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Dino

Borrowed from Italian Dino.

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Diné

From Navajo Diné. Doublet of Dene.

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Dion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis).

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Dione

From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).

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Diong

From Eastern Min 張／张 (Diŏng).

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Diop

West African surname, probably a spelling variant of Diab.

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Dipa

From Hindi दीपा (dīpā), from Sanskrit दीपा (dīpā).

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Dipu

From India.

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From the French surname Dirac, probably from the French town by that name in Charente, from Medieval Latin Adiraco, Dyracum, from a Gallo-Roman name, Latin Atirius (a derivative of Atilius), or alternatively a Frankish/G

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Dirk

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.

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Dis

From Latin dīs pater (“rich father”).

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Disha

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिशा (diśā).

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Ditch

In reference to the Maratha Ditch.

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Diti

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिति (diti, “cutting, splitting, dividing”).

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Ditko

From Carpathian Rusyn Дї́тко (Djítko), Pannonian Rusyn Дїтко (Djitko) and Ukrainian Ді́тко (Dítko), variants of дї́дко (djídko) and ді́дко (dídko), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dědъ (“grandfather”).

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Ditta

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Ditta, a short form of the personal name Benedetta. * Borrowed from Urdu دتہ. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

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Dives

From Latin dives (“rich man”).

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Divya

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिव्या (divyā́), feminine of दिव्य (divyá, “divine, charming, heavenly”).

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Dix

From Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Dixey

From a medieval diminutive of Dick.

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Dixie

First attested in 1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenn

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Dixit

From Sanskrit दीक्षित (dīkṣita).

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Dixon

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz P

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Diya

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिया (diyā, “earthen lamp”).

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Diza

From Hebrew [Term?].

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Dizon

Common Filipino surname, of ultimately Hokkien origin.

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DjVu

From deja vu, from French déjà-vu, q.v.

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Djahy

Borrowed from Egyptian ḏꜣhꜣ, DA-h-A-T14:N25

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DoFo

Syllabic abbreviation of Doug Ford.

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DoS

From denial of service.

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Doaba

From Punjabi ਦੁਆਬਾ (duābā, “doab”), from Persian دو آب (do-âb, “two waters”).

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Doabi

Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੁਆਬੀ (duābī). Equivalent to Doaba + -i.

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Doan

Various origins: * Variant of Doane. * Borrowed from Vietnamese Đoàn. Doublet of Duan.

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Doane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).

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Dobb

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

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Dobbs

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Dobby

From Dobbie.

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Dobek

Borrowed from Polish Dobek.

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Dobie

Diminutive + -ie.

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Dobro

Originally a trademark; a contraction of Dopyera brothers, the inventors.

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Dobry

Borrowed from Polish Dobry or Czech Dobrý. Doublet of Faber.

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Doc

From doctor by shortening.

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Dociu

Borrowed from Romanian Dociu.

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Dock

* As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to

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Dodd

Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following: # Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a) # The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person. # The same root a

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Dodds

From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

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Dodge

From a Middle English diminutive form of Roger.

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Dods

From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

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Doe

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun doe. * As a Norman surname, from Old French d' Eu, from Eu, Seine-Maritime. That city's name could be from Frankish *auwju (“island, water meadow”) or otherwise a reduc

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Doel

English surname, from Old English dol (“stupid”), represented in modern dull. See also Dull, Dill.

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Doell

Borrowed from German Döll.

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Dog

The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s

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Dogg

Alternative spelling of dog.

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Dogic

Brand name. Perhaps an alteration of logic.

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Dogme

Borrowed from Danish dogme (“dogma”).

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Dogra

From Dogri डोगरा (ḍogrā), from Sanskrit द्विगर्त (dvigarta). The script was officially referred to as Sanskrit द्विगर्त अक्षर (dvigarta akṣara, “Dogra letters”). Another indigenous name for the script is Dogri [script ne

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Doha

Borrowed from Arabic الدَّوْحَة (ad-dawḥa).

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Dohan

From Doha + -an.

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Dohn

Borrowed from German Dohn.

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Doig

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Doig.

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Dojin

Borrowed from Japanese 土神 (Dojin).

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Dokar

Borrowed from Dzongkha རྡོ་དཀར་ (rdo dkar).

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Dokes

Patornymic from Doke.

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Dol

Borrowed from Uyghur دول (dol).

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Dolan

From Irish Ó Duibhlin. Doublet of Devlin.

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Dole

* As an English surname, from the archaic noun dole (“portion, share”). * As a French surname, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler (“to regret”), from Latin doleo (“to hurt”). * Also as a French surname, Ameri

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Dolge

Borrowed from German Dolge.

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Dolj

From Romanian Dolj.

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Doll

* As a south German surname, from toll (“mad, foolish”). * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Thiel. * As an English surname, from the adjective dull, cognate with the first German derivation. Also compare Dil

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Dolph

* As a Scandinavian/North Germanic, German, and Dutch surname, shortened from Adolf. * As an English surname, shortened from Delve with rounded vowel. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”

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Dom

Shortenings.

