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COBUS   m   Dutch
Pet form of JACOBUS

COBY   m & f   English, Dutch
Masculine or feminine pet form of JACOB

COCO   f   Various
Pet form of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa... [more]

CODIE   m & f   English
Variant or feminine form of CODY

CODY   m   English, Irish
From the Gaelic surname Mac Óda, which means "son of OTTO"... [more]

COEUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KOIOS

COILEAN   m   Irish
Irish form of CAILEAN

COINNEACH   m   Scottish
Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.

COKKIE   f   Dutch
Dutch pet form of CORNELIA

COLBERT   m   English
Germanic name composed of the elements col, possibly meaning "cool", and beraht, meaning "bright".

COLBY   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "coal town" in Old English.

COLE   m   English
From a surname meaning "black" in Old English.

COLEEN   f   English
Variant of COLLEEN

COLEMAN   m   English, Irish
Variant of COLMÁN

COLENE   f   English
Variant of COLLEEN

COLETTE   f   French
Short form of NICOLETTE... [more]

COLIN (1)   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of CAILEAN

COLIN (2)   m   English
Medieval pet form of NICHOLAS

COLINE   f   French
Short form of NICOLINE

COLLEEN   f   English
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl"... [more]

COLLIN   m   English
Variant of COLIN (2)

COLLYN   f   English
Variant of COLLEEN

COLM   m   Irish
Irish form of COLUMBA

COLMÁN   m   Irish
Irish form of the Late Latin name Columbanus, which was itself derived from COLUMBA... [more]

COLOMBAIN   m   French
French form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

COLOMBANO   m   Italian
Italian form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

COLOMBE   f   French
French feminine form of COLUMBA

COLOMBINA   f   Italian
Italian feminine pet form of COLUMBA

COLOMBO   m   Italian
Italian form of COLUMBA

COLTEN   m   English
Variant of COLTON

COLTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Cola's town"... [more]

COLUM   m   Irish
Irish form of COLUMBA

COLUMBA   m   Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "dove"... [more]

COLUMBAN   m   English
English form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

COLUMBINE   f   English
Feminine pet form of COLUMBA... [more]

COLWYN   m   Welsh
From the name of a river in northern Wales.

CÔME   m   French
French form of COSMO

COMFORT   f   English
Simply means "comfort" from the English word, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong".

COMGAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHALL

COMGAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHÁN

COMHGHALL   m   Irish
Means "joint pledge" from Irish comh "together" and gall "pledge".

COMHGHÁN   m   Irish
Means "born together" from Irish comh "together" and gan "born".

CONALL   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic... [more]

CONAN   m   Irish
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Gaelic "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

CONCEPCIÓN   f   Spanish
Means "conception" in Spanish... [more]

CONCEPTA   f   Irish
Latin form of CONCEPCIÓN

CONCETTA   f   Italian
Italian cognate of CONCEPCIÓN

CONCETTINA   f   Italian
Pet form of CONCETTA

CONCETTO   m   Italian
Masculine form of CONCETTA

CONCHA   f   Spanish
Pet form of CONCEPCIÓN... [more]

CONCHITA   f   Spanish
Pet form of CONCHA

CONCHOBHAR   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Original Irish form of CONNOR

CONCORDIA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "harmony" in Latin... [more]

CONDOLEEZZA   f   English (Modern)
In the case of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness".

CONFUCIUS   m   History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name Kong Fu Zi... [more]

CONLAOCH   m   Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Gaelic conn "chief" and flaith "lord"... [more]

CONLETH   m   Irish
Modern form of the old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "chaste fire" from Gaelic connla "chaste" and aodh "fire"... [more]

CONLEY   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CONLETH

CONN   m   Irish
Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic.

CONNELL   m   English
English form of CONALL

CONNER   m   English
Variant of CONNOR

CONNIE   f   English
Pet form of CONSTANCE

CONNLA   m   Irish Mythology
Variant of CONLAOCH

CONNOR   m   Irish, English
From the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover"... [more]

CONOR   m   Irish, English
Variant of CONNOR

CONRAD   m   English, German
Derived from the Germanic elements kuon "bold" and rad "counsel"... [more]

CONRADO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of CONRAD

CONRÍ   m   Irish
Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic.

CONSOLATA   f   Italian
Means "consolation" in Italian... [more]

CONSTANÇA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA

CONSTANCE   f   English, French
Medieval form of CONSTANTIA... [more]

CONSTÂNCIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA

CONSTANT   m   English, French
From the Late Latin name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast".

CONSTANTA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of CONSTANTIA

CONSTANTIA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans (see CONSTANT).

CONSTANTIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CONSTANTIN   m   French, Romanian
French and Romanian form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CONSTANTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CONSTANTINE   m   History
From the Roman name Constantinus which was derived from the Latin word constans meaning "constant, steadfast"... [more]

CONSTANZA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of CONSTANTIA

CONSUELA   f   Spanish
Variant of CONSUELO

CONSUELO   f   Spanish
Means "consolation" in Spanish... [more]

CONSUS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin conserere meaning "to sow, to plant"... [more]

CONWAY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the name of the River Conwy, which possibly means "holy water" in Welsh.

COOPER   m   English
From a surname meaning "barrel maker" in Middle English.

COOS   m   Dutch
Pet form of JACOB

CORA   f   English
Latinate form of KORË... [more]

CORAL   f   English
Simply means "coral" from the English word for the underwater skeletal deposits which can form reefs... [more]

CORALIE   f   French
Means "coral" from Latin coralium (see CORAL).

CORBIN   m   English
Possibly from the Roman cognomen Corvinus, which was derived from Latin corvus "raven".

CORDELIA   f   English
From Cordeilla, a Celtic name of unknown meaning... [more]

CORDELL   m   English
From a surname meaning "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.

CORDULA   f   English, German
Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis... [more]

COREEN   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

CORENTIN   m   Breton, French
Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton... [more]

CORETTA   f   English
Pet form of CORA

COREY   m   English
From a surname which was possibly either derived from the Old Norse given name Kori (of unknown meaning), or else meant "ravine" in Gaelic.

CORI   f & m   English
Variant or feminine form of COREY... [more]

CORIANDER   f   English
From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin.

CORIE   m & f   English
Variant or feminine form of COREY... [more]

CORIN   m   French
French form of QUIRINUS

CORINA   f   English, German, Romanian
Variant of CORINNA

CORINE   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

CORINNA   f   English, German
From the ancient Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden"... [more]

CORINNE   f   French
French form of CORINNA

CORMAC   m   Irish
Means "son of defilement" from Gaelic corb "defilement" and mac "son"... [more]

CORMAG   m   Scottish
Scottish form of CORMAC

CORNÉ   m   Dutch
Pet form of CORNELIS

CORNEL   m   Romanian
Romanian form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS

CORNÉLIE   f   French
French form of CORNELIA

CORNÉLIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIO   m   Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]

CORNELL   m   English
Medieval form of CORNELIUS

CORONA   f   History
Means "crown" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint and martyr.

CORRADO   m   Italian
Italian form of CONRAD... [more]

CORRIE   f   English
Pet form of CORINNA or CORA

CORRINA   f   English
Variant of CORINNA

CORRINE   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

CORT   m   German
Variant of KORT

CORTNEY   f & m   English
Variant of COURTNEY

CORWIN   m   English
From an English surname, perhaps a derived from Old French cordoan "leather".

CORY   m   English
Variant of COREY

CORYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CORINNE

COSETTE   f   French
Meaning unknown... [more]

COSIMA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of COSMO

COSIMO   m   Italian
Italian variant of COSMO... [more]

COSKUN   m   Turkish
Means "enthusiastic" in Turkish.

COSMA   m   Italian
Italian variant of COSMO

COSME   m   French
French form of COSMO

COSMIN   m   Romanian
Romanian form of COSMO

COSMINA   f   Romanian
Feminine form of COSMIN

COSMO   m   Italian, German, English
Italian form of the Greek name Κοσμος (Kosmos), which was derived from κοσμος (kosmos) meaning "order, decency"... [more]

COSTANTINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

COSTANZO   m   Italian
Italian form of Constans (see CONSTANT).

COSTEL   m   Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE

COSTICA   m   Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE

COSTIN   m   Romanian
Romanian short form of CONSTANTIN

COTY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "river bank" in Old French.

COURTNEY   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived either from a French place name meaning "domain of CURTIS" or else from a French nickname meaning "short nose".

COWAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of COMHGHALL

COWESSESS   m   Native American
Means "little child" in Ojibwa... [more]

CRAIG   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks"... [more]

CRAWFORD   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "crow ford" in Old English.

CREE   m   English
From the name of the Native American tribe of central Canada... [more]

CREIGHTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rock town" from Welsh craig "rock" and Old English tun "town".

CRESCENCIA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

CRESCENTIA   f   German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

CRESCENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which derives from Latin crescere "to grow".

CRESCENZO   m   Italian
Italian form of CRESCENTIUS

CRESSIDA   f   English
Derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) meaning "gold"... [more]

CRINA   f   Romanian
Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".

