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Chiêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昭 (chiêu) meaning "bright, luminous".

Chiffon f English (Rare)
Borrowing from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe "cloth, old rag" from Old French chipe "rag", from Middle English chip, chippe "chip, shard, fragment" from Old English ċipp "chip, splinter, beam" from Proto-Germanic kippaz, kipaz (“log, beam”)... [more]

Chifuyu f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 冬 meaning (fuyu) "winter". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Chihana f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" combined with 華 (hana) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.

Chiharuko f Japanese (Rare)
From Chiharu combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Chihaya f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 早 (sat', sou, sa-, haya, haya.i, haya.maru, haya.meru) meaning "early" (mainly feminine) or 隼 (shun, jun, hayabusa, haya) which refers to a falcon (especially the peregrine falcon) (mainly masculine).... [more]

Chiheb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shihab.

Chiheb Eddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شهاب الدين (see Shihab ad-Din), chiefly used in Tunisia.

Chiho f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 保 (ho) meaning "to defend, to guard, to protect", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 歩 (ho) meaning "advance, progress, walk, step"... [more]

Chihoko f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 穂 (ho) meaning "grain", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chikaho f Japanese (Rare)
From 愛 (chika) meaning "affection, love" or 皆 (chika) meaning "pledge, vow" and 浦 (ho) meaning "bay, inlet" or 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chikao m Japanese
Japanese masculine given name derived from 誓 (chika) meaning "pledge, vow" or 親 (chika) meaning "parent, founder" and 雄 (o) meaning "man, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chikashi m Japanese
From classical adjective 近し/親し (chikashi) meaning "near, close; friendly, intimate," also written as 愛 meaning "beloved, dear(est)," 隣 meaning "neighbouring," both related to the aforementioned adjective, or 誓 meaning "oath, vow." These kanji, along with 力 meaning "strength, power," can be combined with a shi kanji, like 志 meaning "will, aim, goal" or 士 meaning "samurai."

Chikaze m & f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind". Other kanji combination can be used.

Chikwendu m Igbo, African
Means "God agrees to life", taken from the Igbo phrase o buru na chukwu kwe ndu ga-adi "if god agrees there will be life".

Chilcanauh m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl chilcanauhtli "cinnamon teal (bird)", literally "chilli duck" due to its red colouring.

Childebrand m Germanic, History
Variant of Hildebrand. Childebrand was an 8th-century Frankish duke, the son of Pepin of Herstal and brother of Charles Martel.

Childéric m French (Rare)
French form of Childeric.

Childerich m German
German form of Childeric.

Childerik m Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Childeric. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.

Childeryk m Polish
Polish form of Childeric.

Child-of-God m & f Medieval English
English translation of Latin Creatura Christi (see Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.

Chilianu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Killian.

Chilina f Romanian (Archaic)
Probably from Akilina which itself comes from Latin Aquilina "eagle".

Chiljon m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kiljon.

Chilk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Ezechiél.

Chillina f Sardinian (Rare)
Variant of Callina.

Chilou m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Achilou.

Chilpéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Chilperic.

Chilperich m German
German form of Chilperic.

Chilperico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chilperic.

Chilperik m Dutch (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Chilperic. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.

Chilperyk m Polish
Polish form of Chilperic.

Chiltototl m Nahuatl
Means "northern cardinal" in Nahuatl, from chilli "chilli pepper" (figuratively "red") and tototl "bird".

Chimal m Nahuatl
Means "shield, war shield" in Nahuatl.

Chimalcoatl m Nahuatl
Means "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from chimalli "shield" and cōātl "snake, serpent".

Chimalcozauh m Nahuatl
Possibly means "yellow shield" or "shield turned yellow", from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and cozahui "to turn yellow".

Chimalcuauhtli m Nahuatl
Means "shield eagle" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and cuauhtli "eagle".

Chimaleheca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and ehecatl "wind, breeze" (see Ehecatl).

