List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with D

Dryden

(DRIE-dən)

Dryden Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in Cumbria or Northumberland, where the name is still common, and perhaps named from Old English dr¯ge 'dry' + denu 'valley'.

Meaning: Dry valley Origin: English

Dudley

(DUD-lee)

The name Dudley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Dudley is: From the people's meadow. From a surname and place name derived from the Old English, meaning 'Dudda's clearing'. Famous bearer: Actor Dudley Moore.

Meaning: Common field Origin: Old English

Dusty

(DUS-tee)

English Meaning: The name Dusty is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Dusty is: Dusty place; brave soldier.

Meaning: A familiar form of dustin Origin: English

Dwight

(DWIET)

The name Dwight is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Dwight is: From a surname, derived from Diot, a Latin Dionysius or Dionysia, referring to the god of wine. Famous bearer: American president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Meaning: A form of dewitt Origin: English

Dyke

Dyke Name Meaning. English: from Middle English diche, dike, Old English dic 'dike', 'earthwork', hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditcher or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike.

Meaning: Dike, ditch Origin: English

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