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Cà m & f Vietnamese
Means "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.

Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.

Çacaxochitl m & f Nahuatl
The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".

Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).

Cache m & f English (American)

Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).

Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.

Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.

Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.

Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian

Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]

Cadyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caedon m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant of Caden

Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Cagliostro f & m Italian
Italian adventurer, impostor, and magician.

Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]

Cagri m & f Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Çağrı used outside of Turkey.

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]

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.

Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.

Cairn f & m Scottish
Old Irish and Scottish name, originally from Carn, which changed to Caibre, which changed to Cairney.... [more]

Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Caito m & f Spanish
Possibly derived from Cayetano.

Caizhong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".

Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".

Çakir m & f Turkish
Means "bluish, greyish" in Turkish.

Calen m & f English (Rare)

Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]

Calfú m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Kallfü.

Çalişkan m & f Turkish
Means "hard-working" in Turkish.

Caliste f & m French (Rare)
French masculine and feminine form of Callistus.

Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.

Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.

Calli m & f Nahuatl
Means "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.

Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.

Calvary f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from Latin calvāria "a skull".

Calyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calix.

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

Camari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamari.

Cambell m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Campbell.

Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.

Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camdynn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camden.

Cameo f & m English
It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.

Cameran m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Camerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Camero m & f Tagalog
Will never be yours

Cámeron m & f Spanish
Spanish variant of Cameron.

Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.

Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form and Gascon and Provençal masculine form of Camille.

Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.

Camlin f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Camlin.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cammy f & m English
Variant of Cammie, i.e., diminutive of Cameron or Camilla.

Camran m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cameron and Kamran.

Camren m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.

Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

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

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Candi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Candela and Candido/Candida.

Candra m & f Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).

Caneque f & m New World Mythology
A Mayan name meaning roughly, 'mischievous forest spirit.' Appears in local mythology.

Cảnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 景 (cảnh) meaning "scenery, view, landscape".

Cənnət f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Cennet.

Canopus m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized, Archaic), Astronomy
Of uncertain meaning. It is the name of the second-brightest star in night sky.

Canye m & f Chinese, American (South)

Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.

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

Caoladhe f & m Irish
Derived from from the Gaelic word caol meaning "slender".

Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Caradeg m & f Breton (Latinized)
A Breton variant of Caradog from the Brythonic Caratācos meaning "beloved".

Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.

Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]

Carlean m & f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
In Brazil, this name could possibly be an elaboration of Carl.... [more]

Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.

Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]

Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.

Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.

Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.

Carnelian f & m English
After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).

Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.

Carnie f & m American (Modern)
Diminutive of "Carnegie" or "Carnation." Please note female American singer and television host Carnie Wilson.

Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]

Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.

Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]

Carrera f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrera.

Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.

Carrington m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Carrington.

Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.

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

Cascade f & m English
Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".

Cashel m & f American (Rare)

Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

Cashmir m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kashmir and Cashmere.

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Cassanova f & m American (Hispanic)
Transferred from the surname Cassanova.

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

Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.

Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.

Casy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Casyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

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

Catan m & f Classic Mayan (Archaic)
it is a mayan name short Yacatan which was the capitol of the mayan world. it was also used in a books called Sirens Call by C H B-eliott

Catriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Katriel.

Catur m & f Indonesian
Means "four" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur). It was traditionally given to the fourth-born child.

Caubedek f & m Karachay-Balkar
Means "siskin" in Karachay-Balkar.

Cavidan m & f Persian (Latinized, Modern), Turkish (Modern), Azerbaijani

Cavidan f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian جاوید (javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.

Cawbi m & f Manipuri
Means "dear eldest child" in Meitei.

Caxochitl m & f Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl ca "is, to be" and xochitl "flower".

Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).

Caydin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Caylan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.

Cayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cale/Kale or Kaylee.

Caylen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan, Kaylyn or Caoilfhionn.

Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.

Caysen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

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

Ceale f & m English (Rare), Jewish (?)

Cebisa f & m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "to suggest, to give advice" in Xhosa.

Ceciel f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Caecilius for men and short form of Cecilia for women. For the latter group, this name can also be a Dutch variant spelling of the French name Cécile, which is also commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world.

Cedny f & m Welsh
Cedny means “a group of foxes” in welsh.

Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.

Ceejay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.

Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.

Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.

Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.

Celes f & m Popular Culture, Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino and Celestina.

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Celly f & m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

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

Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of Chicomecōātl.

Centli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "dried maize, dried corncob" in Nahuatl.

Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."

Ceriel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Cérile, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature. Also compare Cyriel.... [more]

Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.

Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

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

Cevher f & m Turkish
Means "jewel, essence, goodness" in Turkish.

Ceylon m & f English
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka). Ceylon was translated as such into English from Ceilão, the name the Portuguese Empire used for the island, which had been derived from Sanskrit Siṃhaladvīpaḥ... [more]

Cézanne f & m English, Afrikaans
From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.

Cha f & m Korean
"beleza" "bondade"

Chaahk m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology, New World Mythology
Yucatec form of Chaac.

Chaddy m & f English (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Diminutive of Chad / Chadwick. In the detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' (1959) by Agatha Christie, there is a character named Lettice Chadwick, often called Chaddy.

