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Caritón m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Chariton.

Carleen f English
Variant of Carlene.

Carlens m Haitian Creole
A known bearer of this name is Carlens Arcus (1996-), a Haitian soccer player.

Carletta f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Carla, apparently in imitation of Italian Carlotta and perhaps influenced by Scarlett... [more]

Carlette f English (Rare), African American, American (South)
Feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carline f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
French form of Carlina.... [more]

Carlissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa.

Carlita f Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian
Diminutive of Carla.

Carliz f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Carlos using the popular Puerto Rican name suffix liz (which is derived from Lizbeth or a related name).

Carlomagno m History (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Charlemagne. This is borne by Carlomagno Pedro Martínez (1965-), a Mexican ceramic artist and artisan, and Carlomagno Chacón Gómez (1985-), a Peruvian lawyer and politician.

Carlottina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Carlotta.

Carmelite f Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole
Most likely a diminutive of Carmel, possibly influenced by Spanish Carmelita.

Carmelle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Carmel.

Carmello m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Anglicized)
Variant of Carmelo. This is also a surname (see Carmello).

Carmencita f Spanish, American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmenta f Roman Mythology
From Latin carmen "song, verse, enchantment, religious formula", from canere "to sing" (the notion is of chanting or reciting verses of magical power). In Roman legend Carmenta was a goddess of prophecy and childbirth, the mother of Evander by Mercury... [more]

Carmeon f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Carmen using the popular phonetic suffix on. It is also an anagram of the name Cameron... [more]

Carmiana f Theatre (Italianized)
Form of Charmian used in Italian-language translations of Shakespeare's play 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606).

Carmiela f American (Rare, Archaic)

Carmilla f Literature
Used by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu for the title character of his Gothic novella 'Carmilla' (1872), about a lesbian vampire. Le Fanu probably based the name on Carmella.

Carmindy f American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Carmen and Mindy. American makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer (1971-) appears on the reality television show 'What Not to Wear'.

Carmit f Hebrew
Variant of Carmel.

Carmiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "vineyard of God" (or "God is my vineyard") from Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem) "vineyard of" and יָהּ (yah) "Yahweh". Alternatively it may be from the surname of Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880), a French-Jewish statesman, or from the name of Crémieu, an historic Jewish community in France.

Carolanne f English, French (Quebec)
Variant of Carolann (English) or Carolane (French).

Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).

Caroleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Caroline reflecting the French pronunciation.

Caroleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolee.

Carpo f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Καρπώ (Karpô), which is derived from Greek καρπόω (karpoô) "to bear fruit; to reap or enjoy fruit". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Horae or Seasons; Carpo was the goddess of autumn and of the harvest, that is, the fruits of summer... [more]

Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.

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

Carressa f English (Modern)
Variant of Charissa.

Carrianne f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and Anne 1 (see also Carrie-Anne), perhaps inspired by the similar name Marianne.

Carrietta f English (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.

Carrigan f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of the surname Corrigan.

Carrinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular name suffix inda (compare Clarinda).

Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.

Cartier m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Cartier. Use of the name has probably been influenced by the jewelry house Cartier, which was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847... [more]

Cartimandua f History, Old Celtic
Celtic name, in which the second element is mandu "pony, colt, filly". The first element is less certain, perhaps from karti "drive out", or it may mean "clean, sleek". This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes.

Carwen f Welsh
Feminine form of Carwyn.

Casca m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Roman cognomen which was derived from Oscan casca meaning "old". This was borne by one of the assassins of Julius Caesar: Servilius Casca. He features in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' (1599).

Casea f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey or Cassie.

Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Casie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Casimiru m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Casimir.

Casina f Theatre
Possibly derived from Greek kasia meaning "cinnamon". Casina is a beautiful slave girl in the Latin play Casina by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title has been translated as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding... [more]

Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Cassalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Cassie and the popular name suffix lyn.

Cassandane f Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Κασσανδάνη (Kassandanē), the Hellenized form of an uncertain Old Persian name. Cassandane was an Achaemenian Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great.

Cassandria f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassandra.

Cassietta f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassie using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. This was borne by American gospel singer Cassietta George (1929-1995).

Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.

Cassima f Popular Culture
This name was created for a character in King's Quest, a computer-based adventure game series developed by Sierra Entertainment.... [more]

Cassiphone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The daughter of Circe.

Cassivellaunus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Means "The Passionate Leader".

Cassondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra (see also Sondra).

Castalia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κασταλία (Kastalia), which is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "clean, spotless, pure" or κασσύω (kassuô) "to stitch"... [more]

Castalie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Castalia.

Castora f Spanish, Medieval Italian
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.

Caswallawn m Welsh Mythology
Middle Welsh form of Cassivellaunus. He is one of the sons of Beli the Great in the Mabinogi, Brut y Brenhinedd and the Welsh Triads.

Caswallon m Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of Cassivellaunus. According to Welsh myth, he was a son of Beli Mawr.

Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)
From Latin cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).

Catguistl f Medieval Cornish
Derived from Cornish kas "battle" and gostel "hostage".

Cathmhaol m Old Irish
Gaelic name literally meaning "battle chief" from the elements cath "battle" and maol "chief".

Cati f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Katisha, a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.

Catootje f Dutch (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Cato 2, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch noun kadootje meaning "little present".... [more]

Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]

Catrice f English (American, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrice.

Cattarina f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Catarina notably borne by Maria Cattarina Calegari, a 17th-century Italian composer.

Catti-brie f Popular Culture, Literature
Catti-brie (spelled Cattie-brie in later publications) is the name of a character in the 'Forgotten Realms', a series of fantasy novels by American author R. A. Salvatore which serves as a setting for the role-playing game 'Dungeons & Dragons'... [more]

Cattie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Catherine.

Cattleya f English (American, Modern)
From the name of a tropical American orchid (genus Cattleya) with purple, pink or white flowers, which was named after William Cattley (1788-1835).

Catulle m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Catullus. Catulle Mendès (1841-1909) was a French writer.

Catullus m Ancient 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".

Caturix m Gaulish, Celtic Mythology
Derived from Gaulish catu meaning "battle" combined with Gaulish rix meaning "king".... [more]

Caunus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kaunos. In Greek mythology, Caunus was the son of Miletus, grandson of Apollo and brother and lover of Byblis.

Cavassia f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Ceadbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Brythonic kad "battle" combined with Old English beald "brave, bold".

Cearo m Chinese (Rare, ?)

Ceci f English, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia or Cecília.

Cedalion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κηδαλίων (Kedalion), of which the meaning is not entirely certain. It could have been derived from Greek κηδαλιζω (kedalizô) meaning "purifying, cleansing"... [more]

Cedrella f English (Rare, ?), Literature
Perhaps intended to be a feminine variant of Cedric. This is the name of a minor character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books; the character is Cedrella Weasley, née Black.

Cedrica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric.

Céibhionn f Irish Mythology
Modern form of Céibhfhionn.

Ceili f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee. It has been influenced by the Irish word céilí, which refers to a traditional Gaelic social gathering involving folk music and dancing (sometimes storytelling and poetry), ultimately derived from Old Irish céle "companion".

Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.

Céladon m Literature, Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Celadon. This was the name of a character in the French pastoral novel 'L'Astrée' by Honoré d'Urfé, published between 1607 and 1627.

Celadon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κελάδων (Keladôn), derived from κέλαδος (kelados) which meant "a noise as of rushing waters; loud noise, din, clamour". This was the name of a stream in Elis.

Celaena f Literature
Meaning unknown. The American author Sarah J. Maas used this for the central character in her 'Throne of Glass' series of fantasy novels, first released in 2012. She may have based it on the Greek mythological name Celaeno.

Celemon f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Sir Kay.

Celerina f Late Roman, Italian, Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Celerinus.

Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).

Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.

Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.

Celidonius m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Probably a Latinized form of the Greek Χελιδόνιος (Chelidonios), which was derived from χελιδών (chelidon) "a swallow". In Christian tradition this name is sometimes ascribed to the unnamed "man born blind" whose sight Jesus miraculously heals (in the Gospel of John 9:1-12), and the form Celedonius belonged to an early saint, martyred c.300.

Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.

Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.

Celton m English (Modern)
Variant of Kelton.

Celynwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Welsh celyn "holly" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Cenerina f Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.

Cenfus m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name, in which the first element is cene "bold, keen". This name was borne by a king of Wessex who ruled briefly, during 674; he was succeeded by his son Aescwine.

Cenicienta f Literature
Spanish form of Cinderella, literally meaning "ash-colored".

Cenith f English (American, Archaic)
Truncated form of Acenith.

Cennfinn m Old Irish
Derived from the Proto-Celtic name *Kʷennowindos meaning "white head", from *kʷennom "head" and *windos "white".

Cenobio m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Zenobio, the Spanish form of Zenobius. This was borne by the 19th-century Mexican composer Cenobio Paniagua (1821-1882).

Centurian m English (Puritan)
From a frequent misspelling of the English noun centurion, which refers to a Roman army officer that commanded a century (i.e. a group of one hundred). This was recorded as a Puritan given name, presumably used in reference to the centurion who was present at the crucifixion according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke (who is widely considered to be the first Christian), or due to other occurrences of centurions in the New Testament.

Ceola f American (South, ?)
Possibly a short form of Osceola influenced by names such as Viola, Leola, Theola and Neola.

Ceolmer m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of the Old English name Ceolmær, derived from the elements ceol "keel, ship" and mære "famous".

Ceolred m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English name Ceolræd, composed of the elements ceol "ship" and ræd "counsel, advice"... [more]

Ceolric m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel" and ric "power, rule".

Ceolsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and sige "victory".

Ceolstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel" and stan 1 "stone".

Ceolweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and weald "powerful, mighty".

Ceolwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel, ship" and wine "friend".

Ceolwold m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ceolweald found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Ceolwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and wulf "wolf".

Ceolwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel of a ship" and wynn "joy".

Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."

Cerf m Medieval French, Medieval Jewish
Means "stag (a large buck or male deer)" in French. Cerf sometimes appears in historical documents concerned with the Jews of Alsace and early modern France; it was a local translation of the Yiddish Hirsh, meaning "deer", the Hebrew equivalent of which is Zvi.

Cergio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sergio.

Cerilde f American (South, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerintha f English (Rare)
From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".

Cerissa f English (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Cerissa, which was introduced by Charles Revson in 1974. The name itself might possibly be a variant of Cerise. It was also used by Barbara Cartland for the heroine of her historical romance novel The Heart Triumphant (1976).

Cerneuf m History (Ecclesiastical)
This is one of the names by which the 4th-century martyr and saint Serenus the Gardener is known in France.

Cersei f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [more]

Certán m Old Irish
Old Irish name, possibly meaning "humming sound". See also Kjartan.

Cesca f Catalan, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Francesca.

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesidia f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Caesidius.

Cessair f Irish, Irish Mythology
Allegedly means "affliction, sorrow". According to Irish legend Cessair was a granddaughter of Noah who died in the great flood. The name also belonged to a Gaulish princess who married the Irish high king Úgaine Mór in the 5th or 6th century BC.

Cesselot f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Cecily.

Cethlenn f Irish Mythology
Possibly means "crooked tooth". In Irish myth she was the wife of Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Fomorians and by him the mother of Ethniu (or Eithne, Ethlenn).... [more]

Ceto f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κητώ (Kētō), which meant "sea-monster" (supposedly the source of the word κῆτος (kētos) "any sea-monster or huge fish; sometimes the whale, but often the tunny-fish")... [more]

Cettina f Sicilian
Short form of Concettina.

Çetulo f Bandial
Means "died coming" in Bandial. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.

Cevero m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Severo.

Cfir m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Kfir.

Chabelita f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Diminutive of Chabela. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Isabel.

Chaela f English (Rare)
English short form of Michaela, or a variant of Kayla.

Chaeremon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Χαιρήμων (Chairemon), which is probably derived from Greek χαίρω (chairo) "to be glad, to rejoice".

Chafiqa f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Shafiqa.

Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Shahira.

