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1. DA: Chinese name meaning "attainment." Also a martial arts term meaning "big" or "hit, strike."
2. DAAMODARAH: "Waist-cord." Hindi myth name of Krishna's 367th name, from Sanskrit daama "cord" and udara "waist."
3. DAAN: Nickname for Dutch Daniël, meaning "God is my judge."
4. DABULAMANZI: African Zulu name meaning "the divider of the waters."
5. DACEY: "Tenant, vassal." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself originally a nickname for a feudal servant, a member of the Déise, a word which ultimately traces back to Indo-European *dem-s, meaning "house."
6. DACHS: "Badger." German nickname for a hunter of badgers or someone having badger-like qualities, from the vocabulary word dahs "badger." 
7. DAEDALUS: Latin form of Greek Daidalos, meaning "cunning worker."
8. DAEGBERHT (Dægberht): "Day-bright" or "bright day." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements dæg "day" and berht "bright." 
9. DAEGMUND (Dægmund): "Day guardian." Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements dæg "day" and mund "guardian, protector."
10. DAFYDD: Welsh form of David, meaning "beloved." This form replaced the earlier form Dewydd.
11. DAG: Scandinavian name derived from Norse dagr, meaning "day."
12. DAGDA: "The good god." Celtic myth name of a god of knowledge and magic, and a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, supernatural beings who inhabited Ireland prior to the coming of the Celts.
13. DAGFINN: "Day-Finn." Danish and Norwegian name composed of the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and Finnr "from Finland."
14. DAI: 
    1. Chinese name element and martial arts sword technique, meaning "draw back; pull."
    2. Pet form of Welsh Dafydd, meaning "beloved."
    3. Vietnamese name meaning "great." 
15. DÁIBHÍDH: Irish/Gaelic form of David, meaning "beloved."
16. DAIBHIDH (Dàibhidh): Scottish/Gaelic form of David, meaning "beloved."
17. DAICHI: Japanese name meaning "great first son" or "great land."
18. DAIDALOS: "Cunning worker." Original Greek form of Latin Daedalus, name of the man who created the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete, in which the Minotaur was kept and from which the hero Theseus escaped.
19. DAIKI: Japanese name meaning "of great value." 
20. DAIRE (Dáire): Irish name derived from the Gaelic element dáire, meaning "fertile, fruitful."
21. DAISUKE: Japanese name meaning "great helper."
22. DAITHI (Daithí): Irish/Gaelic name meaning "swift."
23. DAIVIDH: Variant of Scottish/Gaelic Daibhidh, meaning "beloved." 
24. DAKARAI: African Shona name meaning "happiness."
25. DAKOTA: English unisex name derived from the name that the Sioux people call themselves, literally meaning "allies."
26. DAL: Pet form of Czech Dalibor, meaning "distant battle."
27. DALACH (Dálach): Gaelic name derived from the element dál, meaning "assembly, gathering."
28. DALE: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "dale, valley."
29. DALEK: Pet form of Czech Dalibor, meaning "distant battle."
30. DALEY: "Assembly, gathering." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Gaelic surname Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendant of Dálach."
31. DALIBOR: "Distant battle." Czech name derived from an old Slavic name, itself composed of the elements dal "afar" and borit "to fight."
32. DALLAS: "Meadow dwelling." Scottish surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Gaelic elements dail "meadow" and fas "dwelling."
33. DALMAT: Albanian name derived from the Illyrian Dalmatian tribe whose name may have derived from the word delme, meaning "sheep."
34. DALTON: "Valley settlement." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from various place names composed of the Old English elements dæl "valley" and tun "enclosure, settlement."
35. DALY: Variant of Irish Daley, meaning "assembly, gathering."
36. DAMIAN: English name derived from Greek Damianos, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
37. DAMIÁN: Spanish form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
38. DAMIÃNO: Portuguese form of Greek Damianos, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
39. DAMIANO: Italian form of Greek Damianos, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
40. DAMIANOS: Greek named derived from the element daman, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." Related to Damon.
