English Submitted Names

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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]
Chrysanthemum f English
Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".... [more]
Chrysta f English (Modern, Rare), Sorbian
Sorbian form and English variant of Christa.
Chrysti f English
Variant of Christy.
Chrystia f English (Canadian)
Contracted variant of Christina.... [more]
Chrystina f Sorbian, English
Sorbian and English variant of Christina.
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.
Church m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Church.
Churchell m English
Transferred use of surname Churchell
Chyanne f English
Variant of Cheyanne.
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-).
Chynna f English
Variant of China.
Ciana f English (American, Modern)
Invented name, likely influenced by names like Siena and Cian.
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]
Ciaran m English
Anglicized form of Ciarán.
Cici f English
Diminutive of Cecilia and other names beginning with or containing the sound Ci.
Cider m English (American)
After the drink, Cider. Means, "strong drink"
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.
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]
Ciley f English
Variant of Kylie.
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.
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]
Cindee f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cinder f English (American)
Representing the residue of combustion; ashes.
Cindey f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cindy or Cinda.
Cindora f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and the name suffix dora, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Cinderella or Cindra.
Cindylou f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and Lou.
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]
Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.
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.
Cissely f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Cicely, a medieval English form of Cecilia.
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.
Clabe m English
Diminutive of Clayborne.
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.
Clairejane f English (Rare, ?)
A combination of Claire and Jane.
Clairey f English
Common diminutive of Clarisse, Clarissa, or Claire.
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]
Clanci f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form 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]
Clarabelle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Claribel. This is the name of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Clarabelle Cow.
Claradelle f English
Elaboration of Clara, possibly influenced by Clarabelle or Adele.
Claragh f English (British, Modern, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Variant of Clara influenced by the spelling of Laragh (See also Caragh).
Clarah f English
Variant of Clara.
Claramae f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and Mae.
Claramay f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and May.
Claranna f English
Combination of Clara and Anna
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.
Clarey f English
Variant of Clary.
Claribella f English
Elaboration of Claribel.
Clarienne f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Clara and the popular suffix enne
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.
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.
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.
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
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 f & m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude (unisex), Claudia (feminine) and Claudius (masculine).
Clawson m English
Transferred use of surname Clawson
Clayden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clayton, influenced by names ending in den such as Braden and Hayden.
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).
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-).
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.
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]
Cleda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cleta.
Cledus m English
Variant of "Cletus."
Clee m English
Masculine form of Clea, also from Old English word, "cleof".
Clemmie f English
Diminutive of Clementine or Clemence.
Clemson m English
Transferred from the surname "Clemson."
Clenton m English (American, Rare)
Either taken from the surname, Clenton, or used as a variant of Clinton.
Cleodie f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from the Scottish surname McLeod.
Cleola f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleola. In Greek mythology, Cleola is the name of a daughter of Dias, son of Pelops... [more]
Cleome f English (Rare)
Derived from the name of the flowering plants cleome, commonly known as "spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, bee plants".
Cleomie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cleome reflecting the pronunciation of the botanical name.
Cleona f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Originally a Latinization of Kleone, this name is sometimes understood as a feminine form of Cleon in the English-speaking world.... [more]
Cleonia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cleonius.
Cleonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cleone reflecting the pronunciation of the mythological name.
Cleora f English
Possibly an elaboration of Cleo or Clara.
Clerina f English (American, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Clerina of Carthage was a 3rd-century saint. She is said to have been the aunt of Saint Celerinus.
Cleta f English (American, Rare), Catalan (Rare)
English feminine form of Cletus and Catalan short form of Anacleta.
Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.
Clevie m & f English
Diminutive of Cleveland, Cleve, or Cleva.
Clide m English
Variant of Clyde.
Cliffie m & f English (American)
A Dimunitive Form of Clifford, Clifton, Clifette, and Cliftona and also a variant of Cliffy and Cliff.
Cliffton m English
From the surname, Cliffton.
Cliffy m English
Diminutive of Clifford and Clifton.
Cline m English (Rare)
From the surname Cline.
Clois m & f English (American)
As a masculine name, it might be an Americanized form of Klaus.... [more]
Clopton m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Clopton. A notable bearer was Clopton Havers (1657-1702), who became a Physician in England (via the Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians) in 1687 and wrote several books related to the study and structure of bones.
Clora f English (Rare), American (South)
Possibly a short form of Clorinda or a variant of Clara influenced by Cora.
Clorice f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Chloris influenced by Clarice.
Clorinda f Italian, Corsican, Galician (Rare), Literature, English (American, Rare)
Probably created by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for a character of his poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580). The name was also popular in the 19th century.
Clotee f English
Perhaps a diminutive of Clotilde. This was used in the 1997 children's historical novel A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl.
Cloudsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Cloudsley.... [more]
Clove f Literature, English (Modern)
From the English word meaning either a slice of garlic or the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a spice. This name was recently used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, The Hunger Games.
Clovia f English
Meaning unknown. Clovia is a character in the "Gasoline Alley" comic strips, first released in 1918, one of the longest running comic strips of all time in the US.
Clowance f Literature, English (British, Modern, Rare)
A character in the 'Poldark' series of historic novels by Winston Graham. The name is probably transferred from the name of an estate in Crowan , Cornwall.
Cloyce m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cloyce.... [more]
Cloyd m English
Possibly a variant of Clyde, influenced by names like Lloyd and Floyd.
Clyda f English
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clydene f English (American)
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clydetta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clydette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Clyde in the image of Claudette.
Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.
Clydine f English
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clyle m English (American)
Combination of Clyde and Lyle.
Clytie f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare), American (South)
Latinized form of Klytië. It was used by British author Joseph Hatton for the heroine of his novel Clytie (1874), and borne by Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887-1983); it was also the birth name of Australian ceramic artist Klytie Pate (1912-2010)... [more]
Clyve m English
Variant of Clive.
Coal m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cole coinciding with the English word coal.
Coast m & f English
From the English word coast
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]
Cobe m English (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Kobe 1 (Flemish) and Kobe 2/Coby (Modern English).
Cobi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Coby.
Cobie f & m English
Diminutive of Jacob or Jacoba.... [more]
Cobina f English (Rare)
Presumably a short form of Jacobina.
Cobra m English (American, Rare)
From Portuguese cobra from the latin colubra meaning "snake."
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]
Code m English
Diminutive of Cody.
Codi f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cody
Coe m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Coe.
Coen m English
Variant of Cohen.
Cohl m English
Variant of Cole.
Coko f English
Variant of Coco.
Colbe m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Colby.
Colbee m English
Variant of Colby.
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.
Coleridge m English
Coleridge as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Place name: possibly "Cole's ridge", or "dark ridge".
Coleson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Coleson.
Colete f Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Portuguese form and English and Dutch variant of Colette.
Coleton m English
Variant of Colton.
Coletta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Truncated form of Nicoletta as well as a variant of Colette.
Coley m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Coley or a diminutive of names such as Nicole and Cole.
Colicia f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Kalisha, the spelling influenced by that of Colleen or Colette.
Colie m English
Diminutive of Cole.
Colinda f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly created as a feminine form of Colin 2.
Collete f English (Rare)
Either a femininzed form of the surname Collet or a variant of Colette.
Collett f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Colette.
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.
Colline f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Collin, variant of Colleen or Coline.
Collis m English
From the traditionally English surname, which is a variant of Collins.
Colly f English
Variant of Collie.
Colon m English
From a surname ultimateley derived from the given name Columbia.