Chaido f Late Greek, Greek
Greek name of medieval origin, from Greek χάιδι, χάδι meaning "song" or "pamper". Saint Chaido was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1, along with Saint Ammoun the Deacon... [more]

Chairestrate f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χαίρω (chairo) meaning "to be glad, to rejoice" combined with στρατος (stratos) "army". This was borne by the mother of the philosopher Epicurus.

Chakka f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chaka. A woman named Chakka appeared on the American television talk show Maury at least seven times from 2002 to 2005 to paternity test a total of eleven men for her three children Mustafa, Mary, and Mylove.

Chakori f Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit चकोर (chakora) which refers to a mythological bird in Hinduism, probably based on the chukar partridge. The bird was said to feed on moonbeams as a sign of love for the moon (Chandra).

Chakotay m Popular Culture
Means "man who walks the Earth but who only sees the sky" in the language of the fictional Anurabi tribe. Chakotay was the name of the first officer in 'Star Trek: Voyager'.

Chaldene f Astronomy, Greek Mythology
One of Jupiter's moons, named for a character in Greek mythology whose name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene, Calchedonia, or Chalcea.

Chalise f English (Rare)
Variant of Chalice.

Challis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Challis. This is also a word (possibly derived from the surname) for a type of fine fabric. Alternatively, this could be a variant of Chalice.

Chan m Dinka
Means "male child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Chanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

Chanda f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shawnda.

Chandora f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name, perhaps blending Chandra with Pandora, or possibly a contraction of Shanna and Dora.

Chané f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanae.

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chani f Jewish
Diminutive of Channah.

Chanique f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanique, the spelling perhaps influenced by Chanel.

Chano m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luciano or Feliciano.

Chansonetta f Obscure
Most likely derived from French chanson meaning "song" combined with the feminine suffix etta. This name was borne by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons (1858-1937), an American photographer.

Chantae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantalle f English
Variant of Chantal.

Chantene f Afrikaans, South African

Chanyce f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanice.

Charae f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sharae.

Charalampia f Greek
Feminine form of Charalampos.

Charice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Chariclo f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chariklo. It is the name of two nymphs in Greek mythology.

Chariklo f Greek Mythology
Possibly means "graceful spinner" from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλώθω (klotho) meaning "to spin, to twist by spinning"... [more]

Charitina f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Charitine. Saint Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety, while Charitina of Lithuania (died 1281) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Charitine f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This name can be viewed as a feminine equivalent of Chariton... [more]

Charitini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Charitine.

Charlese f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

Charlesetta f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

Charleza f Breton
Feminine form of Charlez.

Charlice f English (American)

Charlisa f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Charlize.

Charlise f French

Charlisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Charles using Lisha. See also Charlesia.

Charlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Charline.

Charm f English (Modern)
From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.

Charmayne f English (American)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Charmos" in Greek, derived from the name Charmos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Charmin f English (Rare), African American
Possibly a variant of Charmaine.

Charvangi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
Means "beautiful-bodied" in Sanskrit (from चारु (cāru) "beautiful, lovely" and अङ्ग (aṅga) "a limb of the body; the body"), a word used in the Shiva Purana to describe the goddess Kali (called 'Kālī of exquisite body (i.e., cārvaṅgī) and comely appearance').

Chaschunka m Indigenous American
Means "wave" in Winnebago.

Chash-köök m Shor
Means "young cuckoo" in Shor.

Chaske m Sioux
Means "junior" or "firstborn son" in Dakota. See also Chaska.

Chasmyn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jasmine, possibly influenced by Chasity.

Chassity f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Chastelyn f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname which was itself derived from Old French chastelain meaning "castle-keeper, castellan", either an occupational or status name for the governor or constable of a castle... [more]

Chatham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chatham.

Chathumi f Indian
Means "visible, conscious, soul" in Sanskrit.

Chatty f English
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.

Chatushkarni f Hinduism
Means "(thing) which is known by four ears" (i.e., only two people), derived from an alternative form of Sanskrit चतुर् (catúr) meaning "four" and कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear" (also compare Karna)... [more]

Chatwynd f English (Puritan)
Transferred use of a surname which was a variant of Chatwin.

