List of English Baby Names Meanings

Deshaun

(də-SHAWN)

Meaning of name Deshaun. Etymology : Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAUN.

Meaning: God is merciful Origin: English, Hebrew

Dick

(DIK)

Dick is a nickname for Richard. When it's not a name, dick is slang for a penis or an unkind person. There are a lot of jokes about this. From Behind the Name: Means “brave power”, derived from the Germanic elements ric “power, rule” and hard “brave, hardy”.

Meaning: Daring power Origin: English, Germanic

Disney

(DIZ-nee)

Disney Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Isigny in Calvados, France, named from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina) + the locative suffix -acum.

Meaning: Coming from Isigny Origin: English, French

Ditte

(DEE-te)

Origin and Meaning. 1) Short form of Edith. 2) Pet form of Dorotea. 3) Short form of Judith. 4) Short form of Benedikte.

Doc

(DOHK)

DOC is a document file format used by Microsoft Word, also used with most word processing software, including OpenOffice. DOC stands for DOCument file.

Meaning: A wise person Origin: English

Dodd

(DAHD)

The surname Dodd is a Welsh name of old Celtic origin. ... The name Dodd may also be a nickname surname derived from the Germanic root "dudd" or "dodd," which means something rounded; thus, it would have been used to denote a round, lumpish person, or a stupid person.

Meaning: A short and well rounded person Origin: English, Germanic

Dodge

(DAHJ)

Dodge Name Meaning. from the Middle English personal name Dogge, a pet form of Roger. possibly a nickname from Middle English dogge 'dog' (Old English docga, dogga).

Meaning: A famed spear Origin: English, Germanic

Dodson

(DAHD-sən)

Dodson is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from Dodd or Dodda. They were Old English personal names common in England from Lincolnshire on south. The name Dodson denotes "son of Dodd or Dodda."

Meaning: Dodd's son Origin: English, Germanic

Dove

(DUHV)

I love the name Dove. ... The name of a type of bird which often symbolizes peace. Scottish Gaelic surname Anglicized from the Old Gaelic word dub, meaning 'dark' or 'black'. Famous real-life people named Dove: | Edit. Rita Dove, American Pulitzer Prize winning poet and the former "United States Poet Laureate."

Meaning: Dove bird Origin: English

Drayden

(DRAY-dən)

Meaning of the name Drayden Shy, but friendly; caring and respectful. Origin of the name Drayden English.

Meaning: Unclear Origin: English