Names Starting with cal

Cal m English
Short form of Calvin and other names beginning with Cal.

Calafia f Literature
Probably invented by the 16th-century Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, who likely based it on califa, the Spanish form of Arabic خليفة (khalīfa), an Islamic title meaning "successor" (see Khalifa). In Montalvo's novel The Adventures of Esplandián it is borne by the queen of the island of California (the inspiration for the name of the American and Mexican states).

Calanthe f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".

Calanthia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Calanthe.

Calbhach m Medieval Irish
Means "bald" in Irish.

Cale m English
Short form of Caleb.

Caleb m English, Biblical
Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כֹּל (kol) meaning "whole, all of" and לֵב (lev) meaning "heart". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve spies sent by Moses into Canaan. Of the Israelites who left Egypt with Moses, Caleb and Joshua were the only ones who lived to see the Promised Land.... [more]

Caleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayleigh or Callie.

Calfuray f Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Means "violet flower" in Mapuche, from kallfü "purple, blue" and rayen "flower".

Cali 1 f English (Modern)
Variant of Callie.

Cali 2 m Somali
Somali form of Ali 1.

Caliban m Literature
Created by Shakespeare for the monstrous son of Sycorax in his play The Tempest (1611). It has been suggested that it is a variant or anagram of the Spanish word caníbal "cannibal".

Caligula m History
Means "little boot" in Latin. This was a nickname for the 1st-century Roman emperor Gaius Caesar Germanicus given to him in his youth by his father's soldiers.

Călin m Romanian
From Romanian călin meaning "viburnum tree" (of Slavic origin).

Călina f Romanian
Feminine form of Călin.

Calista f English, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Calisto m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Callistus.

Calixta f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Calixtus.

Calixte m French
French form of Calixtus.

Calixto m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Calixtus.

Calixtus m Late Roman
Variant of Callistus, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also known as Callistus).

Calla f English
From the name of two types of plants, the true calla (species Calla palustris) and the calla lily (species Calla aethiopica), both having white flowers and growing in marshy areas. Use of the name may also be inspired by Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty".

Callahan m English
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Ceallacháin, itself from the given name Cellachán.

Callan m English
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Cathaláin, derived from the given name Cathalán.

Calle m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Carl.

Calleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Callie.

Callias m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallias.

Callie f English
Diminutive of Caroline, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.

Callinicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallinikos.

Calliope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalliope.

Callirrhoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhoe), derived from the word καλλίρρους (kallirrhous) meaning "beautiful flowing". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of Achelous. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.

Callista f English (Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Callisto 1 m Italian
Italian form of Callistus.

Callisto 2 f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallisto. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.

Callistus m Late Roman
Late Latin name that was derived from the Greek name Κάλλιστος (Kallistos) meaning "most beautiful". This was the name of three popes (also known as Callixtus), including the 3rd-century Callistus I who is regarded as a saint.

Callixtus m Late Roman
Variant of Callistus, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also known as Callistus).

Callum m Scottish
Variant of Calum.

Calogera f Italian
Feminine form of Calogero.

Calogero m Italian
From the Late Latin name Calogerus meaning "beautiful elder", from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and γέρων (geron) meaning "old man, elder". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a hermit of Sicily.

Calogerus m Late Roman
Latin form of Calogero.

Calpurnia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Calpurnius. This was the name of Julius Caesar's last wife.

Calpurnius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was possibly derived from Latin calpar meaning "chalice, cup".

Calum m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Columba.

Calvagh m Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Calbhach.

Calvin m English
Derived from the French surname Cauvin, which was derived from chauve meaning "bald". The surname was borne by Jean Cauvin (1509-1564), a theologian from France who was one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. His surname was Latinized as Calvinus (based on Latin calvus "bald") and he is known as John Calvin in English. It has been used as a given name in his honour since the 19th century.... [more]

Calvus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "bald" in Latin.

Calypso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypso), which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλύπτω (kalypto) meaning "to cover, to conceal". In Greek myth this was the name of the nymph who fell in love with Odysseus after he was shipwrecked on her island of Ogygia. When he refused to stay with her she detained him for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.