Mexican Submitted Names

Brugués f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bruguers.

Bruslee m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Nicaragua (particularly the North Caribbean Autonomous Region) and Peru.

Bruslí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Brucelí.

Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.

Bryssa f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Brisa.

Buena f Jewish, Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.

Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]

Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").

Bulmaro m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Vulmaro, which is a Spanish form of Wulmar. This is used mainly in Mexico.

Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.

Burgo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian titles Virgen del Burgo and Nuestra Señora del Burgo, venerated in Alfaro (La Rioja). The original church was erected outside the walls, and later reconstructed within them... [more]

Burgundófora f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Burgundofara.

Cacahuehue m Nahuatl
Possibly means "old frog", from Nahuatl caca "frog, toad" and huehue "elder, old man".

Cacama m Nahuatl
Means "small ear of corn" in Nahuatl.

Cacamacihuatl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.

Cacamatzin m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.

Çacaxochitl m & f Nahuatl
The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".

Cacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Cachua m Nahuatl
Means "shoe owner, one who wears sandals" in Nahuatl, from cactli "shoe, sandal" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Cahual m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cahualli "one who is left behind; widow, widower".

Cahualix f Nahuatl
Probably derived from cahualli "someone left behind; a widow, widower".

Cahualoc m Nahuatl
Means "abandoned one, one who was left behind" in Nahuatl.

Cahuan m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl cahuani "to catch fire", figuratively "to shine" or "to make a name, leave a memory".

Caín m Spanish, Gascon
Spanish and Gascon form of Cain.

Caito m & f Spanish
Possibly derived from Cayetano.

Cajemé m Indigenous American (Hispanicized), Mexican (Rare), History
Hispanicized form of Yaqui Kahe'eme meaning "one who does not stop to drink (water)". This name was borne by the Yaqui leader Cajemé (1837-1887), baptized José María Leyva.

Calasanz m German (Austrian, Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calasanz. Joseph Calasanz (known in Spanish as José de Calasanz; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648) was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, providing free education to the sons of the poor, and the Religious Order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists... [more]

Calfú m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Kallfü.

Calímaco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callimachus.

Calín m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calínico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callinicus.

Calino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Callinus.

Calionacatl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a place name.

Calipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.

Calipso f Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Calypso.

Calístrato m Spanish
Spanish form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).

Calli m & f Nahuatl
Means "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Calo m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Calpurniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnianus.

Calpurnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnius.

Caltecatl m Nahuatl
Means "house dweller", derived from Nahuatl calli "house" and the suffix -catl "inhabitant".

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

Camerina f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Camerino. This was borne by Mexican poet Camerina Pavón y Oviedo (1862-1893).

Camerino m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish form of Camerinus.

Cámeron m & f Spanish
Spanish variant of Cameron.

Camilita f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Camila.

Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.

Campa Huitz m Nahuatl
Means "where does he come from?" in Nahuatl.

Campo Elías m Spanish
Given in honour of Colonel Juan Vicente Campo Elías (1759-1814), regarded as a hero of Venezuelan Independence.... [more]

Can f Spanish
Diminutive of Candela.

Canales m Spanish

Cancianila f Spanish
Spanish form of Cantianilla.

Canciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Cantianus.

Cancio m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Cantius.

Candelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Candela.

Candelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Candelo.

Candellaria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Candelaria.

Candellario m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Variant of Candelario.

Candelo m Spanish
Short form of Candelario.

Candi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Cándida, Cándido and Candela.

Candidiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Candidianus.

Cando m Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandro

Canela f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Spanish noun canela meaning "cinnamon". It coincides with a Spanish surname (see Canela).

Canelo m Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish noun canelo, which can mean "winter's bark tree" as well as "cinnamon tree". Also compare Canela.... [more]

Caninio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caninius.

Canio m Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Canius.

Canmach m Nahuatl
Means "where is he?" in Nahuatl.

Cano m Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandro.

