American Submitted Names

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayshawn.

Dayshawn m African American
Combination of the phonetic element day with the name Shawn.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Daysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Daysie f American (Rare)
Variant of Daisy. This name was given to 9 baby girls born in the USA in 2009.

Dayson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dayson.

Daystar m African American (Rare)
Referring to the sun; a famous barer being Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez.

Dayten m English (Modern)
Variant of Dayton.

Daytona f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the name of Daytona Beach, a coastal city in northeastern Florida (U.S.), which was founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, Jr., and is famous for its car races. It could also be thought of as a feminine variant of Dayton.

Dayvene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davine.

Dayveon m African American

Dayvid m English (Rare)
Variant of David.

Dayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Davion.

Dayvon m & f African American

Dayzie f English
Variant of Daisy.

Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.

Daziah f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dacia.

Dazie f English (American)
Variant of Daisy.

Dazmine f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Dazzle f English (Rare)
A frequentative of the Middle English word *dasen*, meaning "be stunned, be bewildered".

D'brickashaw m African American (Rare)
In the case of former American football player D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1983-), it is inspired by de Bricassart, the surname of a character in the 1977 novel and 1983 television miniseries 'The Thorn Birds'... [more]

Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]

DeAaron m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De- and Aaron.

Deah f English
Variant of Dea.

Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.

Deama f English (Modern, Rare)

Deanda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deandra.

Deandra f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Diandra.

Deandrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deandrey m African American
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

Deandria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Deandra or combination of popular prefix De- with Andrea 2.

Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.

Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).

Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.

Deanica f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Danica, influenced by Dean.

Deanie f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Feminization of Dean, used rarely but steadily.

Deann f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deannah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deanna.

Deanndre f American (Modern, Rare)

Deano m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Most likely a diminutive of Dean (compare Danno), or possibly an anglicized variant of Dino.

Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.

Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.

Deanthony m American
Combination of the prefix De- and Anthony.

Deantre m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deantre' m African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAndre.

Dearle f English
Possibly a variant of Darrell and similar names, or from the surname Dearle.

Dearra f African American, English (Rare, ?)

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deaun f English (American, Rare)

Deavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Avery.

Deavion m & f African American
Variant of Davion.

Deazah f African American (Modern)

Debanhi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an Hispanic variant of Devany. This is chiefly used in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Debb f English
Variant of Deb.

Debbe f English
Diminutive of Deborah and Debra.

Debbera f English (Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Deborah.

Debbon f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of Debbie with the suffix -on. Debbon Ayer bears this name, who is Rob Morrow's spouse.

Debborah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbra f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debbye f English
Diminutive of Deborah. A notable bearer is Debbye Turner Bell (1965-), a TV host, veterinarian and former pageant winner.

Debera f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Deborrah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debrae f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Deborah

Debrah f English
Variant of Deborah.

Debralee f English
Combination of Debra and Lee.

Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.

Debrie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Debra.

Debroah f English (American)
Variant of Deborah.

Debrun m Louisiana Creole
Meaning, "of brown."

Debs f English
Diminutive of Deborah.

Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.

Dec m English
Short form of Declan.

Deca f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

Decan m English (Rare)

DeCarlos m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Carlos.

Decater m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably transferred from the surname Decater

Decca f English
Likely a variant of Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -dec/k-.

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

Deckard m English

Decker m American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.

Decklan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Decklen m English
Variant of Declan.

Decklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Decky f & m English (Rare)

Declyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Declynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deco m & f English (American)
Short for "decoration". Comes from a YouTube video by Ben Wheele.

Decorsie m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Decovian m American (South, Rare)

Dedenia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedericka f English
Feminine form of Dederick.

Dederika f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.

Dedra f English (American)
Variant of Deidra.

Dedryck m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Dedrick (also compare Dédric). A known bearer of this name is Dedryck Boyata (b. 1990), a Belgian professional soccer player of Congolese descent.

Deeana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deana.

Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.

Deeanna f English (American)
Variant of Deanna. It can be spelled Deeanna, DeeAnna or Dee Anna.

Deeanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Deanne.

Deeda f English (?)

Deedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deidra.

Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.

Deejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.

Deekin m English

Deenah f English (Rare)
Variant of Deena.

Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).

Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.

Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.

DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.

Deford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deford. Notable namesake is Tennessee blues musician DeFord Bailey (1899-1982).

Deia f English
Diminutive of Deianira.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Deinna f American (Rare)

Deionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminizataion of Deion.

