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Cecette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecelia using the French suffix -ette.

Çeçi f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.

Ceci f Brazilian
Name invented by José de Alencar for his novel "O Guarani". It is thought both as a short form of Cecilia and as a pun on the Guarani wordf sasy ("to hurt").

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

Cecía f Galician
Galician form of Cecilia.

Cecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Cecía.

Cecie f English
Variant of Cece.

Ceciel f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Caecilius for men and short form of Cecilia for women. For the latter group, this name can also be a Dutch variant spelling of the French name Cécile, which is also commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world.

Cecila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia and a feminization of Cecil.

Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.

Cecilė f Lithuanian
Variant of Cecilija.

Cecili f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.

Ceciliana f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Form of Caeciliana in several languages.

Céciliane f French (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cécile.

Cécilie f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Cécilia.

Cécilienne f French (Rare)
French form of Caeciliana.

Ċeċilija f Maltese
Maltese form of Cecilia.

Cecīlija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cecilia.

Cecilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Ceciliya f Russian
Russian form of Cecilia.

Cecilka f Czech
Diminutive form of Cecílie.

Cecilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cecília.

Cecille f English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cecil.

Cecillee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Cecily.

Cecillia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecilo f Provençal
Provençal form of Cécile.

Cecilya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Ceclia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecy f English
Variant of Cece.

Cecyliô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Cecilia.

Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.

Cedella f Caribbean, Jamaican Patois
This name is best known for being the name of Cedella Booker (1926-2008), the mother of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981). Her full name at birth was Sidilla Editha Malcolm. Given how similar the name Sidilla is to her later name Cedella, it is possible that Cedella is a variant spelling or form of Sidilla... [more]

Ceding f Filipino
Diminutive of Mercedes. This can also be used as a diminutive of Merced, Praxedes, and other names with a similar sound.

Cedny f & m Welsh
Cedny means “a group of foxes” in welsh.

Čedomila f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Serbian
Feminine form of Čedomil.

Čedomira f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Čedomir.

Čedomirka f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Čedomir.

Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.

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.

Cédrika f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Cédric.

Cédrique m & f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Cédric. It is also used on females, which makes this name one of the few -que names that are unisex (like Dominique).

Cédulie f Norman, French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Norman form of Sédulie.

Cedulie f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec)
Variant of Cédulie.

Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.

Céfera f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Céfero.

Ceferina f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Ceferino.

Céibhionn f Irish Mythology
Modern form of Céibhfhionn.

Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.

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".

Cèilidh f Scottish Gaelic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh, a traditional folk music and storytelling party.... [more]

Ceindeg f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and teg "beautiful, fair, fine".

Ceindrych f Medieval Welsh
Possibly derived from Old Welsh element cein meaning "good, lovely" and drych meaning "mirror, image".... [more]

Ceinwedd f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and gwydd "appearance; aspect; view".

Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.

Ceit f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Kate.

Ceita f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.

Ceitidh f Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Katie.

Ceitlin f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Caitlín.

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.

Celaeno f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kelaino.

Celange f English
Transferred use of the surname Celange.

Celavie f Haitian Creole
Variant of Selavi influenced by the French phrase c'est la vie "that's life".

Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.

Cele f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (short) form of Cäcilie.

Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.

Celebrían f Literature
Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.

Celebrindal f Literature
An alternate name of the character Idril from the works of JRR Tolkien. The name means "silver foot" in the fictional Sindarin language, from the name elements celeb meaning "silver" and tâl meaning "foot".

Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.

Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.

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.

Celena f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Selena.

Célène f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sélène.

Celene f English (Modern)
Variant of Selene.

Celeno f Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Kelaino.

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

Célérine f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Célerin.

Celeryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Celeryn.

Celes f & m Popular Culture, Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino and Celestina.

Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.

Celest f Dutch (Surinamese), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Celeste.

Celèsta f Provençal
Provençal form of Céleste.

Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.

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).

Celestiana f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Celestina.

Célestie f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Caelestia.

Celestielle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Celeste influenced by the word celestial.

Čelestina f Slovene
Variant of Celestina.

Célestina f Occitan
Occitan form of Celestina.

Celestis f Various (Rare)
Variant spelling of Caelestis.

Celeszta f Hungarian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Celesztina.

Celesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestine.

Celey f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Celia.

Celha f Occitan
Occitan form of Celia, also used as a contracted form of Ceselha.

