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CADE   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a nickname meaning "round" in Old English.

CADELL   m   Welsh
From Welsh cad "battle" and a diminutive suffix.

CADEN   m   English
Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin, which means "son of Cadán"... [more]

CADEYRN   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "battle king" from Welsh cad "battle" and teyrn "king, monarch"... [more]

CADFAEL   m   Welsh
Means "battle prince" from Welsh cad "battle" and mael "prince".

CADFAN   m   Welsh
Means "battle peak" from Welsh cad "battle" and ban "peak"... [more]

CADOC   m   Welsh
Derived from Welsh cad "battle"... [more]

CADOGAN   m   Welsh, Irish
Anglicized form of CADWGAWN

CADWALADER   m   Welsh
Means "leader of the battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwaladr "leader"... [more]

CADWGAWN   m   Welsh
Means "glory in battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwogawn "glory, honour"... [more]

CAEDMON   m   English
Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to British caed meaning "battle"... [more]

CÁEL   m   Irish Mythology
From Gaelic caol "slender"... [more]

CAELAN   m & f   English
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN

CAELESTIS   m   Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".

CAERWYN   m   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements caer "fortress" and gwyn "white, fair".

CAESAR   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair"... [more]

CAETANO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

ÇAĞATAY   m   Turkish
From the Mongolian name Chagatai (of unknown meaning), which was borne by the second son of Genghis Khan.

CAHAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAL

CAHIR   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CATHAIR

CAHYA   m   Indonesian
Means "light" in Indonesian.

CAI (1)   m   Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

CAI (2)   m   Welsh
Variant of KAY (2)

CAIAPHAS   m   Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]

CAILEAN   m   Scottish
Means "whelp" in Gaelic... [more]

CAIN   m   Biblical
Means "acquired" in Hebrew... [more]

CAINAN   m   Biblical
Variant of KENAN

CAIRBRE   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.

CAIRO   m   English
From the name of the city in Egypt, called Al Qahirah in Arabic, which was derived from al Qahir, the Arabic name of the planet Mars.

CAIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman variant of GAIUS

CAJ   m   Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

CAL   m   English
Short form of CALVIN

CALBHACH   m   Irish
Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic.

CALE   m   English
Short form of CALEB

CALEB   m   English, Biblical
Means "dog" in Hebrew... [more]

CALIGULA   m   History
Means "little boot" in Latin... [more]

CALISTO   m   Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of CALIXTO

CALIX   m  
Possibly from Latin calix meaning "wine cup".

CALIXTO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CALLISTUS

CALLAHAN   m   English
From a surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Ceallachain, which means "descendent of Ceallachan"... [more]

CALLIAS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of KALLIAS

CALLISTO (1)   m   Italian
Italian form of CALLISTUS

CALLISTUS   m   Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) "most beautiful".

CALLIXTUS   m   Late Roman
Variant of CALLISTUS... [more]

CALLUM   m   Scottish
Variant of CALUM

CALOGERO   m   Italian
From the Late Latin name Calogerus which meant "beautiful elder" from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and γερων (geron) "old man, elder"... [more]

CALUM   m   Scottish
Scottish form of COLUMBA

CALVAGH   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CALBHACH

CALVIN   m   English
Derived from the French surname Chauvin, which was derived from chauve "bald"... [more]

CALVINO   m   Italian
Italian form of CALVIN

CAM (2)   m & f   English
Short form of CAMERON

CAMBYSES   m   History
From Καμβυσης (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

CAMDEN   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name perhaps meaning "enclosed valley" in Old English... [more]

CAMERON   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose"... [more]

CAMILLE   f & m   French
French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA

CAMILLO   m   Italian
Italian form of CAMILLUS

CAMILLUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin.

CAMILO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS

CAMPBELL   m   Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and béul "mouth"... [more]

CAMRON   m   English
Variant of CAMERON

CAN   m   Turkish
Means "soul" or "life" in Turkish.

CANAAN   m   Biblical
Meaning unknown... [more]

CANDE   f & m   Spanish
Short form of CANDELARIA or CANDELARIO

CANDELARIO   m   Spanish
Masculine form of CANDELARIA

CANUTE   m   History
Anglicized form of KNUT

CAOIMHÍN   m   Irish
Original Irish form of KEVIN

CAOLÁN   m   Irish
From Gaelic caol "slender" combined with the diminutive suffix án.

