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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With D

These are american cat names that start with the letter D. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Dahlia Flower Named For Botanist A. Dahl Female Greek
Daisy Day's eye. A flower name. Female
Dakota Friend: ally. Tribal name. Female Place-name
Dallas Dwells by the waterfall Male Place-name
Dalton From the farm in the dale Male English
Damian Tame Male Greek
Damien Calm, Tame Unisex French
Damon constant, day Male English
Dane from Denmark Male English
Daniel my judge is the Lord Male
Danielle God is my judge Female
Danny God Is My Judge Unisex English
Dante lasting Male Latin
Daphne laurel, bay tree, victory Female Greek
Dario Rich Male Italian
Darius protector Male
Darren great, rocky hill Male Irish
Darryl Of Airelle, France Unisex English
Darwin Beloved friend. Male English
David Dearly loved Male
Davion Variant Of David Beloved. Unisex English
Davis David's son Male Surname
Dawson son of David Male Welsh
Dax from Deep Space Nine Male
Deacon servent, messenger Male Greek
Dean From the valley. Male English
Deanna divine Female English
Deborah a bee, to speak kind words Female Hebrew.
Delaney From the elder tree grove. Female Irish
Delilah Desired. Languishing. The Biblical Delilah tempted Samson into revealing the... Female Arabic
Demetrius lover of the earth, given to the Earth goddess Male Greek
Demi half, small Female Greek
Dennis Named for Saint Denys Male
Denzel from the high stronghold Male Cornish
Derek and brother Domino, from the '70s rock group Derek and the Dominoes Male English
Derrick Gifted ruler. From Theodoric. Male
Desiree desired, wished Female
Desmond man of the world, society Male Irish
Destiny Destiny, Fate Female English
Devan Divine. Female
Devin poet Male Irish
Devon defender Male English
Dexter dyer, right-handed Male Latin
Diamond In The Rough Female
Diana divine Female Latin
Diego the suplanter Male Spanish
Dillon Born Near The Sea Male Welsh
Dixie Abbreviation of Richard. In the USA Dixie refers to the French word for ten:... Female Latin
Dominic Belonging To God Male English
Dominique Belonging to God Male

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