Submitted Names Starting with C

Croix m Obscure
French cognate of Cruz, possibly taken from the name of St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin Islands (which was originally Santa Cruz, "Holy Cross" in Spanish, the name given by Columbus).

Cromio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Chromius.

Cromwell m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use from the surname Cromwell derived from the place name Cromwell.

Cronan m English
From Irish Gaelic Crónán, from crón "swarthy". This was the name of two seventh-century Irish saints and miracle-workers.

Crono m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cronus.

Cropley m English (British, Rare)

Crosby f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Crosby.

Crosley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Crosley.

Cross m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cross.

Crotirde f Sardinian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Clotilde.

Crovan m History
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Middle Irish crobh bhan "white hand". This was the byname of Godred Crovan (d. 1095), an 11th-century Norse conqueror who ruled the Isle of Man. It has been interpreted as a mocking reference to Godred's supposed habit of wearing white gauntlets into battle and aversion to getting his hands dirty in combat.

Crow m & f English (Rare)
Derived from the small black bird. All in all, crows represent death, danger, misfortune, and illness but also rebirth, self-reflection, intelligence, and loyalty, and as such can be both good and bad omens, depending on the culture and beliefs.

Crowe m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Crowe.

Crowley m English, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Crowley.

Črtomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Črtomir.

Cru m English
Variant of Crew.

Crucelis f American (Hispanic), Spanish

Cruces f Spanish
Plural form of Cruz, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Cruces and Nuestra Señora de las Cruces, meaning "The Virgin of the Crosses" and "Our Lady of the Crosses" respectively.... [more]

Crucificia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Earliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."

Crucis f & m Various
Means "of the cross" in Latin (the genitive form of Crux), referring to the cross of the crucifixion. This is used as the second part of compound religious or monastic names, such as Maria Crucis ("Mary of the (Holy) Cross") and Johannes Crucis ("John of the Cross").... [more]

Crucita f Spanish
More common variant of Cruzita.

Crucito m & f Spanish (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Cruz.

Crue m English (Modern)
Variant of Crew.

Cruela f Popular Culture
Portuguese form of Cruella.

Cruithneachán m Irish

Cruize m English
Variant of Cruz.

Crusoe m English
Transferred use of the surname Crusoe.

Crux m Astronomy
Latin for "cross". This is the name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere, commonly known as the Southern Cross.

Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.

Cruzana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Cruz, chiefly used in Colombia. It also coincides with a surname.

Cruzito m Spanish
Diminutive of Cruz.

Crys f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chris or a short form of Crystal.

Crysania f Literature

Crysia f Ancient Greek
The name Crysia or Chrysia, Χρυσια in Greek comes from the Greek word for "gold", Χρυσεος. It means as much as "the golden one" or figuratively "the anointed". The name is related to Chryssa although the later has a slightly different etymological root.

Crysta f English (Rare)
Variant of Christa possibly influenced by Crystal.

Crystaline f English (Rare)
Combination of Crystal with the suffix -line.

Crystallina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Crystal.

Crystals f Malaysian (Rare)

Crystel f English (Rare)
Variant of Crystal.

Crystelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Christelle.

Crystián m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Alternate spelling of Cristián

Crystian m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

Crystiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Cristiana.

Crystianna f English
Modern variant of Cristiana

Crystiano m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Cristiano.

Crystin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kristin.

Crystina f English (Rare)
Variant of Christina.

Crystla f American (Modern, Rare)

Crystle f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Crystal. Also compare Krystle. Notable bearers of this name include the Canadian-American actress Crystle Lightning (b... [more]

Crystofer m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Crystol f American (Rare)
Variant of Crystal.

Crystopher m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Csabánka f Medieval Hungarian
A variant of Csobánka, the feminine spelling of Csaba.

Csaga f Medieval Hungarian
It means "shy" and "careful".

Csák m Medieval Hungarian

Csana m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval form of Csanád.

Csát m Medieval Hungarian

Csatád m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Csát.

