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15,656Driss is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, commonly used in North Africa. It is an alternate transcription of the Arabic Idris (إدريس), primarily employed in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The name is...
Dritan (also spelled Driton) is an Albanian masculine given name, derived from the Albanian word dritë meaning "light". It is the masculine form of Drita. The name reflects a common naming tradition in Albanian culture,...
Drogo is a medieval masculine name of uncertain origin, brought to England and Italy by the Normans. The name's etymology is debated: it may derive from Gothic dragan meaning "to carry, to pull," or from Old Saxon drog m...
Dror (Hebrew: דרור) is a Hebrew name meaning "freedom" or "sparrow." It is used as both a given name and a surname in Jewish and Israeli communities. The dual meaning reflects the symbolic connection: the sparrow (often...
Drummond is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from various place names such as Drummond in Perthshire or the valley (glen) of the same name, which ultimately come from the Gaelic word druim meaning "ridg...
Drupada (Sanskrit: द्रुपद, meaning "wooden pillar" or "firm footed") is a prominent king of the southern Panchala kingdom in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. He is the father of Draupadi, the epic's heroine, and the warri...
Drust is a Pictish name of ancient Celtic origin, derived from the Old Celtic root trusto- meaning "noise, tumult". This name was borne by several kings of the Picts, a confederation of tribes in what is now Scotland, lo...
Drustan is a diminutive of Drust, a Pictish name. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland. Saint Drustan (also known as St. Tristan) is commemorated on various Scottish...
Drusus is a Roman family name (cognomen) that was also occasionally used as a praenomen, or given name, notably by the patrician Claudian clan. The name's origin can be traced to a Roman warrior who killed a Gallic chief...
Drystan is a Welsh name derived from the legend of Tristan and Iseult. It is the Welsh form of Tristan, which itself traces back to the Celtic name Drustan, a diminutive of Drust. The name appears in early Welsh sources...
Du is a Portuguese diminutive of Eduardo, the Portuguese form of Edward. This short form is typical of affectionate or familiar nicknames in Portuguese; it drops the initial syllable E- and reduces the final phoneme to a...
Duane is an English given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, which itself comes from the Old Irish given name Dubhán. Dubhán means "little dark one," from the element dub ("dark, black") and a diminutive suff...
Duarte is the Portuguese form of the name Edward, derived from the Old English elements ead 'wealth, fortune' and weard 'guard'. It has been used as both a given name and a surname in Portugal and Brazil.EtymologyThe nam...
Dubán is an Old Irish given name, the original Gaelic form of the later Anglicized name Dubhán. It derives from the Old Irish word dub meaning "dark" or "black," combined with a diminutive suffix, thus conveying the sens...
Dubgall is the Old Irish Dougal.EtymologyThe name derives from Old Irish dub meaning "dark" and gall meaning "stranger", thus "dark stranger". This likely referred to a Viking or foreigner with dark hair, distinguishing...
Dubhán is an Irish masculine name derived from Old Irish Dubán, meaning "little dark one" – a combination of the element dub ("dark, black") and a diminutive suffix. The name appears in early Irish hagiography and is ass...
Dubhghall is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Dougal, itself an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name. Dubhghall is a compound of two Old Irish elements: dub meaning "dark" and gall meaning "stranger" or "foreigner"...
Dùbhghlas is a Scottish Gaelic form of the name Douglas. The name Douglas originates from a Scottish surname derived from a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after the Douglas Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The n...
Dubhshláine is an Old Irish masculine name whose etymology reflects the layered symbolic and geographic associations of early Irish naming traditions. The first element comes from dub "dark, black" – a frequent component...
Dubravko is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, predominantly used in Croatia. The name is derived from the Old Slavic word dǫbrava, meaning "oak grove". This etymology reflects a common pattern in Slavic naming tra...
Dubthach is an Old Irish masculine personal name derived from the element dub meaning "dark, black" combined with a second element of uncertain origin and meaning. The name appears in both Irish legend and early Christia...
Dudda is an Old English masculine given name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a byname meaning "round" or "fat" (from a root similar to Old English duddian 'to wrap' or dūd 'swelling'). The name is attested in...
OverviewDudel is a Yiddish diminutive of David. The name David originates from the Hebrew דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), derived from דּוֹד (doḏ) meaning "beloved" or "uncle". In the Old Testament, David was the second king of Israel,...
Dudley is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which in turn originates from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.EtymologyThe nam...
Etymology and OriginsDudu is a Portuguese diminutive of the given name Eduardo, the local form of Edward. The root, Edward, derives from Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and weard (guard), meaning "rich guard."...
Duff is a given name of Scottish and Irish origin, almost exclusively masculine. It derives from the Gaelic word dubh meaning "dark", via the Anglicized surname Duff.EtymologyThe name traces back to the Gaelic adjective...
Dugald is a Scottish variant of Dougal, itself an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger" — derived from Old Irish dub "dark" and gall "stranger". This name was historically borne b...
Duilio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name derived from the Roman family name Duilius. The Latin Duilius is thought to originate from duellum, an archaic form of bellum meaning "war," reinforced by the associa...
Duilius is a Latin given name of ancient Roman origin, best known as the masculine form of Duilio. The name is derived from the Latin word duellum, meaning "war," and is related to the personal name Duilius, which itself...
Dujam is an older Croatian form of Domnius, a Latin name ultimately derived from Domnus, which comes from Vulgar Latin domnus, from Latin dominus meaning "lord, master". The name is closely tied to Saint Domnius (also kn...
Duje is a Croatian masculine given name, derived as a form of Domnius. The name is closely associated with Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Duje or Saint Dujam), the patron saint of Split in modern Croatia.EtymologyThe...
