Submitted Names Starting with C

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Cecili m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilius.
Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.
Cecilián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Caecilianus.
Cécilien m French
French form of Caecilianus.
Ċeċilija f Maltese
Maltese form of Cecilia.
Cecīlija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cecilia.
Cecilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).
Cecilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cecilius m Dutch
Variant of Caecilius (see Cecilia).
Ceciliya f Russian
Russian form of Cecilia.
Cecilka f Czech
Diminutive form of Cecílie.
Cecilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cecília.
Cecilo f Provençal
Provençal form of Cécile.
Cecohuatl m Nahuatl
Means "one snake" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.
Cecrops m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κέκροψ (Kékrops), which is probably derived from Greek κέκραγμα (kekragma) meaning "scream, cry" combined with Greek οψ (ops) meaning "voice"... [more]
Cecuauh m Nahuatl
Means "one eagle" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.
Cecuiztli m Nahuatl
Means "cold, to be cold" or "high mountain place" in Nahuatl.
Cecy f English
Variant of Cece.
Cecyl m Polish
Polish form of Cecil.
Cecyliô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Cecilia.
Cecyliusz m Polish
Polish form of Caecilius.
Ced m English
Short form of Cedric.
Cedalion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κηδαλίων (Kedalion), of which the meaning is not entirely certain. It could have been derived from Greek κηδαλιζω (kedalizô) meaning "purifying, cleansing"... [more]
Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.
Cedd m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly related to Old Celtic katus "battle". St. Cedd of Lastingham was Bishop of Essex in the seventh century.
Cedella f Caribbean, Jamaican Patois
This name is best known for being the name of Cedella Booker (1926-2008), the mother of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981). Her full name at birth was Sidilla Editha Malcolm. Given how similar the name Sidilla is to her later name Cedella, it is possible that Cedella is a variant spelling or form of Sidilla... [more]
Ceding f Filipino
Diminutive of Mercedes. This can also be used as a diminutive of Merced, Praxedes, and other names with a similar sound.
Cedmihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Kadmiel used in the Latin Old Testament.
Cedny f & m Welsh
Cedny means “a group of foxes” in welsh.
Čedo m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic word čedo meaning "child", also used as a nickname for Čedomir.
Čedomil m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements chedo meaning "child" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.
Cedrella f English (Rare, ?), Literature
Perhaps intended to be a feminine variant of Cedric. This is the name of a minor character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books; the character is Cedrella Weasley, née Black.
Cédrick m French
Variant of Cédric.
Cedrick m English
Variant of Cedric.
Cédrico m Portuguese
Portuguese from of Cedric
Cedrico m Spanish
Spanish form of Cedrico
Cedriek m Dutch
Dutch phonetical spelling of Cédric.
Cédrik m French
Variant of Cédric.
Cédrika f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Cédric.
Cédrique m & f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Cédric. It is also used on females, which makes this name one of the few -que names that are unisex (like Dominique).
Cedro m English (Rare)
Derived from the name "Cedric."
Cedryk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Cedric.
Cedwyn m Welsh
From St. Cedwyn.
Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.
Ceecil m Scots
Scots form of Cecil.
Ceejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.
Cefa m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Cephas.
Cèfal m Catalan
Catalan form of Cephalus.
Céfalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cephalus.
Cefalo m Italian
Italian form of Cephalus.
Cefas m Spanish
Spanish form of Cephas.
Cefejs m Latvian
Latvian form of Cepheus.
Cefeo m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Cepheus.
Céfera f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Céfero.
Ceferín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Zephyrinus.
Céfero m Asturian
Asturian form of Zephyr.
Cefeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Cepheus.
Cefeusz m Polish
Polish form of Cepheus.
Ceguer m Yakut
Yakut for of George.
Ćehu'pa m Sioux
From Lakota ćehu'pa meaning "jaw".
Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.
