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Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]

Célin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Caelinus.

Célina f Gascon, French (Swiss)
Variant of Céline.

Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.

Celinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Celinda as well as a variant spelling of Selinde. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch musical actress Celinde Schoenmaker (b... [more]

Celindia f Obscure
Elaboration on Celinda.

Célinie f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Céline.

Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.

Celistina f Corsican
Corsican form of Célestine.

Celiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Caelius.

Çeljeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian çel "to open up, to sprout, to begin" and jetë "life".

Célk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Marceli.

Célka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Marcela via Marcélka.

Cella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Marcella.

Cellestina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Celestina.

Cellie f American

Celma f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Celo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.

Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Celsa f Spanish, Galician
Feminine form of Celso.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Celsu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Celso.

Celtia f Galician

Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.

Celunno m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *cilurnon "tub, pail, bucket".

Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.

Célya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Célia.

Célyne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Céline.

Celynwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Welsh celyn "holly" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Celzjusz m Polish (Rare)
Form of Celsus.

Cemirk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Chòcemir.

Cemlyn m Welsh (Rare)

Cemyien m Obscure
Meaning unknown.

Cen m Albanian

Cena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cenia.

Cendroleta f Folklore
Variant of Cendroseta.

Cendroseta f Folklore
Provençal form of Cinderella.

Cene m Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive of Vincenc.

Céneri m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Senericus.

Cénéric m Norman
Norman form of Céneri.

Cenerina f Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.

Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Cenith f English (American, Archaic)
Truncated form of Acenith.

Cenmin m Medieval Cornish

Cennie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cenia.

Cennydd m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Kenneth. 6th-century Saint Cennydd was allegedly the son of Gildas the Monk.

Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.

Centa f Latvian
Feminine form of Centis. Another theory, however, considers this name a variant of Zenta.

Centis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian centīgs "diligent, industrious, studious, zealous".

Centol m Gascon

Ceol m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English element ceol "keel (of a ship)". Ceol (also known as Ceola or Ceolric) was King of Wessex from 592 to 597.

Ceola m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ceol.

Ceolfrið m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and friþ "peace". This name was borne by an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint, and also gave rise to the surnames Chilvers and Chorlton, and the place name Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester.

Céos m Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Portuguese and French form of Coeus (see Koios).

Céphale m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cephalus.

Céphée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cepheus.

Cera f Popular Culture
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name might be a variant of Sera. It was used in the 1988 movie The Land Before Time where it belongs to one of the main characters, a triceratops.

Cera f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Early Anglicization of Ciara 1. Saint Cera of Ireland was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679.

Cera f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian cerēt "to hope" has been suggested.

Cerasela f Romanian
Variant of Cerasella.

Cerbère m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Cerberus.

Cerdo m Gaulish
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Cereatha f American (Rare)

Ceredig m Welsh
Variant of Caradog.

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.

Cerena f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.

Cerenita f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Cérès f Roman Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Ceres.

Ceretha f African American (Rare)

Cerf m Medieval French, Medieval Jewish
Means "stag (a large buck or male deer)" in French. Cerf sometimes appears in historical documents concerned with the Jews of Alsace and early modern France; it was a local translation of the Yiddish Hirsh, meaning "deer", the Hebrew equivalent of which is Zvi.

Ceri m Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian
Provençal and Languedocian form of Cyrus.

Cerí m Provençal
Provençal form of Cyrus.

Cerian f Welsh

Ceric m Provençal
Variant of Cerí.

Cerie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ceri.

Cérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Cerilde f American (South, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerina f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Ceris f English

Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.

Ceronia f South African (Rare)

Céronne f Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)

Cerverí m Medieval Catalan

Cervone m Corsican (Archaic)

Cësa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Francëszka.

Cèsar m Catalan
Catalan form of Caesar.

Cesar m English, Provençal, Friulian, Romansh
English, Friulian, Romansh and Provençal form of Caesar.

Cesara f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Cesare.

Cesara f Irish Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cessair.

Çesare m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Caesar.

Cesárea f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Caesaria.

Cesáreo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish variant and Galician form of Cesario.

Cesari m Occitan, Provençal
Occitan and Provençal form of Caesarius.

Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.

Cesaria f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian form of Caesaria.

Cesarião m History (Portuguese-style)

Césarie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caesaria.

Césarina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Césarine.

Césarine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of César.

Césarion m History (Gallicized)
French form of Caesarion.

Cesarión m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Caesarion.

