Behind the Name: English Names

BURGUNDY f English (Rare)
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine).

BURKE m English
From an English surname which was derived from Old English burh meaning "fortress".

BURT m English
Short form of BURTON

BURTON m English
From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "fortified town"... [more]

BUSTER m English
Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things, from the word bust... [more]

BYRNE m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Broin meaning "descendent of BRAN (1)".

BYRON m English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English... [more]

BYSSHE m English (Rare)
From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush... [more]

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

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

CADENCE f English (Modern)
From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow"... [more]

CAELAN m & f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN

CAELIE f English (Rare)
Variant of KAYLEE

CAETLIN f English (Rare)
Variant of CAITLIN

CAILEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KAYLEE

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

CAILYN f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

CAIRO m English (Rare)
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.

CAITLIN f English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

CAITLYN f English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

CAL m English
Short form of CALVIN

CALANTHE f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and ανθος (anthos) "flower".

CALANTHIA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of CALANTHE

CALE m English
Short form of CALEB

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

CALEIGH f English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

CALISTA f English, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of CALLISTUS

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

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

CALLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of CALLIE

CALLIE f English
Short form of CAROLINE, or sometimes of CALLISTA and other names beginning with Cal.

CALLISTA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of CALLISTUS

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

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

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

CAMELLIA f English (Rare)
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".

CAMILLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]

CAMMIE f English
Diminutive of CAMILLA

CAMRON m English (Modern)
Variant of CAMERON

CAMRYN f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of CAMERON

CANDACE f English, Biblical (Variant)
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more]

CANDI f English
Variant of CANDY

CANDICE f English
Variant of CANDACE

CANDIDA f Late Roman, English
Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white"... [more]

CANDIS f English
Variant of CANDACE

CANDY f English
Short form of CANDACE... [more]

CANDYCE f English
Variant of CANDACE

CAPRICE f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "impulse", ultimately (via French) from Italian capriccio.

CAPRICIA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of CAPRICE

CARA f English
From an Italian word meaning "beloved", or possibly from Irish meaning "friend"... [more]

CAREEN f English (Rare)
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

CARINA (1) f English, German
Elaborated form of CARA... [more]

CARIS f English (Rare)
Variant of CHARIS

CARISSA f English
Variant of CHARISSA

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

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

CARLENE f English
Feminine diminutive of CARL

CARLETON m English
Variant of CHARLTON

CARLEY f English (Modern)
Feminine form of CARL

CARLIE f English
Feminine form of CARL

CARLISA f English (Rare)
Combination of CARLA and LISA

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

CARLTON m English
Variant of CHARLTON

CARLY f English
Feminine form of CARL

CARLYLE m English
Variant of CARLISLE

CARLYN f English
Contracted variant of CAROLINE

CARMEL f English, Biblical
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more]

CARMELLA f English
Latinized form of CARMEL

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

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

CAROLA f English (Rare)
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

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

CARREEN f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of CARA and the name suffix een... [more]

CARRIE f English
Diminutive of CAROLINE

CARRY f English
Diminutive of CAROLINE

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

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

CARVER m English (Rare)
From a surname which meant "wood carver" in Middle English.

CARY m & f English
Variant of CAREY

CARYL f English
Variant of CAROL (1)

CARYN f English
Variant of KAREN (1)

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
English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kazic "to destroy" combined with mir "peace" (or possibly the older element mer "great")... [more]

CASS f & m English
Short form of CASSANDRA, CASSIDY, 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 (Rare)
Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be"... [more]

CASSIDY f & m English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendent of Caiside"... [more]

CASSIE f English
Diminutive of CASSANDRA and other names beginning with Cass.

CASSIUS m Ancient Roman, English
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain"... [more]

CATE f English (Rare)
Variant of KATE

CATHARINE f English
Variant of KATHERINE

CATHERIN f English (Rare)
Variant of KATHERINE

CATHERINE f French, English
French form of KATHERINE, and also a common English variant.

CATHLEEN f Irish, English
Variant of KATHLEEN

CATHRYN f English
Variant of KATHERINE

CATHY f English
Diminutive of CATHERINE

CAYLEY f English (Rare)
Variant of KAYLEE

CEARA f English (Rare)
Variant of CIARA (2)

CEARRA f English (Rare)
Variant of CIARA (2)

CECELIA f English
Variant of CECILIA

CECIL m English
From the Roman name Caecilius (see CECILIA)... [more]

CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]

CECILY f English
English form of CECILIA... [more]

CEDAR f English (Rare)
From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κεδρος (kedros).

CEDRIC m English
Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe' (1819)... [more]

CELANDINE f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which derives from Greek χελιδων (chelidon) "a swallow".

CELESTE f & m Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS... [more]

CELESTINE f & m English
English form of CAELESTINUS... [more]

CELIA f English, Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO)... [more]

CELINDA f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of CELIA and LINDA.

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.

CHALICE f English (Rare)
Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.

CHANCE m English
Originally a diminutive of CHAUNCEY... [more]

CHANDLER m English
From an occupational surname which meant "candle seller" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French.

CHANEL f English
From a French surname which meant "pipe"... [more]

CHANELLE f English (Modern)
Variant of CHANEL

CHANNING m & f English (Modern)
From an English surname of uncertain origin.

