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                      DOUGLAS:
                        Scottish surname transferred
                        to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic 
                        Dùbhghlas, meaning "black stream."
                      DOYLE: Anglicized form of
                        Irish Gaelic Dubhghall,
                        meaning "black stranger." 
                      DRAKE: English
                        surname transferred to forename use, having several
                        possible origins: 1) from the byname Draca,
                        meaning "snake" or "dragon." 2) from
                        Middle English drake, meaning "male
                        duck." 3) from Old Norse Draki, meaning
                        "snake" or "monster." 
                      
                      DRAVEN:
                        English name possibly derived from the Old English word drǽfend, meaning
                        "hunter." 
                      DREW:
                        Short form of English Andrew, meaning "man;
                        warrior."
                      DRISCOLL:
                        Irish surname transferred to
                        forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic  Ó h-Eidirsceóil
                        
                        "son of the messenger," from eidirsceól,
                        composed of the elements eidir
                        "between" and scéal "story,
                        news," hence "go-between, intermediary,
                        messenger, news bearer." 
                      DRISKOLL:
                        Variant spelling of English Driscoll, meaning
                        "go-between, intermediary, messenger, news bearer." 
                      DUANE: Anglicized
                        form of Irish Gaelic  Dubhán, originally a byname
                        from a diminutive of Gaelic dubh, meaning
                        "little black
                        one."
                      DUD:
                        Short form of English Dudley, meaning
                        "Dudda's meadow."
                      DUDDA:
                        Variant spelling of Old English Dudde,
                        meaning "cloak, mantle."
                      DUDDE:
                        From Old English dudde
                        "cloak, mantle," which later produced the word
                        duds
                        "ragged clothing" and dud which became
                        a byname for a person "dressed raggedly."
                      DUDLEY:DARYL:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Darryl,
                        meaning "from Airelle."
                    
