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Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.

Chana f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chana f & m Aymara
Means "youngest child" in Aymara.

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

Chánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 正 (chánh) meaning "head, chief" or 政 (chánh) meaning "government".

Chanh m & f Lao
Means "moon" in Lao.

Chani f Jewish
Diminutive of Channah.

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

Chany f Yiddish
Diminutive of Channah.

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

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

Char f & m English
Short for the name Charity

Charm f English (Modern)
From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.

Charu f Indian
Means Beauty (One of the names shri ram) (Charuchandraji)

Chat f Nigerian
F, Bajju name from nigeria; it means, love or like

Chato f Filipino
Diminutive of Rosario.

Chau f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Châu used outside of Vietnam.

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chavi f Indian

Chavy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.

Chaw f & m Burmese
Means "smooth, fine, handsome" in Burmese.

Chawa f Jewish
Variant of Chawwah.

Chawn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shawn.

Chaye f Jewish, Yiddish (?)

Chayo f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosario.

Chayu f Indian
MEANING - "showing awe, showing respect"... [more]

Cheat m & f Khmer
Means "born" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात (jata).

Checa f Filipino (Rare)
Filipino form of Chica.

Chee f Hmong
Chee means "Shine or Shining" in Hmong.

Chee m & f Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hokkien)
Teochew and Hokkien romanization of Zhi.

Cheer f English (Rare)
From the English word cheer, referring to a feeling of happiness, or a shout of joy or encouragement. Ultimately derived via Old French chiere from Late Latin cara "head".

Chegu m & f Tibetan
Means "magnitude, grandeur" in Tibetan.

Chein m & f Burmese
Means "to weigh, to consider" or "to aim for, to aspire to" in Burmese.

Cheja f Kaguru
Means "we came" in Chikaguru.

Cheka f Indian

Chel m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Michel (masculine) and Rachel (feminine). Also compare the related names Chiel and Sjel (both masculine).... [more]

Chela f Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Sheila.

Chela f English (Australian)

Chele f English
diminutive of Michelle

Cheli f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Araceli.

Chell f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Chelle. Chell is the name of the main protagonist in Valve game studio's 'Portal' video game series.

Chell f English
Short form of Chelsea.

Chels f English
Short form of Chelsea.

Chely f English
Diminutive of Richell.

Chely f Spanish
Variant of Cheli.

Chema f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gema.

Chems m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of شمس (see Shams), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chepi f & m Algonquin, New World Mythology, Wampanoag, Narragansett
Means "ghost" in Wampanoag and Narragansett. It was another name for Hobomock.

Chera f Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French chere, the feminine form of the adjective cher, chier "dear, dearest; expensive; costly; important, noteworthy" as well as a short form of Anchera.

Chere f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Chera.

Cheri f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "a cherry tree, cherry blossom" combined with 姫 (ri) meaning "lady, princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Cheri f Amharic
Means "graceful" in Amharic.

Cherl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Chesa f Filipino
Meaning "celestial."

Chess m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English
Short form of Chester, or sometimes Francesca.

Cheuk f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Zhuo.

Cheva f Jewish

Chevi f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
MEANING : Name of a raagini (in music), female personification of music

Chevy m & f English
A literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.... [more]

Chhet f Khmer

Chhêu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chao.

Chhûn f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chun.

Chhun f & m Khmer
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or possibly from 津 (jīn) meaning "port".... [more]

Chhun f & m Khmer
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or possibly from 津 (jīn) meaning "port".

Chhun m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".

Chía f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.

Chía f New World Mythology
Pre-Columbian goddess of the moon.... [more]

Chiam m & f Thai
Means "modest, humble" in Thai.

Chi-An f & m Korean
Alternative transcription of Korean Hangul 지안 (see Ji-An).

Chido f Shona
Means "wish, desire; love" in Shona.

Chiên f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旃 meaning "felt (textile material)".

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

Chiếu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 照 (chiếu) meaning "to shine, illuminate", 詔 (chiếu) meaning "imperial decree", or 釗 (chiếu) meaning "to encourage".

Chiga f & m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chih m & f Taiwanese
Taiwanese romanization of Zhi.

Chiha f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 波 (ha) meaning "wave", 羽 (ha) meaning "plume, feather" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)"... [more]

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]

Chii f Japanese (Rare)

Chiki f Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Chiko f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 湖 (ko) meaning "lake"... [more]

Chiku m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku

Chila f Jewish (Archaic)

Chila f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Chili f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Chilo f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Auxiliadora.

Chim f & m Vietnamese
Means "bird" in Vietnamese.

Chima f Japanese (Archaic)
During the Edo Period, it was written with the kanji that modernly means "space time, leave".

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

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

Chimi f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chin f Japanese
Possibly derived from Japanese 亭 (chin), meaning "arbor".

China f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what?" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Ching f & m Chinese (Rare)

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".

Chio f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (chi) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 於 (o) meaning "in". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chio f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.

Chiqa f & m Aymara
Means "truth" in Aymara.

Chira f Kurdish
Means "lantern" in Kurdish.

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

Chiri f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]

Chiro f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 散 (chiru) meaning "scatter" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom", or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, stop, fasten"... [more]

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

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]

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

Chito m & f Filipino

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

Chito m & f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of many names such as Luis, Dionisio, or Monico. This is also used as a diminutive of Rosario through the name Charito.

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

Chivy f Khmer

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.

Chiwa f Yao
Means "death" in Yao.

Chiya f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyo f Shona
Meaning "grain".

Chizu f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chidzu.

Chӗkeş f Chuvash
Means "swallow" in Chuvash.

Chleo f English (Rare)
Variant of Cleo influenced by a misspelling of Chloe.

Chlo f English
Diminutive of Chloe.

Chloa f English
Latinate or Elaborated form of Chloe.

Chloè f Italian
Italian from of Chloe.

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

Cho-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 草 (cho) "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and 娥 (a) "be beautiful; good".

Chòca f Kashubian
Diminutive of Chòcemira.

Cho-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (cho) meaning "glass, crystal" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945)... [more]

Chojo f Japanese
"Chojo" (長女) in Japanese means "eldest daughter" or "firstborn daughter." The first character "cho" (長) means "long" or "chief," and "jo" (女) means "woman" or "daughter." Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Chok m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Zhuo.

Choka f Japanese
Cho is an alterntive writing of Chō (蝶), which means Butterfly.The word Ka (華) means flower. This name means tanrsfroming into a better version of yourself.

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".

Choko f Japanese
From Japanese 甘 (cho) meaning "sweet", 緒 (cho) meaning "thread" or 小 (cho) meaning "small, little" combined with 茶 (ko) meaning "tea" or 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.

Chol f Spanish
Diminutive of Soledad.

Chole f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Sol 1 or Maria de la Soledad.

Chơn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 真 (chơn) meaning "real, genuine, true".

Chon m & f Thai
Means "water" in Thai.

Chon f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Chona f Galician
Hypocoristic of Asunción.

Chona f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Chon.

Chona f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Concepción.

Chona f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of names ending in -cion, such as Concepcion or Consolacion.

Choni f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Ascension and Concepcion.

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

Chote f English

Chou f Chinese
Means "gem" in Chinese.

Choua f Hmong
Variant of Cua.

Chouk f Khmer
Means "lotus" in Khmer.

Choum f Khmer
Means "refreshingly beautiful" in Khmer.

Chow f & m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Chow.

Choya m & f English (American, Rare)
From an English spelling of the name of the cholla cactus.

Choye f Korean
Combination of Sino-Korean 草 (cho) "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) "art; talent, ability; craft" or 乂 (ye) "govern, control, manage; nurture"

Chrom m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek chroma meaning "color". This is the name of one of the protagonists of the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening. Variant of Chrome

Chrys f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chris.

Chuan m & f Thai
Means "persuade" in Thai.

Chuci f Chinese
From the Chinese 楚 (chǔ) meaning "clear" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable, benevolent".

Chue m & f Hmong
Chue means the "Bell" in Hmong. Most guys are name after it but some girls gets the name as well.

Chui f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Cui.

Chuju f Chinese
tidy

Chuki f Bhutanese

Chuki f & m Swahili
Means "born during a time of hatred" in Swahili.

Chuki f Japanese

Chula f Chickasaw, Choctaw
Means "fox" in Choctaw and Chickasaw. It is uncertain whether this is a traditional Choctaw (or Chickasaw) name.

Chula m & f Thai
Means "star-shaped kite" or "excellent, beautiful, ravishing" in Thai.

Chuma m & f Bemba
Means "wealth" in Bemba.

Chumi f Odia
Meaning "Bead".

Chún f Chinese, Vietnamese
Meaning "Pure", "Honest".

Chưn f Vietnamese
Vietnamese Form of Chún.

Chune f Chinese
From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".

Chung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Jeong.

