the etymology and history of first names
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CAELAN m & f English
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN
CAM (2) m & f English
Short form of CAMERON
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
CANDE f & m Spanish
Short form of CANDELARIA or CANDELARIO
CAREY m & f Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of Ciardha"... [more]
CAROL (1) f & m English
Short form of CAROLINE... [more]
CARSON m & f Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning... [more]
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]
CASSIDY f & m English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendent of Caiside"... [more]
CÉLESTE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS
CELESTE f & m Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS... [more]
CERI m & f Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love"... [more]
CHANCE f & m English
Means simply "chance" from the English word... [more]
CHANDA m & f Indian
Means "fierce, hot, passionate" in Sanskrit... [more]
CHANDRA m & f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) "to shine"... [more]
CHANG m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 "flourishing, prosperous" (which is usually only masculine), 畅 "smooth, fluent" or 长 "long".
CHARLEY f & m English
Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES
CHARLIE m & f English
Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES... [more]
CHEN m & f Chinese
Means "morning" in Chinese.
CHENG m & f Chinese
From Chinese 成 "accomplish, succeed" or 诚 "sincere".
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.
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.
CHIDIEBERE m & f Igbo
Means "God is the merciful" in Igbo.
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.
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.
CHRISTMAS m & f English
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".
CHUN f & m Chinese
Means "spring" in Chinese.
CHUS m & f Spanish
Pet form of JESÚS or JESUSA
CITLALI f & m Native American
Means "star" in Nahuatl.
CLAIR f & m English
Variant or masculine form of CLAIRE
CLAUDE m & f French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CLYDE m & f English
From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin.
COBY m & f English, Dutch
Masculine or feminine pet form of JACOB
CODIE m & f English
Variant or feminine form of CODY
CORI f & m English
Variant or feminine form of COREY... [more]
CORIE m & f English
Variant or feminine form of COREY... [more]
CORTNEY f & m English
Variant of COURTNEY
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".
CRUZ f & m Spanish, Portuguese
Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
CYRILLE m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL
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