CHANTAL f French, English, Dutch
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony"... [more]

CHANTÉ f English (Modern)
Means "sung" in French.

CHANTEL f English
Variant of CHANTAL

CHANTELLE f English
Variant of CHANTAL

CHARIS f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness"... [more]

CHARISMA f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek χαρις (charis) "grace, kindness".

CHARISSA f English
Elaborated form of CHARIS... [more]

CHARISSE f English
From a French surname of unknown meaning... [more]

CHARITY f English
From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved"... [more]

CHARLA f English
Feminine form of CHARLES

CHARLEEN f English
Variant of CHARLENE

CHARLENE f English
Feminine diminutive of CHARLES

CHARLES m English, French
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man"... [more]

CHARLEY m & f English
Diminutive or feminine form of CHARLES

CHARLIE m & f English
Diminutive or feminine form of CHARLES... [more]

CHARLIZE f English (Modern)
Feminine form of CHARLES... [more]

CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]

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

CHARMAINE f English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of CHARLOTTE, CHARLENE or the English word charm with the aine suffix from LORRAINE... [more]

CHARMIAN f English (Rare)
First used by Shakespeare in his play 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606)... [more]

CHARNETTE f English (Rare)
Probably an invented name.

CHAS m English
Diminutive of CHARLES

CHASE m English
From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Old French, originally a nickname for a huntsman.

CHASITY f English
Variant of CHASTITY

CHASTITY f English
From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure"... [more]

CHAUNCEY m English
From a Norman surname of unknown meaning... [more]

CHAZ m English
Diminutive of CHARLES

CHELLE f English
Diminutive of MICHELLE

CHELSEA f English
From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone"... [more]

CHELSEY f English (Modern)
Variant of CHELSEA

CHELSIE f English (Modern)
Variant of CHELSEA

CHER f English
Short form of CHERYL... [more]

CHERETTE f English (Rare)
Diminutive of CHERIE

CHERI f English
Variant of CHERIE

CHERICE f English (Rare)
Variant of CHARISSE

CHERIE f English
Derived from French chérie meaning "darling"... [more]

CHERILYN f English
Combination of CHERYL and the popular name suffix lyn.

CHERISE f English
Variant of CHARISSE

CHERISH f English
From the English word meaning "to treasure".

CHEROKEE f & m English (Rare)
Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech"... [more]

CHERRY f English
Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit... [more]

CHERYL f English
Elaboration of CHERIE, perhaps influenced by BERYL... [more]

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 which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain... [more]

CHET m English
Short form of CHESTER

CHEYANNE f English (Modern)
Variant of CHEYENNE

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

CHILE m English (Rare)
Variant of KYLE

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.

CHIP m English
Diminutive of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER... [more]

CHLOE f English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more]

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

CHRISTI f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE

CHRISTIAN m English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]

CHRISTIANA f English
Latinate feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIANNE f English (Rare)
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIE (1) f English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE

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

CHRISTOPHER m English
From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry"... [more]

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.

CHRYSTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL

CHUCK m English
Diminutive of CHARLES... [more]

CHYNA f English (Modern)
Variant of CHINA

CIARA (2) f English (African American, Modern)
Variant of SIERRA... [more]

CICELY f English
Medieval variant of CECILY

CIERA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA

CIERRA f English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA

CINDI f English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA

CINDRA f English (Rare)
Combination of CINDY and SANDRA

CINDY f English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA

CISSY f English
Variant of SISSY

CLAIR m French, English
French form of Clarus (see CLARA).

CLAIRE f French, English
French form of CLARA

CLANCY m Irish, English (Rare)
From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh which means "son of Flannchadh"... [more]

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]

CLARENCE m English
From the Latin title Clarensis which belonged to members of the British royal family... [more]

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]

CLARISSA f English, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate form of CLARICE

CLARITY f English (Rare)
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".

CLARK m English
From a surname meaning "cleric" or "scholar" in Middle English... [more]

CLAUD m English
Variant of CLAUDE

CLAUDE m & f French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]

CLAUDIA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]

CLAY m English
From an English surname meaning "clay", originally referring to a person who lived near or worked with a source of clay... [more]

CLAYTON m English
From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "clay settlement".

CLEM m English
Short form of CLEMENT

CLEMATIS f English (Rare)
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλημα (klema) "twig, branch".

CLEMENCE f English
Feminine form of Clementius (see CLEMENT)... [more]

CLEMENCY f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of CLEMENCE... [more]

CLEMENT m English
English form of the Late Latin name Clemens (or sometimes of its derivative Clementius) which meant "merciful, gentle"... [more]

CLEO f English
Short form of CLEOPATRA

CLETIS m English (Rare)
Variant of CLETUS

CLETUS m English
Short form of ANACLETUS... [more]

CLEVE m English
Short form of CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND m English
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hilly land"... [more]

CLIFF m English
Short form of CLIFFORD or CLIFTON

CLIFFORD m English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

CLIFTON m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

CLINT m English
Short form of CLINTON... [more]

CLINTON m English
From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "settlement on the summit"... [more]

CLIVE m English
From a surname meaning "cliff" in Old English, originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.

CLOTILDA f English
Latinized form of CLOTILDE

CLOVER f English (Rare)
From the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.

CLYDE m English
From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin... [more]

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