                      D'ARTAGNAN
                        (pronounced dar-tan-yun): French
                        habitational surname transferred to forename use, meaning "from
                        Artagnan." This was the name of the hero of Alexandre
                        Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers. The
                        French form of the name is d'Artagnan; the English form is D'Artagnan
                        (capital "D").
                      DARWIN:
                        English surname transferred to
                        forename use, probably derived from a Middle English
                        personal name composed of the Old English elements deor "dear" and wine
                        "friend," hence "dear friend."
                      DARYL:
                        Unisex form of
                        English Darrell,
                        meaning "from Airelle."
                        DASHIELL
                        (pron. daSHEEL): Americanized form of the French surname  De Chiel
                        used as a personal name, composed of the French elements de
                        "of" and chiel "heaven,"
                        hence "from heaven." DAVE:
                        English short form of Hebrew David,
                        meaning "beloved."DAVEN: Variant spelling of English Davin,
                            meaning "little black one." Compare with
                        another form of Daven.
DAVEY: English pet
                        form of Hebrew David, meaning
                        "beloved." Compare with another form of Davey.
DAVID
                        (דָּוִד,
                         דָּוִיד): Hebrew name meaning "beloved." In the bible,
                        this is the name of a son of Jesse. David was the second king of Israel and father of King
                        Solomon.
                        As a youth he killed a giant named Goliath
                        with his slingshot. 
DAVIE: English pet
                        form of Hebrew David, meaning
                        "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
DAVIN:
                        Scottish surname transferred
                        to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic  Ó Duibhín
                        "descendant of Duibhín,"
                        hence "little black one."
DAVIS:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, from Hebrew David,
                        meaning "beloved."DAVY: English pet
                        form of Hebrew David, meaning
                        "beloved." Compare with another form of Davy.
DAW: English pet
                        form of Hebrew David, meaning
                        "beloved." Compare with another form of Daw.
DAWSON:
                        English surname, transferred to forename use, meaning
                        "son of Daw (David)."
DAX:
                        American English form of German Dachs,
                        meaning "badger." 
DAYE:
                        English surname transferred to forename
                        use, possibly originally a
                        nickname for Anglo-Saxon names containing the element dæg,
                        meaning "day," such as Dægberht
                        and Dægmund.
DAYTON:
                        English surname
                        transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English
                        elements dic
                        "ditch, dike" and tun "enclosure,
                        settlement," hence "dike settlement."
DEACON:
                        English occupational surname transferred to forename
                        use,
                        from the Greek word diakonos, meaning
                        "servant."
DEAN: English
                        occupational surname transferred to forename use,
                        from the Latin word decanus, meaning "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
DEANDRE: English
                        elaborated form of French André,
                        meaning "man, warrior." 
DECLAN:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Deaglán,
                        meaning "fully good."
DEE:
                        English unisex short form of longer names beginning with
                        the letter "D." In some cases, it may be of
                            Scottish origin, associated with the River Dee,
                            possibly meaning "dark water." Compare
                        with strictly feminine Dee.
                        DEEMER:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old
                        English demere, meaning "judge."DEFOREST:
                        English name derived from a Norman French surname, meaning "from
                        the forest."DEFORREST:
                        Variant spelling of English Deforest, meaning
                        "from the forest."DELAIA:
                        Variant spelling of English Delaiah, meaning
                        "God has drawn."DELAIAH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Delayah, meaning
                        "God has drawn."
                        Hebrew name
                        meaning "God has drawn." In the bible, this is
                        the name of several characters, including a descendant of Zerubbabel.DELANEY:
                        Irish surname transferred
                        to unisex forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
                         Ó Dubhshláine
                        "descendant of Dubhshláine,"
                        hence "black challenger."DELBERT:
                        Probably a Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon  Æðelbert,
                        meaning "bright nobility."DELL: English
                        surname transferred to forename use, originally a
                        byname for someone who "lives in a
                        dell/hollow." DELMAR:
                        English name possibly derived
                        from Spanish del mar, meaning "of the
                        sea." Once popular among African Americans.DELROY:
                        English name possibly derived from the Old French phrase
                        del roy, meaning "son or servant of the
                        king."DEMING: Alternate spelling of the English surname Deeming,
                        meaning "act of judging." Compare with another
                        form of Deming.
                      DEN:
                        English short form of longer names beginning with Den-.DENE:
                        Variant spelling of English Dean, meaning "dean, ecclesiastical
                        supervisor." DENIS: Anglicized form of
                            Irish Gaelic Donnchadh,
                            meaning "brown warrior." Compare with
                        another form of Denis.
                      DENNIS:
                        English form of Latin Dionysius,
                        meaning "follower of Dionysos."DENNY:
                        Pet form of English Dennis, meaning
                        "follower of Dionysos."DENTON:
                        English surname transferred to
                        forename use, composed of the Old English elements denu
                        "valley" and tun "enclosure,
                        settlement," hence "valley settlement."DENVER:
                        English surname transferred
                        to forename use, composed of the Old English elements Dene
                        "Dane" and fær "passage, crossing," hence "Dane
                        crossing."DENYS:
                        Variant spelling of English Dennis, meaning
                        "follower of Dionysos."DEON:
                        English variant spelling of French Dion,
                        meaning "god, Zeus."DEONNE:
                        English variant spelling of French Dion, meaning
                        "god, Zeus."DEONTE:
                        Modern English creation, possibly a blend of Deon
                        "god, Zeus" and Dante
                        "steadfast."DERBY:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Darby, meaning
                        "deer farm."DEREK:
                        English name derived from Dutch Diederik,
                        meaning
    "first of the people; king of nations."DERICK:
                        Variant spelling of English Derek,
                        meaning
    "first of the people; king of nations."DERMOT: Anglicized
                        form of Irish Gaelic Diarmaid, meaning
                        "without envy." DERREN:
                        Variant spelling of English Daren, meaning
                        "from Araines."
                        DERRICK:
                        Variant spelling of English Derek,
                        meaning
    "first of the people; king of nations."DERRY:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dáire,
                        meaning "fertile, fruitful."DERRYL:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Darryl,
                        meaning "from Airelle."DERWIN:
