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Boy Names Starting with D

Explore baby boy names starting with D. From timeless classics to rising stars, every name here links to a full page with meaning, origin, pronunciation, and playground safety analysis.

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#16

Daniel

divine judge

English
#28

Dylan

son of the sea, great tide

Welsh
#31

David

friend, darling

Hebrew
#108

Dominic

born on Sunday

Italian
#110

Damian

master, conqueror

English
#131

Declan

man of prayer

Irish
#139

Dawson

beloved son

English
#142

Dean

a church official or head

English
#145

Diego

may God protect (alternate)

Spanish

Dallas

meadow dwelling, water meadow

American

Derek

ruler of the people

English

Dante

steadfast, firm

Italian

Dakota

friendly, allies, friend

American

Damien

to tame, to subdue

French

Dariel

God is my judge (variant of Daniel)

American

Desmond

man from South Munster

Irish

Daxton

warrior's town

American

Dalton

from the valley town

English

Damon

gentle, loyal one

Greek

Denver

from Antwerp

American

Donovan

dark warrior

Irish

Devin

poet

Irish

Dorian

gift, from the sea

English

Drew

warrior, man

English

Deacon

servant, messenger

English

Dominick

of the Lord, belonging to God

Italian

Dario

possessing goodness

Italian

Dax

from the city of Dax

English

Danny

God is my judge

American

Davis

son of David

English

Dilan

son of the sea, great tide

Turkish

Drake

dragon

English

Dereck

powerful leader of the folk

English

Donald

ruler of the world

Scottish

Dustin

Thor's stone

English

Dennis

of Dionysos, god of wine

English

Duke

leader, military commander

American

Dexter

right-handed, skillful

English

Dutton

farm settlement of Dudda

English

Darius

he who holds firm the good

Persian

Dakari

joy, happiness

African

Damir

da + mir (to give + peace)

Bosnian

Derrick

ruler of the people

American

Darwin

beloved companion

English

Douglas

dark blue water

Scottish

Dillon

great tide, son of the sea

Irish

Dane

from Denmark, a Dane

English

Darian

he who holds firm the good

American

Damari

strength

African-American

Darren

oak grove, great

Irish

Devon

deep valley dwellers

English

Dangelo

messenger (angelos)

Italian

Dash

panache, flair (as in 'cut a dash')

American

Dimitri

of the earth, earthly

Greek

Denzel

from the Denzell estate

African-American

Demetrius

earth-lover

Greek

Dominik

of the Lord's day (Sunday)

Polish

Deandre

strong and courageous

African-American

Dhruv

constant, faithful

Indian

Danilo

divine justice

Italian

Duncan

dark warrior

Scottish

Denim

of Nîmes, sturdy woven cloth

American

Dion

divine, godly

Greek

Draven

of the raven, raven-like

American

Decker

thatcher, roof builder

German

Dayton

bright settlement, day town

English

Davion

beloved (from David)

American

Darien

wealthy, kingly, upholder of good

American

Draco

dragon, serpent

Greek

Dovid

dear one, uncle

Jewish

Dale

valley dweller, from the valley

English

Deon

divine, of Zeus

American

Dior

associated with luxury and elegance

French

Daylen

from the dale, valley dweller

English

Daemon

guardian spirit, divine being

Greek

Davian

beloved, dear one

American

Dev

short form of Devon/Devlin

Indian

Davi

friend, darling

Brazilian

Dov

bear

Israeli

Dwayne

dark, swarthy

Irish

Derick

ruler of the people

English

Deshawn

God is gracious (via Sean/Shawn/John)

African American

Darrell

dear, beloved (associated folk etymology)

English

Dominique

of the Sabbath, Sunday child

French

Demari

of the sea (possible etymology)

African American

Davon

deer people (from Devon)

African American

Deion

divine, of the god of wine

American

Divine

of God, heavenly

American

Denis

follower of Dionysus, god of wine

French

Devonte

from Devon, deep valley warrior

African American

Deegan

son of Dubhagan (little dark one)

Irish

Destin

destined, determined

American

Demir

iron

Turkish

Deangelo

from the angel clan

Italian-American

Donnie

ruler of the world

American

Don

world ruler

English

Darryl

from Airelle (Norman place name)

English

Dezmond

gracious defender

Irish

Damoni

to tame, subdue

American

Devansh

portion of the divine

Indian

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