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CÄCILIA   f   German
German form of CECILIA

CADENCE   f   English
From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow".

CADI   f   Welsh
Short form of CATRIN

CAECILIA   f   German
German form of CECILIA

CAELAN   m & f   English
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN

CAELIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CAETLIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

CAILEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CAILIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN... [more]

CAILYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

CAIRISTÌONA   f   Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA

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

CAJA   f   Danish
Variant of KAJA (1)

CAJSA   f   Swedish
Variant of KAJSA

CALANTHE   f   English
Means "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]

CALANTHIA   f   English
Elaborated form of CALANTHE

CALEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CALFURAY   f   Native American
Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche.

CALISTA   f   English, Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of CALLISTA (English) or CALIXTA (Portuguese and Spanish).

CALIXTA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of CALLISTUS

CALLA   f   English
From the name of a type of lily... [more]

CALLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

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 (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Roman form of KALLISTO... [more]

CALOGERA   f   Italian
Feminine form of CALOGERO

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]

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

CAMMIE   f   English
Pet form of CAMILLA

CAMRYN   f   English
Feminine variant of CAMERON

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]

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

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".

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.

CARAMIA   f   Various
From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".

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]

CARLA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German
Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL

CARLENE   f   English
Feminine pet form of CARL

CARLEY   f   English
Feminine form of CARL

CARLIE   f   English
Feminine form of CARL

CARLISA   f   English (Modern)
Combination of CARLA and LISA

CARLOTA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLA

CARLOTTA   f   Italian
Pet form of CARLA

CARLY   f   English
Feminine form of CARL

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

CARMEN   f   Spanish, English, Romanian
Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song"... [more]

CARMINA   f   Italian
Italian 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]

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

CAROLYN   f   English
Variant of CAROLINE

CARON   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".

CARREEN   f   English
Combination of CAROLINE and IRENE... [more]

CARRIE   f   English
Pet form of CAROLINE

CARRY   f   English
Pet form of CAROLINE

CARSON   m & f   Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning... [more]

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".

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

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]

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

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 (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

CAYLEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CEARA   f   English
Variant of CIARA

CEARRA   f   English
Variant of CIARA

CECELIA   f   English
Variant of CECILIA

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

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).

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]

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

CÉLESTINE   f   French
French feminine 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]

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.

CERRIDWEN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERRIDWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERYS   f   Welsh
Variant of CARYS

CESARINA   f   Italian
Feminine pet form of CESARE

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]

CHANDANA   f   Indian
Feminine form of CHANDAN

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

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.

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

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

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

CHARLENE   f   English
Feminine pet form of CHARLES

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]

CHARLOTTA   f   Swedish
Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE

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

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

CHASITY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHASTITY

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

CHAU   f   Vietnamese
Means "pearls" in Vietnamese.

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

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

CHAYA   f   Jewish
Feminine form of CHAYIM

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