Chaening m & f Korean
Korean variant of Channing.

Chagha’an m & f Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Tsagaan.

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

Chaka f & m African American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Chakroval m & f Khmer
Means "universe" in Khmer.

Chalaem f & m Thai
Means "pretty, attractive, beautiful" in Thai.

Chalchiuhtlatonac m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "shining precious stone" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tlatonac "shining, prospering". This was the name of the second ruler of the Mexica, as well as an epithet of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue.

Chalee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chali.

Chali f & m Thai
Derived from Sanskrit जाली (jali) meaning "net, mesh".

Chaliao m & f Thai
Means "realize suddenly, understand" in Thai.

Challis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Challis. This is also a word (possibly derived from the surname) for a type of fine fabric. Alternatively, this could be a variant of Chalice.

Chalo m & f Thai
Derived from Thai ชะลอ (chalo) meaning "slow down, put off".

Chaloem m & f Thai
Means "glorify" in Thai.

Chalon f & m English
The name may derive from the Chalon people, one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Costanoan) people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. It may also derive from the French surname Chalon, of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the French town Châlons-sur-Marne... [more]

Chalong m & f Thai
Means "to celebrate, to congratulate" in Thai.

Chamani m & f Nahuatl
Means "sapling" or "to sprout" in Nahuatl.

Ch’amani m & f Aymara
Means "strong" in Aymara.

Chambai m & f Mongolian
Means "expert, skillful" in Mongolian.

Chamlong m & f Thai
Means "imitate, duplicate, copy" in Thai.

Chamnian f & m Thai
Means "long time" in Thai.

Chamnong m & f Thai
Means "wish, desire" in Thai.

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Champ m & f American
From the English word champion, meaning "winner".

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Chamroen m & f Thai
Means "prosper, thrive, flourish" in Thai.

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

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shams

Chân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 真 (chân) meaning "real, genuine, true".

Chan m & f Burmese
Means "cold, cool" in Burmese.

Chana f & m Aymara
Means "youngest child" in Aymara.

Chanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo chana meaning "paucarcillo bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.

Chanardaye m & f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Chanathip m & f Thai
From Thai ชน (chon) meaning "person, man, people" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "divine, celestial".

Chanbit m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 찬빛 (chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Bit (compare Bitchan).

Chancal m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chanca "lives, is making a home" and the suffix -l.

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.

Chandaga f & m Mongolian
Means "rabbit" in Mongolian.

Chandmani m & f Mongolian
Mongolian variant of Cintamani, the name of a wish-granting precious stone in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintamani) meaning "jewel of thought".

Chandrel m & f French (African), African American, Filipino
Unisex version of Chandrelle, also a variation of the name Xandrel.

Chandrika f & m Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (chandrika) meaning "moonlight, illumination, splendour". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India while it is solely feminine in Sri Lanka.

Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.

Changbok f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 常 (cháng) meaning "common, frequent, regular" combined with 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Changrui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 锐 (ruì) meaning "sharp, keen, acute" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious"... [more]

Changyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Chánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 正 (chánh) meaning "head, chief" or 政 (chánh) meaning "government".

Chanh m & f Lao
Means "moon" in Lao.

Chanhpheng f & m Lao
Means "full moon" in Lao.

Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.

Chanini f & m Aymara
Means "valuable" in Aymara.

Chanlin m & f English
Likely an invented name combining the name element Chan with Lyn.

Chanmony f & m Khmer
From Khmer ច័ន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and មុនី (mony) meaning "scholar, wise".

Channon f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Chanok m & f Thai
Means "father" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Chanpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
punjabi name... [more]

Chansol m & f Korean (Modern)
From a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Sol.

Chansom m & f Lao
From the Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon" and ໂສມ (som) meaning "form, appearance" or "pretty".

Chantha f & m Khmer, Thai, Lao
Derived from Khmer ចន្ទ (cɑn), Thai จันทร์ (jan), or Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".

Chanthaboun m & f Lao
From Lao ຈັນທະ (chantha) meaning "moon" and ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness".

Chanthan m & f Khmer

Chantico f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chantli "home" and the suffix -co, meaning "in the home" or "she makes the home". This was the name of an Aztec fire deity. While usually interpreted as female, several historical writings use ambiguous pronouns.

Chantry m & f English
From an English surname, meaning "singer in a chantry chapel" or "one who lives by a chantry chapel", derived from Old French chanterie, which derives from French chanter "to sing". This name was used for the main character in the movie What if?, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, released in 2013.

Chao-ching m & f Chinese
Chao can mean "surpass, leap over" and ching can mean "pure, clean".

Chaohui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 朝 (cháo) meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chaolu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 焯 (chāo) meaning "clear and thorough" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Chaolung m & f Shan
Means “Emperor” and more literally “Great Lord”. It is very typically an honorific title for Shan Emperors, not a name.

Chaoreum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 차오르다 (chaoreuda) meaning "to rise, fill up," effectively a combination of the stem of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up."

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).

Chapansi f & m Nsenga
Child born after many miscarriages

Chapasi f & m Tumbuka
Means "earth, dirt, belongs to earth" in Tumbuka, often given after other children in the family have died.

