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Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.

Bundura f Southern African
unsure

Bunluea m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เหลือ (luea) meaning "left over, remainder, surplus".

Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona

Buohttá f Sami
Sami form of Bothilda.

Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.

Burneta f Medieval Polish

Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.

Buronya m & f Akan
Means "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.

Buruuba m Popular Culture
Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.

Buschra f German
Germanised spelling of Bushra.

Bushika f Indigenous American, Yanomami
Means "little one" in Yanomami.

Bussaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.

Butsaba f Thai
Means "flower" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Byakuya m Popular Culture
Means "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"

Byeol-ah f Korean (Rare)
Byeol, which means star, combined with a.

Byeol-ha f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Byeol and the first syllable of Haneul (compare Haneul-byeol).

Byritha f Old Swedish
Variant of Byrita.

Caa'isha f Somali (Rare)
Somali variant of Aisha.

Caarina f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Carina 2.

Cabella f English (Rare)

Cabiria f Italian (Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]

Cacark’a f Abazin
From Russian цесарка (tsesarka) meaning "guinea-hen".

Cacilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Casilda.

Cadedra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kadedra.

Cadella f English (Rare)

Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.

Cadidia f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khadija.

Cadilla f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Codilla.

Caeleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelea.

Caesula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caeso.

Cafiera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cafiero.

Caileah f Obscure
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caitafa m Guanche
Borne by a guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).

Caitana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Caitanu.

Cakulha m New World Mythology
One of the Mayan gods of lightning.

Calayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Caleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calina.

Calenda f Romani (Archaic)

Caleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Moldovan (Rare)
Latinized form of Kaleria as well as the Romanian form of this name.

Caletta f American (Rare)

Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

Calissa f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Calista, formed using the popular name suffix issa.

Caliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callida f English (Rare)

Callina f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Caterina.

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".

Calmana f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature
Latinized form of Kalmana, the name of Cain's wife and twin sister in Judeo-Christian legend (e.g., found in the (first Greek redaction of the) 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius', written in Syriac in the late 7th century)... [more]

Călțuna f Medieval Romanian
This was the name of Vlad Dracul's noble Wallachian mistress, a boyar lady who became the mother of his son Vlad Călugărul ('Vlad the Monk').

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

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

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

Camalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Camellia.

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

Camaria f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria or simply a combination of the prefix Ca- and the name Maria.

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

Cambina f Arthurian Cycle
Cambina is Triamond's sister and Cambell's wife in Book 4, Cantos 2–3 of "The Faerie Queene". She is well-versed in magic and able to soothe conflict.

Cambrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Camedda f Corsican
Variant of Camella.

Cameeka f African American (Rare)

Camella f Corsican
Corsican form Camilla.

Cameria f Ottoman Turkish, History
Variant of Qamariya. Sultana Cameria was the name Europeans used to refer to Mihrimah Sultan (1522 – 25 January 1578), an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan... [more]

Camesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Camilia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly derived from Arabic كامل (kāmil) meaning "complete, full, whole".

Camilia f Sicilian
Variant of Camelia.

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

Camil·la f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Camilla.

Camisha f African American
A West African tribe name.

Cammela f Sicilian
Variant of Carmela.

Cammena f Sicilian
Variant of Carmena.

Camoura f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Camylla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Camilla.

Canaria f English

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

Canfeda f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish can meaning "soul, life" or by extension "darling, sweetheart" combined with Turkish feda meaning "sacrifice".

Cangoşa f Karachay-Balkar
From the Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar гоша (goşa) meaning "lady".

Canidia f Ancient Roman
From the latin adjective canus, meaning "white" or "grey", to describe an older woman with white hair. Canidia is the name of a witch in Ancient Rome, appearing several times in Horace's writing.

Canisia f Obscure
Feminine form of Canisius, occasionally adopted as a monastic name. In the case of Canisia Lubrin (1984-), a Saint Lucian-born Canadian poet, it is more likely a variant of Canisha (see Kanisha, Kenisha).

Caniyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.

Cantata f English (Rare)

Capella f Astronomy
This is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Its name means "little she-goat" from Latin capra "she-goat" with a diminutive suffix. In Roman mythology the star represented the goat Amalthea.

Capilla f Spanish (European)
Means "chapel" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Santísima Virgen de la Capilla and Nuestra Señora de la Capilla (meaning "The Most Holy Virgin of the Chapel" and "Our Lady of the Chapel" respectively)... [more]

Caprica f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from Capricornus (see Capricorn). This is the name of a planet from the Battlestar Galactica franchise.

Capuana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Capuan.

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

Carelia f Afrikaans, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Danish (Archaic)
Afrikaans feminine form of Carel and Spanish and Danish variant of Karelia.

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

Carenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".

