Submitted Names Starting with C

Checho m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Checo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Ched m English
Variant 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-.

Cheda m English (American, Rare)
First used by youtuber tis not cheda found here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCiY4Quz6lXFOF0961_jGAGg

Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda

Chedeline f Haitian Creole

Chedo m Macedonian
Derived from чедо, čedo meaning "a child".

Chedorlaomer m Biblical
Means "a handful of sheaves." He is a king of Elam in the book of Genesis.

Chedva f Jewish
Means "comradeship" in Hebrew.

Chee f Hmong
Chee means "Shine or Shining" in Hmong.

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).

Chee-hash-kish f Apache

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".

Cheeranan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรนันท์ or จีรนันท์ (see Chiranan).

Cheeranun f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรนันท์ or จีรนันท์ (see Chiranan).

Cheerasak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chirasak.

Cheeravat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรวัฒน์ (see Chirawat).

Cheerawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรวรรณ (see Chirawan).

Cheerawat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรวัฒน์ (see Chirawat).

Cheerawut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จิรวุฒิ (see Chirawut).

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

Cheeseekau m Shawnee

Cheetara f Popular Culture
The 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.

Cheevoan m Khmer
Means "living" in Khmer.

Chege m Kikuyu

Chegianna f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Che and Gianna. This name is borne by a daughter of American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011).

Chegl m Russian
Means "goldfinch" in Russian.

Cheglok m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "falcon" in Russian.

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

Chehab m Arabic
Variant of Shihab.

Chehade m Arabic

Chehra f Persian
Means "face, complexion".

Chehroza f Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek variant of Chehra.

Cheiane f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant form of Cheiene. Also compare Cheyanne.

Cheiche f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje.

Cheick m Western African

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]

Cheikaba m Manipuri
Means "lucky" in Meitei.

Cheikh m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African and Maghrebi variant of Sheikh.

Cheikha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).

Cheikou m Western African
Variant of Sekou.

Cheila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheila.

Cheila f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Cheile f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje and variant of Cheiche.

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

Cheíño m Galician (Rare)
Galician diminutive of Xosé and José by an elaboration of Che.

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"... [more]

Cheiron m Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Chiron.

Cheja f Kaguru
Means "we came" in Chikaguru.

Chejo m Spanish
Diminutive of Sergio.

Cheka f Indian

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").

Chekh m Russian
Means "Czech" in Russian.

Chekhina f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Chekhinia.

Chekhinia f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "female Czech" in Russian.

Chekhoslav m Russian
Means "Czech glory" in Russian.

Chekmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chek meaning "end, limit" or "lot, potion" and Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

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]

Chela f Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Sheila.

Chela f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Graciela, Marcela, Marcellina, and Araceli.

Chela f English (Australian)

Chelaion m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Chilion, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Chelal m Biblical
He is mentioned in the Bible as being one of the sons of Pahath-Moab.

Chelan f English (Canadian), American
From 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".

Chelayna f American
Combination of the prefix che and Layna.

Chelby f English (Modern)
Variant of Shelby.

Chelcea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

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

Chelcie f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelcy f African American
Variant of Chelsea.

Cheled m Biblical
Variant transcription of Heled.... [more]

Chelese f English (American, Rare)

Chelgiyeene f Yakut

Cheli f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Araceli.

Chelía f Galician
Galician hypocorism of Rosalía

Chélidoine m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Celedonius.

Chelidon f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow" (as in, the bird).... [more]

Chelidonia f Italian
Italian name derived from the Greek word chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.

Chelidonios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective χελιδόνιος (chelidonios) meaning "of the swallow", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow" (see Chelidon).

Chelise f English
A variant of Chalice or Chelsea. ... [more]

Chelisha f Indian (Rare)
It's the young's name

Chelissa f American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Chelsea and Melissa or an elaborated variant of Chelise

Chelizabeth f American (Modern, Rare)

Chell f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Chelle. Chell is the name of the main protagonist in Valve game studio's 'Portal' video game series.

Chell f English
Short form of Chelsea.

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

Chella f Dutch (Rare), English, Jewish
Short form of feminine names that end in -chella, such as Michella and Rachella.... [more]

Chellie f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelley or a diminutive of Michelle (via its short form Chelle). In the case of the American politician Chellie Pingree (1955-), her birth name was Rochelle.

Chellise f English
It's a variation of the name Chelsea.

Chellsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chellsie f English (American)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelly f English
Variant of Shelly.

Chelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.

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]

Chels f English
Diminutive of Chelsea.

Chelsa f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelse f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelseamarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Chelsea and Marie.

Chelsee f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsei f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelseigh f American
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsi f English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsia f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsština f Czech (Rare)
Czech diminutive of Chelsea.

Chelssy f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea

Chelsy f English
Variant of Chelsea .

Chelsye f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chely f English
Diminutive of Richell.

Chely f Spanish
Variant of Cheli.

Chelyn f English (American)

Chelynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylyn.

