Names beginning with D
Every name in Namewise's catalogue whose recorded spelling begins with D, listed alphabetically. Names are grouped by the spelling a registrar published, so a name spelled differently in another country appears under that spelling's own letter.
722 names beginning with "D"
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Commonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel.
Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root.
From Hebrew, meaning 'bee'. In the biblical Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess who led the Israelites against Canaanite forces.
Traditionally associated with the sea/tide — popularly glossed as 'great tide' or 'born from the sea', reflecting the mythological figure's role. Some scholars theorise the figure may reflect an earlier, otherwise unattested Celtic sea god — treat as a proposed origin, not settled fact.
The French feminine form of Daniel, from Hebrew roots meaning 'God is my judge'.
Exact meaning uncertain — may derive from a rare Irish surname, or be a variant of Darrell. Popularized in the late 1950s by actor Darren McGavin and in the 1960s by the character Darrin Stephens from Bewitched.
Taken from the English word for the flower, whose own name poetically describes how its petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
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