Canyonm & fEnglish From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
CanzaedafIndigenous American (Rare) Originally spelled "Cansaeda" The meaning of this name is unknown, though thought to mean "huntress." Originally a family name carried down through both Creek and Cherokee Indigiounous American lines throughout North Carolina and Tennessee.
CaofChinese A famous bearer of this name is Empress Cao, who was a consort of the Song Dynasty.
Caom & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high".
CaofChinese From the Chinese character 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw, thatch, herbs".
CaochlaochmOld Irish Means "blind warrior", from caoch "blind, one-eyed" and láech "hero, warrior".
CaodhanmIrish (Modern, Rare) Irishized form of Caden in analogy to Aodhán and Aidan. This name is not traditionally used in Irish Gaelic nor would be pronounced like English Caden.
CaohuafChinese From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
CaolanfChinese From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid; elegant, graceful".
CaomeifChinese (Rare) From Chinese 草莓 (cǎoméi) meaning "strawberry" or from 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]
CaomengfChinese From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, herbs" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".
CaomhainnmScottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic form of Kevin. The name coincides with the Scottish Gaelic verb caomhainn "to reserve; to husband".
CaomufChinese From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 暮 (mù) meaning "evening, dusk, sunset".
CaonabomTaíno Name of the king, cacique of Maguana a kingdom on the island of Hispaniola. He was married to Anacaona and was resisted Spanish rule.
ÇaoyamNahuatl Possibly means "he just left" in Nahuatl.
CapaneusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Καπανεύς (Kapaneus), which is possibly derived from Greek καπάνη (kapanē) meaning "chariot". It could also have been derived from Greek κάπη (kapē) meaning "crib, manger" or even from Greek κᾶπος (kapos), which can mean "plot of land, garden" as well as "breath"... [more]
CapanillimNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "one who makes noise", from Nahuatl capani "to make a cracking or slapping noise". This was an epithet of Xolotl, possibly associated with sleep or dreams.
CapellafAstronomy This is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Its name means "little she-goat" from Latin capra "she-goat" with a diminutive suffix. In Roman mythology the star represented the goat Amalthea.
CapillafSpanish (European) Means "chapel" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Santísima Virgen de la Capilla and Nuestra Señora de la Capilla (meaning "The Most Holy Virgin of the Chapel" and "Our Lady of the Chapel" respectively)... [more]
CapitomAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin capito meaning "big-headed", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin capitis, the genitive of Latin caput meaning "head"... [more]
CapitolafEnglish, Literature Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.
CapitolinusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin capitolium (related to Late Latin capitellum "small head, top of column", from which we derived our current word 'capital'), which is ultimately derived from Latin caput "head"... [more]
CapitonmLate Roman Derived from Latin capitonis, which is the genitive of Latin capito meaning "big-headed" (also see Capito). A bearer of this name was Capiton of Cherson, a fairly obscure saint (and hieromartyr) from the 4th century AD.
CapolihuizmNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl capolin "cherry-like tree" and ihuitztli "thorn, spine".
CaprasiusmLate Roman Possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "(she-)goat". A bearer of this name was Caprasius of Agen, a French saint from the early 4th century AD.
CapricornmAstronomy From Latin Capricornus meaning "horned like a goat" (from caper, genitive capri "goat" and cornu "horn"), a loan-translation of Greek Aigokheros, the name of the constellation... [more]
CarabímCharrúa Carabí was a tribe leader from Argentina whom put up resistance against the Spaniards for 15 years both in Santa Fé and Buenos Aires. He was the most respected tribe leader of his time.
CarabossefLiterature Derived from Latin cara, meaning "face", and Old French bosse meaning "inflammation". This describes a bubo gotten through pox. This name was first used on the wicked fairy godmother in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Princess Mayblossom (1697), though nowadays it is more famous as the name given to the wicked fairy godmother in Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty (1890).
CarafinafMedieval Italian Possibly derived from surname Carafa (Caraffa), which belonged to the House of Carafa (Caraffa), a noble Neapolitan family known from XII century... [more]
CarasynthiafPopular Culture Carasynthia "Cara" Dune is a Human female Alderaanian who served in the Rebel Alliance as a shock trooper, and who later became a mercenary in the Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
CaratafGaulish Derived from Gaulish carata "beloved", the word itself being the past participle of cara- "to love".
CarbonelmLiterature Transferred use of the surname Carbonel. This name was used in Barbara Sleigh's Carbonel series where Carbonel is a black cat who was owned by a witch.
CarcharothmLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Carcharoth, also known as the Red Maw, lived in the First Age of the Sun, and was the greatest werewolf that ever lived. He was of the line of Draugluin.
CardifEnglish (Rare) A famous bearer is pop artist Cardi B (born in 1992 as BelcalisMarlenis Almánzar) who got her stage name from Bacardi, a white rum... [more]
CardiniafIndigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare) A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.
CarenzafCornish Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".
CaressfEnglish (American, Rare), African American (Rare) Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]
CaressefEnglish (Rare) From the French word caresse meaning "caress", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved". This name was borne by Caresse Crosby (1892-1970), original name Mary 'Polly' Phelps Jacob, an American socialite and the inventor of the modern bra... [more]
CaritmDanish (Rare) Invented by the Danish author Carl Brosbøll (1816-1900) for use as a pen name; his pseudonym, Carit Etlar, was an anagram of Carl and Tertia (his given name and that of his muse, Tertia Fabricius).
CarlgustavmSwedish (Rare) Very rare combination of Carl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Carl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Carl Gustav.
Carlinf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]
CarljohanmSwedish (Rare) Rare combination of the names Carl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Carl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Carl Johan.