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Camrianne f American
Blend of Cameron and Anne 1.

Camrie f English (American, Modern)

Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.

Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Camula f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *camulos "champion; servant".

Camya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camylla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Camilla.

Canmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, luster of gems, lustrous" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Canözlem f Turkish
From the Turkish can meaning "soul" and özlem meaning "longing".

Cantismerta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cant- "with" and smert "purveyor, carer", this name was probably understood in the sense of "all-purveyor".

Caoimhinn f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Caoimhín.

Caomei f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 草莓 (cǎoméi) meaning "strawberry" or from 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]

Caomeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, herbs" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".

Caomu f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 暮 (mù) meaning "evening, dusk, sunset".

Caralàmpia f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Charalampos.

Caramella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine name derived from the word "caramel". Possibly also from the Italian surname Caramella.

Caramie f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Caramia in the stlye of Rosalie and Valerie.

Carem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Karen 1.

Carima f Muslim (Rare), Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Rare variant transcription of Karima.

Carisma f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisma.

Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]

Carlmie f Filipino (Rare)

Carm f English
Short form of names that begin with the element Carm-, such as Carmen and Carmella.

Carma f African American
Variant of Karma.

Carmaletta f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carmelita.

Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.

Carmani f American

Carmecita f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Carmencita.

Carmele f French (Rare)
Variant of Carmelle.

Carmélia f French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognate of Carmelia.

Carmelia f Romansh
Romansh form of Carmel.

Carmélie f French (Rare)
Variant of Carmelie.

Carmelie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Carmelia.

Carmelina f Italian, Romansh
Italian diminutive of Carmela and Romansh diminutive of Carmelia.

Carmelinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carmela.

Carméline f French (Rare)
Variant of Carmeline.

Carmeline f French (Rare)
Cognate of Carmelina

Carmeline f Italian
Diminutive form of Carmela

Carmeling f Filipino
Diminutive of Carmelita, Carmela, Carmen, and other related names.

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.

Carmelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carmeline.

Carmena f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmina.

Carmencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmenchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

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

Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.

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]

Carmentis f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Variant of Carmenta.

Carmenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen (compare Virgenza).

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]

Carmeta f English

Carmia f Hebrew
Means "garden" or "orchard" in Hebrew... [more]

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

Carmie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Carmel.

Carmiela f American (Rare, Archaic)

Carmila f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmela.

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.

Carmille f Filipino
Variant of Carmilla.

Carmillina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Carmelina.

Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.

Càrmina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmina.

Carmiña f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.

Carminda f Portuguese

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'.

Carminella f Italian
Diminutive of Carmina.

Carminha f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Carminho

Carminia f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Carminius.

Carmit f Hebrew
Variant of Carmel.

Carmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

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.

Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.

Carmosa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly derived from Carmo or Carmem.

Carmosina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Diminutive of Carmosa. This is the name of a comedy play written by Alfred de Musset and premiered in 1865 in Paris.

Carmozina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Carmosina.

Carmucha f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.

Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.

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.

Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

Cashmir m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kashmir and Cashmere.

Casimira f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, English (Rare), Italian
Feminine form of Casimir.

Casimire f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Casimir.

Casmira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Casimira or Kashmira.

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]

Častimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Častimir.

Častimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Častimira.

Catima f English
A diminutive of Cátia, Catherine, Caterina or any name starting with Cat-.

Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.

Ćazima f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćazim.

Cazimira f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cazimir.

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.

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.

Celimar f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

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.

Celma f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)

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

Celymar f Spanish (?)

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.

Cenementa f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Cinamenta.

Cenemente f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Cinnamenta.

Çeşmə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "water spring" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian چشمه (cheshme).

Çeşmidilber f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian چشم (čašm, češm) meaning "eye" and دلبر (delbar) meaning "beloved, sweetheart".

Cesmína f Czech (Modern, Rare)
Means "holly" in Czech.

