from the Latin “dīvus > dīvīnus > dīva” meaning “god, goddess, deity, extraordinary, wonderful, sublime, prodigious, prophetic, inspired by the gods.” The feast day is celebrated in Italy on July 19, in memory of St. Divo, who lived in Constantinople in the fourth century.
This name derives from the Arabic “ḍiyāʾ,” meaning “splendour, light, glow.” This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.
This name derives from Latin “dēsīdĕrātus,” meaning “desired, wished, wanted child, expected child.” It was used primarily where there was a previous disappointment. This name is also linked to Old English (Anglo-Saxon) adjective “dysig,” meaning “giddy, dizzy, woozy, airhead, empty-headed.”
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This name is a Polish diminutive and pet form of Dobroslaw, Dobrosław, Dobromir, Dobromier, and Dobromił. It is of Slavic origin and comes from the following roots: (DOBROSLAV) (DOBROMIR) and (DOBROMIL).
This name derives from the Latin “dōno > Dōnātus,” meaning “donate, make a gift of something, to sacrifice, to give up.” The name is particularly prevalent in Christian circles for its religious value, interpreted as “God-given”.1) Ælĭus Dōnātus was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric. 2) Dōnātus Magnus became a leader of a heretical Christian sect known as the Donatists in North Africa.
This name derives from Latin “dŏlŏr > doloris,” meaning “sorrowful, travail, emotion.” The name refers especially the form Spanish “Dolores,” where the name originated and is more prevalent, it is a short form for “La Virgen María de los Dolores” (Virgin Mary of Sorrows), and is often shortened to the more colloquial forms Lola, Lolita or Loli. The term also refers to the original Latin translated in “travail of childbirth” and is therefore linked to births.
Second child after twins
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Eudokía (Ευδοκία),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “dokéō (δοκέω)” (to expect, think, suppose, imagine, to seem, to be believed). In turn, the name means “one who has good intentions.” This name was mainly popular in late antiquity and the Middle Ages but is still in use today. Eudoxia was the eldest daughter of the Roman emperor Valentinian III and his wife, Licinia Eudoxia. She was thus the granddaughter on her mother’s side of Eastern emperor Theodosius II and his wife, the poet Aelia Eudocia, and on her father’s side of the Western emperor Constantius III and his wife, Galla Placida.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*aþalaz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “noble wolf.” Adolf also spelled Adolph and, sometimes, Latinized to Adolphus is a given name used in German-speaking countries. Adolf was a common name for newborn babies in German-speaking countries in the 19th century and early 20th-century until the end of World War II. Due to the stigma with the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the name “Adolf” is now rarely given as a forename to males. The name is still prevalent among now-elderly people. Adolf (or Adolph) (~1255–1298) was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298. Though his title in his lifetime was Rex Romanorum (King of the Romans), he is usually known as Adolf of Nassau. He was never crowned by the Pope, which would have secured him the Holy Roman Emperor’s title. He was the second in the succession of so-called count-kings.
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This name is a diminutive form of Dorothy, Dorthy, Dortha, and Dolores. It is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (DŌROTHÉA) and (DOLORIS).
This name derives from Latin “dŏlŏr > doloris,” meaning “sorrowful, travail, emotion.” The name refers especially the form Spanish “Dolores,” where the name originated and is more prevalent, it is a short form for “La Virgen María de los Dolores” (Virgin Mary of Sorrows), and is often shortened to the more colloquial forms Lola, Lolita or Loli. The term also refers to the original Latin translated in “travail of childbirth” and is therefore linked to births.
This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name means “having been tamed, docile, meek, taming.” The gens Domitia was a plebeian family in Rome. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, consul in 332 BC. The family produced several distinguished generals, and towards the end of the Republic, and the Domitii were looked upon as one of the most illustrious gentes. There were two branches, “Domitii Calvini” and “Domitii Ahenobarbi. “Flavia Domitilla was the daughter of Domitilla the Younger by an unknown father, perhaps Quintus Petillius Cerialis. She married her cousin, the consul Titus Flavius Clemens.
Dona is a short form of Donata, Donatella, Loredana, and Donalda. The name is of Latin, French Literature, Celtic and Gaelic origin and comes from the following roots: (DŌNĀTUS) (LOREDAN) and (DOMHNALL).
