A to Z of names
A to Z of names Remembering names Technique Add surname Add movement Enhance the technique Examples Special concentration
Click on a letter below to see names that start with that letter. Then click on a name to see suggested "surnames" that should help you remember that name. Associate the "surname" you choose with an action that helps you remember the name.
Daisy
How to remember the name Daisy: Use the following mnemonic:
Daisy
Daisy Picking
(daisy picking)
Movement: See them give flowers to someone.
Dale
How to remember the name Dale: Use the following mnemonic:
Dale
Dale E. Paper
(daily paper)
Movement: See them shout like a street hawker.
Damien
How to remember the name Damien: Use the following mnemonic:
Damien
Damien Hurst
(Damien Hurst, famous artist)
Movement: See them make a piece of art.
Dan
How to remember the name Dan: Use the following mnemonic:
Dan
Dan D. Lions
(dandelions)
Dan
Dan Druff
(dandruff)
Movement: See them shake their head and make a pile of dandruff.
Dan
Dan Singh
(dancing)
Danielle
How to remember the name Danielle: Use the following mnemonic:
Danielle
Danielle Lionsden
(Danielle in the Lions' Den (Bible))
Movement: See them roar like a lion.
Darren
How to remember the name Darren: Use the following mnemonic:
Darren
Darren Runs
(the runs)
Darren
Darren Wrench
(Darren the wrench)
Darren
Darren Daz (Daz is a nickname for Darren)
(Darren dazzle)
Movement: See them dazzle you with a smile.
Debbie
How to remember the name Debbie: Use the following mnemonic:
Debbie
Deb Bie
(dead bee)
Movement: See them make the sound of a dying bee.
Dee
How to remember the name Dee: Use the following mnemonic:
Dee
Dee Kay
(decay)
Dee
Dee Capitate
(decapitate)
Movement: See them be an executioner.
Dennis
How to remember the name Dennis: Use the following mnemonic:
Dennis
Dennis Elbow
(tennis elbow)
Dennis
Dennis Dentist
(Dennis at the dentist)
Movement: See them try and talk with mouth wide open.
Des
How to remember the name Des: Use the following mnemonic:
Des
Des Perate
(desperate)
Movement: See them act desperate with love for someone.
Des
Des Pickable Me
(despicable me)
Dia
How to remember the name Dia: Use the following mnemonic:
Dia
Dia Ria
(diarrhoea)
Movement: See them having to rush to the toilet.
Dia
Dia Per
(diaper)
Di
Di Laughing
(die laughing)
Diane
How to remember the name Diane: Use the following mnemonic:
Diane
Diane O'Saur
(dinosaur)
Movement: See them roar like a dinosaur.
Dick
How to remember the name Dick: Use the following mnemonic:
Dick
Dick Tator
(dictator)
Movement: See them being a dictator.
Dinah
How to remember the name Dinah: Use the following mnemonic:
Dinah
Dinah Saur
(dinosaur)
Movement: See them roar like a dinosaur.
Dom
How to remember the name Dom: Use the following mnemonic:
Dom
Dom Estickhelp
(domestic help)
Dom
Domestic help (cleaner)
Dom
Dom Minatrix
(dominatrix)
Movement: See them be domineering.
Don
How to remember the name Don: Use the following mnemonic:
Don
Don Key
(donkey)
Movement: See them "hee-haw" loudly.
Donald
How to remember the name Donald: Use the following mnemonic:
Donald
Donald Duck
(Donald Duck)
Movement: See them "quack" like a duck.
Doris
How to remember the name Doris: Use the following mnemonic:
Doris
Doris Shut
(door is shut)
Movement: See them open and shut a door. The door creaks when they open the door.
Dot
How to remember the name Dot: Use the following mnemonic:
Dot
Dot Ty
(dotty)
Movement: See them putting dots on themselves.
Doug
How to remember the name Doug: Use the following mnemonic:
Doug
Doug Up
(dug up) (works with brother Phil up)
Doug
Doug Graves
(dug graves)
Movement: Work with brother Phil Graves.
Doug
Doug Hole
(dug hole)
Drew
How to remember the name Drew: Use the following mnemonic:
Drew
Drew Blood
(drew blood)
Movement: See them trying to take blood as a nurse would from a patient.
Drew
Drew a'Picture
(drew a picture)
Duane
How to remember the name Duane: Use the following mnemonic:
Duane
Duane Pipe
(drainpipe)
Movement: See them trying to get out of a house by coming down a drain pipe.
Duncan
How to remember the name Duncan: Use the following mnemonic:
Duncan
Duncan Disorderly
(drunk and disorderly)
Duncan
Duncan Donuts
(Dunkin' Donuts - American donut shops)
Movement: See them eat a plate of Dunkin' Donuts.
Dusty
How to remember the name Dusty: Use the following mnemonic:
Dusty
Dusty Place
(dusty place)
Movement: See them try and clean a dusty place. What would they use to clean it.
Dusty
Dusty Rhodes
(dusty roads)
Dwayne
How to remember the name Dwayne: Use the following mnemonic:
Dwayne
Dwayne Pipe
(drain pipe)
Movement: See them trying to get out a house by climbing down the drain pipe.
Dwight
How to remember the name Dwight: Use the following mnemonic:
Dwight
Dwight House
(White House)
Movement: See them give a Presidential address outside the White House.
