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315. DIONYSOS: "Zeus-Nysa." Greek myth name of the god of revelry and the intoxicating effect of wine, composed of the elements Dio/Dios¹ "Zeus" and Nysa,² the name of a legendary land/mountain where Dionysos was raised and nursed by rain-nymphs. 
         Note 1: the Greek stem dio-, while related to Latin deus "god" is a form of zeus and does not mean "god," but is sometimes translated as such.
         Note 2: There are many places bearing the name Nysa in Anatolia, Turkmenistan, Poland and Serbia. The Serbian Nysa is spelled Nis and has been interpreted as an Indo-European word meaning "nymph."
316. DIONYSUS: Latin form of Greek Dionysos, meaning "Zeus-Nysa."
317. DIPAK: "Little lamp." Hindi name, derived from the Sanskrit elements dipa "lamp" and ka "little."
318. DIRAN: Armenian name meaning "dominant."
319. DIRENC (Direnç): Turkish name meaning "resistance."
320. DIRK: Nickname for Dutch/German Diederick, meaning "first of the people; king of nations."
321. DISMAS: "Sunset." Name not actually found in the bible but given by Christians to the thief who was crucified beside Jesus. 
322. DITMER: Variant of Albanian Dhimiter, meaning "good day."
323. DIYA: Variant of Arabic Ziya, meaning "glow, splendor." 
324. DJORDJE: Serbian form of George, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
325. DMITAR: Croatian form of Greek Demetrios, meaning "loves the earth."
326. DMITRI: Russian form of Greek Demetrios, meaning "loves the earth."
327. DMITRII: Variant of Russian Dmitri, meaning "loves the earth."
328. DMITRIY: Variant of Russian Dmitri, meaning "loves the earth."
329. DMITRY: Variant of Russian Dmitri, meaning "loves the earth."
330. DMYTRO: Ukrainian form of Greek Demetrios, meaning "loves the earth."
331. DOB: Old nickname for Robert, rarely heard of anymore, meaning "famous."
332. DOBRASIN (Dobrašin): Serbian name meaning "goodness." 
333. DOBRASHIN: Variant of Serbian Dobrasin, meaning "goodness." 
334. DOBRILO: Serbian name meaning "encourages goodness in others."
335. DOBROGOST: "Kind guest." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and gost "guest."
336. DOBROMIŁ: Polish form of Czech Dobromil, meaning "kind and gracious."
337. DOBROMIL: "Kind and gracious." Czech name composed of the elements dobro "kind, good" and mil "grace." 
338. DOBROSLAW (Dobrosław): "Good glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements dobro "kind, good" and slav "glory."
339. DODGE: Old nickname for English Roger, meaning "famous spear." 
340. DODI: Hebrew name meaning "my beloved" or "my uncle."
341. DOLAIDH: Pet form of Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler." 
342. DOLPH: Nickname for English Adolph, meaning "noble wolf."
343. DOM: Nickname for English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
344. DOMEN: Slovene form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
345. DOMENIC: Variant of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
346. DOMENICO: Italian form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
347. DOMENGE: Catalan form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
348. DOMEVLO: African Ghana name meaning "don't take others at face value."
349. DOMHNALL: "World ruler." Gaelic name composed of the elements dubno "world" and val "rule."
350. DOMINGO: Spanish form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
351. DOMINGOS: Portuguese form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord." 
352. DOMINIC: "Belongs to the lord." English name derived from Latin Dominicus. This is a name traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. 