Chema f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gema.

Chemanu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Manuel.

Chemari m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Maria.

Chemayne f American
Likely an invented name.

Chemeliine f Yakut
Meaning unknown.

Chemen f Turkmen
Means "meadow" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian چمن‎ (čaman).

Chemi m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Miguel.

Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.

Chemida m Guanche

Chemish m Mormon
Son of Omni, Nephite record keeper.

Chemislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chemje f Yiddish

Chemutai f Kalenjin
Derives 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... [more]

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.

Chenae f African American
Variant of Shanae.

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

Chenai f Chinese
From 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".

Chenara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jenara.

Chenarah f American (Rare)

Chenaro m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Januarius.

Chenay f English, African American
Variant of Shanae.

Chencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Innocencia.

Chencho m Bhutanese

Chencho m Spanish
Diminutive of Inocencio and Sergio.

Chendamony f Khmer
From Chenda and មណី (mony) meaning "precious stone, diamond".

Cheneka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Chenekwahow m Obscure
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Chenelle f English (American), African American, Trinidadian Creole, Afrikaans
Variant of Chanel.

Chenelmo m Italian
Italian form of Kenelm.

Chenerosa f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Generosa.

Cheney f English
From the traditionally English surname, a variant of Chesney, or from the French habitational surname from a place in Yonne, derived from a Romano-Gallic estate, Caniacum, meaning "estate of a man named Canius".

Chenfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Chenfeng m Chinese
This name comes from the song “The Chenfeng Bird” (晨风) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 - 256 BCE). The song is a melancholy piece describing the feelings of a spurned lover... [more]

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

Chengha m Santali

Chenghan m Chinese
From Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "inherit", 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 翰 (hàn) meaning "brush, pen, writing", 汉 (hàn) meaning "Han, Chinese" or 瀚 (hàn) meaning "expansive, vast, wide"... [more]

Chenghaw m Santali

Chenghel m & f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Tsengel.

Chenghiskhan m Adyghe (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
Circassian form of Genghis used in the past. Not seen for a long time.

Chengjiao m Chinese
From the characters 成 (chéng, meaning “accomplished” or “mature”) and 蟜 (jiǎo, a type of venomous insect). This was the name of a prince from the state of Qin during the late Warring Kingdoms period (475 - 221 BCE)... [more]

Chengjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Chenglei m Chinese
“Cheng” (成) means “to become” or “to accomplish,” and “lei” (雷) means “thunder.”

Chengleima f Manipuri
Means "rice goddess" in Meitei.

Chengluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 乘 (chéng) meaning "rise, ascend" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Chengren m Chinese
Means "adult" in Chinese.

Chengrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright, splendour, brightness" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".

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]

Chengyin m Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A fictional bearer is Li Cheng Yin from the novel Eastern Palace and its television adaptation Goodbye My Princess.

Chenhongzhe m Chinese (Sinicized, Modern)

Chenhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, happy".

Chenibot m Khmer
Means "son of the victorious" in Khmer, ultimately refering to a Buddhist monk or "son" or disciple of Buddha.

Chenille f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
From the English word for the soft fabric, which is borrowed from French chenille "caterpillar" (literally "little dog").

Chenique f African American
Perhaps a variant of Shaniqua.

Chenise f English (British)
Possibly a variation of Shanice

Chenjerai m Shona
Chenjerai means "Be on guard, wisen up". Chenjerai Hunzvi the Zimbabwean Freedom Fighter is one bearer of this name.

Chenlan f Chinese
Derived from 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blueness, indigo plant".

Chenli f Chinese
From the Chinese 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Chenlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Chenluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Chenmay f Chinese

Chenmei f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Chenmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" and 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

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.

Chenmo f Tibetan
Means "big" in Tibetan.

Chenna f English

Chennel f French (Americanized, ?)

Chenny f Korean (?), Khmer (?)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Chenny Paolucci (2002-), an ice skater.

Chenoa f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown. It is most likely derived from the name of the town in the American state of Illinois, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was apparently misunderstood by the city's founder, Matthew T. Scott, as a Native American word meaning "Kentucky", his state of birth; actually, Chenoa (or Chenoka) is one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River.... [more]

Chenoa f Spanish (Modern)
Popularised by Argentine-Spanish music artist María Laura Corradini Falomir (1975-), popularly known as Chenoa, when she first appeared in the Spanish talent-search television show 'Operación Triunfo' in late 2001 and had her first album released in April of 2002.

Chenobeba f Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Chenoveba.

Chenoveba f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Genevieve.

Chenping f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".

Chenrezig m Buddhism
Means "one who looks down with an unwavering eye" in Tibetan, derived from སྤྱན་རས (spyan ras) meaning "penetrating vision, observation, eye" and གཟིགས (gzigs) meaning "see, look, perceive"... [more]

Chenshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Chenshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".