Celiana f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Caelianus.

Céliane f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Célian.

Celiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognate of Céliane.

Celianna f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Celiana.

Celianys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celiana.

Célica f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Celica.

Celica f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.

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

Célie f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Celia.

Celie f English, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Literature
Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.

Celien f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Céline, chiefly used in Flanders.

Célienne f Haitian Creole, French Creole
Feminine form of Célien.

Çelike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Çelik.

Celimena f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Célimène.

Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]

Celimene f English (Rare)
English form of Célimène.

Célina f Gascon, French (Swiss)
Variant of Céline.

Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.

Celina f English (American)
Variant of Silena

Celinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Celinda as well as a variant spelling of Selinde. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch musical actress Celinde Schoenmaker (b... [more]

Celing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Celia, Celeste, Marcela and names that start with or contain cel.

Célinie f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Céline.

Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.

Celino f Provençal
Provençal form of Céline.

Celipa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Felipa.

Celise f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Celise seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.

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

Celistina f Corsican
Corsican form of Célestine.

Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.

Célka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Marcela via Marcélka.

Cella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Marcella.

Cellestina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Celestina.

Celly f & m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Celmira f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Zelmira.

Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Celouno f Provençal
Diminutive of Marcello.

Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.

Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician word celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.

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

Celusa f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Celusa ( Kelousê from kêloô ‘to have an abnormal delivery’) was a naiad or an oread who personified over Mount Celusa or Celossa in Phliasia... [more]

Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.

Celvey f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Sylvia.

Cely f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Variant of Celi.

Célya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Célia.

Celyna f English (Modern)
Variant of Celina or Selena.

Célyne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Céline.

Celynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celyn.

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

Çemê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ç'em meaning "stream, river".

Cemira f Brazilian
Variant of Semira.

Cempaka f Indonesian
Means "champak (a type of flower)" or "yellow gem" in Indonesian.

Cen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 岑 (cén) meaning "steep, precipitous; peak" or 涔 (cén) meaning " river in Shaanxi; murky torrent".

Cena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cenia.

Cenaida f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Senaida.

Cencia f Asturian
Feminine form of Cencio.

Cendrine f French
Re-interpretation of Sandrine with the same French pronunciation influenced by the French word cendre "ash" and the name Cendrillon.

Cendroleta f Folklore
Variant of Cendroseta.

Cendroseta f Folklore
Provençal form of Cinderella.

Cenementa f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Cinamenta.

Cenemente f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Cinnamenta.

Cenerentola f Folklore
Italian form of Cinderella, derived from Italian cenere meaning "cinder".

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.

Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

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

Cenira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Zenir.

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

Cennie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cenia.

Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.

Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.

Centa f Latvian
Feminine form of Centis. Another theory, however, considers this name a variant of Zenta.

Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of Chicomecōātl.

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

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

Cephiso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κηφισώ (Kephiso), which is the feminine form of Kephisos.... [more]

Ceppy f English
Short form of Concepta

Cera f Popular Culture
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name might be a variant of Sera. It was used in the 1988 movie The Land Before Time where it belongs to one of the main characters, a triceratops.

Cera f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Early Anglicization of Ciara 1. Saint Cera of Ireland was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679.

Cera f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian cerēt "to hope" has been suggested.

Cerasela f Romanian
Variant of Cerasella.

Cerasella f Romanian, 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]

Cerceis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "of the weaving shuttle", derived from Greek κερκίς (kerkis) meaning "weaving shuttle, taper rod". This was the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology, described as being lovely of form.

Cerdo f Greek Mythology
Means "profit, gain" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Cerdo was the nymph-wife of King Phoroneus of Argos and mother of Apis and Niobe.

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.

Cerena f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.

Cerenity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.

Cérès f Roman Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Ceres.

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."

Cerie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ceri.

Ceriel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Cérile, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature. Also compare Cyriel.... [more]

Cérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

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

Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.

Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.

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

Cerisa f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cerise.

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).

Ceroessa f Ancient Greek
Daughter of Zeus and Io, also founder of Byzantium with her uncle Poseidon.

Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.

Cerrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Cerry f German (Rare)
Short Form of Carolina

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]

Cerstin f German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Kerstin. Note that it is still pronounced with an initial k.

Cerva f Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cerva, meaning "doe, hind (female deer)" in Italian.

