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Chakaya f African American
Combination of Chaka and Kaya 2.

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.

Chalonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Chalpang f Dagbani
Means "forgive" in Dagbani.

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

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.

Chandre f African American
Variant of Shandra.

Chandrelle f African American, French (African)
Possibly a variation of Chandelle or Chandra.

Chandria f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

Chandryka f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

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

Chaneice f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Chanice.

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanice f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanice.

Chaniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua.

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

Chanise f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanice.

Chantanesha f African American

Chante f African American
Unaccented version of Chanté.

Chantessy f African American
Possibly the feminine version of Channing combined with the name Tess.

Chaquella f African American (Rare)

Chaquinita f African American

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

Charaty f African American
Variant of Charity.

Chardonay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chardonnay.

Chardonnay f African American (Modern)
After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.

Charlandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of Charlene and the popular suffix andra.

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

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

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

Charliza f African American (Modern, Rare)
Presumably, an elaboration of Charlize. (See also Charlisa).

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

Chartate f African American

Charvi f Indian, African American

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

Chat f Nigerian
F, Bajju name from nigeria; it means, love or like

Chatani f African American

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

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

Chaunté f African American
Variant of Shaunte.

Chauntea f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté.

Chauntee f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

Chaunti f African American
Variant of Shauntay.

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

Chawn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shawn.

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

Cheikha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).

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").

Chekwubechukwu m & f Igbo
Means "hope in God" in Igbo.

Chelcy f African American
Variant of Chelsea.

Chenae f African American
Variant of Shanae.

Chenay f English, 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.

Chentiwuni f & m Dagbani
Means "leave it to God" in Dagbani.

Chequita f African American
Variant of Chiquita.

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

Chetanna m & f Igbo
Means "remember the father" in Igbo.

Chevelle f English (American, Rare), African American, Jamaican Patois
After the name of the car model Chevrolet Chevelle, itself likely a combination of the brand name Chevrolet with the feminine suffix -elle... [more]

Chevonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shavonda.

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

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

Chiazor f & m Igbo (Anglicized)
Variant of Chiazo.

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

Chibuzor f & m Igbo
Means "God is the way" in Igbo.

Chidie f Igbo
Feminine variant of Chidi.

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

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

Chiejina m & f Igbo
Means "let the night not come" in Igbo.

Chiekwe m & f Igbo
Means "Chi 2 has allowed it" in Igbo.

Chiemerie f Nigerian

Chikairanyelu f Igbo
Means "We’ve committed it to God" / "In God’s hands" in Igbo.

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

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

Chikodinaka f African, Igbo
Means "in God's hands" in Igbo.

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

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

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

Chimebuka m & f Igbo

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.

Chinaka m & f Igbo (Rare)

Chinazor f & m Igbo (Rare)

Chincia f Igbo
Variant of Chinasa.

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

Chineto f & m Igbo
"God praises" "God uplifts" "God glorifies" "God gives talent"

Chineze f Igbo (Rare)

Chiniqua f African American
Possibly a variant of Shaniqua.

Chinnawuike m & f Igbo

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.

Chiqui f English (American, Rare), African American
Diminutive of Chiquita.

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]

Chiquitta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chiquita.

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

Chrisean m & f African American
Probably a combination of Chris and Sean.

Chudney f African American (Modern, Rare)
Used by American singer Diana Ross for her daughter born 1975. According to Ross, it originated as a misspelling of the word chutney, which refers to a type of condiment, and is derived from Hindi चाटना (chāṭnā) "to lick, to eat with appetite".... [more]

Chukwudubem m & f Igbo
Means "God, lead me" in Igbo.

Chukwudumebi m & f Igbo
Means "God is living with me" in Igbo.

Chukwufumnanya f Igbo
Combination of Chukwu and Fumnanya.

Chukwunwike m & f Igbo
Means "God has the power" in Igbo.

Cincere m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Ci'niya f African American (Modern)

Cinsere m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Claireece f Literature, African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice. This is the given name of Claireece Precious Jones in the book 'Push' and the movie 'Precious'.

Clareese f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice or Clarisse.

Claretha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Clare in the same fashion as Aretha and Eartha.

Claudell m & f African American
Perhaps an elaborated form of Claude.

Cleaster f African American

Cleotha m & f African American (Rare)
This was borne by American singer Cleotha "Cleedy" Staples (1934-2013), a member of the Staple Singers musical group.

Clintona f African American
Feminine form of Clinton.... [more]

Clintonia f African American
Variant of Clintona.

Comeshia f African American, English
Variant of Cameshia.

