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Chalermsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalermwoot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมวุฒิ (see Chaloemwut).

Chalermwut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมวุฒิ (see Chaloemwut).

Chalet f English (American, Rare)
Chalet is used as both first and last name, and the SSA data shows that Chalet is used as a girl's name 100% of the time. As a word, Chalet means Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style.

Chaley f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shaylee or Kayley. Noted bearer is actress Chaley Rose of the television series 'Nashville'.

Chali f Medieval Italian
Variant of Cali.

Chalia f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.

Chalia f English (American)
Elaboration of Chala. Also a variant of Chalice inspired by names having the pattern -ia, such as Julia or Gloria.

Chalid m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khalid.

Chalid m Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Chalit.

Chalik m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khaliq.

Chalimir m Medieval Polish
Variant of Chwalimir.

Chaliq m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khaliq.

Chalise f English (Rare)
Variant of Chalice.

Chalisław m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Chwalisław.

Chalissa f English
Variant of Kalissa.

Chalita f Thai
Feminine form of Chalit.

Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.

Challe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charles.

Challis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Challis. This is also a word (possibly derived from the surname) for a type of fine fabric. Alternatively, this could be a variant of Chalice.

Chalmecatl m Nahuatl
Means "from Chalma" in Nahuatl. This was also the name of an Aztec deity of the underworld.

Chalmer m English
Transferred use of the surname Chalmer.

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

Chalo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Chaloemphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloempol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloempon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chaloemphon.

Chaloemsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalon f & m English
The name may derive from the Chalon people, one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Costanoan) people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. It may also derive from the French surname Chalon, of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the French town Châlons-sur-Marne... [more]

Chalonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shalonda.

Chaloner m Obscure
From the surname Chaloner, a variant of Challinor, itself denoting a blanket maker, from Middle English chaloun "blanket"... [more]

Chalonn f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalonne f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalor m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลอ (see Chalo).

Chalottha f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Charlotta.

Çhalse m Manx
Manx form of Charles.

Chaltu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.

Chalyse f English
Variant of Chalice.

Chamaeleon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chamaileon. This name was borne by a Peripatetic philosopher from the 3th century BC, who was a disciple of Aristotle.

Chamaileon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun χαμαιλέων (chamaileon) meaning "chameleon", which consists of Greek χαμαί (chamai) meaning "on the ground" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

Chamanmurod m Uzbek
Derived from chaman meaning "field of flowers" and murod meaning "wish, desire, aim".

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

Chambos m Greek
Diminutive of Charalambos.

Chamendra m Sinhalese (Modern, Rare)
Means "the king of the moon".

Chami f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Chamille f English
Variant of Camille.

Chamique f English (African), African American
Variant of Shamika.

Chamoda f Sinhalese
A survey of social media finds a considerable number of Sri Lankan women with this name,

Chamolmani m Nahuatl
Means "to be like a red parrot" or "in the manner of red parrot feathers", from Nahuatl chamolli "red parrot feather" and -mani "for things to be a certain way".

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Champaign f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaigne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champane f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shams

Chamseddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shams al-Din.

Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).

Chamu m Southern African
Short form of Chamunorwa. This is the nickname of Zimbabwean cricketer Chamu Chibhabha. His real name is Chamunorwa.

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
An epithet of Demeter 1, derived from Greek χαμαι (chamai) meaning "on the ground; to the earth".

Ch'an m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Jéhan.

Chan m Dinka
Means "male child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Chan f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Jeanne (compare Janig).

Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.

Chanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

Chanakya m Indian
a great indian economist, author of arthashastra and a great mastermind.

Chanbit m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 찬빛 (chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Bit (compare Bitchan).

Chanceler m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chancellor.

Chancelor m English (American, Rare), African American
Variant spelling of Chancellor. A notable bearer of this name is Chance the Rapper (b. 1993), whose birth name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett.

Chancelyn f Obscure
Variant of Chanceline.

Chancey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Chauncey, maybe influenced by the word chance meaning "luck, fortune".

Chanchala f Indian
The name means "unsteady", or "restless". It is also apparently synonymous with the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.

Chanda f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shawnda.

Chandace f Obscure
Variant of Candace.

Chandelle f English, French (African)
From French chandelle, "candle". It is a cognate of the Spanish name Candela.

Chandmani m & f Mongolian
Mongolian variant of Cintamani, the name of a wish-granting precious stone in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintamani) meaning "jewel of thought".

Chandora f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name, perhaps blending Chandra with Pandora, or possibly a contraction of Shanna and Dora.

Chandragupta m Indian (Italianized, Rare)
Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrokottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya dynasty (4th to 2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire... [more]

Chandramukhavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) "moon" with मुख (múkha) "mouth, face" and वर्मन् (varman) "shield, armor". This was the name of the 9th ruler of the Varman dynasty, who ruled for 542 to 566.

