Deer Names
Names that mean buck, deer, deer-like, doe,
fawn, gazelle, hind, stag, and other deer-related names.

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• UNISEX:

  1. DARBY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, possibly a corruption of Derby, a shire of England, so called from doire, meaning "a forest abounding in deer." 

  2. DERBY: Variant spelling of English unisex Darby, meaning "deer farm."

  3. HARTLEY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "meadow, pasture," hence "deer meadow."

  4. ISI: Native American Choctaw unisex name meaning "deer."

  5. OFRA (עָפְרָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ophrah, meaning "fawn." 

  6. OPHRAH (עָפְרָה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "fawn." In the bible, this is the name of two places, and the name of a son of Meonothai. 

• MALE:

  1. ACTAEON: Latin form of Greek Aktaion, meaning "effulgence." In mythology, this is the name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs. He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted. 

  2. AKTAION (Ακταίων): Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted. 

  3. AYAL (אַיָל): Hebrew name meaning "deer, gazelle."

  4. AYALON (אַיָּלוֹן): Variant form of Hebrew Ayal, meaning "deer, gazelle."

  5. BUCK: From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man," from the vocabulary word buck, meaning  "male deer or goat."

  6. DAIMHÍN: Old Gaelic byname meaning "little fawn, little stag."

  7. DEVIN: Irish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the surname Devine, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Daimhín, "descendant of Daimhín," hence "little fawn."

  8. DISHAN: Anglicized form of Hebrew Diyshan, meaning "a species of gazelle" or "a thresher." In the bible, this is the name of the fifth son of Seir.

  9. DIYSHAN (דִּישָׁן): Hebrew name meaning "a species of gazelle" or "a thresher." In the bible, this is the name of the fifth son of Seir.

  10. EPHER (עֵפֶר): Hebrew name meaning "calf" or "gazelle." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Ezra.

  11. EYAL: Variant spelling of Hebrew Ayal, meaning "deer, gazelle."

  12. HERSCHEL: Variant spelling of Yiddish Hershel, meaning "deer."
  13. HERSH (הֶערְשׁ): Yiddish name meaning "deer."
  14. HERSHEL (הֶערשֶׁעל): Pet form of Yiddish Hersh, meaning "deer."
  15. HESCHEL (הֶעשֶׁעל): Variant form of Yiddish Hershel, meaning "deer."
  16. HESHEL (הֶעשֶׁעל): Variant spelling of Yiddish Heschel, meaning "deer."
  17. HIRSH (הֶערְשׁ): Variant spelling of Yiddish Hersh, meaning "deer."
  18. HIRSHEL (הֶערשֶׁעל): Pet form of Yiddish Hirsh, meaning "deer."
  19. HJORTR: Old Norse name meaning "hart, stag."
  20. HJÖRTUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Hjortr, meaning "hart, stag."

  21. OISÍN: Irish name composed of the word os "deer" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little deer." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Fionn mac Cumhail.

  22. OSCAR: Irish Gaelic form of Scottish Gaelic Osgar, meaning "deer-lover." Compare with another form of Oscar.
  23. OSGAR: Scottish name composed of the Gaelic elements os "deer" and cara "lover," hence "deer-lover." Compare with another form of Osgar.
  24. OSHEEN: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Oisín, meaning "little deer."
  25. OSSIAN: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Oisín, meaning "little deer."
  26. RASHA (رشاء): Arabic name meaning "young gazelle."
  27. ROSCOE: English surname transferred to forename use, derived from a place name composed of the Old Norse elements rá "roe-deer" and skógr "copse, wood," hence "roe-deer wood."
  28. SACHEVERELL: Old Norman French surname transferred to forename use, derived from the place name Saute-Chevreuil, meaning "roe-buck leap."
  29. SACHIE: Pet form of English Sacheverell, meaning "roe-buck leap."
  30. TEGAN: Celtic name meaning "doe."

