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Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Cipta m & f IndonesianMeans "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त
(citta).
Ciqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瓷 (cí) meaning "porcelain" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Circuncisión f Spanish (Rare)Means "circumcision" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the circumcision of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is traditionally viewed as the first time the blood of Christ was shed and thus the beginning of the process of the redemption of man; it is also seen as a demonstration that Christ was fully human, and of his obedience to Jewish law... [
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Cireșica f RomanianDerived from Romanian
cireșică, the diminutive of
cireașă, "cherry".
Cirie f EnglishFamous bearer is Cirie Fields, 4th and 3rd place finisher of Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Micronesia, respectively. Presumed to be invented.
Cirilla f LiteratureName from Andrzej Sapkowski's books. Originate from elvish name Zireael that meaning "swallow" (as a bird)
Cirno f Popular Culture, EnglishThe name is based on the English word "chill." A notable character with the name is Cirno, an ice fairy from the Touhou Project.
Cirong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving" and
榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree".
Cisa f YiddishFound in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Cisal f Atayalmeaning is "to play, visit, or associate with"
Cisca f DutchDutch short form of
Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.
Cishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de El Cisne and
Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [
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Citlalic f NahuatlThe name Citlalic means rising star.Citlalic has an Aztec origin.Which is also Mexican.
Citlallicue f Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "star skirt" in Nahuatl, from
citlalin "star" and
icue "her skirt". This was the name of a creator goddess in Aztec mythology, said to have made the stars, the Earth, death, and darkness along with her husband,
Citlalatonac.
Citlalmina f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "arrow stars (meteorites)" in Nahuatl, derived from
citlalin "stars" and
mina "to shoot, to stab".
Citra f LiteratureInvented by
Neal Shusterman for the main character in his book series "Scythe", first released in 2016.
Citrine f English (Modern, Rare), FrenchFrom the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French
citrin, ultimately from Latin
citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish
tsitrin, for "lemon tree."... [
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Citrus f EnglishRefers to a genus of flowering trees that produce fruits.
Cívánka f HopiMeans "the one who writes blossoms" from Hopi
cíhu "blossom, flower" combined with
bána "to figure, write, draw" and
ka "the one that".
Civita f ItalianMeans "city, town", taken from the Italian title of the Virgin Mary
Madonna della Civita, which refers to a sacred image of the Virgin discovered on Mount Civita by a shepherd whose deaf-muteness was miraculously cured by it... [
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Ciwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瓷 (cí) meaning "porcelain" and
湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".
Ciwanê f KurdishFrom Kurdish
ciwan meaning "junior, young, youthful".
Cixi f ChineseChinese honorific name meaning "Motherly and Auspicious."
Cixilo f GothicCixilo (7th-century – fl. 694) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Egica (687–702). She was the daughter of Erwig and Liuvigoto. She married Egica in 670. She was repudiated in 687... [
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Cixin m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 慈 (
cí) meaning "to show affection to" and "kind; charitable" combined with 欣 (
xīn) meaning "happy; joyous; delighted".... [
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Cixing f ChineseFrom the Chinese From the Chinese
茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and
星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Cixuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and
炫 (xuàn) meaning "shine, glitter".
Ciyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and
悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
Cizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Clairdelune f Filipino (Rare)Means "moonlight" in french, this name is common but also rare in the island country of the Philippines.
Clarabel f EnglishVariant of
Claribel. This was the name of the fictional character Clarabel from 'The Railway Series' of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the related 'Thomas & Friends' television series... [
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Claribell f Arthurian CycleClaribell is the lover Phedon kills out of rage. Her story is told in Book 2, Canto 4 of "The Faerie Queene". ... [
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Clarimonde f LiteratureVariant of
Claremonde.
La Morte amoureuse (in English: "The Dead Woman in Love") is a short story written by Théophile Gautier and published in La Chronique de Paris in 1836... [
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Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)Elaborated form of
Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
Clarista f LiteraturePerhaps a blend of
Clarissa and
Calista. This name appears in Robert Greene's prose work
Planetomachia (1585). It is borne by a sister of English actor Nicholas Hoult.
Clarke m & f EnglishVariant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
Mo' Better Blues... [
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Claustre f CatalanMeans "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.
Claustro f & m SpanishSpanish form of
Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Clavelina f Spanish (Rare)From Spanish
clavelina, a species of Dianthus flower named in English "rainbow pink" or "China pink".
Cléanthe m & f French (Rare)French form of the Greek given name
Kleanthes via its latinized form
Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as
Acanthe and
Amaranthe.
Clell m & f AmericanPossible nickname from the surname McClelland. Famous bearers include a male actor on Gun Smoke and a cowboy in a PBS commercial.
Cleoboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Κλεόβοια
(Kleoboia), in which the first element is κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory". The second element, which is also found in
Euboea,
Meliboea and
Periboea, is possibly derived from the Greek verb βοάω
(boao) meaning "to shout, to proclaim" (also "to roar" and "to howl" when used of the wind)... [
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