Boy Names Starting with D
Boy names that begin with D — 28 of them, well-loved picks and quiet surprises, each with its meaning and origin.
28 names
Dae
Korean
Great, large
BoyVirtue
Daichi
Japanese
Great earth, vast wisdom
BoyNature
Dakari
Shona (Zimbabwean)
Rejoice
BoyVirtue
Daksh
Sanskrit
Skilled, capable
BoyVirtueMythological
Damian
Greek / Spanish
To tame
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Damon
Greek / American
To tame, to subdue
BoyLiteraryMythological
Daniel
Hebrew / Biblical
God is my judge
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Dante
Italian / Latin
Enduring
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Darius
Persian
Possessing goodness
BoyHistoricalMythological
Dash
English (Dashiell)
Quick movement
Unisex
David
Hebrew / Biblical
Beloved
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Dawit
Amharic (Ethiopian)
Beloved
BoyVirtueBiblical
Dayo
Yoruba (Nigerian)
Joy has arrived
UnisexVirtue
Demetrios
Greek
Devoted to Demeter
BoyMythologicalHistorical
DeShawn
African American
God is gracious (from Shawn)
BoyVirtue
Desmond
Irish Gaelic
Man from south Munster
BoyHistoricalVirtue
Dev
Sanskrit
Divine, god
BoyMythological
Dexter
Latin / English
Right-handed, skilful
BoyLiterary
Dhruv
Sanskrit
Pole star, constant
BoyCelestialMythological
Diallo
Fula (West African)
Bold
BoyVirtueHistorical
Diego
Spanish
Supplanter
BoyHistoricalBiblical
Digby
Old English / Norse
From the dike settlement
Boy
Dmitri
Slavic / Greek
Devoted to Demeter
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Donovan
Irish Gaelic
Dark warrior
UnisexHistorical
Dorian
Greek / English
From Doris
BoyLiterary
Drake
Old English
Dragon
BoyMythologicalHistorical
Duncan
Scottish Gaelic
Dark warrior
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Dylan
Welsh / Celtic
Son of the sea
BoyLiteraryMythological
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