CallunafEnglish (Rare), Dutch (Rare) From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".
CalmanafJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature Latinized form of Kalmana, the name of Cain's wife and twin sister in Judeo-Christian legend (e.g., found in the (first Greek redaction of the) 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius', written in Syriac in the late 7th century)... [more]
CălțunafMedieval Romanian This was the name of Vlad Dracul's noble Wallachian mistress, a boyar lady who became the mother of his son Vlad Călugărul ('Vlad the Monk').
CambinafArthurian Cycle Cambina is Triamond's sister and Cambell's wife in Book 4, Cantos 2–3 of "The Faerie Queene". She is well-versed in magic and able to soothe conflict.
Canaryf & mEnglish From the name of the bird, Canary.
CanaulmHistory (Rare) Variant of Conall found in the Poppleton manuscript (14th century) as a name owned by only one of the Pictish kings, usually identified with Conall mac Taidg.
CanayfKarachay-Balkar From the Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon".
CanazizfOttoman Turkish From Turkish can "soul, life" combined with aziz "respected, powerful, beloved".
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]
CarnafRoman Mythology The goddess who makes strong muscles, and defends the internal organs from witches or strigae.
CarnationfEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic) Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]
CasinafTheatre Possibly derived from Greek kasia meaning "cinnamon". Casina is a beautiful slave girl in the Latin play Casina by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title has been translated as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding... [more]
CastañarfSpanish (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.
CastorinafItalian, Portuguese (Brazilian) Italian feminine form of Castorino, or else a direct feminine diminutive of either Castoro or Castore, formed with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (itself ultimately from the Latin feminine adjective-forming suffix -īna "of or pertaining to").
CatenafItalian, Sicilian Derived from Italian catena "chain", this name was taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima della Catena. The name is mainly found in Sicily.
CayenafSpanish (Modern, Rare) Spanish form of Cayenne. Besides the pepper, Cayena is also the Spanish name for the Chinese hibiscus (species Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis).
CeithearnachmIrish Means "warrior, kern (light-armed foot soldier)".
CelaenafLiterature Meaning unknown. The American author Sarah J. Maas used this for the central character in her 'Throne of Glass' series of fantasy novels, first released in 2012. She may have based it on the Greek mythological name Celaeno.
CenerinafItalian (Archaic) Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.
ChanenafFilipino Combination of the given name Nena and the popular Filipino suffix Cha-.
Chaninaf & mHebrew, Yiddish Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.
ChardonnayfAfrican American (Modern) After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.
CharitinafLate Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Charitine. Saint Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety, while Charitina of Lithuania (died 1281) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
CharsenamBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Carshena used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).
ChegiannafObscure Possibly a combination of Che and Gianna. This name is borne by a daughter of American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011).
Chenabm & fUrdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
ChenaifChinese From the Chinese 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure" or 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful".
ChennamTelugu Possibly from Chennappa, the name of a Vijayanagara-era rajah after whom the city of Chennai is named. Chennappa Nayaka himself was named after a Telugu deity called Chennakesava Swamy.
ChiajnafMedieval Romanian Variant of Cneajna. Doamna Chiajna ("Lady Chiajna" in English) was a Princess consort of Wallachia. She was married to Mircea the Shepherd.
ChianafDutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Popular Culture Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be an invented name, in which case it might (for example) consist of an Asian name element (such as Japanese chi meaning "wisdom, intellect") and the name Ana... [more]
ChiannafDutch (Rare), English (Rare) Variant form of Chiana. A bearer of this name is Chianna Bono (b. 1991), one of the daughters of the Italian-American singer Sonny Bono (1935-1998).