American Submitted Names

Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.

Caracosa f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and cosa "thing".

Caragh f Irish (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Caralee f English
Variant of Carolee. ... [more]

Caraleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Cara and Leigh. Caraleigh was given to 10 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.

Caralie f English
Variant of Carolee, or else a blend of Cara and Coralie (or Aurélie).

Caralin f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Caroline, influenced by Cara

Caraline f English (American)
Combination of Cara and Caroline.

Caralyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Caralynn f English
Combination of Cara and Lynn or a variant of Carolyn.

Caramie f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Caramia in the stlye of Rosalie and Valerie.

Caraugh f English
Variant of Cara.

Carbonero m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carbonero.... [more]

Cardan m English (Modern)

Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.

Carder m English
Variant of Carter.

Cardi f English (Rare)
A famous bearer is pop artist Cardi B (born in 1992 as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) who got her stage name from Bacardi, a white rum... [more]

Cardia f English (Modern)

Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]

Care m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kerry.

Caree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carye.

Careena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1 or an elaboration of Carreen (See also Carine and Kareen).

Carel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1. 11 girls in the USA were named CAREL in 1949.

Carelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.

Carene f English
Variant of Carine.

Carensa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kerensa.

Caresha f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka, ree and sha or an elaborated form of Cara... [more]

Caress f American (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection" or a nickname for Cassandra. This was a prominent character on the TV show "Dynasty" who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]

Caresse f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Charis influenced by French caresse "caress".

Caretta f American (South)
Elaboration of Cara.

Carew m English
Transferred use of the surname Carew.

Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]

Cariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Carianna.

Carianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Cari and Anna.

Carianne f English
Combination of Cari and Anne 1.

Carice f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Caroline and Alice. This is at least the case for Carice Irene Elgar (1890-1970), the only child of the renowned English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934)... [more]

Carie f English
Variant of Carrie.

Carietta f English (American, Rare), Literature
Elaborated form of Carrie. This is the full name of the title character of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974).

Caril f English
Variant of Caryl.

Carilyn f English
Variant of Carolyn.

Carinia f English

Carinlyn f English
Combination of Carin and Lyn.

Carinna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Carina 1.

Cario m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Mario/Dario influenced by Cairo and the English word car.

Carisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.

Carisma f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisma.

Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]

Cariston m English (Modern, Rare)

Carithea f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Carlah f English (Rare), Filipino, Brazilian
Variant of Carla.

Carlata f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Charlotte.

Carldashion m English

Carlea f English
Variant of Carly.

Carlean m & f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
In Brazil, this name could possibly be an elaboration of Carl.... [more]

Carlecia f American (Rare)
Blend of Carla and Alicia.

Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.

Carleen f English
Variant of Carlene.

Carleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Carly.

Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.

Carlena f English
Variant of Carlina.

Carless m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carless.

Carlethia f African American
Likely a combination of Carly with a name that ends in -ethia, such as Alethia.

Carletta f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Carla, apparently in imitation of Italian Carlotta and perhaps influenced by Scarlett... [more]

Carlette f English (Rare), African American, American (South)
Feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carlia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carly.

Carliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Either an elaborated form of Carlia (a double elaboration of Carly) or a combination of Carly/Carla and Liana.

Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]

Carlina f German, English, Dutch, Flemish, Sicilian, Romansh
German and Dutch variant of Karlina and Sicilian, Romansh and English feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carlinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of Carla and Linda.

Carline f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
French form of Carlina.... [more]

Carling f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carling.

Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.

Carlise f American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa in the style of Annelise and Elise (See also Charlize).

Carlisha f African American (Rare)
Blend of Carla/Carly and Lisha.

Carlisla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Carlisle.

Carlissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa.

Carlon m American (Rare)

Carlson m English
Transferred use of the surname Carlson.

Carlye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carly

Carlyna f English
Variant of Carlina.

Carlyne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carlyn or Carlene.

Carlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn.

Carlysle m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Carm f English
Short form of names that begin with the element Carm-, such as Carmen and Carmella.

Carma f African American
Variant of Karma.

Carmaletta f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carmelita.

Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.

