Submitted Names Ending with a

Buthaina f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Buthayna f Arabic
Diminutive of Arabic بثنة (bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".

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

Butta m Dagestani

Buya m Kavalan

Buyana f Tuvan
Feminine form of Buyan.

Buyanzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

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"

Byamba m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see Pemba).

Byamugisha m Kiga
Means "things of luck" in Rukiga.

Byanka f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Bianca.

Byddia f Welsh (Rare)

Bydia f Romani (Archaic)

Byénáama m Kiga
Means "things of secrets" in Rukiga.

Byeol-a f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Byeol-ah.

Byeol-bitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Byeol and Bit-na.

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

Bylgja f Faroese, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Feminine name taken from the Old Norse word bylgja meaning "billow, wave". In Norse Mythology, Bylgja was one of the nine daughters of the sea deities Ægir and Rán.

Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.

Byrda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Byrd and Byrdie.

Byrghita f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Swedish and Medieval Norwegian variant of Birgitta.

Byrgitta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Brigita.

Byrita f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Byrghita (see Birgitta).

Byritha f Old Swedish
Variant of Byrita.

Bytha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bitha.

Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.

Cà m & f Vietnamese
Means "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.

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

Caamanha f Tupi, New World Mythology
Derived from caamania meaning “forest mother” in the Classical Tupi and Nheengatu languages.

Caarina f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Carina 2.

Cabdalla m Somali
Variant of Cabdullaahi.

Cabela f English (Rare)

Cabella f English (Rare)

Cabeza f Spanish (European)
From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]

Cabh'a f Kabyle
Possibly means "beautiful" in Kabyle.

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]

Čača f Mari
Means "flower" in Mari.

Caca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.

Caca f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Cacus. This was the name of the sister of Cacus in Roman mythology.

Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.

Cacama m Nahuatl
Means "small ear of corn" in Nahuatl.

Caçapava f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".

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

Cacciaguida m Medieval Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian crusader (Cacciaguida Degli Elisei), who was also the grandfather of Dante Alighieri.

Cachua m Nahuatl
Means "shoe owner, one who wears sandals" in Nahuatl, from cactli "shoe, sandal" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Cacia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinised form of Kakia.

Cacilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Casilda.

Cäciliana f Ancient Roman (Germanized), German (Archaic)
German form of Caeciliana.

Çäçkä f Tatar
From a variant Tatar word meaning "flower".

Cadalina f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Catalina.

Cadda m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Cedd or Ceadda.

Caddarina f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Katherine.

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

Cadela f English (Rare)

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.

Cadia f English (Rare)

Cadichona f Gascon

Cadidia f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khadija.

Cadiga f Arabic (Latinized), Literature
Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.

Cadilla f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Codilla.

Cadirina f Sardinian
Nuorese form of Katherine.

Caeciliana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caecilianus.

Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.

Cædwalla m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Cadwallon.

Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.

Caela f Irish
Feminine variant of Caelan, ultimately from Irish caol meaning "slender".

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caelestia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Caelestius.

Caeria f History (Archaic)
Illyrian queen

Caesaria f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Caesarius. Caesaria of Arles (also called Caesaria the Elder, died c. 530), was a saint and abbess. She was born in a Gallo-Roman family and was trained at John Cassian's foundation in Marseilles.

Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.

Caesillia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Caesula.

Caesula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caeso.

Caferana f English

Cafiera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cafiero.

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Caia f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kaia.

Caia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Caius.

Caieta f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Variant of Caiete, which is the proper latinization of the Greek name Καιήτη (Kaiete), of which the etymology is uncertain. It could be derived from Greek καίω (kaio) meaning "to burn", but it could also come from Greek καιετός (kaietos) meaning "fissure produced by an earthquake"... [more]

Caietana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caietanus.

Caihua f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese", 彩画 (cǎihuà) meaning "colour painting", or 菜花 (càihuā) meaning "cauliflower; rape blossom"... [more]

Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cainã m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Kenan 1.

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Caísa f Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caïssa, fictional goddess of chess.

Caisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsa.

Caïssa f Literature
Invented by the Italian writer Marco Girolamo Vida as a goddess of chess in 1527. It was reused in the poem Caïssa (1763) by William Jones. Since then, the name was sporadically given to girls. It is also a popular name for chess clubs.

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

Caitana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Caitanu.

Caitrina f Irish, Scottish, Medieval Scottish

Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.

Caiva f Celtic Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Caiva was a goddess who was worshipped in Gerolstein in present-day Germany. It has been speculated that she might have been a mother goddess.

