English Submitted Names

Corley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Corley.

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

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

Cormic m English
Variant of Cormac.

Cormick m English
Anglicized form of Cormac.

Cornelian m & f English (Rare)
Named for the deep red gemstone which is also known as a carnelian. The word comes from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel cherry" - a flowering dogwood tree with small, dark red fruit.... [more]

Cornelious m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cornelius.

Cornella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cornelia.

Cornie f & m English

Cornwallis m English
Transferred use of the surname Cornwallis.

Corny m English
Diminutive of Cornelius.

Corpus f & m Spanish, American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Borrowed from Latin corpus meaning "body," more specifically referring, in this case, to the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi). This name, sometimes used with the full name Corpus Christi, is usually given to children born on or around the feast day of Corpus Christi.

Corra f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Cora.

Correa f English (Australian)
A small Australian shrub whose leaves give off a fruity smell when crushed. Named in honour of the Portuguese botanist José Correia da Serra; Correia is a common Portuguese surname meaning “leather strap”, originally given to those who worked in the leather trade.

Correen f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Corresta f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaboration of Corrie using the suffix esta (found in Celesta). This was borne by American physician Corresta Thisba Canfield (1833-1920).

Correy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Corey.

Corri f English (Modern)
Variant of Corrie.

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

Corrin f English (American)
Variant of Corinne.

Corrinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinna.

Corrinne f English
Variant of Corinne.

Corry m English
Variant of Cory.

Corryn f English

Cortana f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Curtana, from the Latin curtus, meaning "short", the name of the ceremonial sword used at the Coronation of British royalty. It is borne by an artificial intelligence creature in the Halo video game franchise, as well as Microsoft's virtual assistant, which was named for the character in the game.

Corthine f English (Rare, Archaic)

Cortlan m English (Rare)
Variant of Courtland.

Cortland m English
Variant of Courtland.

Cortlin m English (Rare)
Variant of Courtlyn.

Cortlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cortlynn.

Cortlynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Courtlyn.

Cortnee f English (Modern)
Variant of Courtney.

Cortnei f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Cortni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Cortnie f English (American)
Variant of Courtney.

Cortny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Corvetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Corvette.

Corvette f English (American, Rare)
Either taken from the English word corvette meaning "a small warship" or the car Chevrolet Corvette.

Corvin m English, German (Swiss, Rare), Romanian
English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.

Corydan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Corydon.

Corydon m Literature, English (American)
Probably related to Greek κορυδός (korydos) meaning "lark". This was a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.

Corymbia f English (Australian)
Rare Australian name derived from the name of the tree.

Coryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Corynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Cos m English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cosmo.

Cosmia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek (Latinized, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοσμία (Kosmia), which meant "orderly, decent".

Cosmos m English (African)
Variant of Cosmas.

Costella f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Costa.

Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.

Cotton m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Cotton.

Cougar m English (Rare)
From late 18th century, from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Guarani guaçuarana.

Coulson m English (Modern)
Either a transferred use of the surname Coulson or a variant of Colson.

Council m English
From the English council, referring to a body of people that are formally constituted and meet regularly.

Countee m English (American)
Possibly derived from the surname Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).

Couper m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cooper. Couper was given to 12 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.

Courage m & f English (Rare)
Borrowing from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Courtenay f & m English (Rare)
French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short").... [more]

Courtland m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Courtland.... [more]

Courtlin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtland and Courtlyn.

Courtlyn f English
Inspired by Courtney, with the -lyn suffix.

Courtlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Courtlyn.

Courtnee f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Courtnei f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Courtni f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Courtnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Courtney.

Courtny f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

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

Coyce m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the surname Choyce. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Coy with names like Boyce and Royce.

Cozette f English (Rare)
Variant of Cosette.

Cozy f English (Rare)
Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".

Craiggie m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Craigie m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Craigory m English (American, Rare)
Blend of Craig and Gregory.

