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Deseraia
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desired; longed-for |
French |
Girl |
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Dhruva
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Firm, immovable; steadfast; the pole star (North Star) |
Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Dishan
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Direction; 'one who shows the way' |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Boy |
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Donko
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Little Don; possibly 'gift' or 'given' if derived from Donatus. |
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Boy |
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Doryfye
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Modern invented name suggesting 'gift of faith' or 'gifted/fairy-like one' |
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Girl |
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Dug
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Short form of Dougal/Dugald meaning "dark stranger" (from Gaelic dubh 'dark' + gall 'stranger') |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Dylliann
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Blend of 'Dylan' (sea / born of the sea) and 'Ann' (grace) - roughly 'gracious/beautiful sea' or 'born of the sea with grace' |
English |
Girl |
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Daeyon
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No single established meaning; if derived from Korean hanja, Dae (大) = "great" and yeon (연) can mean "grace", "lotus", or "connection" - roughly "great grace". |
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Unisex |
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Dannine
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Derived from Daniel - "God is my judge." |
French |
Girl |
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Desean
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Derived from Sean meaning "God is gracious"; thus roughly "God is gracious" or "the gracious one". |
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Boy |
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Denele
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God is my judge |
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Girl |
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Dezeray
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Desired; the desired one |
English, French |
Girl |
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Dimphna
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Uncertain; historically linked to Saint Dymphna and often associated with innocence or purity |
Irish |
Girl |
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donigan
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Diminutive of Donn/Donagh, meaning 'little brown(-haired) one' or 'descendant of Donnagán' (related to 'chief'/'brown'). |
Irish |
Boy |
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Dusha
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soul, spirit |
Slavic |
Girl |
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Dalaynah
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A modern invented name; often treated as a variant of Delaney ("descendant of Alán"/from the alder grove) or Dalia ("branch"/flower), so meanings applied include "gentle/branch" or simply "little/young one" by petform interpretation. |
English |
Girl |
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Dannal
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Probably derived from Daniel: "God is my judge"; otherwise a modern invented form without an independent traditional meaning |
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Unisex |
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Darrilah
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Uncertain; often treated as a modern invented feminine name. If linked to Delilah it may suggest 'delicate' or 'beloved'; if linked to Daria/Dariya it may carry associations like 'wealthy' or be simply a phonetic creation. |
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Girl |
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Dayanna
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Often interpreted as 'divine' or 'heavenly' (from Diana) or 'grace'/'favored' (from Anna); commonly summarized as 'divine grace' or 'gift of God' |
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Girl |
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Delaynah
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A modern invented feminine name; meanings vary by root element - related to Delaney (family name) or Elayna/Alaina ('bright, shining') |
English |
Girl |
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Denai
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No established traditional meaning; generally treated as a modern invented name or a variant spelling of Denae/Denay |
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Girl |
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Deseraie
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desired, the one who is desired |
French |
Girl |
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Dhvani
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Sound; voice; melody. Also denotes 'suggestion' in classical Indian literary theory. |
Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Ditah
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Meaning uncertain; possibly related to Edita/Edith ('riches/gift') if European in origin, otherwise unknown in specific African languages |
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Girl |
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Donkor
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Historically denotes a servant or someone of servile/enslaved ancestry |
Akan |
Boy |
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Doryk
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Possibly 'of the Dorians' or, by association with Dory/Doron, 'gift' |
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Boy |
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Dugald
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dark stranger / dark foreigner |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Dyllianna
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A modern blend suggesting the meanings of its parts - from Welsh 'Dylan' (sea-born/son of the sea) + 'Anna' (grace) - roughly 'sea-born grace' or 'graceful child of the sea'. |
English |
Girl |
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Daffydd
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Beloved |
Welsh |
Boy |
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Dannion
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If derived from Daniel: 'God is my judge'; if derived from Donn: 'brown/dark-haired' - generally a modern invented name with those associations. |
English |
Boy |
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Devon
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From the English county of Devon - originally denoting someone from Dumnonia |
English |
Unisex |
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denelle
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God is my judge |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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dezirae
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desired; wished-for |
French |
Girl |
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Dimples
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A nickname referring to the small indentation in the cheek when smiling; connotes charm and cheerfulness. |
English |
Unisex |
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Donila
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Possibly 'gift' (from Latin don-) or linked to Gaelic 'donn' meaning 'brown/chief' - etymology uncertain |
Spanish |
Girl |
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Dushan
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From Slavic duša 'soul' or 'spirit' - 'soulful' / 'man of spirit'. |
Slavic |
Boy |
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Dalaz
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Likely 'from the meadow/valley' by analogy with 'Dallas'; may also be an invented name without established meaning. |
English, Scottish |
Unisex |
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Dannalah
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Likely a feminine/modern variant of Daniel meaning "God is my judge." |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Darrile
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Beloved; 'of Airelle' (place-derived) |
English, Norman |
Boy |
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Dayc
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Related to 'day' - suggests daylight, brightness, or being born during the day |
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Unisex |
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Delbert
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Noble and bright |
Germanic |
Boy |
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Denaison
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Son of Dennis; descendant/follower of Dionysius (associated with the god Dionysus). |
English, French |
Boy |
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Desere
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desired, longed for |
French |
Girl |
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Dhwani
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sound, melody, resonance |
Hindi, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Diti
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A goddess in Hindu mythology; the mother of the Daityas (demons). |
Hindu, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Donna
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lady; woman |
Italian |
Girl |
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Doryn
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Generally interpreted as 'of Doris' (Dorian) or, via Dorothy, connected to 'gift'/'gift of God' |
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Unisex |
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Dugall
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"dark stranger" or "dark foreigner" (from dubh 'dark' + gall 'stranger/foreigner') |
Scottish Gaelic |
Boy |
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Dylliannah
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Blend of 'Dylan' (sea/son of the sea) and 'Anna/Hannah' (grace) - roughly 'sea' + 'grace' or 'graceful sea'. |
English |
Girl |
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Dafina
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Laurel (bay laurel), symbolically victory or honor |
Albanian |
Girl |
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