353. DOMINICK: Older form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
354. DOMINICUS: Latin name derived from the word dominus "lord," meaning "belongs to the lord."
355. DOMINIK: Czech and Polish form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
356. DOMINIQUE: French unisex form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
357. DOMITIAN: Roman name derived from Domitianus, meaning "tamed."
358. DOMITIANUS: Roman name derived from the family name Domitius, meaning "tamed."
359. DOMITIUS: Roman family name derived from the Latin word domitus, meaning "tamed."
360. DOMONKOS: Hungarian form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
361. DOMOTOR (Dömötör): Hungarian form of Latin Demetrius, meaning "loves the earth."
362. DON: English nickname for Donald, meaning "world ruler."
363. DONAGH: Irish form of Gaelic Donnchadh, meaning "brown warrior."
364. DONAIDH: Pet form of Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler." Equivalent to English Donnie.
365. DONAL: Irish nickname for Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler."
366. DONALD: English/Scottish form of Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler."
367. DONAR: Teutonic equivalent of Thor, meaning "thunder."
368. DONÁT: Hungarian form of Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
369. DONAT: Catalan, French, Provençal and Polish form of Latin Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
370. DONATELLO: Italian pet form of Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
371. DONATIEN: French form of Donato, meaning "given (by God)."
372. DONATO: Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name derived from Latin Donatus, meaning "given (by God)."
373. DONATUS: Latin name meaning "given (by God)." 
374. DONG: Chinese name meaning "east" or "winter."
375. DONGHAI: Chinese name meaning "eastern sea."
376. DONNACHAIDH: Variant of Gaelic Donnchadh, meaning "brown warrior."
377. DONNCHADH: "Brown warrior." Gaelic name composed of the elements donn "brown" and cath "battle, war."
378. DONNDUBHAN (Donndubhán): "Little black/dark one." Old Gaelic name composed of the elements donn "brown," dubh "dark, black," and the diminutive suffix -án.
379. DONNIE: Variant of English Donny, meaning "world ruler."
380. DONNY: English pet form of Donald, meaning "world ruler."
381. DONOGH: Variant of Irish Donagh, meaning "brown warrior."
382. DONOUGH: Variant of Irish Donagh, meaning "brown warrior."
383. DONOVAN: "Little dark/black one." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Donndubháin, meaning "descendant of Donndubhán." 
384. DOR: Hebrew unisex name of Aramaic origin, meaning "generation" or "period of time."
385. DORAN: 
     1. "Exile, wanderer." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Deoradháin, meaning "descendant of Deoradhán."
     2. Hebrew name of Greek origin, meaning "gift."
386. DORE: English nickname for Isidore, meaning "gift of Isis."
387. DORI: Masculine variant of Hebrew unisex Dor, meaning "generation" or "period of time."
388. DORIAN: This name was invented by Oscar Wilde for a character in his novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray, 1891. He probably derived it from the Latin name Dorianus, itself from a Greek tribal name. If so, the name simply means "Dorian" or "of the Dorian tribe."
389. DORIANO: Italian form of English Dorian, possibly meaning "of the Dorian tribe."
390. DORIANUS: Latin form of Greek Dorieus, possibly meaning "of the Dorian tribe."
391. DORIEUS: "Of the Dorian tribe." Greek name derived from the name of an obscure, ancient Hellenic tribe called the Dorians, supposed to have existed in the north-eastern regions of Greece, ancient Macedonia and Epirus. Their founder was Dorus, son of Hellen (also called Hellenas). 
392. DORIN: Romanian form of English Dorian, possibly meaning "of the Dorian tribe."
393. DOROFEI: Variant of Russian Dorofey, meaning "gift of God."
394. DOROFEY: Russian form of Greek Dorotheos, meaning "gift of God."
395. DOROFIEJ: Polish form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God."
396. DORON: Variant of Hebrew Doran, meaning "gift."
397. DOROS: Variant of Greek Dorus, probably meaning "gift."
398. DOROTA: Polish form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God."
399. DOROTEO: Spanish form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God."
400. DOROTHEOS: "Gift of God." Greek name composed of the elements doron "gift" and theos "god." 
401. DOROTHEUS: Latin form of Greek Dorotheos, meaning "gift of God."
402. DORRAN: Variant of Hebrew Doran, meaning "gift."
403. DORU: Romanian name meaning "longing."
404. DORUS: Greek name of a son of Hellen/Hellenas and founder of the Dorian tribe. The name probably derives from the word doron, meaning "gift."
405. DOUG: English nickname for Douglas, meaning "black stream."
406. DOUGAL: Scottish form of Gaelic Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger." 
407. DOUGIE: 
     1. English pet form of Douglas, meaning "black stream."
     2. Pet form of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger." 
408. DOUGLAS: "Black stream." Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from a place name composed of the Gaelic elements dubh "black" and glas "stream."
