Submitted Names Starting with C

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Chong’er m Chinese
From the characters 重 (chóng, meaning “double” or “layered”) and 耳 (ěr, meaning “ear”). This was the personal name of Duke Wen of Jin (晋文公), a ruler of the state of Jin during the Chinese Spring and Autumn period (770 - 473 BCE)... [more]
Chonghua m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 重 (chóng, meaning “double”, “layered”) and 华 (huá, meaning “flower”, “luxuriance”). This was the supposed personal name of Emperor Shun, one of the Five Emperors said to have ruled in the early days of Chinese civilization... [more]
Chongjon m Manipuri
Means "tall son" in Meitei.
Chonglin m Chinese
means “loyal and honest forest” or “loyal and upright jade.”
Chongmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honour, revere" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Chongrak f & m Thai
Means "loyal, faithful" in Thai.
Chongyun m Chinese
From Chinese 重 (chóng) meaning "layer" and 雲, 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Choni f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Ascension and Concepcion.
Chonlada f Thai
From Thai ชล (chon) meaning "water" and ลดา (lada) meaning "vine, creeper".
Chonlasit m Thai
From Thai ชล (chonla) meaning "water" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".
Chonlatee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).
Chonlathee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).
Chonlathi m Thai
Means "sea" in Thai.
Chonlati m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).
Chonlawit m Thai
From Thai ชล (chonla) meaning "water" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Chonnani f Thai (Rare)
Means "mother, matriarch" in Thai.
Chono m Mongolian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "wolf" in Mongolian.
Chonon f & m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo chono meaning "swallow" and the genitive suffix -n.
Chonosuke m Japanese
Variant transcription of Chounosuke.
Chonthicha f Thai
Means "born in water" in Thai. This is a Thai epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Chonthida f Thai
From Thai ชล (chon) meaning "water" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter".
Chontida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธิดา (see Chonthida).
Chonya-na f Chukchi
Chukchi form of Sonya.
Choochai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuchai.
Choochart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูชาติ (see Chuchat).
Choochat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชูชาติ (see Chuchat).
Chook m English (Rare)
Used as a nickname for Charles or as a pet form meaning ''chicken''.
Chookiat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chukiat.
Chooli f Navajo, Apache
From Navajo or Western Apache dził "mountain". In Navajo, it can also mean "mountain range".
Choon m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jun 1 or Chun.
Choon-yong m Chinese (Teochew)
Choon means "俊" and Yong means “融” together mean “英” and “融洽”。 From teochew.
Choosak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chusak.
Choowit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuwit.
Chooya f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.
Choparboy m Uzbek
Derived from chopar meaning "messenger" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Chopeiza f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 1500s.
Chöpel m & f Tibetan
Means "the development of Dharma" in Tibetan.
Chophel m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (chos 'phel) meaning "flourishing dharma" or "spread of dharma".
Chopinton f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, contains the diminutive suffix -ton.
Cho'qmor m Uzbek
Means "cudgel, mace" in Uzbek.
Cho'qqi m Uzbek
Means "peak, zenith" in Uzbek.
Chorcha f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of Jorge.
Chorche m Aragonese
Aragonese form of George.
Chord m English
Meaning "chord" as of the musical triad, or the third. Actor Chord Overstreet is a famous bearer.
Chordán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jordan.
Chordana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Jordana.
Chóro m Hopi
Means "bluebird" in Hopi.
Cho-rong f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Chorong.
Chorong f & m Korean (Modern)
From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.... [more]
Chorongchorongbitnari f Korean (Archaic)
An unusually long name. Can no longer be given to a child because of regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [more]
Chors m Slavic Mythology
The moon god in Slavic Mythology.
Chorshanba m Uzbek
Means "Wednesday" in Uzbek.
Chortoq m Uzbek
Means "palace" in Uzbek.
Chosaning'oma m Tumbuka
Means "remove bad things" in Tumbuka.
Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.
Chōshin m Japanese
This name combines 朝 (chou, asa) meaning "Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime" with 信 (shin) meaning "faith, fidelity, trust, truth,", 進 (shin, susu.mu, susu.meru) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote," 申 (shin, saru, mou.shi-, mou.su) meaning "have the honor to, sign of the monkey (ninth sign of Chinese zodiac)," 心 (shin, kokoro, -gokoro) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or 晋 (shin, susu.mu) meaning "advance."... [more]
Chōshin m Japanese
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to a Court Noble and Monk, "藤原 長信" FUJIWARANOCHŌSHIN. The Kanji Character "長" meaning "Long" with the Kanji Character "信" meaning "Believe".
Chosk m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING - an Indus horse, a horse of particular & good breed... [more]
Chosovi f Hopi
Means "bluebird" in Hopi.
Chosposi f Hopi
Means "blue-eyed bird" in Hopi.
