Submitted Names Starting with C

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

Challe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charles.

Challen f English (Rare)

Challis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Challis. This is also a word (possibly derived from the surname) for a type of fine fabric. Alternatively, this could be a variant of Chalice.

Chalmecatl m Nahuatl
Means "from Chalma" in Nahuatl. This was also the name of an Aztec deity of the underworld.

Chalmer m English
Transferred use of the surname Chalmer.

Chalmers m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chalmers.

Chalo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Chalo m & f Thai
Derived from Thai ชะลอ (chalo) meaning "slow down, put off".

Chaloem m & f Thai
Means "glorify" in Thai.

Chaloemchai m Thai
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Chaloemchon m Thai
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ชล (chon) meaning "water".

Chaloemkiat m Thai
Means "glorify honour" from Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".

Chaloemphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloemphon m Thai
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Chaloempol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloempon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloemsak m Thai
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Chaloemsi f Thai (Rare)
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Chaloemsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chaloemwut m Thai
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "knowledge".

Chalon f & m English
The name may derive from the Chalon people, one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Costanoan) people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. It may also derive from the French surname Chalon, of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the French town Châlons-sur-Marne... [more]

Chalonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Chaloner m Obscure
From the surname Chaloner, a variant of Challinor, itself denoting a blanket maker, from Middle English chaloun "blanket"... [more]

Chalong m & f Thai
Means "to celebrate, to congratulate" in Thai.

Chalongphob m Thai
Means "celebrate world" in Thai.

Chalonn f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalonne f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalottha f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotta.

Chalpang f Dagbani
Means "forgive" in Dagbani.

Çhalse m Manx
Manx form of Charles.

Chaltu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.

Chaluai f Thai
Means "beautiful, elegant, graceful" in Thai.

Chalun m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.

Chalyce f English (American)

Chalyse f English
Variant of Chalice.

Ch’ama m Aymara
Means "strength" in Aymara.

Chamaeleon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chamaileon. This name was borne by a Peripatetic philosopher from the 3th century BC, who was a disciple of Aristotle.

Chamaikho m Mao
Derived from the Mao ocha meaning "wealth", omai meaning "people" and kho meaning "ask".

Chamaileon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun χαμαιλέων (chamaileon) meaning "chameleon", which consists of Greek χαμαί (chamai) meaning "on the ground" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

Chamaiphon f Thai
From Thai ชไม (chamai) meaning "both, two, together" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Chamani m & f Nahuatl
Means "sapling" or "to sprout" in Nahuatl.

Ch’amani m & f Aymara
Means "strong" in Aymara.

Chamanmurod m Uzbek
Derived from chaman meaning "field of flowers" and murod meaning "wish, desire, aim".

Chamara m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".

Chamath m Indian (Rare)

Chambai m & f Mongolian
Means "expert, skillful" in Mongolian.

Chambaibaatar m Mongolian
Means "skillful hero" in Mongolian, from чамбай (chambai) meaning "expert, skillful" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Chambeneder m Guanche

Chamberlain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chamberlain.

Chambiers m German

Chambos m Greek
Diminutive of Charalambos.

Chamburo f English

Chamelea f English

Chamelee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi चमेली (chamelee) meaning "jasmine".

Chamendra m Sinhalese (Modern, Rare)
Means "the king of the moon".

Chami f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Chamila m Sinhalese

Chamille f English
Variant of Camille.

Chamini f Sinhalese

Chamintsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian чамин (chamin) meaning "stylish, elegant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

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

Chamirai m Shona
Means "be focused and diligent" in Shona.

Chamlong m & f Thai
Means "imitate, duplicate, copy" in Thai.

Chamnan m Thai
Means "skilfully" in Thai.

Chamnian f & m Thai
Means "long time" in Thai.

Chamnong m & f Thai
Means "wish, desire" in Thai.

Chamoda f Sinhalese
A survey of social media finds a considerable number of Sri Lankan women with this name,

Chamoi f Thai (Rare)
Means "coy, glance sideways" in Thai.

Chamol m Nahuatl
Means "scarlet parrot feather" in Nahuatl.

Chamolmani m Nahuatl
Means "to be like a red parrot" or "in the manner of red parrot feathers", from Nahuatl chamolli "red parrot feather" and -mani "for things to be a certain way".