This name derives from the Scottish Gaelic personal name “Domhnall and Dòmhnall,” meaning “ruler of the world, king of the world.” The name is ultimately derived from the Old Celtic word elements “dubno” (world), a Celtic name of the God of the Dobuni, plus “val” (rule). The final -d on Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English-speakers and somewhat associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic language names.
Door is a short form of Dorothea, Theodora, and Theodorus. The name is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (DŌROTHÉA) and (THEODŌROS).
Dora is a diminutive of Dorothy and a short form of Isidora and Theodora. It is of Greek and Ancient Egyptian origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODŌROS) (DŌROTHÉA) (DORIS) and (IISIS (ISET) DŌRON).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Latin “ădōrāre > adorazione (vĕnĕrātĭo).” The meaning of the name is the same as the word “adoration” (to adore), and it comes from the adoration of the Magi of the infant Jesus. Adoration in the Catholic Church takes several forms. One is the pure adoration of God Himself. Adoration also takes the form of Eucharistic adoration. In classical Rome, adoration was primarily an act of homage or worship, which, among the Romans, was performed by raising the hand to the mouth, kissing it, and then waving it in the direction of the adored object. In Eastern countries, adoration has been performed in an attitude still more lowly. The Persian method, introduced by Cyrus the Great, was to kiss the knee and fall on the face at the prince’s feet, striking the earth with the forehead and kissing the ground.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Dōrothéa (Δωροθέα),” composed of two elements: “dôron (δῶρον)” (gift) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became one of the most popular girl’s names in the United States between 1904 and 1940. It was used by parents who had waited a long time for a child. The name Theodore derives from the same Greek root, in reverse order.
Dory is a diminutive form of Dorothy and Doris. It is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (DORÍS) and (DŌROTHÉA).
Younger child of twins
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Dōrothéa (Δωροθέα),” composed of two elements: “dôron (δῶρον)” (gift) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became one of the most popular girl’s names in the United States between 1904 and 1940. It was used by parents who had waited a long time for a child. The name Theodore derives from the same Greek root, in reverse order.
This name derives from the Scottish (Gaelic) “dubh ghlas,” composed of two elements: “dubh” (dark, black) and “ghlas” (stream, river). The name means “black stream, one who comes from the dark river.” It is a male given name transferred from the surname. Douglas is a Scottish masculine given name that originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a girl’s name in the 17th and 18th-centuries, in the north of England. The Douglases are an Ancient Scottish kindred from the Scottish Lowlands taking their name from Douglas, South Lanarkshire; their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian, Moray in France, and Sweden. The Douglases were one of Scotland’s most powerful families, and indeed the most prominent family in lowland Scotland during the Late Middle Ages, often holding the real power behind the Stewart Kings’ throne.
The dove is noted as a symbol of peace (is a species of bird)
This name derives from the Old English “*dūfe,” meaning “dove, pigeon,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Germanic “*dūbǭ,” meaning “dove.” Dove is a given name in the English language and is noted as a symbol of peace. This name was coined in modern times.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*aþalaz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “noble wolf.” Adolf also spelled Adolph and, sometimes, Latinized to Adolphus is a given name used in German-speaking countries. Adolf was a common name for newborn babies in German-speaking countries in the 19th century and early 20th-century until the end of World War II. Due to the stigma with the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the name “Adolf” is now rarely given as a forename to males. The name is still prevalent among now-elderly people. Adolf (or Adolph) (~1255–1298) was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298. Though his title in his lifetime was Rex Romanorum (King of the Romans), he is usually known as Adolf of Nassau. He was never crowned by the Pope, which would have secured him the Holy Roman Emperor’s title. He was the second in the succession of so-called count-kings.
This name derives from the Turkish “doğu”, meaning “east, eastern”.
Drea is a short form of Andrea, Alexandrea, and Audrea. It is of Greek and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the following roots: (ANDRÉAS) (ALÉXANDROS) and (ÆÐELÞRYÐ).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Andréas (Ἀνδρέας),” which in turn derives from “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός),” meaning “man, adult male, husband.” In turn, the name means “manly and strong, courageous and warrior.” He was the first Apostle in the New Testament. It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. Andrew the Apostle (6 BC–60 AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Like other Greek names, the name “Andrew” appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other Hellenized people of the region. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is Patriarch Bartholomew I.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Andréas (Ἀνδρέας),” which in turn derives from “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός),” meaning “man, adult male, husband.” In turn, the name means “manly and strong, courageous and warrior.” He was the first Apostle in the New Testament. It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. Andrew the Apostle (6 BC–60 AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Like other Greek names, the name “Andrew” appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other Hellenized people of the region. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is Patriarch Bartholomew I.
