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Charvak m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, MarathiMEANING : One who speaks nicely or sweetly, a philosopher
Charvangi f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, NepaliMEANING : beautiful-bodied, charming lady. It is joining of चारु + अङ्गी .Here चारु means beautiful, lovely + अङ्गी means bodied, limbs
Charybdis f Greek MythologyThe name of a sea monster believed to live under a small rock on one side of a narrow channel. Opposite her was
Scylla, another sea monster, that lived inside a much larger rock... [
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Ch'aska f Incan Mythology, QuechuaIn Incan mythology, Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Venus, flowers, maidens, and sex. She protected virgin girls. This name is of a separate etmology, with the Quechua
ch'aska referring to what they thought was the brightest star but was the planet Venus... [
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Chastelyn f American (Hispanic, Rare)Possibly derived from a surname which was itself derived from Old French
chastelain meaning "castle-keeper, castellan", either an occupational or status name for the governor or constable of a castle... [
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Chat f NigerianF, Bajju name from nigeria; it means, love or like
Chata m JapaneseFrom Japanese 茶 (
cha) meaning "tea" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chatchai m ThaiFrom Thai ฉัตร
(chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol" or ชาติ
(chat) meaning "nation, country, life, birth" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory" or ชาย
(chai) meaning "man".
Chatchawan m ThaiFrom Thai ชัชวาล
(chatchawan) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Chathura m SinhaleseMeans "clever, astute, skillful, nimble" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुर
(chatura).
Chatichai m ThaiFrom Thai ชาติ
(chat) meaning "nation, country" or "life, birth" and ชาย
(chai) meaning "man".
Chatsuda f ThaiFrom Thai ฉัตร
(chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol" and สุดา
(suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".
Chatty f EnglishDiminutive of
Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.
Chatuphon m ThaiFrom Thai จตุ
(chatu) meaning "four" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Chatuphon f ThaiFrom Thai จตุ
(chatu) meaning "four" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Chatura m SinhalesePossibly from Sanskrit चतुर
(catura) meaning "clever, ingenious".
Chaturong m ThaiMeans "four divisions, four parts" in Thai, referring to the four traditional branches of ancient armies (elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry).
Chauhyohuan m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl
chahuatl "concubine" or
chahuati "to be envious, jealous, suspicious", combined with
yohua "to become night, to grow dark", or
-yoh "made of, full of, with the quality of" and
-huan "with, together with".
Chavah f Biblical HebrewChavah (Ha-va) is the Hebrew translation for the Biblical name Eve, which means "Mother of all living" or "Life". Eve was the first woman in the Bible, the wife of Adam.
Chavala f Hebrew, YiddishDiminutive of
Chava.
Chavaleh is a song in the musical
Fiddler on the Roof, sung by Tevye about his daughter Chava.
Chavazelet f HebrewMeans "lily" in Hebrew, presumably taken from the phrase חבצלת השרון
(Chavatzelet HaSharon) "rose of Sharon" found in the Old Testament book the Song of Solomon. (In Israel, Solomon's "rose of Sharon" is popularly accepted to have been the sand lily, which grows in the Sharon plain in coastal sands, though technically the flower has not been identified.)
Chaveleh f Hebrew, YiddishName of Hebrew and Yiddish origin. In musical Fiddler On The Roof, used as alternative name for Chava. Meaning of Chava is "life" so Chaveleh must have a similar meaning.
Chawalit m ThaiMeans "glorious, bright, shining" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit ज्वलितृ
(jvalitṛ).
Chawiwan f ThaiFrom Thai ฉวี
(chawi) meaning "complexion, skin" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Chawoong m KoreanFrom 차 meaning "beleza" "bondade" and and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".
Chaxiraxi f Spanish (Canarian), Guanche MythologyMeans "she who sustains the firmament" in the Guanche language (source: Dr. Ignacio Reyes García). This is the name of the mother goddess in Guanche mythology. After the conquest of the Canary Islands and their subsequent Christianization, Chaxiraxi became identified with the
Virgin of Candelaria, an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife.
Chay m EnglishDiminutive of
Charles. 'Appeared in 1975 when the British yachtsman Chay Blyth was receiving a great deal of publicity. Further used since then. In the case of Mr Blyth, the name is a pet form of
Charles.'
Chayan m Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, KhakasDerived from the Russian noun чаяние
(chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять
(chayat') meaning "to expect, to hope".... [
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Chayito f SpanishDiminutive of
Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of
Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).
Ch’ayña f QuechuaMeans "siskin" in Quechua. A siskin is a type of bird in the finch family.
Cheat m & f KhmerMeans "born" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात
(jata).
Cheata f & m KhmerMeans "birth" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात
(jata).
Checco m ItalianDiminutive of
Francesco. One notable bearer was Checco Orsi who, together with his brother Ludovico, assassinated Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forlì, the last survivor of the Pazzi Conspiracy (15th century).
Chechen-ool m TuvanDerived from Tuvan Чечен
(Chechen) meaning "eloquent, elegant" or perhaps "Chechen (person)" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Ched m EnglishVariant of
Chad (chiefly used in the United States), a short form of names beginning with
Ched- (e.g.
Chedomir) or a diminutive of
Charles paired with a middle name that starts with
Ed- (e.g.
Edward and
Edwin) or
D-.
Chee f HmongChee means "Shine or Shining" in Hmong.
Cheer f English (Rare)From the English word
cheer, referring to a feeling of happiness, or a shout of joy or encouragement. Ultimately derived via Old French
chiere from Late Latin
cara "head".
Cheetara f Popular CultureThe name of a humanoid cheetah in the animated television series
ThunderCats (1985-1989). It is an elaboration of English
cheetah, a word ultimately derived from Sanskrit.
Chegianna f ObscurePossibly a combination of
Che and
Gianna. This name is borne by a daughter of American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011).
Chein m & f BurmeseMeans "weigh, weigh in mind, consider", "balance", or "aim, aim for" in Burmese.
Cheirisophus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek name Χειρίσοφος
(Cheirisophos) which possibly meant "cunning in his handicraft", derived from χείρ
(cheir) meaning "hand" and σοφός
(sophos) "skilled, clever"... [
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Chekesha f African American (Modern)Possibly derived from the Swahili verb -
chekesha meaning "to joke, to kid, to make laugh" (the causative form of -
cheka "to laugh").
Chekmirza m UzbekDerived from
chek meaning "end, limit" or "lot, potion" and
Mirza or
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
Chelal m BiblicalHe is mentioned in the Bible as being one of the sons of Pahath-Moab.
Chelan f English (Canadian), AmericanFrom the name of a lake and city in the American state of Washington, which is derived from the Salish Indian word
Tsi-Laan meaning "deep water".
Chelidonia f ItalianItalian name derived from the Greek word
chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.
Chelidonios m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective χελιδόνιος
(chelidonios) meaning "of the swallow", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun χελιδών
(chelidon) meaning "swallow" (see
Chelidon).
Chelone f Greek MythologyChelone was a nymph or a mortal woman who was changed into a tortoise by the gods. She was transformed by Hermes for refusing to attend the wedding of Hera and Zeus.... [
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Chemen f TurkmenMeans "meadow" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian چمن (čaman).
Chemutai f KalenjinDerives from the East African tribe, the Kalenjins. Like many other Kalenjin names, the first part of the name relates to the gender of the person and the second part is how, when, or where they were born... [
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Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, SanskritFrom Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
Chenai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure" or
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful".