Dog Names That Start With D

Deo

Alternate transcription of Hindi देव (Dev)

Deora

Recorded as a masculine given name in Anglo-Saxon

Deputy Dawg

Deraja

Derbie

A rare English given name, recorded in the feminine.

Derby

An English surname, a variant of Darby.

Derek

English short form of Diederik, from the Germanic Theodoric, meaning "people-ruler"

Deri

A traditional name that means 'beloved' in some cultures

Derius

A name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from 'Darius', meaning 'kingly' or 'possess' in Persian

Derky

Derrek

A variation of Derek, meaning 'the people's ruler' or 'gifted leader'.

Derrik

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Derry

Diminutive of Dermot, used in Irish and Scottish Gaelic

Derryl

Variant of Darrell, used in African American and Spanish (Caribbean) naming

Deshi

English, from Japanese 弟子 (deshi), "disciple, pupil"

Desi

Diminutive of Desmond, Desiree and other names beginning with a similar sound

Desirae

Variant of Desiree

Desiree

English form of Désirée, from French, meaning "desired".

Desmo

Desmond

Anglicised form of Irish Deasmhumhain, "south Munster"

Dessa

A Norwegian Nynorsk form of the Old Norse demonstrative þessi

Dessi

Recorded as a feminine given name in English, Scandinavian, Indonesian and Nubian

Dessy

Italian surname; also recorded as a given name in English and Indonesian

Destan

Turkish word for epic or legendary story

Destin

Desy

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian

Deuce

A term used in card games for the number two.

Devi

Sanskrit देवी (devī), "goddess"; the masculine form is Deva

Devika

Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit देवी (devī) "goddess" and क (ka) "little".

Devin

English unisex name from the Irish surname Devin; also from Old French devin "divine"

Devina

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian use; also a Slovene settlement name

Devlin

An English given name recorded in modern use; also a surname

Devo

American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973

Devon

Variant of Devin

Dewberry

A group of species in the genus Rubus, closely related to blackberries

Dewdrop

Dewey

Probably a variant of the Welsh name Dewi (David)

Dexta

Dez

Recorded as a given name in English (masculine), per a user-submitted entry

Dezi

Diminutive of Desmond and other names beginning with a similar sound

Dezik

Recorded as a feminine given name in Armenian

Dhala

Dhana

Dharma

Sanskrit for "that which is established, law, duty, virtue"

Dhyana

Diamond

From the English word for the clear colourless precious stone, the traditional birthstone of April

Dian

Indonesian word meaning "candle", from Javanese

Diana

Means "divine, goddesslike"; a derivative of Latin dia or diva, "goddess"

Diara

Cebuano diárà, perhaps an alteration of dira, a form of dinha

Diba

Recorded as a given name in Persian and Luba

Dibby

Dibs

Dibsy

A playful and fun character

Dicy

A former commune in the Yonne department in France

Dida

A given name recorded in Romanian, Portuguese and Maghrebi Arabic

Diddley

Diddy

A stage name of the American rapper and producer Sean Combs

Didi

Diminutive of Dieter

Didi Or Dee Dee

Diego

Spanish masculine given name, possibly a shortened form of Santiago

Diemo

A name derived from the Germanic meaning 'famous protector'

Diena

Latvian for 'day'; also recorded as a rare Dutch feminine given name

Dieno

Diesel

German surname of Rudolf Diesel, the engineer who invented the diesel engine

Diezel

Recorded as a masculine given name in modern English, where it is rare

Digby

From the Old Norse, meaning 'by the ditch' or 'a farm near a ditch.'

Diggory

A name of uncertain origin.

Diggy

Digo

Masculine given name recorded in Portuguese

Digor

Dijon

Recorded as a given name in modern African American usage, masculine

Dila

Recorded as a feminine given name in Turkish

Dilka

Dillan

English variant of Dylan

Dilli

A Hindi word meaning 'heart' or 'soul'

Dillon

A variant of Dylan, spelled after the unrelated Irish surname Dillon

Dilly

A given name recorded in American English, archaic, feminine

Dimba

A nickname, borne by two Brazilian footballers

Dimitri

Russian variant of Dmitriy and the Georgian form of the name.

Dimka

Diminutive of Dmitriy

Dimmie

Dimo

A diminutive of the name Dimitar, which means 'earth' or 'follower of the earth'.

Dimon

A variant of the name 'Damon', meaning 'to tame' or 'to subdue'

Dimple

English word for a small natural indentation in the flesh, especially on the cheek

Dimples

English word for a small natural indentation in the flesh, most notably in the cheek

Din

Arabic word for "religion" or "way of life"

Dina

Female name; alternate spelling of Dinah, Dena and Deena, from Hebrew

Dinga

Dingdong

English onomatopoeia for the sound a doorbell makes

Dingo

English word for the dingo, a lineage of dog found in Australia

Dingo Starr

Dingus

Informal English word for a fool, a thingamajig, or a penis

Dinka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Croatian, Macedonian and archaic Jewish use

Dinki

Dino

Italian, meaning "little sword" or "little bear"; Bosniak, from Arabic din "faith"

Dinora

A feminine given name recorded in English and Tajik

Dio

Italian word for God, from Latin Deus; also an Esperanto calque of Latin Deus.

Dioji

Dion

Derived from the greek element Διός (Dios), meaning "of zeus"

Diona

Recorded as a given name in English, Romani and Latinized Greek mythology