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Corre m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women).... [more]

Correke f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Cor and Corre as well as of the related names Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women).... [more]

Corrieke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Corrie, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Cornelia and other feminine names that start with Cor-.... [more]

Cors m Dutch (Archaic, ?)
This is for my original known ancestor, a sailor-trader in New Amsterdam, in the 1630s-1650s, who was born around 1612, in/around a hamlet called Langeraar (or Langeraer) near Leiden, Suid Holland. ... [more]

Corsin m Romansh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Cort m Low German (Archaic)
Archaic Low German form of Cord, recorded between the 15th and the 18th centuries.

Cortes f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Cortes and La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [more]

Corto m French (Rare), Popular Culture
Means "short" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin curtus.

Corvin m English, German (Swiss, Rare), Romanian
English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.

Corvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Corvinus.

Corvo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.

Cory f Filipino
Diminutive of Corazon, Socorro, and other names containing cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.

Corydon m Literature, English (American)
Probably related to Greek κορυδός (korydos) meaning "lark". This was a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.

Corypheus m Popular Culture
Derived from coryphaeus, which is the latinized form of the Greek word κορυφαῖος (koryphaios) meaning "head man, chief, leader". The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κορυφή (koruphe) meaning "head, top"... [more]

Cósima f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Cosme and Galician cognate of Cosima.

Cosimu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Campidanese Sardinian form of Cosmas.

Cosma f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare)
Feminine form of Cosme and Cosmo.

Còsme m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Cosmas.

Cotiso m Romanian (Rare), History
Cotiso was the name of a Dacian king (approximately 30 BC) who ruled the mountains between Banat and Oltenia (modern-day Romania).

Council m English
From the English council, referring to a body of people that are formally constituted and meet regularly.

Countee m English (American)
Possibly derived from the surname Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).

Courtland m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Courtland.... [more]

Courtlin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtland and Courtlyn.

Coussiel m Yiddish (Archaic), Judeo-French
Archaic French-Yiddish and Judeo-French form of Kusel.

Coventina f Celtic Mythology
Coventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. She is known from multiple inscriptions at one site in Northumberland county of England, an area surrounding a wellspring near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall... [more]

Cox m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Cornelis (for men) and Cornelia (for women). Also compare Cokkie.... [more]

Coyce m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the surname Choyce. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Coy with names like Boyce and Royce.

Coyoltecatl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl coyolli "bell" and the affiliative suffix -tecatl.

Coyoltototl m Nahuatl
Means "red-winged blackbird" in Nahuatl, derived from coyolli "bell, jingle bell" and toltotl "bird".

Cozcamichiuhtecatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and michiuautli "fish-amaranth".

Cozy f English (Rare)
Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".

Craigory m English (American, Rare)
Blend of Craig and Gregory.

Cranaë f Greek Mythology
Means "stony" in Greek. It is the name of an island off the coast of Gytheio, where Paris of Troy and Helen spent their first night together in Greek mythology.

Cranaechme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "rocky point" from Greek κραναός (kranaos) "rocky, rugged" and αἰχμή (aichme) "point of a spear". In Greek mythology Cranaechme was a daughter of King Cranaus... [more]

Crara f Sardinian, Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Clara and Sardinian form of Chiara.

Crasso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crassus.

Crassus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective crassus, which can mean "solid, thick, dense" as well as "fat, gross, plump". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus (1st century BC).

Crates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Krates. Known bearers of this name include the comic poet Crates (5th century BC) and the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes (3rd century BC).

Cratesipolis m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kratesipolis. This was the name of a female tyrant from the 4th century BC, who ruled over both Corinth and Sicyon.

Crátilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cratylus.

Crato m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kraft. It also coincides with the name of a Portuguese village.

Cràudiu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian variant of Clàudiu and Sardinian form of Claudius.

Creature f & m Medieval English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [more]

Creek m Obscure
A nature name meaning a stream smaller than a river. The word creek is originally from Old Norse kriki, a bend or crook, and from Middle English creke.

