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CuauhnenemimNahuatl Means "walks like an eagle" or "travelling eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and nenemi "to travel, to go about; to walk, to run".
CuauhnochtlimNahuatl Means "eagle cactus fruit" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauhtli "eagle" and nochtli "prickly-pear cactus fruit". Could be used to describe the hearts of victims sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli, or as a judicial title, often involved with execution.
CuauhpanmNahuatl Means "eagle banner" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and panitl "banner, flag". Alternatively, the first element could be cuahuitl "tree, wood".
CuauhpopocamNahuatl Means "smoking eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and popoca "to smoke".
Cuauhquenm & fNahuatl Means "eagle garment", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments".
CuauhquiyahuacatlmNahuatl Means "person from Cuauhquiyahuac" in Nahuatl, a location meaning "eagle door" or "eagle gate".
CuauhtapalcamNahuatl Means "eagle covert feathers" in Nahuatl, referring to the tough feathers found on the bird’s neck, back, and wings.
CuauhtecpanmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly a combination of cuauhtli "eagle" and either tecpan "palace", tecpantli "twenty", or tecpana "to put in order, to arrange in a row".
CuauhtemalmNahuatl Possibly means "Guatemalan, person from Guatemala" in Nahuatl, derived from Cuahtemallan "Guatemala".
CuauhtepotzomNahuatl Means "hunchbacked eagle" or "crooked tree" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cahuitl "tree, wood" and tepotzotli "hunchback".
CuauhtilmamNahuatl Means "eagle cape" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tilmatli "cloak, blanket, length of cloth". The cuauhtilmatli was a garment associated with warriors and nobility, often worn in mourning ceremonies.
CuauhtinmNahuatl Means "eagles" in Nahuatl, the plural form of cuauhtli. This was the name of an Aztec military faction. Alternatively, this name could be the plural form of cuahuitl "tree, wood".
CuauhtlamatimNahuatl Possibly means "wise eagle", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tlamati "to know something".
CuauhtlapeuhmNahuatl Etymology uncertain. Possibly means "wooden plow" or "eagle trap", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with either tlapehua "to plow (a field, the land)" or tlapehualli "trap for catching animals; animals or land that have been brought under control".
CuauhtlatoamNahuatl Means "he talks like an eagle", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tlatoa "to speak; to issue commands".
CuauhtlatzacuilotlmNahuatl Means "wooden door" or "eagle gate" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" or cuauhtli "eagle" combined with tlatzacuilotl "gate, entrance, bridge".
CuauhtlaxayamNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and xayacatl "face, mask".
Cuauhtlim & fNahuatl Means "eagle; fifteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.
CuauhtlichimalmNahuatl Means "eagle shield" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".
CuauhtopillimNahuatl Means "wooden staff" or "eagle staff" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" or cuauhtli "eagle" and topilli "rod, sceptre, staff of office".
CuauhtziquitlmNahuatl Means "small tree" in Nahuatl, from cuahuitl "tree, wood" and tziquiton "a little bit".
CuauhtzitzimitlmNahuatl From Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and tzitzimatl "supernatural being; demon".
CuauhtzonteconmNahuatl Means "eagle head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tzontecoma "head, skull".
Cuauhxilotlm & fNahuatl From Nahuatl cuauhxilotl which has two seperate meanings; the first refers to a tropical tree that bears cucumber-like fruit (also called the cuajilote), derived from cuahuitl "tree, wood" and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob"; the second refers to the chest and back feathers of the golden eagle, derived from cuauhtli "eagle" and xilotl.
CuauhxoxocmNahuatl Possibly means "green tree, tree with green leaves" or "new growth", derived from Nahuatl cuahuitl "tree, wood" and xoxoctic "green, unripe" or xoxoctia "to turn green".
CuauhyollomNahuatl Means "eagle heart" or "centre of the tree, pith" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" and yōllōtl "heart, life".
CuauhztonmNahuatl Means "eagle hair" or "wooden head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with tzontli "hair, head". It can also be derived directly from the vocabulary word cuauhtzontli, meaning either "eagle wig, crown, feathered headdress" (a kind of ornament worn by captains, tied to their backs), or "tree trunk, tree top".
CuazolmNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl cuaitl "head" and zolin "quail".
CubitusmLiterature Derived from Latin cubitus meaning "reclined, lying down", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb cubito meaning "to recline, to lie down (often)". Also compare the Latin noun cubitum meaning "elbow" and the Greek noun κύβιτον (kybiton) meaning "elbow".... [more]
CubymHistory (Ecclesiastical) Cornish form of Cybi. Saint Cuby was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint and, briefly, king, who worked largely in North Wales.
ČučimirmSerbian (Archaic), History, Medieval Serbian Medieval Serbian name of which the first element is of uncertain origin. It may possibly have been derived from Slavic chucha or chusha, which may signify something small. An other possibility may be Slavic chuzh "foreign, alien, strange" - compare modern Russian chuzhoy, Polish cudzy and Slovak cudzí, all of which mean "foreign, alien, strange"... [more]
CucomSpanish Diminutive of Cristóforo. This is also used as a strictly masculine diminutive of Refugio, as in the case of Mexican singer-songwriter José del Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez (1921-2001)... [more]
Cucuf & mSundanese Derived from Sundanese incu meaning "grandchild".
