Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
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Choetsak m Thai
From Thai เชิด (choet) meaning "lift, raise" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".
Choezom f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (chos-dzoms) meaning "plentiful dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".
Chogden m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མཆོག་ལྡན (see Chokden).
Chogyal m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་རྒྱལ (chos-rgyal) meaning "king of Dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "teachings, doctrine, Dharma" and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "king".
Choi-gi m Korean (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Joseon politician Yu In-ho's uncle, Yu Choi-gi (1689-?), it is made up of Sino-Korean 最 (choi) meaning "best, most; important, crucial" and 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base."... [more]
Choi-ki m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Choi-gi.
Choisi m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from French choisi, the past participle of choisir "to choose; (obsolete) to perceive, distinguish".
Cho-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (cho) meaning "glass, crystal" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945)... [more]
Choji m Japanese
From 長 (cho) meaning "chief, head, leader" or 蝶 (cho) meaning "butterfly" and 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chojun m Japanese
From 長 (cho) meaning "chief, head, leader" or 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" and 淳 (jun) meaning "pure, simple, clean", or 順 (jun) meaning "obey, submit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chokchai m Thai
From Thai โชค (chok) meaning "luck, fortune" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Chokden m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan མཆོག་ལྡན (mchog-ldan) meaning "possessor of excellence", from མཆོག (mchog) meaning "excellent, foremost, superior" and ལྡན (ldan) meaning "to possess".
Chokey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (see Choki).
Choki m Japanese
Variant transcription of Chouki.
Choki m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (chos-skyid) meaning "happy dharma practice", from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".
Choko f Japanese
From Japanese 甘 (cho) meaning "sweet", 緒 (cho) meaning "thread" or 小 (cho) meaning "small, little" combined with 茶 (ko) meaning "tea" or 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.
Chokyi m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི (chos-kyi) meaning "religious, pious, virtuous".
Choleng f Filipino
Diminutive of Soledad.
Chol-Ho m Korean
Variant transcription of Cheol-ho.
Cho-mae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sino-Korean 草 (cho) meaning "grass" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". ... [more]
Chomkhwan f Thai
From Thai ชม (chom) meaning "praise, admire" or "look, watch" and ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious".
Chomphu f Thai
Means "rose apple" in Thai.
Chompoo f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Chomphu.
Chona f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of names ending in -cion, such as Concepcion or Consolacion.
Chongrak f & m Thai
Means "loyal, faithful" in Thai.
Chongyun m Chinese
From Chinese 重 (chóng) meaning "layer" and 雲, 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Choochai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuchai.
Choochart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูชาติ (see Chuchat).
Choochat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูชาติ (see Chuchat).
Chookiat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chukiat.
Choophong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูพงศ์/ชูพงษ์ (see Chuphong).
Choopong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูพงศ์/ชูพงษ์ (see Chuphong).
Choosak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chusak.
Choowit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuwit.
Chorcha f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of Jorge.
Chordán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jordan.
Cho-rong f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Chorong.
Chorong f & m Korean (Modern)
From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.... [more]
Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.
Chōshin m Japanese
This name combines 朝 (chou, asa) meaning "Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime" with 信 (shin) meaning "faith, fidelity, trust, truth,", 進 (shin, susu.mu, susu.meru) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote," 申 (shin, saru, mou.shi-, mou.su) meaning "have the honor to, sign of the monkey (ninth sign of Chinese zodiac)," 心 (shin, kokoro, -gokoro) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or 晋 (shin, susu.mu) meaning "advance."... [more]
Chouchou f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chouei m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (chou) meaning "morning" combined with 永 (ei) meaning "eternity". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Chouji m Japanese
Variant transcription of Choji.
Choujou m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (chou) meaning "morning" combined with 城 (jou) meaning "castle" or 常 (jou) meaning "always, constantly, consistently". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Chouki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" and 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Choumi f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chozom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (see Choezom).
Chrese f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charisse, notable person is Chrese Evans, originally named Olga Peters, granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.
Chrishan m English
Modern spelling of Christian. This is the middle name of American rapper Christopher Chrishan Dotson (1989-).
Chrishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Chris.
Chrisley f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.
Chrissi f English
Variant of Chrissy.
Christfried m German, Estonian
A name coined from the name elements Christ "Christus" and *Frid* "peace" by German pietists in the 18th century.
Christien m English, French (Rare, Archaic)
English alternate spelling of Christian as well as one of the French forms of the name (the other being Chrétien).
Christien f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Christine.
Christijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Christinus or Christine, depending on the sex of the bearer. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Christijn Groeneveld (b... [more]
Christlieb m German (Rare)
Derived from the archaic German noun Christ meaning "Christ" combined with the German adjective lieb meaning "dear, sweet" (ultimately from ancient Germanic leub meaning "dear, beloved")... [more]
Christraud f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Christraud is a modern blend of Christine and names ending in -traud (like Waltraud).
Chuangxia f Chinese
From the Chinese character 窗 (chuāng) meaning "window" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". ... [more]
Chuanphit f Thai
From Thai ชวน (chuan) meaning "persuade" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".
Chuchai m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Chuchart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูชาติ (see Chuchat).
Chuchat m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift, elevate" and ชาติ (chat) meaning "life, incarnation, origin" or "nation, country".
Chuchay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Jesusa.
Chūhei m Japanese
From Japanese 忠 (chuu) meaning "loyalty" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chu-hua f Chinese
Chu-hua is a girl's name of Chinese origin. Meaning "chrysanthemum"
Chukiart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูเกียรติ (see Chukiat).
Chukiat m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".
Chula f Chickasaw, Choctaw
Means "fox" in Choctaw and Chickasaw. It is uncertain whether this is a traditional Choctaw (or Chickasaw) name.
Chula m & f Thai
Means "star-shaped kite" or "excellent, beautiful, ravishing" in Thai.
Chul-ho m Korean
Variant transcription of Cheol-ho.
Chulo m Spanish
Means "cutie" in Spanish.
Chul-Soon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 철순 (see Cheol-Sun).
Chumphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชุมพล (see Chumphon).
Chumphon m Thai
Means "assembly, meeting, gathering" in Thai.
Chumpol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชุมพล (see Chumphon).
Chumpon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชุมพล (see Chumphon).
Chungda m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆུང་བདག (see Chungdak).
Chungdak m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆུང་བདག (chung-bdag) meaning "little one". This name was traditionally given to a child whose parents did not want any more children.
Chung-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 忠 "loyalty, devotion, fidelity" and 裁 "cut out; decrease".
Chung-seon m Korean
Chung(忠) is "fidelity" and Seon(善) is "good". Kim Chung-Seon was a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion. His Japanese name was Sayaka (沙也可)... [more]
Chunhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]
Chun-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 春 (chun) "spring" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms".
Chun-hyang f Literature
From Sino-Korean 春 "spring; wanton" and 香 "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense". This is the name of the main character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.
Chun-hyang f Korean
From Sino-Korean 春 (chun) meaning "spring" combined with 香 (hyang) meaning "incense, fragrant". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Chun-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 春 "spring" and 子 "child". Chun-ja was the tenth-most popular name for Korean girls born in 1940. The same characters can be read Haruko in Japanese... [more]
Chunlan f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]
Chunlei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder" or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud"... [more]
Chunli f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany" combined with 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum" or 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Chunlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "camellia (flower)" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain"... [more]
Chunling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]
Chunlong m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon"... [more]
Chunmei f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Chunping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Chunri f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring", 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany", or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Chunrong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]
Chunxiang f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring", or 纯/純 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "incense, fragrant", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", or 向 (xiàng) meaning "direction, towards"... [more]
Chunyan f & m Chinese
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]
Chunying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems", 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon", or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Chunyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple" combined with 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 郁 (yù) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious"... [more]
Chunzhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 甄 (zhēn) meaning "examine, discern, distinguish" or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]
Chuphong m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, elevate, lift up" and พงศ์/พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Chupong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูพงศ์/ชูพงษ์ (see Chuphong).
Chura f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of Okinawan adjective 美/清らさん (churasan) meaning "beautiful, lovely," cognate to Japanese 清ら (kiyora), an archaic term referring to elegant and dazzling beauty, otherwise the stem of 清らか (kiyoraka) meaning "clean, pure, chaste."... [more]
Churai f Thai
Means "hair, hairline" in Thai.
Churan f Chinese
From Chinese 楚 (chǔ) meaning "clear, bright" and 然 (rán) meaning "right, correct".
Chusak m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
Chusi m Spanish
Diminutive of Chus, which in turn is a diminutive of Jesús.
Chusto m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Justus.
Chuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 中 (chuu) meaning "China" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chuva f Portuguese
From Portuguese chuva meaning "rain".
Chuwit m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Chuzo m Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 蔵 (zo) meaning "to hide" or 三 (zou, mi, mitsu) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations can be used instead.
Chuzou m Japanese
A variant transcription of Chuzo.
Chyler m & f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Actress Chyler Leigh (1982-).
Cia f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Cecilia and Carina 2, or a variant of Kia and Sia.
