ChoibalsanmMongolian Derived from a Tibetan name. This was the name of Choibalsan Khorloogiin (1895-1952), a Mongolian Communist leader sometimes called "the Stalin of Mongolia".
ChomkhwanfThai From Thai ชม (chom) meaning "praise, admire" or "look, watch" and ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious".
Chomnanm & fKhmer Means "smart, skilled, capable" in Khmer.
ChongguanmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, coronet".
ChongjianmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 见 (jiàn) meaning "see, observe" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword".
ChongkuanmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 宽 (kuān) meaning "broad, vast, spacious".
ChongmanmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 满 (mǎn) meaning "fill, full, completely; satisfied".
ChongranmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".
ChongsanmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 三 (sān) meaning "three".
ChongxianmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 现 (xiàn) meaning "appear, manifest, become visible, show".
Chongyuanm & fChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source".
ChongzhanmChinese From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 展 (zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend" or 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound, clear, tranquil".
ChristijanmDutch (Rare) Variant spelling of Christian. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch professional racing driver Christijan Albers (b. 1979).
ChunlanfChinese From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]
ChunnuanfChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial".
ChunshanfChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
ChunwanfChinese From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".
ChunxianfChinese From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "clean, pure, simple" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Chunyanf & mChinese From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous"... [more]
ChūpānmMedieval Mongolian It means shepherd, rancher and pastor. Amir Chūpān was an Ilkhanid noble and a nominal general of the Mongol Empire. He was also the ancestor of the Chupanids.
ChuraiwanfThai From Thai จุไร (churai) meaning "hair, hairline" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
CiabhánmIrish Mythology From Irish ciabhar meaning "locks, head of hair". In Irish mythology Ciabhán was the mortal lover of Clíodhna. It is often anglicized as Keevan.
CihuanfChinese From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, happy, pleased, glad; joy".
CihuapanmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl cihuatl "woman" and the locative suffix -pan, possibly meaning "on the woman", "in the place of the woman", or "in the way of women".
CijuanfChinese From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
ClaudianmEnglish English form of Claudianus. This name was borne by a Roman court poet from the 4th century AD.
ClellanmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Clelland. It was borne by Minnesota entertainer Clellan Card (1903–1966), voice of Axel Torgeson on the children's show 'Axel and His Dog' (1954-1966).
CoananmNahuatl Means "snake mother" or possibly "snake protector" in Nahuatl, from cōātl "snake, serpent" and nantli "mother", which can be used in the sense of "protector".
CoranmPopular Culture This is the name of an Altean man who serves as Princess Allura's right-hand man in the 2016 series "Voltron: Legendary Defender."
Corinthianm & fEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture Corinthian is the most ornate of the classical orders (columns) of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by fluted columns and elaborate capitals with intricate carvings. It has taken on the meaning of "ornate, luxurious" because of the typical traits of the namesake order... [more]
CormoranmFolklore, Literature Name of a legendary giant in Cornish folklore; he appears in the fairy tale 'Jack the Giant Killer'. The name was also used for the main character, Cormoran Strike, in 'The Cuckoo's Calling' (2013) by Robert Galbraith (J... [more]
Cornelianm & fEnglish (Rare) Named for the deep red gemstone which is also known as a carnelian. The word comes from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel cherry" - a flowering dogwood tree with small, dark red fruit.... [more]
CrevanmIrish Anglicized form of the Irish name Criomhthann, from Old Irish crimthan meaning "fox". A variant, Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint Columba.
CronanmEnglish From Irish Gaelic Crónán, from crón "swarthy". This was the name of two seventh-century Irish saints and miracle-workers.
CrovanmHistory Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Middle Irish crobh bhan "white hand". This was the byname of Godred Crovan (d. 1095), an 11th-century Norse conqueror who ruled the Isle of Man. It has been interpreted as a mocking reference to Godred's supposed habit of wearing white gauntlets into battle and aversion to getting his hands dirty in combat.
CruithnechánmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish Means "little grain" in Old Irish, from Old Irish cruithnecht "wheat, grain" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint known as one of the mentors of Columba.
CuauhpanmNahuatl Means "eagle banner" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and panitl "banner, flag". Alternatively, the first element could be cuahuitl "tree, wood".
CuauhtecpanmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly a combination of cuauhtli "eagle" and either tecpan "palace", tecpantli "twenty", or tecpana "to put in order, to arrange in a row".
CynfranmMedieval Welsh Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.
DailanfChinese (Rare) This name can be used as 黛岚, 岱岚, 黛兰 or 代兰 with 黛 (dài), referring to a dark pigment used by women in ancient times to paint their eyebrows, 岱 (dài), which was used for the name of a mountain in Shandong Province (now called Mount Tai), 代 (dài) meaning "generation, era," 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid."
Daizanm & fJapanese, Popular Culture, Literature From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
DalianmEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name might be a masculinization of Dalia 1 or Dahlia, but it could also be a combination of Dale with either Ian or the English suffix -ian, which is ultimately derived from the Latin suffix -ianus.... [more]
DallánmIrish Means "little blind one", from Irish dall "blind" combined with a diminutive suffix. The nickname was borne by an Irish poet saint of the 6th century.
Đanm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dânm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dầnm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
DanmJapanese From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Danahanf & mUzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
DandanmArabic A sea creature from Arabian mythology which mentioned in 9th volume of The Book of 1001 Nights. It said that can swallow a ship and it's crews in one gulp.
DandanfChinese From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦 (dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
DardanmSerbian Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
DarianmPersian Name of a place in Iran's Fars province; Name of a village in Iran's East Azerbaijan province (see Daryan); Name of a village in Iran's Kermanshah province
DarispanmGeorgian (Rare), Literature Means "door of Isfahan", derived from the Persian noun در (dar) meaning "door, gate" combined with Spahān, which is the Middle Persian name for the modern city of اصفهان (Isfahan) in Iran.... [more]
DarkhanmKazakh Means "gallant, strong, sturdy" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from tarkhan, an ancient military title used by Mongol, Turkic and Iranian leaders, which is of uncertain origin. In the Mongol Empire this title granted exemption from taxation.
DarkhanmYakut Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Darkhanm & fMongolian Means "blacksmith, craftsman" in Mongolian.
Da-sanmKorean Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]
DasanmPomo Dasan, the high god-ancestor of the northern Pomo, came out of the ocean and called the world into being with his words and then created the first people.... [more]
DecumanmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "large, chief" in Latin, derived from Latin decumanus meaning "tenth". This was the name of one of the Celtic saints who came to Somerset from Pembrokeshire (-706).