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Dome

Various origins: * English occupational surname for a judge, from Old English dēma (“judge”). * Borrowed from French Dome, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Hungarian Döme, a hypocoristic form of the personal name

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Domin

Borrowed from Polish Domin.

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Domme

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from dom + French -e (feminine suffix). The correct word in French is dominatrice.

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Don

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Дон (Don). Known in Ancient Greece and Rome as Latin Tanais, Ancient Greek Τάναϊς (Tánaïs).

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Donat

* As a French, German, Polish, English, Slovak, and Czech surname, all from the Medieval Latin saint's name Donatus, the past participle of donare (“to give”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnett.

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Dones

Borrowed from Catalan Dones.

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Donis

Various origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Donís, a vernacular form of Dionysius. * Borrowed from Greek Δώνης (Dónis).

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Donn

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Don.

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Donna

A 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.

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Donny

Diminutive forms with -y.

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Donze

Borrowed from French Donze.

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Doobs

From Dubai and -s (“hypocoristic suffix”).

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Doog

Variant of Doug

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Doom

From doom.

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Dora

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

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Doral

Blend of Doris + Alfred, named after Doris and Alfred Kaskel, real estate developers who opened the Doral Country Club golf resort in the area in 1962 (along with the Doral Hotel in Miami Beach).

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Doran

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).

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Dorce

Borrowed from French Dorcé. This surname is predominantly found in Haiti.

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Dorch

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic dorch (“dark”).

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Dore

* As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”). * Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door. * As

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Doren

Borrowed from German Dören.

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Dorey

Nickname for a goldsmith or someone with golden hair, from Old French doré (“golden”).

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Dorff

Borrowed from German Dorff.

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Doric

From Ancient Greek Δωρικός (Dōrikós, “related to Dorians”). The senses referring to dialects of Scottish are thought to have come from the Scots’ rusticness associated with the Athenians’ view of Dorians as uncivilised.

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Dorin

Borrowed from Romanian Dorin.

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Doris

From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís). Etymology 1 sense 7 is owing to similarity to Boris.

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Dorna

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dorna.

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Dorst

Borrowed from Dutch and German Dorst.

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Dort

* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy). * As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.

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Dost

Borrowed from German Dost (“wild thyme”).

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Doten

English surname, variant of Doty.

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Doto

Ancient Greek Δωτώ (Dōtṓ)

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Doty

English surname, probably a variant of Doughty.

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Douai

From French Douai, from Medieval Latin Duacum, from the Gaulish personal name Dous + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).

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Doubs

From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”).

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Doug

Clipping of Douglas.

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Dougo

From Doug + -o.

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Douma

Borrowed from Arabic دُومَا (dūmā).

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Douro

Borrowed from Portuguese Douro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Doiro, from Latin Durius, possibly from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).

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Doutt

Probably an Americanized form of German Daut.

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Douty

Variant of Doughty.

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Dov

Hebrew דוב (dov, “bear”)

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Dove

* As an English surname, from the noun dove. * As a Scottish surname, calque of Scottish Gaelic (mac) Calmáin (“(son of the) dove”). Compare Coleman. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Duff. * As a north German sur

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Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nov

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Dovey

Anglicisation of Welsh Dyfi.

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Dovhe

Borrowed from Ukrainian До́вге (Dóvhe).

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Dow

Variant of Daw from David or daw, and of Duff from Scottish Gaelic.

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Dowd

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhda (“descendant of Dubhda”), a byname derived from dubh (“black”).

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Dowdy

Variant of Dowd.

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Dowe

Variant of Dow.

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Dowis

Probably an Americanized form of Dutch Douwes.

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Down

From Irish dún (“fortress, stronghold”).

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Dowse

Variant spelling of Duce.

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Doyel

Variant of Doyle.

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Doyle

From Irish Ó Dubhghaill (“descendant of Dougal”).

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Doyne

Variant of Dunn.

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Doyon

French Doyon

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Dozal

Borrowed from Spanish Dozal.

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Draco

Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of Dracon, dracone, dragon, dragoon, and drake.

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Drago

Borrowed from Italian Drago.

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Dragu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dragu.

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Drain

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Dreáin (“descendant of Dreán”), probably from dreán (“wren, songbird”) (see Welsh dryw (“wren”)). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Druacháin; see Drohan. * As an English surname, occupatio

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Drake

* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon." * As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish

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Drako

A Hellenized spelling of Draco. Compare Drakon, from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn).

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Drama

Borrowed from Greek Δράμα (Dráma).

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Drane

English surname, from a nickname related to the noun drone referring to idleness and laziness. Also a spelling variant of Drain.

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Dras

From South Asian languages * (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.

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Drass

From South Asian languages.

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Drava

From historical Dravus, itself of unknown origin—either Celtic or Old European.

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Drees

Borrowed from Dutch and German Drees.

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Drem

From Scottish Gaelic Druim; see druim (“back”).

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Dreux

Borrowed from French Dreux.

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Drew

From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry

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Drier

Americanized spelling of German Dreier or Dreyer.

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Drin

Borrowed from Albanian Drin.