Chimalman f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Variant form of Chimalma, sometimes interpreted as meaning "like a shield", reading the second element as -man "like, in the manner of", or "shield bearer".

Chimalpepech m Nahuatl
Possibly means "mended shield", from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and pepechoa "to patch something, to affix something".

Chimalpilli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and pilli "nobleman, noblewoman" or "child".

Chimalpiltzintli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and piltzintli "child, youth", a diminutive form of pilli. Compare Chimalpilli.

Chimalpopoca m Nahuatl
Means "smoking shield" or "the shield smokes" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and popoca "to smoke".

Chimaltemoc m Nahuatl
Means "descending shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and temo "to descend, to fall".

Chimalxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "sunflower" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and xōchitl "flower".

Chimamanda f Igbo
Means "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Chime f & m Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཆི་མེད (see Chimi).

Chimeg f Mongolian
Means "ornament" in Mongolian.

Chimegbayar f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Chimegsaikhan f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Chimegtuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Chimek m Silesian
Diminutiv of Joachim.

Chimène f French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Theatre
French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.

Chimere f & m African American
From the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Chimgee f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэглэл (chimeglel) meaning "decoration, ornament, embellishment".

Chimi f & m Bhutanese
From Tibetan འཆི་མེད (chi-med) meaning "immortal, undying".

Chimlim f Thai (Rare)
Means "lovely, beautiful, pleasing" in Thai.

Chimmi f & m Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འཆི་མེད (see Chimi).

Chinae f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanae.

Chinami f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" or 知 (chi) meaning "to know, wisdom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful"... [more]

Chinbaatar m Mongolian
Means "truthful hero" in Mongolian, from чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Chinbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Chinchara m Georgian (Archaic), Folklore
Derived from the Georgian noun ჭინჭარი (chinchari) meaning "stinging nettle" (genus Urtica).... [more]

Chinda f & m Thai
Means "jewel, gemstone" in Thai.

Chindarat f Thai
From Thai จินดา (chinda) meaning "jewel, gemstone" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Chindasvindo m Italian
Italian form of Chindaswinth.

Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.

Chindaswinth m Germanic, History
Derived from Old High German chind "child" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Chindaswinth was a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.

Chindawan f Thai
From Thai จินดา (chinda) meaning "jewel, gemstone" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Chindeu m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Cindeus.

Chinés m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Ginés.

Chingchok m Thai (Rare)
Means "fox" in Thai.

Chingiz m Chechen, Azerbaijani
Chechen form of Genghis as well as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Çingiz.

Chính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 正 (chính) meaning "right, proper, correct" or "main, major, chief".

Chinh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 征 (chinh) meaning "journey, trip, expedition".

Chinkhüsel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүсэл (khüsel) meaning "ambition, wish, desire".

Chinkhüslen m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүслэн (khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".

Chinmönkh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal".

Chinsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Chinsanaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".

Chintaka m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චින්තක (see Chinthaka).

Chintana f & m Thai, Lao
Means "imagine, dream" in Thai and Lao. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Laos.

Chintara f Thai
From Thai จินต (chinta) meaning "think, imagine".

Chinthaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चिन्तक (chintaka) meaning "thinking, reflecting" or "overseer, inspector".

Chinualumogu m Igbo
Means "may God fight on my behalf" in Igbo. This was the full birth name of Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), a Nigerian writer.

Chinzorig m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, will, intention".

Chinzorigt m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and зоригт (zorigt) meaning "brave, intrepid".

Chiomara f Old Celtic, Galatian
Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Galatian element *māro- ("great"). Name borne by a Galatian noblewoman in the 2nd century BCE.

Chion m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun χιών (chion) meaning "snow". A known bearer of this name was Chion of Heraclea (4th century BC), a disciple of the Greek philosopher Plato, who helped assassinate Clearchus, the tyrant of Heraclea.

Chioné f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Chione.

Chioni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Chione.

Chionia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Chione. This was the name of a virgin martyr and saint who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]

Chionides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Chion" in Greek, derived from the name Chion combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Chionie f French
French form of Chionia.