  31. TZEVI (צְבִי): Hebrew name meaning "deer, gazelle." 

  32. TZVI: Variant spelling of Hebrew Tzevi, meaning "deer, gazelle."

  33. ZEVI: Variant spelling of Hebrew Tzevi, meaning "deer, gazelle."

  34. TORU: Chamoru name meaning "bull; buck" and "seashell." Compare with another form of Toru.
  35. ZEVI: Variant spelling of Hebrew Tzevi, meaning "deer, gazelle."
  36. ZIV (זִיו): Hebrew name meaning "gazelle" or "radiant."

  37. ZVI: Variant spelling of Hebrew Tzvi, meaning "deer, gazelle."

• FEMALE:

  1. AWENTIA: Variant of Cherokee Awinita, meaning "fawn."
  2. AWINITA: Native American Cherokee name meaning "fawn."
  3. AYALA (אַיָּלָה): Feminine form of Hebrew Ayal, meaning "deer; gazelle."
  4. AYALAH: Variant spelling of Hebrew Ayala, meaning "deer; gazelle."
  5. AYELET (אַיֶּלֶת): Hebrew name derived from a name for the morning star, meaning "deer; gazelle."
  6. CEREN: Turkish name meaning "young gazelle."
  7. DAMHNAIT: Irish Gaelic name composed of the word damh "fawn" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little fawn."
  8. DEVNET: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Damhnait, meaning "little fawn."
  9. DORCAS: Latin form of Greek Dorkas, meaning "gazelle."  In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman restored to life by Peter. 
  10. DORKAS (Δορκάς): Alternate translation of Greek Tabitha, meaning "gazelle." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman restored to life by Peter. 
  11. DYMPHNA: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Damhnait, meaning "little fawn."
  12. DYMPNA: Variant spelling of English Dymphna, meaning "little fawn."
  13. ELAIN: Welsh name meaning "fawn."
  14. ENÉH: Hungarian legend name of the mother of the Hungarian people, possibly meaning "deer."
  15. ENIKÕ: Hungarian named derived from Enéh, possibly meaning "deer."
  16. FAWN: English name derived from the vocabulary word fawn, meaning "baby deer."
  17. FAWNA: Variant spelling of English Fawn, meaning "baby deer."
  18. HEGHNAR: Armenian name meaning "deer."
  19. LEOLA: Anglo-Saxon name meaning "deer." Compare with another form of Leola.
  20. MARAL: Armenian name meaning "deer."
  21. NIABI: Native American Osage name meaning "fawn."
  22. OPRAH: Feminine variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ophrah, meaning "fawn." 
  23. ORPA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Orpah, meaning "forelock, mane" or "gazelle, hind." 
  24. ORPAH (עָרְפָּה): Hebrew name meaning "forelock, mane" or "gazelle, hind." In the bible, this is the name of a Moabite woman. 
  25. OSSIA: Feminine form of English Ossian, meaning "little deer."
  26. RASHA (رشاء): Arabic name meaning "young gazelle."
  27. SHIKA (鹿): Japanese name meaning "deer."
  28. TABATHA: English variant spelling of Greek Tabitha, meaning "female gazelle."
  29. TABBY: English pet form of Greek Tabitha, meaning "female gazelle." In the late 1700s, this name was used as a slang term for a spinster or cranky old woman.
  30. TABEA: German pet form of Greek Tabitha, meaning "female gazelle."
  31. TABITHA (Aramaic: טַבְיְתָא, Greek: Ταβιθά, Hebrew: צְבִיָּה): Greek name of Aramaic origin, meaning "female gazelle." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman restored to life by Peter. The name was translated as Dorkas in Acts 9:36.
  32. TIBBY: English pet form of Greek Tabitha, meaning "gazelle." Compare with masculine Tibby. 
  33. TSIBYA (צִבְיָא): Hebrew name meaning "a female gazelle." In the bible, this is the name of a Benjamite.
  34. TSIBYAH (צִבְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "a female gazelle." In the bible, this is the name of the mother of King Joash. 
  35. TZIVYA (צִבְיָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew Tsibyah, meaning "a female gazelle." 
  36. YEGHNIG: Armenian name meaning "hind; red deer."
  37. ZIBIA: Anglicized form of Hebrew Tsibya, meaning "a female gazelle." In the bible, this is the name of a Benjamite.
  38. ZIBIAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Tsibyah, meaning "a female gazelle." In the bible, this is the name of the mother of King Joash.