409. DOV: Hebrew name meaning "bear."
410. DOVEV: Hebrew name meaning "whisper."
411. DOVID: Yiddish form of David, meaning "beloved."
412. DOYLE: Irish form of Scottish Dougal and Dugald, meaning "dark stranger." 
413. DRACO: Latin form of Greek Drakon, meaning "dragon." This was the name of a 7th century scribe of Athens, Greece. It is also a constellation name.
414. DRAGAN: Croatian and Serbian name derived from the Slavic element drag, meaning "dear, beloved."
415. DRAGO: 
     1. Italian form of Latin Draco, meaning "dragon."
     2. Slovene name derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious."
416. DRAGOMIR: "Precious peace." Romanian name composed of the Slavic elements dorogo "precious" and mir "peace."
417. DRAGOS (Dragoş): Pet form of Romanian Dragomir, meaning "precious peace."
418. DRAGOSLAV: "Precious glory." Serbian name composed of the elements dorogo "precious" and slav "glory."
419. DRAHOMIR (Drahomír): Czech form of Romanian Dragomir, meaning "precious peace."
420. DRAHOSLAV: Czech form of Romanian Dragoslav, meaning "precious glory."
421. DRAKE: This English name is more often found as a surname, or used as a byname, but sometimes it is given as a forename. It could have derived from any of the following:
     1. English surname from Old English byname Draca, meaning "snake" or "dragon."
     2. English surname from a nickname derived from Middle English drake, meaning "male duck."
     3. English surname from Old Norse Draki, meaning "snake" or "monster." 
422. DRAKON: Greek name meaning "dragon." 
423. DRAVEN: English name possibly derived from the Old English word drǽfend, meaning "hunter." 
424. DREW: English nickname for Andrew, meaning "man; warrior."
425. DRIES: Nickname for Dutch Andries, meaning "man; warrior."
426. DRISCOLL: "Messenger." Irish surname transferred to forename use, from Gaelic Ó h-Eidirsceóil "descendant of the messenger," from the word eidirsceól "go-between, intermediary, news bearer," itself composed of the elements eidir "between" and scéal "story, news."
427. DRISKOLL: Variant of Irish Driscoll, meaning "messenger."
428. DRITAN: Albanian name meaning "light." 
429. DRITON: Variant of Albanian Dritan, meaning "light."
430. DROGO: The etymology of this English name is debatable. It could have derived from either of the following: 
     1. From a Slavic name brought to England by the Normans, containing the element dorogo, "dear," then shortened to Drogo. 
     2. From the Anglo-Saxon word drog, meaning "ghost, phantom."
431. DRUGI: Pet form of Polish Andrzej, meaning "man; warrior."
432. DRUMMOND: Scottish habitational surname transferred to forename use, ultimately from Gaelic druim, meaning "ridge."
433. DRYHUS: Aramaic form of Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
434. DRYSTAN: Welsh form of Celtic Tristan, a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, who seems to be best remembered as the lover of Esyllt (Tristan and Iseult). But the earliest texts hint at a character who was far more than just a lover; he was a master of deception and had the ability to shape-shift, a definite attribute of a trickster. In the Cymric Trioedd, Esyllt is his uncle's wife; with the help of the swineherd, Drystan arranges for a secret tryst with her, but Arthur shows up unexpectedly wanting to steal some of his uncle's swine, and Drystan somehow outwits the Forever King. 
          As for the etymology of the name, most sources try to associate it with Latin tristis "sad," referring to the tragic fate of the young "lover." Some try to link it with Pictish drust of unknown meaning, or Celtic drest, "riot, tumult." The latter probably comes closest to fitting his true character; compare with Old English þríst/þríste: "bold, daring, rash, audacious," and even "shameless." 
435. DUAN (Du'an): Serbian name meaning "soul."
436. DUANE: English/Irish form of Gaelic Dubhán, originally a byname which was the diminutive of Gaelic dubh, meaning "dark, black."
437. DUARTE: Portuguese form of English Edward, meaning "guardian of prosperity."
438. DUBAKU: African Akan unisex name meaning "eleventh born child."
439. DUBE: African Zulu name meaning "zebra."
440. DUBHGHALL: "Dark stranger." Gaelic name composed of the elements dubh "black, dark" and gall "stranger." This is said to have been a byname applied to the Danes, in contrast to the fair Norse settlers of Norway and Iceland.