Csatár m Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Csát.

Csató m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Csát.

Csege m Medieval Hungarian

Csegő m Medieval Hungarian

Cseke m Medieval Hungarian

Csekő m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Cseke.

Csende f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian csend "silence; calmness".

Csendike f Hungarian (Modern)
Diminutive form of Csende.

Csengele f Hungarian (Modern)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Csenge and an adoption of the Turkish place name.

Csenger m Hungarian

Csépán m Hungarian
Variant of István.

Csepel m Medieval Hungarian

Cseperke f Hungarian
From csiperke meaning "Agaricus (a type of mushroom)".

Csepke f Medieval Hungarian

Cseresznye f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian cseresznye "cherry".

Cserjén m Medieval Hungarian

Csermely f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian csermely "brooklet, rivulet, little river".

Cserne f Hungarian (Rare)

Csikó m Hungarian
Means "colt, foal" in Hungarian.

Csillácska f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Csilla

Csillag f Hungarian
Means "star" in Hungarian.

Csillagvirág f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
From Csillag and Virág, ultimately intended to mean "star flower".

Csillu f Hungarian
Diminutive of Csilla

Csinszka f Hungarian
A pet name created by Endre Ady, for his wife Berta Boncza, from the word 'csacsi' meaning "small donkey".

Csobád m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Csaba.

Csobán m Hungarian
Originates from Hungarian. It means herder. Masculine form of Csobánka.

Csobánka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Csobán.

Csolt m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Zsolt.

Csombor m Hungarian
Means "savory (plant)" in Hungarian.

Csomor m Medieval Hungarian

Csönge f Hungarian
Variant form of Csenge.

Csörsz m Hungarian

Cоşqunay f Azerbaijani
Means "stormy, turbulent, fiery, exhuberant moon" in Azerbaijani.

Ctesias m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesias.... [more]

Ctesibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesibios. This name was borne by an ancient Greek inventor and mathematician from the 3rd century BC.

Ctesicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesikles. This name was borne by several ancient Greeks, one of them being an Athenian general.

Ctesiphon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesiphon. This name was borne by an Athenian orator from the 4th century BC.

Ctesippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesippos.

Ctesius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktesios. This is the name of two characters in Greek mythology, one of them being one of the suitors of Odysseus' wife Penelope.

Ctesylla f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κτήσυλλα (Ktesylla), derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [more]

Ctimene f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ktimene. In Greek mythology, Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca.

Ctimír m Czech
Czech form of Chestimir.

Ctislav m Czech (Rare)
Contracted form of Čestislav.

Ctonia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Chthonia.

Cuacuauh m Nahuatl
Means "horned", derived from Nahuatl cuacuahuitl "horns, antlers".

Cuadrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Quadratus.

Cuaig m Old Irish

Cuart m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Quartus.

Cuauhatl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "eagle flood", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and atl "water".

Cuauhcoatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "eagle serpent" or "wooden snake" in Nahuatl, derived from either cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" and cōātl "snake".

Cuauhcopil m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from cuauhtli "eagle" and copil, a kind of conical hat or headpiece.

Cuauhicopi m Nahuatl
Means "the eagle closes its eyes" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and icopi "to close the eyes; to blink, to wink".

Cuauhihuitl m Nahuatl
Means "eagle feathers" in Nahuatl.

Cuauhilama m Nahuatl
Possibly means either "eagle old woman" or "old woman’s head", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuaitl "head" combined with ilama "old woman".

Cuauhnecahual m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and cahua "to leave, abandon something" or "to be left; to remain, survive" (see Necahual).

Cuauhnenemi m Nahuatl
Means "walks like an eagle" or "travelling eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and nenemi "to travel, to go about; to walk, to run".

Cuauhnochtli m Nahuatl
Means "eagle cactus fruit" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauhtli "eagle" and nochtli "prickly-pear cactus fruit". Could be used to describe the hearts of victims sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli, or as a judicial title, often involved with execution.

