In the past, a few different D-names have been common for girls (several currently are for boys!), but I guess most must be 'unstylish' right now.
- Daciana (dah-chee-AH-nah, Romanian)
- Dagny (DAHG-nee, Norwegian; DAHNG-nee, Swedish; DAG-nee, English)--from Old Norse, "new day". Latvian form is Dagnija (DAHG-nee-yah).
- Dahlia (DAH-lee-ah or DAY-lee-ah, English)--Spanish form is Dalia (DAHL-yah)
- Daina (DAY-nah, Lithuanian; DYE-nah, Latvian)--"song"
- Dáiríne (DAH-rin-yeh, Irish)--Anglicized as Darina.
- Damaris (DAM-ah-ris, English; DAH-mah-ris, German; dah-MAH-rees, Spanish)
- Damhnait (DAV-nat, DOW-nat, Irish)--"fawn". Anglicized as Devnet or Dymphna (DIMF-nah)
- Damiana (dah-mee-AH-nah, Italian)--feminine of Damian.
- Danaë (dah-NAH-ee, Greek)
- Danica (DAN-ik-ah, English; DAH-nee-kah, Slavic)--"morning star"
- Daniyah (DAN-ee-ah, Arabic)
- Daphne (DAF-nee, English; DAHF-neh, Dutch & German)--from Greek, "laurel". Other forms include Dafna (Hebrew), Dafne (Italian), & Dafina (Albanian & Macedonian)
- Dara (DAH-rah, Slavic)--"gift". Other forms include Darinka, Darina & Daryna. [masculine in other languages/origins]
- Darcy (DAR-see, English)
- Daria (DAH-ree-ah, Italian, Polish)--feminine of Darius. Other forms include Dareia (Greek), Darija (Croatian, Serbian), Darja (Czech), and Darya (Russian)
- Darya (dahr-YAH, Persian)--"sea"
- Davina (dah-VEE-nah, English)--feminine of David
- Deirdre (DEER-dreh, English; DEHR-dreh, Irish)
- Delphine (del-FEEN, French)--other forms include Delphina (Latin), Delfina (Italian, Spanish), & Delphia (English)
- Delwen (DEL-wen, Welsh)--"pretty & blessed"
- Delyth (DEL-ith, Welsh)--"pretty"
- Demeter (deh-MEE-ter, English; deh-MEH-tehr, Greek)--"earth mother"
- Demetria (deh-MEE-tree-ah, English; deh-MEH-tree-ah, Greek, Italian)
- Denica (deh-NEETZ-ah, Macedonian, Bulgarian)--"day, morning"
- Despina (DES-pee-nah, Greek, Russian, Macedonian)
- Desta (DEH-stah, Amharic)--"joy"
- Devi (DEV-ee, Hindi)--"goddess"
- Devika (DEV-ee-kah, Hindi)--"little goddess"
- Diantha (dee-AHN-thah, Dutch, English)--from Greek, "heavenly flower"
- Dilan (dee-LAHN, Turkish)--"love"
- Dinah (DYE-nah, English; dee-NAH, Hebrew)
- Dionisia (dee-oh-NEE-see-ah, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian)--form of Denise.
- Doina (DOH-ee-nah, Romanian)--"folk song"
- Domenica (doh-MEH-nee-kah, Italian)--feminine of Dominic. Other forms include Dominga (Spanish), Dominica (Latin), Dominika (Czech, Russian, Polish, Slovak), and Domnika (Macedonian)
- Donata (doh-NAH-tah, Italian)
- Dorothea (doh-roh-THEE-ah, English; doh-roh-TE-ah, German)--other forms include Dorete (doh-REH-teh, Danish, Swedish), Dorotea (doh-roh-TEH-ah, Italian, Spanish, Croatian) & Dorit (DOHR-it, Scandinavian).
- Drusa (DROO-sah, Latin)--another (Latin) form is Druscilla.
- Dua (DOO-ah, Arabic)--"prayer"
- Dulcinea (dool-sin-EH-ah, Spanish, English)
- Dunja (DOON-yah, Slavic)
- Dušana (doo-SHAH-nah, Slavic)--"soul"
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