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Aab m Indonesian

Aad m & f Dutch, West Frisian, Limburgish
Diminutive of Adriaan and Adriana, as well as a variant of Ade 2.

Aai m Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic Frisian short form of names that contain the element agjō or adal.

Aan m Old Swedish
Variant of Ánn.

Aat m Dutch
Nickname for Adriaan or Agathon.

Aba m Georgian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Georgian and Hungarian form of the Semitic name Abba.

Abb m English
Variant of Ab.

Abe m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Abesalom.

Abe m Scots
Scots diminutive of Albert (compare Abe 2).

Abi m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Abraham.

Ábo m Sami
Sami diminutive of Abram 1.

Abo m Georgian (Rare)
The usage of this name started in honour of the 8th-century saint Abo of Tiflis, who was of Arab origin and martyred for having converted from Islam to Christianity.... [more]

Abo m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.

Abt m East Frisian (Archaic)

Aby m Malayalam
Diminutive of Abraham.

Aci m Turkish
Variant of Hacı.

Ack m Scots
Diminutive of Alexander.

Acy m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Acie.

Ada m Idoma
Means "father" in Idoma.

Add m & f English
Short form of Addison.

Ade m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Adam.

Ade m & f Sundanese
Derived from Sundanese adi meaning "sibling".

Ade m Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Hades.

Adi m Hindi
Short form of Aditya.

Adi m Bosnian
Diminutive of names like Adnan, Adian and other Bosnian names beginning with Ad.

Adi m & f Basque

Adí m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Adi 1, or short form of names beginning with Ad.

'Adl m Arabic
Variant transcription of Adel.

Ádo m Sami
Sami form of Adolf.

Ado m Estonian
Vernacular form of Aadam and Aadolf.

Ado m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Adnan.

Ado m Italian
Masculine form of Ada 1.

Ado m Slovak
Diminutive of Adam.

Ado m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Addo.

Ady f & m Hebrew
Variant of Adi 1.

Ady f & m Various
Diminutive of Ada 1, Adrian or other names containing Ad.

Aee m & f Hmong

Aek m & f Khmer
Means "one, single" or "unique, exceptional" in Khmer.

Aël m Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Ael.

Ael m Breton (Modern)
Directly taken from Breton ael "angel".

Aen m & f Zhuang
Means "grace" in Zhuang.

Aep m Sundanese
Variant of Asep.

Aer m Medieval Latin
This name means "air" in Latin.

'Afa m Tongan
Tongan form of Arthur.

Afa m Polynesian
Means "hurricane" in Polynesian.

Afe m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afi m Norse Mythology
Means "grandfather" in Old Norse. In the Rígsþula, Afi and his wife Amma are one of the three couples the god Rígr visits.

Afu m Polynesian
Means "hot" in Polynesian.

Afu m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters 阿 (see A) and 福 (see Fu) perhalps an honorific name referred to the deity who gives prosperity and blessings.... [more]

Ágá m Sami
Sami form of Aslak.

Aga f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "earliness" in Tagalog.

Agë m Albanian

Ago m Estonian
Variant of Agu.

Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names Adolf Georg Otto.

Agu m Estonian
Short form of August. This name is also sometimes considered a direct adoption of Estonian agu "early dawn".

Aha m Mormon
Nephite military officer (c. 80 BC)

Ahd m & f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
From Arabic عَهْد (ʿahd) meaning "knowledge, fulfillment, observance".

Ahi m Biblical
From Hebrew אָח ('ach) meaning "brother", possibly a short form of Ahiah/Ahijah or Ahio ("brother of Yahweh")... [more]

Ahu m Maori
Means "to tend, to foster, to bring up" in Maori.

Aid m Bosnian (Rare)
From Arabic عِيد (ʿīd) meaning "festival, holiday, feast".

Aii m Sardinian
Campidanese contracted form of Gavinu.

Ail m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "plenty, abundance (of food or refreshments)" in Sanskrit.

A-in f & m Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 亞 meaning "next, second" or 妸 meaning "beautiful," and an in hanja, e.g. 仁 meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous."

Ain m & f Astronomy, Arabic
Means "eye" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Tauri in the constellation Taurus.

Aio m & f Japanese
The kanji used for males is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" and for females the kanji is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread"... [more]

Aio m Medieval Basque, Medieval Spanish
Possibly originated from the name of the Roman deity Aius. Documented for the first time in Roman era inscriptions in San Vicente de Alcántara (Badajoz), and in the 12th century in Iruña/Pamplona.

