the etymology and history of first names
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CÄCILIA f German
German form of CECILIA
CADE m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a nickname meaning "round" in Old English.
CADELL m Welsh
From Welsh cad "battle" and a diminutive suffix.
CADEN m English
Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin, which means "son of Cadán"... [more]
CADENCE f English
From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow".
CADEYRN m Ancient Celtic
Means "battle king" from Welsh cad "battle" and teyrn "king, monarch"... [more]
CADFAEL m Welsh
Means "battle prince" from Welsh cad "battle" and mael "prince".
CADFAN m Welsh
Means "battle peak" from Welsh cad "battle" and ban "peak"... [more]
CADI f Welsh
Short form of CATRIN
CADOC m Welsh
Derived from Welsh cad "battle"... [more]
CADOGAN m Welsh, Irish
Anglicized form of CADWGAWN
CADWALADER m Welsh
Means "leader of the battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwaladr "leader"... [more]
CADWGAWN m Welsh
Means "glory in battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwogawn "glory, honour"... [more]
CAECILIA f German
German form of CECILIA
CAEDMON m English
Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to British caed meaning "battle"... [more]
CÁEL m Irish Mythology
From Gaelic caol "slender"... [more]
CAELAN m & f English
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN
CAELESTIS m Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".
CAELIE f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE
CAERWYN m Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements caer "fortress" and gwyn "white, fair".
CAESAR m Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair"... [more]
CAETANO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).
CAETLIN f English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN
ÇAĞATAY m Turkish
From the Mongolian name Chagatai (of unknown meaning), which was borne by the second son of Genghis Khan.
CAHAL m Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAL
CAHIR m Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAIR
CAHYA m Indonesian
Means "light" in Indonesian.
CAI (1) m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAI (2) m Welsh
Variant of KAY (2)
CAIAPHAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]
CAILEAN m Scottish
Means "whelp" in Gaelic... [more]
CAILEIGH f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE
CAILIN f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN... [more]
CAILYN f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN
CAIN m Biblical
Means "acquired" in Hebrew... [more]
CAINAN m Biblical
Variant of KENAN
CAIRBRE m Irish, Scottish
Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.
CAIRISTÌONA f Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA
CAIRO m English
From the name of the city in Egypt, called Al Qahirah in Arabic, which was derived from al Qahir, the Arabic name of the planet Mars.
CÁIT f Irish
Short form of CAITRÍONA
CAITLÍN f Irish
Irish form of Cateline, the Old French form of KATHERINE.
CAITLIN f English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN
CAITLYN f English
Variant of CAITLIN
CAITRIA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINE
CAITRÍONA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINE
CAITRÌONA f Scottish
Scottish form of KATHERINE
CAIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman variant of GAIUS
CAJ m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJA f Danish
Variant of KAJA (1)
CAJSA f Swedish
Variant of KAJSA
CAL m English
Short form of CALVIN
CALANTHE f English
Means "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]
CALANTHIA f English
Elaborated form of CALANTHE
CALBHACH m Irish
Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic.
CALE m English
Short form of CALEB
CALEB m English, Biblical
Means "dog" in Hebrew... [more]
CALEIGH f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE
CALFURAY f Native American
Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche.
CALIGULA m History
Means "little boot" in Latin... [more]
CALISTA f English, Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of CALLISTA (English) or CALIXTA (Portuguese and Spanish).
CALISTO m Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of CALIXTO
CALIX m
Possibly from Latin calix meaning "wine cup".
CALIXTA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of CALLISTUS
CALIXTO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CALLISTUS
CALLA f English
From the name of a type of lily... [more]
CALLAHAN m English
From a surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Ceallachain, which means "descendent of Ceallachan"... [more]
CALLEIGH f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE
CALLIAS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of KALLIAS
CALLIE f English
Short form of CAROLINE or CALLISTA
CALLIOPE f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KALLIOPE
CALLISTA f English
Feminine form of CALLISTUS or a form of KALLISTO
CALLISTO (1) m Italian
Italian form of CALLISTUS
CALLISTO (2) f Roman Mythology
Roman form of KALLISTO... [more]
CALLISTUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) "most beautiful".
CALLIXTUS m Late Roman
Variant of CALLISTUS... [more]
CALLUM m Scottish
Variant of CALUM
CALOGERA f Italian
Feminine form of CALOGERO
CALOGERO m Italian
From the Late Latin name Calogerus which meant "beautiful elder" from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and γερων (geron) "old man, elder"... [more]
CALUM m Scottish
Scottish form of COLUMBA
CALVAGH m Irish
Anglicized form of CALBHACH
CALVIN m English
Derived from the French surname Chauvin, which was derived from chauve "bald"... [more]
CALVINO m Italian
Italian form of CALVIN
CALYPSO f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Καλυψω (Kalypso) which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλυπτω (kalypto) "to cover, to conceal"... [more]
CAM (1) f Vietnamese
Means "orange" in Vietnamese.
CAM (2) m & f English
Short form of CAMERON
CAMBRIA f English
Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people"... [more]
CAMBYSES m History
From Καμβυσης (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
CAMDEN m English
From a surname which was from a place name perhaps meaning "enclosed valley" in Old English... [more]
CAMELIA f Romanian
From camelie, the Romanian spelling of camellia (see CAMELLIA).
CAMELLIA f English
From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel.
CAMERON m & f Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose"... [more]
CAMILA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA
CAMILLA f English, Italian, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]
CAMILLE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA
CAMILLO m Italian
Italian form of CAMILLUS
CAMILLUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin.