Cuauhpan m Nahuatl
Means "eagle banner" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and panitl "banner, flag". Alternatively, the first element could be cuahuitl "tree, wood".

Cuauhpopoca m Nahuatl
Means "smoking eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and popoca "to smoke".

Cuauhquen m & f Nahuatl
Means "eagle garment", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments".

Cuauhquiyahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Cuauhquiyahuac" in Nahuatl, a location meaning "eagle door" or "eagle gate".

Cuauhtapalca m Nahuatl
Means "eagle covert feathers" in Nahuatl, referring to the tough feathers found on the bird’s neck, back, and wings.

Cuauhtecolotl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tecolotl "owl".

Cuauhtecpan m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a combination of cuauhtli "eagle" and either tecpan "palace", tecpantli "twenty", or tecpana "to put in order, to arrange in a row".

Cuauhtemal m Nahuatl
Possibly means "Guatemalan, person from Guatemala" in Nahuatl, derived from Cuahtemallan "Guatemala".

Cuauhtepotzo m Nahuatl
Means "hunchbacked eagle" or "crooked tree" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cahuitl "tree, wood" and tepotzotli "hunchback".

Cuauhtilma m Nahuatl
Means "eagle cape" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tilmatli "cloak, blanket, length of cloth". The cuauhtilmatli was a garment associated with warriors and nobility, often worn in mourning ceremonies.

Cuauhtin m Nahuatl
Means "eagles" in Nahuatl, the plural form of cuauhtli. This was the name of an Aztec military faction. Alternatively, this name could be the plural form of cuahuitl "tree, wood".

Cuauhtlamati m Nahuatl
Possibly means "wise eagle", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tlamati "to know something".

Cuauhtlapetz f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with tlapetzolli "burnished, polished", which stems from petztli "pyrite; something smooth or shiny".

Cuauhtlapeuh m Nahuatl
Etymology uncertain. Possibly means "wooden plow" or "eagle trap", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with either tlapehua "to plow (a field, the land)" or tlapehualli "trap for catching animals; animals or land that have been brought under control".

Cuauhtlatoa m Nahuatl
Means "he talks like an eagle", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tlatoa "to speak; to issue commands".

Cuauhtlatoatzin m Nahuatl
Means "talking eagle" in Nahuatl.

Cuauhtlatzacuilotl m Nahuatl
Means "wooden door" or "eagle gate" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" or cuauhtli "eagle" combined with tlatzacuilotl "gate, entrance, bridge".

Cuauhtlaxaya m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and xayacatl "face, mask".

Cuauhtli m & f Nahuatl
Means "eagle; fifteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Cuauhtlichimal m Nahuatl
Means "eagle shield" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".

Cuauhtliztac m Nahuatl
Variant of Quauhtliztac.

Cuauhtopilli m Nahuatl
Means "wooden staff" or "eagle staff" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" or cuauhtli "eagle" and topilli "rod, sceptre, staff of office".

Cuauhtziquitl m Nahuatl
Means "small tree" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" and tziquiton "a little bit".

Cuauhtzitzimitl m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tzitzimatl "supernatural being; demon".

Cuauhtzontecon m Nahuatl
Means "eagle head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tzontecoma "head, skull".

Cuauhxilotl m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cuauhxilotl which has two seperate meanings; the first refers to a tropical tree that bears cucumber-like fruit (also called the cuajilote), derived from cuahuitl "tree, wood" and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob"; the second refers to the chest and back feathers of the golden eagle, derived from cuauhtli "eagle" and xilotl.

Cuauhxoxoc m Nahuatl
Possibly means "green tree, tree with green leaves" or "new growth", derived from Nahuatl cuahuitl "tree, wood" and xoxoctic "green, unripe" or xoxoctia "to turn green".

Cuauhyollo m Nahuatl
Means "eagle heart" or "centre of the tree, pith" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" and yōllōtl "heart, life".

Cuauhzton m Nahuatl
Means "eagle hair" or "wooden head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with tzontli "hair, head". It can also be derived directly from the vocabulary word cuauhtzontli, meaning either "eagle wig, crown, feathered headdress" (a kind of ornament worn by captains, tied to their backs), or "tree trunk, tree top".

Cuaya f Asturian (Rare)
Variant of Coalla.

Cuazol m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl cuaitl "head" and zolin "quail".

Cuba f Roman Mythology
Goddess who helped the child transition from cradle to bed.

Cuba f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the place name Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Cubbenah m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English corruption of Kwabena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.

Cúbhuidhe m Old Irish
Means "yellow hound" in Gaelic.

Cubie m African American (Rare)

Cubitus m Literature
Derived from Latin cubitus meaning "reclined, lying down", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb cubito meaning "to recline, to lie down (often)". Also compare the Latin noun cubitum meaning "elbow" and the Greek noun κύβιτον (kybiton) meaning "elbow".... [more]

Çubran m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Cyprian.

Çubrana f Gascon (Rare)
Feminine form of Çubran.

Cuby m History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Cybi. Saint Cuby was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint and, briefly, king, who worked largely in North Wales.

Cuc f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Cúc used outside of Vietnam.

Cuca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar, Refugio, Concepción and other feminine names, from the diminutive ending -uca... [more]

Cuchogaidh m Irish
Means "hound of war".

Cúchonnacht m Irish
Means "hound of Connacht" in Irish Gaelic.

Čučimir m Serbian (Archaic), History, Medieval Serbian
Medieval Serbian name of which the first element is of uncertain origin. It may possibly have been derived from Slavic chucha or chusha, which may signify something small. An other possibility may be Slavic chuzh "foreign, alien, strange" - compare modern Russian chuzhoy, Polish cudzy and Slovak cudzí, all of which mean "foreign, alien, strange"... [more]

Cuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Cristóforo. This is also used as a strictly masculine diminutive of Refugio, as in the case of Mexican singer-songwriter José del Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez (1921-2001​)... [more]

Cucu f & m Sundanese
Derived from Sundanese incu meaning "grandchild".

Cucufa m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Cucuphas.

Cucufato m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Cucuphas.

Çüçün f Khakas
Means "ring" in Khakas.

Cucunuchi m Yokut
An indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California, popularly known as Estanislao.

Cucuphas m Phoenician
Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes" or "he who likes to joke". Saint Cucuphas is a is a martyr of Spain who lived from roughly 269 A.D. to 304 A.D. ... [more]

Cuddie m Scots
Diminutive of Cuthbert.

Cuddy m Medieval English, English (British, Rare)
Diminutive of Cuthbert.

Cudius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *cud- / *coud- "concealed, hidden".

Cudjoe m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Anglicized form of Kojo used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina. This name was borne by Cudjoe Lewis (c. 1840-1935), the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.

Cudka f Medieval Polish

Čudomir m Croatian (Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.

Čudur f Tuvan
Means "fist" in Tuvan.

Cuechimal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cuēitl "skirt" and chimalli "shield".

Cuecuex m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably derived from Nahuatl cuecuextli, a kind of ornament worn on the leg. Alternately, it could be from cuecuexi "to shake". This was another name for the god Xocotl.

Cuen m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cúán.

Cuetlachtli m Nahuatl
Means "wolf" in Nahuatl.

Cuetlaxxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "poinsettia" in Nahuatl, a plant used in traditional medical infusions.

Cuetzpalli m Nahuatl
Means "lizard" in Nahuatl, derived from cuetzpalin, the fourth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Cueva Santa f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy cave" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Cueva Santa and Nuestra Señora de la Cueva Santa, meaning "The Virgin of the Holy Cave" and "Our Lady of the Holy Cave" respectively.... [more]

Cuff m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Anglicized form of Kofi. According to George Rippey Stewart in American Given Names (1979): 'It was a common name for a black during the slave period, but died out in the late 19th century.'

Cuffee m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English variant of Kofi, a masculine African day name for the last week day Friday. ... [more]

Cugat m Provençal
Provençal form of Cucufat.