Carmani f American

Carmelie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Carmelia.

Carmelite f Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole
Most likely a diminutive of Carmel, possibly influenced by Spanish Carmelita.

Carmelle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Carmel.

Carmelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carmeline.

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

Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.

Carmeon f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Carmen using the popular phonetic suffix on. It is also an anagram of the name Cameron... [more]

Carmeta f English

Carmie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Carmel.

Carmiela f American (Rare, Archaic)

Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.

Carmindy f American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Carmen and Mindy. American makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer (1971-) appears on the reality television show 'What Not to Wear'.

Carmino m Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either a Spanish cognate of Carmine or a masculine form of Carmina (Compare Carmelo).... [more]

Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.

Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.

Carnation f English (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]

Carnelian f & m English
After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).

Carnell m American
Transferred use of the surname Carnell.

Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.

Carnetta f American (Rare)

Carnie f & m American (Modern)
Diminutive of "Carnegie" or "Carnation." Please note female American singer and television host Carnie Wilson.

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

Carolanna f English

Carolanne f English, French (Quebec)
Variant of Carolann (English) or Carolane (French).

Caroldean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carol 1 and Dean.

Caroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caroldean.

Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).

Caroleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Caroline

Caroleena f English
Variant of Carolina.

Caroleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolee.

Carolena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolina.

Carolene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carolette f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feiminization of Carolus. The USA Social Security Administration has registered 7 baby girls born with this name in 1969.

Carolie f English
Combination of Carol 1 and popular suffix lie.

Carolinda f English
A combination of Carol and Linda.

Carolivia f English (American, Rare)
A contraction of Carol 1 and Olivia.... [more]

Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]

Carollee f English
Combination of Carol 1 and Lee.

Carolleen f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and Colleen.

Carolyna f English
Variant of Carolina.

Carolynda f English
Likely a combination of Carolyn and Lynda.

Carolyne f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Caroline.

Carolynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carolynne f English
Variant of Caroline.

Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.

Caroyl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1.

Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]

Carpenter m English
Transferred use of the surname Carpenter or in reference to the word carpenter, from Middle English from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin.

Carr m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carr.

Carra f English
A variant of the Irish name Cara meaning "Friend"

Carree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carrye.

Carrera f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrera.

Carressa f English (Modern)
Variant of Charissa.

Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.

Carri f English (Modern)
Variant of Carrie.

Carrianne f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and Anne 1 (see also Carrie-Anne), perhaps inspired by the similar name Marianne.

Carrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrick.

Carrieann f English
Combination of Carrie and Ann

Carrielynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular suffix -lynn.

Carrietta f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.

Carrigan f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of the surname Corrigan.

Carrinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular name suffix inda (compare Clarinda).

Carrington f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrington.

Carrissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.

Carrye f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Carryn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caryn.

Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.

Carsen m American
Variant of Carson.

Carston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carston.

Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.

Cart m English
Short form of Carter.

Cartel m English (Rare)
From the English word "cartel"; in turn from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell meaning "poster", or from Italian cartello, a diminutive of carta, meaning "card" or "page".

Carthy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carthy.

Cartia f African American (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Cartier m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Cartier. Use of the name has probably been influenced by the jewelry house Cartier, which was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847... [more]

Cartney f English (American)

Cartwright f English
Transferred use from the surname Cartwright.

Carvel m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carvel. A notable bearer is professional baseball player Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993).

Carveth m English (Rare)
Ultimately from the village of Carveth in Cornwall, from Cornish Karvergh meaning ("fort of horses")... [more]

Carvis m African American (Modern, Rare)

Carwil m African American (Rare)

Cary f English
Variant of Carrie.

Carye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carree.

Carynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Karen 1.

Caryssa f English
Variant of Carissa.

Casanova m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Casanova.

Casara f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Casarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Casaundra f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.

Cascade f & m English
Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".

Cascille f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Casilde.

Casea f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey or Cassie.

Caselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

Casémir m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Casimir.

Casen m American
Variant of Cason.

Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Cashel m & f American (Rare)

Cashell f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Cash and Dashiell.

Cashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Cash using the popular name suffix lyn.

Cashlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashlyn.

Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

Cashmir m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kashmir and Cashmere.

Cashton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kashton.

Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.

Casi f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey and Cassie.

Casidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Casidy f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Casie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Casilla f American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilda.

Casille f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilla.

Casimer m English (American), Provençal
Variant of Casimir.

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

Casin m English (American)
Variant of Cason.

Casipha f English
Shortening of Casiphia, a biblical place name.

Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Casius m English (Rare)
Variant of Cassius.

Casiyah f African American

Casmere m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Casimir, possibly orthographically influenced by Cashmere.

Casondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra.

Caspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.

Cassadi f English
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Cassalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Cassie and the popular name suffix lyn.

Cassandria f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassandra.

Cassanova f & m American (Hispanic)
Transferred from the surname Cassanova.

Cassara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Cassarah or a transferred use of the Sicilian surname Cassarà.

Cassatt m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cassatt.

Cassaundra f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.

Casselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassilda.

Casselle f English

Cassendra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassette f English (Rare)

Casseus m English
Variant of Cassius.

Cassi f English (American, Modern)
Diminutive of Cassidy or Cassandra.

Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.

Cassianna f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassianne f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidie f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidiy f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cassiel.

Cassietta f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassie using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. This was borne by American gospel singer Cassietta George (1929-1995).

Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.

Cassilyn f English
Cassie with the -lyn suffix.

Cassin m English
Transferred use of the surname Cassin.

Cassindra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassiopia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassiopeia.

Cassity f English
Variant of Cassidy.

Casslyn f English (American)
Variation of Cassie and lynn.

Cassondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra (see also Sondra).

Castile m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Castille.

Castilla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from Castilla, a region in Spain.

Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.

Castin m English
Name Castin in the English origin, means A good natured, energetic, sensitive, emotional and able person.

Castine f African American

Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name

Casundra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Caswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caswell.

Casy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Casyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Catalyna f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Medieval Galician
Variant of Catalina.

Catarine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Archaic), German (Silesian, Archaic), Low German (Archaic)
Variant of Catarina.

Catcher m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Catcher.

Catee f English
Variant of Katie.

Catelin f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 93 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catelynn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 70 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caterra.

Caterra f English
An invented name derived from the Latin word terra (meaning "earth").

Catesby m English (Rare)
From an English surname what is derived from a geographical location; 'of Catesby' a parish in Northamptonshire. Most famous bearers are Robert Catesby, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot and William Catesby one of the councillors of Richard III of England on whom Shakespeare based his character in Richard III.

Catey f English
Variant of Katie.

Catfish m American (Rare)
Nickname whose origin can be particular to the bearer. The name Catfish comes from a diverse group of mostly freshwater fish so-called because of barbels growing near their mouths that bear a resemblance to cat's whiskers... [more]

Cath f English (Modern)
Short form of Catherine.

Catharin f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catharinus m Dutch, English (Archaic)
Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.

Catharyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathay f American (Rare)
Derived from the Mongolian word khitan via its variant form cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of cat(h)ai, and was the archaic name for China... [more]

Cathe f English (Rare)
Short form of Catherine or Catheryn

Cathedra f English (American)
English form of Cátedra.

Cathelyn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynne f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathena f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cathina.

Cather f Literature, English (Rare)
As an English name, it is probably a short form of Catherine.... [more]

Catherinne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Cathern f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathern.

Catheryl f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Catherine and names that end in -eryl, for example Cheryl and Beryl.

Catheryn f English (Archaic)
Variant of Katherine.

Catheryne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catherynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.

Cathi f English, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cathy.

Cathiline f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlene f English
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Cathline f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
English variant of Kathleen and French contracted form of Catheline.

Cathlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Cathren f American
Variant of Catherine.

Cathryne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine

Cathrynn f English
Variant of Catherine.

Cathyleen f English

Cathyryne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Catie f English (Rare), Irish
Variant of Katie more often used as a diminutive of names beginning with C, such as Catherine or Caitlin.

Catima f English
A diminutive of Cátia, Catherine, Caterina or any name starting with Cat-.