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Cantal f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Chantal.

Cantidiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidianus.

Cantidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidius.

Canto f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "edge" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Canto, meaning "Our Lady of the Edge". She is the patron saint of the town of Toro, located in the Spanish province of Zamora.

Canuto m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Knut. There are two Catholic saints by this name.

Capaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Capaneus.

Capaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Capaneus.

Capilla f Spanish (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]

Capitolí m Catalan
Catalan form of Capitolinus.

Caprasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Caprasius.

Caralàmpia f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Charalampos.

Caralampio m Galician, Spanish
Galician form of Charalampos via Charalampus and Spanish variant of Caralampo.

Caralampo m Italian, Spanish
Italian form of Charalampos via Charalampus and Spanish variant of Caralampio.

Carapás m Aragonese
Variant of Crapás.

Cardo m Filipino, Tagalog, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Ricardo.

Cari f Spanish
Diminutive of Caridad.

Carí m Catalan
Catalan form of Carinus.

Cariberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Charibert.

Caridá f Asturian
Asturian form of Caridad.

Caridemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Charidemus.

Carilau m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Charilaos via Charilaus.

Carino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carinus.

Caristo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carystus.

Carita f Spanish
Diminutive of Caridad.

Caritat f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Caridad, this name is directly taken from Catalan caritat "charity".

Caritina f Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Charitine. This name is mostly used in Mexico.

Carito f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carolina, via its short form Caro 2.

Caritó m Catalan
Catalan form of Chariton.

Caritón m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Chariton.

Carlines m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carlita f Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian
Diminutive of Carla.

Carlomán m Spanish
Spanish form of Carloman.

Carlosito m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carmecita f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Carmencita.

Carmello m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Anglicized)
Variant of Carmelo. This is also a surname (see Carmello).

Carmencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmenchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmencita f Spanish, American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen (compare Virgenza).

Carmiña f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.

Carminia f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Carminius.

Carminio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carminius.

Carmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmucha f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.

Caro m Medieval Italian, Galician, Spanish, Venetian
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Venetian form of Carus.

Caro f Spanish, English, German
Short form of Caroline or other names that begin with caro, commonly used in Great Britain (England).

Cárol f Spanish
Diminutive of Carolina.

Caroli f Spanish
Diminutive of Carolina.

Carolino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Carolina.

Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.

Carrasca f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "holm oak" in Spanish (species Quercus ilex). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Carrasca meaning "Our Lady of the Holm Oak". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Villahermosa, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain.... [more]

Carrión m Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carrión.

Carriona f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Carrión.

Carulina f Asturian, Corsican, Sicilian
Asturian, Corsican and Sicilian form of Carolina.

Carvili m Catalan
Catalan form of Carvilius.

Carvilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carvilius.

Casandro m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Cassander.

Casia f Galician (Rare), Puerto Rican (Rare)
Galician form of Cassia.

Casiana f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Romanian form of Cassiana.

Casiano m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Cassian.

Casildo m Galician (Archaic)
Masculine form of Casilda.

Casildra f Asturian
Asturian form of Casilda.

Casimira f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, English (Rare), Italian
Feminine form of Casimir.

Casio m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Cassius.

Casiodora f Spanish
Feminine form of Casiodoro.

Casiodoro m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Cassiodorus.

Casiopea f Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Cassiopeia.

Cassi m Catalan
Catalan form of Cassius.

Cassià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cassianus.

Cassiodor m Catalan, German
Catalan and German form of Cassiodorus.

Cast m Catalan
Catalan form of Castus.

Casta f Spanish
Casta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger... [more]

Castañar f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "chestnut grove" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castañar meaning "Our Lady of the Chestnut Grove". She is the patron saint of the town of Béjar, in the province of Salamanca, Spain.

Castillo f Spanish (European)
Means "castle" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castillo meaning "Our Lady of the Castle".

Casto m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Castus.

Cástor m Spanish
Spanish form of Castor.

Castora f Spanish, Medieval Italian
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.

Castriciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Castricianus.

Cástulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Castulus.

Cata f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catala f Asturian
Asturian form of Katherine.

Catald m Catalan
Catalan form of Cataldo.

Catalena f Spanish
Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Cataliña f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Catalina.

Catalinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)
From Latin cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).

Cateliña f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Cataliña.

Cathaysa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Allegedly means "beautiful (big) daisy" in the Guanche language. Recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. Cathaysa is also the title of a song recorded by singer Pedro Guerra in the 1980s.

Cati f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catleya f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino
From Cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America named after the British horticulturist William Cattley. Another variant from the same origin is Cataleya.

Catulo m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Catullus.

Caty f English, Spanish (Anglicized)
Variation of Catty or Catie and diminutive of Catalina.

Caya f Spanish
Feminine form of Cayo.

Caya f Asturian
Diminutive of Arcadia.

Cayo m Aragonese, Spanish
Spanish and Aragonese form of Caius.

Cebrià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Ceci f English, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia or Cecília.

Cecía f Galician
Galician form of Cecilia.

Cecili m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilius.

Cecilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cedrico m Spanish
Spanish form of Cedrico

Cèfal m Catalan
Catalan form of Cephalus.

Céfalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cephalus.

Cefas m Spanish
Spanish form of Cephas.

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.

Ceferina f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Ceferino.

Céfero m Asturian
Asturian form of Zephyr.

Cefeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Cepheus.

Cel f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sky" in Catalan.

Cela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Galician (Rare)

Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.

Celdon m Spanish
Spanish form of Sheldon

Celdoni m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Celedonius.

Cele m Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino.