Çeşmisiyah f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish ceşm meaning "eye" combined with siyah meaning "black".

Chae-min f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", or 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Chae-rim f Korean

Chaghama f Afghan
Cheerful

Chaïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chaima influenced by French orthography.

Chaima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaima f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of James.

Chaimaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaimae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaiming f Chinese
From the Chinese 钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Chaimu f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 舞 (mu) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Chalaem f & m Thai
Means "pretty, attractive, beautiful" in Thai.

Chalcomedusa f Greek Mythology
Mother of Laertes. Her name, chalcos ("copper") and medousa ("guardian" or "protectress"), identifies her as the protector of Bronze Age metal-working technology.

Chalearmsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalermsi f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalermsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chaloem m & f Thai
Means "glorify" in Thai.

Chaloemsi f Thai (Rare)
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Chaloemsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chamaiphon f Thai
From Thai ชไม (chamai) meaning "both, two, together" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Chamani m & f Nahuatl
Means "sapling" or "to sprout" in Nahuatl.

Ch’amani m & f Aymara
Means "strong" in Aymara.

Chambai m & f Mongolian
Means "expert, skillful" in Mongolian.

Chamburo f English

Chamelea f English

Chamelee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi चमेली (chamelee) meaning "jasmine".

Chami f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Chamille f English
Variant of Camille.

Chamini f Sinhalese

Chamintsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian чамин (chamin) meaning "stylish, elegant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Chamique f English (African), African American
Variant of Shamika.

Chamlong m & f Thai
Means "imitate, duplicate, copy" in Thai.

Chamnian f & m Thai
Means "long time" in Thai.

Chamnong m & f Thai
Means "wish, desire" in Thai.

Chamoda f Sinhalese
A survey of social media finds a considerable number of Sri Lankan women with this name,

Chamoi f Thai (Rare)
Means "coy, glance sideways" in Thai.

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Champ m & f American
From the English word champion, meaning "winner".

Champa f Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
Means "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the Plumeria genus.

Champagne f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine champagne.

Champaign f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaigne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champane f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champei f Khmer

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Champila f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada
MEANING - a river ... [more]

Chamrat m & f Thai
Means "brilliant, radiant, bright" in Thai.

Chamroen m & f Thai
Means "prosper, thrive, flourish" in Thai.

Chamroeun m & f Khmer
Means "increase, prosper" or "advance, progress" in Khmer.

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shams

Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).

Chamuk f Nivkh
From Nivkh ch'am meaning "eagle".

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
An epithet of Demeter 1, derived from Greek χαμαι (chamai) meaning "on the ground; to the earth".

Chandmani m & f Mongolian
Mongolian variant of Cintamani, the name of a wish-granting precious stone in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintamani) meaning "jewel of thought".

Chandrima f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare, ?)

Changmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, clear, bright" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Chanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Chan-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 讚美, meaning "praise".

Chanmony f & m Khmer
From Khmer ច័ន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and មុនី (moni) meaning "scholar, wise".

Chansom m & f Lao
From the Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon" and ໂສມ (som) meaning "form, appearance" or "pretty".

Chanumi f Sinhalese (Rare)

Chaomei f Chinese
From Chinese 朝 (cháo) meaning "towards, morning" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chaoreum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 차오르다 (chaoreuda) meaning "to rise, fill up," effectively a combination of the stem of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up."

Charalambia f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Χαραλαμπία (see Charalampia).

Charalampia f Greek
Feminine form of Charalampos.

Charima f German (Rare)

Charlemaine f & m Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Charlemagne in the style of Charmaine.

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.

Charma f English
Diminutive of Charmaine.

Charmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine in the style of Charlemagne.

Charmain f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmane f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmayanne f English (Rare)
Rare combination of the prefix char-, May and Anne 1 to make a variant of Charmaine

Charmayne f English (American)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmeine f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmene f English
Feminine form of Charming

Charmer f & m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word charmer, which is a person with an attractive and engaging personality. Typically one who uses this to impress or manipulate others.

