Submitted Names Matching Pattern char*

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

Charae f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sharae.

Charaghdin m Persian (Archaic)
Means lamp of the religion in Persian. The word "charaagh" means lamp and "deen" means religion.

Charalambia f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Χαραλαμπία (see Charalampia).

Charalampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos.

Charalampia f Greek
Feminine form of Charalampos.

Charalampus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charalampos.

Charan m Medieval Basque (Latinized)
Latinized form of Basque Txaran.

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.

Charan f Chinese
From the Chinese 姹 (chà) meaning "beautiful, colourful" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Charanai f Khmer
Means "polished" or "polished, cut stone or gem" in Khmer.

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

Charane f English (Modern, Rare)

Charani f Romani
Means "phoenix" in Romani.

Charani f Mao
From the Mao chara meaning "extraordinary".

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".

Chararic m Germanic, History
This name is most likely a form of Hariric - however, this is not completely certain. The first element in the name might also be derived from (or is a blend with) garva "ready, prepared", Gothic gairu "spear" or from Old High German wachar "vigilant." Chararic was a 5th-century king of the Salian Franks.

Chararich m German
German form of Chararic.

Charas m Thai
Alternate transcription of Charat.

Charat m Thai
Means "bright, brilliant" in Thai.

Charaty f African American
Variant of Charity.

Chárbel m Spanish
Spanish form of Sharbel.

Charbel m History (Ecclesiastical), Arabic
French and Portuguese transliteration of شربل‎ (see Sharbel).

Charbonnel m Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Charbonnel.

Charcandrick m African American
Charcandrick West- running back for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.

Charcilia f English (American, Rare)
Combination of any name starting with Char- (such as Charlotte and Charmaine) with a name ending in -cilia (such as Cecilia and Lucilia).... [more]

Chardonnay f English
Derived from the name of the type of white wine, believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced; it is possible that the variety was first bred there... [more]

Chardonny f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chardonnay.

Charee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cherie.

Charel m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Charles.

Charelle f Dutch (Modern)

Charelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

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

Charice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Chariclée f Theatre
French form of Chariclea which was used on one of the titular characters of Henri Desmarets's opera Théagène et Chariclée (1695).

Charicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charikles. This was the name of an Athenian politician who was part of the Thirty Tyrants.

Chariclo f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chariklo. It is the name of two nymphs in Greek mythology.

Charidème m History (Gallicized)
French form of Charidemus.

Charidemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek χαρα (chara) "happiness" or from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people"

Charidemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charidemos. This name was borne by a Greek mercenary leader from the 4th century BC, who was put to death by Darius III of Persia.

Charidimos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Charidemos.

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Charikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek χαρα (chara) "happiness" or from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory".

Chariklo f Greek Mythology
Possibly means "graceful spinner" from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλώθω (klotho) meaning "to spin, to twist by spinning"... [more]

Charilaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Charilaos. This was the name of the Spartan king who embraced the Minoan legislation for Sparta in the 8th century BC.

Charima f German (Rare)

Charimer m Germanic
Variant of Harimar.

Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Charini.

Charing f Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario or Charito.

Charini f Thai, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चारिणी (charini) meaning "one who behaves", itself from चर्या (charya) meaning "behaviour, conduct".

Chariomerus m Germanic (Latinized)
Chariomerus is the last recorded chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe.

Charis m Greek
Diminutive of Zacharias and names containing the Greek element χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Cha'risa f Hopi
Means "moose; elk" in Hopi.

Charisa f English
Variant of Charissa.

Charisander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charisandros. This name was borne by an archon of Athens.

Charisandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man", although there is one source that claims that in this name, the second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρεία (andreia) meaning "courage" as well as "manliness".

Charise f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Charis.

Charisios m Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Chariss f English
Variant of Charis.

Charitee f English
Variant of Charity.

Charitey f English (Rare)

Charitie f English
Variant of Charity. Notable bearer is Charitie Lees Smith, a hymn-writer in the 19th century.