Ceili f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee. It has been influenced by the Irish word céilí, which refers to a traditional Gaelic social gathering involving folk music and dancing (sometimes storytelling and poetry), ultimately derived from Old Irish céle "companion".
Cèilidh f Scottish Gaelic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh, a traditional folk music and storytelling party.... [more]
Ceindeg f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and teg "beautiful, fair, fine".
Ceindrych f Medieval Welsh
Possibly derived from Old Welsh element cain meaning "good, lovely" and drych meaning "mirror, image".... [more]
Ceinwedd f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and gwedd "appearance; aspect; view".
Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.
Ceionius m Ancient Roman
Nomen of uncertain origin and meaning. The nomen resembles other Etruscan names, such as Cilnius, and the family does not appear in history before the first century. The historian Aelius Spartianus wrote that they came from Etruria, or perhaps from the town of Faventia, which was itself of Etruscan origin.
Céirín m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish cíar "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. Compare Ciarán.
Ceirios f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh ceirios "cherry".
Ceirwyn m Welsh
Variant of Caerwyn.
Ceit f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Kate.
Ceita f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.
Ceithearnach m Irish
Means "warrior, kern (light-armed foot soldier)".
Ceitidh f Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Katie.
Cejndar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish cejn meaning "feast, holiday".
Cejne f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish cejn meaning "feast, holiday".
Ćejvan m Bosnian (Rare)
Possibly means "the one who guards a high/elevated position".
Çêker f Kurdish
Means "creator" in Kurdish.
Cekiim m Yakut
Yakut form of Yefim.
Cel f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sky" in Catalan.
Céladon m Literature, Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Celadon. This was the name of a character in the French pastoral novel 'L'Astrée' by Honoré d'Urfé, published between 1607 and 1627.
Celadon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κελάδων (Keladôn), derived from κέλαδος (kelados) which meant "a noise as of rushing waters; loud noise, din, clamour". This was the name of a stream in Elis.
Celaena f Literature
Meaning unknown. The American author Sarah J. Maas used this for the central character in her 'Throne of Glass' series of fantasy novels, first released in 2012. She may have based it on the Greek mythological name Celaeno.
Celalettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Jalal al-Din.
Celange f English
Transferred use of the surname Celange.
Celavie f Haitian Creole
Variant of Selavi influenced by the French phrase c'est la vie "that's life".
Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.
Celdom m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheldon
Celdon m Spanish
Spanish form of Sheldon
Cele f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (short) form of Cäcilie.
Cele m Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino.
Celeborn m Literature
Means "tree of silver" or "tall and silver" in Sindarin, from the elements celeb "silver" and orne "tree" or possibly a derivative of ornā meaning "tall". In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Celeborn was the ruler of Lothlórien along with his wife Galadriel.
Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.
Celebrían f Literature
Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.
Celebrimbor m Literature
Means "silver fist" in Sindarin. In 'The Lord of the Rings', Celebrimbor was the creator of the Rings of Power.
Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.
Celedonio m Spanish
Spanish name derived from the Greek word for swallow, chelidon (see Celandine).
Celedoniu m Asturian
Asturian form of Celedonius.
Celedonius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Variant form of Chelidonius, which is the proper latinized form of the Greek name Chelidonios.... [more]
Celegorm m Literature
Sindarin form of Tyelkormo.
Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Celek m Polish
Diminutive form of Celestyn.
Celemon f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Sir Kay.
Celena f English
Variant of Celina or Selena.
Celena f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Selena.
Çeleng f Kurdish
Means "wreath" or "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Celerinus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin word celer, meaning "quick, swift", followed by the masculine diminutive suffix -inus. This was the name of an African martyr, revered for his suffering while imprisoned by Emperor Trajan Decius in Rome... [more]
Celeryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Celeryn.
Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.
Celèsta f Provençal
Provençal form of Céleste.
Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.
Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.
Celestí m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Caelestinus. A known bearer of this name was the Catalan politician Celestí Boada i Salvador (1902-1939).
Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.
Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).
Celestielle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Celeste influenced by the word celestial.
Celestijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Celestine.
Celestín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Caelestinus.
Celestin m Kashubian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Kashubian, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Caelestinus.
Célestina f Occitan
Occitan form of Celestina.
Celestinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Caelestinus.
Celestinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Caelestinus.
Celéstio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caelestius.
Celestis f Various (Rare)
Variant spelling of Caelestis.
Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.
Celesto m Asturian
Masculine form of Celeste.
Celestro m American (Rare)
Masculine form of "Celestra."
Celestus m Medieval
Latin celestis "heavenly, celestial, divine".
Celesztin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestin.
Celesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestine.
Celeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κελεός (Keleos), which is derived from Greek κελεύω (keleuō) which can mean "to command, to order" as well as "to urge (on), to drive on". In Greek mythology, Celeus was the king of Eleusis.
Celeustanor m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Keleustanor. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a son of Heracles, whom he had with Iphis, the daughter of king Thespius of Thespiae in Boeotia.
Celha f Occitan
Occitan form of Celia, also used as a contracted form of Ceselha.
Celiaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Caelianus via its variant spelling Celianus.
Celian m English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English and Swedish form of Caelianus via its variant spelling Celianus. In the case of The Netherlands, Celian really is just a variant form of Celiaan, which is the actual Dutch form of Caelianus (also via Celianus).
Celica f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.
Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.
Celidônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Celedonius.
Celidonius m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Probably a Latinized form of the Greek Χελιδόνιος (Chelidonios), which was derived from χελιδών (chelidon) "a swallow". In Christian tradition this name is sometimes ascribed to the unnamed "man born blind" whose sight Jesus miraculously heals (in the Gospel of John 9:1-12), and the form Celedonius belonged to an early saint, martyred c.300.
Celie f English, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Literature
Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.
Célien m French
French form of Caelianus. Known bearers of this name are the Swiss singer Célien Schneider (b. 1986) and the late French general Charles-Célien Fracque (1875-1941).
Celien f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Céline, chiefly used in Flanders.
Çelik m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the town in Kosovo.
Çelike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Çelik.
Celil m Turkish
Turkish form of Jalil.
Celiloc m Nahuatl
Possibly means "communion", derived from Nahuatl celia "to receive, to accept (something)".
Celim m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]
Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.
Celinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Celinda as well as a variant spelling of Selinde. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch musical actress Celinde Schoenmaker (b... [more]
Celindia f Obscure
Elaboration on Celinda.
Celing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Celia, Celeste, Marcela and names that start with or contain cel.
Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.
Celino f Provençal
Provençal form of Céline.
Celipa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Felipa.
Celipe m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Philip.
Cêlise f French (Rare)
Maybe from Céline, or maybe from "cerise" who mean "cherry". More often pronounced like Sélène but can be pronounced like SEH-Lise
Celise f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Celise seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.
Celistina f Corsican
Corsican form of Célestine.
Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.
Celiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Caelius.
Çeljeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian çel "to open up, to sprout, to begin" and jetë "life".
Célk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Marceli.
Célka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Marcela via Marcélka.
Cello m Italian
Transferred from the surname "Cello."
Celo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
Celoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Marcèu.
Celouno f Provençal
Diminutive of Marcello.
Celse m French
French form of Celsus.
Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.
Čelsietis m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian masculine form of Chelsea.
Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.
Celsu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Celso.
Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician word celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.
Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.
Celunno m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *cilurnon "tub, pail, bucket".
Celusa f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Celusa ( Kelousê from kêloô ‘to have an abnormal delivery’) was a naiad or an oread who personified over Mount Celusa or Celossa in Phliasia... [more]
Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.
Celvin m Various
Possibly a variant of Selvin, Calvin, or Kelvin.
Celynwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Welsh celyn "holly" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".
Çem m Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.
Cemalettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Jamal al-Din.
Çemê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ç'em meaning "stream, river".