Names Categorized "disabilities"

Blaise m French
From the Roman name Blasius, which was derived from Latin blaesus meaning "lisping". A famous bearer was the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).

Blaž m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Blaise. It is also associated with South Slavic blag meaning "sweet, pleasant, good".

Blaženka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Blaž.

Blaženko m Croatian
Diminutive of Blaž.

Cäcilie f German
German form of Cecilia.

Caecilia f Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Cecilia.

Caecilius m Ancient Roman
Original Latin masculine form of Cecilia.

Cecelia f English
Variant of Cecilia.

Cecil m English
From the Roman name Caecilius (see Cecilia). This was the name of a 3rd-century saint, a companion of Saint Cyprian. Though it was in use during the Middle Ages in England, it did not become common until the 19th century when it was given in honour of the noble Cecil family, who had been prominent since the 16th century. Their surname was derived from the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

Cécilia f French
French form of Cecilia.

Cecília f Portuguese, Catalan, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Catalan, Slovak and Hungarian form of Cecilia.

Cecilia f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Romanian, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus meaning "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians.... [more]

Cecílie f Czech
Czech form of Cecilia.

Cecilie f Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Norwegian and Danish form of Cecilia, as well as a Czech variant of Cecílie.

Cecílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).

Cecilio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).

Cecily f English
English form of Cecilia. This was the usual English form during the Middle Ages.

Cecylia f Polish
Polish form of Cecilia.

Claud m English
Variant of Claude.

Claudia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Claudina f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Claudia.

Claudio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Claudius.

Claudius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a patrician family prominent in Roman politics. The ancestor of the family was said to have been a 6th-century BC Sabine leader named Attius Clausus, who adopted the name Appius Claudius upon becoming a Roman citizen. The family produced several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius (birth name Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus). He was poisoned by his wife Agrippina in order to bring her son Nero (Claudius's stepson) to power. The name was later borne by several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Besançon.

Hoder m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Hǫðr, derived from hǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology he was a blind god, tricked by Loki into killing his brother Balder.

Klaudio m Croatian
Croatian form of Claudius.

Tacita f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tacitus.

Tácito m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tacitus.

Tacito m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tacitus.

Tacitus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "silent, mute" in Latin. This was the name of a 1st-century Roman historian, known for writing the Histories and the Annals.

Zal m Persian Mythology
Means "albino" in Persian. According to the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this was the name of a white-haired warrior, the father of Rostam.