Cësa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Francëszka.

Cesara f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Cesare.

Cesara f Irish Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cessair.

Cesárea f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Caesaria.

Cesarea f Italian
Variant of Cesaria.

Césarette f French (Rare)
Feminine variant of César.

Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.

Cesaria f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian form of Caesaria.

Césarie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caesaria.

Césarina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Césarine.

Césarine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of César.

Cesarino f Provençal
Provençal form of Césarine.

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

Ceselha f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal variant of Cecília.

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

Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.

Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.

Cesiah f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Cesia.

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

Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.

Cesira f Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars connect this name to masculine Cesare, others rather see a link to Cesio... [more]

Česlava f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Lithuanian and Latvian borrowing of Czesława and Czech feminine form of Česlav.

Česlova f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Czesława.

Cessa f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Narcessa.

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.

Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.

Cessie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Narcessa.

Cessily f English (American)
Variant of Cecily.

Cessilye f English
Variant of Cecily.

Cessy f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Cecilia.

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]

Çeti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.

Ceti f Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Feminine equivalent of Cid, a byname derived from the Old Castilian loan word Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word sīdī (سيدي ) "my lord; my master", ultimately from Arabic as-sayyid (السيّد ) "the lord; the master".

Cetieylla f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Ceti.

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]

Cettie f English (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.

Cettina f Sicilian
Short form of Concettina.

Cetura f Biblical Welsh
Welsh form of Keturah.

Cety f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.

Cevia f Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Sylvia.

Ceyhunə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ceyhun.

Ceyran f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun ceyran meaning "gazelle, antelope", which is ultimately of Persian origin (see Jeiran). Also compare the related name Ceylan.

Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.

Cezarija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Caesarius.

Cezarin f Hungarian
Variant form of Cezarina.

Cezarina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cesarina.

Cezaryna f Polish
Polish form of Cesarina.

Cezelia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cecelia.

Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.

Chaahk m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology, New World Mythology
Yucatec form of Chaac.

Chaba f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Chava.

Chabela f Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chábeli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Isabel. A famous bearer is Chábeli Iglesias, a Spanish socialite.

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

Chabettie f Filipino
Combination of Bettie and the common Filipino prefix -cha.

Chabi f Medieval Mongolian
Empress Chabi (1225–1281) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty in China, married to Kublai Khan. As such, she was the wife to the Mongol Khagan who had conquered all of China in the 1270s.

Chabiera f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Javiera.

Chablis f African American (Modern, Rare)
It is a type of French wine that sounds feminine.

Chabuta f Guanche
From Guanche *tabuḍt, meaning "navel". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.

Chacha f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chachana f Mari
Variant Mari form of Tatyana.

Chachipira f Romani (Caló)
Means "pure" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Pura.

Chacinta f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hyacintha.

Chacoba f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Jacob.

Chaddy m & f English (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Diminutive of Chad / Chadwick. In the detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' (1959) by Agatha Christie, there is a character named Lettice Chadwick, often called Chaddy.

Chadia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chadijah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khadija.

Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.

Chae-byol f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Chae-byeol.

Chae-Eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck", 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" or 蔡 (chae) referring to a type of tortoise used for divination combined with 垠 (eun) meaning "boundary, limit, riverbank", 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 誾 (eun) meaning "to speak gently, to be respectful"... [more]

Chaehee f Korean
Variant of Chaehui.

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

Chae-lin f Korean
Variant transcription of Chae-rin.

Chaening m & f Korean
Korean variant of Channing.

Chaeriah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayriyya.

Chae-rin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "hue, colour" and 麟 (rin) meaning "female of Chinese unicorn", as well as other hanja combinations. A famous bearer is South Korean singer CL, born Lee Chae-rin (1991-).

Chaeriyah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayriyya.

Chaerunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chaerunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chaerunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chafika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

Chagha’an m & f Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Tsagaan.

Chahd f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شهد (see Shahd) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Chahed f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شهد (see Shahd), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahida f Arabic
Alternate transcription of شاهدة (see Shahida), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahinaz chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahira chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهلاء (see Shahla) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazad f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazade f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazed f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chai f English (American)
From Hindi word 'chai', derived from Chinese word 'cha' meaning "tea". Masala chai, literally "spice tea", is a flavored tea drink from India that usually consists of black tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, and ginger (though variations exist)... [more]