Literary Baby Names – MediaGeni Demos

Dardanius

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to caius Lucius, General of the Roman Forces. 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.

Davy

Unisex

English Hebrew Literary Scottish Welsh

Beloved or friend. A diminutive of David. Cherished; beloved. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to servant to the country justice Shallow. Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew. David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages. Beloved or friend, from the Hebrew. Sixth century St David (or Dewi) was patron saint of Wales.

De Armado

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Love, where it belongs to s Labours Lost' Don Adriano De Armado, fantastical Spaniard.

De Burgh

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to hubert De Burgh.

Decius

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar.

Deiphobus

Boy

Greek Latin Literary

A son of Priam. Son of Priam. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to king Priam's son.

Demetrius

Boy

Biblical Greek Latin Literary

'Belonging to corn, or to Ceres' Earth-lover. Of Demeter. Demeter is the mythological Greek goddess of corn and harvest. She withdraws for the part of the year her daughter Persephone must spend with the god of the underworld – the reason for winter. Of Demeter. Demeter is the mythological Greek goddess of corn and harvest. She withdraws for the part of the year her daughter Persephone must spend with the god of the underworld – the reason for winter. Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony. A Midsummer Night's Dream' In love with Hermia. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Tamora.

Dennis

Boy

English French Greek Literary

Dionysius is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking: (equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus.). Named for Saint Denys. Follower of Dionysius (Greek god of wine). As You Like It' Servant to Oliver.

Denny

Boy

English Greek Literary Norse

Dionysius is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking: (equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus.). Follower of Dionysius (Greek god of wine). A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to sir Anthony Denny. From Denmark.

Derby

Boy

English Irish Literary Norse

Deer Park, from the surname and place name Derby. Also 'Without envy.'. Free from envy. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'King Richard III' Lord Stanley, called also Earl of Derby. From Denmark.

Dercetas

Boy

Literary

Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony.

Desdemona

Girl

Greek Literary

Misery. Unlucky. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice, where it belongs to wife to Othello.

Diana

Girl

Biblical French Latin Literary

Luminous, perfect From the Greek goddess of the moon. Fertile. God, devine. All's Well That Ends Well.' Daughter to the Widow of Florence.

Dick

Boy

English German Literary Teutonic

Rhyming nickname from medieval times. Richard 'strong ruler' was shortened to Rick then rhymed to Dick. Strong leader. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to dick the Butcher. Rules the people.

Diomedes

Boy

Greek Literary

An evil king. Antony and Cleopatra'. Attendant on Cleopatra. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander.

Dion

Boy

African-American English Greek Literary

God. From the Latin Dionysos or Dionysus, referring to the Greek god of wine. God of wine. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Lord of Sicilia.

Dionyza

Girl

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to wife to Cleon.

Dogberry

Boy

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to a Constable.

Dolabella

Boy

Literary

Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar.

Doll

Girl

English Greek Literary

Diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god. Doll has also come to be used as the name of a child's plaything, and as a colloquial term for an attractive woman. A vision. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to doll Tearsheet, a woman at the Boar's Head in Eastcheap.