Cianan m English (British, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Cianán.
Cianne f English (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Perhaps a combination of the prefix Ci- and Anne 1 or a variant of Cyan... [more]
Ciba f Romani (Caló)
Means "marvel, wonder" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Maravilla.
Cicci f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Ciccio m Italian, Neapolitan
Hypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis). Commonly used as a nickname in Southern Italy, it was borne by Sicilian actor Ciccio Ingrassia (as one half of the comedy duo Franco e Ciccio) and a character in the 2021 Disney Pixar animated film Luca... [more]
Cici f English
Diminutive of Cecilia and other names beginning with or containing the sound Ci.
Cici f Taiwanese
It means child of music or heart of music.
Cici f Georgian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Georgian ციცი (see Tsitsi).
Cíes f Galician (Modern)
Given after Cíes Islands in Galicia (Spain), itself possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *seikw ("to dry").
Cihad m Turkish
Variant of Cihat.
Cihat m Turkish
Turkish form of Jihad.
Ciji f Popular Culture, English (American, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, perhaps a phonetic spelling of the initials C and G. This was used for a character on the American soap opera Knots Landing, Ciji Dunne. She is a character that debuted on the show in 1982... [more]
Cíla f Czech
Diminutive of Cecilie.
Ciley f English
Variant of Kylie.
Cilmi m Somali
A name that derives from the word cilmi which means "knowledge" or "learning."
Cindee f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cindel f Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a Dutch diminutive of Cynthia. Cindel Towani was a main character in the TV movies Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, which are part of the Star Wars universe.
Cinder f English (American)
Representing the residue of combustion; ashes.
Cindey f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cinja f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Sinja.... [more]
Cinna m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a Roman politician who was the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
Cinta f Spanish (European), Catalan
Means "ribbon" in Spanish and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Virgen de la Cinta.
Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.
Cintli f Mexican
Variant of Centli.
Cinzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian masculine form of Cynthia.
Ciorstan f Scottish
Diminutive of Cairistìona influenced by Danish Kirsten. It is the original Scottish form of Kirstin.
Cipta m & f Indonesian
Means "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त (citta).
Cipto m Javanese
Javanese form of Cipta.
Círdan m Literature
Means "ship-maker" in Sindarin. Círdan is the name of a Telerin Elf in the work of Tolkien.
Cirie f English
Famous bearer is Cirie Fields, 4th and 3rd place finisher of Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Micronesia, respectively. Presumed to be invented.
Ćiril m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyril.
Cirill m Hungarian
Hungarian form Cyril.
Cirno f Popular Culture, English
The name is based on the English word "chill." A notable character with the name is Cirno, an ice fairy from the Touhou Project.
Cirrus m English (Rare)
Possibly named for the cirrus cloud or from the Latin word, meaning "a lock of hair, tendril, curl, ringlet of hair," that the word originates from.
Cisca f Dutch
Dutch short form of Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.
Ciska f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form for both Francisca and Franciska - one could also label it a variant spelling for Cisca (though out of the two, Ciska is certainly the most common).
Ciske m & f Dutch
Diminutive form of Cis.
Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)
From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de El Cisne and Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [more]
Cisse m Flemish
Flemish short form of Francis.
Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.
Cissi f Swedish
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cita f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Carmencita, Pacita, and other names ending in -cita.
Citra f Literature
Invented by Neal Shusterman for the main character in his book series "Scythe", first released in 2016.
Citrine f English (Modern, Rare), French
From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish tsitrin, for "lemon tree."... [more]
Citrus f English
Refers to a genus of flowering trees that produce fruits.
Claartje f Dutch
Diminutive of Claar, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje.
Claiborne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Claiborne.... [more]
Clairy f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Clair (men) and Claire (women). In the Netherlands, the name is primarily used on women, whilst in Flanders (Belgium) the opposite applies.... [more]
Clancey m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Clancy.
Clanci f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Clancy.
Clärchen f German (Rare), Theatre
A German diminutive of Clara.... [more]
Claret m & f Spanish (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]
Clarey f English
Variant of Clary.
Clarkson m English
Transferred use of the surname Clarkson.
Clarky m English
Diminutive of Clark.
Clarnell f English (American)
Invented name, notable for belonging to the mother of American serial killer Edmund Kemper III
Clarrie f English
Either a diminutive of Clara or a variant of Clarie.
Claustre f Catalan
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.
Claustro f & m Spanish
Spanish form of Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Clavo m Spanish (Latin American)
A variant of Clavio, the name is also identical to the Spanish noun for “nail.” Therefore, there is possibly a connotation of extraordinary steadfastness and solid reliability in times of trouble... [more]
Clayden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clayton, influenced by names ending in den such as Braden and Hayden.