Chaunacy f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Chauncy m English
Variant of Chauncey

Chauntasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of Chanté with the suffix tasia (from names such as Anastasia or Fantasia).

Chauntea f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté.

Chauntee f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

Chavala f Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava. Chavaleh is a song in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, sung by Tevye about his daughter Chava.

Chavazelet f Hebrew
Means "lily" in Hebrew, presumably taken from the phrase חבצלת השרון (Chavatzelet HaSharon) "rose of Sharon" found in the Old Testament book the Song of Solomon. (In Israel, Solomon's "rose of Sharon" is popularly accepted to have been the sand lily, which grows in the Sharon plain in coastal sands, though technically the flower has not been identified.)

Chavela f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavelle f Jamaican Patois (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Chaviva f Hebrew
Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.

Chavon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chay m English
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.'

Chayito f Spanish
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).

Chaytan m Sioux
From the Lakota čhetáŋ "falcon, hawk".

Chedeline f Haitian Creole

Chee f Hmong
Chee means "Shine or Shining" in Hmong.

Cheetara f Popular Culture
The name of a humanoid cheetah in the animated television series ThunderCats (1985-1989). It is an elaboration of English cheetah, a word ultimately derived from Sanskrit.

Chege m Kikuyu

Chegianna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Che and Gianna. This name is borne by a daughter of American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011).

Cheikou m Western African
Variant of Sekou.

Cheirisophus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Χειρίσοφος (Cheirisophos) which possibly meant "cunning in his handicraft", derived from χείρ (cheir) meaning "hand" and σοφός (sophos) "skilled, clever"... [more]

Cheiron m Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Chiron.

Chekesha f African American (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Swahili verb -chekesha meaning "to joke, to kid, to make laugh" (the causative form of -cheka "to laugh").

Chelan f English (Canadian), American
From the name of a lake and city in the American state of Washington, which is derived from the Salish Indian word Tsi-Laan meaning "deep water".

Chellie f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley or a diminutive of Michelle (via its short form Chelle). In the case of the American politician Chellie Pingree (1955-), her birth name was Rochelle.

Chelsi f English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsia f English (Modern, Rare), Malaysian
Elaborated form of Chelsea.

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chenae f African American
Variant of Shanae.

Cheneka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Chenelle f English (American), African American, Trinidadian Creole, Afrikaans
Variant of Chanel.

Chenille f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
From the English word for the soft fabric, which is borrowed from French chenille "caterpillar" (literally "little dog").

Chenique f African American
Perhaps a variant of Shaniqua.

Chenna m Telugu
Possibly from Chennappa, the name of a Vijayanagara-era rajah after whom the city of Chennai is named. Chennappa Nayaka himself was named after a Telugu deity called Chennakesava Swamy.

Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word Chenoa (or Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [more]

Chequita f African American
Variant of Chiquita.

Cheraye f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Cherie using the phonetic element ray.

Cherelle f English, African American
Altered form of Cheryl using the popular name suffix elle. See also Cherrelle.

Cheresa f English
Variant of Cherise, perhaps influenced by Theresa.

Chéria f Central African, Kongo (?)

Cheridan f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Cherisse f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole, South African
Variant of Charisse.

Cherith f English, Northern Irish
This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament... [more]

Cherolyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn, with the spelling influenced by Carolyn.

Cherubin m English (Puritan)
Possibly an anglicized form of Italian Cherubino, or directly from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim".

Ches-kartiğa m Shor
Derived from Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".

Cheslava f Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian
Ukrainian form of Czesława.

Chess m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English
Short form of Chester, or sometimes Francesca.

Chetanjeet m & f Punjabi (Rare), Indian (Sikh, Rare)
From Sanskrit चेतन (cetana) meaning "visible, conscious, soul" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Chevonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shavonda.

Cheyan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanne.

Cheyane f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyanne.

Cheyanna f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Cheyenne influenced by Anna.

Cheymarina f Mordvin
Means "cranberry" in Mordvin.

Cheyvyne f Koryak
Means "walking", "wandering" in Koryak.

