Names Like Dee — Find Similar Baby Names
Dee is a 3-letter English girls' name meaning “Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With The Letter D.”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dae and De, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ee like Lee and Bree, and names sharing the “abbreviation” concept like Al and Alex.
For the full Dee profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Dee page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Dee
24 baby names that differ from Dee by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dae | 1 | Indian | Female | |
| De | 1 | Royalty | Vietnamese | Male |
| Deen | 1 | God Will Judge | Hebrew | Male |
| Deke | 1 | Dusty One: Servant. | English | Male |
| Del | 1 | Surname Prefix Meaning Of The. Also Used As An Independent Name And... | French | Male |
| Dene | 1 | Combination Of Deana: (Divine) And Dina: (From The Valley: Avenged). | English | Female |
| Des | 1 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Dete | 1 | Meaning Unknown. | Swiss | Female |
| Dev | 1 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-. | English | Male |
| Due | 1 | Virtuous | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dace | 2 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Daeg | 2 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dael | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Dai | 2 | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Dal | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dale | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Dan | 2 | God Is My Judge | Romanian | Male |
| Dane | 2 | From Denmark | Danish | Male |
| Dao | 2 | Peach Blossom; A Tet Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Dar | 2 | Pearl | Hebrew | Male |
| Dat | 2 | Accomplished, To Attain, To Achieve | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dave | 2 | David's Son | Scottish | Male |
| Dax | 2 | A Town In Southwestern France Dating From Before The Roman Occupation. | French | Male |
| Dean | 2 | From The Dene | English | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Dee’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
3-Letter D-Names Like Dee
24 names that share Dee's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dee's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Dee
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Dee.
Names That Rhyme with Dee
18 baby names that share Dee's last 2 letters — -ee. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee | Unisexual Name Meaning "Plum" | Chinese | Female |
| Bree | Hill. Also Abbreviation Of Brina And Breanna. | Irish | Female |
| Edee | Spoils Of War. | English | Female |
| Aimee | Dearly Loved Variant Of Amy. | French | Female |
| Andee | Feminine Of Andrea. | English | Female |
| Cadee | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | Irish | Female |
| Caree | Abbreviation Of Carol And Caroline From The Masculine Charles Meani... | English | Female |
| Casee | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cloee | American | Female | |
| Codee | Helpful. | Irish | Female |
| Edmee | Feminine Form Of Edmund (Rich Protector) | French | Female |
| Eevee | A Girl Who Born In Chrismas Eve | English | Female |
| Ellee | Abbreviation Of Eleanor And Ellen. | English | Female |
| Estee | Star. | French | Female |
| Hokee | Abandoned (Navajo) | Native American | Male |
| Indee | The Country India. | English | Female |
| Jacee | Based On The Initials J.C. Or An Abbreviation Of Jacinda. | English | Female |
| Jadee | Goodness. | Arabic | Female |
Names That Start Like Dee
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dee — De-. Good for parents who like Dee's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| De | Royalty | Vietnamese | Male |
| Del | Surname Prefix Meaning Of The. Also Used As An Independent Name And... | French | Male |
| Des | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Dev | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-. | English | Male |
| Dean | From The Dene | English | Male |
| Deen | God Will Judge | Hebrew | Male |
| Deja | To Have Been Here Before | English | Female |
| Deka | Somali Name Meaning "One Who Pleases." | African | Female |
| Deke | Dusty One: Servant. | English | Male |
| Dell | Noble. | German | Female |
| Demi | Abbreviation Of Demetria - The Mythological Goddess Of Corn And Har... | English | Female |
| Dena | Valley | Native American | Female |
| Dene | Combination Of Deana: (Divine) And Dina: (From The Valley: Avenged). | English | Female |
| Deon | Abbreviation Of Dionysius. | English | Male |
| Dete | Meaning Unknown. | Swiss | Female |
| Deva | Divine; Myth Name. DEVI | Indian | Female |
| Devi | Bee. Variant Of Deborah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Devy | Servant | Gaelic | Male |