Chionis m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Chion.... [more]

Chiora f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიორა (chiora) meaning "little bird, darling child" as well as "young cockerel".... [more]

Chiori f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "one thousand" and 織 (ori) meaning "cloth, weaving". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Chipora f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Cipora.

Chiquita f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

Chir m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Cyrus used to refer to the saint.

Chira f Romanian
Romanian form of Kira 1 and feminine form of Chiru.

Chira m Thai
Means "long, long-lasting, long time" in Thai.

Chiraphon f Thai
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Chirasak m Thai
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Chirattikan f Thai
From Thai รัตติกาล (rattikan) meaning "nighttime".

Chirawan f Thai
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Chirawat m Thai
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".

Chirayu m & f Thai
Means "long life, longevity" from Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and อายุ (ayu) meaning "age, life".

Chiriac m Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Cyriacus.

Chiriachi f History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Kyriaki.

Chiric m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Quiricus.

Chìriga f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Quirica.

Chirighedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Chìriga.

Chirigu m Sardinian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Sardinian form of Quiricus.

Chiriko f Japanese
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom," 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit," and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chirsee f Scots
Orcadian Scots form of Girzie.

Chirsty f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsty.

Chiru m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Kyrios.

Chisa f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chisaki f Japanese
From Japanese 治 (chi) meaning "cure, manage, govern, reign, administer, rule", 小 (chi) meaning "small, little", 茅 (chi) meaning "cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), thatch" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom"... [more]

Chisako f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chisato f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 雅 (chi) meaning "elegant" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 聖 (sato) meaning "holy, sacred" or 里 (sato) meaning "village; hometown".... [more]

Chischedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantzisca.

Chischeddu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Chise f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 智 or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge" combined with 世 (se) meaning "epoch; generation". It can also derive from 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 瀬 (se) meaning "current, rapids" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" with 星 (se) meaning "star"... [more]

Chisela f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gisela.

Chispar m Romansh
Romansh form of Caspar, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Chisuzu f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" or 紗 (suzu) meaning "gauze, gossamer, silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Chiswell.

Chit f & m Burmese
Means "love" in Burmese.

Chiteria f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Quitèria.

Chithra f Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
South Indian form of Chitra.

Chithrafarna m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian čiça "to shine, to appear" (equivalent to Avestan čiθra) combined with Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".

Chito f & m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიტი (chiti) meaning "bird".

Chitonette f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English chitte "a young animal, cub, whelp" and chit "a child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal" as well as "a pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman".

Chitose f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 年/歳/才 (tose) meaning "year, age". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chitra f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Thai
Means "bright, clear" or "jewel, ornament, picture" in Sanskrit.

Chittra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chitra.

Chiểu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 照 (chiểu) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Chiwa f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Chiwetel m Igbo
Means "God brings" in Igbo.

Chi-Won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 致 (chi) meaning "send, deliver, present" combined with 遠 (won) meaning "distant, remote, far". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Chiyako f Japanese
From 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyeko f Japanese
Archaic transcription of Chieko.

Chiyomaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Chiyo combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]

Chiyome f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation; society, era" and 女 (me) meaning "woman; wife".... [more]

Chiyomi f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation, age, replace, change, substitute" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyonosuke m Japanese (Rare)
From Chiyo combined with the genitive particle の (no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [more]

Chiyori f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 依 (yori) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 尚 (yori) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet", 頼 (yori) meaning "trust, request", 和 (yori) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", or 順 (yori) meaning "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion"... [more]

Chiyoyuki m Japanese (Rare)
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 代 (yo) meaning "world, society", 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good fortune, luck". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chiyuki f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, fortune". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Chiyumi f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 友 (yu) meaning "friend" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyuri f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chizue f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane (bird)" and 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Chizuruko f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, knowledge, wisdom", 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" or 奉 (zuru) meaning "to offer, to present" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Chjara f Corsican
Corsican form of Clara.

Chlevi f German (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cleophea and Kleophea.