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Droge

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Dröge, a nickname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Dutch Droge, a nickname from Middle Dutch drôge (“dry, boring, unfriendly”).

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Droke

Respelling of Droge.

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Droll

Borrowed from German Droll.

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Drona

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa).

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Drone

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Drohne, a city in Westphalia. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Drane. * As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Drohan; as a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling varia

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Dror

From Hebrew דְּרוֹר (d'rór, “Dror, freedom, sparrow”).

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Drost

Borrowed from German Drost and Dutch Drost.

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Drozd

Borrowed from Polish Drozd, Czech Drozd, Slovak Drozd and related languages.

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Drum

* As an Irish surname, from Droma, a personal name from druim (“ridge”) * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from druim (“ridge”) * As a German surname, from Middle High German trum and Middle Low German drum (“woodblock”), b

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Druna

Blend of Draco + Luna.

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Druze

Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz).

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Dryas

Named after the wildflower Dryas octopetala, fossils of which dated to approximately the Younger Dryas period are common in parts of Europe.

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Drôme

Unadapted borrowing from French Drôme, from Latin Druma, related to -drome.

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Dsup

Short for damage suppressor.

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Dua

Transliteration of Punjabi ਦੂਆ (dūā) for the Indian surname.

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Duane

Anglicized form of the Irish name Dubhán (from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ (dovagni)), from dubh (“black, dark”); or transferred from the surname, which is from Irish Ó Dubháin (literally “descendant of Dubhán”).

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Dub

Clipping of Dubliner.

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Duba

Borrowed from Hungarian Duba.

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Dubai

Borrowed from Arabic دُبَيّ (dubayy).

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Dubas

* (Slavic): Borrowed from Slavic ( Polish Dubas and Ukrainian Дубас (Dubas) ) * (French): Borrowed from French Dubas, a topographic surname for someone who lived in the lower part of the village.

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Dubay

Derived from French Dubé.

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Dubbo

Probably from Wiradjuri [Term?].

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Dubhe

From the Arabic phrase اَلْظَهْرُ اَلْدُبِّ اَلْأَكْبَر (al-ẓahru l-dubbi l-ʔakbar, “the back of the great bear [i.e. Ursa Major]”), from ظَهْر (ẓahr, “back”) + دُبّ (dubb, “bear”) + أَكْبَر (ʔakbar, “great”).

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Dubna

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *dʰu-m-bʰ-os? Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-bʰ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂-m-bʰ-os? Pr

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Dubno

Borrowed from Ukrainian Ду́бно (Dúbno)

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Dubya

Representing a southern United States pronunciation of W, the middle initial of George W. Bush.

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Ducat

English occupational surname for a moneylender or minter or a nickname for a rich man, from Old French ducat (“name of a gold coin”). Also borrowed from French Ducat.

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Duce

* As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”). * As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).

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Ducey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhghusa (“descendant of Dubhghus”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + gus (“choice; vigor”).

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Duck

The surname is originally a nickname from Middle English doke (“duck”). See duck.

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Ducre

Borrowed from French Ducré.

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Dudek

Borrowed from Polish and Slovak Dudek.

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Dueck

Borrowed from German Dück.

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Duesy

From Duesenberg + -y.

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Duey

Variant of Dewey.

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Duff

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”).

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Duffy

From the Irish surname, from Ó Dubhthaigh (literally “descendant of Dubhthach”) and Mac Duibhshíthe (literally “son of Duibhshíth”), from dubh (“black”) + sìth (“peace”), comparable to the surname Duff.

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Dufty

Variant of Doughty.

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Dugal

Various origin: * Either an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall or a reduced form of McDougall. * As a French Canadian surname, from the personal name Tugal, a name of Germanic origin, from the name Tugwald, compo

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Dugan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhagáin (“descendant of Dubhagán”), a personal name based on a double diminutive of dubh (“black”).

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Dugin

Borrowed from Russian Дугин (Dugin).

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Dugo

Borrowed from Italian D'Ugo.

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Dugue

Borrowed from French Dugué, a common surname in Haiti.

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Duhok

Borrowed from Kurdish Dihok / دهۆک (dhok).

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Dul

From Khmer ឌុល (dul).

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Dulan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 都蘭 /都兰 (Dūlán).

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Dulas

Source etymology material for Dulas; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Dulay

Common Filipino surname

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Dulce

From Spanish Dulce.

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Dull

* As a German surname, from dialectal tull (“stout, corpulent”) (see the adjective doll), or a variant of Thiel. See Duell. * As a Scottish surname, it is a habitational name from Dull in Perthshire (see Etymology 2). *

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Dulle

Borrowed from North German Dulle, a variant of Dull.

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Duloe

Perhaps from an unattested Old English word *dyfel (“peg”) + hōh (“spur of land”). Another possibilty is that the hamlet is named with an Old English personal name *Dēofol, a byname from dēofol (“devil”), + hōh (“spur of

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Dulux

Brand name, derived from durable and luxury.

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Duma

Borrowed from Polish Duma, Romanian Duma or Ukrainian Дума (Duma).

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