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The Meaning of Lost Names - D

''Every single name on the show has purpose and meaning." --Damon Lindelof.
  

A List of Names That Are Repeated
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

 

D

Dagne

Meaning: (Norwegian) day, brightness, new day, Dane's joy 
 
Character: Walt's nanny

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - SPECIAL

Meaning: (Hebrew) God is my judge. Biblically, Daniel was an Israeli exile who lived in Babylon, and served as an advisor to Nebuchadnezzar, interpreting dreams and omens.  
 
Character: Daniel Farraday
 
Daniel, the alter boy in Yemi/Eko's church

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - THE COST OF LIVING 
 
Name Meanings - Danielle
 
Name Meanings - Danny
 
Name Meanings - Faraday


Meaning: (Hebrew) God is my judge (Female variant of Daniel.) Biblically, Daniel was an Israeli exile who lived in Babylon, and served as an advisor to Nebuchadnezzar, interpreting dreams and omens.

Character: Danielle Rousseau 

See also: Name Meanings - Rousseau

Name Meanings - Danny

Name Meanings - Daniel


Meaning: (Hebrew) God is my judge Shortened variant of Daniel. Biblically, Daniel was an Israeli exile who lived in Babylon, and served as an advisor to Nebuchadnezzar, interpreting dreams and omens.

Character: Danny, Ana-Lucia's ex

Danny Pickett, An Other 

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - COLLISION

Name Meanings - Danielle

Name Meanings - Pickett

Name Meanings - Daniel


Meaning: (Hebrew) beloved one; Nickname for David. David was the second king of Israel. David killed the giant Goliath, established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and brought the ark of the covenant there, with the intention of building the temple.

Character: Dave, Hurley's imaginary friend in Santa Rosa hospital; vision (?) on the island

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - DAVE 
 
Name Meanings - David 

Name Meanings - Dawson


Meaning: (Hebrew) beloved one.
 
David was the second king of Israel. David killed the giant Goliath, established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and brought the ark of the covenant there, with the intention of building the temple. 

Character: David, husband of Jessica, the target of Sawyer's con

David, husband of Libby, who died. Libby gives Desmond David's boat.

Desmond David Hume: Desmond's middle name

David Reyes, Hurley's father

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - CONFIDENCE MAN

Flashback Cast & Summary - LIVE TOGETHER, DIE ALONE

Philosophy References - David Hume

Name Meanings - Dave
 
Name Meanings - Dawson
 
Name Meanings - Desmond
 
Name Meanings - Hume
 
Name Meanings - Reyes


Meaning: (English) Son of David 

Character: Michael Dawson 
 
See also: Main Character Profile - Michael Dawson 
 
Name Meanings - Michael 
 
Name Meanings - David 

Name Meanings - Dave

Meaning: 

Character: Brett Decter, actor on the show "Expose" 

See also: Name Meanings - Brett

Dee

Meaning:

Character: Billy Dee Willams, as himself, an actor on the show "Expose"

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - EXPOSE

Name Meanings - Billy 

Name Meanings - Williams


Meaning: (Dutch) The great, tall, large man;or if local, from the town of Groot, in Holland, which signifies the great or large place; from de, the, and groot, great.
 
Gerald DeGroot is the author of The Bomb: A Life, a non-fiction history of the atomic bomb.

Character: Gerald DeGroot, lead researcher of the Dharma Initiative 

See also: Name Meanings - Gerald 
 
Name Meanings - Karen 

The Orientation Filmstrips

   Meaning: (English and German) Power of the tribe
 
   Character: Derek, brother of Ruth, Desmond's  once fiance
 
   See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - CATCH-22


Meaning: (Celtic) Man of the world, society 

Character: Desmond, the man in the hatch 

See also: Main Character Profile - Desmond David Hume 

Flashback Cast & Summary - LIVE TOGETHER, DIE ALONE

Philosophy References - David Hume

Name Meanings - David 

Name Meanings - Hume


 

Meaning: (Latin) Right 
 
Character:  Dexter Stratton, an ancestor of Charlie's 
 
See also: Name Meanings - Stratton


 

  
Meaning: (Latin) Celestial hunter. Diana was the Roman equivalent to Artemis, the virginal goddess of the hunt. She was the twin sister of Apollo; both were born on the island of Delos.

Character: Diane Jansen

Diana, Mittleos employee Juliet speaks with on the phone

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - BORN TO RUN

Flashback Cast & Summary - NOT IN PORTLAND 

Name Meanings - Jansen


Meaning: (Spanish) the supplanter (Spanish form of James)

Character: Hurley Reyes' brother 

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - NUMBERS 

Name Meanings - James

Name Meanings - Jacob

Name Meanings - Jimmy

Name Meanings - Reyes


Meaning: (French) Of Go 

Character: Student in Shannon's ballet class, daughter of Philippe 

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - ABANDONED


 
Meaning: (Old English) Ruler of the world, brown stranger
  
Character: Tail section redshirt, Libby resets his leg 

See also: Redshirts and Supporting Cast - Donald

Meaning: (Gaelic) Majestic 

Character: Donovan, physicist and friend of Desmond 

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES

Meaning: (Greek) Dorrit is a diminutive of "Dorothy" meaning gift of God; Little Dorrit
is a Charles Dickens novel focused on debotr's prisons; Dorothy is the lead character
in The Wizard of Oz 
 
Character: Naomi Dorrit, the parachutist sent to find Desmond

See also: Name Meanings - Naomi

Homages - Little Dorrit

Homages - Wizard of Oz 


Meaning: (Old English) variation of duke (possible homophone for duck it?) 

Character: Frank Ducett, the man Sawyer mistakenly kills 

See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - OUTLAWS 

Name Meanings - Frank 

  
 
Meaning:  Brown creek or brook

Character: Melissa Dunbrook, district attorney who prosecutes Kate

See also: Name Meanings - Melissa

 

Duncan
Meaning: (Scottish) Brown warrior

Character: Duncan Forrester, Kate's attorney

See also: Name Meanings - Forrester

 

 

*Note, all names and references from babynamesworld.com and wikipedia.org unless otherwise noted. 


This list is updated after each episode.

 

 

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