Craigy m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Crandall m English
Transferred use of the surname Crandall.

Crane m English (Archaic)
Possibly a transferred usage of the surname Crane or directly from the word crane.

Crayton m English (Rare)
Either a variant of Creighton or transferred use of the surname Crayton.

Crece f English
Diminutive of Lucretia.

Crecia f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Lucretia.

Crede m English
Possibly a diminutive of Credence or derived from a surname.

Credence m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Creedence or simply from the English word meaning "belief or acceptance of something as true".

Creed m English
From the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [more]

Creedence f & m English (American)
Variant of Credence. This spelling likely influenced by the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Cregan m English
Transferred use of the surname Cregan.

Creig m English
Transferred use of the surname Creig or variant of Craig.

Creina f English (British), English (Australian)

Creola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps an invented name, based on the English word Creole, or on similar-sounding names such as Leola.

Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)
French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [more]

Cresent m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word cresent, a face of the moon.

Creslin m English, Literature
Creslin is a main character in the second book in the 'Magic of Recluse series. he possesed the power to call immense controlled storms and change the worldwide climate with Order magic, despite it's usual inability to cause harm... [more]

Cress m English (Rare)

Cressa f English (Rare)
Short form of Cressida; previously a short form of Lucretia.

Cressens m English (Puritan)
Variant of Crescens.

Cressie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Crecy.

Cressy f English
Diminutive of Cressida.

Cretia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Crecia.

Crewe m English
Transferred use of the surname Crewe.

Crimilda f Portuguese, Spanish, English (American)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Kriemhild.

Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [more]

Cris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chris.

Crisi f English
Short form of Cristina.

Crispine m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

Crispinian m English
English form of Crispinianus. This name was borne by a Roman saint from the 3rd century AD.

Criss m & f English
Diminutive of Christopher, Christina, and other names beginning with Chris.

Crissa f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Crissie f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristine, and other names with a similar sound.

Crisson f & m English

Crissy f English
Diminutive of Cristine, Cristina, and other names with a similar sound.

Crista f English, Dutch
Variant of Christa.

Cristabella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christabella.

Cristabelle f English
Variant of Christabelle.

Cristalle f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 1977 Chanel perfume, probably from French cristal meaning "crystal" (see Crystal).

Cristan m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian and Kristin.

Cristapher m English (Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Cristea f English
Variant of Christea.

Cristeen f English
Variant of Christine.

Cristi f English
Variant of Cristy.

Cristianna f English
Variant of Christiana.

Cristie f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristine, and other names with a similar sound.

Cristin f English
Variant of Kristin.

Cristy f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristian, or other names with similar sounds.

Critias m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English
Latinized form of Kritias.

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

Cromwell m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use from the surname Cromwell derived from the place name Cromwell.

Cronan m English
From Irish Gaelic Crónán, from crón "swarthy". This was the name of two seventh-century Irish saints and miracle-workers.

Cropley m English (British, Rare)

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

Cross m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cross or simply from the word cross.

Crow m & f English (Rare)
Derived from the small black bird. All in all, crows represent death, danger, misfortune, and illness but also rebirth, self-reflection, intelligence, and loyalty, and as such can be both good and bad omens, depending on the culture and beliefs.

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

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

Crowley m English, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Crowley.

Cru m English
Variant of Crew.

Crue m English (Modern)
Variant of Crew.

Cruize m English
Variant of Cruz.

Crusoe m English
Transferred use of the surname Crusoe.

Crys f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chris or a short form of Crystal.

Crysta f English (Rare)
Variant of Christa possibly influenced by Crystal.

Crystalee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Crystal and Lee.

Crystaline f English (Rare)
Combination of Crystal with the suffix -line.

Crystallina f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Crystal.

Crystel f English (Rare)
Variant of Crystal.

Crystella f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Chrystel.

Crystelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Christelle.

Crystiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Cristiana.