Caixia f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Caja f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kaja "daisy".

Cajka f Serbian
Diminutive of Caja, which is used as a diminutive of Jelisaveta and Stanislava.

Cajsalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

Cajsaliza f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

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

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Cəlaliyyə f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani cəlal meaning "lustre".

Calamanda f Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Latin word calamus meaning "reed, cane". This was the name of a possibly legendary Catalan saint who is the patroness of the town of Calaf (Catalonia).

Calamoya f Medieval Catalan

Calandra f American (Rare)

Calandria f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Calandra.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Calaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalayah.

Calcea f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Kelsey influenced by Chelsea.

Calcedonia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Calcedonio.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

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

Calena f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Calenus.

Calenda f Romani (Archaic)

Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".

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

Calethia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Caletta f American (Rare)

Caleya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Calhandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Alondra, occasionally used in Brazil.

Calia f American (Rare)

Calia f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Kalia.

Caliadna f Greek Mythology
Caliadna, in Greek mythology, was a naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus... [more]

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

Caliandra f Portuguese
Caliandra is the name of a flower, whose scientific name is Calliandra harrisii, and its denomination derives from the combination of the Greek elements Kallio (beautiful) and Andros (man), probably meaning "beautiful and masculine" or "beautiful and manlike".

Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.

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

Calidora f English (Rare)

California f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.

Caligola m History (Italianized)
Italian form of Caligula.

Calígula m History (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caligula.

Calimera f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Calimero.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calina f Romanian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Călina. Ana-Călina is known as Ana Calina in English.

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Calinica f Medieval Romanian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Calinichia. Doamna Calinichia is known as Lady Calinica in English.

Calinichia f Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Călina. Ana-Călina, mother of Mircea I of Wallachia, was known as Doamna Calinichia (Lady Calinichia).

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

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

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Calistra f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calla f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kalla as well as an adoption of the plant name.

Calla f East Frisian (Archaic)
A short version of the name Cateleina recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callandra f English (Rare)

Callandrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Callandria f English (Rare)

Callasandra f English (Modern)

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Callianassa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallianassa. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the Nereids.

Calliandra f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Callianeira f Greek Mythology
Callianeira was one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris.

Callianira f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallianeira. In Greek mythology, this name belonged to one of the Nereids.

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callida f English (Rare)

Callidia f Theatre, Literature
Probably derived from the Latin adjective calidus, which may be translated as "warm, hot, fiery," or "passionate". Callidia is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]

Callidora f Ancient Greek (Rare), American (Rare)
Feminine form of Calidore.

Calligenia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalligeneia.

Callina f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Caterina.

Callinica f Late Roman
Feminine form of Callinicus. This was the name of a Christian martyr from the 3rd century AD.

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope

Calliphaea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Calliphaea was one of the Ionides nymphs whose spring waters were believed to cure diseases. She was an Elean naiad-daughter of the river god Cytherus and sister to Synallasis, Pegaea and Iasis.

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Callithea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Callithyia f Greek Mythology
Derived from kαλλι meaning "beautiful" and likely θυία (thuia) referring to the Juniperus foetidissima plant or θύον (thuon) meaning "cypress-pine".

Calliupa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Calliope.

Callixena f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallixena.

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]

Calocera f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Calocero. Due to the similarities in appearance and pronunciation, this name is often confused with the name Calogera.

Calògira f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Calogera (see Calogero).

Calomaria f Medieval Italian
From Greek κάλος meaning "beautiful" combined with Maria.

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

Calphurnia f South African (Rare)
Variant of Calpurnia.

Calpurniana f Late Roman
Late Roman elaboration of Calpurnia

Caltha f American (Rare)

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').

Caluca m Guanche

Calumina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Calum.

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calvinia f South African
Feminine form of Calvin.

Calycrista f Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Calycrist.

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

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

Calyvorra f Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Callyvorry.

Cəmalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Camal.

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

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

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

Camallia f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

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

Camarina f Greek Mythology
Camarina was an Oceanid, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

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.

Cambriella f Obscure
Combination of Cambrie and Ella 1. Cambriella was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Camedda f Corsican
Variant of Camella.

Cameeka f African American (Rare)

Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.

Camella f Corsican
Corsican form Camilla.

Camena f Roman Mythology
Goddess who enables the child to sing.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

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]

Camerina f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Camerino. This was borne by Mexican poet Camerina Pavón y Oviedo (1862-1893).

Camesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Cameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Camia f English (Modern)

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.

Camilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila.

Camilita f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Camila.

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

Camillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Camillina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Camilla.

Camilluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Camilla.

Camisha f African American
A West African tribe name.

Camiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camma f History (Latinized), Old Celtic
The name of a Galatian princess and priestess of Artemis whom Plutarch writes about in both On the Bravery of Women and the Eroticus or Amatorius.

Cammela f Sicilian
Variant of Carmela.

Cammena f Sicilian
Variant of Carmena.

Cammiluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Carmela and Carmena.

Camona f American

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

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

Campanella m Literature
From Latin campanella (a smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters), itself deriving from campana, meaning "bell". It appears in "Night on the Galactic Railroad", a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa.

Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]

Campia f Late Roman

Camula f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *camulos "champion; servant".

Camya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

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

Cana f Various
From the name of the ancient city of Cana as mentioned in the New Testament, John 2:1-11, relating the story of Jesus's first miracle.

Cana m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname of uncertain origin.

Canada f American (Rare)
From the name of the North American country.

Canaria f English

Cancianila f Spanish
Spanish form of Cantianilla.

Cancionila f Obscure
Variant of Cancianila.

Canda f Indian
Indian feminine name meaning "Fierce, impetuous, violent", an epithet of Parvati.

Candea f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician candea "candle", this name is occasionally given in honor of Candlemas (Festum Candelorium in Latin, which translates to festa das candeas in Galician; compare Candelaria).

Candelária f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Candelaria.

Candelària f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Candelaria.

Candelera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Candelaria.

Candelifera f Roman Mythology
Means "candle bearer", derived from Latin candela "a taper, a wax-light, a tallow-candle" (the source of the English word candle) and ferre "to bear". In Roman mythology Candelifera was a goddess supposed to assist at childbirth, for whom a symbolical candle or torch was lighted.... [more]

Candelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Candela.

Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.

Candellaria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Candelaria.

Candelora f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Candelaria.

Candeloria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician Candeloria "Candlemas" (compare Candelaria).

Candisha f English

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

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

Candra m & f Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).

Canela f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Spanish noun canela meaning "cinnamon". It coincides with a Spanish surname (see Canela).

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".

Canhua f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, bright, lustrous" combined with 花 (hua) meaning "flower, blossom" Other Other character combinations are possible.

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).

Caniya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.

C'Anna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ceanna.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Cannetella f Literature
Derived from Italian canna "reed" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name is borne by the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale "Cannetella" by Giambattista Basile. Cannetella is a young princess who marries the evil wizard Fioravante.

Cannutia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cannutius. Cannutia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Cantata f English (Rare)

Cantianilla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cantianillus. This was the name of a saint from the 4th century AD, who was martyred along with her brothers Cantius and Cantianus.

Cantismerta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cant- "with" and smert "purveyor, carer", this name was probably understood in the sense of "all-purveyor".

Canuleia f Ancient Roman
Canuleia was one of the Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.

Canzaeda f Indigenous American (Rare)
Originally spelled "Cansaeda" The meaning of this name is unknown, though thought to mean "huntress." Originally a family name carried down through both Creek and Cherokee Indigiounous American lines throughout North Carolina and Tennessee.

Canzia f Italian
Feminine form of Canzio.

Canzianilla f Italian
Italian form of Cantianilla.

Caohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Çaoya m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he just left" in Nahuatl.

Capa m Sioux
Means "beaver" in Sioux.

Caparronia f Ancient Roman
Caparronia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

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.

Capheira f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Partial latinization of Kapheira (as its proper latinized form is Caphira). In Greek mythology, Capheira was an Oceanid as a daughter of the Titan Oceanus, possibly by his sister-wife Tethys... [more]

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]

Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.

Capitolina f Portuguese (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Capitolinus.

Çapora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant Ladino form of Zipporah.

Capràsia f Lengadocian (Rare), Gascon (Rare)
Feminine form of Caprasi.

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.

Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.

Caprotina f Roman Mythology
From Latin caprotinus "of goats". An epithet of Juno.

Capuana f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Capuan.

Çara f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Sara.

Cara f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Caro.

Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".

Caracosa f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and cosa "thing".

Caradonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and donna "woman; lady".

Carafina f Medieval Italian
Possibly derived from surname Carafa (Caraffa), which belonged to the House of Carafa (Caraffa), a noble Neapolitan family known from XII century... [more]

Caralàmpia f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Charalampos.