This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
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Cerelia f English (Rare)Possibly derived from
Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess
Ceres.
Cereus m & f EnglishFrom 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."
Cerf m Medieval French, Medieval JewishMeans "stag (a large buck or male deer)" in French. Cerf sometimes appears in historical documents concerned with the Jews of Alsace and early modern France; it was a local translation of the Yiddish
Hirsh, meaning "deer", the Hebrew equivalent of which is
Zvi.
Cerintha f English (Rare)From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (
keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (
anthos) "flower".
Cerissa f English (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Cerissa, which was introduced by Charles Revson in 1974. The name itself might possibly be a variant of
Cerise. It was also used by Barbara Cartland for the heroine of her historical romance novel
The Heart Triumphant (1976).
Cersei f Literature, Popular CultureCreated by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels
A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation
Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [
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Cesira f ItalianOf debated origin and meaning. While some scholars connect this name to masculine
Cesare, others rather see a link to
Cesio... [
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Česlovas m LithuanianLithuanian form of
Czesław. A known bearer of this name was the Lithuanian composer Česlovas Sasnauskas (1867-1916).
Cessair f Irish, Irish MythologyAllegedly means "affliction, sorrow". According to Irish legend Cessair was a granddaughter of Noah who died in the great flood. The name also belonged to a Gaulish princess who married the Irish high king Úgaine Mór in the 5th or 6th century BC.
Cethegus m Late RomanA Roman cognomen of unknown meaning. One bearer of this name was Gaius Cornelius Cethegus who was a consul of the Roman Republic in 197 BC.
Cethlenn f Irish MythologyPossibly means "crooked tooth". In Irish myth she was the wife of Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Fomorians and by him the mother of Ethniu (or
Eithne, Ethlenn).... [
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Ceti f Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)Feminine equivalent of
Cid, a byname derived from the Old Castilian loan word
Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word
sīdī (سيدي ) "my lord; my master", ultimately from Arabic
as-sayyid (السيّد ) "the lord; the master".
Ceto f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek Κητώ
(Kētō), which meant "sea-monster" (supposedly the source of the word κῆτος
(kētos) "any sea-monster or huge fish; sometimes the whale, but often the tunny-fish")... [
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Cetshwayo m ZuluMeans "advised" in Zulu. This was the name of a Zulu King,
Cettie f English (Rare)English diminutive of
Celeste,
Celestia and
Celestine. A known bearer of this name was the American abolitionist and philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), who was affectionately referred to as Cettie because of her middle name, which was Celestia.
Ceylon m English (Rare)From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka), borrowed from Portuguese
Ceilão and ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिंहल
(simhala), literally meaning "lionlike" and composed of सिंह
(simha) meaning "lion" and the suffix -ल
(-la).
Ceyran f AzerbaijaniDerived from the Azerbaijani noun
ceyran meaning "gazelle, antelope", which is ultimately of Persian origin (see
Jeiran). Also compare the related name
Ceylan.
Ceyx m Greek Mythology (Rare)Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology, Ceyx was the husband of
Alcyone. After he was killed in a shipwreck, his wife threw herself into the water, but the gods saved her and turned them both into kingfishers.
Chabi f Medieval MongolianEmpress Chabi (1225–1281) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty in China, married to Kublai Khan. As such, she was the wife to the Mongol Khagan who had conquered all of China in the 1270s.
Chabua m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Mzechabuk, which tends to be used as an independent name. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian novelist Mzechabuk "Chabua" Amirejibi (1921-2013).
Chabuta f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tabuḍt, meaning "navel". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Chac m New World MythologyThe Mayan god of Agriculture, Fertility, and Rain. He is also associated with east and the colour yellow.
Chacha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chadi m ArabicAlternate transcription of Arabic شادي (see
Shadi 1) influenced by French orthography.
Chae-Eun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 采
(chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck", 彩
(chae) meaning "colour" or 蔡
(chae) referring to a type of tortoise used for divination combined with 垠
(eun) meaning "boundary, limit, riverbank", 恩
(eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 誾
(eun) meaning "to speak gently, to be respectful"... [
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Chae-rin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 彩
(chae) meaning "hue, colour" and 麟
(rin) meaning "female of Chinese unicorn", as well as other hanja combinations. A famous bearer is South Korean singer CL, born Lee Chae-rin (1991-).
Chai f English (American)From Hindi word 'chai', derived from Chinese word 'cha' meaning "tea". Masala chai, literally "spice tea", is a flavored tea drink from India that usually consists of black tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, and ginger (though variations exist)... [
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Chai m ThaiFrom ชาย (
chai) meaning "man" or ชัย (
chai) meaning "victory". It can also function as a short form of
Somchai,
Sakchai, and other names containing the same element.
Chaido f Late Greek, GreekGreek name of medieval origin, from Greek χάιδι, χάδι meaning "song" or "pamper". Saint Chaido was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1, along with Saint Ammoun the Deacon... [
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Chaimu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 舞 (mu) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Chairestrate f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek χαίρω
(chairo) meaning "to be glad, to rejoice" combined with στρατος
(stratos) "army". This was borne by the mother of the philosopher Epicurus.
Chairlie m ScotsDiminutive of
Chairles. 'Wae's me for Prince Chairlie' is a Scottish song whose theme is the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Chakka f African American (Rare)Variant of
Chaka. A woman named Chakka appeared on the American television talk show
Maury at least seven times from 2002 to 2005 to paternity test a total of eleven men for her three children
Mustafa, Mary, and
Mylove.
Chakkrit m ThaiFrom Thai จักร
(chak) meaning "wheel, circle, disc" and ฤษณ์
(krit) referring to the Hindu god
Krishna. This is a Thai name for
Vishnu.
Chakori f Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)From Sanskrit चकोर
(chakora) which refers to a mythological bird in Hinduism, probably based on the chukar partridge. The bird was said to feed on moonbeams as a sign of love for the moon (
Chandra).
Chakotay m Popular CultureMeans "man who walks the Earth but who only sees the sky" in the language of the fictional Anurabi tribe. Chakotay was the name of the first officer in 'Star Trek: Voyager'.
Chakrayudh m Indian, HindiThe name of a discus-like weapon, from Sanskrit
चक्र (
cakra) "wheel, circle, discus" and
आयुध (
ayudha) "weapon".
Chalchiuhtotolin m Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "jade turkey" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
chālchihuitl "jade, turquoise, precious stone" and
tōtolin "turkey hen". In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtotolin was a god of disease and plague.
Chalchiuhtototl m NahuatlMeans "jade bird" or "turquoise bird" in Nahuatl, referring to a brightly coloured species of songbird known as the red-legged honeycreeper. Ultimately derived from
chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and
tototl "bird".
Chalciope f Greek MythologyFrom Greek
xαλκιόπη meaning "bronze-face". This was the name of several women in Greek Mythology. In modern times this is the name of a genus of moths.
Chalcol m BiblicalChalcol, meaning "maintain," was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom
Solomon was wiser. (I Kings 4:31)
Chalcomedusa f Greek MythologyMother of
Laertes. Her name,
chalcos ("copper") and
medousa ("guardian" or "protectress"), identifies her as the protector of Bronze Age metal-working technology.
Chaldene f Astronomy, Greek MythologyOne of Jupiter's moons, named for a character in Greek mythology whose name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene, Calchedonia, or Chalcea.