Caresha f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka, ree and sha or an elaborated form of Cara... [more]

Caretta f American (South)
Elaboration of Cara.

Cariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Carianna.

Carinia f English

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

Carisma f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisma.

Carlata f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Charlotte.

Carlena f English
Variant of Carlina.

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

Carlita f Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian
Diminutive of Carla.

Carlòta f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Charlotte.

Carlyna f English
Variant of Carlina.

Carlyta f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Carlita.

Carmena f Sicilian, English (American, Rare)
Sicilian form of Carmina or an elaboration of Carmen.

Carmeta f English

Carmila f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmela.

Càrmina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Carmina.

Carmiña f Galician
Diminutive of Carme 1.

Carmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Carmiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "vineyard of God" (or "God is my vineyard") from Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kérem) "vineyard of" and יָהּ (yah) "Yahweh". Alternatively it may be from the surname of Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880), a French-Jewish statesman, or from the name of Crémieu, an historic Jewish community in France.

Carmosa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly derived from Carmo or Carmem.

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

Carrina f Sicilian
Variant of Carlina.

Caryssa f English
Variant of Carissa.

Casarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Cäsarea f German (Silesian, Archaic)

Cäsaria f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Caesaria.

Casaria f History (Ecclesiastical)

Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.

Caselda f English (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

Casiana f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Romanian form of Cassiana.

Casilla f American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilda.

Casipha f English
Shortening of Casiphia, a biblical place name.

Casiyah f African American

Casmira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Casimira or Kashmira.

Caspara f Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Caspar.

Caspera f Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Casper.

Cassana f Literature, Popular Culture

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.

Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.

Cassima f Popular Culture
This name was created for a character in King's Quest, a computer-based adventure game series developed by Sierra Entertainment.... [more]

Castara f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
From a volume of poems titled 'Castara' first published anonymously in 1634. Later editions reveal the author, William Habington, who has invented the name for his wife. Maybe it is based on Latin castus "pure, chaste".

Castora f Spanish, Medieval Italian
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Castor. Known bearers include the Blessed Castora Gabrielli (died 1391), an Italian widow and Franciscan tertiary (i.e. member of the Third Order of Saint Francis), and Castora ('Castorina') Fe Francisco de Diego (1928-2019), a Spanish sculptor.

Catæña f Ligurian
Variant of Catænn-a.

Catalda f Sicilian
Feminine form of Cataldo.

Catania f Popular Culture
Derived from the Italian city of Catania and the Italian word katane meaning "grater". It is used for the character of Princess Catania in the movie Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess.

Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)
From Latin cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).

Caterra f English
An invented name derived from the Latin word terra (meaning "earth").

Cathena f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cathina.

Cathina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Katina.

Catiana f Brazilian
Variant of Katiana and elaboration of Catia.

Catinca f Romanian
Diminutive of Ecaterina and Caterina.

Catinka f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Katinka.

Catisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Katisha, a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.

Catiușa f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Katyusha.

Catleya f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino
From Cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America named after the British horticulturist William Cattley... [more]

Catlina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Catorna f Medieval Occitan

Catrina f Romanian (Rare)
Contracted form of Ecaterina and Caterina.

Catrina f Filipino, English
Variant of Katrina.

Catrina f Romansh
Romansh form of Katherine, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Catrisa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catrissa.

Cauaria f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cauaros "champion; hero".

Cayleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cazilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

Cäzilia f German
Older German form of Cecilia.

Ceandra f African American
Created with the prefix ce and the feminization of Andre.

Cebelia f Medieval Occitan

Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.

Cecilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilianus.

Cecilka f Czech
Diminutive form of Cecílie.

Cecilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cecília.

Cecilya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cedelia f English (Rare)

Cedella f Caribbean, Jamaican Patois
This name is best known for being the name of Cedella Booker (1926-2008), the mother of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981). Her full name at birth was Sidilla Editha Malcolm. Given how similar the name Sidilla is to her later name Cedella, it is possible that Cedella is a variant spelling or form of Sidilla... [more]

Cedrica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric.

Cédrika f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Cédric.

Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.

Celaena f Literature
Meaning unknown. The American author Sarah J. Maas used this for the central character in her 'Throne of Glass' series of fantasy novels, first released in 2012. She may have based it on the Greek mythological name Celaeno.

Celecia f English (Rare)

Celèsta f Provençal
Provençal form of Céleste.

Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.

Celiana f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Caelianus.

Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.

Çeljeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian çel "to open up, to sprout, to begin" and jetë "life".

Celmira f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Zelmira.

Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.

Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.

Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.

Cempaka f Indonesian
From the name of a type of evergreen tree that produces fragrant flowers (scientific name Magnolia champaca), ultimately from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka).

Cenaida f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Senaida.

Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.

Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.

Cerella f English (Rare)

Ceretha f African American (Rare)

Cérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québécois form of Serilda.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

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).