Charmi f Telugu
The meaning of Charmi is : Charming, Lovely, Lovely, a lovely girl

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

Charmine f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmin.

Charmonique f American (Rare)

Charoenrasamee f & m Thai (Rare)
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, grow, deevelop" and รัศมี (ratsami) meaning "ray of light".

Chashma f Pakistani (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly derived from Persian چشمه (češme) meaning "fountain, spring".

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

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

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

Chayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaymaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaymae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chazmín f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jasmine.

Chazmin f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasmin 1.

Chelseamarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Chelsea and Marie.

Chema f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gema.

Chemayne f American
Likely an invented name.

Chemeliine f Yakut
Meaning unknown.

Chemen f Turkmen
Means "meadow" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian چمن‎ (čaman).

Chemislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

Chemje f Yiddish

Chems m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of شمس (see Shams), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chemutai f Kalenjin
Derives from the East African tribe, the Kalenjins. Like many other Kalenjin names, the first part of the name relates to the gender of the person and the second part is how, when, or where they were born... [more]

Chendamony f Khmer
From Chenda and មណី (mony) meaning "precious stone, diamond".

Chengleima f Manipuri
Means "rice goddess" in Meitei.

Chenmay f Chinese

Chenmei f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Chenmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" and 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Chenmin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chenmo f Tibetan
Means "big" in Tibetan.

Chenumi f Sri Lankan

Cherami f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the French phrase cher ami meaning "dear friend".

Chermana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Germana.

Cheronima f Aragonese
Feminine form of Cheronimo.

Chessamie f American
Rhyming variant of Jessamy.

Cheymarina f Mordvin
Means "cranberry" in Mordvin.

Chhaom f Khmer
Means "shape, physique" in Khmer, in the sense of a pleasing shape, or ultimately "beauty, beautiful".

Chhaomchay f Khmer
Means "beautiful figure" in Khmer.

Chhoum f & m Khmer

Chiam m & f Thai
Means "modest, humble" in Thai.

Chiazam f & m Igbo
Means "God answered me" in Igbo.

Chibuifem m & f Igbo (Latinized, Rare)
Means "God is my light" in Igbo.

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.

Chidirim f & m Igbo
Means "God is With me" in Igbo.

Chidochemoyo f Shona
Meaning "the desire of the heart", shorter forms of the name include Chido meaning "desire", Chemoyo meaning "of the heart", or simply Moyo meaning "heart".

Chidumebi f & m Igbo
A name commonly used among the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria. Particularly in Imo state, the name translates to, "God is at my side" or conversely, "God is with me". While it is used by men, the name is more commonly given to girls

Chiemerie f Nigerian

Chiemi f Japanese
From 稚 (chi) meaning "young, immature", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", and 見 (mi) meaning "to see, view, outlook, perspective". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chifumi f Japanese

Chihime f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Chikami f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Chikanma f & m Igbo
Means "God is the best" in Igbo.

Chikomborero f & m African
Means"Blessings. comes from Zimbabwe

Chikomera m & f Chewa
Means "goodwill, compassion" in Chewa.

Chim f & m Vietnamese
Means "bird" in Vietnamese.

Chima f Japanese (Archaic)
During the Edo Period, it was written with the kanji that modernly means "space time, leave".

Chimaijem f Igbo
Means “god has provided for me” in Igbo.

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]

Chimallaxochitl f Nahuatl
Variant of Chimalxochitl.

Chimalman f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Variant form of Chimalma, sometimes interpreted as meaning "like a shield", reading the second element as -man "like, in the manner of", or "shield bearer".

Chimalmanton m & f Nahuatl
Diminutive form of Chimalma.

Chimalxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "sunflower" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and xōchitl "flower".

Chimamanda f Igbo
Means "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Chimâne f Norman

Chimdalu f & m Igbo
Means "thank you, my god", from Igbo chi "god" and daalụ "thank you".

