the etymology and history of first names
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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]
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 昌 "flourishing, prosperous" (which is usually only masculine), 畅 "smooth, fluent" or 长 "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 成 "accomplish, succeed" or 诚 "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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