This name comes from the Latin root “Hadria > Hădrĭānus,” meaning “from the city Hadria,” concerning the modern and ancient city of Atri (province of Teramo) or Etruscan Adria (province of Rovigo), both of which claim the honor of having given its name to the Adriatic Sea. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. Hadrian (Latin: Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus 76–138), was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian’s Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) from the Frankish “drogo,” which in turn derives from the Old Saxon “(gi)drog,” meaning “phantom, ghost, marvel, miracle, prestige.” Drogo (801–855), also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Andréas (Ἀνδρέας),” which in turn derives from “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός),” meaning “man, adult male, husband.” In turn, the name means “manly and strong, courageous and warrior.” He was the first Apostle in the New Testament. It is traditionally popular because, according to the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles. Andrew the Apostle (6 BC–60 AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Like other Greek names, the name “Andrew” appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other Hellenized people of the region. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is Patriarch Bartholomew I.
This name derives from the Hebrew “derôr,” meaning “freedom, pure, liberty, release, flowing, a sparrow.” The meaning of the word depends essentially on the context.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) from the Frankish “drogo,” which in turn derives from the Old Saxon “(gi)drog,” meaning “phantom, ghost, marvel, miracle, prestige.” Drogo (801–855), also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina.
This name derives from the Roman praenomen and cognomen “Drusus,” typical of the clan Claudia and Livia, and then inherited by the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The name could derive from the Old Celtic “*dru- > Drausus,” meaning “strong, courageous, valiant.” 1) Drusus Julius Caesar (7–33 AD) was a member of the Julio-Claudian or Imperial family of Ancient Rome. He was a son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. He was a brother to Emperor Caligula, nephew to Emperor Claudius. 2) Drusus the Elder (38–9 BC) was a Roman politician and military commander. He was a patrician Claudian on his legal father’s side, but his maternal grandmother was from a plebeian family. 3) Drusilla (38–79 AD) was a daughter of Herod Agrippa I and thus sister to Berenice, Mariamne, and Herod Agrippa II. 4) Drusilla of Mauretania may be the Drusilla mentioned by Tacitus as Antonius and Cleopatra’s granddaughter. If so, she would have been a princess of Mauretania, the youngest child of queen Cleopatra Selene II and king Juba II and a sister to King Ptolemy of Mauretania.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Slavic and Polish “dub (дуб) > dąb > Dąbrowa,” meaning “oak grove.” Dąbrowa is the forest area (forest association) precisely the type of deciduous forest with oak trees (different species of the genus Quercus). Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of “Gmina Bobrowo” in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. 2) From the Slavic “dóbro (до́бро),” meaning “good, goodness.” 3) From the Czech “dąbr,” meaning “dark.” Doubravka of Bohemia was a Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans. She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, whose wife may have been the mysterious Biagota.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “dulce > dulcis,” meaning “sweet, candy, pleasant, pleasing,” cognate with Ancient Greek “glukús (γλυκύς). Fra Dolcino (1250–1307) was an Italian radical Christian preacher burnt at stake in 1307 and often described as being a heretic inspired by the Franciscan theories. Dulcinea is a fictional character who is referred to (but does not appear) in Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote. Seeking the traditions of the knights-errant of old, Don Quixote finds a true love whom he calls Dulcinea. She is a simple peasant in his home town, but Quixote imagines her to be the most beautiful of all women.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “magdālā́ (μαγδᾱλᾱ́) Magdalēnḗ (Μαγδαληνή),” which in turn derives from the Hebrew “migdál / migdaláh,” meaning “elegant, great, or tower.” Migdal is the name of at least two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Jewish Talmud and one place mentioned in the Christian New Testament. Mary of Magdala and sometimes the Magdalene is a religious figure in Christianity. She has been called the second-most important woman in the New Testament after Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary Magdalene traveled with Jesus as one of his followers.
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