Chime f & m Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཆི་མེད (see Chimi).

Chimebuka m & f Igbo

Chimeg f Mongolian
Means "ornament" in Mongolian.

Chimegbayar f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Chimegmönkh f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal".

Chimegsaikhan f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Chimegtuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Chimei f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (chi) meaning "seven" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 生 (i) meaning "life" or 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Chimera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from the Ancient Greek word Χίμαιρα meaning "she-goat". In Greek Mythology, this was the name of a legendary fire-breathing beast which consisted of three animals merged into one, usually depicted as a lion with a goat's head on its back and a tail capped with a snake's head, and is the enemy of the hero Bellerophon.

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.

Chimgee f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэглэл (chimeglel) meaning "decoration, ornament, embellishment".

Chimi f & m Bhutanese
From Tibetan འཆི་མེད (chi-med) meaning "immortal, undying".

Chimi f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chimika f & m Tumbuka
After miscarriage(s), family would use traditional medicine (herbs, roots, barks) to prevent a potential next miscarriage. Kumika means "to stop, halt, prevent". Chimika is what you use to stop, prevent, halt... [more]

Chimiko f Japanese
chimiko means "smart sorcerer" 知 (chi) means "smart" and 巫 (miko) means "sorcerer".

Chimlim f Thai (Rare)
Means "lovely, beautiful, pleasing" in Thai.

Chimmi f & m Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཆི་མེད (see Chimi).

Chimnechild f Frankish
Chimnechild of Burgundy (7th-century – fl. 662) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Sigebert III. She was the mother of Bilichild and possibly of Dagobert II. When Childebert the Adopted died, she opposed the succession of Theuderic III and arranged a marriage between her daughter and Childeric II, whose succession she supported.

Chimpu f Aymara
Means "sign, symbol, mark" in Aymara.

Chimpuri f & m Aymara
Means "badge" in Aymara.

Chimuclaní f Romani (Caló)
Means "glory" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Gloria.

Chinami f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" or 知 (chi) meaning "to know, wisdom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful"... [more]

Chinemere m & f Igbo
Means "God is doing" in Igbo.

Chinglembi f Manipuri
Means "gentle one" or "solemn one" in Meitei.

Chingmei f & m Chinese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Qingmei.

Chin-mi m & f Korean

Chinmin f & m Chinese

Chinmönkh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal".

Chinomnsọ m & f Igbo
Translated to God is near

Chinwemmeri f & m Igbo
Chinwe is a short form of a variety such as Chinwendu, Chinweizu, Chinwemmeri and others. Chinwe in itself means "God's own." Chinwemmeri means "God's own victory." These names are synonymous with the Igbo ethnic group from the south eastern Nigeria.

Chinwendum m & f Igbo (Modern, Rare)
Means "I am consecrated to God" or "I am owned by God" in Igbo.

Chiomara f Old Celtic, Galatian
Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Galatian element *māro- ("great"). Name borne by a Galatian noblewoman in the 2nd century BCE.

Chirtel Ma f Slavic Mythology
Yiddish form of Poludnitsa.

Chisame f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 雨 (same) meaning "rain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chishimba m & f Bemba
The name Chishimba originates from the Bemba people of Zambia, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group. It holds cultural and linguistic significance in Zambia. The name derives from the Bemba language and carries meanings rooted in positivity and charm.... [more]

Chitramukha f Santali
Means "beautiful" in Santali.

Chivimbiso f Shona
Means "the promise" in Shona.

Chiyami f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyome f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation; society, era" and 女 (me) meaning "woman; wife".... [more]

Chiyomi f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation, age, replace, change, substitute" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyumi f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 友 (yu) meaning "friend" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyuumi f Japanese
Variant transcription Chiyumi.

Chizaram m & f Nigerian, Igbo
Means 'God answered me' in Igbo.

Chmicha f Arabic (Maghrebi)