Meanings of the Given Names (D)

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People often ask me about - what does my name mean.
Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something.
These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.
For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:

Men’s Names (D)

Dale: (Old English) Valley
Damon: (Greek) Taming
Dan: (Hebrew) Judged
Dana: (Scandinavian) From Denmark
Daniel: (Hebrew) Judge of God
Daryl: (Old English) Beloved; darling
David: (Hebrew) Beloved; friend; commander
Dean: (Old English) Valley
Dennis, Denis: (Greek) Of Dionysus, god of wine
Derek, Derrick: (Germanic) Folk, rule
Doane: (Old English) Hill slope
Dominic: (Latin) Of the lord; Sunday
Donald: (Celtic) World mighty; proved chieftain
Dougal: (Celtic) Dark stranger
Douglas: (Celtic) Dark gray; dark blue
Dudley: (Old English) Dudda’s meadow
Duff: (Celtic) Dark; black
Duke: (Latin) Leader
Duncan: (Celtic) Brown warrior
Dunstan: (Old English) Brown, stone; hill, stone
Durward: (Scottish) Doorkeeper
Dwight: (Germanic) White


Women’s Names (D)

Dagmar: (Danish) Glory of the Danes
Dahlia: (Swedish) Valley; flower dahlia
Daisy: (Old English) Day’s eye; flower daisy; pearl
Dama: (Latin) Lady
Damaris: (Greek) Gentle
Daphne: (Greek) The laurel tree
Darlene, Daryl: (Old English) Tenderly beloved
Dawn: (Old English) Break of day
Deanna: (Latin) Bright as day
Deborah, Debra: (Hebrew) The bee
Deidre, Deirdre: (Celtic) Sorrow
Delia, Della: (Greek) From the island of Delos
Delicia: (Latin) Delightful
Delight: (Germanic) Pleasurable
Denise: (Latin) Belonging to Dionysus, Greek god of wine
Desiree: (Latin-French) Desired
Diane: (Latin) From Diana, Greek moon goddess
Dinah: (Hebrew) Judgment
Dolores: (Spanish) Of the sorrows (Mary)
Donna: (Latin) Lady
Dora: (Greek) Gift
Dorcas: (Greek) Gazelle
Doris: (Greek) Of the sea; of the Dorian people
Dorothy: (Greek) Gift of God
Dulcia: (Latin) Sweet



Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.Picture: http://www.palmyria.co.uk/art/dawn.jpg