American Submitted Names

Carsen m American
Variant of Carson.

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

Cart m English
Short form of Carter.

Cartel m English (Rare)
From the English word "cartel"; in turn from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell meaning "poster", or from Italian cartello, a diminutive of carta, meaning "card" or "page".

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

Cartia f African American (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Cartier m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Cartier. Use of the name has probably been influenced by the jewelry house Cartier, which was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847... [more]

Cartney f English (American)

Cartwright f English
Transferred use from the surname Cartwright.

Carvel m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carvel. A notable bearer is professional baseball player Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993).

Carveth m English (Rare)
Ultimately from the village of Carveth in Cornwall, from Cornish Karvergh meaning ("fort of horses")... [more]

Carvis m African American (Modern, Rare)

Carwil m African American (Rare)

Cary f English
Variant of Carrie.

Carye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carree.

Carynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Karen 1.

Caryssa f English
Variant of Carissa.

Casanova m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Casanova.

Casara f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Casarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Casaundra f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.

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

Cascille f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Casilde.

Casea f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey or Cassie.

Caselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

Casémir m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Casimir.

Casen m American
Variant of Cason.

Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Cashel m & f American (Rare)

Cashell f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Cash and Dashiell.

Cashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Cash using the popular name suffix lyn.

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.

Cashton m American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Ashton, incorporating Cash.

Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.

Casi f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey and Cassie.

Casidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Casidy f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Casie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Casilla f American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilda.

Casillas m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Casillas.... [more]

Casille f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilla.

Casimer m English (American), Provençal
Variant of Casimir.

Casimira f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, English (Rare), Italian
Feminine form of Casimir.

Casin m English (American)
Variant of Cason.

Casipha f English
Shortening of Casiphia, a biblical place name.

Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Casius m English (Rare)
Variant of Cassius.

Casiyah f African American

Casondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra.

Caspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.

Cassadi f English
Variant of Cassidy.

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

Cassalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Cassie and the popular name suffix lyn.

Cassandria f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassandra.

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

Cassara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Cassarah or a transferred use of the Sicilian surname Cassarà.

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

Cassaundra f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

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

Casselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassilda.

Casselle f English

Cassendra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassette f English (Rare)

Casseus m English
Variant of Cassius.

Cassi f English (American, Modern)
Diminutive of Cassidy or Cassandra.

Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.

Cassianna f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassianne f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidie f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidiy f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cassiel.

Cassietta f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassie using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. This was borne by American gospel singer Cassietta George (1929-1995).

Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.

Cassilyn f English

Cassin m English
Transferred use of the surname Cassin.

Cassindra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassiopia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassiopeia.

Cassity f English
Variant of Cassidy.

Casslyn f English (American)
Variation of Cassie and lynn.

Cassondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra (see also Sondra).

Castile m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Castille.

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

Castillo m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Castillo.

Castin m English
Name Castin in the English origin, means A good natured, energetic, sensitive, emotional and able person.

Castine f African American

Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name

Casundra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Caswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caswell.

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

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

Catalyna f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Medieval Galician
Variant of Catalina.

Catarine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Archaic), German (Silesian, Archaic), Low German (Archaic)
Variant of Catarina.

Catcher m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Catcher.

Catee f English
Variant of Katie.

Catelin f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 93 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catelynn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 70 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Catera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caterra.

Caterra f English
An invented name derived from the Latin word terra (meaning "earth").

Catesby m English (Rare)
From an English surname what is derived from a geographical location; 'of Catesby' a parish in Northamptonshire. Most famous bearers are Robert Catesby, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot and William Catesby one of the councillors of Richard III of England on whom Shakespeare based his character in Richard III.

Catey f English
Variant of Katie.

Catfish m American (Rare)
Nickname whose origin can be particular to the bearer. The name Catfish comes from a diverse group of mostly freshwater fish so-called because of barbels growing near their mouths that bear a resemblance to cat's whiskers... [more]

Cath f English (Modern)
Short form of Catherine.

Catharin f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catharinus m Dutch, English (Archaic)
Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.

Catharyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathay f American (Rare)
Derived from the Mongolian word khitan via its variant form cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of cat(h)ai, and was the archaic name for China... [more]

Cathe f English (Rare)
Short form of Catherine or Catheryn

Cathedra f English (American)
English form of Cátedra.

Cathelyn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynne f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathena f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cathina.

Cather f Literature, English (Rare)
As an English name, it is probably a short form of Catherine.... [more]

Catherinne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Cathern f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathern.

Catheryl f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Catherine and names that end in -eryl, for example Cheryl and Beryl.

Catheryn f English (Archaic)
Variant of Katherine.

Catheryne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catherynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.

Cathi f English, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cathy.

Cathie f English
Variant of Cathy.

Cathiline f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlene f English
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Cathline f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
English variant of Kathleen and French contracted form of Catheline.

Cathlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Cathren f American
Variant of Catherine.

Cathryne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine

Cathrynn f English
Variant of Catherine.

Cathyleen f English

Cathyryne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Catie f English (Rare), Irish
Variant of Katie more often used as a diminutive of names beginning with C, such as Catherine or Caitlin.

Catima f English
A diminutive of Cátia, Catherine, Caterina or any name starting with Cat-.

Catisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Katisha, a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.

Catkin f English (Modern, Rare)

Catlin f American (Rare)

Catlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caton f American
Possibly a variant of Catherine. This can also be related to the surname Caton.

Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]

Catria f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Catriona.

Catriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Very rare spelling variant of either Katriana or Catriona.

