214 French Baby Names with Meanings, Starting With D

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Daniel	Boy	God is my judge
Damien	Boy	Master; To tame; Divine power
Daxton	Boy	Name of a town in France; Leader
Danielle	Girl	God is my judge
Dax	Boy	Name of a town in France; Leader; Badger
Dariel	Boy	Open; From Airelle
Dorian	Boy	Gift; Of Doris; Child of the sea
Darren	Boy	Great; Oaktree; One who is from Airelle
Dominique	Girl	Belonging to the Lord
Denver	Boy	From Anvers; Green valley; Dane Ford

Deandre	Boy	Manly; Masculine
Dimitri	Boy	Earth lover; Follower of Demeter
Dixie	Girl	Tenth; Ten
Desiree	Girl	Desired; Wished
Denise	Girl	Alternate name of Dionysius
Daryl	Boy	From Airelle; Darling
Darrell	Boy	One who is from Airelle
Dereck	Boy	Ruler of the people
Delia	Girl	Of Delos; Heart; Jewel of the sea
Destin	Unisex	Fate; Destiny; Fortune

Delanie	Girl	Black; Challenge; From the Alder grove
Dashiell	Boy	Lad; Heaven; Sky
Darnell	Boy	Hidden nook; A type of grass
Daxon	Boy	Leader; Son of Dick; Name of a place in France
Denis	Boy	Follower of Dionysius; Of Zeus;
Diane	Girl	Goddess of hunting and childbirth; Divine; Goddess
Dalila	Girl	Delicate; Guide; Weak; Languishing
Deja	Girl	Already seen; Remembrance
Delani	Unisex	From the alder grove; Descendant of Dubhshlaine
Darrian	Girl	Great; Oaktree; One who is from Airelle

Delaney	Boy	Black; Challenge; Alder tree
Dany	Boy	God is my judge
Delano	Boy	Wetland; Swamp
Dashel	Boy	Sky; Heaven
Daren	Boy	Oaktree; Great; From Airelle; Edge
Darrel	Boy	One who is from Airelle
Dariela	Girl	One from Airelle in France
Delphine	Girl	Dolphin; Woman from the town of Delphi; Womb
Daryn	Boy	Great; Oak tree; Talent
Denny	Boy	Greek God Dionysus

Dasia	Girl	Possessing goodness; Already seen; Myrtle tree
Dashiel	Unisex	NA
Daxx	Boy	Name of a town in France; Leader
Delmar	Boy	From the pond
Deric	Unisex	Ruler of the people; Peaceful ruler
Delina	Girl	Noble
Didier	Boy	Desire or longing
Daxten	Boy	Dax's town
Damya	Girl	A Goddess; To tame
Dartagnan	Boy	From Artagnan

Deron	Boy	One who came from Airelle
Daisha	Girl	Already seen
Dijon	Boy	Godly; Divine
Darroll	Boy	Open; From Airelle
Dianne	Girl	Divine; Goddess-like
Devereaux	Unisex	Yew
Daysha	Girl	Already
Delon	Boy	From Allon; Oaktree
Darrold	Boy	From Airelle; Army power
Dennise	Girl	Devotee of Dionysius

Degan	Unisex	Day; Free man; Warrior; Someone in the service of a dean; A person from city of Ghent (Gand) in Belgium
Darriel	Unisex	Beloved; Little darling; Royalty
Daija	Girl	Already seen; Before
Darielle	Girl	One from Airelle in France; Possessing goodness
Delmer	Boy	One who resides near the pond
Delaine	Boy	From the alder grove; Dress fabric of wool and cotton
Devereux	Unisex	One who is from Évreux in France; Banks of the river
Dorrian	Unisex	Gift; Descendant of Deoradhain; Exile; Wanderer; Stranger
Darcie	Girl	Dark-haired; From the fortress; Descendant of the dark
Darcey	Girl	Someone from Arcy; Dark

Dejanae	Girl	Already seen
Delana	Girl	From the alder grove; From a humid place
Dejanira	Girl	One who is already seen
Darnel	Boy	Hidden nook; A type of grass
Dorien	Boy	Gift of God; From Doris
Duron	Boy	Farmer; Round
Darral	Boy	Open one; From Airelle
Destine	Unisex	Destined
Delena	Girl	Shining light; From the Alder grove
Dashell	Unisex	From D'Assche, Normandy

Dartanian	Boy	From Artagnan
Durand	Boy	Enduring
Darry	Boy	Open; From Airelle; Wealthy; Red-haired
Demont	Boy	One from the hills
Dorrell	Boy	Dark-browed; Golden; Adorable
Dupree	Unisex	From the meadow
Delroy	Boy	The King
Dennison	Boy	Son of Dennis; Devotee of Dionysius
Durant	Boy	Enduring
Daijah	Girl	Already seen; Before; Remembrance

Deo	Boy	Lord; Deity; Love of God
Devron	Boy	Divine
Dorion	Boy	Descendant of Dorus; Of Doris; From the sea
Deforest	Boy	From the forest or woodland
Daedric	Unisex	Ruler of the people
Danton	Boy	Everlasting; From Anton
Del	Boy	Of the; Pretty; He give
Donathan	Boy	God has given
Detroit	Unisex	Straits; City in the US
Delaina	Girl	From the alder grove; Dark; Challenge

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