the etymology and history of first names
|
CHI (1) f Vietnamese
Means "tree branch" in Vietnamese.
CHI (2) m & f Igbo
Short form of Igbo names beginning with the element Chi meaning "God".
CHIAMAKA f Igbo
Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo.
CHIARA f Italian
Italian form of CLARA... [more]
CHIARINA f Italian
Diminutive of CHIARA
CHIBUEZE m & f Igbo
Means "God is the king" in Igbo.
CHIBUIKE m & f Igbo
Means "God is strength" in Igbo.
CHIBUZO m & f Igbo
Means "God lead the way" in Igbo.
CHICA f Portuguese
Diminutive of FRANCISCA
CHICHI f Igbo
Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chi meaning "God".
CHIDI m & f Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo... [more]
CHIDIEBERE m & f Igbo
Means "God is merciful" in Igbo.
CHIDIEBUBE m & f Igbo
Means "God is glorious" in Igbo.
CHIDIEGWU m & f Igbo
Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo.
CHIDIMMA f Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.
CHIELA f Esperanto
Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto.
CHIJINDUM m & f Igbo
Means "God holds my life" in Igbo.
CHIKA (1) f Igbo
Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo.
CHIKA (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 散 (chi) "scatter" and 花 (ka) "flower".
CHIKAKO f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand", 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHIKE m & f Igbo
Means "God's power" in Igbo.
CHIKELU m & f Igbo
Variant of CHIKERE
CHIKERE m & f Igbo
Means "God created" in Igbo.
CHIN m & f Chinese
Variant of JIN (1) (using Wade-Giles transcription).
CHINA f English (Modern)
From the name of the Asian country, ultimately derived from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled there in the 3rd century BC.
CHINASA f Igbo
Means "God answers" in Igbo.
CHINATSU f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) "summer".
CHINEDU m & f Igbo
Means "God leads" in Igbo.
CHINWE m & f Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo.
CHINWEIKE m & f Igbo
Means "God owns power" in Igbo.
CHINWENDU m & f Igbo
Means "God owns life" in Igbo.
CHINWEUBA m & f Igbo
Means "God owns wealth" in Igbo.
CHINYELU f Igbo
Variant of CHINYERE
CHINYERE f Igbo
Means "God gave" in Igbo.
CHIOMA f & m Igbo
Means "good God" in Igbo.
CHIPO f Southern African
Means "gift" in Shona.
CHITA f Spanish
Short form of CONCHITA
CHIYO f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) "generations" or 世 (yo) "world".
CHIYOKO f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 代 (yo) "generations" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHIZOBA m & f Igbo
Means "God protect us" in Igbo.
CHLOE f English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more]
CHLOÉ f French
French form of CHLOE
CHLORIS f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek χλωρος (chloros) meaning "green"... [more]
CHO f Japanese
Variant transcription of CHOU
CHOLPON f Kyrgyz
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Kyrgyz.
CHOU f Japanese
Means "butterfly" in Japanese.
CHOUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) "butterfly" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHRIS m & f English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINE, and other names that begin with Chris.
CHRISSIE f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISSY f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTA f German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTABEL f English (Rare)
Combination of CHRISTINE and the name suffix bel... [more]
CHRISTABELLA f English (Rare)
Latinate form of CHRISTABEL
CHRISTABELLE f English (Rare)
Variant of CHRISTABEL
CHRISTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL
CHRISTEL f German
German diminutive of CHRISTINA
CHRISTELLE f French
French diminutive of CHRISTINE influenced by the sound of the name CRYSTAL.
CHRISTI f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTIANA f English
Latinate feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIANE f German, French
German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIANNE f English (Rare)
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIE (1) f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, used as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTMAS m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".
CHRISTOBEL f English (Archaic)
Variant of CHRISTABEL
CHRISTY (1) f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRYSANTA f English (Rare)
Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek.
CHRYSANTHE f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS
CHRYSEIS f Greek Mythology
Patronymic derived from CHRYSES... [more]
CHRYSSA f Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS
CHRYSTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL
CHUN f & m Chinese
Means "spring" in Chinese.