Cuglierme m Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of William.

Cuğu m Karachay-Balkar
Means "remainder, trace" in Karachay-Balkar.

Cuğutur m Karachay-Balkar
Means "mountain goat" in Karachay-Balkar.

Cuhtahlatah f Cherokee
Means "wild hemp" in Cherokee.

Cui f Chinese
Means "green, blue, emerald" in Chinese.

Cuicanemi m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cuica "to sing" (or cuicatl "song") and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".

Cuicatototl f & m Nahuatl
Means "singing bird" in Nahuatl.

Cuichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess.

Cuie f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".

Cuifen f Chinese
From Chinese 粹 (cuì) meaning "pure, unadulterated, essence" or 翠 (cuì) meaning "green jade, kingfisher, bluish green" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]

Cui-hua f Chinese
From the elements 粹 cui ("pure") and 华 hua ("magnificent, splendid, Chinese"). Other character combinations are also possible.

Cuijue f Chinese

Cuileann m Scottish Gaelic
An Irish and Scottish Gaelic name from the word cuileann meaning 'holly'.

Cuilén m Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish Gaelic form of Cailean. Means "whelp, young dog". in Scottish Gaelic. Cuilén mac Ilduib was King of Scots from 967-971.

Cuili f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Cuiliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

Cuilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 粹 (cuì) meaning "pure, the best" and 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".

Cuiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 铃 (líng) meaning "bell".

Cuillean m Scottish Gaelic
meaning whelp, puppy, cub

Cuilol m Nahuatl
Means "painter" or "a painting, design, decoration" in Nahuatl.

Cuiluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Cuima m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl cui "to take, fetch, grasp" combined with either maitl "hand" or the related elements ma "to hunt, capture", ma "as though, as, like", or -mani "in the manner of".

Cuiming f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Cuinn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quinn, taken from the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Cuinn (in which it is the genitive form of Conn).

Cuinte m Etruscan
Two explanations for this name exist. The first is that this name is an authentic Etruscan male name of unknown meaning, which was latinized to Quintus by the ancient Romans... [more]

Cuintean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Quintin

Cuiping f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".

Cuiqin f Chinese

Cuiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth".

Cuire m Old Irish
From Old Irish cuire meaning "troop, host, company".

Cuisheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Cuitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".

Cuithbeart m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Cuthbert.

Cuitláhuac m & f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, often interpreted as deriving from Nahuatl cuitlatl "excrement" and the possessive suffix -hua combined with the locative suffix -c. This was the name of the 10th ruler of Tenochtitlan.

Čuivi m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Cuixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 响 (xiǎng) meaning "sound, echo".

Cuixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Cuixtli m & f Nahuatl
Means "kite (bird of prey)" in Nahuatl.

Cuiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 璀 (cuǐ) meaning "lustre of gems, glitter, shine" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".

Cuiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".

Cuiying f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Cuiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Cuiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Cuizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, encourage".

Culastia f Romansh
Romansh form of Scholastica, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Culbert m English

Culduz f Karachay-Balkar
Means "starry" in Karachay-Balkar.

Çulema m Medieval Jewish, Medieval Spanish
Possibly a medieval Judeo-Spanish form of Solomon.

Culetta f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Coletta.

Culla f English (Rare)

Cullan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cullen.

Culling m Medieval English

Cully m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cully.... [more]

Çulpan f Tatar
Turkic form of Venus.

Culture f Obscure (Modern)
From the English word culture. Also see Kulture.

Culusxan m Yakut
Means "impetuous" in Yakut.

Culuur m Yakut
Means "strong desire" in Yakut.

Culyana f Turkish
Probably a form of Juliana spelled according to Turkish orthography.

Cülyetta f Theatre
Azerbaijani form of Juliet, used in translations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1596).

Cuma m Turkish
Meaning: "Friday" The word comes fron the Ottoman Turkish word جمعة

Cumakku m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar джума (cuma) meaning "Friday".

