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Diakos GreekMeaning Deacon. Notable bearer of this name is Athanasios Diakos (1786–1821), a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero.
Diallo Western African, FulaDerived from the Fula clan name
Jallo of uncertain meaning. Diallo is a common name throughout West Africa.
Diamandis Greek"Diamonds" in Greek. One notable bearer of the surname is Marina Lambrini Diamandis, A Welsh/Greek Songwriter and Singer who preforms under the stage name of "Marina and the Diamonds"
Diamant JewishDerived from Yiddish דימענט
(diment) meaning "diamond".
Diamantis GreekDerived from the Byzantine Greek word διαμάντιν (
diamántin), itself from the Italian
diamante (Late Latin
diamas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek word ἀδάμας (
adámas) meaning "diamond".
Diamond JewishAmericanized form of a Jewish surname, spelled in various ways, derived from modern German
Diamant,
Demant "diamond", or Yiddish
dimet or
diment, from the Middle High German
diemant (via Latin from Greek adamas ‘unconquerable’, genitive adamantos, a reference to the hardness of the stone)... [
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Diamond IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Diamáin "descendant of Diamán", earlier
Díomá or
Déamán, a diminutive of
Díoma, itself a pet form of
Diarmaid.
Diamond EnglishEnglish variant of
Dayman (see
Day). Forms with the excrescent d are not found before the 17th century; they are at least in part the result of folk etymology.
Diao ChineseFrom Chinese 刁
(diāo) referring to the ancient state of Diao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. It was adopted due to being homophonous with the character 雕, which was the actual name of the state.
Diasamidze GeorgianMeans "son of
Diasami", from a Georgian given name of unknown meaning, perhaps meaning "master" or derived from Abkhaz дәаӡа
(dwaʒa) meaning "uncultivated land, virgin soil" (thus used to refer to someone who plowed land)... [
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Di'bonaria Sardinian (Rare)(Our Lady of Bonaria) Also known as Blessed Virgin Mary located in Cagliari, Italy... Di meaning (of) and Bonaria meaning "Good Natured". Last name given to honor Our Lady of Bonaria.
Di Ciuccio ItalianCiuccio is a surname especially Campano and more precisely of the provinces of Naples and Salerno, should derive from the medieval name Ciuccio, one of the many apheretic hypochoristic forms of the name Francesco, of which a hypochoristic is Francescuccio, which by apheresis becomes Cuccio
Dickensheets English (American)Americanized spelling of German Dickenscheid, a habitational name from a place named Dickenschied in the Hunsrück region. The place name is from Middle High German dicke ‘thicket’, ‘woods’ + -scheid (often schied) ‘border area’ (i.e. ridge, watershed), ‘settler’s piece of cleared (wood)land’.
Dicker EnglishEither an occupational name for a digger of ditches or a builder of dikes, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike, derived from Middle English
dike or
dik meaning "dyke.
Dickey IrishNorthern Irish: from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.
Di Cola ItalianThe surname Di Cola originates from the diminutive of the male name Nicola, widespread especially in the city of Bari, devoted to its patron saint.
Diehl GermanFrom the given name
Diel,
Tiel, from
Thilo, a diminutive of given names beginning with
Diet-, as such as
Dietrich.
Dielmann German (Modern)It was once spelled as "Dielhmann" and sometimes with one "n". The meaning is unknown, but when I used Google's translator "dielh" means "the" and "mann" was "man".
Diem GermanGerman: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Dier Jewishthe name allegedly means "dyer (of clothes)"
Dieringer German (Americanized)Americanized form of German Thüringer, regional name for someone from Thuringia, This was also used as a medieval personal name. Americanized form of German Tieringer, habitational name for someone from Tieringen in Württemberg.
Dieu French, WalloonFrom French
dieu "god" given as a nickname for someone who played Christ in medieval mysteries or for a presumptious or an overly religious person, or from a short for of the given name
Dieudonné.
Dieulafoy FrenchFrom Old French
Dieu la foy meaning "God the faith". Famous bearers were the married couple of French archeologists Marcel Dieulafoy (1844-1920) and Jane Dieulafoy (1951-1916). A medical condition of the stomach causing gastric bleeding called "Dieulafoy's lesion" was named after Dr... [
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Difano ItalianRare Italian surname that comes from the city of
Isola di Fano, Presaro e Urbino, Italy.
Di Francesco ItalianLiterally means "of Francis," and therefore may also mean "son of Francis."
Digby EnglishDerived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English
dic "dyke, ditch" and Old Norse
byr "farm, town".
Diggins NormanDiggins came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066; from the Norman baptismal name which means the son of Diccon, a diminution of the parent name, Richard.
Diggory EnglishPossibly an anglicized form of
Degaré, which might come from the French word
egare. It might mean "the lost one".
Digne FrenchFrom French
digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
D'ignoti ItalianMeans "of the unknown", a descriptive term for foundlings of unknown parentage that evolved into a given name.
Dijkhuizen DutchMeans "houses in the dike" in Dutch, derived from
dijk meaning "dike, ditch, levee" and
huizen meaning "houses, settlement", and so indicated a person who lived in a house close to a dyke or embankment.
Dikshit Indian, Hindi, OdiaFrom Sanskrit दीक्षित
(dikshita) meaning "one who is initiated", ultimately from दीक्षा
(diksha) meaning "initiation, dedication". The term was historically used to refer to teachers and scholars of the Brahmin caste.