Aiy m Siberian Mythology
Variant of Aiyy.

Aja m & f Indian
From Sanskrit अज (aja) or अजा (ajā), respectively the masculine and feminine word for "goat".

Aja m Guanche
Derived from Guanche *axxa, meaning "enormous animal".

Aja m Biblical German
Variation of Aiah.

Aji m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Haji.

Aji m Indonesian
Means "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि (aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".

Âjo f & m Greenlandic
Older form of Aaju.

Aka m Georgian
Short form of Akaki.

Aka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ada 1 and Arthur.

Ake m Finnish
Short form of Aleksi or variant of Aake.

Ake m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Archie.

Áki m Faroese (Modern, Archaic)
Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor, father".

Aki m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Aleksandar.

Ako m Georgian
Short form of Akaki.

Ako m Estonian
Variant of Ago.

Ako m Latvian (Rare), Livonian, Medieval Baltic
The name of a Livonian chieftain in the 13th century.

Aku m Igbo
Means "wealth" in Igbo.

Alb m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian alb "white; (figuratively) clean, pure, immaculate".

Âle m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Variant of Âlik.

Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, Folklore
Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.

Ale m Mormon
The second name in a double-name alias used by Joseph Smith. See Baurak.

Ale m & f Hawaiian
Diminutive of Alepeleke, Alekona and names containing that sound.

Älg m Swedish (Rare)
Means "moose" in Swedish.

Äli m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ali 1.

Åʹll m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Olaf.

All m Scots
Short form of Allan.

All m & f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Allan, Allison and names that begin with All-.

Alm m Popular Culture
Derived from Old Norse "álmr," which translates to "elm tree." "Alm" is also the Swedish word for "elm tree."... [more]

Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Livonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus “beginning".

Alò m Sardinian
Gallurese short form of Aloysius.

Aly m Arabic
Variant transcription of Ali 1.

Aly m Turkmen
Variant form of Ali 1.

Ama f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Ame f & m Japanese
From Japanese 雨 "rain" or 飴 "candy".

Ame m West Frisian
West Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element amal "work". However, there are also instances where it is a short form of names of which the second element starts with an 'm' - the name Adelmar is a good example of that.

Ami m Nahuatl
Means "hunt" or "hunter", from Nahuatl ami "to hunt for game, to go hunting".

Amo m Georgian
Short form of masculine names that start with ამ- (Am-), such as Ambrosi, Amiran and Amirindo.

Ámr m Old Norse
Means "black, loathsome, reddish brown, dark" in Old Norse.

Amr m Arthurian Romance
According to the 9th century Historia Brittonum, Amr is the son of Arthur.

Amr m Arabic
Means "(long) life" from Arabic عمر ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".

Amu m Yi
Means "first brother" in Yi.

Ana m Biblical German
German variation of Anah.

Ana m Biblical
Variation of Anah used in some bible translations.

Aná m Biblical Spanish
Spanish variation of Anah.

Ane m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic ane meaning "big brother of a girl".

Ane m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Áni.

Ane m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish short form of Anund.

Ang m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Ang, which is an Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the Chinese surnames Wang (汪, Wāng) and Hong (洪, Hóng).... [more]

Ánh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 映 (ánh) meaning "reflect light".

Áni m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ánn.

Ani m Greenlandic
Variant of Ane.

Ani m Efik

Ani m Ancient Egyptian
Ani, also known by his throne name Merhotepre Ini, was the thirty-third king of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt. ... [more]

Ani m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialect form of Árni.

Ani m Finnish (Rare)
Variation form of Finnish Ana.

Ani m Filipino
Diminutive of Bayani.

Ánn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "old" in Old Norse. Ánn is the name of a dwarf mentioned in the Vǫluspá.

Áno m Sami
Sami form of Anund.

Ano m Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.

Ano m East Frisian
Spelling variation of Anno.

Ans m Romansh
Variant of Hans.

Ant m English
Short form of Anthony.

Anu m Filipino, Pampangan
Short form of Mariano, Feliciano, and other names ending in -ano.

Ape m Medieval English, Finnish
Finnish pet form of Abram 1, Abraham, Abel, Albin, Arne 1, Amos, and Aron.

Ape m Finnish
Finnish form of Habib.

Apo m Georgian (Rare)
When written as აპო, this name is a short form of Apolon. But when written as აფო, it might be a short form of Alpez.