41. DAMIANUS: Latin form of Greek Damianos, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
42. DAMIEN: French form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
43. DAMIJAN: Slovene form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
44. DAMION: English variant of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
45. DAMJAN: Slovene form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
46. DAMOCLES: Latin form of Greek Damokles, meaning "glory of the people."
47. DAMOKLES: "Glory of the people." Greek name composed of the elements damos "people" and kleos "glory." 
48. DAMODAR: Variant of Hindi Daamodarah, meaning "waist-cord."
49. DAMODARA: Variant of Hindi Daamodarah, meaning "waist-cord."
50. DAMON: Greek myth name of a friend of Pythias, derived from the element daman, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
51. DAMYAN: Bulgarian form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
52. DAN: 
    1. Hebrew biblical name of the Jacob's fifth son (of 12), meaning "judge."
    2. Nickname for Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
53. DANA: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, possibly meaning "from Denmark."
54. DANAIL: Bulgarian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
55. DAND: Pet form of Scottish Aindrea, meaning "man; warrior."
56. DANE: A dialectal variant of Dean, meaning "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
57. DANEK: Czeck pet form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
58. DANEL: Basque form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
59. DANES (Daneš): Czech pet form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
60. DANI: English unisex nickname for Daniel and Daniella, meaning "God is my judge."
61. DÁNIEL: Hungarian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
62. DÀNIEL: Scottish/Gaelic form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
63. DANIËL: Dutch form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
64. DANIEL: Hebrew biblical name of the hero of the Book of Daniel, who was cast into a den of lions but saved by God, meaning "God is my judge."
65. DANIELE: Italian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
66. DANIIL: Russian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
67. DANIJEL: Slavic form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
68. DANILO: Ukrainian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
69. DANIYYEL: Original Hebrew form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
70. DANOUSEK (Danoušek): Czech pet form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
71. DANNI: English unisex pet form of Daniel and Daniella, meaning "God is my judge."
72. DANNIE: Variant of English Danny, meaning "God is my judge."
73. DANNY: English pet form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
74. DANTE: Nickname for Italian Durante, meaning "steadfast."
75. DANUT (Dănuţ): Romanian form of Dan, meaning "judge."
76. DAQUAN: "Big fist" or "strike with fist." Chinese-American compound name composed of the name elements Da "big" or "hit, strike" and Quan "fist."
77. DAR: Hebrew name meaning both "mother-of-pearl" and "marble."
78. DARA: 
    1. Cambodian Khmer unisex name meaning "star."
    2. "Oak." Abbreviated form of Irish/Gaelic Mac Dara ("son of oak") a forename common in Ireland today, especially in Connemara.
    3. Nickname for Persian Darayavahush, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
79. DARACH: Variant of Irish Dara, meaning "oak."
80. DARAYAVAHUSH (Dârayavahush): "Possesses a lot; wealthy." Persian name composed of the elements dâraya "to possess" and vahu "good."
81. DARBY: "Deer farm." English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of Old Norse diur "deer" and Danish -by or Old Norse býr "farm."
82. DARCIE: Variant of English unisex Darcy, meaning "from Arcy."
83. DARCY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "from Arcy."
84. DARDAN: Albanian name derived from the Illyrian tribe name Dardani, whose name may have derived from the word dardha, meaning "pear."
85. DARDEN: English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "from Ardern."
86. DAREIOS: Greek form of Persian Darayavahush, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
87. DARELL: Variant of English Darrell, meaning "from Airelle."
88. DAREN: "From Araines." English surname transferred to forename use, itself originally a Norman baronial name in the form d'Araines. 
89. DARIAN: English unisex variant of Roman Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
90. DARIEN: English unisex variant of Roman Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
91. DARIN: Variant of English Daren, meaning "from Araines."
92. DARIO: Italian form of Roman Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
93. DARIUS: Roman form of Greek Dareios, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
94. DARIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
95. DARKO: Slavic name derived from the word dar, meaning "gift."
96. DARNELL: "Hidden/secret nook." English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements derne "hidden, secret" and halh "nook."
97. DARREL: Variant of English Darrell, meaning "from Airelle."
98. DARRELL: "From Airelle." English surname transferred to forename use, itself originally a Norman baronial name in the form d'Airelle.
99. DARREN: Variant of English Daren, meaning "from Araines."
100. DARRIN: Variant of English Daren, meaning "from Araines."
101. DARRYL: Unisex form of English Darrell, meaning "from Airelle."
102. D'ARTAGNAN (pronounced dar-tan-yun): "From Artagnan." French habitational surname transferred to forename use via Alexandre Dumas' fictional musketeer character. The French form of the name is d'Artagnan; the English form is D'Artagnan (capital "D").
103. DARWIN: "Dear friend." English surname transferred to forename use, itself probably from a Middle English forename composed of the Old English elements deor "dear" and wine "friend."
104. DARYL: Unisex form of English Darrell, meaning "from Airelle."
105. DASHIELL (pron. daSHEEL): "Heavenly." Americanized form of the French surname De Chiel used as a forename, composed of the French elements de "of" and chiel "heaven." 