Cumar m Somali
Somali form of Omar 1.

Cumarıq m & f Karachay-Balkar
Means "partridge" in Karachay-Balkar.

Cumberland m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cumberland.

Cumbul m Indigenous Australian

Cumdelu m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved" and Old Breton delu meaning "appearance" (Middle Welsh delw "form, image"; compare second element in Cynddelw).

Cumelén f South American

Cumenihah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Cumhall m Scottish Gaelic
Means "champion, stranger"

Cúmheadha m Old Irish
Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).

Cumi f Biblical, English (Rare)
Means "arise; stand up" in Aramaic. ... [more]

Cumie f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cumi. This was borne by Cumie Talitha Walker (1874-1942), the mother of American outlaw Clyde Barrow.

Cummins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cummins.

Cumshewa m Haida

Cumulus m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".

Cumuq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "narrow, squinted (eyes)" in Karachay-Balkar.

Cumuş f Karachay-Balkar
Means "work, service, care" in Karachay-Balkar.

Çun m Albanian (Rare)

Cunacén m Guanche

Cunad m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Conrad via the variant Cunrad.

Cuncetta f Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Concetta.

Cuncettina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Cuncetta.

Cuncettu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Concetto.

Cuncittina f Sicilian
Variant of Cuncettina.

Cundi f Buddhism
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sanskrit चुन्दी (cundi) meaning "procuress, bawd" or चुण्टी (cunti) meaning "small well, reservoir". This is the name of a female bodhisattva and gooddess in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition... [more]

Cundrau m Romansh
Variant of Conrad.

Cundrie f Arthurian Cycle
The name of two women in the 'Parzifal' by Wolfram von Eschenbach.

Cunegonda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Corsican (Archaic), Gascon (Archaic), Provençal (Archaic)
Dutch variant and Italian, Corsican, Gascon and Provençal form of Kunigunde.

Cunegunda f English (Archaic)
Variant of Kunigunde.

Cunera f Dutch
Some sources state that this name was derived from Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind." However, since the first known bearer of this name (a saint from the 4th century AD) originated from Scotland, we cannot exclude the possibility that it is actually Gaelic or Anglo-Saxon in origin... [more]

Cunère f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Cunera.

Cung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 剛 (cung) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" or 恭 (cung) meaning "respectful, polite".

Cungagnak m Yupik, Aleut

Cungagnaq m Aleut
Birth name of St. Peter the Aleut.

Cunibert m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Rare, Archaic)
English and French form and German variant of Kunibert.

Cuniberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Kunibert.

Cunibertus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Kunibert.

Cunigardes f Obscure (Portuguese-style)
(Brazilian) Portuguese form of Kunigard.

Cunigunda f Romansh
Romansh form of Kunigunde.

Cunigunde f Banat Swabian
Variant of Kunigunde.

Cunigundis f Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Kunigunde.

Cunihilda f Medieval German
Derived from Gothic kuni "kin, family" and Old High German hiltia "battle".

Cunimond m History (Gallicized)
French form of Kunimund.

Cunimondo m Italian
Italian form of Kunimund.

Cunimund m History (Anglicized)
English form of Kunimund. Cunimund was a 6th-century king of the Gepids, a Germanic tribe.

Cunina f Roman Mythology
The goddess who protected the cradle from malevolent magic.

Cunipert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Kunibert. Cunipert was the name of a 7th-century king of the Lombards.

Cuniperto m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Cuniberto.

Cunipertus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cunipert via Kunibert and variant of Cunibertus.

Cunizza f Medieval Italian, Literature
Medieval Italian form of Chuniza.... [more]

Cunna f East Frisian

Cunneke f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Kunegunde.

Cuno m Dutch, German
Variant of Kuno.

Cunobelina f Brythonic
Feminine form of Cunobelinus.

Cunorix m Old Celtic
Derived from Old Celtic koun "hound" combined with Celtic rix "king." The name might also be a form of Cyneric (see Kendrick).

Cunrad m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Conrad.