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Caydie f English
Diminutive of Caydence, influenced by both Caydee and the name suffix -ie

Caye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaye.

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Cayke f Literature
From the name of a character that is featured in L. Frank Baum's book The Lost Princess of Oz (1917). Her name is a misspelling of the English word "cake".

Cayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cale/Kale or Kaylee.

Caylene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayleen.

Caylie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayllie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caynaanshe m Somali
Means "cotton" in Somali.

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

Cayque m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Caíque.

Caysie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Cayte f English
Variant of Katie.

Cazembe m Jamaican Patois

Ceale f & m English (Rare), Jewish (?)

Cearie f American (Rare)

Ceccè m Corsican
Diminutive of Francescu.

Cecette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecelia using the French suffix -ette.

Cecie f English
Variant of Cece.

Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.

Cecilė f Lithuanian
Variant of Cecilija.

Céciliane f French (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cécile.

Cécilie f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Cécilia.

Cécilienne f French (Rare)
French form of Caeciliana.

Cecille f English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cecil.

Cecillee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Cecily.

Cedalie f Louisiana Creole

Ceddie m English, Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Cedric.... [more]

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).

Cédulie f Norman, French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Norman form of Sédulie.

Cedulie f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec)
Variant of Cédulie.

Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.

Cejne f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish cejn meaning "feast, holiday".

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".

Cele f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (short) form of Cäcilie.

Cele m Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino.

Célène f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sélène.

Celene f English (Modern)
Variant of Selene.

Célérine f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Célerin.

Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.

Célestie f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Caelestia.

Celestielle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Celeste influenced by the word celestial.

Céliane f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Célian.

Celiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognate of Céliane.

Célie f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Celia.

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.

Célienne f Haitian Creole, French Creole
Feminine form of Célien.

Celiette f Spanish (Caribbean), French (Caribbean)

Çelike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Çelik.

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]

Celimene f English (Rare)
English form of Célimène.

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]

Célinie f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Céline.

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.

Cellie f American

Celse m French
French form of Celsus.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Célyne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Céline.

Çemê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ç'em meaning "stream, river".

Cendrelle f English (Rare)

Cendrine f French
Re-interpretation of Sandrine with the same French pronunciation influenced by the French word cendre "ash" and the name Cendrillon.

Cene m Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive of Vincenc.

Cenemente f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Cinnamenta.

Cennie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cenia.

Centwine m Anglo-Saxon

Ceolsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and sige "victory".

Ceolwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel, ship" and wine "friend".

Céphale m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cephalus.

Céphée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cepheus.

Cerbère m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cerberus.

Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.

Cerie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ceri.

Cerilde f American (South, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.

Cerile m Provençal
Provençal form of Cyrille.

Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.

Céronne f Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)

Cerrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Cervone m Corsican (Archaic)

Çesare m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Caesar.

Césarette f French (Rare)
Feminine variant of César.

Césarie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caesaria.

Césarine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of César.

Cesarione m Italian
Italian form of Caesarion.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Ceslie f English (Rare)

Ceslieanne f Obscure

Cessadre m Provençal (Archaic)

Cessie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Narcessa.

Cessilye f English
Variant of Cecily.

Cétarine f French (Quebec, Rare)

Cettie f English (Rare)
English diminutive of Celeste, Celestia and Celestine. A known bearer of this name was the American abolitionist and philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), who was affectionately referred to as Cettie because of her middle name, which was Celestia.

Cevriye f Turkish

Cewê f Kurdish
From Kurdish cew meaning "brook, stream".

Cézanne f & m English, Afrikaans
From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.

Cezzielle f Brazilian

Chaâbane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chaabane influenced by French orthography.

Chaabane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعبان (see Shaban) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chabane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعبان (see Shaban) chiefly used in Algeria.

Chabettie f Filipino
Combination of Bettie and the common Filipino prefix -cha.

Chacobe m Aragonese
Variant of Chacobo.

Chae m Scots
Short form of Chairles.

Chaehee f Korean
Variant of Chaehui.

Chahine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahrazade f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahuacue m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" and cueitl "skirt".

Chaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Cheiene.

Chaianne f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chaie f German (East Prussian), Jewish
18th-century East Prussian German form of Chaya.

Chaiene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Cheiene.

Chaimae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chaime m Aragonese
Aragonese form of James.

Chairestrate f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χαίρω (chairo) meaning "to be glad, to rejoice" combined with στρατος (stratos) "army". This was borne by the mother of the philosopher Epicurus.

Chairlie m Scots
Diminutive of Chairles. 'Wae's me for Prince Chairlie' is a Scottish song whose theme is the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chaitalee f Indian (Rare)

Chaje f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chaya.

Chalchiuhtlicue f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Name of the other appearance of Acuecucyoticihuati.

Chalciope f Greek Mythology
From Greek xαλκιόπη meaning "bronze-face". This was the name of several women in Greek Mythology. In modern times this is the name of a genus of moths.

Chaldene f Astronomy, Greek Mythology
One of Jupiter's moons, named for a character in Greek mythology whose name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene, Calchedonia, or Chalcea.

Châle m Walloon
Variant of Tchåle.

Chalee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chali.

Chalene f English (Rare)

Chalinette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Chalise f English (Rare)
Variant of Chalice.

Challe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charles.

Chalonne f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Çhalse m Manx
Manx form of Charles.

Chalyce f English (American)

Chalyse f English
Variant of Chalice.

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

Chamille f English
Variant of Camille.

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

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.

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

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

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

Chanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

Chanardaye m & f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

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

Chancelvie f French (African)

Chandace f Obscure
Variant of Candace.

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

Chandie m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Chandre f African American
Variant of Shandra.

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

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

Chanee f English
Variant of Chaney.

Chaneice f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Chanice.

Chanele f English (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

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

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

Chanice f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

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.

Chanine f Biblical Hebrew
God is Gracious

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

Chanise f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanice.

Chanlee f American

Channe f Jewish
Variant of Channah.

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

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

Chantae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantale f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantalle f English
Variant of Chantal.

Chante f African American
Unaccented version of Chanté.

Chantele f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantene f Afrikaans, South African

Chanyce f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanice.

Chanye f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame".

Charae f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sharae.

Charafeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din) chiefly used in Morocco and Algeria.

Charalampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos.

Charane f English (Modern, Rare)

Chardente f Obscure
Chardente Saya Ndoulou (also spelt Saya-Ndoulou) born 15 August 1990, is a Congolese women's footballer who played as a forward. Saya Ndoulou is from Zanaga, Republic of the Congo and is the sister of Congolese footballer Laure Koléla.

Charee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cherie.

Charelle f Dutch (Modern)

Charelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Charfeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din), used chiefly in Tunisia. Also see Charafeddine.

Charice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Chariclée f Theatre
French form of Chariclea which was used on one of the titular characters of Henri Desmarets's opera Théagène et Chariclée (1695).

Charidème m History (Gallicized)
French form of Charidemus.

Charinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Charini.

Charise f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Charis.

Charitee f English
Variant of Charity.

Charitie f English
Variant of Charity. Notable bearer is Charitie Lees Smith, a hymn-writer in the 19th century.

Charitine f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This name can be viewed as a feminine equivalent of Chariton... [more]

Charlaine f English, Dutch, French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Charlene and Charlène.

Charlampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos via Charalampus.

Charlatte f English
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlayne f English
Variant of Charlaine.... [more]

Charle m Afrikaans, Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Afrikaans form of Charles.

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

Charlece f American
Variant of Charlize.

Charleene f English (American)
Variant of Charlene.

Charlemaine f & m Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Charlemagne in the style of Charmaine.

Charlese f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

Charlesie f English (Rare)
Alternate form of Charles. Typically used to feminize the name Charles, similar to Charlotte, etc.

Charlesine f English (American)
Feminine Form of Charles. Also Form of Charlotte

Charlestine f American (South, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Charles or Charleston

Charlete f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlette f French, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine diminutive of Charles, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Charlice f English (American)

Charliese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlize, influenced by Liese.

Charlise f French

Charlise f English, South African
Variant of Charlize.

Charlisse f English (American)

Charloette f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte

Charlote f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlothe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlottie f English (American, Rare)

Charlsie f English
It may perhaps be a diminutive form of Charlotte that spun off as an independent name or an attempt to feminize Charles.... [more]

Charlye m Spanish
Variant of Charlie.

Charlye f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 28 baby girls were recorded with the name Charlye in 2017.

Charlyne f English, French
Variant of Charlene (English) or Charline (French).

Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.

Charlytte f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine in the style of Charlemagne.

Charmane f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmayanne f English (Rare)
Rare combination of the prefix char-, May and Anne 1 to make a variant of Charmaine

Charmayne f English (American)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmeine f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmene f English
Feminine form of Charming

Charmine f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmin.

Charmonique f American (Rare)

Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.

Charnele f English
Probably an invented name. Compare Charnette.

Charnelle f English (Rare)
Presumably, an invented name similar to names like Charnette, Charmaine and Chanelle... [more]

Charnie f Yiddish (Americanized)
See Charna or Tesharna

Charnke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Charna.

Charoenrasamee f & m Thai (Rare)
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, grow, deevelop" and รัศมี (ratsami) meaning "ray of light".

Charolette f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte. May also be used as a phonetic variant of Sherylette.

Charope f Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek χαρωπός (charopós) meaning "bright-eyed" or "fierce gaze", the second element being οψ (ops) meaning "face, eye"... [more]

Charrie f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Charrise f English
Variant of Charice.

Charrisse f American (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Charryse f English
Variant of Charisse.

Chartate f African American

Charunee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จารุณี (see Charuni).

Chaske m Sioux
Means "junior" or "firstborn son" in Dakota. See also Chaska.

Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.

Chatchawee m Thai
Means "brave of knight" in Thai.

Chatree m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาตรี (see Chatri).

Chatrine f Swedish
Variant of Katrin.

Chattie f English
Variant of Chatty.

Chaunce m English
Short form of Chauncey or variant of Chance.

Chaunté f African American
Variant of Shaunte.

Chauntee f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

Chaurisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse, this name is used for the deuteragonist of "Silver Sparrow" by Tayari Jones.

Chavele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.

Chavelle f Jamaican Patois (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Chavonne f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chayanne m & f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. This name was popularized by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne (1968-) (real name Elmer Figueroa Arce).

Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase

Chaye f Jewish, Yiddish (?)

Chayenne f & m Spanish, Dutch
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chaylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaylee.

Chaymae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chazzie m & f English
Uncommon diminutive of Chaz, Charlie or Charles.

Che f Hmong
Means "whisper" in Hmong.

Che m Galician (Rare)
Hypocorysm of Xosé and José

Cheche f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cheryl.

Chedeline f Haitian Creole

Chee f Hmong
Chee means "Shine or Shining" in Hmong.

Chee m & f Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hokkien)
Teochew and Hokkien romanization of Zhi.

Chege m Kikuyu

Chehade m Arabic

Cheiane f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant form of Cheiene. Also compare Cheyanne.

Cheiche f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje.

Cheiene f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese cheiene meaning "Cheyenne" (singular). So, in other words, you could say that this name is the Portuguese cognate of Cheyenne.... [more]

Cheile f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje and variant of Cheiche.

Chelcie f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chele f English
diminutive of Michelle

Chelese f English (American, Rare)

Chelgiyeene f Yakut

Chélidoine m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Celedonius.

Chelise f English
A variant of Chalice or Chelsea. ... [more]

Chellie f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley or a diminutive of Michelle (via its short form Chelle). In the case of the American politician Chellie Pingree (1955-), her birth name was Rochelle.

Chellise f English
It's a variation of the name Chelsea.

Chellsie f English (American)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelone f Greek Mythology
Chelone was a nymph or a mortal woman who was changed into a tortoise by the gods. She was transformed by Hermes for refusing to attend the wedding of Hera and Zeus.... [more]

Chelse f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelseamarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Chelsea and Marie.

Chelsee f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsye f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Chemayne f American
Likely an invented name.

Chemeliine f Yakut
Meaning unknown.

Chemje f Yiddish