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| Inspiration :: Dorsey (painting by Jed Dorsey) |
Dalby
Origin: English
Meaning: Habitation name
Has the same feel as popular surname names Avery and
Hudson but slightly less bold sounding.
Dauphin
Origin: French
Meaning: Dolphin
Dauphin fits all the name trends – it is an international
name, a word name and has a nature meaning. Quite a daring choice.
Deegan
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Descendent of Dubhceann
Sounds like popular Tegan but with the energetic
double e to perk it up a bit.
Delius
Origin: Greek
Meaning: From Delos
Historical, musical and grand. Del would be such a
cute nickname.
Devaney
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Dark-haired
Delaney is rising but Devaney is unheard of. Another
sing-song Celtic surname to add to the list.
Doherty
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: Descendant of Dochartach
Yet another sing-song Celtic surname to add to the
list.
Dolcetta
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Sweet
Fits in with all the multi-syllabic –a ending girls
names like Amelia and Arabella. Etta would probably be a better nickname than
Dolly at this period of time unless your daughter is a so-uncool-she-is-cool
kind of daughter.
Dorsey
Origin: English
Meaning: Dark
It doesn’t have the literary connections of Darcy but
all the same benefits of being a nickname-sounding surname name.
Dove
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: Black, bird name.
Dove hasn’t worked its way into many of the bird-name
lists I have seen, probably because of its odd phonology but the beautiful
imagery and symbolism make this name a winner.