Chlodio m Germanic, History
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous." Chlodio lived in the 5th century AD and was a Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.

Chlodoald m Germanic
Variant of Chlodowald. Saint Chlodoald lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Chlodomer, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Chlodobert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Chlodoric m Germanic, History
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Chlodoric lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Sigobert the Lame, a Frankish king of Cologne.

Chlodosind f Germanic, History
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic sinths "way, path." Chlodosind lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Chlodoswintha f Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."

Chlodowald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Chlodvigas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Clovis.

Chlodwig m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior." Also, see Ludwig.

Chloea f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Chloe.

Chloee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloesha f English (Modern, Rare)
Maybe a blend of Chloe and Ayesha.

Chloey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloi f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek transcription of Chloe.

Chloie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chlore m French
French form of Chlorus.

Chlorissa f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Chloris, influenced by Clarissa.

Chlorus m Late Roman
Latinized form of the Greek word khlôros "pale green" (see also Chloris). This name was borne by a Western Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Chlotaire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Chlothar.

Chlotharius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chlothar.

Chlothild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Chlothilde f Germanic, History
Variant of Chlothild. Chlothilde was the wife of Clovis I, a Merovingian king of the Franks.

Chnodomar m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Cnodomar. Chnodomar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.

Cho f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ချော (see Chaw).

Cho m & f Burmese
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Burmese.

Chòca f Kashubian
Diminutive of Chòcemira.

Chòcemir m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Chociemir.

Chòcemira f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Chociemira.

Chociebor m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic xotěti or xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [more]

Chociemir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic xotěti or xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [more]

Chociesław m Medieval Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic xotěti or xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [more]

Chòck m Kashubian
Diminutive of Chòcemir.

Choden f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་ལྡན (chos-ldan) meaning "devout, righteous, pious".

Chodijah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khadija.

Chodon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་སྒྲོན (see Chodron).

Chodron f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "kindler of the Dharma" from Tibetan ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and སྒྲོན (sgron) meaning "to light, to kindle".

Choduraa f Tuvan
Means "bird cherry (a type of tree)" in Tuvan.

Choé m Picard
Diminutive of Franchoés.

Choedon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་སྒྲོན (see Chodron).

Choegyal m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་རྒྱལ (see Chogyal).

Choekyi m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི (see Chokyi).

Choel m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Joel.

Choenyi m & f Tibetan
Means "sphere of reality, nature of all phenomena, totality of existence" in Tibetan, used as a translation of Sanskrit धर्मधातु (dharmadhātu).

Choephel m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (see Chophel).

Choerine f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Χοιρίνη (Choirine), a feminine derivative of Choiros, which was itself derived from χοῖρος (choiros) meaning "young pig"... [more]

Choerudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayr ad-Din.

Choerul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khairul.

Choerunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choerunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choetchai m Thai
From Thai เชิด (choet) meaning "lift, raise" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Choetsak m Thai
From Thai เชิด (choet) meaning "lift, raise" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Choezom f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (chos-dzoms) meaning "plentiful dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".

Chogyal m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་རྒྱལ (chos-rgyal) meaning "king of Dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "teachings, doctrine, Dharma" and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "king".

Chōhei m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 長 (chō) meaning "great; excellent" combined with 兵 (hei) meaning "soldier".... [more]

Choiril m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khairul.

Choirina f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khairina.

Choiros m Ancient Greek
Means "pig, swine" in Ancient Greek.

Choiruddin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr al-Din.

Choirudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr al-Din.

Choirul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khairul.

Choirunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choirunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choirunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choirunnissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chokchai m Thai
From Thai โชค (chok) meaning "luck, fortune" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Chokden m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan མཆོག་ལྡན (mchog-ldan) meaning "possessor of excellence", from མཆོག (mchog) meaning "excellent, foremost, superior" and ལྡན (ldan) meaning "to possess".

Chokey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (see Choki).

Choki m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (chos-skyid) meaning "happy dharma practice", from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".