Creenan m Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Manx creen "old; worn out" and Manx creeney "wise".

Creidhne m Irish Mythology
Creidhne was a goldsmith in Irish Mythology. He was the son of Brigid and Tuireann.

Creirwy f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [more]

Crescence f & m French (Rare), French (African)
French feminine and masculine form of Crescentius.

Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)
French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [more]

Crescentino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Crescentinus.

Crescenz f & m German
Spelling variation of Kreszenz and occasionally Crescens.

Cresentia f Biblical French (Latinized, Modern)
This feminine name has Old French and Latin roots, as well as Swiss origins, and comes from the name Crescent or Cresentius. Translating to "increasing" or... [more]

Cresing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cresencia, Crestina, Crestita, and other names starting with Cres-.

Creslin m English, Literature
Creslin is a main character in the second book in the 'Magic of Recluse series. he possesed the power to call immense controlled storms and change the worldwide climate with Order magic, despite it's usual inability to cause harm... [more]

Cresphontes m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κρείσσων (kreisson) meaning "superior, better" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter". This was the name of a great-great-grandson of Herakles in Greek mythology, a king of Messene.

Crespin m Lengadocian, Provençal, Walloon, Judeo-French
Walloon, Langadocian, Judeo-French and Provençal form of Crispin.

Crespina f Italian, Lengadocian, Provençal
Italian feminine form of Crispino and Languedocian and Provençal feminine form of Crespin.

Cressile f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of King Clodoveus of Cornwall, an ancestor of Mark and Tristan.... [more]

Crete f Greek Mythology
A mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian *kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [more]

Creúsa f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Creusa.

Creusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Greek Κρέουσα (Kreousa) meaning "princess", from κρέων (kreon) "king, royal" (compare Kreon). This was the name of the first wife of Aeneas, who was killed in the sack of Troy and then appeared to her husband as a ghost, encouraging him to move on without her and seek a new city.

Criaso m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Criasus.

Cricket f American (South)
Originally a diminutive of Christina and Christine.

Crimilda f Portuguese, Spanish, English (American)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Kriemhild.

Crimilde f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (African)
Italian and Portuguese form of Kriemhild.

Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [more]

Crio m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crius (see Kreios).

Criou m Medieval French
Variant form of Cariou, which is a short form of Carioulf, itself a variant form of Charioulf, which is the original French form of Chariulf... [more]

Crisálida f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysalis. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is mainly used in Venezuela.

Crisanta f Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Chrysanthe.

Crises m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chryses.

Crising f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cristina, Crisanta and similar names.

Crisipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.

Criske f Afrikaans
Merging of the names Christen and Marike.

Crislaine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Combination of Cristiane and Elaine.

Crisógono m Ancient Greek (Portuguese-style), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Chrysogonus.

Crisólogo m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysologus.

Crispiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispian.

Crispín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Crispin.

Crispiniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispinian.

Crispino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispin.

Crispinu m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Crispinus.

Crispo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispus.

Críspulo m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Archaic)
Spanish form of Crispulus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish actor Críspulo Cabezas (b. 1981) and the Filipino lieutenant general Críspulo Aguinaldo (1863-1897).

Crispulus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective crispulus meaning "curled, having curled hair". Also see the related names Crispus and Crispinus.... [more]

Criss m & f English
Diminutive of Christopher, Christina, and other names beginning with Chris.

Crissa f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Crissie f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristine, and other names with a similar sound.

Crissy f English
Diminutive of Cristine, Cristina, and other names with a similar sound.

Cristalda f Folklore, Popular Culture
A dithematic name formed from the Greek name element christos "anointed" and the Germanic name element wald "to rule".... [more]

Cristalyn f Filipino
Combination of Cristal and the popular name suffix lyn.

Cristan m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian and Kristin.