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.

Chapopo m & f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chapopotli, meaning "tar, asphalt".

Chapopotli m & f Nahuatl
Means "tar, asphalt" in Nahuatl.

Char m & f English
Short form of names beginning with Char, such as Charles or Charlotte.

Char f & m English
Short for the name Charity

Charan m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Odia, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit चरण (charana) meaning "foot, pillar, support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name among Sikhs.

Charanjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਚਰਨਜੀਤ (see Charanjit).

Charanjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit चरण (charana) meaning "foot, pillar, support" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Charlemaine f & m Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Charlemagne in the style of Charmaine.

Charlen f & m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant form of Charlie or Charlene/Charlyn (See also Carlin/Carlen)... [more]

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

Charleton m & f English
Variant of Charlton.

Charlye f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 28 baby girls were recorded with the name Charlye in 2017.

Charmer f & m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word charmer, which is a person with an attractive and engaging personality. Typically one who uses this to impress or manipulate others.

Charoen m & f Thai
Means "prosper, flourish, grow" in Thai.

Charoenrasamee f & m Thai (Rare)
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, grow, deevelop" and รัศมี (ratsami) meaning "ray of light".

Charrie f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Charron f & m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, most likely a variant of Charon, Karen 1, Caron and Sharon.

Charzy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.

Chasey f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Chatham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chatham.

Chatzav m & f Hebrew
Means squill (a type of flower)

Chau f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Châu used outside of Vietnam.

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chawanzi m & f Nsenga
Meaning gift or freely given

Chayanne m & f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. This name was popularized by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne (1968-) (real name Elmer Figueroa Arce).

Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase

Chayenne f & m Spanish, Dutch
Variant of Cheyenne.

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

Chaziel f & m Hebrew
Variant of Cassiel.

Chazza f & m English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Charlotte and Charles (compare Chazz and Chazzie).

Chazzie m & f English
Uncommon diminutive of Chaz, Charlie or Charles.

Cheat m & f Khmer
Means "born" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात (jata).

Cheata f & m Khmer
Means "birth" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात (jata).

Chee m & f Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hokkien)
Teochew and Hokkien romanization of Zhi.

Chee-Ahn f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 지안 (see Ji-An).

Chee-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 지안 (see Ji-An).

Cheerful f & m English (Rare)
From the English word cheerful meaning "feeling or showing happiness".

Chegu m & f Tibetan
Means "magnitude, grandeur" in Tibetan.

Cheiene f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese cheiene meaning "Cheyenne" (singular). So, in other words, you could say that this name is the Portuguese cognate of Cheyenne.... [more]

Chein m & f Burmese
Means "weigh, weigh in mind, consider", "balance", or "aim, aim for" in Burmese.

Chekwubechukwu m & f Igbo
Means "hope in God" in Igbo.

Chel m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Michel (masculine) and Rachel (feminine). Also compare the related names Chiel and Sjel (both masculine).... [more]

Chelci f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chella f & m Indian, Sanskrit
From Sanskrit ceta meaning "servant, slave (to God)".

Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.

Chenai f & m English (British)
Likely derived from Chennai, an Indian city of 10 million.

Chengetai m & f African, Shona
To protect/to take care of

Chenghel m & f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Tsengel.

Chengwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 承 (chéng) meaning "inherit" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Chenmin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chentiwuni f & m Dagbani
Means "leave it to God" in Dagbani.

Chenxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 喜 (xǐ) meaning "to enjoy, to be fond of". ... [more]

Chenxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Chenzira m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "born on a journey" in Shona.

Cheong f & m Korean
Time characters,Vital name of Chung

Cheong-tae m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong) referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey, combined with 太 (tae) meaning "big, thick" or 泰 (tae) "great, exalted, superior; big"... [more]

Cheon-sa f & m Korean
Meaning “Angel”.... [more]

Chepi f & m Algonquin, New World Mythology, Wampanoag, Narragansett
Means "ghost" in Wampanoag and Narragansett. It was another name for Hobomock.

Cheren f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Sharon for females.... [more]

Cherubin m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Cherubin, or angels.

Chesleigh f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Chesley.

Chesney m & f English
From the traditionally English and French topographic surname for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from the Old French chesnai "oak grove", from chesne 'oak tree'.

Chess m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English
Short form of Chester, or sometimes Francesca.

Chetanna m & f Igbo
Means "remember the father" in Igbo.

Chevelle f & m Popular Culture (Rare)
Invented by American car manufacturer Chevrolet in 1964 for a new mid-sized automobile. Chevelle is a combination of Chev-, the first part of the company name, and the suffix -Elle... [more]

Chevy m & f English
A literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.... [more]

Chewang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Variant transcription of Tsewang.

Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.

Chhaya m & f Khmer

Chhêu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chao.

Chhông m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chang.

Chhoum f & m Khmer

Chhun f & m Khmer
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or possibly from 津 (jīn) meaning "port".... [more]

Chhun f & m Khmer
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or possibly from 津 (jīn) meaning "port".