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Aalijah m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.... [more]

Aarin m & f English (American)
Variant of Aaron or Erin

Ab m Dutch, English (American)
Short form of Albert and Albertus (Dutch) as well as of Abraham (Dutch and English) and other names that begin with Ab-, such as Abner and Abbott (both English)... [more]

Abie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Abraham.

Abisha m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Abishai. This was borne by Abisha Woodward (1752-1809), an early American lighthouse builder.

Able m English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Abel, or from the English word able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin habere "to hold".

Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.

Acerbus m English (American, Rare)
Means "Sarcastic, sardonic" in Latin.

Acey m & f English (American, Rare), English
Variant of Acie.

Acy m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Acie.

Adley f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.

Adrain m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Adrean m & f English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Adrian and Adrine.

Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods Athena and Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.

Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English combining form (aero-), ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air" (originally "the lower air, the air that surrounds the earth" as opposed to αἰθήρ (aither) "the upper air"; compare Aither)... [more]

Agustin m Piedmontese, English (American), Lengadocian, Provençal
Piedmontese, Languedocian and Provençal form of Augustin and Anglicized variant of Agustín.

Ahlijah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alijah.

Ahron m & f English (American, Modern), English (Modern)
Variant of Aaron. Ahron was given to 59 boys in 2018 per the SSA.

Aidynn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aidan.

Aijalon m & f Biblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.

Airon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Aiston m & f English (American)

Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.

Ak m & f English (American)

Alann m English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alan.

Alarec m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Alaric.

Alazær m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin.

Aldon m English (American)
Variant of Alton or Eldon.

Aleczander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexander. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 64 boys were recorded with the name Aleczander in 2013.

Alerick m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Alaric.

Alexandir m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern English variant of Alexander.

Alexxander m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexander.

Alexzandre m Obscure (Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandre. Also compare Alexzander.

Alfalfa m English (American)
A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994... [more]

Alferd m English (American)
Variant of Alfred.

Alfrus m English (American, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Allex m & f English (American)
Variant of Alex.

Almond m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Almund.

Alonza m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alonzo.

Alvirus m English (American)

Alvyn m English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
Variant of Alvin.

Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.

Amarais m & f English (American, Rare, ?)

Amarie f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amari, possibly influenced by Marie.

Amaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Elaboration of Amara using the popular suffix -is. It coincides with the Latin word amāris meaning "you are loved".

Ambers m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ambers.

Amryn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on names such as Camryn and Emryn.

Andersen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anderson or a transferred use of the surname Andersen.

Andrellton m English (American)
This is the middle name of Keke Palmer's newborn son Leodis Jackson.

Andrelton m English (American)
Borne by American baseball player Andrelton Simmons.

Andrewjames m English (American)

Angello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Angelo.

Antion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an erroneous spelling of Antoine.

Antione m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Antoine.

Antone m Corsican, English (American, Archaic), Ladin
Corsican and Ladin form and English variant of Anthony.

Antwain m English (American)
Variant of Antoine.

Arby m English (American)

Archilus m English (American)

Archulus m English (American, Anglicized, Modern)
Related to Archelaus

Ardis f & m English (American)
Variant of Ardith.

Areleous m English (American, Rare)
This is a rare (American) English given name, which might possibly be derived from Aurelius.

Areon m English (American)

Arick m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Erick.

Ariovistus m History, English (American, Archaic)
Latinization of a Celto-Germanic given name, of which the original form and meaning are uncertain.... [more]

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Arlee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.

Arnaz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnaz.

Arnez m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arnaz.

Arnish m English (American)

Arren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron, possibly influenced by names like Darren.

Arrick m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arick.

Arrin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aaron and Erin.

Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.

Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".

Arsyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arsen.

Artemus m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Artemas.

Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.

Aryel f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ashel m English (American)
A rare archaic name possibly used as a form of Asa, as Asa seems to have been a common nickname and vernacular form of Ashel.

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.

Audi f & m Indonesian (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the German car manufacturer (compare Ferrari and Porsche). Can also be considered a variant of Audie.

Audin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Auden.

Audy m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Audie or a transferred use of the surname Audy.

Aunyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Onyx

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Authur m English (American, Archaic)

Autry m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Autry.

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.

Ayce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ace 1.

Aycen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.

Ayers m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayers.

Aysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.

Azekial m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".

Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines 2. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.

Bane m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bankston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bankston.

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Bannack m & f English (American, Rare)

Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.

Banx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Banks.

Banyan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banyan.

Barlow m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barlow.

Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.

Bathurst m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bathurst.

Beauford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beaufort.

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.

Benie m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Bennot m English (American, ?)

Bensyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Benson.

Benuel m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Benjamin and the ending of names such as Samuel an Emmanuel... [more]

Beny m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Bernell m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Bernell.... [more]

Birchard m English (American)
Variant of Burgheard.