CARADOC   m   Welsh
Variant of CARADOG

CARADOG   m   Welsh
Derived from Welsh cariadus "beloved"... [more]

CARATACUS   m   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of CARADOG

CARBREY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

CARBRY   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAIRBRE

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

CARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]

CARLES   m   Catalan
Catalan form of CHARLES

CARLISLE   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "city belonging to Lugovalos" in Welsh... [more]

CARLITO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLOS

CARLITOS   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of CARLOS

CARLO   m   Italian
Italian form of CHARLES

CARLOMAN   m   History
From a Germanic name derived from Karl (see CHARLES) and mann "man"... [more]

CARLOS   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CHARLES

CARLTON   m   English
Variant of CHARLTON

CARLYLE   m   English
Variant of CARLISLE

CARMELO   m   Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian masculine form of CARMEL

CARMI   m   Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew... [more]

CARMINE   m   Italian
Italian masculine form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carminis "of song".

CAROL (1)   f & m   English
Short form of CAROLINE... [more]

CAROL (2)   m   Romanian
Romanian form of CAROLUS... [more]

CAROLUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of CHARLES

CARPUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek name Καρπος (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"... [more]

CARRAN   m   English
From a surname, a variant of the Irish surname Mac Ciarain, which means "son of CIARÁN".

CARROL   m   Irish
Variant of CARROLL

CARROLL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CEARBHALL... [more]

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

CARSTEN   m   German
Variant of KARSTEN

CARTER   m   English
From a surname which meant "one who uses a cart" in Middle English.

CARVER   m   English
From a surname which was meant "wood carver" in Middle English.

CARWYN   m   Welsh
Means "blessed love" from Welsh caru "love" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".

CARY   m & f   English
Variant of CAREY

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]

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]

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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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).

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]

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

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

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

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

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".

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]

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

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

CHAO   m   Chinese
Means "surpass" in Chinese.

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

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

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

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]

CHARLOT   m   French
French pet form of CHARLES

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

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.

CHATZKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

CHAUNCEY   m   English
From a Norman surname of unknown meaning.

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

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]

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

CHENANIAH   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KENANIAH

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

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]

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.

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

CHIBUEZE   m & f   Igbo
Means "God is the king" in Igbo.

CHIBUZO   m & f   Igbo
Means "God is the leader" in Igbo.

CHICO   m   Portuguese
Pet form of FRANCISCO

CHIDI   m   Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo.

CHIDIEBERE   m & f   Igbo
Means "God is the merciful" in Igbo.

CHIDUBEM   m   Igbo
Means "guided by God" in Igbo.

CHIEMEKA   m   Igbo
Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo.

CHIKE   m   Igbo
Means "the strength of God" or "God's creation" in Igbo.

CHILE   m   English
Variant of KYLE

CHIMA   m   Igbo
Means "God knows" in Igbo.

CHIMO   m   Spanish
Pet form of JOAQUÍN

CHIN   m & f   Chinese
Variant of JIN (1) (using Wade-Giles transcription).

CHINEDU   m & f   Igbo
Means "God leads" in Igbo.

CHINWE   m & f   Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo.

CHINWENDU   m & f   Igbo
Means "God owns life" in Igbo.

CHIOMA   f & m   Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.

CHIP   m   English
Pet form of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER... [more]

CHIRANJEEVI   m   Indian
Variant transcription of CHIRANJIVI

CHIRANJIVI   m   Indian
Means "long-lived, infinite" in Sanskrit.

CHIUMBO   m   Eastern African
Means "small" in Mwera.

CHIZOBA   m & f   Igbo
Means "God protect us" in Igbo.

CHRIS   m & f   English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINE or other names that begin with Chris.

CHRIST   m   Theology
Modern English form of CHRISTOS

CHRISTEN   m   Danish
Variant of KRISTEN (1)

CHRISTER   m   Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish pet form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN   m   English, French, German
From a medieval Latin name that meant "Christian"... [more]

CHRISTIE (2)   m   Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTMAS   m & f   English
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".

CHRISTOFFER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPH   m   German
German form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHE   m   French
French form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHER   m   English
Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry"... [more]

CHRISTOS   m   Theology
Means "anointed", derived from Greek χριω (chrio) "to anoint"... [more]

CHRISTY (2)   m   Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRYSANTHOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]

CHRYSES   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) meaning "golden"... [more]

CHUCHO   m   Spanish
Spanish pet form of JESÚS

CHUCK   m   English
Pet form of CHARLES... [more]

CHUKWUEMEKA   m   Igbo
Means "God has done something great" in Igbo.

CHUN   f & m   Chinese
Means "spring" in Chinese.

CHUS   m & f   Spanish
Pet form of JESÚS or JESUSA

CHUY   m   Spanish
Pet form of JESÚS

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