Cristeen f & m Manx
Variant of Cristen. Historically, this name was used on both men and women.

Cristen m & f Manx
Manx form of Christian. Historically, this name was used on both men and women.

Cristiani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of the name Cristiano and the popular suffix -i (present in other names such as Ivani) or possibly a transferred use of the Italian surname Cristiani.

Cristie f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristine, and other names with a similar sound.

Cristín f Irish
Irish form of Christine which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."

Cristino m Italian, Catalan, Spanish
Italian, Catalan and Spanish form of Christinus.

Cristíona f Irish
Irish form of Christina, which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."

Cristo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christo.

Cristodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christodorus.

Cristofanu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Christopher.

Crístofer m Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Christopher reflecting the English pronunciation.

Cristòfol m Occitan, Gascon, Catalan
Occitan, Gascon and Catalan form of Christopher.

Cristovam m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Christopher. A famous bearer of the name is Cristovam Buarque (1944-), politician and Brazilian senator.

Crixus m Gaulish
This was the name of a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves (died 72 B.C.). His name means "one with curly hair" in Gaulish.

Crizia m & f Italian
Italian form of Kritias and Krizia.

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

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 Greek Mythology (Italianized), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Italian and Spanish form of Cronus.

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.

Cruces f Spanish (European, Rare)
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]

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]

Crudor m Arthurian Cycle
Crudor is the knight who requires a mantle of knights' and ladies' hair from his lady Briana before he is willing to marry her in Book 6, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene". He is reformed by Calidore.

Crystalee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Crystal and Lee.

Crystalie f Obscure
Variant of Crystalee or a combination of the sounds present in Crystal and Natalie.

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]

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

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

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

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.

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

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".

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".

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".

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.

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

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

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

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

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".

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

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.

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]

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.

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

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]

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.

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.

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.

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

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]

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

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)".

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

Cuicuizcatl m Nahuatl
Means "swallow bird" in Nahuatl. This was the son of Nezahualpilli, appointed by Hernán Cortés in Tenochtitlan after Cacamatzin's revolt... [more]

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

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

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

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".

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

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

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]

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

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

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".

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.

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".

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".

Çulema m Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish and Moorish form of Solomon.

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

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

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).

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

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]

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

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.

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

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

Cupra f Umbrian
The fertility and underworld goddess of the ancient pre-Roman population of the Piceni and the Umbri. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it could derive from Kupria, a epithet of Aphrodite, or be related to the name Cupid... [more]

Cura f Roman Mythology
Cura or Aera Cura is the name of a Roman goddess who created the first human. In Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220. The name itself is derived from Latin cura "care, concern, thought".

Curche m Baltic Mythology
Old Prussian god first mentioned in the peace treaty of 1249 between the Teutonic Knights and the Old Prussians. He is also mentioned in Simon Grunau's Preussische Chronik (1517-1521) and Matthäus Prätorius' Deliciae Prussicae (1635-1704).

Curd m German (Rare)
Variant of Kurt. This name was borne by Curd Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982), a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.

Curdie m Literature
This was the name of the miner boy in The Princess and the Goblin (1872) and The Princess and Curdie (1883) by George MacDonald.

Curley m English
Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]

Curufinwë m Literature
Means "skillful (son of) Finwë" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of both Fëanor and his son Curufin.

Cush m Biblical
The eldest son of Ham, who was a son of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim (Egypt), Canaan (land of Canaan), and Phut, and the father of the Biblical character Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8.

Cushan-rishathaim m Biblical
Meaning unknown, but possibly derived from the Hebrew name Cush (כוש) and the verb רשע (rsh') meaning "to be wicked". He was mentioned in Judges 3:8.

Custantinu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Custanzia f Corsican, Romansh
Corsican form of Constantia and Romansh variant of Constanzia.

Custodi f & m Spanish (Rare)
A diminutive of Custodio and Custodia or directly transferred from the Italian surname Custodi.

Cutberto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cuthbert.

Cuthbald m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famously bold", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and beald "bold, brave".

Cuthburg f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous fortress", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and burg "fortress".

Cutheard m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famously brave", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and heard "brave, hardy".... [more]

Cuthflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous beauty", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Cuthfrith m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous peace", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and friþ "peace".

Cuthhere m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous army", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and here "army".

Cuthman m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous man", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and mann "person, man".

Cuthred m Anglo-Saxon, History
Means "famous counsel", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and ræd "counsel, advice".... [more]

Cuthswith f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famously strong", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and swiþ "strong".... [more]

Cuthwine m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous friend", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and wine "friend".

Cuthwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous wolf", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and wulf meaning "wolf".... [more]

Cutter m English (Modern), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cutter.... [more]

Cvetana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Cognate of Cvitana and Bulgarian variant transcription of Tsvetana.

Cvi m Jewish (Magyarized)
Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian transcription of Tsvi.

Cvjetislav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian cvijet meaning "blossom, flower" and slava "glory".

Cwenburh f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife" and burg "fortress".

Cwengifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife, queen" and giefu "gift".

Cwenhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen meaning "woman, wife; queen" and hild meaning "battle".

Cwenleofu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife; queen" and leof "dear, beloved".

Cwenþryð f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife" and þryþ "strength".

Cwichelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwic "alive" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon King.

Cwyllog f Medieval Welsh
was a Christian holy woman who was active in Anglesey, Wales, in the early 6th century. The daughter, sister and niece of saints, she is said to have founded St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog, in the middle of Anglesey, where a church is still dedicated to her.

Cyandria f American (Modern)
Apparently an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Cyan, Lysandra and Andrea 2.

Cyanea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek κυάνεος (kyaneos) meaning "dark blue" (also compare Cyane). This name belonged to the Naiad-nymph of the town of Miletos in Karia (Caria), south-western Anatolia... [more]

Cyanth f English (American, Modern)
Historically similar to the name Chrysanth. Derived from the word 'cyan', it means "the combination of blue and green". This generally refers to a child of parents with blue and green eyes.

Cyenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sienna and Cyanna.

Cyla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Cecyliô, Celestina and Celina.

Cylvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Sylvia. A known bearer is an American consultant and a 'de facto' First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes.

Cymande m American (Rare)
From the name of the eponymous band consisting of Caribbean musicians living in London.... [more]

Cymochles m Literature, Arthurian Cycle
From the Greek elements κῦμα (kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [more]

Cymopolea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυμοπόλεια (Kymopoleia) meaning "wave walker", derived from κῦμα (kyma) "wave, billow" and the verb πολέω (poleô) "to go about, range over"... [more]

Cynebeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and beorht "bright".

Cynedyr m Arthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology
Character that appears in Culhwch and Olwen.

Cynegar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cynn "rank, family, kin", or possibly the related cyne "royal", and gar "spear".

Cynegifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and giefu "gift".

Cynegils m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne meaning "royal" and gisl meaning "pledge, hostage". ... [more]

Cynegyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and guð "battle", making it a cognate of Cunigund... [more]

Cynehelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the elements cyne "kingly, royal" and‎ helm "helmet". Used an Anglo-Saxon saint who was a king.

Cynelaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).

Cynemund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" (related to cynn "rank, family, kin") and mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of Cunimund.

Cynestan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and stan 1 "stone".

Cyneswið f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne "royal" and swiþ "strong". Saint Cyneswide was a younger sister of Saint Cyneburga.

Cynethryth f Anglo-Saxon, History
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and þryþ "strength".... [more]

Cyneweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and weald "powerful, mighty".

Cynewig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and wig "war, battle".

Cynewine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and wine "friend".

Cynewise f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and wīs "wise". A notable bearer of this name was the wife of King Penda of Mercia, also referred to as Kyneswitha (see Cyneswið).