Blain m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blane m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayn m English (American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Blease m English (American, Rare)
From the English surname, Blease.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Bodey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Bowden m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Bowden.

Bradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.

Braedyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braegan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix bray and the name Reagan.

Braelon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Braeson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Braesyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Braisen m English (American)
Variant of Brazen.

Braison m English (American)
Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with B for Billy, rai for Ray, and -son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."

Bralin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

Bransyn m English (American)
Variant of Branson.

Brantlee m English (American)
Variant of Brantley.

Braxden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Braxdyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxden.

Braxten m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Braxtyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Braydin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Braylin m & f English (American)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brayson m English (American, Modern)
Either a combination of the popular elements bray and son or a transferred use of the surname Brayson.

Brayton m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brayton. It began rising in popularity in the 1990s along with other names containing the elements bray and ton.

Breaux m English (American, Rare)

Breidyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Breland m & f English (American)
Transferred from the surname.

Brenhin m English (American)

Brenson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brentlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.

Bretton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or a transferred use of the surname Bretton.

Brevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the sounds present in the names Brendan and Kevin.

Brexton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Breyan m English (American)

Breylan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Breyson m English (American)
Variant of Braison

Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.

Briggston m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".

Brinson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinson.

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Brishen m & f English (American, Rare)

Britain m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Britton.

British f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word British.

Briton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or derived from the surname Briton.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

Bronsen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bronson.

Bronxton m English (American)
Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brynnan f & m English (American)

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Bucklee m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Buckley.

Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]

Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.

Buddi m English (American, Modern)
A variation of Buddy and Buddie

Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Burchett m English (American)

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Burnice m & f English (American)
Variant of Berenice.

Burnis m English (American, Rare)
Either taken from the surname, or a variant of Burns.

Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.

Burris m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Burris.

Bushrod m English (American)
Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.

Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Bynum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Bysor m English (American)
Seen as a first name in Southern Missouri. Also has been seen as a last name. ... [more]

Cache m & f English (American)

Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.

Cadin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caedon m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant of Caden

Caeleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Caeson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caidin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman

Caisen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

Calton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calton.

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Calyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calix.

Cameran m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Canton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Capriel m English (American, Rare)

Care m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kerry.

Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.

Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.

Carston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carston.

Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

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

Cashton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kashton.

Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.

Casimer m English (American), Provençal
Variant of Casimir.

Casin m English (American)
Variant of Cason.

Casmer m English (American, Rare)
Likely taken from Casimir.

Caspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name

Casyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).

Caydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden

Cayleb m English (American)
Variant of Caleb.

Caynan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Canaan.

Cayne m English (American), English (Australian)
Transfered use of the surname Cayne.

Caynen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Canaan.

Caysen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Cazmir m English (American)
Possible African American variant of Kazmir.

Ceasar m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cesar.

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

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

Cerulean m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the colour cerulean meaning “sky blue”, derived from the Latin caeruleus, perhaps related to caelum which means “sky”. It is recently but rarely used as a name.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Chaff m English (American), Popular Culture

Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.

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.

Chanceler m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chancellor.

Chancelor m English (American, Rare), African American
Variant spelling of Chancellor. A notable bearer of this name is Chance the Rapper (b. 1993), whose birth name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett.

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

Chantz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chance.

Chappell f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chappell. A notable bearer is singer Chappell Roan (1998- ), born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, who chose her stage name from her grandfather's surname.

Charlston m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charleston.

Charron f & m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, most likely a variant of Charon, Karen 1, Caron and Sharon.

Chaseton m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chase with the popular suffix -ton.

Chaston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chaston. May also be a variant of Chaseton.

Cheda m English (American, Rare)
First used by youtuber tis not cheda found here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCiY4Quz6lXFOF0961_jGAGg

Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda

Ches m English (American)

Cheskel m Yiddish, English (American)
Variant of Chatzkel.

Chesky m English (American, Modern)
Probably transferred from the surname Chesky.... [more]

Chess m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English
Short form of Chester, or sometimes Francesca.

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

Chezare m & f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Cesare.

Chicago m & f English (American, Rare)
From the city of Chicago in the United States, originally from the Algonquian word šikaakwa meaning "wild leek, Allium tricoccum".

Chisum m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chosyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Choya m & f English (American, Rare)
From an English spelling of the name of the cholla cactus.

Choyce f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Choice.

Chozen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Christean f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian or Christine. Christean was given to 5 girls in 1992 according to the SSA.

Christion m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian. According to the SSA, Christion was given to 7 boys in 2018.

Christoper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Chrystos f & m English (American, Modern), Greek (Modern)
Variant of Christos. Chrystos, born Christina Smith, is an American writer and activist who self-identifies as two-spirit.

Cider m English (American)
After the drink, Cider. Means, "strong drink"

Cidney f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sydney or Sidney.

Cinnie m English (American, Rare)