Chente m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

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

Chenue m Hmong

Chenumi f Sri Lankan

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]

Chenxia f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chenxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 忱 (chén) meaning "truth, sincerity, sincere" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Chenxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning" and 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak".

Chenxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

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]

Chenya f Popular Culture

Chenyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Chenyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Chenying f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Chenyu f Chinese
Derived from 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Chenyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

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

Cheo m Spanish
Diminutive of José.

Cheok m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjong (1874-1926), the second and last emperor of Korea (r. 1904-1910).

Cheol m Korean
Possible meanings (from Sino-Korean):... [more]

Cheol-ho m Korean
From Korean Hanja 哲 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "philosophy, wise", 喆 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "bright" combined with 號 (ho) meaning "number", 湖 (ho) meaning "lake", 浩 (ho) meaning "grand", 晧 (ho) meaning "bright", 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous", 澔 (ho) meaning "grand", 昊 (ho) meaning "vast sky", 祜 (ho) meaning "celestial blessing", 豪 (ho) meaning "grand, heroic", 琥 (ho) meaning "amber", 瑚 (ho) meaning "coral", 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Cheolmin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".

Cheol-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 哲 (cheol) "wise, sagacious" and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".

Cheonanbuwon f Korean

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]

Cheonsa f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]

Chepchen f Chuvash
Means "nightingale" in Chuvash.

Chepe m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos and Jose.

Cheperka f Medieval Hungarian

Chephirah f Biblical, English (Rare)
From the name of a biblical town, one of the four named in Joshua 9:17 along with Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.

Chephtzibah f English (Puritan)
Variant of Hepzibah.

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

Chepina f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.

Chepkirui f Kalenjin
Means "one who was born while people slept” in Kalenjin.

Chequita f African American
Variant of Chiquita.

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.

Cherami f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the French phrase cher ami meaning "dear friend".

Cheran m Biblical
Means "anger".

Cherardo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gerard.

Cheraye f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Cherie using the phonetic element ray.

Cherbás m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gervasius.

Cherchi f Malayalam
Malayalam form of Cher used in central Kerala.

Cherdchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Choetchai.

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

Cherebert m Germanic
Variant of Charibert.

Cheree f English (Rare)
Anglicization of the french word, "chéri(e)" meaning "dear."

Cherella f English (Rare)
Latinization of Cherelle.

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.

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

Cherene f English
Either a variant of Shireen, or an elaboration of Cher or Cherie.

Cheresa f English
Variant of Cherise, perhaps influenced by Theresa.

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

Cherfils m Haitian Creole (Rare)

Cherhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Cheri f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "a cherry tree, cherry blossom" combined with 姫 (ri) meaning "lady, princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Cheri f Amharic
Means "graceful" in Amharic.

Chéria f Central African, Kongo (?)

Cherian m Indian, Malayalam

Cherian m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Zachariah used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Cherica f English
Variant of Charisse.

Cherida f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Cheryl and Phyllida.

Cheridan f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Chérif m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

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

Cherifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of شريفة (see Chérifa).

Cherika f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom", 桃 (ri) meaning "peach" or 子 (ri) meaning "child" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Cherikboy m Uzbek
Derived from cherik meaning "army" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Cheriko f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (cheri) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Cheril f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Cherilynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

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.

Cheririn f Japanese
桜 (cheri) meaning "a cherry tree, cherry blossom" and 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" Other kanji combinations are aslo possible. Can be Japanized form of Cherilyn and Cherilynn

Cheris f English
Variant of Charisse.

Cherisa f American
Variant of Cherise.

Cherissa f English
Elaboration of Cherise.

Cherisse f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole, South African
Variant of Charisse.

Cherita f English
Meaning unknown. It is most likely based on the the French word chérie meaning "darling" combined with the Spanish suffix ita. Cherita Chen is a character in the 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko.

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]

Cherity f South African
Variant of Charity.

Cheriyan m Indian (Christian)
Alternate transcription of Malayalam ചെറിയാൻ (see Cherian).

Chèrle m Picard
Picard form of Charles.

Cherles m Medieval Portuguese

Cherlin f English
Variant of Cherilyn

Cherline f Haitian Creole

Cherlyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Cherlynn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Cherlynne f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Chermán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Germanus.

Chermana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Germana.

Chermin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Cherna f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.

Chernabog m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Chernobog.

Chernet m Amharic
Means "charity" in Amharic.

Chernislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

Cherolyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn, with the spelling influenced by Carolyn.

Cheromo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jeronimo.

Chéron m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caraunus and Ceraunus.

Cheronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Cheronima f Aragonese
Feminine form of Cheronimo.

Cheronimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hieronymus.

Cherrelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheryl made popular by American R&B singer Cheryl Anne Norton (1958-), who used Cherrelle as her stage name. Alternatively, it can be a combination of Cher and the suffix -elle.

Cherri f English
Variant of Cherry.

Cherrianne f English
Probably a combination of Cherry and Anne 1.

Cherrie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherry.