the etymology and history of first names
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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 cú "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.
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
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 cú "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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