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.

Champ m & f American
From the English word champion, meaning "winner".

Champa f Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
Means "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the Plumeria genus.

Champa m Nahuatl
Means "toward home", from Nahuatl chantli "home, residence" and -pa "towards, in, to".

Champagne f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine champagne.

Champaign f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaigne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champane f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champei f Khmer

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Champila f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada
MEANING - a river ... [more]

Champion m English (African)
From the English word champion.

Chamroen m & f Thai
Means "prosper, thrive, flourish" in Thai.

Chamroeun m & f Khmer
Means "increase, prosper" or "advance, progress" in Khmer.

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shams

Chamseddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shams al-Din.

Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).

Chamu m Southern African
Short form of Chamunorwa. This is the nickname of Zimbabwean cricketer Chamu Chibhabha. His real name is Chamunorwa.

Chamuk f Nivkh
From Nivkh ch'am meaning "eagle".

Chamunorwa m Zimbabwean

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
An epithet of Demeter 1, derived from Greek χαμαι (chamai) meaning "on the ground; to the earth".

Ch'an m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Jéhan.

Chân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 真 (chân) meaning "real, genuine, true".

Chấn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 振 (chấn) meaning "shake, sway, vibrate" or 震 (chấn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite".

Chan m Dinka
Means "male child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Chan m Chin
Means "age, generation" in Hakha Chin.

Chan f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Jeanne (compare Janig).

Chan m & f Burmese
Means "cold, cool" in Burmese.

Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.

Chana f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chana f & m Aymara
Means "youngest child" in Aymara.

Chanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

Chanaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चणक (caṇaka) meaning "chickpea".

Chanakya m Indian
a great indian economist, author of arthashastra and a great mastermind.

Chanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo chana meaning "paucarcillo bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.

Chanardaye m & f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Chanathip m & f Thai
From Thai ชน (chon) meaning "person, man, people" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "divine, celestial".

Chanbit m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 찬빛 (chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Bit (compare Bitchan).

Chancal m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chanca "lives, is making a home" and the suffix -l.

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

Chanceline f French (African)
Perhaps from the French word chance meaning "luck".

Chancellor m American
Somewhat popular in the United States 1700's. Very rare today.

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.

Chancelvie f French (African)

Chances f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word chances. See also Chance.

Chancey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Chauncey, maybe influenced by the word chance meaning "luck, fortune".

Chanchai m Thai
From Thai ชาญ (chan) meaning "skilled, proficient" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" or ชาย (chai) meaning "man".

Chanchala f Indian
The name means "unsteady", or "restless". It is also apparently synonymous with the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Chanchan f Manipuri
Means "sweet; young" in Meitei.

Chanchira f Thai
From Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon" and จิร (chira) meaning "long-lasting, long time".

Chanchy-khöö m Tuvan

Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.

Chanda f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shawnda.

Chandace f Obscure
Variant of Candace.

Chandaga f & m Mongolian
Means "rabbit" in Mongolian.

Chandal f Dutch

Chandani f Sanskrit
Means "moonlight, silver, luminous" in Sanskrit.

Chandarith m Khmer
Derived from Chanda and Rith.

Chanday f Haitian Creole
Means “sweater” in Haitian Creole.

Chandelle f English, French (African)
From French chandelle, "candle". It is a cognate of the Spanish name Candela.

Chandi f Hindi
Means "silver" in Hindi.

Chandie m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Chandika m Sinhalese
Chandi or Chandika is a Hindu goddess.

Chandima m Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".

Chandini f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī) meaning "moonlight".

Chandmani m & f Mongolian
Mongolian variant of Cintamani, the name of a wish-granting precious stone in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintamani) meaning "jewel of thought".

Chandni f Indian, Hindi
From Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī) meaning "moonlight".

Chandora f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name, perhaps blending Chandra with Pandora, or possibly a contraction of Shanna and Dora.

Chandragupta m Indian (Italianized, Rare)
Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrokottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya dynasty (4th to 2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire... [more]

Chandrakala f Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".

Chandrakin f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "peacock" in Sanskrit.

Chandraleela f Indian

Chandrali f Hindi
Means "moonbeam, moonlight" in Hindi.

Chandramukhavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) "moon" with मुख (múkha) "mouth, face" and वर्मन् (varman) "shield, armor". This was the name of the 9th ruler of the Varman dynasty, who ruled for 542 to 566.

Chandran m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Chandra.

Chandranan m Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi
Meaning "Handsome as a Moon" or "Beautiful as a Moon".

Chandrani f Telugu

Chandrani f Telugu
This is a unique name and the meaning of the name is wife of the moon

Chandraprabha m Buddhism, Sanskrit
Means "moonlight" from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Chandraprakash m Hindi, Marathi
Means "moonlight" from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and प्रकाश (prakasha) meaning "light, bright, shining".

Chandrasekharan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Chandrasekhar.

Chandrashekar m Indian
Combination of Chandra and Shekhar.

Chandrat m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : it was the name of an ancient physician

Chandravadani f Hindi
Feminine form of Chandravadan.

Chandravati f Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and वती (vati) meaning "having".

Chandre f African American
Variant of Shandra.

Chandrel m & f French (African)
Unisex version of Chandrelle.

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

Chandresh m Indian

Chandria f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

Chandrika f & m Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (chandrika) meaning "moonlight, illumination, splendour". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India while it is solely feminine in Sri Lanka.

Chandrima f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare, ?)

Chandrisekhar m Indian

Chandrsh m Indian

Chandryka f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

Chanduni f Indian (Muslim)
Meaning: Moonlight

Chandy m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Alexander

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

Chanee f English
Variant of Chaney.

Chanele f English (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Chanell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanelle

Chanena f Filipino
Combination of the given name Nena and the popular Filipino suffix Cha-.

Chanera f American (Rare)

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanette f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jeanette.

Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.

Chang m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi
MEANING : Handsome, understanding, being judge of... [more]

Changan f Chinese (Rare), Various (?)
Possibly from the capital of the Tang dynasty from A.D 618 to A.D 907, which had the same name. Between 1922 and 2015, there were 5 people named Changan. Although Changan is a Chinese settlement, the name seemed to be most popular in Argentina.

Changbin m Korean (Rare)

Changbo m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother".

Changbok f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changcan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, lustre of gems, lustrous".

Changchang m & f Chinese
Means “often” or “frequently “.

Changchub f & m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (see Jangchub).

Changchup f & m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (see Jangchub).

Changed f English (Puritan, Rare)
Used in reference to a "change of heart."

Changfeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奉 (fèng) meaning "offer, receive; respect".

Changfu m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辅 (fǔ) meaning "cheekbone" or "protective, assist" or 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changgao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 高 (gāo) meaning "high, tall".

Changge m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 哥 (gē) meaning "elder brother".

Chang-gyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 均 "equal, even, fair; all, also".

Chang-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 窗 (chang) meaning "window" combined with 夏 (ha) meaning "summer" or 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Changheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present"

Changhong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand; great".

Changhui m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".

Changhyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Changin m Nivkh
From Nivkh chand meaning "to be white".

Changji m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".

Changjian m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword".

Changjiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奖 (jiǎng) meaning "award, prize, reward".

Changjin m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress".

Changjun m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 峻 (jùn) meaning "high, steep, towering; stern".

Changlong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Changluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Changmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, clear, bright" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Chang-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" (chang), and 暋 "strong, robust, tough" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Shim Chang-min (1988-).

Changming m Chinese
“Chang” (常) means “often” or “always,” and “ming” (明) means “bright” or “clear.”

Changning f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Changpei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains".

Changping m Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Changpu f Chinese
From Chinese 菖蒲 (chāngpú) meaning "calamus", a plant that was commonly used in traditional medicine to cure digestive disorders and pain. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Changqi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 起 (qǐ) meaning "rise, stand up, go up; begin".

Changqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage".

Changqiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Changqin m Far Eastern Mythology, Chinese Mythology
From a combination of the characters 长 (cháng, meaning “long”) and 琴 (qín, referring to the guqin or Chinese zither). This is the name of a mythological figure found in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]

Changqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 常 (cháng) meaning "common, frequent, regular" combined with 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Changren m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Changrui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 锐 (ruì) meaning "sharp, keen, acute" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious"... [more]

Changseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Chang-seop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".