Chandran m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Chandra.

Chandrani f Telugu
This is a unique name and the meaning of the name is wife of the moon

Chandraprabha m Buddhism, Sanskrit
Means "moonlight" from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Chandrasekharan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Chandrasekhar.

Chandrashekar m Indian
Combination of Chandra and Shekhar.

Chandrat m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : it was the name of an ancient physician

Chandravadani f Hindi
Feminine form of Chandravadan.

Chandre f African American
Variant of Shandra.

Chandrel m & f French (African)
Unisex version of Chandrelle.

Chandrelle f African American, French (African)
Possibly a variation of Chandelle or Chandra.

Chandria f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

Chandryka f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

Chandy m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Alexander

Chané f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanae.

Chanee f English
Variant of Chaney.

Chaneice f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Chanice.

Chanele f English (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Chanell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanelle

Chanena f Filipino
Combination of the given name Nena and the popular Filipino suffix Cha-.

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanette f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jeanette.

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

Chanez f Northern African
In Algeria, Chanez is frequently used as a variant of Shahnaz.... [more]

Chang m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi
MEANING : Handsome, understanding, being judge of... [more]

Changan f Chinese (Rare), Various (?)
Possibly from the capital of the Tang dynasty from A.D 618 to A.D 907, which had the same name. Between 1922 and 2015, there were 5 people named Changan. Although Changan is a Chinese settlement, the name seemed to be most popular in Argentina.

Changbo m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother".

Changbok f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changcan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, lustre of gems, lustrous".

Changchub f & m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (see Jangchub).

Changchup f & m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བྱང་ཆུབ (see Jangchub).

Changed f English (Puritan, Rare)
Used in reference to a "change of heart."

Changfeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奉 (fèng) meaning "offer, receive; respect".

Changfu m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辅 (fǔ) meaning "cheekbone" or "protective, assist" or 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changgao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 高 (gāo) meaning "high, tall".

Changge m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 哥 (gē) meaning "elder brother".

Chang-gyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 均 "equal, even, fair; all, also".

Changheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present"

Changhong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand; great".

Changhui m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".

Changhyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Changji m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".

Changjian m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword".

Changjiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奖 (jiǎng) meaning "award, prize, reward".

Changjin m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress".

Changjun m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 峻 (jùn) meaning "high, steep, towering; stern".

Changlong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Chang-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" (chang), and 暋 "strong, robust, tough" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Shim Chang-min (1988-).

Changning f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Changpei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains".

Changqi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 起 (qǐ) meaning "rise, stand up, go up; begin".

Changqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage".

Changqiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Changqin m Far Eastern Mythology, Chinese Mythology
From a combination of the characters 长 (cháng, meaning “long”) and 琴 (qín, referring to the guqin or Chinese zither). This is the name of a mythological figure found in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]

Changren m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Changseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Chang-seop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".

Changshao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel; excellent".

Changshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman; soldier".

Changshuo m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of lunar month; the north".

Changtai m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 泰 (tài) meaning "big, great; exhalted, superior".

Changtian m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Changwei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 炜 (wěi) meaning "brilliant red; glowing" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "big, great, robust".

Changxian m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 常(cháng, meaning “always” or “frequent”) and 先 (xiān, meaning “first”). Changxian was one of the prominent retainers serving the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) along with Fenghou and Limu... [more]

Changxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other".

Changxu m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Changyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 阊 (chāng) meaning "gate of heaven" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Changyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 唱 (chàng) meaning "sing" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 幺 (yāo) meaning "one" or "youngest, small".

Changyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy".

Changyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Changzeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to".

Changzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 丈 (zhàng) meaning "gentleman, man, husband".

Changzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate".

Chanho m Korean
From the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)

Chani f Jewish
Diminutive of Channah.

Chanice f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chanie f Jewish
Diminutive of Chana.

Chaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Janig.

Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.

Chanine f Biblical Hebrew
God is Gracious

Chaniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua.

Chanique f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanique, the spelling perhaps influenced by Chanel.

Chanira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Janira.

Chanise f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanice.

Chanit f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "spear" in Hebrew, or a variant of Chani which is a common nickname for girls named Channah.

Chanjira f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai จันทร์จิรา (see Chanchira).

Chanler m English
Transferred use of the surname Chanler.

Chanmin m Korean
From the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and and 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," among other hanja combinations.

Chann f Khmer
From the Khmer ចន្ទន៍ meaning "sandalwood tree" or ច័ន meaning "a type of persimmon".

Channa f Hebrew
Variant of Chana.

Channe f Jewish
Variant of Channah.

Channel f English
Variant of Chanel.

Channie f English
Unknown, possibly a female variant of Channing.

Channiel m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Hanniel.

Channon f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shannon.