Catrice f English (American, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrice.

Catricia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Catrina and Patricia.

Catrina f Filipino, English
Variant of Katrina.

Catrisa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catrissa.

Catrisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catricia.

Catrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrissa.

Catt f English (Rare)
Variant of Cat.

Cattie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Catherine.

Cattleya f English (American, Modern)
From the name of a tropical American orchid (genus Cattleya) with purple, pink or white flowers, which was named after William Cattley (1788-1835).

Catty f English (Archaic), Literature
Variant Cattie. This is the name of a fictional character in the Daughters of the Moon book series by Lynne Ewing.

Caty f English, Spanish (Anglicized)
Variation of Catty or Catie and diminutive of Catalina.

Catya f English (Modern)
This name is gained popular in early 200’s! And popular well-known “The Elite Player” Catya Washington former Bad Girl! Catya Washington was in the show Bad Girls club (2006-2017) and Baddies West.

Caurie f English (American, Rare)

Cavanaugh m English
Transferred use of the surname Cavanaugh.

Cavassia f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)

Cave m English (Rare), Popular Culture
A notable bearer is Cave Johnson, a United States Congressman (1793-1866).... [more]

Caven m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cavan.

Cavin m English (Rare)

Cavon m African American
Variant of Kevon.

Cavona f African American

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

Caycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Caycie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Caydan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cayde m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cade.

Caydee f English
Variant of Kaydee.

Caydence f English (Modern)
Variant of Cadence.

Caydie f English
Diminutive of Caydence, influenced by both Caydee and the name suffix -ie

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

Caydn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden, the spelling is influenced by Haydn.

Caydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden

Caydyn m English (Modern, 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.

Caylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla.

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

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

Caylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayleb m English (American)
Variant of Caleb.

Cayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayleen.

Cayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

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

Caylene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayleen.

Cayli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caylie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caylin f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Cayllie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caylyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caylynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

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

Caymen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cayman.

Cayne m English (American), English (Australian)
Transfered use of the surname Cayne.

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

Caysie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Cayte f English
Variant of Katie.

Caytlin f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 8 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caytlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.

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

Cazzio m English (Modern)

C'ceal f English
Variant of Cecile.

Ceaira f American (Modern, Rare)

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

Ceandra f African American
Created with the prefix ce and the feminization of Andre.

Ceanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ce- with Anna.

Cearie f American (Rare)

Ceasar m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cesar.

Ceawlin m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare)
Ceawlin (died ca. 593) was a King of Wessex.

Ceceilia f English
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecel m English (Rare)
Variant of Cecil.

Ceceliana f English
Elaboration of Cecilia.

Cecess f African American
Variant of Success.

Cecette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecelia using the French suffix -ette.

Ceci f English, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia or Cecília.

Cecie f English
Variant of Cece.

Cecila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia and a feminization of Cecil.

Cecili f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Ceciliana f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cecilia.

Cecille f English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cecil.

Cecillee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Cecily.

Cecillia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecilya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Ceclia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecy f English
Variant of Cece.

Cedalie f Louisiana Creole

Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.

Cedarius m American (Rare)

Cedelia f English (Rare)

Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.

Cedrella f English (Rare, ?), Literature
Perhaps intended to be a feminine variant of Cedric. This is the name of a minor character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books; the character is Cedrella Weasley, née Black.

Cedrica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric.

Cedrick m English
Variant of Cedric.

Cedro m English (Rare)
Derived from the name "Cedric."

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.

Ceili f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee. It has been influenced by the Irish word céilí, which refers to a traditional Gaelic social gathering involving folk music and dancing (sometimes storytelling and poetry), ultimately derived from Old Irish céle "companion".

Ceinna f American (Modern, Rare)

Celange f English
Transferred use of the surname Celange.

Celecia f English (Rare)

Celena f English
Variant of Celina or Selena.

Celene f English (Modern)
Variant of Selene.

Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.

Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.

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

Celestia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant spelling of Caelestia, which is the feminine form of Caelestius.... [more]

Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).

Celestiana f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Celestina.

Celestra f American (Rare)

Celestro m American (Rare)
Masculine form of "Celestra."

Celey f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Celia.

Celian m English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English and Swedish form of Caelianus via its variant spelling Celianus. In the case of The Netherlands, Celian really is just a variant form of Celiaan, which is the actual Dutch form of Caelianus (also via Celianus).

Celianna f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Celiana.

Celie f English, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Literature
Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.

Celika f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Celimene f English (Rare)
English form of Célimène.

Celina f English (American)
Variant of Silena

Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.

Cella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Marcella.

Cellestina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Celestina.

Cellie f American

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

Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Celton m English (Modern)
Variant of Kelton.

Celyna f English (Modern)
Variant of Celina or Selena.

Celynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celyn.

Cena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cenia.

Cendella f English (Rare)

Cendrelle f English (Rare)

Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Cenith f English (American, Archaic)
Truncated form of Acenith.

Cenneth m English, Scottish, Norwegian
Variant of Kenneth

Cennie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cenia.

Ceola f American (South, ?)
Perhaps a blend of Celia and Viola. This is an old Southern name, using the (then-)popular ola suffix sound also found in such names as Leola, Theola and Neola.

Cephus m English
Variant of Cephas.

Ceraelia f English (Rare)

Cerealia f English (Rare)

Cereatha f American (Rare)

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.

Cerella f English (Rare)

Cerena f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Cerenity f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Ceretha f African American (Rare)

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."

Cerie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ceri.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Cerilde f American (South, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerintha f English (Rare)
From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".