Names starting with D

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

A 19th-century invention from the - noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

An anglicization of Diane, from Diāna

Borrowed from Danielle, the feminine form of Daniel

The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis

From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century

Delicate, languishing

From Δηλίᾱ, epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos

Dina Hebrew: דִּינָה Dinah ; (Arabic: دينا Dīnā is a female given name which is sometimes an alternative spelling of the names Dinah, Dena and Deena, which holds meanings such as justified, judged, and vindicated

Originally from in Northern France

From female given name, from the name for the Morning Star

An Irish saint's name, from Dáire

Dalia is a feminine name

Also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name

The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good

In Persian "Donya" (دنیا) means "world" or "earth

It is common in Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian,Tatarian cultures and comes from the root Slavic element "dar" which means gift

A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism

Beloved

God is my judge

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

From Denis, from - saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”

From a place name, dubh + glais

Son of the sea; great wave

Best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order

from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin

A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare - surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak"

From the - name Δαμιανός which was derived from δαμάω (see δαμάζω)

Probably from a - female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius

Also used as a formal given name

Darius is an English-rendered masculine given name of Persian origin, derived from the original name Dariush

Presumably in honor of the poet

From Δημήτριος; from Δή, an early form of t=earth + t=mother

Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname

Or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman)

A mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis

As a - and - surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of t=brown + t=battle

Borrowed from Δίων

Borrowed from Dario and Darío

Variation of Dylan, originally from -

From de + æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree"

A name of Slavic languages origin