Ceronda f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)

Ceronia f South African (Rare)

Cesárea f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Caesaria.

Cesarea f Italian
Variant of Cesaria.

Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.

Cesaria f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian form of Caesaria.

Ceselha f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal variant of Cecília.

Cesidia f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Caesidius.

Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.

Česlava f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Lithuanian and Latvian borrowing of Czesława and Czech feminine form of Česlav.

Česlova f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Czesława.

Cesmína f Czech (Modern, Rare)
Means "holly" in Czech.

Cettina f Sicilian
Short form of Concettina.

Cevonna f American (Modern, Rare)

Ceyhunə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ceyhun.

Ceylena f Spanish
Selena

Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.

Cezelia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cecelia.

Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.

Chabela f Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chabuta f Guanche
From 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.

Chacoba f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Jacob.

Chadiya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Shadiya.

Chae-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger" or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Chafika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شفيقة (see Shafiqa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chafiqa f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Shafiqa.

Chahida f Arabic
Alternate transcription of شاهدة (see Shahida), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahira chiefly used in North Africa.

Chaimaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in Morocco.

Chakana f Aymara
Means "Southern cross", an Andean symbol, in Aymara.

Chakaya f African American
Combination of Chaka and Kaya 2.

Chalisa f Thai

Chalita f Thai
Feminine form of Chalit.

Chamara m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".

Chamila m Sinhalese

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

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

Chanaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चणक (caṇaka) meaning "chickpea".

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

Chanera f American (Rare)

Chang-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 窗 (chang) meaning "window" combined with 夏 (ha) meaning "summer" or 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

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.

Chanira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Janira.

Chaniya f Swahili
Means "wealthy" in Swahili.

Chanona f Guanche (Rare)
Feminine form of Guañon.

Chansia f English (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Also a locality in Ghana

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

Chantha f & m Khmer, Thai, Lao
Derived from Khmer ចន្ទ (cɑn), Thai จันทร์ (jan), or Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Charima f German (Rare)

Charina f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Cha'risa f Hopi
Means "moose; elk" in Hopi.

Charisa f English
Variant of Charissa.

Chariya f Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour" in Thai.

Charlea f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Charlie or an elaboration of Charla.

Charlia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of Charlie and Charla in the style of Julia.

Chashma f Pakistani (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly derived from Persian چشمه (češme) meaning "fountain, spring".

Chasiah f Hebrew
Means "protected by God" in Hebrew.

Chatura m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චතුර (see Chathura).

Chavala f Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava. Chavaleh is a song in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, sung by Tevye about his daughter Chava.

Chavela f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chaviva f Hebrew
Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.

Chayana f Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Chayan as well as a Tatar and Tuvan variant transcription of Çayana.

Chaymaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chayuga f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *ta-jiwəg-ah, meaning "flowering". This was the name of a goddess venerated in Tenerife.

Chayuta f Hebrew

Cheajna f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Chiajna.

Cheikha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Sheikh (chiefly Algerian and Mauritanian).

Chelcea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsia f English (Modern, Rare), Malaysian
Elaborated form of Chelsea.

Chemida m Guanche

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chenara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jenara.

Chencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Innocencia.

Cheneka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Chengha m Santali

Chenxia f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Cheon-sa f & m Korean
Meaning “Angel”.... [more]

Cheonsa f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]

Chepina f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Chepita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefina.

Cheresa f English
Variant of Cherise, perhaps influenced by Theresa.

Cherica f English
Variant of Charisse.

Cherida f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Cheryl and Phyllida.

Chérifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sharifa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Cherifa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of شريفة (see Chérifa).

Cherika f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom", 桃 (ri) meaning "peach" or 子 (ri) meaning "child" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Cherisa f American
Variant of Cherise.

Cherita f English
Meaning unknown. It is most likely based on the the French word chérie meaning "darling" combined with the Spanish suffix ita. Cherita Chen is a character in the 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko.

Cheryla f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Cheryl.

Chesada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เจษฎา (see Chetsada).

Chesera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Chesica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Chelsea and Jessica.

Cheslea f American (Rare)
Feminized variant of Chesley inspired by a modification or misspelling of Chelsea.

Chesusa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jesusa.

Chetura f Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Keturah.

Chevara f English (Modern, Rare)

Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.

Chhulla f Quechua
Means "morning dew" in Quechua.

Chiajna f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Cneajna. Doamna Chiajna ("Lady Chiajna" in English) was a Princess consort of Wallachia. She was married to Mircea the Shepherd.

Chianna f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Chiana. A bearer of this name is Chianna Bono (b. 1991), one of the daughters of the Italian-American singer Sonny Bono (1935-1998).

Chianna f Sardinian

Chichia m Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -ია (-ia).... [more]

Chicora f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Chidera m Igbo
Means "God is here" in Igbo.