Chiaro m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian form of Clarus. It is the masculine equivalent of Chiara.

Chiaruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Chiara.

Chiazo m & f Igbo
Means "God saves" in Igbo.

Chickie f American (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]

Chicomecōātl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chicome meaning "seven" and coatl "snake". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of food, drink, harvest, maize and famine.

Chicōmexōchitl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chicome meaning "seven" and xochitl "flower". This was an epithet of the Aztec mother goddess Tonantzin.

Chidiock m English (Rare)
From an English surname derived from the name of the village Chideock in Dorset (recorded in the Domesday Book as Cidihoc), which is of unknown meaning. (It has been suggested that the suffix hoc referred to Hock, a festival held on the second Tuesday after Easter to commemorate the massacre of the Danes at the time of King Æthelred the Unready.) Chidiock Tichborne (1558-1586) was an English poet who was executed for his participation in the failed Babington Plot.

Chikamara m & f Igbo
Means "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.

Child-of-God m & f Medieval English
English translation of Latin Creatura Christi (see Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.

Chimalis f American (Rare)
Numerous websites list this name as meaning "bluebird" in an unspecified Native American language. There is currently no evidence to support this claim.... [more]

Chimène f French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Theatre
French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.

Chimere f & m African American
From the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Chimere m Igbo
Said to be an Igbo (Nigerian) name meaning "God's deed", in part from chi "god, spiritual being".

Chiniqua f African American
Possibly a variant of Shaniqua.

Chinmay m Indian, Marathi
Means "pure intelligence" or "pure knowledge" in Sanskrit. Chinmay Ganadhish near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is the site of the tallest statue of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Chintan m Indian
Said to mean "deep meditation", from Sankskrit चिन्तन (cintana) meaning "thinking" (related to चिनता (cintā) "thought, care").

Chionia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Chione. This was the name of a virgin martyr and saint who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]

Chionitsa f Greek (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.

Chionou f Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot Greek variant of Chionia.

Chipanya f Mordvin
Mordvin name which is said to mean "sunny" or "sunflower" (compare Erzya чи (chi) "sun").

Chiquita f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

Chiragdeep m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Persian چراغ (cherāgh) and Sanskrit दीप (dīpa), both of which mean "lamp, light".

Chirjot m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit चिर (cirá) meaning "long-lasting, existing from ancient times; after a long time" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Chiron m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek kheir meaning "hand" (also "skilled with the hands", related to kheirourgos "surgeon"). In Greek mythology he was the eldest and wisest of the centaurs, who educated and trained many of the great heroes... [more]

Chitraleka f Indian (Rare)
Variant of Chitralekha (cf. Chitra, Lekha).

Chivonne f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chiwetel m Igbo
Means "God brings" in Igbo.

Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.

Chloi f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek transcription of Chloe.

Chlorissa f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Chloris, influenced by Clarissa.

Choerine f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Χοιρίνη (Choirine), a feminine derivative of Choiros, which was itself derived from χοῖρος (choiros) meaning "young pig"... [more]

Cholena f Lenape
Derived from Lenape chulëns meaning "bird".

Chomka f Medieval Polish

Chouchane f Armenian (Gallicized, Rare, Expatriate)
French transcription of Shushan. This is borne by Chouchane Siranossian (1984-), a French violinist of Armenian descent.

Chreste f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Chrestos.

Chrisandra f American (Rare)
Apparently a blend of Chrysanta or Christine and Cassandra.

Chrisann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.

Chrisanthi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρυσάνθη (see Chrysanthi).

Chrisanthy f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Chrysanthe.

Christadora f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Christodora.

Christella f English, Dutch (Rare), Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Latinate variant of Christelle; in some cases, however, it can also be a contracted form of Christabella.

Christence f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Christina and Crescentia as well as an obsolete French diminutive of names beginning with Christ-.... [more]

Christene f English
Variant of Christine.

Christi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Chreste. Also compare the masculine equivalent Christos.

Christodora f Late Greek
Feminine form of Christodoros.

Christofily f Greek (Americanized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Χριστοφίλη (see Christofili), which is the modern Greek feminine form of Christophilos.

Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.