Dog Names That Start With D

Dane

From an English surname, either a variant of Dean or a name for a person from Denmark

Danessa

A feminine given name recorded in modern American English

Dango

A traditional Japanese dessert made of rice flour, typically served on a skewer and often enjoyed during festivals

Dania

Italian diminutive of Daniela; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Daniya

Danica

From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus"

Danie

A masculine given name recorded in Afrikaans

Daniel

From the Hebrew Daniyyel, "God is my judge"

Danielle

French feminine form of Daniel

Danika

Variant of Danica, a Slavic female given name

Danila

Russian variant form of Daniel; also an Italian feminine form of Daniel

Danilo

Form of Daniel in various languages

Danira

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Danish

From persian dānesh, meaning "knowledge, learning"

Danka

Diminutive of Danijela, Daniela or Danuta

Danko

Diminutive of Gordan, Danilo or Danijel

Dann

A shortened form of the name Daniel, meaning 'God is my judge'.

Danna

Feminine form of Daniel or Dan

Danni

Derived from the name Daniel or Danielle, meaning 'God is my judge'

Dannie

Diminutive of Daniel or Danielle

Dannos

Danny

English diminutive of Daniel, formed from Dan with the suffix -y

Dano

Derived from 'Daniel', meaning 'God is my judge'

Dante

Medieval short form of the Italian name Durante

Dantes

Galician and Portuguese surname, probably a variant spelling of Dantas

Dantie

Danto

Danton

French surname, recorded as a rare masculine given name in the United States.

Danu

Old Irish figure in the Tuatha Dé Danann; a Scythian word meaning "river"

Danube

Dany

Derived from 'Daniel', meaning 'God is my judge'

Danya

Meaning 'gift' or 'present'.

Daphie

Daphira

Daphne

Means "laurel" in Greek, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē)

Daphnee

A variant of the name Daphne, which means 'laurel' in Greek, symbolizing victory.

Daphney

Daphney is recorded as a feminine given name, a variant of Daphne.

Daphny

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Dapper

English adjective describing a chic or fashionable man

Dapper Dan

Dapple

Dar

Hebrew for "mother-of-pearl, nacre"; also a form of the Indian surname Dhar

Dara

Anglicized form of Dáire; also means "star" in Khmer and "wealthy" in Persian

Darak

Daran

Darbie

Recorded as an English feminine given name; no meaning is documented

Darby

English surname from Derby, from Old Norse for "animal" or "deer" and "farm, settlement"

Darcel

Recorded as a given name in English (American), used for both girls and boys

Darcey

The name is derived from Old French and means 'from the marsh town'.

Darco

A given name and working name, borne by the graffiti artist Darco Gellert

Darcy

From an English surname derived from Norman French d'Arcy, denoting one who came from the town of Arcy in La Manche, France

Dare

A given name recorded in Basque, Macedonian and English use

Dargo

Dari

English dari, the variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan

Daria

Feminine form of Darius, of Old Persian origin

Darianna

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in english

Dariela

Recorded as a feminine given name in Latin American Spanish

Dario

Derived from the Persian name Darius, meaning 'to possess' or 'to maintain'

Darios

Catalan form of the given name darius.

Darius

From Old Persian Darayavauš, "possessing goodness"

Darja

Slovene, Czech, Estonian and Latvian form of Daria

Darka

Recorded as a given name in Serbian, Kashubian and Ukrainian.

Darklyn

Darko

From the Slavic element darŭ, meaning "gift"

Darkstar

Darkus

Recorded as a given name in the southern United States

Darla

Derived from the Old English term meaning 'beloved' or 'dearly loved'.

Darleen

A variant of Darlene

Darlene

English coinage from the word darling with the suffix -lene

Darlin

A term of endearment of Old English origin

Darling

A term of endearment used for someone beloved.

Darlin’

Darlyn

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Darma

Means "good deed" or "duty" in Indonesian, from Sanskrit dharma

Darnell

An English given name and surname, from Old French darnel, a type of grass

Daro

Recorded as a given name in Georgian, used for girls

Darragh

Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach; from Old Irish daire, meaning "oak"

Darren

Masculine given name of uncertain origin; possibly from Irish Darragh or Dáire, 'oak tree'

Darro

Darron

User-submitted: recorded as a masculine given name in English, where it is rare

Darrow

Derived from the Old English word meaning 'the oak tree' or 'oak grove'.

Dart

English masculine given name, recorded as rare; also an English surname

Darth

A title for Sith Lords in the Star Wars universe

Darthula

Darvin

Darwin

From a surname derived from the Old English given name Deorwine

Darwyn

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Dary

Darya

Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Daria; Persian for "sea, ocean"

Daryl

Variant of darrell

Daryla

Dasa

Sanskrit word for "servant," "devotee," or "votary."

Dascha

A Russian diminutive of Daria, meaning 'possessor of goodness'

Daschka

Dasco

Dash

English word dash, "run, sprint"; also short for Dashiell

Dasha

Russian diminutive of Darya.

Dasher

Dashi

A type of Japanese stock or broth used in various dishes

Dashiel

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English given name

Dashiell

The name Dashiell is of French origin and is believed to mean 'page boy' or 'young squire'.