CarriettafEnglish (American, Rare), Popular Culture Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.
CartelmEnglish (Rare) From the English word "cartel"; in turn from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell meaning "poster", or from Italian cartello, a diminutive of carta, meaning "card" or "page".
CassettefEnglish (Rare) Possibly a diminutive of Cass. It also coincides with the word cassette, which refers to a kind of tape formerly used to record audio.
CassiettafAfrican American (Rare) Elaborated form of Cassie using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. This was borne by American gospel singer Cassietta George (1929-1995).
CastorinafItalian, Portuguese (Brazilian) Italian feminine form of Castorino, or else a direct feminine diminutive of either Castoro or Castore, formed with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (itself ultimately from the Latin feminine adjective-forming suffix -īna "of or pertaining to").
CastorinomItalian Italian diminutive of Castoro or Castore (both Italian forms of Castor), formed with the masculine diminutive suffix -ino (itself ultimately from the Latin masculine adjective-forming suffix -īnus "of or pertaining to").... [more]
CastrucciomMedieval Italian Derived from medieval Italian castro meaning "castle" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -uccio.
CatinfFrench (Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Originally a (now archaic) French diminutive of Catherine. While in Louisiana French catin also means "doll; mannequin, dummy", in European French catin means "harlot, slattern" (which is no doubt the reason this form of the name fell out of usage in France).
CatullusmAncient Roman Derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Catullus with uncertain meaning. Possibly it comes from the Gaulish catu meaning "battle" with the diminutive suffix -ullus. In alternative it comes from Latin catulus meaning "cub, whelp".
CelerinusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Latin word celer, meaning "quick, swift", followed by the masculine diminutive suffix -inus. This was the name of an African martyr, revered for his suffering while imprisoned by Emperor TrajanDecius in Rome... [more]
CendronmOccitan (Archaic) Possibly a diminutive of Alexandre. Alternatively, it could be derived from the French word cendre "ash", referencing to the Ash Wednesday.
CerasellafRomanian, Italian Diminutive of cerasa, an alternative Italian term to say ciliegia, both meaning "cherry". Cerasella is a 1959 Canzone Napoletana song performed by Gloria Christian and Wilma De Angelis... [more]
CettiefEnglish (Rare) English diminutive of Celeste, Celestia and Celestine. A known bearer of this name was the American abolitionist and philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), who was affectionately referred to as Cettie because of her middle name, which was Celestia.
ChabuamGeorgian (Rare) Diminutive of Mzechabuk, which tends to be used as an independent name. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian novelist Mzechabuk "Chabua" Amirejibi (1921-2013).
ChalchiuhtlanetzinmNahuatl Means "bright precious stone" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tlanextli "light, radiance", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin... [more]
Chancym & fEnglish Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.
Chapelf & mEnglish Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."
ChattyfEnglish Diminutive of Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.
ChaymEnglish Diminutive of Charles. 'Appeared in 1975 when the British yachtsman Chay Blyth was receiving a great deal of publicity. Further used since then. In the case of Mr Blyth, the name is a pet form of Charles.'
ChayitofSpanish Diminutive of Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).
CheccomItalian Diminutive of Francesco. One notable bearer was Checco Orsi who, together with his brother Ludovico, assassinated Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forlì, the last survivor of the Pazzi Conspiracy (15th century).
ChedmEnglish Variant of Chad (chiefly used in the United States), a short form of names beginning with Ched- (e.g. Chedomir) or a diminutive of Charles paired with a middle name that starts with Ed- (e.g. Edward and Edwin) or D-.
ChichiamMingrelian, Georgian (Rare) Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -ია (-ia).... [more]
ChichikomMingrelian, Georgian (Rare) Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -იკო (-iko).... [more]
ChickiefAmerican (Rare) Apparently from the endearing term for a young girl, formed as a diminutive from English chick. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Chiquita or an Anglicized form of Chiqui.... [more]
Chicuetonf & mNahuatl Possibly means "little eight", derived from Nahuatl chicueyi "eight" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
ChihuatonfNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl chihua "to do, to make" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
ChimalpaquinitzinmNahuatl Means "glad for his shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and paqui "to rejoice, to be content", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.
ChionitsafGreek (Rare) Modern Greek diminutive of Chionia, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix. This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
ChipkamUkrainian Diminutive of Nychypir. Chipka (Nechypir) Varenychenko is the main character of classic novel 'Do oxen low when mangers are full?' by Panas Myrnyi and Ivan Bilyk.
ChriztiefAfrikaans Diminutive of Chrizanne, also can be the Afrikaans form of Christy. In 2022 in South Africa, Chriztie was given for 150 girls.
ChromionmGreek Mythology Diminutive form of Chromios, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, Chromion was an Achaean who was killed by Eurypylus during the Trojan War.
ChunxiaofChinese Derived from the Chinese 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple" and 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo" or a character indicating a diminutive name.