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CASEY   m & f   English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Cathasaigh meaning "descendent of Cathasaigh"... [more]

CASH   m   English
From an English occupational surname for a box maker, derived from Norman French casse meaning "case"... [more]

CASIMIR   m   English
Means "to destroy peace", derived from the Slavic element kazic "to destroy" combined with mir "peace" (or possibly the older element mer "great")... [more]

CASIMIRO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of CASIMIR

CASPAR   m   Dutch
Dutch form of JASPER

CASPER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of JASPER... [more]

CASPIAN   m   Literature
Used by author C... [more]

CASS   f   English
Short form of CASSANDRA and other names beginning with Cass.

CASSANDRA   f   English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]

CASSARAH   f   English
Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be"... [more]

CASSIA   f   English, Ancient Roman
Either means "cassia" from the name of the spice tree (see KEZIA), or else is a feminine form of CASSIUS.

CASSIAN   m   English
From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from CASSIUS... [more]

CASSIDY   f & m   English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendent of Caiside"... [more]

CASSIE   f   English
Pet form of CASSANDRA and other names beginning with Cass.

CASSIOPEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant of CASSIOPEIA

CASSIOPEIA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κασσιοπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιεπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice"... [more]

CASSIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain"... [more]

CASTOR   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Καστωρ (Kastor), possibly related to κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine, to excel"... [more]

CATAHECASSA   m   Native American
Means "black hoof" in Shawnee... [more]

CĂTĂLIN   m   Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of KATHERINE.

CĂTĂLINA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of KATHERINE

CATALINA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of KATHERINE

CATARINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Portuguese and Galician form of KATHERINE

CATE   f   English
Variant of KATE

CATERINA   f   Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of KATHERINE

CATHAIR   m   Irish
Means "battle man" from Gaelic cath "battle" and vir "man".

CATHAL   m   Irish
Derived from the Gaelic elements cath "battle" and val "rule"... [more]

CATHÁN   m   Irish
Derived from Gaelic cath "battle" combined with a diminutive suffix.

CATHAOIR   m   Irish
Variant of CATHAIR

CATHARINA   f   Dutch, Swedish
Dutch and Swedish form of KATHARINE

CATHARINE   f   English
Variant of KATHARINE

CATHERIN   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE

CATHERINA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of KATHERINE

CATHERINE   f   English, French
English variant and French form of KATHERINE

CATHLEEN   f   Irish, English
Variant of KATHLEEN

CATHRIN   f   German
German short form of KATHARINA

CATHRINE   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE

CATHRYN   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE

CATHY   f   English
Short form of CATHERINE

CÁTIA   f   Portuguese
Pet form of CATARINA

CATINA   f   Romanian
Contracted form of CĂTĂLINA

CATO (1)   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin... [more]

CATO (2)   f   Dutch
Pet form of CATHARINA

CATRIN   f   Welsh, German
Welsh form of KATHERINE, as well as a German short form of KATHARINA.

CATRINA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of CATRIONA

CATRINE   f   Swedish
Swedish variant of KATRINE

CATRIONA   f   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of KATHERINE

CAVAN   m   Irish
Derived from the name of an Irish county, which is from Irish cabhán "hollow".

CAYETANO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

CAYLEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CEALLACH   m   Irish
Possibly derived either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or from a Gaelic word meaning "bright-headed".

CEALLAGH   m   Irish
Variant of CEALLACH

CEARA   f   English
Variant of CIARA

CEARBHALL   m   Irish
Probably from Gaelic cearbh "hacking with a weapon".

CEARRA   f   English
Variant of CIARA

CEBRIÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).

CECELIA   f   English
Variant of CECILIA

CECIL   m   English
From the Welsh name Seissylt, which was from the Roman name SEXTUS... [more]

CÉCILE   f   French
French form of CECILIA

CECÍLIA   f   Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak form of CECILIA

CECILIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]

CECÍLIE   f   Czech
Czech form of CECILIA

CECILIE   f   Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Norwegian, Danish and Czech form of CECILIA

CECILIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of CECILIA

CECILIO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Caecilius (see CECILIA).

CECILY   f   English
English form of CECILIA

CECYLIA   f   Polish
Polish form of CECILIA

CEDAR   f   English
Means simply "cedar" from the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κεδρος (kedros).

