English Submitted Names

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caeleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelea.

Caeleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelem m English (New Zealand)
Variant of Callum or Caelum.

Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.

Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelian m English, Dutch
English form of Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form Celian has been used a little bit more often there.

Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.

Caelleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caellie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caely f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caeman m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cayman.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Caeson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caetlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caety f English (Rare)
Variant of Katie.

Caeylin f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caeylyn f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caferana f English

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

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

Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.

Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.

Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.

Caidan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caide m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caidin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caitlyn.

Caidy f English
Variant of Cady.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caige m English
Variant of Cage

Caighlee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighlie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.

Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.

Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caili f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillan m English (Australian)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Caelan or Caillín.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailum m Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callum.

Caily f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman

Caine m Irish (Anglicized), English
Variant of Cain.

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]

Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Caisen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caislín f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]

Caison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Cait f English
Diminutive of Caitlin and Catherine.

Caite f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Caitlyn or Caitlin.

Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.

Caitelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caithlyn f English
Variant of Cathleen.

Caitie f Irish, English, Scottish
Variant of Katie.

Caitlan f English
A modern version of the name Caitlin occasionally used in Scotland.

Caitland f English (Rare)
Variant of Caitlin influenced by the spelling of Maitland.

Caitlen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlinn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caitlund f English (Rare)

Caitlyne f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.

Caity f English
Variant of Katie.

Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]

Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.

Calani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalani.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Calayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caleah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]

Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

Caleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calina.

Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.

Calen m & f English (Rare)

Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".

Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]

Caliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calian m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan.

Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]

Calidora f English (Rare)

Calie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Calien f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

California f English
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Calitee f English (Rare)

Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callam m English
Variant of Callum.

Callander m English (Rare)

Callandra f English (Rare)

Callandria f English (Rare)

Callasandra f English (Modern)

Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.

Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.

Calleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Callen m English
Variant of Callan.

Callender m English (Rare)

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Calli f English
Variant of Callie.

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calliander m English (Rare)

Calliann f English

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callianne f English
A combination of Callie and Anne.

Callida f English (Rare)

Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.

Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

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

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

Calluna f English (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".

Cally f English
Variant of Callie.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

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

Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Calverine f English (Rare)

Calvert m English
Means "calf herder."

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Caly f English
Variant of Kaylee or Callie.

Calyb m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.

Calyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.

Calyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calix.

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camalla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camellia see also Camala

Camarie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kamari.

Camball m English
Variant of Campbell.

Cambell m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Campbell.

Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.

Camberleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kamberly.

Cambida f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Cambrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Cambree f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambreigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambrey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]

Cambrie f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Cambria with the popular suffix ree.

Cambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.

Cameo f & m English
It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Cameran m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Camerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.

Cami f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Camille, Cameron, and other names beginning with Cam.

Camia f English (Modern)

Camiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cammie.

Camiele f English (American, Rare)

Camilee f French, English
Variant and feminine form on the name Camillus.

Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.

Camillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.

Camlynn f English (American)
Variant of Cameryn.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cammi f English (Modern)
Variant of Cammie.

Cammile f English (American, Rare)
A variation of the name Camille.

Cammron m English (Americanized, Modern, ?)

Cammy f & m English
Variant of Cammie, i.e., diminutive of Cameron or Camilla.

Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camp m English
Short form of Campbell.

Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]

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

Campion m English (Rare), Literature
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]

Camran m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cameron and Kamran.

Camreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camry.

Camren m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Camrie f English (American, Modern)

Camrin m English
Variant of Cameron.

Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.

Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Canaria f English

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Candase f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candee f English
Variant of Candy.

Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.

Candiace f English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is the actress and reality TV star Candiace Dillard Bassett.

Candianne f English (American, Rare)
Probably created from Candy and Anne 1.

Candidian m English
English form of Candidianus.

Candie f English
Variant of Candy.

Candise f English (Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candisha f English

Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

C'Anna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ceanna.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Canon m English
From the English word "canon" meaning "a generally accepted rule or principle; works considered to be authentic; religious law; or catalog of saints". From the Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek kanón (κανών) 'measuring rod, standard'... [more]

Cantata f English (Rare)

Canton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.

Caolan m English
Anglicized form of Caolán.

Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.

Capability m English (Puritan)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin capabilis "able to take, able to understand".

Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.

Cappie f English (Rare)

Cappy f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Capitola.

Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Capriel m English (American, Rare)

Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.

Carabel f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful").

Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".

Carabelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carabella.

Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.

Caractacus m Old Celtic (Latinized), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Caratacus.

Caradwg m English (British)
British form of Caractacus

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

Caralee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolee. ... [more]

Caraleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Cara and Leigh or a variant of Caralee.

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

Caralina f English (Australian)
Variant of Carolina.

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.

Caraugh f English
Variant of Cara.

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]

Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.

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.

Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]

Caresse f English (Rare)
From the French word caresse meaning "caress", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved". This name was borne by Caresse Crosby (1892-1970), original name Mary 'Polly' Phelps Jacob, an American socialite and the inventor of the modern bra... [more]

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.