Chokri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شكري (see Shukri) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Chokyi m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི (chos-kyi) meaning "religious, pious, virtuous".

Cholasit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลสิทธิ์ (see Chonlasit).

Chole m English
Variant of Cole.

Cholid m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khalid.

Cholidah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khalida.

Cholik m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khaliq.

Cholil m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khalil.

Cholilah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khalila.

Choliq m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khaliq.

Cholis m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khalis.

Chollasit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลสิทธิ์ (see Chonlasit).

Chollatee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).

Chollathee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).

Cholponai f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Чолпонай (see Cholponay).

Cholponay f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz Чолпон (Cholpon) meaning "Venus (the planet)" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Cholponbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz Чолпон (Cholpon) meaning "Venus (the planet)" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Chomkhwan f Thai
From Thai ชม (chom) meaning "praise, admire" or "look, watch" and ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious".

Chona f Galician
Hypocoristic of Asunción.

Chonás m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jonas 2.

Chonenias m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Kenaniah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Chongrak f & m Thai
Means "loyal, faithful" in Thai.

Chonlasit m Thai
From Thai ชล (chonla) meaning "water" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".

Chonlatee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).

Chonlathee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).

Chonlathi m Thai
Means "sea" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जलधि (jaladhi).

Chonlati m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลธี (see Chonlathi).

Chonnani f Thai (Rare)
Means "mother, matriarch" in Thai.

Chontel f English (Rare)
Variant of Chantel.

Chonthicha f Thai
Means "born in water" in Thai. This is a Thai epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Chonthida f Thai
From Thai ชล (chon) meaning "water" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter".

Choochai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuchai.

Chook m English (Rare)
Used as a nickname for Charles or as a pet form meaning ''chicken''.

Chookiat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chukiat.

Choon m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jun 1 or Chun.

Choosak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chusak.

Choowit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chuwit.

Chooya f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.

Chopel m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (see Chophel).

Chophel m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (chos-phel) meaning "the spread of the Dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཕེལ (phel) meaning "to increase, to develop, to expand".

Chorche m Aragonese
Aragonese form of George.

Chord m Various
From the musical term chord meaning "harmonic set of three or more notes". A famous bearer of the name is American actor Chord Paul Overstreet (1989-).

Cho-rong f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Chorong.

Chorong f & m Korean (Modern)
From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.... [more]

Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.

Chosphel m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Chophel.

Chosyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chotijah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khadija.

Chotimír m Czech
Czech cognate of Chociemir.

Chouaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شعيب (see Shuaib) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chouas m Provençal
Provençal short form of François.

Chouchane f Armenian (Gallicized, Rare, Expatriate)
French transcription of Shushan. This is borne by Chouchane Siranossian (1984-), a French violinist of Armenian descent.

Choukri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shukri (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Chovka f Chechen
Means "jackdaw” in Chechen, referring to a type of crow.

Choygana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir".

Choygan-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Chozom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (see Choezom).

Chozyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chrëscht m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Christian.

Chrest m Romansh, Ladin
Short form of Christian.

Chrestienne f French (Archaic)
Older form of Chrétienne.

Chrétienne f Medieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Chrétien.

Chrisa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

Chrisander m Norwegian (Modern)
Transferred use of a Swedish surname Chrisander.

Chrisanna f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Blend of Christina and Anna.

Chrisanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Chrisanna.

Chrisanthi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρυσάνθη (see Chrysanthi).

Chrisas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chryses.

Chrischan m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Christian.

Chrischona f Medieval German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Alemannic variant of Christiana recorded in medieval German-speaking Switzerland. This name was occasionally used in honor of Saint Chrischona, particularly in the Swiss city of Basel.... [more]

Chriseis f Ancient Greek
Variant of Chryseis.

Chrisinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Chris with the popular name suffix -inda.

Chrislaine f German (Rare)
A blend of two names, the first one starting in Chris and the second one ending in -aine (e.g., Ghislaine or Elaine).

Chrislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chrislyn.