Cesarion m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caesarion.

Cesariu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesario.

Cesaru m Corsican
Corsican form of Cesare.

Česćiměr m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere" and měr "peace". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehrenfried.

Ceselha f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal variant of Cecília.

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.

Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.

Cesiah f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Cesia.

Cesidiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesidio.

Cesira f Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars connect this name to masculine Cesare, others rather see a link to Cesio... [more]

Cèsiri m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesare.

Çesk m Albanian

Ceslaus m German (East Prussian), German (Silesian)
East Prussian German and Silesian German form of Czesław.

Česlav m Czech
Czech form of Czesław.

Česlava f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Lithuanian and Latvian borrowing of Czesława and Czech feminine form of Česlav.

Ceslie f English (Rare)

Cessa f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Narcessa.

Cessadre m Provençal (Archaic)

Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.

Cessie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Narcessa.

Čestislav m Czech (Archaic)
Older form of Česlav.

Cesyl f Filipino (Rare)

Ceti f Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Feminine equivalent of Cid, a byname derived from the Old Castilian loan word Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word sīdī (سيدي ) "my lord; my master", ultimately from Arabic as-sayyid (السيّد ) "the lord; the master".

Cetina f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian cetină "fallen needle leaves".

Cetura f Biblical Welsh
Welsh form of Keturah.

Céu f Portuguese
Means "sky, heaven" in Portuguese.

Ceu m & f Chin
Means "brightness; light" in Chin.

Cevonna f American (Modern, Rare)

Ceyda f Turkish

Ceyla f Turkish

Cezari m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Caesar.

Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.

Cezarina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cesarina.

Cezariusz m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Cezary.

Cezaryna f Polish
Polish form of Cesarina.

Cezelia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cecelia.

Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.

Chabela f Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chabi f Medieval Mongolian
Empress Chabi (1225–1281) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty in China, married to Kublai Khan. As such, she was the wife to the Mongol Khagan who had conquered all of China in the 1270s.

Chabier m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Xavier.

Chacinto m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hyacinthus.

Chai m Hebrew
Means "alive, living" in Hebrew.

Chaia f German
Variant transcription of Chaya.

Chaianne f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chaie f German (East Prussian), Jewish
18th-century East Prussian German form of Chaya.

Chaili f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Chailynn f American (Modern, Rare)

Chaime m Aragonese
Aragonese form of James.

Chairles m Scots
Scots form of Charles.

Chairlie m Scots
Diminutive of Chairles. 'Wae's me for Prince Chairlie' is a Scottish song whose theme is the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

Chaitalee f Indian (Rare)

Chaja f Dutch, Jewish
Variant transcription of Chaya.

Chaje f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chaya.

Chalcedony f Obscure (Modern)
A rare purple semi-precious stone.

Châle m Walloon
Variant of Tchåle.

Chalee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chali.

Chalene f English (Rare)

Chalinette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Chalise f English (Rare)
Variant of Chalice.

Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.

Chalmers m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chalmers.

Çhalse m Manx
Manx form of Charles.

Chalyce f English (American)

Champei f Khmer

Chamroeun m & f Khmer
Means "increase, prosper, advance, progress" in Khmer.

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Demeter 1 which is derived from Greek χαμα "earth".

Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.

Chanardaye m & f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.

Chandace f Obscure
Variant of Candace.

Chandie m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Chandrima f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare, ?)

Chanera f American (Rare)

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Janig.

Chankrisna m Khmer

Channa m Indian (?)

Channa f Hebrew
Variant of Chana.

Channe f Jewish
Variant of Channah.

Chantale f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantene f Afrikaans, South African

Chanthavy f Khmer

Chanticleer m Literature
The name of the rooster in 'Chanticleer and the Fox' and 'Reynard,' medieval fables.

Chantilly f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a town in France. The town's name is derived from the Gallo-Roman name Cantilius. It can also be given in reference to Chantilly lace, which is named after the town.

Chanvatey f Khmer

Chaos m & f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "gaping void," ultimately from the Greek khaos "abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty." In Hesiod's 'Theogeny,' Chaos is the primeval emptiness of the Universe, who gave birth to Gaea (Mother Earth), Tartarus (embodiment of the underworld), Eros (god of love), Erebus (embodiment of silence), and Nyx (embodiment of night).

Chapel f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."

Chapin m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chapin.

Chaply m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Chaquella f African American (Rare)

Charalampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos.