Apt m East Frisian
Variant of Abtet recorded in the 17th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.

Ára m Sami
Sami name of unknown origin and meaning.

Ard m Dutch
This name is often a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle", such as Arend) and Eduard... [more]

Ard m Biblical Hebrew
Ard was the tenth son of Benjamin in Genesis 46:21. It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate.

Ari m Javanese
Means "younger sibling" in Javanese.

Ari f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Ari m & f Thai
Means "kind, generous" in Thai.

Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.

Arj m Sanskrit, Indian, Telugu, Hinduism, Marathi, Hindi
MEANING : gain, to acquire, to earn... [more]

Ark m Kashubian
Diminutive of Arkadiusz.

Arm m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Armas and Armo.

Arn m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Literature
Variant of Arne 1. Arn Magnusson is a fictional character in the 'Crusades' trilogy (1998-2000) by Swedish author Jan Guillou.

Aro m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Aron.

Arp m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German form of Erpo.... [more]

Aru m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 在, 亜瑠, 亜琉, 亜留, 明瑠, 明琉, 明留, 有瑠, 有琉, 有留 with 在 (zai, a.ru) meaning "exist, located in, outskirts, suburbs," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "-ous, Asia, come after, rank next," 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light," 有 (u, yuu, a.ru) meaning "approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess," 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli," 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone" and 留 (ryuu, ru, todo.maru, todo.meru, to.maru, to.meru, ruuburu) meaning "detail, fasten, halt, stop."... [more]

Ary m French

Asa f & m Indonesian
Means "hope" in Indonesian, ultimately frm Sanskrit आशा (asha).

Ási m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Short form of names beginning with the name element Ás- "(heathen) god".

Asi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Asaf, Astar and other names that beginning with the same sound.

Âso m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Aso m Kurdish
Means "horizon" in Kurdish.

Aso m Kurdish (Modern)
Kurdish name it means “ horizon”

Asū m Balochi
Diminutive of Hasan.

Ata m Western African, Akan
Means "one of twins" in Fante, dialect of Akan.

Ata m Tongan
Means "air" or "shadow" in Tongan.

Ata' m Arabic
Means "gift from Allah" in Arabic.

Ate m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, peacefulness" combined with 殿 (te) meaning "heaven, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ate m Frisian
Variant of Ade 2.

Áti m Old Norse
From Old Norse át meaning "food".

Ato m Aragonese

Ato m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Avto, which is a short form of Avtandil.

Ats m Estonian
Originally a variant of Atso, this name is now also considered a short form of Artur and used as a given name in its own right.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.

Aue m West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Aue might have been a short form of names containing the Gothic element aivs (êwa in Old High German), such as Eubert and Eumund... [more]

Aum m Indian
MEME

Aun m Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.

Áva m Greenlandic
Diminutive of names beginning with Av-.

Ave m Dutch, West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]

Avo m Germanic
Of disputed origin and meaning.... [more]

Avo m Estonian
Variant of Aavo.

Avu m Hindi

Avy m Hebrew
Variant of Avi.

Awa m Hawaiian

Aya f & m Cherokee
Aya in the Cherokee language is a term for one's self. Usually used as "I" or "Me". If a family member uses this for someone it would me that they see a bit of themself in that person and it would be meant as a compliment.It is also a type of fern that is known as a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness... [more]

Aye m & f Burmese
Means "calm, quiet" in Burmese.

Ayk m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Aym m Judeo-French
Variant of Haim via the variant Haym.

Ayo m Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano ayo meaning "instinct, natural impulse".

Aza m Breton
Breton form of Adam.

Aza m Kurdish
Means "brave" or "hero" in Kurdish. A famous bearer is the king of Mannae.

Aza m Arabic

Azo m Medieval English
Possibly related to Azzo.

Azu m Igbo
Means "fish" in Igbo.

Bab m Scots
Short form of Rabert.

Bắc m Vietnamese
Means "north" in Vietnamese.

Bạc m & f Vietnamese
From the Vietnamese 白 or 鉑 (bạc) meaning "silver".

Bač m Medieval Serbian

Bae f & m Korean
Means ''inspiration''. Can be used as standalone name.

Bal f & m Indian, Polynesian
Short form of names with "Bal" as prefix.

Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]

Ban m Vietnamese

Ban m & f Lao
Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.

Ban m Arthurian Romance
The name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.

Báo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 豹 (báo) meaning "leopard, spotted big cat".