106. DATAN: Variant of Hebrew Dathan, meaning "belonging to a fountain."
107. DA'THAN: Variant of Hebrew Dathan, meaning "belonging to a fountain."
108. DATHAN: "Belonging to a fountain." Hebrew biblical name of a son of Eliab who, with his brother Abiram, joined Korah in his rebellion against Moses.
109. DAUD (Da'ud): Variant of Arabic Dawud, meaning "beloved."
110. DAVE: English nickname for David, meaning "beloved."
111. DAVETH: Cornish form of David, meaning "beloved."
112. DAVEY: English and Scottish pet form of David, meaning "beloved."
113. DAVI: Portuguese form of David, meaning "beloved."
114. DÁVID: Hungarian form of David, meaning "beloved."
115. DAVID: Hebrew biblical name of a son of Jesse, meaning "beloved." David was the second king of Israel and father of King Solomon. As a youth he killed a giant named Goliath with his slingshot. Despite the fact that not one Rabbi bears this name in the Talmud, David continues to be a popular name with Jewish people in America. It is just as popular with the English.
116. DAVIDE: Italian form of David, meaning "beloved."
117. DAVIE: English and Scottish pet form of David, meaning "beloved."
118. DAVIN: "Little black one." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Duibhín "descendant of Duibhín." 
119. DAVIS: English surname transferred to forename use, itself derived from the name David, meaning "beloved."
120. DAVY: English and Scottish pet form of David, meaning "beloved."
121. DAW: English pet form of David, meaning "beloved."
122. DAWID: Polish form of David, meaning "beloved."
123. DAWOOD: Variant of Arabic Dawud, meaning "beloved."
124. DAWSON: English surname, transferred to forename use, meaning "son of Daw."
125. DAWUD: Arabic form of David, meaning "beloved."
126. DAX: Americanized form of German nickname Dachs, meaning "badger." 
127. DAYARAM: Variant of Hindi Dayarama, meaning "compassion of Rama."
128. DAYARAMA: "Compassion of Rama." Hindi name composed of the elements daya "compassion" and the name of the god Rama.
129. DAYE: "Day." English surname transferred to forename use, itself possibly originally a nickname for Anglo-Saxon names containing the element dæg "day," such as Daegberht and Daegmund.
130. DAYO: African Yoruba unisex name meaning "joy arrives."
131. DAYTON: "Dike settlement." English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements dic "ditch, dike" and tun "enclosure, settlement." 
132. DAZBOG: Variant of Russian Dazhdbog, meaning "give-me god," probably in the sense of a giving god.
133. DAZHDBOG: "Give-me god," probably in the sense of a giving god. Russian myth name of a son of Perun and a mermaid. He is thought by some to be the progenitor of the Russian people.
134. DEACON: English occupational surname transferred to forename use, itself ultimately from the Greek word diakonos, meaning "servant."
135. DEAGLAN (Deaglán): "Fully good." Irish/Gaelic name composed of the elements deagh "good" and lán "full."
136. DEAN: English occupational surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Latin word decanus meaning "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
137. DEANDRE: English elaborated form of French André, meaning "man, warrior." 
138. DEASUN (Deasún): Variant of Irish Desmond, meaning "from Munster."
139. DEBDAN: Variant of Hindi Devdan, meaning "god-gift."
140. DECEBAL: Romanian form of Roman Decebalus, meaning "strong as ten."
141. DECEBALUS: "Strong as ten." Roman name of a Dacian king, composed of the Latin elements dece "ten" and balus "strong."
142. DECIMUS: Roman name meaning "tenth."
143. DECLAN: English form of Irish/Gaelic Deaglan, meaning "fully good."
144. DEDE: African Luo unisex name meaning "grasshopper; locust."
145. DEDERICK: Variant of Dutch/German Diederik, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."
146. DEDRICH: Variant of Dutch/German Diedrich, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."
147. DEDRICK: Variant of Dutch/German Dedrich, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."
148. DEE: English unisex nickname for longer names beginning with the letter "D."
149. DEEMER: English surname transferred to forename use, from Old English demere, meaning "judge."
150. DEEPAK: Variant of Hindi Dipak, meaning "little lamp."
151. DEFOREST: Norman French surname transferred to English forename use, meaning "from the forest."
152. DEFORREST: Variant of English Deforest, meaning "from the forest."
153. DEFRIM: Albanian name meaning "entertainment."
154. DEGARE (Degaré): From the medieval romance Sir Degaré, probably derived from the French word égaré, meaning "strayed, lost." 
155. DEIMOS: Greek myth name of one of the sons of Ares and Aphrodite, meaning "fear, terror."

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