Charan m Medieval Basque (Latinized)
Latinized form of Basque Txaran.

Charane f English (Modern, Rare)

Charbel m History (Ecclesiastical), Arabic
French and Portuguese transliteration of شربل‎ (see Sharbel).

Chardonny f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chardonnay.

Charee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cherie.

Charel m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Charles.

Charelle f Dutch (Modern)

Chariclée f Theatre
French form of Chariclea which was used on one of the titular characters of Henri Desmarets's opera Théagène et Chariclée (1695).

Charidème m History (Gallicized)
French form of Charidemus.

Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charini f Thai, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चारिणी (charini) meaning "one who behaves", itself from चर्या (charya) meaning "behaviour, conduct".

Cha'risa f Hopi
Means "moose; elk" in Hopi.

Charise f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Charis.

Charitina f Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Charitine. St. Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety, while Charitina of Lithuania (died 1281) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Charitine f Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This name can be viewed as a feminine equivalent of Chariton... [more]

Charityn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Charl m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Charlaine f English, Dutch, French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Charlene and Charlène.

Charlampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos via Charalampus.

Charlana f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Charlene and Charlaine.

Charle m Afrikaans, Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Afrikaans form of Charles.

Charle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Charlea f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Charlie or an elaboration of Charla.

Charlece f American
Variant of Charlize.

Charlereta f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Charles, possibly via Charlet.

Charlesetta f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

Charleston m & f African American, Portuguese (Brazilian), American
Transferred use of the surname Charleston.

Charlet f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlez m Breton
Breton form of Charles.

Charlica f Obscure
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlice f English (American)

Charlin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.

Charlinda f Afrikaans

Charlise f French

Charlise f English, South African
Variant of Charlize.

Charlisse f English (American)

Charlo m Guernésiais
Variant of Charles.

Charlos m Indonesian

Charlot f Dutch
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlott f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte reflecting the French pronunciation.

Charlottie f English (American, Rare)

Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.

Charmeine f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charn m Thai (?)

Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.

Charnelsa f American (Rare)

Charnke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Charna.

Charoula f Greek
Diminutive of Chara.

Charrise f English
Variant of Charice.

Charrod m African American (Rare)

Charvita f American (Rare)

Charya f Khmer

Charytyna f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Charitina and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Харитина (see Kharitina).

Charz m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.

Charzyk m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.

Chasen m English (Modern)
Apparently a modern respelling of Jason via the nickname Chase, though it may also be transferred from the surname Chasen.

Chasey f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Chason m American (Rare)
Variant of Chasen.

Chasper m Romansh
Romansh form of Caspar, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Chasprot m Romansh
Romansh form of Caspar, traditionally found in Val Müstair.

Chassity f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Chathay f Obscure
Likely an invented name.

Chatrina f Romansh
Romansh form of Katherine, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.

Chaunacy f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Chaundra f American (Modern, Rare)

Chaunté f African American
Variant of Shaunte.

Chavelle f Jamaican Patois (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Chavon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chavy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.

Chawa f Jewish
Variant of Chawwah.

Chayah f Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chaya.

Chaye f Jewish, Yiddish (?)

Chayna f English
Variant of Shayna.

Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chazmin f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasmin 1.

Che f Hmong
Means "whisper" in Hmong.

Cheajna f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Chiajna.

Cheiche f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje.

Cheile f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje and variant of Cheiche.

Chela f Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Sheila.

Chela f English (Australian)

Chelese f English (American, Rare)

Chélidoine m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Celedonius.

Chelizabeth f American (Modern, Rare)

Chelone f Greek Mythology
Chelone 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.... [more]

Chema f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gema.

Chemislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

Chemje f Yiddish

Chenarah f American (Rare)

Cheperka f Medieval Hungarian

Chera f Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French chere, the feminine form of the adjective cher, chier "dear, dearest; expensive; costly; important, noteworthy" as well as a short form of Anchera.

Cherardo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gerard.

Chere f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Chera.

Cherelle f English, African American
Altered form of Cheryl using the popular name suffix elle. See also Cherrelle.

Cheremías m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jeremy.

Cheresha f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian череша "cherry".

Chérifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sharifa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Cherin m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The name of a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. It is likely related to Irish Ciarán.

Cherine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Sherine.

Cherisa f American
Variant of Cherise.

Cherith f English, Northern Irish
This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament... [more]

Chèrle m Picard
Picard form of Charles.

Cherles m Medieval Portuguese