CucunuchimYokut An indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California, popularly known as Estanislao.
CucuphasmPhoenician Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes" or "he who likes to joke". Saint Cucuphas is a is a martyr of Spain who lived from roughly 269 A.D. to 304 A.D. ... [more]
CudiusmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *cud- / *coud- "concealed, hidden".
CudjoemAfro-American (Slavery-era) Anglicized form of Kojo used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina. This name was borne by Cudjoe Lewis (c. 1840-1935), the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.
ČudomirmCroatian (Archaic) Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.
CuecuexmNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Probably derived from Nahuatl cuecuextli, a kind of ornament worn on the leg. Alternately, it could be from cuecuexi "to shake". This was another name for the god Xocotl.
CuetzpallimNahuatl Means "lizard" in Nahuatl, derived from cuetzpalin, the fourth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
CuffmAfro-American (Slavery-era) Anglicized form of Kofi. According to George Rippey Stewart in American Given Names (1979): 'It was a common name for a black during the slave period, but died out in the late 19th century.'
CuileannmScottish Gaelic An Irish and Scottish Gaelic name from the word cuileann meaning 'holly'.
CuilénmMedieval Scottish Medieval Scottish Gaelic form of Cailean. Means "whelp, young dog". in Scottish Gaelic. Cuilén mac Ilduib was King of Scots from 967-971.
CuilolmNahuatl Means "painter" or "a painting, design, decoration" in Nahuatl.
CuimamNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl cui "to take, fetch, grasp" combined with either maitl "hand" or the related elements ma "to hunt, capture", ma "as though, as, like", or -mani "in the manner of".
CuintemEtruscan Two explanations for this name exist. The first is that this name is an authentic Etruscan male name of unknown meaning, which was latinized to Quintus by the ancient Romans... [more]
Cuitláhuacm & fNahuatl, Aztec Etymology uncertain, often interpreted as deriving from Nahuatl cuitlatl "excrement" and the possessive suffix -hua combined with the locative suffix -c. This was the name of the 10th ruler of Tenochtitlan.
CumdelumMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved" and Old Breton delu meaning "appearance" (Middle Welsh delw "form, image"; compare second element in Cynddelw).
CúmheadhamOld Irish Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).
CumulusmEnglish (Rare) Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".
CuranmTheatre Used by Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).
CuraumRomansh Contracted form of Cundrau, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
CurchemBaltic Mythology Old Prussian god first mentioned in the peace treaty of 1249 between the Teutonic Knights and the Old Prussians. He is also mentioned in Simon Grunau's Preussische Chronik (1517-1521) and Matthäus Prätorius' Deliciae Prussicae (1635-1704).
CurculiomTheatre The eponymous character in 'Curculio', also called The Weevil, a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus.
CurdmGerman (Rare) Variant of Kurt. This name was borne by Curd Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982), a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.
CurleymEnglish Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]
CurlymPopular Culture From the English word, used by Jerome Lester Horwitz, a member of the Three Stooges comedy team, as a stage name.
Cursam & fAstronomy Derived from Arabic Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, meaning "the chair of the central one". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
CushmBiblical The eldest son of Ham, who was a son of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim (Egypt), Canaan (land of Canaan), and Phut, and the father of the Biblical character Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8.
Cushan-rishathaimmBiblical Meaning unknown, but possibly derived from the Hebrew name Cush (כוש) and the verb רשע (rsh') meaning "to be wicked". He was mentioned in Judges 3:8.
CwichelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cwic "alive" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon King.
CyaxaresmOld Persian (Latinized), History Latinized form of Kyaxares, which is the hellenized form of the Old Persian male name Hvakhshathra or Uvakhšatara. The meaning of the name is uncertain. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.
CybimWelsh Possibly derived from Celtic *kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).
CygnusmAstronomy Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
CyhhamAnglo-Saxon An unrecorded Old English name, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was perhaps a nickname derived from Proto-Germanic *kokh- "cough".
CylonmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Kylon. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian nobleman Cylon of Athens, who was one of the Olympic victors of the 35th Olympiad in 640 BC.
CymochlesmLiterature, Arthurian Cycle From the Greek elements κῦμα (kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [more]
CynddelwmWelsh Welsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic delw "image, effigy".
CynemAnglo-Saxon Short form of names containing the Old English element cyne meaning "royal, kingly". The surname Kinsley is derived from the name... [more]
CynehelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the elements cyne "kingly, royal" and helm "helmet". Used an Anglo-Saxon saint who was a king.
CynelafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).
CynemundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" (related to cynn "rank, family, kin") and mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of Cunimund.
CynewulfmAnglo-Saxon Means "royal wolf", from Old English cyne "royal" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poet as well as a king of Wessex.
CynfranmMedieval Welsh Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.