CRISPIAN   m   English
Medieval form of CRISPIN

CRISPIN   m   English
From a Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman family name Crispus, which meant "curly-headed" in Latin.

CRISTAL   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

CRISTEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN

CRISTI   m   Romanian
Pet form of CRISTIAN

CRISTIÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of CHRISTIAN

CRISTIAN   m   Romanian
Romanian form of CHRISTIAN

CRISTIANA   f   Italian
Italian form of CHRISTINA

CRISTIANO   m   Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of CHRISTIAN

CRISTINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of CHRISTINA

CRISTÓBAL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of CHRISTOPHER

CRISTOFORO   m   Italian
Italian form of CHRISTOPHER

CRISTÓVÃO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of CHRISTOPHER

CRIUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KREIOS

CROCETTA   f   Italian
Pet form of CROCIFISSA

CROCIFISSA   f   Italian
Means "crucifix" in Italian.

CROFTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.

CRONUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κρονος (Kronos), possibly derived from κορωνη (korone) meaning "crow"... [more]

CRUZ   f & m   Spanish, Portuguese
Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

CRUZITA   f   Spanish
Pet form of CRUZ

CRYSTAL   f   English
Means simply "crystal" from the English word for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone... [more]

CRYSTIN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of CHRISTINE

CSABA   m   Hungarian
Possibly means either "shepherd" or "gift" in Hungarian... [more]

CSENGE   f   Hungarian
Possibly derived from Hungarian cseng meaning "to ring, to clang".

CSILLA   f   Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian csillag meaning "star"... [more]

CTIBOR   m   Czech
Czech form of CZCIBOR

CUÁN   m   Irish
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from the Irish element "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix.

CUAUHTÉMOC   m   Native American
Means "falling eagle" in Nahuatl... [more]

CUC   f   Vietnamese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Vietnamese.

CÚCHULAINN   m   Irish Mythology
Means "hound of Culann" in Irish... [more]

CULHWCH   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh... [more]

CULLEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an Old French form of Cologne, the name of a city in Germany.

CUNÉGONDE   f   French
French form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]

CUNOBELINUS   m   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Possibly means "hound of Belenus" from Old Celtic koun "hound" combined with the name of the god BELENUS... [more]

CUPID   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin cupido meaning "desire"... [more]

CURRO   m   Spanish
Andalusian pet form of FRANCISCO

CURT   m   English
Either a variant of KURT or short form of CURTIS

CURTIS   m   English
From a surname which originally meant "courteous" in French.

CUSTODIA   f   Spanish
Feminine form of CUSTODIO

CUSTODIO   m   Spanish
Means "guardian" in Spanish.

CUTHBERT   m   English
Derived from the Old English elements cuæ "famous" and beorht "bright"... [more]

CVETKA   f   Slovene
Feminine form of CVETKO

CVETKO   m   Slovene
Derived from south Slavic cvet "blossom".

CY   m   English
Short form of CYRUS

CYAN   f   English
From the English word meaning "greenish blue", ultimately derived from Greek κυανος (kyanos).

CYBELE   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

CYBILL   f   English
Variant of SIBYL

CYMBELINE   m   English
Form of CUNOBELINUS used by Shakespeare in his play 'Cymbeline'.

CYMONE   f   English
Feminine form of SIMON

CYNDI   f   English
Short form of CYNTHIA

CYNEBURGA   f   Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress"... [more]

CYNEFRIÐ   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal peace" from Old English cyne "royal" and frið "peace".

CYNTHIA   f   English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos"... [more]

CYPRIAN   m   History
From the Roman family name Cyprianus which meant "from Cyprus" in Latin... [more]

CYRA   f   History
Feminine form of CYRUS... [more]

CYRANO   m   Literature
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa... [more]

CYRIACA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CYRIACUS

CYRIACUS   m   Ancient Roman
From the Roman cognomen Cyriacus, which was derived from the Greek name Κυριακος (Kyriakos), which meant "of the lord" (derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord")... [more]

CYRIL   m   English, Czech, Slovak
From the Greek name Κυριλλος (Kyrillos) which was derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord"... [more]

CYRILLA   f   English
Feminine form of CYRIL

CYRILLE   m & f   French
French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL

CYRUS   m   English, Biblical
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kûrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun"... [more]

CYRYL   m   Polish
Polish form of CYRIL

CYSTENNIN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of CONSTANTINE

CZCIBOR   m   Polish
Means "battle of honour" from the Slavic elements chest "honour" and bor "battle".

CZESŁAW   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements chest "honour" and slav "glory".

CZESŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of CZESŁAW

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