Canor m Spanish (Rare), Asturian
Short form of Nicanor.

Cantidiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidianus.

Cantidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidius.

Canuto m Spanish, Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Knut. There are two Catholic saints by this name.

Çaoya m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he just left" in Nahuatl.

Capaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Capaneus.

Capanilli m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "one who makes noise", from Nahuatl capani "to make a cracking or slapping noise". This was an epithet of Xolotl, possibly associated with sleep or dreams.

Capolihuiz m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl capolin "cherry-like tree" and ihuitztli "thorn, spine".

Caprasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Caprasius.

Caralampio m Galician, Spanish
Galician form of Charalampos via Charalampus and Spanish variant of Caralampo.

Caralampo m Italian, Spanish
Italian form of Charalampos via Charalampus and Spanish variant of Caralampio.

Cardo m Filipino, Tagalog, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Ricardo.

Carelia f Afrikaans, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Danish (Archaic)
Afrikaans feminine form of Carel and Spanish and Danish variant of Karelia.

Cari f Spanish
Diminutive of Caridad.

Cariberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Charibert.

Caridemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Charidemus.

Carino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carinus.

Caristo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carystus.

Carita f Spanish
Diminutive of Caridad.

Caritina f Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Charitine. This name is mostly used in Mexico.

Carito f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carolina, via its short form Caro 2.

Caritón m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Chariton.

Carlines m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carlita f Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian
Diminutive of Carla.

Carlomagno m History (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Charlemagne. This is borne by Carlomagno Pedro Martínez (1965-), a Mexican ceramic artist and artisan, and Carlomagno Chacón Gómez (1985-), a Peruvian lawyer and politician.

Carlomán m Spanish
Spanish form of Carloman.

Carlosito m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carlyta f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Carlita.

Carmecita f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Carmencita.

Carmelinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carmela.

Carmello m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Anglicized)
Variant of Carmelo. This is also a surname (see Carmello).

Carmencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmenchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

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

Carmenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen (compare Virgenza).

Carminia f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Carminius.

Carminio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carminius.

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]

Carmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Caro m Medieval Italian, Galician, Spanish, Venetian
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Venetian form of Carus.

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

Cárol f Spanish
Diminutive of Carolina.

Carolaina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Carolaine f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)

Caroli f Spanish
Diminutive of Carolina.

Carolino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Carolina.

Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.

Carrión m Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carrión.

Carriona f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Carrión.

Carterio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.

Carvilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carvilius.

Casandro m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Cassander.

Casiana f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Romanian form of Cassiana.

Casiano m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Cassian.

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

Casio m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Cassius.

Casiodora f Spanish
Feminine form of Casiodoro.

Casiodoro m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Cassiodorus.

Casiopea f Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Cassiopeia.

Casta f Spanish
Casta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger... [more]

Casto m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Castus.

Cástor m Spanish
Spanish form of Castor.

Castora f Spanish, Medieval Italian
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.

Castriciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Castricianus.

Cástulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Castulus.

Cata f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catalena f Spanish
Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Catalinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catalino m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Catalina.

Catarino m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Catarina.

Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)
From Latin cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).

Catelina f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), English (British, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Catalina.

Caterine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Caterina, Catherine and Katerine.

Cati f Spanish
Diminutive of Catalina.

Catleya f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino
From Cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America named after the British horticulturist William Cattley. Another variant from the same origin is Cataleya.

Catlina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Catriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Katriel.

Caty f English, Spanish (Anglicized)
Variation of Catty or Catie and diminutive of Catalina.

Caxochitl m & f Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl ca "is, to be" and xochitl "flower".

Caya f Spanish
Feminine form of Cayo.

Cayo m Aragonese, Spanish
Spanish and Aragonese form of Caius.

Ce Atl m Nahuatl
Means "one water" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Cecetl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl cecen "each one; one out of one" or cetl "ice, frost".

Ceci f English, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia or Cecília.

Cecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Cecía.

Cecihuatl f Nahuatl
Means "one woman" in Nahuatl, from ce "one" and cihuatl "woman".

Cecilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cecohuatl m Nahuatl
Means "one snake" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Cecuauh m Nahuatl
Means "one eagle" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Cecuiztli m Nahuatl
Means "cold, to be cold" or "high mountain place" in Nahuatl.

Cedrico m Spanish
Spanish form of Cedrico

Céfalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cephalus.

Cefas m Spanish
Spanish form of Cephas.

Cefeo m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Cepheus.

Ceferina f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Ceferino.

Cela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Galician (Rare)

Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.

Celdon m Spanish
Spanish form of Sheldon

Cele m Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino.

Celedón m Spanish
Variant of Celedonio.

Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.

Celedonio m Spanish
Spanish name derived from the Greek word for swallow, chelidon (see Celandine).

Celena f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Selena.

Céleo m Spanish (Latin American), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Celeus.

Celerina f Late Roman, Italian, Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Celerinus.

Celes f & m Popular Culture, Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino and Celestina.

Celestiana f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Celestina.

Celestio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelestius.

Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.

Celiana f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Caelianus.

Celiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caelianus.

Celianys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celiana.

Célica f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Celica.

Célida f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.

Celiflora f Spanish (Mexican)

Celika f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Celiloc m Nahuatl
Possibly means "communion", derived from Nahuatl celia "to receive, to accept (something)".

Celimar f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Celimena f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Célimène.

Celmira f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Zelmira.

Celymar f Spanish (?)

Cenaida f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Senaida.

Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.

Cenobio m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Zenobio, the Spanish form of Zenobius. This was borne by the 19th-century Mexican composer Cenobio Paniagua (1821-1882).

Centehua f Nahuatl
Possibly means "the only one, unique", derived from Nahuatl centetl "one, a single one".

Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of Chicomecōātl.

Centli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "dried maize, dried corncob" in Nahuatl.

Centzon m Nahuatl
Means "four hundred" or "innumerable, uncountable, plenty" in Nahuatl.

Ceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Coeus (see Koios).

Cepatlatonac m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Cerbero m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cerberus.

Cereza f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "cherry" in Spanish.

Cergio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sergio.

Cernín m Spanish
Alternate Spanish form of Saturninus

Ceronda f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Cersyn m Mexican

Cesara f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Cesare.

Cesárea f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Caesaria.

Cesáreo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish variant and Galician form of Cesario.

Cesario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Caesarius.

Cesarión m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Caesarion.

Cesferina f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish name

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesiah f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Cesia.

Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.

Cesítar m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Cesito m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Cessy f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cevero m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Severo.

Ceylena f Spanish
Selena

Chaahk m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology, New World Mythology
Yucatec form of Chaac.

Chabela f Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chábeli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Isabel. A famous bearer is Chábeli Iglesias, a Spanish socialite.

Chabelita f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Diminutive of Chabela. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Isabel.

Chago m Spanish
Diminutive of Santiago.

Chahuacuauhtzin m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Chahuacue m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" and cueitl "skirt".

Chahuatlatoa m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" or chahuati "to be jealous, envious, suspicious", combined with tlatoa "to speak; to issue commands".

Chalchiuh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chalchihuitl "precious green or blue stone", usually referring to jade, turquoise, emerald, or greenstone. This was often used metaphorically to refer to newborns and small children.

Chalchiuhcoatl m Nahuatl
Means "jade snake" or "precious stone serpent" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and cōātl "snake, serpent".

Chalchiuhcozcatl f Nahuatl
Means "green stone necklace, jade necklace" in Nahuatl, derived from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and cozcatl "necklace".

Chalchiuhnenetl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chalchihuitl "precious green or blue stone" and nenetl "doll, idol; female genitals".

Chalchiuhnenetzin f Nahuatl
Variant of Chalchiuhnenetl, with the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", a suffix that was often used in Aztec royal families.

Chalchiuhquiyauh m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm".

Chalchiuhtepehua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he throws jade down" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tepehua "to scatter or throw something onto the ground"... [more]

Chalchiuhtlanetzin m Nahuatl
Means "bright precious stone" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tlanextli "light, radiance", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin... [more]

Chalchiuhtlatonac m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "shining precious stone" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tlatonac "shining, prospering". This was the name of the second ruler of the Mexica, as well as an epithet of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue.

Chalchiuhtototl m Nahuatl
Means "jade bird" or "turquoise bird" in Nahuatl, referring to a brightly coloured species of songbird known as the red-legged honeycreeper. Ultimately derived from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tototl "bird".

Chalchiuhxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "jade flower" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone; jade, turquoise, emerald" and xōchitl "flower".

Chalchiuitl f Nahuatl
Means "precious green or blue stone; greenstone, jade, turquoise, emerald" in Nahuatl.

Chalia f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.

Chalmecatl m Nahuatl
Means "from Chalma" in Nahuatl. This was also the name of an Aztec deity of the underworld.

Chalo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Chamani m & f Nahuatl
Means "sapling" or "to sprout" in Nahuatl.

Chamol m Nahuatl
Means "scarlet parrot feather" in Nahuatl.

Chamolmani m Nahuatl
Means "to be like a red parrot" or "in the manner of red parrot feathers", from Nahuatl chamolli "red parrot feather" and -mani "for things to be a certain way".

Champa m Nahuatl
Means "toward home", from Nahuatl chantli "home, residence" and -pa "towards, in, to".

Chancal m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chanca "lives, is making a home" and the suffix -l.

Chano m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luciano or Feliciano.

Chantli m Nahuatl
Means "home, residence" in Nahuatl.

Chaply m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Chapol m Nahuatl
Means "grasshopper, locust" in Nahuatl.

Chapopo m & f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chapopotli, meaning "tar, asphalt".

Chapopotli m & f Nahuatl
Means "tar, asphalt" in Nahuatl.

Chárbel m Spanish
Spanish form of Sharbel.

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charito f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charityn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Charlye m Spanish
Variant of Charlie.

Charlye f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 28 baby girls were recorded with the name Charlye in 2017.

Chatl m Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Chantli.

Chauhyohuan m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" or chahuati "to be envious, jealous, suspicious", combined with yohua "to become night, to grow dark", or -yoh "made of, full of, with the quality of" and -huan "with, together with".

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chavela f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavito m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chavo m Popular Culture, Spanish
From Spanish chavo meaning ''boy, kid'', used as a nickname.

Chayanne m & f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. This name was popularized by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne (1968-) (real name Elmer Figueroa Arce).

Chayenne f & m Spanish, Dutch
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chayito f Spanish
Diminutive of Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).

Chayo f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Checha m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Checho m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Checo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Cheila f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Chejo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Cheli f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Araceli.

Chely f Spanish
Variant of Cheli.

Chemanu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Manuel.

Chemari m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Maria.

Chemi m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Miguel.

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Innocencia.

Chencho m Spanish
Diminutive of Inocencio and Sergio.

Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word Chenoa (or Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [more]

Chenta f Spanish
Diminutive of Vicenta.

Chente m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

Cheo m Spanish
Diminutive of José.

Chepe m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos and Jose.

Chepina f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.

Chía f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.

Chialoc m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "waited for, watched for, expected", derived from Nahuatl chiya "to await, expect, look for; to watch something, to observe".

Chichatlapal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chichitl "barn owl" and atlapalli "wing, leaf", or from chicha "to spit" and tlapalli "colour, red; blood".

Chichi f Spanish (Latin American, Americanized, Rare)
This version comes from the american word Chiwawa mixed with the name Chloe meaning "Small" or "Tiny"

Chichiton f & m Nahuatl
Means "little dog, puppy" in Nahuatl.