American Submitted Names

Chimalis f American (Rare)
Numerous websites list this name as meaning "bluebird" in an unspecified Native American language. There is currently no evidence to support this claim.... [more]

Chimere f & m African American
From the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Chinae f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanae.

Chiniqua f African American
Possibly a variant of Shaniqua.

Chinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of China.

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

Chipley m English

Chipper m English (Rare)
Either from Chip or from the English word chipper.

Chips m English
Transferred use of the surname Chips.... [more]

Chiqui f English (American, Rare), African American
Diminutive of Chiquita.

Chiquita f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

Chiquitta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chiquita.

Chirsty f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsty.

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

Chisum m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chiswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Chiswell.

Chivonne f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chleo f English (Rare)
Variant of Cleo influenced by a misspelling of Chloe.

Chlo f English
Diminutive of Chloe.

Chloa f English
Latinate or Elaborated form of Chloe.

Chloea f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Chloe

Chloee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.

Chloelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chloe and the name suffix -lynn.

Chloesha f English (Modern, Rare)
Maybe a blend of Chloe and Ayesha.

Chloette f English (Rare)
Rare combination of Chloe and the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Chloey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chlora f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Chlore.

Chlorie m English

Chlorine f American (South, Archaic)

Chlorissa f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Chloris, influenced by Clarissa.

Choice m English
From the English word, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- "to choose".

Chole m English
Variant of Cole.

Cholmely m English
Transferred use of the surname Cholmely.

Chonna f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Chontel f English (Rare)
Variant of Chantel.

Chook m English (Rare)
Used as a nickname for Charles or as a pet form meaning ''chicken''.

Chord m English
Meaning "chord" as of the musical triad, or the third. Actor Chord Overstreet is a famous bearer.

Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.

Chosyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chote f English

Choya m & f English (American, Rare)
From an English spelling of the name of the cholla cactus.

Choyce f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Choice.

Chozen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chozyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chresanto m American (Rare)
Variant of Crisanto.

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.

Chrisandra f American (Rare)
Apparently a blend of Chrysanta or Christine and Cassandra.

Chrisann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.

Chrisanna f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Blend of Christina and Anna.

Chrisanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Chrisanna.

Chrisantha f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysantha.

Chrisean m & f African American
Probably a combination of Chris and Sean.

Chrisella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chris and the popular suffix ella.

Chrisette f English
Combination of Chris with the popular diminutive suffix ette.

Chrishan m English
Modern spelling of Christian. This is the middle name of American rapper Christopher Chrishan Dotson (1989-).

Chrishell f English (Rare)
In the case of American actress Chrishell Stause (1981-), her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.

Chrishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Chris.

Chrisinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Chris with the popular name suffix -inda.

Chrisley f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.

Chrislyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chris and Lyn.

Chrislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chrislyn.

Chrissi f English
Variant of Chrissy.

Christabell f English (Rare)
Variant of Christabel.

Christain m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Christian.

Christalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Christa and Lyn.

Christan m English (Rare)
Variant of Christian.

Christea f English
Variant of Kristea.

Christeal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Crystal.

Christean f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian or Christine. Christean was given to 5 girls in 1992 according to the SSA.

Christeen f English
Variant of Christine.

Christeena f English (Rare)
Variant of Christina.

Christeene f American
Variant of Christine.

Christella f English, Dutch (Rare), Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Latinate variant of Christelle; in some cases, however, it can also be a contracted form of Christabella.

Christena f English
Variant of Christina.

Christene f English
Variant of Christine.

Christeney f English (American, Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Christine.

Christhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christhild.

Christia f English, Afrikaans
Variant of Kristia.

Christian f English

Christiania f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christiana. It could also be given in reference to the former name of the Norwegian capital (now called Oslo).

Christiann f English (Rare)
Variant of Christianne.

Christianna f English, Greek
Variant of Christiana.

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).

Christienne f French (Archaic), French (Belgian), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Christien.

Christiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christine ending with the suffix -ey.

Christinia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christina.

Christinita f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Diminutive of Christina.

Christinna f Danish, English
Variant of Christina.

Christion m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian. According to the SSA, Christion was given to 7 boys in 2018.

Christionna f English (Rare)
Variant of Christiana.

Christo m Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German, French
Short form of Christopher or Christian.

Christobal m American (Hispanic, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Cristóbal.

Christofer m English
Variant of Christopher.

Christon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Christen 2 and Christian.

Christoper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Christopha f English
Feminine form of Christopher.

Christopherina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Christopher.

Christyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Christiana.

Christyanna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christiana or a combination of Christy and Anna.

Christyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kristin.

Christyna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christina.

Chrisy f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrissy.

Chrizzy f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Chrys f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chris.