Bar m & f Hebrew
Means "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.

Bat m English (Archaic), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.

Bat m Mongolian
Variant of Batu.

Bax m English
Short form of Baxter.

Bảy m Vietnamese
Means "seven" in Vietnamese.

Bay m Medieval Russian
Derived from the archaic Russian verb баять (bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".

Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]

Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.

Bee f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mei 1.

Bei m & f Chinese
Comet

Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]

Ben m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".

Ber m Medieval English, Germanic
Possible diminutive of ber- names. Also the germanic word for "bear."

Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.

Bin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bio m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bion.

Bir m Santali
Means "best" in Santali.

Bis f & m Indian
Possibly from Sanskrit बिस (bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".

Bit f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."

Bix m American
Diminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.

Biz m American (Rare)
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. Notable namesakes include professional baseball player James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey (1897 -1965)... [more]

Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bőd m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bod m Popular Culture
Bod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.

Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.

Bói m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Búi.

Boj m North Frisian
Variant of Boy.

Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.

Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]

Bon m English (Australian), Popular Culture
Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]

Bon m Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Romansh

Boo m Swedish
Variant of Bo 1.

Bør m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Børge or variant of Bjor.

Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.

Box m Afro-American (Slavery-era, Rare)
Henry Box Brown (c. 1815 – June 15, 1897) was a 19th-century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]

Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Bru m Catalan
Catalan form of Bruno.

Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.

Bru m Sanskrit
Name - Bru ब्रू... [more]

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Bue m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Búi.

Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."

Bui m Romani (Archaic)

Buk m & f Nuer

Bum f & m Korean

Byx m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse byxa meaning "to jump".

Cab m African American (Rare)
Short form of Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and band leader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).

Cae m Etruscan

Cai m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 财 (cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".... [more]

Cai m Hmong
Means "law, custom" in Hmong.

Cầm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 琴 (cầm) meaning "zither, lute".

Can m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid; bright; lustrous".... [more]

Cao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high".

Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.

Car m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kar.

Cát f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 吉 (cát) meaning "auspicious, lucky, good".

Caz f & m English
Nickname for names that begin with the letter C, like Carol 1, Caroline, Chris, etc.

Çem m Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.

Cen m Albanian

Cen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 岑 (cén) meaning "steep, precipitous; peak" or 涔 (cén) meaning " river in Shaanxi; murky torrent".

Ceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Coeus (see Koios).

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

Cha m Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea".

Cha f & m Korean
"beleza" "bondade"

Che m Galician (Rare)
Hypocorysm of Xosé and José

Chi m Chinese
Derived from the character 炽 (Chí) meaning “blaze” or “flame.”

Chi m Burmese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Burmese ချီ(see Hkyi).

Cho f & m Burmese
Means "smooth, fine, handsome" in Burmese.

Chu m & f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Jesus or Jesusa.

Chú m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Zhu.

Chṳ m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Zhi.

Cid m American
Variant of Sid.

Cim f & m Swedish
Variant of Kim 2.

Cin f & m Burmese
Means "diamond" in Burmese.

Ciō m & f Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Zhu.

Ciq m & f Zhuang
Means "wisdom" in Zhuang.

Cir m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Cyrus.

Cis m & f Dutch
Short form of Franciscus and Francisca.

Cit m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian Latin spelling of Tsit.

Cla m Romansh
Short form of Nicola 1, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Clà m Romansh
Variant of Cla.

Clo m Romansh
Truncated form of Niclo.

Coe m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Coe.

Col m Albanian (Rare)

Com m Mormon
Early Jaredite king, son of Coriantum, and a late Jaredite king.

Con m & f English, Medieval English
Diminutive of Cornelius and Constance.

Cos m English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cosmo.

Cox m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Cornelis (for men) and Cornelia (for women). Also compare Cokkie.... [more]

Coy m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might be a combination of Cornelis or Cornelius with a name that starts with J-, such as Jan 1... [more]

Coz m Biblical
Coz in Hebrew allegedly means "a thorn", or perhaps "nimble." It occurs in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 4: 8) where Coz is sited as a descendant of Caleb.

Cru m English
Variant of Crew.

Cuc f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Cúc used outside of Vietnam.

Çun m Albanian (Rare)

Cus m Medieval English

Cvi m Hungarian (Rare)
Of Hebrew origin. Meaning unknown.

Cyd m Kashubian
Diminutive of Placyd.

Cyl m Kashubian
Diminutive of Celestin.