Cynewulf m Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal wolf", from Old English cyne "royal" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poet as well as a king of Wessex.

Cynewynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English name element cyne meaning "royal" and wynn meaning "joy, bliss".

Cynfarch m Old Welsh
Derived from Welsh cynt "chief, first" and farch "horse".

Cynfran m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.

Cynimund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and mund "protection".

Cynisca f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyniska. Cynisca was born c. 440 BC and was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games... [more]

Cynon m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s three Counselor Knights, found in the Welsh Triads and other Welsh texts. He was the son of Clydno.

Cynosura f Astronomy, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kynosoura) which meant "dog's tail", a derivative of κύων (kyôn) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos)) and οὐρά (oura) "tail"... [more]

Cynosure f Astronomy
From the Ancient Greek elements κυνός (kunós) “dog's” and οὐρά (ourá) meaning “tail”. This is an alternate name for Ursa Minor.

Cynric m Anglo-Saxon
Old English younger form of Cyneric and Ceneric.

Cynthanie f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of Cynthia and Stephanie.

Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.

Cynwal m Old Welsh, Brythonic
Derived from Proto-Celtic *kū meaning "dog" and *walos meaning "prince, chief".

Cypora f Medieval Jewish, Medieval English
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in England between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Cypriana f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Rare), Romansh (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cyprian and Cyprianus.

Cyprus m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named Cyprus... [more]

Cyriak m Czech, Polish (Rare), Slovak
Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Cyriacus.

Cyricus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Late Greek given name Kerykos (see Kirykos) via a corruption that was caused by the name's similarity to names like Kyriakos and Kyrikos.... [more]

Cyriella f English
A feminine form of Cyril and potential variant of Cyrielle

Cyrienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrien and variant of Cyria.

Cyrill m German (Swiss), Romansh, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German and Romansh form of Cyril as well as a French variant and a Dutch variant of Cyriel.

Cyrinus m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Diminutive of Cyrus (see also Cirino). This is the name of several Christian martyrs from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.

Cythera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κύθηρα (Kythera), the name of an island of Greece, as well as an ancient town on the island. In Greek mythology, Cythera was the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, being the island to which she first arrived after emerging from the sea, and the source of her epithet Kythereia (Latin: Cytherea)... [more]

Czębira f Medieval Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Częstobrona f Polish
Derived from Polish często "often" and bronić "to protect someone" or bronić się "to defend oneself".

Częstowoj m Medieval Polish
Derived from często "often" and Old Polish woj, wojownik in modern Polish, "warrior".

Da-ah f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) meaning "much, many; more than, over" and 娥 (ah) means "Beautiful".

Daario m Literature, Popular Culture
Daario Naharis is the name of a sellsword character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Dabí m Medieval Galician, Aragonese
Medieval Galician variant and Aragonese form of David.

Da-bin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Dabius m History
St. Dabius, or Davius, Confessor, was an Irish missionary to Scotland. He was part of the great monastic missionary effort in the British Isles, and then in Europe.

Dachang m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 倡 (chàng) meaning "guide, leader; lead".

Dachao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 焯 (chāo) meaning "clear and thorough".

Dacheca f Haitian Creole
Variant of the Russian name Дашка (Dashka), a diminutive of Darya 1 (via Dasha). In the 1960s and 1970s it became popular in Haiti, along with other Russian names such as Nadège, Natacha and Manoucheka.

Dachelle f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and Michelle.

Dacheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true, real".

Dachi m Georgian
This name is best known for being the name of king Dachi of Iberia (6th century AD). He was of Iranian descent, for he belonged to the Chosroid dynasty. His paternal grandfather was king Mihrdat V of Iberia and his maternal grandfather was king Hormizd III of the Sasanian Empire.... [more]

Dacia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Sicilian
Feminine form of Dacius and Dacio.

Daciano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Galician form of Dacian.

Dacio m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Dacius.