Chosto m Spanish
Diminutive of Cristoforo.
Chosuke m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chousuke.
Chotam m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham.... [more]
Chotham m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Hotham.... [more]
Chothan m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Hotham, as used in 1 Chronicles 7:32.... [more]
Chotijah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khadija.
Chotimír m Czech
Czech cognate of Chociemir.
Chotiros f Thai
Means "bright flavor" in Thai.
Chotkar m Mari
Means "very strong" in Mari. This was the name of a Mari legendary hero.
Cho‘tpo‘lat m Uzbek
Derived from cho't meaning "calculation" and po'lat meaning "sword, steel".
Chou f Chinese
Means "gem" in Chinese.
Chou m & f Burmese
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Burmese.
Choua f Hmong
Variant of Cua.
Chouaïb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Shuaib used in French-influenced Northern Africa.
Chouaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعيب (see Shuaib) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chouchane f Armenian (Gallicized, Rare, Expatriate)
French transcription of Shushan. This is borne by Chouchane Siranossian (1984-), a French violinist of Armenian descent.
Chouchou f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chouei m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (chou) meaning "morning" combined with 永 (ei) meaning "eternity". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Chouichi m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (chou) meaning "morning" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Chouji m Japanese
Variant transcription of Choji.
Choujou m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (chou) meaning "morning" combined with 城 (jou) meaning "castle" or 常 (jou) meaning "always, constantly, consistently". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Chouk f Khmer
Means "lotus" in Khmer.
Chouka f Japanese
Chouka is Japanese, meaning Chou, butterfly, and Ka, flower. Roughly translated, it means Butterfly Flower.
Chouki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" and 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Choukrath f Khmer
Means "yellow lotus" in Khmer.
Choukri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shukri (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Chouku f & m Japanese
means butterfly (chou) sky (ki) in japanese
Choum f Khmer
Means "refreshingly beautiful" in Khmer.
Choumi f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chounosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Chousuke m Japanese (Rare)
This is an uncommon Japanese name for males. 猪 (Chou) means "Boar". 輔、介, 助 (Suke) all nearly mean the same thing, "Aid, Help, Rescue, Save, Assist, Herald" etc. There are many possibilities regarding kanji for this name, this a short summary is all.
Chouzaburou m Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (chou) meaning "clear, pure", 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" or 長 (chou) meaning "leader; master; chief; head", 三 (zabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]
Chovka f Chechen
Means "jackdaw” in Chechen, referring to a type of crow.
Chow f & m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Chow.
Chowon f Korean
Combination of Sino-Korean 草 (cho) "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head"
Choya m & f English (American, Rare)
From an English spelling of the name of the cholla cactus.
Cho'yan m Uzbek
Means "cast iron" in Uzbek.
Choye f Korean
Combination of Sino-Korean 草 (cho) "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) "art; talent, ability; craft" or 乂 (ye) "govern, control, manage; nurture"
Choygana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir".
Chrëscht m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Christian.
Chrese f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charisse, notable person is Chrese Evans, originally named Olga Peters, granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.
Chrest m Romansh, Ladin
Short form of Christian.
Chreste f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Chrestos.
Chresthna f Romani
Romani (UK)
Chrisa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).
Chrisander m Norwegian (Modern)
Transferred use of a Swedish surname Chrisander.
Chrisandra f American (Rare)
Apparently a blend of Chrysanta or Christine and Cassandra.
Chrisann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.
Chrisanthi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρυσάνθη (see Chrysanthi).
Chrisanthos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρύσανθος (see Chrysanthos).
Chrisas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chryses.
Chrischona f Medieval German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Alemannic variant of Christiana recorded in medieval German-speaking Switzerland. This name was occasionally used in honor of Saint Chrischona, particularly in the Swiss city of Basel.... [more]
Chriselda f Afrikaans, South African, Filipino
Presumably a variant of Griselda, influenced by names beginning with "Chris-", such as Christine.
Chrisella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chris and the popular suffix ella.
Chriselle f Filipino
Elaborated form of Chris using the French feminine name suffix -elle.
Chrisette f English
Combination of Chris with the popular diminutive suffix ette.
Chrishan m English
Modern spelling of Christian. This is the middle name of American rapper Christopher Chrishan Dotson (1989-).
Chrishell f English (Rare)
In the case of American actress Chrishell Stause (1981-), her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.
Chrishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Chris.
Chrisi f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρυσή (see Chrysi).
Chrislaine f German (Rare)
A blend of two names, the first one starting in Chris and the second one ending in -aine (e.g., Ghislaine or Elaine).
Chrisley f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.
Chrismansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as Christian Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh)... [more]
Chrisostomos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Greek Χρυσόστομος (see Chrysostomos).
Chrisoula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρυσούλα (see Chrysoula).
Chrissa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chryssa).