441. DUBHGHLAS (Dùbhghlas): Gaelic form of Scottish Douglas, meaning "black/dark stream."
442. DUBHSHLAINE (Dubhshláine): "Dark challenger." Gaelic name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and slán "challenge, defiance."
443. DUBRAVKO: Croatian name derived from the word dubrava meaning "oak grove."
444. DUC: Vietnamese name meaning "desire."
445. DUD: Nickname for English Dudley, meaning "Dudda's clearing or wood."
446. DUDDA: Probably from the Old English word dudde "cloak, mantle," which later produced duds "ragged clothing" and dud which became a nickname for a person "dressed raggedly."
447. DUDLEY: English habitational surname transferred to forename use, meaning "Dudda's clearing or wood."
448. DUFF: Nickname for Scottish Duffy, meaning "black peace."
449. DUFFY: "Black peace." Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe "son of Duibhshíth."
450. DUGAL: Variant of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger." 
451. DUGALD: Variant of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger."
452. DUGHALL (Dùghall): Scottish variant of Gaelic Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger."
453. DUHA: Arabic unisex name meaning "morning."
454. DUIBHIN (Duibhín): Gaelic nickname meaning "little black one."
455. DUIBHSHITH (Duibhshíth): "Black peace." Old Gaelic name composed of the elements dubh "black" and sith "peace."
456. DUILIO: Italian form of Roman Duilius, meaning "war."
457. DUILIUS: Roman name derived from the Latin word duellum, meaning "war."
458. DUKE: 
     1. English name derived from the vocabulary word, duke, itself from Latin dux, meaning "commander, leader."
     2. Nickname for English Marmaduke, meaning "devotee of Maedoc." 
459. DULEEP: Variant of Hindi Dilip, meaning "protector of Dehli."
460. DUMISA: African Zulu name meaning "causes thunder."
461. DUMISANI: African Zulu name meaning "glorify."
462. DUMITRU: Romanian form of Latin Demetrius, meaning "loves the earth."
463. DUNA: African Zulu name meaning "headman."
464. DUNCAN: English form of Gaelic Donnchadh, meaning "brown warrior."
465. DUNG: Vietnamese name meaning "brave, heroic."
466. DUNKY: Pet form of English Duncan, meaning "brown warrior."
467. DUNSTAN: "Dark stone." Old English name composed of the elements dun "dark" and stan "stone."
468. DUONG: Vietnamese name meaning "virile."
469. DURANTE: Italian name derived from Latin durantis, meaning "steadfast."
470. DURWARD: Old English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "door guard."
471. DUSA (Duša): Unisex pet form of Czech Dušan and Dušana, meaning "soul, spirit."
472. DUSAN (Dušan): Czech name derived from the Slavic element dusha, meaning "soul, spirit."
473. DUSANEK (Dušanek): Pet form of Czech Dušan, meaning "soul, spirit."
474. DUSEK (Dušek): Pet form of Czech Dušan, meaning "soul, spirit."
475. DUSTIN: English surname transferred to forename use, probably ultimately from Old Norse Thorsteinn, meaning "Thor's stone."
476. DUSTY: Pet form of English Dustin, probably meaning "Thor's stone."
477. DUYGU: Turkish unisex name meaning "emotion."
478. DUYI: Chinese name meaning "independent wholeness."
479. DWANE: English variant of Dwayne, meaning "dark, black."
480. DWAYNE: Variant of English/Irish Duane, meaning "dark, black."
481. DWIGHT: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the feminine name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, meaning "Zeus-Nysa."
482. DYE: Pet form of English Dennis, meaning "follower of Dionysos."
483. DYL: Nickname for Welsh Dylan, meaning "great sea."
484. DYLAN: "Great sea." Welsh myth name of a sea god and son of Aranrhod, composed of the elements dy "great" and llanw "sea."
485. DYSON: English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "son of Dye." 
486. DZAGHIG: Armenian unisex name meaning "flower."
487. DZOVAG: Armenian name meaning "lake."

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