Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek Starting With D

These are ancient baby names that start with the letter D. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all ancient baby names.

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Recorded origin
Damara	Gentle Girl.	Female	Greek
Damaris	Gentle	Female	Greek
Damaskenos	From Damascus	Male	Greek
Damia	Myth Name	Female	Greek
Damian	Tame	Male	Greek
Damiane	Untamed	Female	French
Damon	Loyal Friend DANAUS	Male	Latin
Dana	From Denmark	Female	Celtic
Danaus	Myth Name (Father Of The Danaides)	Male	Greek
Danu	Primordial waters; flowing	Female	Indian
Daphnis	Myth Name (Blinded For His Infidelity)	Male	Greek
Dardanus	Myth Name (Founder Of Troy)	Male	Greek
Darius	Name Of A Pharaoh	Male	Egyptian
Deiphobus	Myth Name (A Son Of Priam)	Male	Greek
Delicia	Charming	Female	Spanish
Delilah	Desired	Female	Hebrew
Demas	Popular	Female	Greek
Demetria	Myth Name (Goddess Of The Harvest)	Female	Greek
Demetrius	Gift From Demeter	Male	Greek
Demodocus	Myth Name (A Blind Bard)	Male	Greek
Denise	Feminine Form Of Denys (Named For The God Of Wine)	Female	French
Deon	Abbreviation Of Dionysius.	Male	English
Desmond	From South Munster	Male	Irish
Deva	Divine; Myth Name. DEVI	Female	Indian
Diana	Divine	Female	Romanian
Dinah	Avenged Or Judged And Vindicated. In The Bible Dinah Was Jacob's Only Daughter.	Female	Hebrew
Diomedes	Myth Name (An Evil King)	Male	Greek
Dione	From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And Mother Of...	Female	English
Dirce	Myth Name (Killed For Abusing Children)	Female	Greek
Dominica	Of The Lord.	Female	Spanish
Dorian	Descendant Of Dorus. Dorian Was A Character In Oscar Wilde's Novel The Pictur...	Male	English
Doris	Of The Sea	Female	Greek
Dorothea	Danish Form Of Dorothy (God's Gift)	Female	Danish
Drusilla	Sturdy	Female	Latin

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