                        Probably a variant spelling of English Darwin,
                        meaning "dear friend."DERYCK:
                        Variant spelling of English Derek,
                        meaning
    "first of the people; king of nations."DESHAUN:
                        Variant spelling of English Deshawn,
                        meaning "God is gracious."DESHAWN:
                        Elaborated form of English Shawn,
                        meaning "God is gracious."DESMOND:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic  Deas-Mhumhan, meaning
                        "man from south Munster." DEVAN:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Devon,
                        meaning "worshiper of the god  Dumnonos." DEVEN:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Devon,
                        meaning "worshiper of the god  Dumnonos." DEVEREUX:
                        French surname transferred to
                        English forename use, meaning "from Evreux." Evreux is a commune of Normandy,
                        France which got its name from the Eburovices, the name
                        of a gallic
                        tribe, meaning
                        "those which overcome by the yew." Yew
                        wood was used to make weapons: bows, arrows, spears,
                        etc.DEVIL:
                        English form of Greek Diabolos,
                        meaning "accuser, slanderer." In the bible,
                        this is a title for Satan,
                        the prince of demons and author of evil, who estranges
                        men from God and entices them to sin. Figuratively, the devil
                        is a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said
                        to act the part of the devil or to side with him.DEVIN:
                        Irish surname
                        transferred to forename use, derived from the surname Devine,
                        an Anglicized form of Gaelic 
                        Ó Daimhín, "descendant of  Daimhín,"
                        hence "little fawn."DEVON:
                        English unisex name derived from the county name, from a British tribal name, meaning "worshiper of
                        the god  Dumnonos." DEWAYNE:
                        Elaborated form of English Dwayne,
                        meaning "little black one."DEWEY:
                        English form of Welsh Dewi, meaning
                        "beloved."DEXTER: English
                        surname transferred to forename use, originally denoting a female "dyer," but by
                        the time it became a personal name it had already become
                        strongly associated with Latin dexter
                        "auspicious, right-handed," and was usually
                        chosen as a name because of this.DEYE:
                        Variant spelling of English Daye, meaning
                        "day."DEZI:
                        English variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Desi, meaning
                        "longing."DHELWEARD:
                        Middle English name derived from Anglo-Saxon Ædhelweard,
                        meaning "noble guard."DIAMOND:
                        English unisex name derived from the vocabulary
                        word, meaning "diamond" for girls and "bright
                        protector" for boys. This is the birthstone for the month of
                        April.DIBRI:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Dibriy, meaning
                        "my word" or "eloquent." In the bible,
                        this is the name of a man whose daughter married an
                        Egyptian.DICK: Short form of
                            English Richard,
                            meaning "powerful ruler." Compare with
                        another form of Dick.
                      DICKIE:
                        Pet form of English Richard,
                        meaning "powerful ruler."DICKY:
                        Pet form of English Richard,
                        meaning "powerful ruler."DIGBY:
                        English surname
                        transferred to forename use, from a place name
                        composed of the Old Norse elements diki
                        "ditch" and býr
                        "settlement," hence
                        "ditch-settlement."DIGGORY:
                        English form
                        of French Degaré,
                        probably meaning "strayed, lost." DIGORY:
                        Cornish and English form of French Degaré,
                        probably meaning "strayed, lost." DIKLA:
                        Variant spelling of English  Diklah, meaning "palm
                        grove." DIKLAH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Diqlah,
                        meaning
                        "palm grove." In the bible, this
                        is the name of a son of Joktan.DILBERT:
                        Variant spelling of English Delbert,
                        meaning "bright nobility."DILLON:
                        English form of Welsh Dylan, meaning
                        "great sea."DINIS: Anglicized form of
                            Irish Gaelic Donnchadh,
                            meaning "brown warrior." Compare with
                        another form of Dinis.
                      DISHAN:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Diyshan,
                        meaning "a species of gazelle" or "a
                        thresher." In the bible, this is the name of the
                        fifth son of Seir.
                      DISMAS:
                        Anglicized form of Greek Dysmas,
                        meaning "sunset." This name is not actually found in the bible but
                        was given by Christians to the thief
who was crucified beside Jesus.DOB:
                        Medieval pet form of English Robert,
                        meaning "bright fame."DODGE:
                        Old pet form of English Rodger,
                        meaning "famous spear."DOLPH:
                        Short form of English Adolph,
                        meaning "noble wolf."DOM:
                        Short form of English Dominic, meaning
                        "belongs to the lord."DOMENIC:
                        Variant spelling of English
                        Dominic,
                        meaning "belongs to the lord."DOMINIC:
                        English name
                        derived from Latin Dominicus,
                        meaning "belongs to the Lord." This is a name traditionally
                    given to a child born on Sunday. DOMINICK:
                        Older spelling of English
                        Dominic,
                        meaning "belongs to the lord."DON:
                        Short form of English Donald, meaning
                        "world ruler."DONAGHY:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Donnchadh,
                        meaning "brown warrior."DONAL: Anglicized form
                        of Irish Gaelic  Dónal, meaning "world ruler."DONALD: Anglicized form of
                        Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, meaning
                        "world ruler."DONALL:
                        Variant spelling of English Donal,
                        meaning "world ruler."DONNIE:
                        Variant spelling of English Donny, meaning
                        "world ruler."DONNY:
                        Pet form of English Donald, meaning
                        "world ruler."DONOGH: Anglicized form of
                        Irish Gaelic Donnchadh,
                        meaning "brown warrior."DONOUGH:
                        Variant spelling
                        of English Donogh,
                        meaning "brown warrior."
                        DONOVAN:
                        Irish surname
                        transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
                         Ó Donndubháin, "descendant of Donndubhán,"
                        hence
                        "little dark brown one."DORAN: Irish surname transferred to
                            forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic  Ó Deoradháin, "descendant
                            of Deoradhán,"
                        hence "exile, wanderer." Compare with another
                        form of Doran.
                      DORE:
                        Short form of English Isidore,
                        meaning "gift of Isis."DORIAN:
                        English name coined by Oscar Wilde for a character in
                        his novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray, 1891. Probably derived from Latin
                        Dorianus,
                        meaning "of the Dorian
                        tribe."DOUG:
                        Short form of English Douglas, meaning
                        "black stream."DOUGAL:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dubhghall,
                        meaning "black stranger." DOUGIE:  
                        
