Baby boy names beginning with D – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: southerner

2. Daedalus

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: the Athenian sculptor who invented the axe and saw in Greek mythology

3. Dafiq

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: jubilant

4. Dafydd

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: beloved; the Welsh form of David
• Also: Dai, Taffy

5. Dag

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: day

6. Daichi

• Origin: Japanese
• Meaning: earth

7. Dakarai

• Origin: Zimbabwe
• Meaning: happiness
• Also: Daka, Kai, and Rai

8. Dakota

• Origin: Native American
• Meaning: allies; can be used as a girl’s name

9. Dale

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: valley

10. Daley

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: a meeting
• Also: Daly.

11. Dalfon

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: raindrop

12. Dallas

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: a resting place

13. Dalton

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: a farm in the valley

14. Damian

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: a tamer

15. Damon

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: a guide

16. Dana

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: a Dane

17. Danby

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: settlement of the Danes
• Also: Dan

18. Dandie

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: man, warrior; Greek form of Andrew
• Also: Andrew

19. Daniel

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: God has judged; Daniel was one of the Old Testament prophets
• Also: Dan, Danny

20. Dar

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: pearl or mother of pearl

21. Darcy

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: a man from Arcy, north-central France
• Also: D’Arcy

22. Darius

• Origin: Persian
• Meaning: protector

23. Darnell

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: hidden corner

24. Darrel

• Origin: French
• Meaning: open; from Airelle a village in France
• Also: Darrell, Darell, Darryl and Daryl

25. Darren

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: qak tree

26. Darshan

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: to see

27. David

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: beloved; David is the patron saint of Wales
• Also: Dave, Davie, Davy, Dafydd (Welsh form), Dai (Welsh form), Taffy (Welsh form)

28. Daven

• Origin: Scandinavian
• Meaning: two rivers

29. Davor

• Origin: Croatia/Serbia
• Meaning: God of war; exclamation of joy or sorrow; battle song
• Also: Dovey

30. Davu

• Origin: Africa
• Meaning: the beginning

31. Dax

• Origin: French
• Meaning: a town in south-western France

32. Dean

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: valley

33. Dearborn

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: brook of the deer

34. Declan

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: name of an early Irish saint

35. Dee

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: swarthy
• Also: Didi, Dede

36. Deepak

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: little lamp
• Also: Dipak

37. Deinol

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: charming

38. Deion

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: god of wine and revelry

39. Deiondre

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: valley

40. Delbert

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: bright day
• Also: Del or Dell

41. Dele

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: Unknown

42. Delmar

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: of the sea

43. Delvin

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: dolphin
• Also: Delphis

44. Demetrius

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: Male version of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture
• Also: Demitrus, Dimitri, Dmitr

45. Dempsey

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: proud descendent

46. Denis

• Origin: Greek;
• Meaning: derived from Dionysos, the Greek god of wine
• Also: Dennis, Den, Denny

47. Dennison

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: son of Dennis
• Also: Denison

48. Denton

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: valley

49. Denver

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: the crossing of the Danes

50. Denzil

• Origin: Celtic
• Meaning: stronghold; derived from a place name in Cornwall
• Also: Denzel and Denzell

51. Derek

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: ruler of the people
• Also: Deryk, Deric, Dirk (Dutch form), Derry, Rick, Rickie, Del, Dell

52. Dermot

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: free from envy
• Also: Diarmaid, Diarmait (Irish forms)

53. Derry

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: oak wood

54. Derwent

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: river flowing through oak woods

55. Desmond

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: person from south Munster
• Also: Des and Desi

56. Dev

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: God

57. Devdan

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: gift from the gods

58. Devlin

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: brave

59. Devon

• Origin: Celtic
• Meaning: county in England

60. Dewayne

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: wagon maker

61. Dhani

• Origin: Hindi
• Meaning: person of wealth and riches

62. Dhruv

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: pole star

63. Dick

• Origin: English
• Meaning: dominant ruler; nickname for Richard
• Also: Dickon

64. Diego

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: supplanter, substitute; the patron saint of Spain; Spanish equivalent of James

65. Dietrich

• Origin: German
• Meaning: German form of Derek (above)

66. Digby

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: the village by the dyke

67. Diggory

• Origin: French
• Meaning: strayed or lost, derived from the French word ‘egare’ meaning astray

68. Dikembe

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: unknown

69. Dilip

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: king

70. Dilshad

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: joyful

71. Dino

• Origin: Italian
• Meaning: small

72. Dinsmore

• Origin: Irish Gaelic
• Meaning: fortified hill

73. Dion

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: from Dionysos, the Greek god of wine

74. Dirk

• Origin: Dutch
• Meaning: Dutch form of Derek (above)

75. Divyansh

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: part of the divine light

76. Django

• Origin: Romani
• Meaning: 'I awake'

77. Dob

• Origin: Czech
• Meaning: to do good, derived from 'dobro'

78. Dominic

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: belonging to the Lord
• Also: Dominick, Dom

79. Donal

• Origin: Irish/Scottish
• Meaning: mighty leader; version of Donald

80. Donald

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: mighty leader
• Also: Don, Donny, Donal (Irish form)

81. Donatus

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: gift from God

82. Doolan

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: defiance; a surname used as a first name
• Also: Dolan

83. Doran

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: stranger; a surname used as a first name

84. Dorian

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: ancient people from the south of Greece; it was used by Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Also: Dorien, Dorrien

85. Dougal

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: dark stranger
• Also: Dugal, Dougall, Doug

86. Douglas

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: black stream
• Also: Doug, Dougie, Duggie

87. Dove

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: the bird often used as a symbol of peace
• Also: Dufe, Douve

88. Dovey

• Origins: Hebrew
• Meaning: to whisper, implying a quiet character
• Also: Davour

89. Dow

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: black-haired

90. D’Oyley

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: derived from Ouilly, a town in Normandy, France

91. Draco

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: dragon

92. Drake

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: dragon

93. Drew

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: favourite
• Also: Andrew

94. Driscell

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: intermediary, news bearer

95. Drummond

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: high ground

96. Drury

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: beloved

97. Duane

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: black
• Also: Dwayne, Dewayne

98. Duante

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: wagon maker

99. Dudley

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: people's field; a town in the West Midlands

100. Duff

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: swarthy

101. Duke see Marmaduke

• Origin: Latin/English
• Meaning: leader/
• Also: Marmaduke

102. Duncan

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: brown

103. Dunn

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: dark complexion

104. Dunstan

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: hill stone

105. Durgesh

• Origin: Indian
• Meaning: lord of forts

106. Durward

• Origin: English
• Meaning: doorkeeper

107. Durwin

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: friend
• Also: Durwyn

108. Dustin

• Origin: Norse
• Meaning: Thor’s stone; brave warrior

109. Dwight

• Origin: Flemish
• Meaning: white or blond

110. Dylan

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: son of the sea; the first name of poet Dylan Thomas

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