Charitina f Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Charitine. St. Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety, while Charitina of Lithuania (died 1281) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Charitine f Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This name can be viewed as a feminine equivalent of Chariton... [more]

Charitini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Charitine.

Charito f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Charitonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Chariton.

Charityn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Chariulf m Frankish
Frankish form of Hariulf. Also compare the similar-looking names Garulf and Gerulf, which can easily get confused with this name and vice versa.... [more]

Charixenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares)... [more]

Charixenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charixenos.

Chariya f Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour" in Thai.

Chariz f Filipino

Charl m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Charlaine f English, Dutch, French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Charlene and Charlène.

Charlampe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Charalampos via Charalampus.

Charlana f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Charlene and Charlaine.

Charlandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of Charlene and the popular suffix andra.

Charlas m Sinhalese

Charlatte f English
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlayne f English
Variant of Charlaine.... [more]

Charlbi f Afrikaans

Charle m Afrikaans, Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Afrikaans form of Charles.

Charle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Charlea f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Charlie or an elaboration of Charla.

Charleah f English (Modern)

Charlean f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlene.

Charlece f American
Variant of Charlize.

Charleena f English
Variant of Charlena.

Charleene f English (American)
Variant of Charlene.

Charlei f English
Variant of Charlie.

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]

Charlena f English
Elaboration of Charlene.

Charlereta f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Charles, possibly via Charlet.

Charlese f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

Charlesetta f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlesia f American
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlesie f English (Rare)
Alternate form of Charles. Typically used to feminize the name Charles, similar to Charlotte, etc.

Charlesine f English (American)
Feminine Form of Charles. Also Form of Charlotte

Charlesjohn m English (Rare)

Charlestine f American (South, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Charles or Charleston

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

Charlestyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Charleston.

Charlet f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Charles.

Charlete f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charleton m & f English
Variant of Charlton.

Charlett f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlette f French (Rare), English, Dutch (Rare)
French feminine diminutive of Charles, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Charlez m Breton
Breton form of Charles.

Charleza f Breton
Feminine form of Charlez.

Charlia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of Charlie and Charla in the style of Julia.

Charliah f English (Canadian, Modern)
Charlie, meaning free man and Liah

Charliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, ?)
Elaboration of Charlia (a double elaboration of Charla) or a blend of Charline and Juliana.

Charlica f Obscure
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlice f English (American)

Charlicia f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Charlotte/Charlene with the suffix -icia found in Alicia and Felicia.

Charliegh f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlie and Charley/Charleigh.

Charlien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch and Flemish form of Charline.

Charliese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlize, influenced by Liese.

Charlii f English
Variant of Charlie.

Charlin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.

Charlina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlena (See also Charline).

Charlinda f Afrikaans

Charlisa f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Charlize.

Charlise f French

Charlise f English, South African
Variant of Charlize.

Charlisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Charles using Lisha. See also Charlesia.

Charlissa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Charles and the feminine suffix -issa.

Charlisse f English (American)

Charliza f African American (Modern, Rare)
Presumably, an elaboration of Charlize. (See also Charlisa).

Charlo m Guernésiais
Variant of Charles.

Charlos m Indonesian

Charlot f Dutch
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlota f Czech
Variant of Šarlota.

Charlote f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlothe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlott f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte reflecting the French pronunciation.

Charlotth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlott.

Charlottie f English (American, Rare)

Charls m American
Variant of Charles.

Charlsie f English
It may perhaps be a diminutive form of Charlotte that spun off as an independent name or an attempt to feminize Charles.... [more]

Charlston m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charleston.

Charlye m Spanish
Variant of Charlie.

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.

Charlyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Charline.

Charlyne f English, French
Variant of Charlene (English) or Charline (French).

Charlynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlyn, which is a variant of Charlene using the popular name element lyn.

Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.

Charlytte f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charm f English (Modern)
From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.

Charma f English
Diminutive of Charmaine.

Charmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine in the style of Charlemagne.

Charmain f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charmandros.

Charmandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun χάρμα (charma) meaning "joy, delight" or the related Greek noun χάρμη (charme) meaning "joy of battle, eagerness for combat".... [more]

Charmane f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmayanne f English (Rare)
Rare combination of the prefix char-, May and Anne 1 to make a variant of Charmaine

Charmayne f English (American)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmeine f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charmene f English
Feminine form of Charming

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.

Charmidas m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Charmides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Charmides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Charmos" in Greek, derived from the name Charmos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Charmin f English (Rare), African American
Possibly a variant of Charmaine.

Charmine f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmin.

Charming m English

Charmonique f American (Rare)

Charmont m Literature
Used in the book 'Ella Enchanted', the character Prince Charmont. Formed from Prince Charming.

Charmos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either the Greek noun χάρμα (charma) meaning "joy, delight" or the related Greek noun χάρμη (charme) meaning "joy of battle, eagerness for combat".

Charmus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charmos. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian polemarch Charmus of Kolyttus (6th century BC).

Charmy m Popular Culture
Means “charming, lovey” This Is the Name Of A Sonic The Hedgehog Character.

Charn m Thai (?)

Charnchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญชัย or ชาญชาย (see Chanchai).

Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.

Charnele f English
Probably an invented name. Compare Charnette.

Charnelle f English (Rare)
Presumably, an invented name similar to names like Charnette, Charmaine and Chanelle... [more]

Charnelsa f American (Rare)

Charnie f Yiddish (Americanized)
See Charna or Tesharna

Charnke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Charna.

Charnnarong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญณรงค์ (see Channarong).

Charnsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญศักดิ์ (see Chansak).

Charnsit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญสิทธิ์ (see Chansit).

Charnvit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญวิทย์ (see Chanwit).

Charnwit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญวิทย์ (see Chanwit).

Charnwut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญวุฒิ (see Chanwut).

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

Charoenchai m Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, grow" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

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

Charoensak m Thai
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, grow" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Charol f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl with the spelling influenced by Carol 1.

Charolette f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlotte. May also be used as a phonetic variant of Sherylette.

Charolin f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carolin.

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

Charope f Ancient Greek
Possibly from χαρωπός (charopós) meaning "keen gaze" or "fierce gaze", the same root that Charon is sometimes said to come from. If so, it’s probably derived from either χαράσσω (charasso) "to sharpen; to scratch, engrave" or χάραξ (charax), a type of pointed stake, combined with οψ (ops) meaning "face, eye"... [more]

Charoula f Greek
Diminutive of Chara.

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

Charrise f English
Variant of Charice.

Charrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Charrise.

Charrisse f American (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Charrod m African American (Rare)

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

Charryl f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl

Charryn f American (Rare)
Variant of Sharon.

Charryse f English
Variant of Charisse.

Charsena m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Carshena used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Chartate f African American

Chartchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ฉัตรชัย, ชาติชัย, ชาติชาย or ชาติชัย (see Chatchai).

Charthia f English, Korean, Obscure

Charu f Indian
Means Beauty (One of the names shri ram) (Charuchandraji)

Charuhasini f Hindi
Feminine form of Charuhas or Charuhaas.

Charukeshi f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "with beautiful hair".

Charun m Thai
Means "radiant, brilliant, prosperous, beautiful" in Thai.

Charunetra f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "with beautiful eyes".

Charuvan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จารุวรรณ (see Charuwan).

Charuwan f Thai
From Thai จารุ (charu) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Charvak m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
MEANING : One who speaks nicely or sweetly, a philosopher

Charvangi f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
MEANING : beautiful-bodied, charming lady. It is joining of चारु + अङ्गी .Here चारु means beautiful, lovely + अङ्गी means bodied, limbs

Charvi f Indian, African American

Charvita f American (Rare)

Charya f Khmer

Charybdis f Greek Mythology
The name of a sea monster believed to live under a small rock on one side of a narrow channel. Opposite her was Scylla, another sea monster, that lived inside a much larger rock... [more]

Charyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Charyton m English
English form of Chariton.

Charytyna f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Charitina and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Харитина (see Kharitina).

Charz m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.

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

Charzyk m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.