Pet form of English Douglas,
                            meaning "black stream."
                        Pet form of English Dougal,
                        meaning "black stranger."   Anglicized form of
                            Irish Gaelic Dara
                            "oak," Dubhdara
                            "black oak," and Dubhaltach
                            "black-haired." 
                          English habitational surname transferred to
                        forename use, meaning
                        "Dudda's meadow."
                        
                      
                      DUFF: Short form of
                            English Duffy, meaning
                            "black peace." Compare with another form
                        of Duff.
                      
                      DUFFY:
                        Anglicized form of
                        Scottish Gaelic
                         Mac Dhuibhshíthe
                        "son of Duibhshíth,"
                        hence "black peace."
                      
  DUGAL:
    Variant spelling of
                        English Dougal,
                        meaning "black stranger." 
                        
                      
                      DUKE:
 English name
                            derived from the vocabulary word duke, from Latin dux, meaning "commander,
                            leader."
                          Short form of
                            English Marmaduke,
                            meaning "devotee of Maedóc." 
                        
                      
                      DUNCAN:
                        Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh,
                        meaning "brown warrior."
                      DUNKY:
                        Pet form of English Duncan, meaning
                        "brown warrior."
                      DUNN:
 Anglicized form of
                            Irish Gaelic  Ó Duinn "descendant of
                            Donn,"
                            hence "brown."
                          English surname
                            transferred to forename use, originally a byname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion,
                            from the Middle English element dunn, meaning
                            "dark-colored."
                        
                      
  DURWARD:
                        Old English occupational name meaning "doorkeeper,
                        warder at the gate."
                      
                      DUSTIN:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, probably
                        ultimately from Old Norse Thorsteinn,
                        meaning "Thor's stone."
                      DUSTY:
                        Pet form of English Dustin,
                        probably meaning "Thor's stone."
                      DWANE:
                        Variant spelling of English Dwayne,
                        meaning "little
                        black one."
                      DWAYNE:
                        Variant spelling of English Duane, meaning
                        "little black
                        one."
                      DWIGHT:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, from
                        the feminine personal name Diot,
                        a pet form of Dionysia,
                        meaning "follower of Dionysos." 
                        
                      DYE:
                        Pet form of English Dennis,
                        meaning "follower of Dionysos."
                      DYL:
                        Short form of Welsh Dylan, meaning "great
                        sea."
                      DYLAN:
                        Welsh name composed of the elements dy "great" and
                        llanw "sea," hence "great
                        sea." In mythology, this is the name of a sea god,
                        son of Aranrhod,
                        and twin brother to Lleu
                        Llaw Gyffes.
                      
                      DYSON:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, meaning
                        "son of Dye." 
                      EADE:
                        Middle English pet form of Hebrew Adam,
                        meaning "earth" or "red."
                      EARL: Aristocratic
                        title transferred to byname and finally to
                        forename, from Old English eorl,
                        meaning "nobleman, prince, warrior."
                      EARLE:
                        Variant spelling of English Earl,
                        meaning "nobleman, prince, warrior."
                      
EAMON: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Éamon, meaning
                        "protector of prosperity."
  
                      EARNEST:
                        Variant spelling of English Ernest,
                        meaning "battle (to the death), serious
                        business."
                      EASON:
                        English patronymic surname transferred to forename use,
                        meaning "son of Eade." 
                        
                      EASTER:
                        English unisex name derived from the holiday name
                        "Easter," which is related to Old English Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ,
                        meaning "April." 
                      
                      EB:
                        English short form of longer names beginning with Eb-.
                      
                      EBBIE:
                        Pet form of English Ebenezer, meaning
                        "stone of help."
                      EBBY:
                        Variant spelling of English Ebbie,
                        meaning "stone of help." 
                      EBENEZER:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Eben-haezer,
                        meaning "foundation stone, stone of help." In the bible, this is
                        the name of the
                        place where the Israelites were defeated by
                        the Philistines. It is also the name of a memorial stone
                        set up by  Samuel
                        after the Israelites got their revenge. Ebenezer
                        was first used
                        as a forename by 17th century Puritans.
                      EBER: Anglicized form of
                            Irish Gaelic  Éibhear, meaning "bow
                            warrior." Compare with other forms of Eber.
                      
                      ED:
                        Short form of English Edward,
                        meaning "guardian of prosperity." Used also as
                        a short form of other longer names beginning with Ed-.
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