CaillínmMedieval Irish Meaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun caille meaning "veil".... [more]
CailuanfChinese From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
CaiqinfChinese From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" or 采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute", 勤 (qín) meaning "diligent, industrious, hardworking" or 芹 (qín) meaning "celery"... [more]
CairennfIrish Mythology In medieval Irish legends, this name was borne by the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages, a concubine of King Eochu (or Eochaid). She was treated harshly by his jealous wife Queen Mongfind, but later rescued by her son.
CaislínfIrish (Modern), English (Modern) Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]
CaiwenfChinese From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
CaiyinfChinese From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
CaiyunfChinese From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, vowel"... [more]
ÇakînfKurdish From the Kurdish çakî meaning "goodness, favour".
CaledonmEnglish (Rare) Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]
CalinmRomanian Variant of Călin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
CalwynfLiterature Calwyn is a character in The Singer of All Songs, the first novel in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy by Kate Constable. She is a 16-year-old priestess of Antaris who can sing ice chantments.
CamillienmFrench (Quebec) Probably a variation of Camilien, which is the French form of Camilianus.
CamionfLiterature From an archaic French word meaning "small pin". This is the name of the titular character in Mademoiselle de Lubert's fairy tale "Princess Camion" (1743). Camion is the name of a princess transformed into a tiny doll, given to the prince Zirphil to be his wife... [more]
CampionmEnglish (Rare), Literature This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]
CanluanfChinese From the Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, illuminating, bright" or 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, luster of gems, lustrous" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
CanonmEnglish From the English word "canon" meaning "a generally accepted rule or principle; works considered to be authentic; religious law; or catalog of saints". From the Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek kanón (κανών) 'measuring rod, standard'... [more]
CanxinfChinese From the Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, illuminating, bright" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Canyonm & fEnglish From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
CaodhanmIrish (Modern, Rare) Irishized form of Caden in analogy to Aodhán and Aidan. This name is not traditionally used in Irish Gaelic nor would be pronounced like English Caden.
CapricornmAstronomy From Latin Capricornus meaning "horned like a goat" (from caper, genitive capri "goat" and cornu "horn"), a loan-translation of Greek Aigokheros, the name of the constellation... [more]
CaptainmAmerican (Rare) Military and naval rank from the Latin word capit meaning "head" and conveying a sense of "leader" in modern use.
Carlinf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]
CarljohanmSwedish (Rare) Rare combination of the names Carl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Carl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Carl Johan.
CarnationfEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic) Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]
Carnelianf & mEnglish After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).
CartanmSomali The name Cartan may be linked to terms or concepts in Somali language that emphasize strength or steadfastness, though its exact root is difficult to pinpoint. Many Somali names are descriptive, referring to virtues or traits that parents hope their child will embody, such as courage or leadership.
CarteronmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Carteron was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the King Lycaon
CatalinmRomanian Spelling variant of Cătălin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Catanm & fClassic Mayan (Archaic) it is a mayan name short Yacatan which was the capitol of the mayan world. it was also used in a books called Sirens Call by C H B-eliott
CatelinfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CatelynfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 93 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CatelynfLiterature Invented by G.R.R. Martin for his "Game of Thrones" book series, first realeased in 1996 and turned into a TV series (2011-2019). It is not pronounced like the similar Caitlin and unrelated.
CatelynnfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 70 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CatinfFrench (Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Originally a (now archaic) French diminutive of Catherine. While in Louisiana French catin also means "doll; mannequin, dummy", in European French catin means "harlot, slattern" (which is no doubt the reason this form of the name fell out of usage in France).
CatwallonmMedieval Breton Possibly the Breton form of Cadwallon. Catwallon was the abbot of Redon Abbey and the son of the Duke of Brittany Conan I of Rennes.
Cavidanf & mTurkish, Azerbaijani Derived from Persian جاوید (javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.
ÇayanmRussian, Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas Derived from Tatar чаян (çayan) meaning "scorpion". This is also the name of a Tatar satirical magazine, which has been in circulation since 1923.
CaytlinfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 8 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CaytlynfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CéadaoinfIrish Directly taken from Irish céadaoin meaning "wednesday", ultimately from old Irish céad meaning "first" and aoine meaning "fast".
CeallachanmIrish Of Irish origin, it means "war" and "strife".
CeallanmScottish, Irish Found in Irish History and is a modern place name in Scotland. Possibly related to the Gaelic name Ceallach. Wanted to name my son Kelly (Wife thought it was a girls name) and came across this place name in Scotland... [more]
CeanndubhánmOld Irish Means "black-headed, dark-haired", from Old Irish cenn "head" and dub "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
CedalionmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Κηδαλίων (Kedalion), of which the meaning is not entirely certain. It could have been derived from Greek κηδαλιζω (kedalizô) meaning "purifying, cleansing"... [more]