CuranmTheatre Used by Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).
CuraumRomansh Contracted form of Cundrau, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
CurchemBaltic Mythology Old Prussian god first mentioned in the peace treaty of 1249 between the Teutonic Knights and the Old Prussians. He is also mentioned in Simon Grunau's Preussische Chronik (1517-1521) and Matthäus Prätorius' Deliciae Prussicae (1635-1704).
CurdmGerman (Rare) Variant of Kurt. This name was borne by Curd Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982), a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.
CurleymEnglish Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]
CurlymPopular Culture From the English word, used by Jerome Lester Horwitz, a member of the Three Stooges comedy team, as a stage name.
Cursam & fAstronomy Derived from Arabic Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, meaning "the chair of the central one". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
CushmBiblical The eldest son of Ham, who was a son of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim (Egypt), Canaan (land of Canaan), and Phut, and the father of the Biblical character Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8.
Cushan-rishathaimmBiblical Meaning unknown, but possibly derived from the Hebrew name Cush (כוש) and the verb רשע (rsh') meaning "to be wicked". He was mentioned in Judges 3:8.
CwichelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cwic "alive" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon King.
CyaxaresmOld Persian (Latinized), History Latinized form of Kyaxares, which is the hellenized form of the Old Persian male name Hvakhshathra or Uvakhšatara. The meaning of the name is uncertain. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.
CybimWelsh Possibly derived from Celtic *kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).
CygnusmAstronomy Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
CyhhamAnglo-Saxon An unrecorded Old English name, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was perhaps a nickname derived from Proto-Germanic *kokh- "cough".
CylonmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Kylon. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian nobleman Cylon of Athens, who was one of the Olympic victors of the 35th Olympiad in 640 BC.
CynddelwmWelsh Welsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic delw "image, effigy".
CynemAnglo-Saxon Short form of names containing the Old English element cyne meaning "royal, kingly". The surname Kinsley is derived from the name... [more]
CynelafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).
CynemundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" (related to cynn "rank, family, kin") and mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of Cunimund.
CynewulfmAnglo-Saxon Means "royal wolf", from Old English cyne "royal" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poet as well as a king of Wessex.
CynfranmMedieval Welsh Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.
CyrielmDutch, Flemish Dutch form of Cyrille, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian naturalist author and playwright Cyriel Buysse (1859-1932).
CzęstobormPolish Means "to fight often", derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight". Also compare Chestibor.
CzęstomirmPolish Derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
CzęstowojmMedieval Polish Derived from często "often" and Old Polish woj, wojownik in modern Polish, "warrior".
DaaminmArabic Derived from Arabic ضامن (daamin) meaning "guarantor, guarantee", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن (amn) meaning "security, peace". Also compare Arabic تأمين (ta'min) meaning "insurance".
DaariomLiterature, Popular Culture Daario Naharis is the name of a sellsword character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
DabiusmHistory St. Dabius, or Davius, Confessor, was an Irish missionary to Scotland. He was part of the great monastic missionary effort in the British Isles, and then in Europe.
DachimGeorgian This name is best known for being the name of king Dachi of Iberia (6th century AD). He was of Iranian descent, for he belonged to the Chosroid dynasty. His paternal grandfather was king Mihrdat V of Iberia and his maternal grandfather was king Hormizd III of the Sasanian Empire.... [more]
DadhikramSanskrit Possibly deriving from the Sanskrit elements दधि (dadhi), meaning "thickened milk, curd" and kri, meaning "to scatter". This possibly refers to the effect of the morning sun on dew... [more]
Daeheem & fKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine". Other combinations are possible.
DaehongmKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong).
Dae-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
Dae-hyeonmKorean Combination of a dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
DaemonmLiterature Although in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [more]
DaentraimThai Means "three worlds" or "three realms" from Thai แดน (daen) meaning "land, realm, world" and ไตร (trai) meaning "three". More specifically the term refers to the three main realms of existence in Buddhist tradition: kāma-loka ("the world of feeling"), rūpa-loka ("the world of form") and arūpa-loka ("the world of immaterial form").
DaeronmLiterature Derived from Sindarin daer "great". This was the name of a Sindarin Elf in 'The Silmarillion'. Daeron was the greatest of the Elven minstrels.