Crystianna f English
Modern variant of Cristiana

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

Crystina f English (Rare)
Variant of Christina.

Crystle f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Crystal. Also compare Krystle. Notable bearers of this name include the Canadian-American actress Crystle Lightning (b... [more]

Cuba f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the place name Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Cuddy m Medieval English, English (British, Rare)
Diminutive of Cuthbert.

Cuinn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quinn, taken from the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Cuinn (in which it is the genitive form of Conn).

Culbert m English

Culla f English (Rare)

Cullan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cullen.

Cully m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cully.... [more]

Cumi f Biblical, English (Rare)
Means "arise; stand up" in Aramaic. ... [more]

Cumie f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cumi. This was borne by Cumie Talitha Walker (1874-1942), the mother of American outlaw Clyde Barrow.

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

Cumulus m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".

Cunegunda f English (Archaic)
Variant of Kunigunde.

Curley m English
Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]

Curlie f English
Variant of Curley.

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

Currer m English
Transferred use of the surname Currer.

Currie m English
Transferred use of the surname Currie.

Currier m English
Transferred use of the surname Currier.

Curry m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Curry.

Curtiss m English
Variant of Curtis.

Curtly m English (Rare)

Curvin m English (American, Rare)

Cushla f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Derived form Irish Gaelic cuisle "pulse". This name was created in the early 1800s from the Irish term of endearment cuisle mo cridhe (usually anglicized as Cushla Macree, in former times also Cushlamachree) which translates to "pulse of my heart"; it is popularly interpreted to mean "beat of my heart".... [more]

Cutter m English (Modern), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cutter.... [more]

Cyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyanna.

Cyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Cyan.

Cyanne f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyan.

Cyanth f English (American, Modern)
Historically similar to the name Chrysanth. Derived from the word 'cyan', it means "the combination of blue and green". This generally refers to a child of parents with blue and green eyes.

Cyara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Cybelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Cybele.

Cyber m English (Modern, Rare)

Cybil f English
Variant of Sibyl.

Cybilla f English
Elaboration of Cybill.

Cyd f English (Modern)
Short form of Cydney.

Cydnee f English (Modern)
Variant of Sidney.

Cydnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Sidney.

Cyenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sienna and Cyanna.

Cyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Kyle.

Cylie f English
Variant of Kylie.

Cylin f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Caelan or Kylen.

Cylinda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celinda, perhaps influenced by the name Cyndy or the English word cylinder referring to the shape or the barrel of a gun.

Cylvester m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Sylvester.

Cylvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Sylvia. A known bearer is an American consultant and a 'de facto' First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes.

Cymantha f English (Modern)
Variant of Samantha.

Cymbelline f English (British)
Variation of Cymbeline.

Cymberly f English (Rare)

Cymbria f English (Modern, Rare)

Cymry f English
Means ''Welsh'', plural of Cymro ''Welshman''.

Cyn f English
Short form of Cynthia.

Cynda f English (Rare)
Variant of Cindy.

Cyndee f English (Modern)
Variant of Cindy.

Cyndia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cyndi.

Cyndie f English
Variant of Cindy.

Cyndra f English (Rare)
Variant of Cindra.

Cyndy f English (American), English (Canadian)
Diminutive of Cynthia. Also compare Cyndi.

Cynth f English (Modern)
Short form of Cynthia.

Cyntha f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cynthia.

Cynthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cynthia.

Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.

Cypher m English (Rare)

Cypriana f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Rare), Romansh (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cyprian and Cyprianus.

Cyprus m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named Cyprus... [more]

Cyree f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Cyrus.

Cyrella f English (Rare)

Cyrelle m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Cyril influenced by -elle.

Cyrena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Serena influenced by Cyrene. A notable bearer was American opera singer Cyrena van Gordon (1892-1964).

Cyria f French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Feminine form of Cyriacus.

Cyriella f English
A feminine form of Cyril and potential variant of Cyrielle

Cyrstal f English
Variant of Crystal.