Clea f English (Rare), German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Latinate form of Cleo apparently coined by British novelist Lawrence Durrell for a character in his Alexandria Quartet. A known bearer is American actress Clea DuVall (1977-).
Cleavon m African American (Rare)
Meaning "cliff". Adaptation from names containing the element cleav with the suffix -on.
Cleda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cleta.
Cledus m English
Variant of "Cletus."
Clella f American
Feminine of Clelland or Clellan or due to the comparative rarity of the male names, perhaps a rhyming form of Ella 1.
Clellan m American (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).
Clelland m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Clelland.
Clemie f & m American
Variant of Clemmie.
Clemson m English
Transferred from the surname "Clemson."
Cleodie f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from the Scottish surname McLeod.
Cleret f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish diminutive of Clara.
Clesek m Cornish (Archaic)
From Cornish klos, meaning "close".
Cleta f English (American, Rare), Catalan (Rare)
English feminine form of Cletus and Catalan short form of Anacleta.
Climient m Aragonese
Aragonese variant of Climent.
Clintette f Obscure
Feminization of Clint.
Clizia f Italian
Italian form of Clytia.
Clopás m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Clopas.
Clopin m Literature
Means "stumbler" in French. This was the first name of a character from Victor Hugo's novel, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. Clopin Trouillefou was considered the king of truants by the Parisian gypsies.
Cloya f Asturian
Feminine form of Cloyo.
Cloyo m Asturian
Asturian form of Claudio.
Cluanach m Irish
Derived from clauna "deceitful, flattering, rogue".
Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.
Clydine f English
Feminine form of Clyde.
Cnáimhseach f Irish
Means "midwife", which is derived from Irish Cnámh meaning "bone".
Coalhouse m Literature
Appears in the novel (1975), movie (1981) and musical (1998) Ragtime, on the character Coalhouse Walker Junior, and his son, Coalhouse Walker III. The writer of Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow, was inspired to name Coalhouse Jr... [more]
Cobalt m English
From the metal or the shade of blue. Derived from German kobold, a type of house spirit. This in turn, has a few possible etymologies. One is that it come from Greek koba'los, meaning "rogue"... [more]
Cobi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Coby.
Cobra m English (American, Rare)
From Portuguese cobra from the latin colubra meaning "snake."
Coca f Romanian
Diminutive of Cornelia.
Cocky f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Cock, which is a short form of Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women)... [more]
Cocoa f & m Pet, English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Coco or from the English word cocoa for the cocoa bean. The word cocoa comes from the Spanish word cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl... [more]
Cocol m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from cocolli, which can mean "quarrel, dispute, anger", "pain, illness", "plant tendril" (which would derive from colli "something bent, twisted, curling"), or "a responsibility, charge, burden".
Coda m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Koda.
Codi f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cody
Codin m Romanian
Diminutive of Constantin.
Codru m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian codru "wood, forest".
Coen m English
Variant of Cohen.
Coenwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cene "keen, brave" and wulf "wolf".
Coffey m African American (Rare)
Possibly a form of Cuff. This is borne by American country and western singer-songwriter Coffey Anderson (1978-).
Coila f Literature
Coila was the muse of the poet Robert Burns, he created her as a poetic device for many of his poems. The name derives from the poetic name for the area of Kyle, Ayrshire, which itself is derived from the male names Coil, Coilus or Coel Hen, King of the Picts, who lived, ruled and died in the area.
Colbie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).
Coldin m English
Coldin is a boy's name meaning "dark valley" that comes from the Old English name Colden.
Colebee m Indigenous Australian
This was the name of two famous Australian Aborigines, recorded in the early history of Sydney. The meaning of the name is yet unknown. Also, this particular spelling may be an anglicized form of the original Aboriginal name, since it is close in appearance to English (sur)names like Coleby and Colby.
Coleton m English
Variant of Colton.
Coley m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Coley or a diminutive of names such as Nicole and Cole.
Colijn m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch form of Colin 2 or a short form of Nicolijn.
Collen m Medieval Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Middle Welsh collen "hazel", ultimately from Old Welsh coll. Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen.
Colley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Colley.
Collie f & m English
Diminutive of Colette or Colleen.
Collier m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Collier.
Colon m English
From a surname ultimateley derived from the given name Columbia.
Colonel m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Colonel or as a first name could be an attempt by parents to give their child a higher status.
Colsen m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Colsen, a variant of the surname Colson (see Colson)
Colston m English
Transferred use of the surname Colston, meaning “coal town.”
Conard m English, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Conard.
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