Dilabbio ItalianA surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Đilas SerbianDerived from
đilas (
ђилас), a rare word meaning "jumper, runner".
Dill EnglishNickname from Middle English
dell,
dill,
dull "dull, foolish".
Dillinger GermanDenoted a person from
Dillingen, a district in the region of Swabia in Bavaria, Germany. This name was borne by the infamous John Dillinger (1903-1934), an American gangster and bank robber during the Great Depression.
Dillon IrishDillon is a surname of Irish origin but with Breton-Norman roots. It is first recorded in Ireland with the arrival of Sir Henry de Leon (c.1176 – 1244), of a cadet branch of Viscounty of Léon, Brittany... [
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Dilustro LiteratureMadame diLustro is described as a fine cook and an excellent detective. She often hosts dinner parties and flies into a rage if one of her guests arrives even five minutes late. Snicket has to dash off to one of her dinner parties while in the middle of writing The Reptile Room.
Dimaampao Filipino, MaranaoPossibly from the name of Dima'amapaw Kalinan, a character in the Darangen epic. The name itself may be derived from Maranao
di' meaning "no, not" and
ampaw meaning "detoured".
Dimaano Filipino, TagalogMeans "not touched, not injured" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
maano meaning "have something happen" or
ano meaning "how, what".
Dimaapi Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be oppressed" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
inaapi meaning "oppressed".
Dimacuha Filipino, TagalogMeans "unobtainable" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".
Di Maggio ItalianCame from a child who was born in the month of May. The surname Maggio is derived from the Italian word Maggio, which literally means the month of May.
Dimagiba Filipino, TagalogMeans "indestructible" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Dimaisip Filipino, TagalogMeans "unfathomable" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
isip meaning "intellect, discernment".
Dimalanta Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be withered" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
malanta meaning "fade, wither, wilt".
Dimaliwat Filipino, TagalogMeans "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".
Dimapilis Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
Dimarucut Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be caught" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
dukot meaning "draw out, pull".
Dimasupil Filipino, TagalogMeans "unconquerable" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
supil meaning "controlled, repressed, subdued".
Di Matteo ItalianThe surname Di Matteo comes from the personal names Matteo, of Jewish origin and popularized by the evangelist "Mattia" which have the meaning of "Gift of God".
Dimatulac Filipino, TagalogMeans "stubborn" (literally "cannot be shoved") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
tulak meaning "push, shove".
Dimaunahan Filipino, TagalogMeans "champion" (literally "cannot be outdone") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
unahan meaning "front, head, first".
Dimayacyac Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be crushed (in a fight)" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
yakyak meaning "crushed, trampled".
Dimer German (Portuguese-style)Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Diemer; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Dimondstein GermanThis is a German name which translates into English as diamond stone. It most likely belongs to a miner who mined diamonds or perhaps a jeweler.
Di Nardo Italian (Tuscan)Ancient and illustrious family, called Nardo, Nardi or De Nardi, originally from Tuscany, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy.
Dinç TurkishMeans "energetic, vigorous, active" in Turkish.
Dinçer TurkishFrom Turkish
dinç meaning "vigorous, energetic, active" and
er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Dineen Irish (Anglicized)Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Duinnín which meant "descendant of Duinnín". The byname
Duinnín was derived from a diminutive of Gaelic
donn meaning "brown" (i.e. "brown-haired man") or "chieftain".
Dinger EnglishMeans "one who rings the bell," which is most likely a butler
Dingfelder Medieval German (Rare, Archaic)When surnames were finally adopted, family heads who originated from Thungfeld in the Steigerwald area of Mittelfranken, took the name of their traditional home area.
Dingle EnglishA name for someone who lives near a dingle, a small wooded dell or hollow.
Dingli MalteseDingli is a surname coming from the small village of Had-Dingli in Malta.
Dinjer German (Rare)Occupational surname that originated in the German dialect spoken in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. ... [
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Dinklage GermanOccupational name for a grain farmer or grain merchant, derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German
dinkel meaning "spelt" (a variety of wheat). It could also be derived from
Dinkelsbühl, a historic town in the state of Bavaria (formerly in central Franconia), or
Dinklage, a town in the Vechta district, in Lower Saxony, Germany... [
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Dinn EnglishFrom a short form of the personal name Dinis, a variant of Dennis.
Dio ItalianMeans God in Italian. It was born as a stage name by Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), an American Heavy Metal Musician.
Dioaiuti ItalianMeans "may god help you", from
dio "god" and
aiutare "to help, assist". Most often given to foundlings and orphans.
Dion FrenchMeaning uncertain. It may be a habitational name from any of various locations called Dion or Dionne, derived from the Gaulish element
divon- meaning "(sacred) spring" or Celtic
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Diop Western African, WolofFrom
Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
Diotallevi ItalianMeans "god raise you", from Italian
dio "god, deity" and
allevi "to raise (children)". Often given to abandoned or orphaned children.
Dipasupil Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".
Di Pego Italianthe origin of di Pego is unknown, but translates to 'I caught', in Italian.... [
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Di Pietrantonio ItalianThe surname Di Pietrantonio literally means "son of Pietro" and indicates in a reinforcing way the descent from the progenitor named Pietro.