English Submitted Names

Callasandra f English (Modern)

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.

Calleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Callen m English
Variant of Callan.

Callender m English (Rare)

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Calli f English
Variant of Callie.

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calliander m English (Rare)

Calliann f English

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callianne f English

Callianne f English

Callida f English (Rare)

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

Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

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

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

Calluna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".

Cally f English
Variant of Callie.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]

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".

Calverine f English (Rare)

Calvert m English
Means "calf herder."

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Caly f English
Variant of Kaylee or Callie.

Calyb m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.

Calyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.

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

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camalla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camellia see also Camala

Camarie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kamari.

Camball m English
Variant of Campbell.

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.

Camberleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kamberly.

Cambida f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Cambrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Cambree f English (Modern)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambrey f English (Modern)

Cambri f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

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]

Cambrie f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cambria.

Cambry f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

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

Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.

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.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

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

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

Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.

Cami f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Camille, Cameron, and other names beginning with Cam.

Camia f English (Modern)

Camiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cammie.

Camiele f English (American, Rare)

Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.

Camillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Camlyn f English (Americanized, Modern)

Camlynn f English (American)
Variant of Cameryn.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cammi f English (Modern)
Variant of Cammie.

Cammile f English (American, Rare)
A variation of the name Camille.

Cammron m English (Americanized, Modern, ?)

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

Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camp m English
Short form of Campbell.

Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]

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

Campion m English (Rare), Literature
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]

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

Camreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camry.

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

Camrie f English (American, Modern)

Camrin m English
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.

Canaria f English

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

Candase f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candee f English
Variant of Candy.

Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.

Candiace f English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is the actress and reality TV star Candiace Dillard Bassett.

Candianne f English (American, Rare)
Probably created from Candy and Anne 1.

Candidian m English
English form of Candidianus.

Candie f English
Variant of Candy.

Candise f English (Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candisha f English

Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Canon m English
From the English word "canon" meaning "a generally accepted rule or principle; works considered to be authentic; religious law; or catalog of saints". From the Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek kanón (κανών) 'measuring rod, standard'... [more]

Cantata f English (Rare)

Canton m English

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.

Caolan m English
Anglicized form of Caolán.

Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.

Capability m English (Puritan)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin capabilis "able to take, able to understand".

Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s “The Hidden Hand” (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.

Cappie f English (Rare)

Cappy f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Capitola.

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

Capriel m English (American, Rare)

Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.

Carabel f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful").

Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".

Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.

Caragh f Irish (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Caralee f English
Variant of Carolee. ... [more]

Caraleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Cara and Leigh. Caraleigh was given to 10 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.

Caralie f English
Variant of Carolee, or else a blend of Cara and Coralie (or Aurélie).

Caralin f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Caroline, influenced by Cara

Caralina f English (Australian)
Variant of Carolina.

Caraline f English (American)
Combination of Cara and Caroline.

Caralyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Caralynn f English
Combination of Cara and Lynn or a variant of Carolyn.

Caraugh f English
Variant of Cara.

Cardan m English (Modern)

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

Carder m English
Variant of Carter.

Cardi f English (Rare)
A famous bearer is pop artist Cardi B (born in 1992 as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) who got her stage name from Bacardi, a white rum... [more]

Cardia f English (Modern)

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

Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.

Care m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kerry.

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

Careena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1 or an elaboration of Carreen (See also Carine and Kareen).

Carel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1. 11 girls in the USA were named CAREL in 1949.

Carelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.

Carene f English
Variant of Carine.

Carensa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kerensa.

Caresse f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Charis influenced by French caresse "caress".

Carew m English
Transferred use of the surname Carew.

Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]

Cariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Carianna.

Carianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Cari and Anna.

Carianne f English
Combination of Cari and Anne 1.

Carice f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Caroline and Alice. This is at least the case for Carice Irene Elgar (1890-1970), the only child of the renowned English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934)... [more]

Carie f English
Variant of Carrie.

Carietta f English (American, Rare), Literature
Elaborated form of Carrie. This is the full name of the title character of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974).

Caril f English
Variant of Caryl.

Carilyn f English
Variant of Carolyn.

Carinia f English

Carinlyn f English
Combination of Carin and Lyn.

Carinna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Carina 1.

Cario m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Mario/Dario influenced by Cairo and the English word car.

Carisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.

Carisma f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisma.

Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]

Cariston m English (Modern, Rare)

Carlah f English (Rare), Filipino, Brazilian
Variant of Carla.

Carldashion m English

Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.

Carleen f English
Variant of Carlene.

Carleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Carly.

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

Carlena f English
Variant of Carlina.

Carless m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carless.

Carlette f English (Rare), African American, American (South)
Feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carli f English
Variant of Carly.

Carlia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carly.

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]

Carlina f German, English, Dutch, Flemish, Sicilian, Romansh
German and Dutch variant of Karlina and Sicilian, Romansh and English feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carlinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of Carla and Linda.

Carline f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
French form of Carlina.... [more]

Carling f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carling.

Carlisla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Carlisle.

Carlissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa.

Carlson m English
Transferred use of the surname Carlson.

Carlye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carly

Carlyna f English
Variant of Carlina.

Carlyne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carlyn or Carlene.

Carlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn.

Carlysle m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Carm f English
Short form of names that begin with the element Carm-, such as Carmen and Carmella.

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

Carmelie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Carmelia.

Carmelle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Carmel.

Carmelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carmeline.

Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.

Carmeta f English

Carmie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Carmel.

Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.

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

Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.

Carnation f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]

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.

Caro f Spanish, English, German
Short form of Caroline or other names that begin with caro, commonly used in Great Britain (England).

Carolanna f English

Carolanne f English, French (Quebec)
Variant of Carolann (English) or Carolane (French).

Caroldean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carol 1 and Dean.

Caroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caroldean.

Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).

Caroleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Caroline

Caroleena f English
Variant of Carolina.

Caroleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolee.

Carolene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carolie f English
Combination of Carol 1 and popular suffix lie.

Carolinda f English

Carolivia f English (American, Rare)
A contraction of Carol 1 and Olivia.... [more]

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

Carollee f English
Combination of Carol 1 and Lee.

Carolleen f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and Colleen.

Carolyna f English
Variant of Carolina.

Carolynda f English
Likely a combination of Carolyn and Lynda.

Carolyne f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Caroline.

Carolynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carolynne f English
Variant of Caroline.

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]

Carpenter m English
Transferred use of the surname Carpenter or in reference to the word carpenter, from Middle English from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin.

Carra f English
A variant of the Irish name Cara meaning "Friend"

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

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

Carressa f English (Modern)
Variant of Charissa.

Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.

Carri f English (Modern)
Variant of Carrie.

Carrianne f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and Anne 1 (see also Carrie-Anne), perhaps inspired by the similar name Marianne.

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

Carrieann f English
Combination of Carrie and Ann

Carrielynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular suffix -lynn.

Carrietta f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.

Carrigan f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of the surname Corrigan.

Carrinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular name suffix inda (compare Clarinda).

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

Carrissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Carroline f Brazilian (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Caroline.

Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.

Carryn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caryn.

Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.

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".

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

Cartney f English (American)

Cartwright f English
Transferred use from the surname Cartwright.

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

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.

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".

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

Caselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cassarina f English (Australian)
Taken from the word casuarina, the sheoak tree

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)