CuadrosfSpanish (European, Rare) From the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Cuadros (Our Lady of Cuadros), native to the town of Bedmar y Garcíez in the province of Jaén, Spain. The name ultimately comes from the river next to its Marian sanctuary, river Cuadros (meaning "squares").
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]
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]
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.
CuilingfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 铃 (líng) meaning "bell".
CuiluanfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
CuimingfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".
CuipingfChinese From Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, bluish-green, green jade" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel around"... [more]
CuiquanfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth".
Cuixtlim & fNahuatl Means "kite (bird of prey)" in Nahuatl.
CuiyingfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".
CuiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
CuizhaofChinese From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, encourage".
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).
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".
CwyllogfMedieval Welsh was a Christian holy woman who was active in Anglesey, Wales, in the early 6th century. The daughter, sister and niece of saints, she is said to have founded St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog, in the middle of Anglesey, where a church is still dedicated to her.
CydoniafEnglish (Rare) From the former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece. It is also a poetic term for the island. In addition, it can be derived from Greek κυδωνιά (kydonia) meaning "quince tree" (itself from κυδώνι (kudoni), "quince"), ultimately from the name of the city.
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.
CyniscafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Kyniska. Cynisca was born c. 440 BC and was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games... [more]
CyreniafHistory, Indonesian (Rare) Feminine form of Cyrenius. This was the name of a saint from the Roman province of Cilicia in southern Anatolia, who was martyred by burning in 306 at Tarsus, in persecutions of Galerius.
CytherafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Κύθηρα (Kythera), the name of an island of Greece, as well as an ancient town on the island. In Greek mythology, Cythera was the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, being the island to which she first arrived after emerging from the sea, and the source of her epithet Kythereia (Latin: Cytherea)... [more]
DabarehfBiblical Dabareh is a not entirely incorrect mode of Anglicizing (Jos 21:28) the name Daberath
DachangmChinese From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 倡 (chàng) meaning "guide, leader; lead".
DachecafHaitian Creole Variant of the Russian name Дашка (Dashka), a diminutive of Darya 1 (via Dasha). In the 1960s and 1970s it became popular in Haiti, along with other Russian names such as Nadège, Natacha and Manoucheka.
DachengmChinese From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true, real".
DægingmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and the name suffix -ing.
DæglafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).
DaehongmKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong).
Dae-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DagaricmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
DagonetmArthurian Cycle Meaning unknown, possibly from Old English dæg "day". Dagonet or Daguenet was a witless Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, usually described as the king's fool. Introduced in the Prose Lancelot, he becomes Arthur's beloved court jester in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and Tennyson's Idylls of the King.
DagorixmOld Celtic Means "good king", derived from Celtic dago "good, kind" combined with Celtic rix "king."
DagowinmGermanic, Dutch Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
DaiichimJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, large" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
DaijirōmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two", 次 (ji) meaning "order, sequence, next" or 治 (ji) meaning "govern, administer" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son" or 朗 (rō) meaning "bright, sonorant, clear"... [more]
DailidafMedieval Baltic Recorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian daile "beauty" or daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian dailidė "carpenter".
DainiusmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun dainius meaning "poet" as well as "bard, singer", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina).
DainorafLithuanian Means "desire for a song" (and thus refers to someone who either wishes to sing or desires to hear a song), derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina) combined with the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
DainutėfLithuanian Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Dain- (such as Dainė and Dainora), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.... [more]
DairokumJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 六 (roku) meaning "six". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
DaisakumJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great, large" combined with 作 (saku) meaning "build, make, prepare, production". Other kanji combinations are possible.
DaishinmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
DalewinmPolish (Rare) An old Polish masculine name, composed of two parts: Dale- "far away", and -win, meaning "uncle". Therefore it means "one whose uncle is far away", "one whose mother's family is far away".
DallbenmLiterature, Popular Culture The ancient wizard in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander as well as a character in Disney's The Black Cauldron.
DamasenmGreek Mythology Means "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek damazô (or damasô) "to subdue" (compare Damian, Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with Herakles... [more]