CHUS m & f Spanish
Diminutive of JESÚS or JESUSA
CHYNA f English (Modern)
Variant of CHINA
CIANNAIT f Irish
Feminine form of CIAN
CIARA (1) f Irish
Feminine form of CIAR... [more]
CIARA (2) f English (African American, Modern)
Variant of SIERRA... [more]
CICELY f English
Medieval variant of CECILY
CIEL f Various
Means "sky" in French.
CIERA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA
CIERRA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA
CILI f Hungarian
Hungarian form of CECILIA
CILKA f Slovene
Slovene form of CECILIA
CILLA f Swedish, Dutch
Diminutive of CECILIA
CILLE f Danish
Danish diminutive of CECILIA
CINDERELLA f Literature
From the French name Cendrillon which means "little ashes"... [more]
CINDI f English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA
CINDRA f English (Rare)
Combination of CINDY and SANDRA
CINDY f English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA
CÍNTIA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of CYNTHIA
CINZIA f Italian
Italian form of CYNTHIA
CIRCE f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (Kirke), which possibly meant "bird"... [more]
CIRILA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CYRIL
CISSY f English
Variant of SISSY
CITLALI f & m Native American
Means "star" in Nahuatl.
CITRA f Indonesian
Means "image" in Indonesian.
CLAIRE f French, English
French form of CLARA
CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous"... [more]
CLARE f English
Medieval English form of CLARA... [more]
CLARETTA f Italian
Diminutive of CLARA
CLARETTE f English (Rare)
Diminutive of CLARA
CLARIBEL f English
Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix bel... [more]
CLARICE f English, French
Medieval French diminutive of CLARA, also used in England since the Middle Ages.
CLARINDA f English
Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix inda... [more]
CLARISA f Spanish
Spanish form of CLARISSA
CLARISSA f English, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate form of CLARICE
CLARISSE f French
French form of CLARICE
CLARITY f English (Rare)
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".
CLAUDE m & f French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CLAUDETTE f French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLÁUDIA f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDIA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CLAUDIE f French
French feminine variant of CLAUDE
CLAUDINE f French
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLEENA f Irish
Anglicized form of CLÍODHNA
CLELIA f Italian
Meaning unknown, from the Latin name Cloelia... [more]
CLEMATIS f English (Rare)
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλημα (klema) "twig, branch".
CLÉMENCE f French
French feminine form of Clementius (see CLEMENT).
CLEMENCE f English
Feminine form of Clementius (see CLEMENT)... [more]
CLEMENCY f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of CLEMENCE... [more]
CLEMENTINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of CLEMENT
CLEMENTINE f French
French feminine form of CLEMENT
CLEO f English
Short form of CLEOPATRA
CLEOPATRA f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεοπατρα (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with πατρος (patros) "of the father"... [more]
CLIO f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of KLEIO
CLÍODHNA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "shapely" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
CLÍONA f Irish
Contracted form of CLÍODHNA
CLODAGH f Irish
From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland.
CLOTHILDE f French
Variant of CLOTILDE
CLOTHO f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KLOTHO
CLOTILDA f English
Latinized form of CLOTILDE
CLOTILDE f French
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hlud "famous" and hild "battle"... [more]
CLOVER f English (Rare)
From the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.
CLOVIA f
Possibly a feminine form of CLOVIS
CLYTEMNESTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κλυταιμνηστρα (Klytaimnestra), from κλυτος (klytos) "famous, noble" and μνηστρια (mnestria) "courter, wooer"... [more]
CLYTIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KLYTIË
COBY m & f English, Dutch
Masculine or feminine diminutive of JACOB
COCO f Various
Diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa... [more]
COKKIE f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of CORNELIA
COLEEN f English
Variant of COLLEEN
COLENE f English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN
COLETTE f French
Short form of NICOLETTE... [more]
COLINE f French
Short form of NICOLINE
COLLEEN f English
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl"... [more]
COLLYN f English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN
COLOMBE f French
French feminine form of COLUMBA
COLOMBINA f Italian
Italian feminine diminutive of COLUMBA... [more]
COLUMBINE f English (Rare)
English form of COLOMBINA... [more]
COMFORT f English (Rare)
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong"... [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
Diminutive of CONCETTA
CONCHA f Spanish
Diminutive of CONCEPCIÓN... [more]
CONCHITA f Spanish
Diminutive of CONCHA
CONCORDIA f Roman Mythology
Means "harmony" in Latin... [more]
CONDOLEEZZA f Various
In the case of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness".