Celedón m Spanish
Variant of Celedonio.

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.

Celena f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Selena.

Celes f & m Popular Culture, Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino and Celestina.

Celestí m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Caelestinus. A known bearer of this name was the Catalan politician Celestí Boada i Salvador (1902-1939).

Celestín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Caelestinus.

Celestio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelestius.

Celesto m Asturian
Masculine form of Celeste.

Celiana f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Caelianus.

Celidonio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Celedonius.

Celimena f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Célimène.

Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.

Celipa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Felipa.

Celipe m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Philip.

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.

Celymar f Spanish (?)

Cencia f Asturian
Feminine form of Cencio.

Cencio m Asturian
Short form of Inocencio.

Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.

Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.

Cento m Catalan
Diminutive of Vicent.

Ceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Coeus (see Koios).

Ceos m Catalan
Catalan form of Coeus (see Koios).

Cèrber m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Cerberus.

Cérbero m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Cerberus.

Cerbero m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cerberus.

Cereza f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "cherry" in Spanish.

Cerilo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cyril.

Cernín m Spanish
Alternate Spanish form of Saturninus

Ceronda f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Cèsar m Catalan
Catalan form of Caesar.

Cesárea f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Caesaria.

Cesáreo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish variant and Galician form of Cesario.

Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.

Cesario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Caesarius.

Cesca f Catalan, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Francesca.

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.

Cesítar m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Cesito m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Ceylena f Spanish
Selena

Chabela f Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chábeli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Isabel. A famous bearer is Chábeli Iglesias, a Spanish socialite.

Chabelita f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Diminutive of Chabela. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Isabel.

Chabier m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Xavier.

Chabiera f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Javiera.

Chacinta f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hyacintha.

Chacinto m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hyacinthus.

Chacoba f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Jacob.

Chacobe m Aragonese
Variant of Chacobo.

Chacobo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jacob.

Chago m Spanish
Diminutive of Santiago.

Chaima f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of James.

Chaime m Aragonese
Aragonese form of James.

Chalia f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.

Chalo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Chanira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Janira.

Chano m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luciano or Feliciano.

Chárbel m Spanish
Spanish form of Sharbel.

Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charito f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charlye m Spanish
Variant of Charlie.

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chavela f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavito m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavo m Popular Culture, Spanish
From Spanish chavo meaning ''boy, kid'', used as a nickname.

Chaxiraxi f Spanish (Canarian), Guanche Mythology
Derived from Guanche *ta-ahghər-ahəgh(i), meaning "she who sustains the firmament". This is the name of the mother goddess in Guanche mythology. After the conquest of the Canary Islands and their subsequent Christianization, Chaxiraxi became identified with the Virgin of Candelaria, an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife.

Chayenne f & m Spanish, Dutch
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chayito f Spanish
Diminutive of Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).

Chayo f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Chayuga f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *ta-jiwəg-ah, meaning "flowering". This was the name of a goddess venerated in Tenerife.

Chazinta f Aragonese
Variant of Chacinta.

Chazinto m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jacinto.

Chazmín f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jasmine.

Che m Galician (Rare)
Hypocorysm of Xosé and José

Checha m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Checho m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Checo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Cheila f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Cheíño m Galician (Rare)
Galician diminutive of Xosé and José by an elaboration of Che.

Chejo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Cheli f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Araceli.

Chelía f Galician
Galician hypocorism of Rosalía

Chely f Spanish
Variant of Cheli.

Chema f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gema.

Chemanu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Manuel.

Chemari m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Maria.

Chemi m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Miguel.

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chenara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jenara.

Chenaro m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Januarius.

Chencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Innocencia.

Chencho m Spanish
Diminutive of Inocencio and Sergio.

Chenerosa f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Generosa.

Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word Chenoa (or Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [more]

Chenobeba f Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Chenoveba.

Chenoveba f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Genevieve.

Chenta f Spanish
Diminutive of Vicenta.

Chente m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

Cheo m Spanish
Diminutive of José.

Chepe m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos and Jose.

Chepina f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.

Cherardo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gerard.

Cherbás m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gervasius.

Cheremías m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jeremy.

Chermán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Germanus.

Chermana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Germana.

Cheromo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jerónimo.

Cheronima f Aragonese
Feminine form of Cheronimo.

Cheronimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hieronymus.

Chertrudes f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gertrude.

Chervasio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gervasius.

Chesús m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jesus, used as a given name.

Chesusa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jesusa.

Chía f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.

Chicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Narciso.

Chil m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Giles.

Chila f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Childerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Childeric.

Chili f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Chilo f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Auxiliadora.

Chilperico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chilperic.

Chimén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ximeno.

Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.

Chinebra f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Ginevra.

Chinés m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Ginés.

Chino m Spanish, English, Popular Culture
This was the name of a character in the musical "West Side Story".... [more]

Chinto m Galician
Galician hypocorism of Xacinto and Jacinto.

Chio f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.

Chiquinquirá f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish feminine name given in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Chiquinquirá itself is of Chibcha origin and means "Place of swamps covered with fog".

Chiruca f Galician
Diminutive of Mercedes. This is the name of one of the main characters in the play 'Chiruca' (1941) by Adolfo Torrado.

Chisco m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.

Chisela f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gisela.

Chodofrodo m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Godfrey.

Choel m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Joel.

Chol f Spanish
Diminutive of Soledad.

Chole f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Sol 1 or Maria de la Soledad.

Chon f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Chona f Galician
Hypocoristic of Asunción.

Chona f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Concepción.

Chonás m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jonas 2.

Chonatán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jonathan.