Changshao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel; excellent".

Changshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman; soldier".

Changshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "a long day, clear, bright" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Changshuo m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of lunar month; the north".

Changtai m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 泰 (tài) meaning "big, great; exhalted, superior".

Changtian m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Changwani m Pakistani
The history of this name was very old. This name was start in 18th century and his meaning was "fighter".

Changwei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 炜 (wěi) meaning "brilliant red; glowing" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "big, great, robust".

Changxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 唱 (chàng) meaning "sing" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Changxian m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 常(cháng, meaning “always” or “frequent”) and 先 (xiān, meaning “first”). Changxian was one of the prominent retainers serving the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) along with Fenghou and Limu... [more]

Changxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other".

Changxu m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Changyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 阊 (chāng) meaning "gate of heaven" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Changyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 唱 (chàng) meaning "sing" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 幺 (yāo) meaning "one" or "youngest, small".

Changyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy".

Changyin m Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" combined with 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal, India", or 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor, descendant, offspring"... [more]

Changying f Chinese
“Chang” (长) can mean “long” or “growing,” and “ying” (英) can mean “hero,” “outstanding,” or “flower.”

Changyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Changyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Changyun m Korean (Modern)
Means "creative ability". Changyun is also a popular singer in South Korea under groups SHU-I and ZEUS.

Changzeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to".

Changzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 丈 (zhàng) meaning "gentleman, man, husband".

Changzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate".

Chánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 正 (chánh) meaning "head, chief" or 政 (chánh) meaning "government".

Chanh m & f Lao
Means "moon" in Lao.

Chanho m Korean
From the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)

Chanhpheng f & m Lao
Means "full moon" in Lao.

Chan-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 燦 "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Chani f Jewish
Diminutive of Channah.

Chani f Literature
From the book Dune. Variant of CHANIA, in Arabic Bedouin Fremen (fictional civilization descended from Arabic)

Chanice f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.... [more]

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

Chanie f Jewish
Diminutive of Chana.

Chaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Janig.

Chanin m Thai
From Thai ชน (chon) meaning "people, person" and อินฺทฺร (ìnthr) meaning "powerful, great".

Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.

Chanine f Biblical Hebrew
God is Gracious

Chanini f & m Aymara
Means "valuable" in Aymara.

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

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

Chanira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Janira.

Chanise f English (American)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanit f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "spear" in Hebrew, or a variant of Chani which is a common nickname for girls named Channah.

Chaniya f Swahili
Means "wealthy" in Swahili.

Chanjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Chanjira f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จันทร์จิรา (see Chanchira).

Chanjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

Chankoowashtay m Sioux
Means "good path", from Lakota čhaŋkú "road, path, trail" and wašté "to be good".

Chankrisna m Khmer

Chanlee f American

Chanler m English
Transferred use of the surname Chanler.

Chanlin m & f English
Likely an invented name combining the name element Chan with Lyn.

Chanly m Vietnamese (Rare)

Chanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Chan-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 讚美, meaning "praise".

Chanmin m Korean
From the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and and 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," among other hanja combinations.

Chanmony f & m Khmer
From Khmer ច័ន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and មុនី (moni) meaning "scholar, wise".

Chann f Khmer
From the Khmer ចន្ទន៍ meaning "sandalwood tree" or ច័ន meaning "a type of persimmon".

Channa m Indian (?)

Channa f Hebrew
Variant of Chana.

Channarong m Thai
From Thai ชาญ (chan) meaning "skilled, proficient" and ณรงค์ (narong) meaning "fight, campaign".

Channe f Jewish
Variant of Channah.

Channel f English
Variant of Chanel.

Channie f English
Unknown, possibly a female variant of Channing.

Channiel m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Hanniel.

Channikan f Thai

Channiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Channon f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Chano m Bulgarian
Bulgarian masculine name from the Turkic name element chan meaning "chime", or a short version of Tsvetan.

Chano m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luciano or Feliciano.

Chanok m & f Thai
Means "father" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Chanona f Guanche (Rare)
Feminine form of Guañon.

Chanorgú f Romani (Caló)
Means "oblivion" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Olvido.

Chanphen f Thai
Means "full moon" from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon" and เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full (moon)".

Chanpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
punjabi name... [more]