Chrysalis m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word referring to the pupa of a butterfly or moth or the cocoon where the pupa is enclosed inside, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós) meaning "gold."... [more]

Chrysanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chrisanne.

Chrysantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanta.

Chrysanthea f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe

Chrysanthemum f English
Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".... [more]

Chrysanthia f English (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe.

Chrysta f English (Modern, Rare), Sorbian
Sorbian form and English variant of Christa.

Chrystabella f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christabella.

Chrysti f English
Variant of Christy.

Chrystie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christy and Chrystia.

Chrystina f Sorbian, English
Sorbian and English variant of Christina.

Chrystine f English (Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Chrystl f English (Rare)
Varaint of Christal

Chrystos f & m English (American, Modern), Greek (Modern)
Variant of Christos. Chrystos, born Christina Smith, is an American writer and activist who self-identifies as two-spirit.

Chudney f African American (Modern, Rare)
Used by American singer Diana Ross for her daughter born 1975. According to Ross, it originated as a misspelling of the word chutney, which refers to a type of condiment, and is derived from Hindi चाटना (chāṭnā) "to lick, to eat with appetite".... [more]

Church m English
Either from the surname Church or from the English word church.

Chyan f & m English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chyanne f English
Variant of Cheyanne.

Chyelle f American (Modern, Rare)

Chyenne f English
Variant of Cheyenne

Chyla f English
alternate spelling of Kyla or Shyla

Chylar f English (Rare)
Variant of Chyler. Chylar was given to 7 girls in 2009 according to the SSA.

Chyler m & f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Actress Chyler Leigh (1982-).

Chyles f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chynna f English
Variant of China.

Ciana f English (American, Modern)
Invented name, likely influenced by names like Siena and Cian.

Cianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Ciana.

Ciannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ciana.

Cianne f English (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Perhaps a combination of the prefix Ci- and Anne 1 or a variant of Cyan... [more]

Ciaran m English
Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Ciarra f English (Modern)
Variant of Ciara 1 or Ciara 2.

Ciarrah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ciarra.

Cici f English
Diminutive of Cecilia and other names beginning with or containing the sound Ci.

Cicill m English
Form of Cecil

Cicily f American (South)
Variant of Cicely.

Ciclaly f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Cid m American
Variant of Sid.

Cidalise f Louisiana Creole

Ciddalee f English (Modern)
Variant of Siddalee.

Cider m English (American)
After the drink, Cider. Means, "strong drink"

Cidney f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sydney or Sidney.

Ciela f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Either a modern variant of Cielo or a truncated form of names that end in -ciela.

Ciella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Cielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ciel.

Cienna f English (Modern)
Variant of Sienna.

Cierrah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

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]

Cilas m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Cilee f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Cilia f English (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Celia.

Cilicia f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient region located in southern Asia Minor, which is of pre-Greek origin, possibly Anatolian. The capital city of Cilicia was Tarsus, where the apostle Paul came from.

Cilla f English
Short form of Priscilla.

Cillia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cilia

Cilly f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Cecilia, Celia and Priscilla. In The Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is television presenter Cilly Dartell (b... [more]

Cimarron f & m English (Rare)

Cimmaron f & m English (Rare)

Cina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sina.

Cincere m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Cindee f English
Variant of Cindy.

Cindella f English (Rare)

Cindelle f English (Rare)

Cinder f English (American)
Representing the residue of combustion; ashes.

Cinderelle f English (Rare)

Cindey f English
Variant of Cindy.

Cindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cindy or Cinda.

Cindie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cindy.

Cindora f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and the name suffix dora, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Cinderella or Cindra.

Cindrella f English (Rare)

Cindrelle f English (Rare)

Cindylou f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and Lou.

Cinia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sinia.

Ci'niya f African American (Modern)

Cinnamon f English
From the English word cinnamon, denoting a type of spice obtained from the bark of several tree species belonging to the genus Cinnamomum. It is derived from Latin cinnamomum "cinnamon", which was also used as a term of endearment... [more]

Cinnie m English (American, Rare)

Cinsere m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Cintha f English (American, Archaic)
Contracted form of Cynthia.

Cinthea f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Cynthia.

Cinthia f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Cynthia.

Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Cinzi f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Cinzia.

Ciprien m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Cyprien.

Cirella f English (Rare)

Cirie f English
Famous bearer is Cirie Fields, 4th and 3rd place finisher of Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Micronesia, respectively. Presumed to be invented.

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.

Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.

Cissia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cissiah.

Cissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Cissie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Sissy.

Citlaly f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Citlali.

Citrina f English
Elaboration of Citrine.

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.

Ciyo m English (Americanized, Modern)

Cjay m English (Rare)
Variant of Ceejay.

Clabe m English
Diminutive of Clayborne.

Clade m English (Modern)

Clae m English
Variant of Clay.