Duke is an English male given name adopted from the noble title duke, which ultimately derives from Latin dux meaning "leader". As a title, duke historically denoted a monarch ruling over a duchy or a high-ranking member...
Dukvakha is a Chechen masculine given name derived from the Nakh elements duqa ("many") and vakha ("to live"), collectively meaning "to live long." This name reflects a common onomastic tradition among Chechens and other...
Dulf is a Limburgish short form of Adolf, which itself derives from the Old German name Adalwolf. The name's elements adal “noble” and wolf combine to give a meaning of “noble wolf.” This strong, noble-bearing name was h...
Dumi is a masculine short form of Dumisani, a name common among the Zulu and Ndebele peoples of Southern Africa. The root name Dumisani means "praise" in both Zulu and Ndebele languages. As a shortened variant, Dumi reta...
Dumisani is a masculine given name of Nguni origin, primarily used among the Zulu and Ndebele peoples. The name means "to give praise" or "to worship" in the Zulu and Ndebele languages, derived from the verb dumisa meani...
Dumitru is the Romanian form of the name Demetrius, derived from the Greek Δημήτριος (Demetrios), meaning "follower of Demeter." Demeter was the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility. The name has been borne by king...
Dumnorix is a masculine given name of Gaulish origin, meaning "king of the world", derived from the elements dumnos "world" and rix "king". It was borne by a 1st-century BC chieftain of the Aedui, a powerful Celtic tribe...
Dumuzi, also known as Dumuzid, is an ancient Sumerian deity whose name belongs to the mythology of Mesopotamia. The name derives from the Sumerian elements 𒌉 (dumu) meaning "son, child" and 𒍣 (zid) meaning "true, loyal,"...
Dumuzid is a variant form of the name Dumuzi, which is of Sumerian origin. The name derives from the Sumerian elements dumu meaning "son, child" and zid meaning "true, loyal." Thus, the name typically translates as "the...
Duncan is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, originating from the Old Irish elements donn meaning "brown" or "dark" and cath meaning "battle"—together often translated as "dark warrior" or "brown c...
Dũng is a Vietnamese male given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese word 勇, which carries the meaning of "brave" or "courageous." As a unisex concept in Han characters, the element 勇 (dũng) is frequently used in name...
Dunstan is a masculine name of Old English origin, composed of the elements dunn meaning "dark" and stan meaning "stone." Thus, the name can be interpreted as "dark stone."Etymology and HistoryThe name Dunstan was borne...
Đurađ is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος), and is the equivalent of George. The name is pronounced [dʑǔradʑ] and is also transliterated as Djuradj. It carries the meaning "f...
EtymologyDurai is a masculine name of Tamil origin, meaning "chief, leader". The term is derived from arasan or turai, a word historically used in Tamil-speaking regions to denote a governor, lord, or high-ranking offici...
Durans is the original Latin form of Durante, an Italian name meaning "enduring". The Latin word durans is the present participle of durare ("to last, endure"), directly reflecting the meaning.Etymology and HistoryThe na...
Durante is an Italian masculine given name and surname, derived from the Late Latin name Durans, meaning "enduring" or "lasting." The name reflects virtues of perseverance and resilience, common themes in Roman naming co...
Durdy is a Turkmen masculine given name derived from the Turkic verb durmak, meaning "stop" or "stand." The name likely reflects a cultural tradition of naming children with virtues or qualities, possibly symbolizing sta...
Durk is a Frisian masculine given name, serving as a regional variant of Dirk. It follows a pattern common in Frisian and Dutch onomastics, where names are adapted to local phonetic and orthographic norms. Frisian belong...
Đuro (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђуро) is a South Slavic male given name, predominantly used in Croatian and Serbian. It is a shortened form of Đurađ, the Serbian variant of George, and is also transliterated as Djuro or Gjuro. T...
Dursun is a masculine Turkish given name, but it is also used as a surname. Its meaning derives from the Turkish verb durmak, meaning "to stay, to remain, to live," and the optative suffix -sun, which expresses a wish or...
Durward is an English given name derived from the Durward occupational surname. The surname originates from Middle English durward or dwerward, meaning "door guard," an official who served as a door keeper in a noble hou...
Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana) is a Sanskrit name meaning "difficult to defeat", derived from the prefix दुस् (dus) meaning "difficult, bad" and योधन (yodhana) meaning "fighting". This is the name of t...
Dušan is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic duša, meaning "soul, spirit". The name is common among speakers of South Slavic languages, as well as in Czech and Slovak. In Serbia, it was...
Dushyant is a modern Indian given name, typically used in Hindi-speaking regions. It is the contemporary form of the Sanskrit name Dushyanta, which appears in ancient Hindu literature. The name is linguistically derived...
Dushyanta is a Sanskrit name meaning “destroyer of evil,” derived from the elements duṣ (“evil”) and yant (“restrainer”). It is borne by a legendary king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty, a central figure in the Hind...
Duško (Serbian: Душко) is a Slavic masculine given name, primarily used in Croatian, Macedonian, and Serbian. It is a variant and often a diminutive of Dušan, which itself is derived from the Slavic element duša meaning...
Dustin is a masculine given name of English origin, ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Torsten (Þórsteinn), meaning "Thor's stone." The initial use of Dustin was as an English surname, itself a variant of the Nor...
Dutch is an English nickname derived from the German word deutsch, meaning "German". Historically, the term "Dutch" was used broadly (especially in early America) to refer to German-speaking immigrants and their descenda...
Duuk is a Dutch masculine name, likely a direct borrowing or adaptation of the English word duke. The English term ultimately derives from Latin dux, meaning "leader" — a title borne by military commanders in the Roman E...