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The baby name De is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /diː/ or /deɪ/,Mandarin (Dé, 德): /tə˧˥/ (rising tone).

De is English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: English: /diː/ or /deɪ/,Mandarin (Dé, 德): /tə˧˥/ (rising tone)

What is the meaning of the name De ?

The baby name De is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /diː/ or /deɪ/,Mandarin (Dé, 德): /tə˧˥/ (rising tone).

De is English, Vietnamese in Origin.

De is a multicultural given name. In Mandarin pinyin it transcribes Dé, most commonly the character 德 “virtue; moral character,” also sometimes 得 “to attain,” long valued in Confucian naming. As a single-character personal name or as the second syllable in two‑syllable names, Dé has been used from imperial times to the present, traditionally masculine but now sometimes unisex. It often serves as a generational element shared by siblings or cousins.

Variants and related forms include the tonal spelling Dé; older Mandarin romanizations Te and Teh; Cantonese Dak; Hokkien/Taiwanese Tek; Korean Deok/Duk (덕); Vietnamese Đức; and Japanese Toku (徳). In English contexts it may appear as Dee or as a clipped call‑name from De‑ names (DeAndre, DeShawn). Note that in Romance languages de is a surname particle meaning “of/from,” and in Dutch de means “the”; these are not given‑name usages but shape its modern recognition.

De has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name De

Zhu De Politician · Born 1886 · People's Republic of China Zhu De was a Chinese general and revolutionary best known as one of the founding leaders of the Chinese Communist military forces. Born into poverty, he was adopted by a wealthy uncle at age nine and received a strong early education that helped him enter a military academy.

De – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MA Boys 0 #1 618 26
MA Girls 0 #1 198 18
FJ 0 #6 1 374
BW 0 #19 1 960
BN 0 #24 9 2,297
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
ID 0 #34 6 2,238
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
GE 0 #44 1 997
LU 0 #45 22 2,830
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
MV Boys 0 #67 11 3,375
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
BN Girls 0 #90 17 5,459
AF Girls 0 #91 4 2,402
JM 0 #91 3 3,714
ID Girls 0 #95 8 3,319
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
BN Boys 0 #106 28 6,332
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
ID Boys 0 #118 14 4,130
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #125 9 3,533
BW Boys 0 #131 19 4,685
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
LU Boys 0 #131 90 4,970
MU 0 #131 7 3,613
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
BW Girls 0 #146 6 4,216
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
GH Boys 0 #173 229 8,138
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #183 4 3,154
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
AO Boys 0 #194 49 5,568
AL Girls 0 #200 23 4,141
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
GH 0 #205 39 5,396
SI Boys 0 #206 6 3,402
MO Boys 0 #207 17 5,842
AO Girls 0 #209 9 4,575
BD 0 #210 18 5,992
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
NA Boys 0 #221 15 6,830
TW Boys 0 #221 21 7,111
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
NG 0 #236 29 5,926
HR Boys 0 #239 20 3,997
MO Girls 0 #240 12 7,056
SG 0 #242 28 11,010
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
MY 0 #252 79 12,352
JM Boys 0 #255 18 6,876
TW Girls 0 #264 13 8,139
AL Boys 0 #267 32 5,122
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
JM Girls 0 #274 5 7,507
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
CZ Boys 0 #287 18 6,530
JP Boys 0 #287 11 7,909
Germany 0 #288 155 2,542
CN Boys 0 #289 31 9,639
GH Girls 0 #291 34 6,973
HR Girls 0 #291 4 3,687
PL Boys 0 #296 40 6,459
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
KZ Girls 0 #311 10 5,862
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
SD Girls 0 #330 16 7,678
CZ Girls 0 #331 11 5,378
IT Boys 0 #331 3,524 10,046
PL Girls 0 #331 24 5,096
PT Boys 0 #332 36 7,951
MU Girls 0 #333 19 8,539
JO Girls 0 #334 6 7,570
MU Boys 0 #334 24 8,477
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
Germany Girls 0 #343 767 4,949
HK 0 #351 7 8,483
EG 0 #353 48 6,387
NL 0 #356 36 2,481
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
YE 0 #364 18 8,639
PH Girls 0 #365 26 13,098
PH Boys 0 #365 19 11,440
France Girls 1996 #368 5 2,228
OM Girls 0 #377 20 15,987
SD Boys 0 #382 64 10,523
IT 0 #383 430 4,183
JO Boys 0 #384 6 7,057
EG Boys 0 #390 773 15,035
Austria Girls 0 #391 30 1,885
IQ Girls 0 #391 114 11,303
NG Boys 0 #394 965 16,906
CL 0 #398 14 6,867
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
EG Girls 0 #400 883 14,742
ZA 0 #401 47 14,421
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
Austria Boys 0 #408 35 2,180
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
RU Boys 0 #425 81 12,621
Spain 0 #436 17 2,326
PT Girls 0 #436 16 7,952
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
KW Girls 0 #444 72 19,177
CM Boys 0 #448 103 12,054
HK Boys 0 #458 70 12,905
GT Boys 0 #462 13 7,625
RU Girls 0 #466 33 11,913
Germany Boys 0 #478 594 5,697
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
LY 0 #484 52 12,703
GT Girls 0 #496 10 7,500
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
SG Girls 0 #505 82 18,916
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
BD Boys 0 #513 64 10,045
IR Girls 0 #515 16 8,334
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
AE Girls 0 #521 33 20,968
CR Girls 0 #523 10 11,342
CM Girls 0 #526 15 11,671
BH 0 #531 23 17,937
IR Boys 0 #535 18 10,162
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IQ Boys 0 #539 129 13,071
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
SG Boys 0 #558 140 17,960
HK Girls 0 #561 55 16,104
MY Boys 0 #573 626 25,439
KW Boys 0 #584 187 18,755
IT Girls 0 #595 1,375 9,415
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
IN Girls 0 #616 16 13,121
IL Boys 0 #618 8 10,983
MY Girls 0 #619 402 24,821
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
QA Boys 0 #641 67 18,093
MA 0 #642 594 20,986
BO Girls 0 #645 7 9,488
LB 0 #649 10 13,263
CL Boys 0 #650 16 13,390
NG Girls 0 #655 133 15,093
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
SY 0 #709 20 11,684
BR Boys 0 #725 27 12,213
TN 0 #753 77 13,765
SA Girls 0 #767 169 25,931
OM Boys 0 #830 52 17,948
DZ 0 #834 352 20,130
United States Boys 2011 #849 7 7,432
PE Boys 0 #851 28 14,506
NL Boys 0 #852 100 5,873
CO Boys 0 #888 33 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #899 32 5,610
CL Girls 0 #907 9 14,098
NL Girls 0 #918 38 5,933
United States Girls 2005 #920 5 9,844
IN Boys 0 #923 79 16,750
BR Girls 0 #925 17 12,708
ZA Boys 0 #932 249 25,619
MX Boys 0 #934 49 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #963 21 5,561
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,015 78 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,056 23 16,140
TR 0 #1,057 155 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,080 62 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,132 52 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,352 263 28,008

De is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about De

De is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
De is a one syllable name, pronounced English: /diː/ or /deɪ/,Mandarin (Dé, 德): /tə˧˥/ (rising tone).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dee, Dey, Dé, Dè, Đệ and De'.
Across languages, De has these equivalents: Verity (English, 'truth'), Vera (‘true’/‘faith’), Agatha (Greek, 'good'), Virtus (Latin, 'virtue').
Yes — De ranked #368 in France in 1996, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
De ranks highest in France (#368 in 1996).
Yes — 1 notable people named De are in our database, including Zhu De (Politician).