ChromionmGreek Mythology Diminutive form of Chromios, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, Chromion was an Achaean who was killed by Eurypylus during the Trojan War.
ChromiosmGreek Mythology Most likely derived from Greek χρῶμα (chroma) meaning "colour", which is a word that originally referred to the colour of one's skin (i.e. complexion). Another possibility for the meaning of this name is a derivation from the Greek noun χρόμη (chrome) meaning "neigh, neighing" (as in, the cry of a horse).
ChrysaormGreek Mythology Meaning "he who has a golden sword" from Greek χρυσός, "golden" and ἄορ, "sword". In Greek mythology Chrysaor was the brother of Pegasus who sprung from the severed neck of Medusa.
ChuanhaomChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear".
ChuanjiamChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious".
ChuanjinmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".
ChuanjunmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army, military, soldier".
ChuankaimChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".
ChuankunmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 昆 (kūn) meaning "elder brother".
ChuanliemChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 烈 (liè) meaning "fiery, ardent".
ChuanminmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever, smart".
ChuanqiumChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 虬 (qiú) meaning "young dragon".
Chuanruim & fChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
ChuanwenmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing".
ChuanxinmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, intelligence, soul".
ChuanyaomChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 耀 (yào) meaning "shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory".
ChuanyinmChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 寅 (yín) meaning "respect, reverence; respectfully".
ChuanyoumChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion; friendly" or 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
ChuanzhimChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 志 (zhì) meaning "ideal; purpose, will".
ChuanzhumChinese From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings".
Chungdakm & fTibetan From Tibetan ཆུང་བདག (chung-bdag) meaning "little one". This name was traditionally given to a child whose parents did not want any more children.
Chunlingf & mChinese From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]
ChunlongmChinese From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon"... [more]
ChunniaofChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird".
ChunnuanfChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial".
ChunshanfChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Chunshaof & mChinese From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
ChunshuifChinese From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".
ChunsinafFrankish A queen of the Franks, Chunsina was the second wife of Chlothar I. Not much is known of her.
ChunxianfChinese From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "clean, pure, simple" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
ChunxiaofChinese Derived from the Chinese 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple" and 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo" or a character indicating a diminutive name.
ChunyeonmKorean From 天 "sky, heaven; god, celestial" or Sino-Korean 천 meaning thousand and 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive".
Chunyingf & mChinese From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems", 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon", or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Chunzhenf & mChinese From Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 甄 (zhēn) meaning "examine, discern, distinguish" or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]
ChuphongmThai From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, elevate, lift up" and พงศ์/พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".
CihuanenfNahuatl Meaning uncertain. The first element is cihuatl, "woman", and the second may be derived from either nen, meaning "in vain, for nothing, useless", or nenqui, which can mean either "a resident of someplace; to have lived" or "to go from here to there; wasting time".
CihuapanmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl cihuatl "woman" and the locative suffix -pan, possibly meaning "on the woman", "in the place of the woman", or "in the way of women".
CinnamonfEnglish From the English word cinnamon, denoting a type of spice obtained from the bark of several tree species belonging to the genus Cinnamomum. It is derived from Latin cinnamomum "cinnamon", which was also used as a term of endearment... [more]
ClarabelfEnglish Variant of Claribel. This was the name of the fictional character Clarabel from 'The Railway Series' of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the related 'Thomas & Friends' television series... [more]
ClaristafLiterature Perhaps a blend of Clarissa and Calista. This name appears in Robert Greene's prose work Planetomachia (1585). It is borne by a sister of English actor Nicholas Hoult.
ClaustrefCatalan Means "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.
Claustrof & mSpanish Spanish form of Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
CleandermAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Kleandros. Known bearers of this name include the Greek tyrant Cleander of Gela (5th century BC) and the Greek general Cleander of Macedon (4th century BC).
Cléanthem & fFrench (Rare) French form of the Greek given name Kleanthes via its latinized form Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as Acanthe and Amaranthe.
CleoboeafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Κλεόβοια (Kleoboia), in which the first element is κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". The second element, which is also found in Euboea, Meliboea and Periboea, is possibly derived from the Greek verb βοάω (boao) meaning "to shout, to proclaim" (also "to roar" and "to howl" when used of the wind)... [more]
CleolindfLiterature A variation of Cleolinda. Name of a historical character in the epic fantasy "Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon, inspired by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.
CleopheafGerman (Swiss, Rare, Archaic) Feminine form of Cleophas. This was borne by the mother of Swiss-born Austrian painter Angelica Kauffman. Cleophea Holzhalb was painted by the Swiss painter Hans Asper in 1538 together with her cat and her dog.
CloacinafRoman Mythology Derived from Latin cloaca, meaning "sewer", and combined with a feminine suffix. This was the name of the goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome, sometimes identified with Venus.
ClodoaldmFrankish, History (Ecclesiastical) From Clodoaldus, a latinized form of Chlodowald. This was the name of a 6th-century Frankish saint, better known as Saint Cloud. He was a grandson of King Clovis I who became a hermit and monk.
ClowancefLiterature, English (British, Modern, Rare) A character in the 'Poldark' series of historic novels by Winston Graham. The name is probably transferred from the name of an estate in Crowan , Cornwall.
CluanachmIrish Derived from clauna "deceitful, flattering, rogue".
ClytippefGreek Mythology One of the many daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She consorted with Heracles and gave birth to a son Eurycapys.
CnodomarmGermanic Derived from Gothic knôds "kind" (as in 'race' or 'species') combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
CoblaithfMedieval Irish, Pictish Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [more]
CochrannfIrish Mythology Perhaps from Cróchnait, which was derived from Irish cróch "saffron, red" (from Latin crocus) combined with a diminutive suffix. In the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology Cochrann is a daughter of Cathair Mór, king of Leinster, and the mother of Diarmaid and Oscar; in ballads the character is known as Cróchnat.