Czarina f Filipino, English
Feminine form of Czar.

Czarlene f English (American, Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Charlene.

Dabney m English
Transferred use of the surname Dabney.

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

Dacken m English (Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of David.

Dacoda m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota (See also Dacota and Dakoda)

Dacota m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Dakota.

Dacus m English (American)

Daedra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deidra.

Daedrian m English (Modern)
Altered form of Adrian, perhaps influenced by the sound of Dedrick or Deidre.

Daelan m English (American), Filipino
Variant of Daylan.

Daelen m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.

Daelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dale and the popular name suffix lyn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.

Daelynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daemond m English (American, Modern)
variant of Daymond

Daevon m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Devin

Daffy m English, Popular Culture
Diminutive of David. A popular bearer was the cartoon Daffy Duck.

Dafnie f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Daphne

Dagen m & f English (Rare)

Dahleen f English
Transferred use of the surname Dahl with popular suffix -een.

Dahlya f Indonesian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dahlia.

Daidre f English (Modern)
Variant of Deidre.

Daijah f English (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dailan m English (Rare)

Dailey f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Daley.

Dailyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Dailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daelyn.

Daimen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Damon.

Daimion m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Damian.

Daimon m Greek Mythology, English (American)
As a modern English name, this is used as a variant of Damon.

Daimond f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Daiquiri f English (American, Rare)
From the English word daiquiri for the alcoholic drink, which was taken from a Cuban place name.

Daire m English
Anglicised form of Dáire.

Daisey f English
Variant of Daisy.

Daisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Daisi f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Daisia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Daisie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Daisy.

Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.

Daisymae f English
Combination of Daisy and Mae.

Daisymay f English (Rare)
Combination of Daisy and May.

Daizy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daisy.

Daja f Literature, English (Modern)
Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.

Dajohn m English (American)
Combination of the prefix Da and John.

Dakhota f & m English
Variant of Dakota.

Dakin m English
Transferred use of the surname Dakin, a pet form of the English surname Day, itself derived from a pet form of David.

Dakoda m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Dakota.

Dakotah m & f English
Variant of Dakota.

Dalano m English (Canadian)

Dalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Daley.

Daleen f English
Diminutive of Magdalene.

Dalena f English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Magdalena or a variant of Delina. Apparently this is also used as a feminine elaboration of Dale.

Dalene f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Darlene.

Dales m English

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

Dali f Spanish, English
Diminutive of Dalia 1 and variant of Dolly.

Dali f English
Transferred use of the surname Dalí.

Dalia f Polish, Italian, Romanian, English, Late Roman, Croatian, Russian
Variant of Daria.

Dalian m English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might be a masculinization of Dalia 1 or Dahlia, but it could also be a combination of Dale with either Ian or the English suffix -ian, which is ultimately derived from the Latin suffix -ianus.... [more]

Dalilah f English (Puritan)
Variant of Delilah.

Dalina f English (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

Dalis f English
Variant of Dallas.

Dalisha f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delicia via its other variant Delisha.

Dallene f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Darlene or Dalene.

Dallie f English (American)
Diminutive of names beginning with the sound Dal-, such as Delilah and Dallas.

Dallin m English

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

Dally m English (American), Literature, Indonesian
Short form of Dallas. Dallas 'Dally' Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton bears this name.

Dallyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Dallin.

Dalmar m English (American), Brazilian

Dalores f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dolores.

Dalphine f English (Rare)
Variant of Delphine.

Daltan m English (American)
Variant of Dalton.

Dalten m English (American)
Variant of Dalton.

Daltin m English (Modern)
Variant of Dalton.

Daltyn m English
Variant of Dalton.

Damain m English
Probably a variant form of Damian.

Daman m English (American)
Variant of Damon.

Damarose f English (Archaic)
Variant of Damaris.

Damarus f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Damaris.

Damascus m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Damascus.