Chrissi f English
Variant of Chrissy.
Christ m & f Dutch, Flemish, Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Short form of given names that contain the Greek adjective χριστός (christos) meaning "anointed", such as Christiaan, Christian, Christine and Christoffel.... [more]
Christapor m Armenian
Variant transcription of Kristapor.
Christea f English
Variant of Kristea.
Christean f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian or Christine. Christean was given to 5 girls in 1992 according to the SSA.
Christela f Haitian Creole
Variant of Kristela influenced by French Christ.
Christella f English, Dutch (Rare), Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Latinate variant of Christelle; in some cases, however, it can also be a contracted form of Christabella.
Christella f Haitian Creole
Variant of Kristela influenced by French Christ.
Christence f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Christina and Crescentia as well as an obsolete French diminutive of names beginning with Christ-.... [more]
Christfried m German
A name coined from the name elements Christ "Christus" and *Frid* "peace" by German pietists in the 18th century.
Christhelf m German (Archaic)
Meaning "May Christ help". See also Gotthelf.
Christi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Chreste. Also compare the masculine equivalent Christos.
Christiaen m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Christiaan.
Christiania f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christiana. It could also be given in reference to the former name of the Norwegian capital (now called Oslo).
Christiansyah m Indonesian
Combination of Christian and شاه (shah), meaning “king” in Persian.
Christiany f Indonesian (Rare)
Elaboration of the name Christian with the -y ending in order to feminize the name. This name could also be a variant of the name Christine... [more]
Christïe f Gascon
Gallicized form of Cristia.
Christien f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Christine.
Christijan m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Christian. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch professional racing driver Christijan Albers (b. 1979).
Christijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Christinus or Christine, depending on the sex of the bearer. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Christijn Groeneveld (b... [more]
Christiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christine ending with the suffix -ey.
Christinia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christina.
Christino m Interlingua
Interlingua form of Christinus (See Christian).
Christion m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian. According to the SSA, Christion was given to 7 boys in 2018.
Christl m & f German (Austrian)
Austrian German diminutive of given names that start with Christ-, such as Christian, Christoph and Christina.
Christlieb m German (Rare)
Derived from the archaic German noun Christ meaning "Christ" combined with the German adjective lieb meaning "dear, sweet" (ultimately from ancient Germanic leub meaning "dear, beloved")... [more]
Christodoros m Late Greek
Means "gift of Christ", derived from the name of Christ combined with the Greek element δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
Christodorus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Christodoros. This name was borne by a Greek epic poet from the 6th century AD.
Christodoulos m Late Greek, Greek
Means "slave of Christ", derived from Greek Χριστός (Christos) combined with δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave"... [more]
Christofili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Christophile.
Christofilos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Christophilos.
Christofily f Greek (Americanized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Χριστοφίλη (see Christofili), which is the modern Greek feminine form of Christophilos.
Christoli m Gascon
Gascon form of Christopher.
Christonia m Russian
Diminutive for Christan
Christopha f English
Feminine form of Christopher.
Christophania f Ancient Greek
From the Ancient Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed" and φάνεια (phaneia) meaning "appearing".
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Christophilos m Late Greek
Means "beloved Christ" or "friend of Christ" in Greek. It is derived from the name of Christ combined with the Greek element φίλος (philos) meaning "beloved, dear" as well as "friend, lover".
Christraud f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Christraud is a modern blend of Christine and names ending in -traud (like Waltraud).
Christwin m Medieval French
Standardized form of Cristoinus, a name found in a medieval Latin record, which was derived from Latin Christus meaning "Christ" and Old High German wini "friend".
Christyanna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christiana or a combination of Christy and Anna.
Chrisula f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρυσούλα (see Chrysoula).
Chriszette f Afrikaans
Compound name of Christine and Suzette.
Chrit m Limburgish
Strictly Limburgish short form of Christian and Christopher.
Chrodechilde f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of the Germanic name Hrothildis (see Rothild). This was the original name of Saint Clotilde (for whom the names Rohilde or Rotilde would be more accurate).
Chrodegang m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish
Form of Rotgang borne by an 8th-century Frankish saint.
Chrodobert m Germanic
Chrodobert was an Aleman dux (leader) in the early 7th century.
Chrom m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek chroma meaning "color". This is the name of one of the protagonists of the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening. Variant of Chrome
Chromion m Greek Mythology
Diminutive form of Chromios, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, Chromion was an Achaean who was killed by Eurypylus during the Trojan War.
Chromios m Greek Mythology
Most likely derived from Greek χρῶμα (chroma) meaning "colour", which is a word that originally referred to the colour of one's skin (i.e. complexion). Another possibility for the meaning of this name is a derivation from the Greek noun χρόμη (chrome) meaning "neigh, neighing" (as in, the cry of a horse).
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