Claretm & fSpanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Claret, given after saint Anthony Mary Claret, a Spanish archbishop, missionary and founder of the Claretians... [more]
ClariandrafMedieval English (Rare) Combination of Claria with Greek andria, a late form of andreia, and thus a feminine form of andreios "manly; masculine".
ClaribellfArthurian Cycle Claribell is the lover Phedon kills out of rage. Her story is told in Book 2, Canto 4 of "The Faerie Queene". ... [more]
ClarimondefLiterature Variant of Claremonde. La Morte amoureuse (in English: "The Dead Woman in Love") is a short story written by Théophile Gautier and published in La Chronique de Paris in 1836... [more]
ClarinafDutch, English (Rare) Elaborated form of Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
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.
Clarkem & fEnglish Variant of Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues... [more]
ClasterfairmAmerican (South), African American This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.
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.
ClavermFrench Derived from the surname Claver. Used in honor of the saint Peter Claver.
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).
CondwiramursfArthurian Cycle The name of a queen who becomes Parzival’s wife in the chivalric romance ‘Parzival’ by Wolfram von Eschenbach.
ConmarchmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton con "(war)hound, elevated one" (Middle Welsh kyn) combined with Old Welsh, Old Breton march "stallion, steed".
CougarmEnglish (Rare) From late 18th century, from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Guarani guaçuarana.
CovinarfArmenian, Armenian Mythology Variant spelling of Tsovinar. 'Cov' is most likely a loanword from Urartian ṣûǝ, meaning "(inland) sea." This spelling is used in an Armenian epic.
Creaturef & mMedieval English (Rare, Archaic) From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [more]
CuadrosfSpanish (European, Rare) From the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Cuadros (Our Lady of Cuadros), native to the town of Bedmar y Garcíez in the province of Jaén, Spain. The name ultimately comes from the river next to its Marian sanctuary, river Cuadros (meaning "squares").
Cushan-rishathaimmBiblical Meaning unknown, but possibly derived from the Hebrew name Cush (כוש) and the verb רשע (rsh') meaning "to be wicked". He was mentioned in Judges 3:8.
CyaxaresmOld Persian (Latinized), History Latinized form of Kyaxares, which is the hellenized form of the Old Persian male name Hvakhshathra or Uvakhšatara. The meaning of the name is uncertain. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.
DaariomLiterature, Popular Culture Daario Naharis is the name of a sellsword character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
DabarehfBiblical Dabareh is a not entirely incorrect mode of Anglicizing (Jos 21:28) the name Daberath
DadhikramSanskrit Possibly deriving from the Sanskrit elements दधि (dadhi), meaning "thickened milk, curd" and kri, meaning "to scatter". This possibly refers to the effect of the morning sun on dew... [more]
DaeirafGreek Mythology Means "knowing one", from Greek ἐδάην (edaen) (via the unattested present form *dao) meaning "to learn, know, teach". This was the name of an Oceanid in Greek mythology, associated with the Eleusinian mysteries... [more]
DaentraimThai Means "three worlds" or "three realms" from Thai แดน (daen) meaning "land, realm, world" and ไตร (trai) meaning "three". More specifically the term refers to the three main realms of existence in Buddhist tradition: kāma-loka ("the world of feeling"), rūpa-loka ("the world of form") and arūpa-loka ("the world of immaterial form").
DaephronmAncient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized) Derived from Ancient Greek δαΐφρων (daiphron), meaning both "warlike, fiery" and "wise, prudent", the former derived from δάϊς (dais) meaning "battle" and φρήν (phren) meaning "mind, heart, emotions", the latter from ἐδάην (edaen) meaning "to learn, teach, know" and φρήν (phren)... [more]
DaeronmLiterature Derived from Sindarin daer "great". This was the name of a Sindarin Elf in 'The Silmarillion'. Daeron was the greatest of the Elven minstrels.
DagaricmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
DagbjørgfNorwegian (Rare), Faroese Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse dagr "day" with bjarga "to help, save, rescue".
DagvardmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and varðr "guardian".
DagviðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
DahamorthmArthurian Cycle A knight killed by Gawaine in a tournament at the city of Baldac (Baghdad) in Babylonia. Dahamorth’s brother, Angaras of Karamphi, tried to slay Gawaine for the incident, but was himself defeated.
DaiichiroumJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
DaijirōmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two", 次 (ji) meaning "order, sequence, next" or 治 (ji) meaning "govern, administer" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son" or 朗 (rō) meaning "bright, sonorant, clear"... [more]
DaijiroumJapanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大二郎 or 大二朗 or 大次郎 or 大治郎 (see Daijirō).
DaikichirōmJapanese From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son"... [more]
DainorafLithuanian Means "desire for a song" (and thus refers to someone who either wishes to sing or desires to hear a song), derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina) combined with the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
DaiphronmGreek Mythology The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It could be derived from the Greek verb δαίω (daio) meaning "to divide" or from the related Greek verb δαίζω (daizo) meaning "to cleave (asunder)"... [more]
DaiquirifEnglish (American, Rare) From the English word daiquiri for the alcoholic drink, which was taken from a Cuban place name.
DairafGreek Mythology, Spanish (Latin American) The name of an Okeanid Nymph of the town in Eleusis in Attika, Greece. It is derived from the element δαο (dao), meaning "the knowing one, teacher".