CEDRIC   m   English
Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe'... [more]

CEES   m   Dutch
Variant of KEES

CEFERINO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see ZEFERINO).

CEFIN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of KEVIN

CÉIBHFHIONN   f   Irish Mythology
Means "fair locks" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

CEINWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements cain "lovely" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

CELANDINE   f   English
From the name of the flower, which derives from Greek χελιδων (chelidon) "a swallow".

CÉLESTE   f & m   French
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS

CELESTE   f & m   Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS... [more]

CÉLESTIN   m   French
French form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CELESTINA   f   Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CÉLESTINE   f   French
French feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CELESTINE   m   English
From the Late Latin name Caelestinus, an elaborated form of CAELESTIS... [more]

CELESTINO   m   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CELESTYN   m   Polish
Polish form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CELESTYNA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE).

CÉLIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of CELIA

CELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO).

CELINA   f   Polish
Short form of MARCELINA

CELINDA   f   English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ce with the name LINDA.

CÉLINE   f   French
French feminine form of Caelinus (see CELINO)... [more]

CELINO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Caelinus, which was itself derived from the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO).

CELIO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Caelius, which meant "heaven" from Latin caelum.

CELSO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Celsus, which meant "tall" in Latin.

CELYN   m   Welsh
Means "holly" in Welsh.

CENEK   m   Czech
Pet form of VINCENC

CEPHALUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κεφαλος (Kephalos), which was derived from κεφαλη (kephale) meaning "head"... [more]

CEPHAS   m   Biblical
Means "rock" in Aramaic... [more]

CEPHEUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κηφευς (Kepheus), which is of unknown meaning... [more]

CERBERUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κερβερος (Kerberos), which possibly meant "demon of the pit"... [more]

CEREN   f   Turkish
Means "young gazelle" in Turkish.

CERES   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from the Indo-European root *ker meaning "to grow"... [more]

CERI   m & f   Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love"... [more]

CERIDWEN   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]

CERISE   f   French
Means "cherry" in French.

CERNUNNOS   m   Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
Means "horned" in Celtic... [more]

CERRIDWEN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERRIDWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERYS   f   Welsh
Variant of CARYS

CESAIRE   m   French
French form of CAESAR

CÉSAR   m   French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of CAESAR... [more]

CESARE   m   Italian
Italian form of CAESAR

CESARINA   f   Italian
Feminine pet form of CESARE

CESARINO   m   Italian
Pet form of CESARE

CEZAR   m   Portuguese, Polish, Romanian
Portuguese, Polish and Romanian form of CAESAR

CHAD   m   English
From the Old English name Ceadda which is of unknown meaning, possibly based on Welsh cad "battle"... [more]

CHADWICK   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "dairy farm belonging to CHAD" in Old English.

CHAIM   m   Jewish
Variant of CHAYIM

CHALCHIUHTICUE   f   New World Mythology
Means "jade skirt" in Nahuatl... [more]

CHALICE   f   English
Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.

CHANAH   f   Jewish
Variant of CHANNAH

CHANCE   f & m   English
Means simply "chance" from the English word... [more]

CHANDA   m & f   Indian
Means "fierce, hot, passionate" in Sanskrit... [more]

CHANDAN   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit चन्दन (chandana) meaning "sandalwood".

CHANDANA   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHANDAN

CHANDER   m   Indian
Variant of CHANDRA

CHANDLER   m   English
From an occupational surname which meant "candle seller" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French.

CHANDRA   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) "to shine"... [more]

CHANDRAKANT   m   Indian
Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) "moon" and कान्त (kanta) "beloved"... [more]

CHANDRAKANTA   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHANDRAKANT

CHANEL   f   English
From a French surname which meant "pipe"... [more]

CHANELLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHANEL

CHANG   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "flourishing, prosperous" (which is usually only masculine), "smooth, fluent" or "long".

CHANIA   f  
Perhaps means "encampment" in Hebrew.

CHANNAH   f   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of HANNAH

CHANNARY   f   Khmer
Means "moon-faced girl" in Khmer.

CHANNING   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "a canal" in French.

CHANTAL   f   French, English
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony place"... [more]

CHANTÉ   f   English
Means "sung" in French.

CHANTEL   f   English
Variant of CHANTAL

CHANTELLE   f   English
Variant of CHANTAL

CHANTREA   f   Khmer
Means "moonlight" in Khmer.

CHAO   m   Chinese
Means "surpass" in Chinese.

