De name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Mandarin and Vietnamese

Usage: Kanji symbol, Mandarin and Vietnamese

Meaning: Virtue, Morality and Royal

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What does De mean?
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Famous People Named De
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What does De mean?

Meaning of De is Virtue, Morality or Royal is particulary used in Vietnamese, Mandarin and Kanji symbol. It is rooted from Vietnamese and Mandarin is used as a gender insensitive name.

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How popular is the name De?

De is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1914 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1992, it ranked 1804th when 46 boys were named De.

There are over 1322 babies that have been given the name De in United States. De is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 2304 (2004) in its 17 years run on England and Wales naming chart.

However things change on global perspective, De is extremely popular in China where every 1 in 6000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Vietnam. At least, 290000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2011	9592	7	0	0
2007	9784	7	0	0
2006	6460	12	0	0
2005	7094	10	16460	5
2004	5811	13	0	0
2003	5269	14	0	0
2002	4499	17	15428	5
2001	3841	21	9349	10
2000	2330	41	5704	19
1999	2509	35	5423	19

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Here's what numbers has to say about De

You have high ideals. You want a stable, deep connection with people. But you shouldn't because you are a great person with an amazing mind that's capable of achieving great things. Once you lay your eyes on someone, that person is yours. Office work drives you crazy. This is why you prefer freelance work. Achieving inner peace and harmony in life is what's most important to you. You always compete with yourself.

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Ripley - The uncommon unisex name Ripley is of Old English origin which is notably used in English, Swedish and Icelandic languages, Ripley means "Meadow Near the River, Cleared Strip of Land or Dweller in the Noisy Meadow"
Karry - Offbeat Italian Karry is used as a unisex name, meaning of Karry is "Darling or Dear" is substantially used in English and English
Creeda - Creeda's meaning is A Woman of Faith is used as a baby girl name came from English. Creeda is resulted from Creda.

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Famous people named De

De Vriendt brothers, were Belgian painters, both born at Ghent
De Es Schwertberger, Austrian artist, painter and modeller
De Lafontaine, French ballerina and is regarded as the first female professional ballet dancer
De Jalma West, American actor and a federal immigrant inspector
De La Soul, American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Amityville
De Dannan, Irish folk music group
De Facto, dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala
De Lacy Evans, British Army general
De Villiers Graaff, South African politician
De Mens, Flemish rock band from Belgium
De Press, Polish-Norwegian rock band founded in Oslo in 1980
De Lyckliga Kompisarna, Swedish melodious punk band
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Dutch hip hop and R&B group based

De Wet Barry, former South African rugby union footballer
De Rosa, Scottish rock band from Bellshill
De Dijk, The band is named after Zeedijk
De Alva S. Alexander, American journalist, lawyer, historian
De Witt C. Badger, U.S. Representative
De Witt C. Flanagan, American Democratic Party politician
Destiny Cambre in The Butcher as Actress
De La Ghetto Rafael Castillo, better known by his artistic name De La Ghetto, is an American singer of Dominican-Puerto Rican ancestry.
Actor De Collector, known for video This Ain't Good Times
In 1986 comedy movie, Hollywood Zap, De Waldron played Tee Tee.
De Carlos portrayed the significant character of N in 1981 comedy flick Como Faturar a Mulher do Próximo.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004

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