Conique f African American

Corenthia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Corinthia.

Corietta f African American

Corletta f African American (Rare)

Coronda f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Corinna and Rhonda. Also compare Sharonda.

Coumba f Western African, Fula
Means "the one who has the strength" in Fula.

Crestal f African American (Modern, Rare)

Curtisa f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Curtis.

Cymphonique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony using the suffix -ique (e.g., from Monique). Cymphonique Miller is a famous bearer.

Cymphony f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony.

Cyniah f African American

Cyprianna f Bahamian Creole, African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyprian.

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

Daffany f African American
Variant of Daphne.

Dahama m & f Dagbani
Means "riches" in Dagbani.

Daija f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dailoni f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daylani.

Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.

Dajanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejanae.

Dajaneek f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanique.

Dajon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dajohn.

Dajour f African American
Variation of the words du jour.

Dajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Da- and the given name Juana , thus making it the feminine form of Dajuan.

Dakeena f African American (Rare)

Dalanda f Western African, African American
Means "creative" in Fulani.

Daliri f & m Dagbani
Means "good fortune" in Dagbani.

Damani m & f African American (Modern)
Perhaps an invented rhyming variant of Amani using the popular prefix da-.

Damaria f African American
Feminine form of Damari.

Damesha f African American, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Damita.

Dameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Damesha.

Dami m & f Igbo, Yoruba
Short form of Damilola.

Damika f African American

Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.

Damisia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).

Dammy m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Diminutive of Damilola and other Yoruba names containing dam.

Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.

Danasia f African American (Modern)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Deja, Danae 2 and Denisha.

Danaysha f African American (Rare)

Daneesha f African American
Variant of Denisha.

Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.

D'Angela f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deangela.

Danicia f African American (Modern)

Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.

Danniele f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Danielle.

Daphanie f Bahamian Creole (Rare, ?), African American (Rare)
Variant of Daphne.

Daquanda f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Daquan using the same suffix found in names such as Yolanda, LaWanda and Lashonda.

Daquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.

Daquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and the name Quasha.

Daquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daquasha.

Daquisha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quisha using the popular prefix Da-.

Daramfon m & f Ibibio
Means "rejoice at grace" in Ibibio.

Darasimi m & f Nigerian
the name come from Nigeria and it can be use for any gender and it mean god love you

Darayah f African American
Variant of Daria.

Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.

Darise f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darice.

Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.

Darlenia f African American
Elaboration of Darlene.

Darmesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Darnella f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Darnell.

Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.

Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.

Darra f & m Nigerian

Darreal m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Darrelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Dasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the bottled water brand Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.

Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.

Dashanique f African American
Usage and/or origin might be related to Dashana and Deshawn.

Dashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dashawna.

Dashawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dashawn.

Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.

Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.

Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.

D’asia f African American
Variant of DeAsia.

Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.

Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.

D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.

Datra f African American (Rare)
Variant of D'Atra.

Datrice f African American

Davarni m & f African American
American

Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn

Davenia f African American, Jamaican Patois, South African

Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".

Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.

Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.

Dawanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.

Daycia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daysha.

Daydra f African American
Variant of Deidre or Daedra

Dayja f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dayonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayana.

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Dayvon m & f African American

Daziah f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dacia.

Dazmine f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

Deandria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Deandra or combination of popular prefix De- with Andrea 2.

Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).

Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.

DeArcy m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

Dearra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diara. It can be spelled as Dearra or De'arra.

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deavion m & f African American
Variant of Davion.

Deazah f African American (Modern)

Dede f Dagbani
Means "straight, rightly" in Dagbani.

Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.

Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Deiondra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deondra.

Deionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminizataion of Deion.

Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.

Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.

Dejanai f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanae.

Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).

Deji m & f Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Deji.

Dejone f & m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.

Dekasha f African American

Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.

Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.

Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.

Dekontee f & m Western African
Translates to the following: In God's Time or Time will tell or Patience.

Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Deleena f African American (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.

Delisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Delicia.

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.

Demisha f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Misha 2, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements da, mee and sha.

Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.

Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.

Demonna f African American
Perhaps a short form of Desdemona or combination of popular prefix de and Mona 1.

Demorie m & f African American
Combination of popular prefix de and Maury.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denequa f African American

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Deniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daniqua.

Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.

Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.

Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.

Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derice f African American
Variant of Darice.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Derin f Yoruba (Modern)
Short form of Aderinsola.

Derisha f African American

Desaray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desera f African American (Rare)

Deshan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn.

Deshana f African American
Elaboration of Shawna.

Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.

Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.

Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.

Deshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshawna.

Deshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshawndra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.

Deshieka f African American

De'shuna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshauna.

Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.