CHARA   f   Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

CHARALAMPOS   m   Greek
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρα (chara) "happiness" combined with λαμπω (lampo) "to shine".

CHARIS   f   Ancient Greek, English
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

CHARISMA   f   English
From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek χαρις (charis) "grace, kindness".

CHARISSA   f   English
Elaborated form of CHARIS

CHARITA   f   English
Latinate form of CHARITY

CHARITON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

CHARITY   f   English
In part this name means "charity" from the English word... [more]

CHARLA   f   English
Feminine form of CHARLES

CHARLEEN   f   English
Variant of CHARLENE

CHARLEMAGNE   m   History
From Old French Charles le Magne meaning "CHARLES the Great"... [more]

CHARLENE   f   English
Feminine pet form of CHARLES

CHARLES   m   English, French
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man"... [more]

CHARLEY   f & m   English
Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES

CHARLIE   m & f   English
Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES... [more]

CHARLINE   f   French
French feminine pet form of CHARLES

CHARLIZE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of CHARLES... [more]

CHARLOT   m   French
French pet form of CHARLES

CHARLOTTA   f   Swedish
Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian
French feminine pet form of CHARLES... [more]

CHARLTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "settlement of free men" in Old English.

CHARMAINE   f   English
Meaning unknown... [more]

CHARMIAN   f   English
Derived from Greek χαρμα (charma) meaning "delight"... [more]

CHARNA   f   Yiddish
From a Slavic word meaning "dark".

CHARNETTE   f   English (Modern)
Probably an invented name.

CHARO   f   Spanish
Spanish pet form of ROSARIO

CHARON   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly means "fierce brightness" in Greek... [more]

CHAS   m   English
Pet form of CHARLES

CHASE   m   English
From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Old French, originally a nickname for a huntsman.

CHASITY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHASTITY

CHASTITY   f   English
Means simply "chastity" from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure".

CHATZKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

CHAU   f   Vietnamese
Means "pearls" in Vietnamese.

CHAUNCEY   m   English
From a Norman surname of unknown meaning.

CHAUSIKU   f   Eastern African
Means "born at night" in Swahili.

CHAVA   f   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of EVE

CHAVDAR   m   Bulgarian
Derived from a Persian word meaning "leader, dignitary".

CHAYA   f   Jewish
Feminine form of CHAYIM

CHAYIM   m   Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayyim) meaning "life".

CHAZ   m   English
Pet form of CHARLES

CHE   m   Spanish
From an Argentinian expression meaning "hey!"... [more]

CHELLE   f   English
Pet form of MICHELLE

CHELO   f   Spanish
Pet form of CONSUELO

CHELSEA   f   English
From the name of a district in London meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone" in Old English.

CHELSEY   f   English
Variant of CHELSEA

CHELSIE   f   English
Variant of CHELSEA

CHEN   m & f   Chinese
Means "morning" in Chinese.

CHENANIAH   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KENANIAH

CHENDA   f   Khmer
Means "thought, intellect" in Khmer.

CHENG   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "accomplish, succeed" or "sincere".

CHER   f   English
Short form of CHERIE or CHERILYN

CHERETTE   f   English
Pet form of CHERIE

CHERI   f   English
Variant of CHERIE

CHERICE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CERISE

CHERIE   f   English
Derived from French chérie meaning "darling".

CHERILYN   f   English
Perhaps a combination of CHERIE and the popular name suffix lyn.

CHERISE   f   English
Variant of CERISE

CHERISH   f   English
From the English word meaning "to treasure".

CHERNOBOG   m   Slavic Mythology
Means "the black god" from Slavic cherno "black" and bog "god"... [more]

CHEROKEE   f & m   English
Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech"... [more]

CHERRY   f   English
Either a variant of CHERIE or a pet form of CHARITY... [more]

CHERYL   f   English
Elaboration of CHERIE, perhaps influenced by BERYL... [more]

CHESED   f & m   Jewish
Means "mercy" in Hebrew.

CHESLEY   m   English
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English.

CHESTER   m   English
From a surname that originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain... [more]

CHET   m   English
Short form of CHESTER

CHETAN   m   Indian
Means "visible, conscious, soul" in Sanskrit.

CHETANA   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHETAN

CHEVONNE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of SIOBHAN

CHEYANNE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE   f & m   English
Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning "unintelligible speakers"... [more]

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