CAMILO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS
CAMMIE f English
Pet form of CAMILLA
CAMPBELL m Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and béul "mouth"... [more]
CAMRON m English
Variant of CAMERON
CAMRYN f English
Feminine variant of CAMERON
CAN m Turkish
Means "soul" or "life" in Turkish.
CANAAN m Biblical
Meaning unknown... [more]
CANAN f Turkish
Means "beloved" in Turkish.
CANDACE f English, Biblical (Variant)
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more]
CANDE f & m Spanish
Short form of CANDELARIA or CANDELARIO
CANDELA f Spanish
Pet form of CANDELARIA
CANDELARIA f Spanish
Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle"... [more]
CANDELARIO m Spanish
Masculine form of CANDELARIA
CANDELAS f Spanish
Pet form of CANDELARIA
CANDI f English (Modern)
Variant of CANDY
CANDICE f English
Variant of CANDACE
CANDIDA f English
Derived from Latin canditia meaning "white"... [more]
CANDIS f English
Variant of CANDACE
CANDY f English
Either a short form of CANDACE or else from the English word candy.
CANDYCE f English (Modern)
Variant of CANDACE
CANUTE m History
Anglicized form of KNUT
CAOILAINN f Irish
Variant of CAOILFHIONN
CAOILFHIONN f Irish
Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair"... [more]
CAOILINN f Irish
Variant of CAOILFHIONN
CAOIMHE f Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful".
CAOIMHÍN m Irish
Original Irish form of KEVIN
CAOLÁN m Irish
From Gaelic caol "slender" combined with the diminutive suffix án.
CAPRICE f Various
Means "impulsive" in Italian.
CAPRICIA f Various
Elaborated form of CAPRICE
CAPRINA f Various
From the name of the Italian island of Capri.
CARA f English
This name can mean either "beloved" in Italian or "friend" in Irish.
CARADOC m Welsh
Variant of CARADOG
CARADOG m Welsh
Derived from Welsh cariadus "beloved"... [more]
CARAMIA f Various
From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".
CARATACUS m Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of CARADOG
CARBREY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE
CARBRY m Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE
CARDEA f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis"... [more]
CAREEN f English
Variant of CARREEN
CAREN f English
Variant of KAREN (1)
CAREY m & f Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of Ciardha"... [more]
CARI f English
Variant of CARRIE
CARIDAD f Spanish
Spanish form of CHARITY
CARIN f English
Variant of KAREN (1)
CARINA f Scandinavian, German, English
Pet form of CARA... [more]
CARINE f French, English
Variant of CARINA
CARIS f English
Variant of CHARIS
CARISSA f English
Variant of CHARISSA
CARITA f English
Pet form of CARA... [more]
CARL m German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]
CARLA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German
Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL
CARLENE f English
Feminine pet form of CARL
CARLES m Catalan
Catalan form of CHARLES
CARLEY f English
Feminine form of CARL
CARLIE f English
Feminine form of CARL
CARLISA f English (Modern)
Combination of CARLA and LISA
CARLISLE m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "city belonging to Lugovalos" in Welsh... [more]
CARLITO m Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLOS
CARLITOS m Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLOS
CARLO m Italian
Italian form of CHARLES
CARLOMAN m History
From a Germanic name derived from Karl (see CHARLES) and mann "man"... [more]
CARLOS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CHARLES
CARLOTA f Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLA
CARLOTTA f Italian
Pet form of CARLA
CARLTON m English
Variant of CHARLTON
CARLY f English
Feminine form of CARL
CARLYLE m English
Variant of CARLISLE
CARLYN f English
Contracted variant of CAROLINE
CARME (1) f Galician, Catalan
Galician and Catalan form of CARMEL
CARME (2) f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Καρμη (Karme), which was derived from κειρω (keiro) "to shear"... [more]
CARMEL f English, Biblical
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more]
CARMELA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of CARMEL
CARMELITA f Spanish
Spanish pet form of CARMEL
CARMELLA f English
Latinized form of CARMEL
CARMELO m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian masculine form of CARMEL
CARMEN f Spanish, English, Romanian
Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song"... [more]
CARMI m Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew... [more]
CARMINA f Italian
Italian form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carminis "of song".
CARMINE m Italian
Italian masculine form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carminis "of song".
CARMO f Portuguese
Portuguese form of CARMEL
CAROL (1) f & m English
Short form of CAROLINE... [more]
CAROL (2) m Romanian
Romanian form of CAROLUS... [more]
CAROLA f English
Feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLE f French
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLIEN f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLIN f German
German feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS... [more]
CAROLINE f French, English
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLUS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of CHARLES
CAROLYN f English
Variant of CAROLINE
CARON f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".
CARPUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek name Καρπος (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"... [more]
CARRAN m English
From a surname, a variant of the Irish surname Mac Ciarain, which means "son of CIARÁN".
CARREEN f English
Combination of CAROLINE and IRENE... [more]
CARRIE f English
Pet form of CAROLINE
CARROL m Irish
Variant of CARROLL
CARROLL m Irish
Anglicized form of CEARBHALL... [more]
CARRY f English
Pet form of CAROLINE
CARSON m & f Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning... [more]
CARSTEN m German
Variant of KARSTEN
CARTER m English
From a surname which meant "one who uses a cart" in Middle English.
CARVER m English
From a surname which was meant "wood carver" in Middle English.
CARWYN m Welsh
Means "blessed love" from Welsh caru "love" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
CARY m & f English
Variant of CAREY
CARYL f English
Variant of CAROL (1)
CARYN f English
Variant of KAREN (1)
CARYS f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love".
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