Claiborne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Claiborne.... [more]

Claine f & m English (Rare), Scottish, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Claine.

Claira f English (Rare), French (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Claire.

Clairee f English
Elaboration of Claire.

Claireece f Literature, African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice. This is the given name of Claireece Precious Jones in the book 'Push' and the movie 'Precious'.

Claireese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clairejane f English (Rare, ?)
A combination of Claire and Jane.

Clairey f English
Common diminutive of Clarisse, Clarissa, or Claire.

Clairice f English (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

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.

Clancie f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Clancy.

Clarabel f English
Variant of Claribel. This was the name of the fictional character Clarabel from 'The Railway Series' of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the related 'Thomas & Friends' television series... [more]

Clarabell f English (Rare)
Variant of Clarabelle.

Clarabelle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Claribel. This is the name of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Clarabelle Cow.

Clarabeth f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Clara and Beth.

Claradelle f English
Elaboration of Clara, possibly influenced by Clarabelle or Adele.

Clarah f English
Variant of Clara.

Claramae f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and Mae.

Claramay f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and May.

Clarance m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Clarence.

Clarania f English (Rare)

Claranna f English
Combination of Clara and Anna

Clareese f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice or Clarisse.

Claremonde f French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun)
Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".

Clarencia f Medieval Spanish, South African (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Variant of Clarentia.

Clarenda f English, Romani
Variant of Clarinda.

Clarentia f German (Rare), English (American, Archaic), Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Clarentius.

Clarentine f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Feminine form of Clarence. This was the title character of a 1796 novel of manners written by Sarah Burney, younger half-sister of Frances Burney.

Clarese f English
Variant of Clarice.

Claressa f English (Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Claresse f English (American), Filipino
Variant of Clarisse.

Claretha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Clare in the same fashion as Aretha and Eartha.

Clarey f English
Variant of Clary.

Claria f English (Rare), Medieval Occitan
Elaboration of Clara.

Claribella f English
Elaboration of Claribel.

Claribelle f English
Variant of Claribel.

Clarica f Medieval German, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medieval German variant of Claricia and Louisiana Spanish variant of Clarita via a Latinization of Clarice.

Clariece f American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clarienne f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Clara and the popular suffix enne

Clarimond f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Claremonde.

Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.

Clarine f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Clara.

Clarion m & f English (Rare)

Clarise f English (American), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clarke m & f English
Variant of Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues... [more]

Clarkisha f English (Rare)
Feminization of Clark by using the common feminine name suffix -isha.

Clarkson m English
Transferred use of the surname Clarkson.

Clarky m English
Diminutive of Clark.

Clarnce m English
Variant of Clarence.

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.

Clarrissa f English
Variant of Clarissa.

Clary f English (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).... [more]

Clary m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Clarence.

Classi f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Classy.

Classie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clarissa.

Classy f & m English (Rare)

Claster m American (South, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Clasterfair m American (South), African American
This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.

Clatus m English (Rare)

Clauda f English (Rare)
Rarer feminine form of Claudius.

Clauddine f English (American)
Variant of Claudine, this was the real name of Dee Dee Blanchard, victim of Famous killer Nicholas Godejohn and Accomplice Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Claudea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Claudia.

Claudeen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Claudine.

Claudell m & f African American
Perhaps an elaborated form of Claude.

Claudella f English (Rare)

Claudene f English, South African
Variant of Claudine.

Claudetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Claudette.

Claudettia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Claudetta.

Claudey m English
Diminutive of Claudius.

Claudian m English
English form of Claudianus. This name was borne by a Roman court poet from the 4th century AD.

Claudie m English
Diminutive of Claudius.

Claudy m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Claudius.

Claudyo m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claudio

Clayden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clayton, influenced by names ending in den such as Braden and Hayden.

Claydon m American (Rare)
Variant of Clayton.

Clayne m English (Rare)
Probably a blend of the given names Clay and Wayne. A known bearer of this name is the American actor Clayne Crawford (b. 1978).

Clayre f English (Modern)
Variant of Claire.

Clayson m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Clayson.

Claytie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine diminutive of Clayton.

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-).

Cleada f American (South, Rare)

Cleantha f English (American, Archaic)

Clearance m English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Clarence (compare Clearence). In some cases it may be derived from the English word clearance.

Clearch m English
English form of Clearchus.

Clearence m English (American, Rare), South African (Rare), English (Puritan, ?)
Variant of Clarence. In some cases it may be a variant of Clearance.

Cleaster f African American

Cleatus m English (Rare)
Variant of Cletus

Cleavant m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a contraction of the surname Cleaveland. Also compare the given name Cleveland and the surname Cleveland, which are both etymologically related.... [more]

Cleave m English
From an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of Cleavon or a variant of Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname Cleave... [more]

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."