Deiontrez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Deion.

Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.

Deisi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Daisy.

Deitrick m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dietrich.

Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.

Dejah f Literature, Popular Culture, American
Dejah Thoris is the name of a fictional character and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium on the planet Barsoom (Mars) in American author Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Martian novels (the first of which was published in 1912)... [more]

Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.

Dejanai f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanae.

Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).

De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.

Dejean m African American (Rare)
Variant of De'jean without the use of the apostrophe.

Dejohn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejon.

Dejon m & f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Jon 2 with the popular prefix De-.

Dejone f & m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Dejonte m African American (Americanized, Rare)

DeJounte m African American (Rare)

DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.

Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.

Dekasha f African American

Deke m American (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."

Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.

Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.

Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.

Deklan m English (Modern)
Variant of Declan.

Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.

Deklyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan.

Deklynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Declan

Dekoda m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dekota f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Deks m English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Dex.

Dekwan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dequan.

Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]

Deladis f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deladis.

Delaida f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Delaina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Delaney, probably influenced by Alaina.

Delaine f English (American, Rare)

Delainee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.

Delainie f English (American)

Delainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Delane.

Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.

Deland m English (American)
From a surname, itself derived from the French surname Delalande or Deslandes.

Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanee f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delani f English
Variant of Delaney.

Delania f English

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delanon m English

Delante m African American
Variant of Delonte.

Delany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Delaree f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Delara (see user-submitted name).

Delarivier f English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Transferred use of the French and Walloon surname Delariviere. This was borne by the English author and playwright Delarivier "Delia" Manley (ca... [more]

Delavan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delavan.

Delayah f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Delaiah.

Delberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Delbert.

Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.

Delce f English
May be derived from Dulce or Dulcibella

Delcena f English (American)

Delcie f English

Delcine f English (Rare)

Deleah f English
A combination of Dee and Leah or, perhaps an alternative spelling of Delia 1

Delece f English (Rare)
Variant of Delice.

Deleena f African American (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

Delena f English
A combination of Dell and Selena.

Delency m English

Delene f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Magdelene.

Delenthia f English (American, Rare)

De'leon m African American
Combination of the popular prefix De- with the name Leon.

Delesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia.

Deleta f English (Rare)

Delethia f English (American)

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Deliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1 and Delia 2.

Delida f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delila f Biblical German, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Bosnian, Hungarian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Dutch, Hungarian, Bosnian and German form and English variant of Delilah.

Delillian f English (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of Delilah and Lillian.

Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.

Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Delion m American (Rare)

Delious m African American
Likely an invented name.

Delisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Delicia. In some cases it may be a combination of the popular name prefix De and Lisa.

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Delicia.

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Deliska f English (American)

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Deller f American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Della.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.

Delmer m English
Variant of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

Delmon m African American

Delmus m English (American)
Variant of Delmas.

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Delonte m African American

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.

Delorne m English (Rare)

Delos m Greek Mythology, Literature, Mythology, English
In Greek myth, a Lydian ship was sailing for the island of Delos. When the crew captures Dionysus, he finds himself sailing toward the island.... [more]

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphi f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Delphine or Delphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name.

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delray m English
Variant of Delroy.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Delsworth m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Delsworth Mote Buckingham, a politician.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Delton m English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Delton.

Deltus m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Delta.

Delucas m African American
Combination of the popular name suffix de and the given name Lucas.

Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.

Delvacchio m African American
Transferred use of the surname Delvacchio.

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delvin m English (American, Rare), African American
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Delvonte m African American (Rare)
Blend of Delvin and Devonte.

Delwin m English (American)
Variant of Delwyn.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delyn m English

Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.

Demar m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarc m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular suffix De and Marc.

Demarcco m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

Demarco m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Marco.

Demarcos m African American
Variant of Demarco influenced by Marcos.

Demardo m African American (Rare)

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demarian m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Marion 2. Also compare Damarion and DeMario... [more]

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix De with the name Marius.

Demarkess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Markess.

Demarko m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarco.

Demarquess m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquess.

Demarquez m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquez. Also used as a variant of Demarquis.

Demarquis m African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Marquis.

Demarr m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Demarrion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Demarvion m English (Rare)

Demaryius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarius.

Démas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Demas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English (American), Literature
Contracted form of Demetrios as well as of given names that contain the Greek element δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people", such as Demokritos and Demosthenes... [more]