Chano m Bulgarian
Bulgarian masculine name from the Turkic name element chan meaning "chime", or a short version of Tsvetan.

Chano m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luciano or Feliciano.

Chanona f Guanche (Rare)
Feminine form of Guañon.

Chanorgú f Romani (Caló)
Means "oblivion" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Olvido.

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

Chanselyn f Obscure
Variant of Chancelyn.

Chansol m & f Korean (Modern)
From a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Sol.

Chantae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantale f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantalle f English
Variant of Chantal.

Chantara f Thai
This is a feminine name of Thai origin. It means "moon water".

Chantay f English (American)
Variant of Chanté.

Chante f African American
Unaccented version of Chanté.

Chantea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantele f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantella f English (American)
A variant of Chantelle.

Chantessy f African American
Possibly the feminine version of Channing combined with the name Tess.

Chanthira f Thai
Of Thai origin meaning “moon”

Chanticleer m Literature
The name of the rooster in 'Chanticleer and the Fox' and 'Reynard,' medieval fables.

Chantico f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chantli "home" and the suffix -co, meaning "in the home" or "she makes the home". This was the name of an Aztec fire deity. While usually interpreted as female, several historical writings use ambiguous pronouns.

Chantilly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a town in France. The town's name is derived from the Gallo-Roman name Cantilius. It can also be given in reference to Chantilly lace, which is named after the town.

Chantily f Obscure
Variant of Chantilly.

Chantira m & f Tamil
Tamil form of Chandra.

Chantria f Khmer
Variant of Chantrea. Meaning - moon, moonlight.

Chantz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chance.

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

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

Chany f Yiddish
Diminutive of Channah.

Chanyce f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanice.

Chanyoot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชาญยุทธ (see Chanyut).

Chao-ching m & f Chinese
A form of Chaoqing.

Cha-o-ha m Sioux
Means "in the wilderness" or "among the trees" in the Lakota language, referring to someone at one with nature.... [more]

Chaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 朝 (cháo) meaning "dynasty, morning" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Chaoreum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 차오르다 (chaoreuda) meaning "to rise, fill up," effectively a combination of the stem of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up."

Chaos m & f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "gaping void," ultimately from the Greek khaos "abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty." In Hesiod's 'Theogeny,' Chaos is the primeval emptiness of the Universe, who gave birth to Gaea (Mother Earth), Tartarus (embodiment of the underworld), Eros (god of love), Erebus (embodiment of silence), and Nyx (embodiment of night).

Chaouki m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaoukia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شوقية (see Shawqia)

Chaoxing f Chinese
Chao-xing is a girl's name of Chinese origin. This beautiful celestial title means "morning star".

Chapanjira f Chewa
Means "of the road, of the journey" in Chewa.

Chapel f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."

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

Chaplin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chaplin.

Chapman m English
Transferred use of the surname Chapman.

Chappell f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chappell. A notable bearer is singer Chappell Roan (1998- ), born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, who chose her stage name from her grandfather's surname.

Chaquita f English
Variant of Chiquita.

Char m & f English
Short form of names beginning with Char, such as Charles or Charlotte.

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

Charafeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din) chiefly used in Morocco and Algeria.

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.

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

Charanjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਚਰਨਜੀਤ (see Charanjeet).

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.

Charaty f African American
Variant of Charity.

Charaxos m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Charaxus.

Charaxus m Ancient Greek (Latinized, Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek χάραξ (charax) meaning "vine prop, pointed stake, pole", as well as "bandage" and "bream (fish)". Alternatively, it could derive from χαράσσω (charasso) meaning "to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write"... [more]

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.

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]

Chardente f Obscure
Chardente Saya Ndoulou (also spelt Saya-Ndoulou) born 15 August 1990, is a Congolese women's footballer who played as a forward. Saya Ndoulou is from Zanaga, Republic of the Congo and is the sister of Congolese footballer Laure Koléla.

Chardonay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chardonnay.

Chardonnay f African American (Modern)
After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.

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 American (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Charfeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شرف الدين (see Sharaf ad-Din), used chiefly in Tunisia. Also see Charafeddine.

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 χαρά (chara) "happiness" or from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness"... [more]

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.

Charif m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شريف (see Sharif), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Charikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek χαρά (chara) "happiness" or from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness"... [more]

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.

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.

Charinus m Theatre
A character in 'Pseudolus', a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus, one of the earliest examples of Roman literature.

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".

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 χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρός (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.

Chariss f English
Variant of Charis.

Charitee f English
Variant of Charity.

Charitey f Various (?)
A variant spelling of Charity.

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

Charitina f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Charitine. Saint 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 Late 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.

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.

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.

Charlatte f English
Variant of Charlotte.

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

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
Feminine variant of Charlie.

Charlean f English (Rare)
Variant of Charlene.