CONNIE f English
Diminutive of CONSTANCE
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
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).
CONSTANTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).
CONSTANZA f Spanish
Spanish form of CONSTANTIA
CONSUELA f Spanish
Variant of CONSUELO
CONSUELO f Spanish
Means "consolation" in Spanish... [more]
CORA f English
Created by James Fenimore Cooper for his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826)... [more]
CORAL f English
From the English word coral for the underwater skeletal deposits which can form reefs... [more]
CORALIE f French
Means "coral" from Latin coralium (see CORAL).
CORDELIA f English
From Cordeilla, possibly a Celtic name of unknown meaning... [more]
CORDULA f German
Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis... [more]
COREEN f English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE
CORETTA f English
Diminutive of CORA... [more]
CORI f English
Feminine form of COREY
CORIANDER f English (Rare)
From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin.
CORIE f English
Variant of CORRIE
CORINA f English, German, Romanian
Variant of CORINNA
CORINE f English
Variant of CORINNE
CORINNA f English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden"... [more]
CORINNE f French, English
French form of CORINNA... [more]
CORNELIA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS... [more]
CORNÉLIE f French
French form of CORNELIA
CORONA f History
Means "crown" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint and martyr.
CORRIE f English
Diminutive of CORINNA, CORA, and other names starting with Cor... [more]
CORRINA f English
Variant of CORINNA
CORRINE f English
Variant of CORINNE
CORTNEY f & m English
Variant of COURTNEY
CORYNN f English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE
COSETTE f French
Meaning unknown... [more]
COSIMA f Italian
Italian feminine form of COSIMO
COSMINA f Romanian
Feminine form of COSMIN
COURTNEY f & m English
From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose"... [more]
CRESCENCIA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of CRESCENTIUS
CRESCENTIA f German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS
CRESSIDA f Literature
Medieval form of CHRYSEIS... [more]
CRINA f Romanian
Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".
CRISTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL
CRISTEN f English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN
CRISTIANA f Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of CHRISTINA
CRISTINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of CHRISTINA
CROCETTA f Italian
Diminutive of CROCIFISSA
CROCIFISSA f Italian
Means "crucifix" in Italian.
CRUZ f & m Spanish, Portuguese
Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
CRUZITA f Spanish
Diminutive of CRUZ
CRYSTAL f English
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone... [more]
CRYSTIN f Welsh
Welsh form of CHRISTINE
CSENGE f Hungarian
Possibly derived from Hungarian cseng meaning "to ring, to clang".
CSILLA f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian csillag meaning "star"... [more]
CÚC f Vietnamese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Vietnamese.
CUNÉGONDE f French
French form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]
CUSTODIA f Spanish
Feminine form of CUSTODIO
CVETKA f Slovene
Feminine form of CVETKO
CYAN f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "greenish blue", ultimately derived from Greek κυανος (kyanos).
CYBELE f Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
CYBILL f English (Rare)
Variant of SIBYL... [more]
CYDNEY f English (Modern)
Variant of SYDNEY
CYMONE f English (Rare)
Variant of SIMONE (1)
CYNDI f English
Short form of CYNTHIA
CYNEBURGA f Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress"... [more]
CYNTHIA f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos"... [more]
CYRA f History
Feminine form of CYRUS... [more]
CYRIACA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CYRIACUS
CYRILLA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of CYRIL
CYRILLE m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL
CZESŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of CZESŁAW
| < Previous Page | Next Page > |
| Home | Copyright © 1996-2007 Mike Campbell | Contact Information |
| Baby names - Search 20,000 baby name meanings. |