Chung m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鍾 (chung) meaning "goblet, cup (for alcohol)".

Chung m & f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Zhong.

Chura f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of Okinawan adjective 美/清らさん (churasan) meaning "beautiful, lovely," cognate to Japanese 清ら (kiyora), an archaic term referring to elegant and dazzling beauty, otherwise the stem of 清らか (kiyoraka) meaning "clean, pure, chaste."... [more]

Chusa f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesusa.

Chu'si f Hopi
Means "snake flower" in Hopi.

Chuu f & m Japanese
this is a japanese kanji "忠" that means "sincerity", is also the stage name of a kpop idol from the group LOONA

Chuva f Portuguese
From Portuguese chuva meaning "rain".

Chuxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 俶 (chù) meaning "start, beginning" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Chuya m & f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.

Chyan f & m English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chyca f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chica.

Chyla f English
alternate spelling of Kyla or Shyla

Chyn m & f Dungan
Means "morning" in Dungan.

Chynn f Chinese (Modern)
From Chinese 真 (zhen) which means "true". This name is mainly used in Singapore.

Chyou f Chinese
Means "autumn" in Chinese.

Ciai f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "(your) daughter".

Ciana f English (American, Modern)
Invented name, likely influenced by names like Siena and Cian.

Ciana f Theatre
Truncated form of Luciana. This name was borne by the titular character Madama Ciana of Gaetano Latilla's opera (1738).

Ciang f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 卬 (áng) meaning "lofty, high".

Ciara f Sicilian (Rare), Sardinian
Variant of Chiara.

Ciava f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Ciba f Romani (Caló)
Means "marvel, wonder" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Maravilla.

Cibai f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Cibek f Karachay-Balkar
Means "silk" in Karachay-Balkar.

Ciça f Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Cecília.

Cicci f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cici f English
Diminutive of Cecilia and other names beginning with or containing the sound Ci.

Cici f Taiwanese
It means child of music or heart of music.

Cici f Georgian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Georgian ციცი (see Tsitsi).

Cicih f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound cih (or other similar sounds), such as Suci or Kurniasih.

Çida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.

Cida f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Aparecida.

Ciel f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Short form of Ceciel (unisex), Cecilia (feminine) and Cecilius (masculine).

Ciela f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Either a modern variant of Cielo or a truncated form of names that end in -ciela.

Ciele f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ciena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Cíes f Galician (Modern)
Given after Cíes Islands in Galicia (Spain), itself possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *seikw ("to dry").

Cifei f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Cigfa f Celtic Mythology, Welsh Mythology
Cigfa is a minor character in Welsh mythology. Her full name was Cigfa ferch Gwyn Glohoyw.

Cîhan m & f Kurdish
Means "world, universe" in Kurdish, ultimately from Persian جهان (jahān).

Ciji f Popular Culture, English (American, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, perhaps a phonetic spelling of the initials C and G. This was used for a character on the American soap opera Knots Landing, Ciji Dunne. She is a character that debuted on the show in 1982... [more]

Cíla f Czech
Diminutive of Cecilie.

Cilda f Latvian
Derived from Latvian cildens "sublime, grand, resplendant, exalted".

Cilė f Lithuanian
Short form of Cecilė, Liucilė, Priscilė and other feminine names ending in -cilė.

Cilee f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Ciley f English
Variant of Kylie.

Cilia f English (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Celia.

Cilia f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Limburgish (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Caecilia and Cecilia in various languages.... [more]

Cilia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cecilia.

Cilie f German (Silesian)
Diminutive of Cäcilie.

Çilja f Albanian (Archaic)

Cilja f Sorbian (Rare)
Short form of Cecilija.

Cilla f Hungarian, German
Hungarian form of Zillah as well as a Hungarian borrowing of German Cilla, itself a variant of Zilla.

Cilla f English
Short form of Priscilla.

Çille f Karachay-Balkar
Means "silk" in Karachay-Balkar. It also refers to the 40 coldest days of winter, or 40 hottest days of summer.

Cilli f German
Diminutive of Cäcilia.

Cilly f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Cecilia, Celia and Priscilla. In The Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is television presenter Cilly Dartell (b... [more]

Cilou f Flemish
A name in Belgium, made famous by model Cilou Annys.

Çima f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Cima.

Cima f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Hebrew Simcha.

Cimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Çîmen f Kurdish
Means "meadow, grass, lawn" in Kurdish.

Cina f Italian, Medieval Italian
Feminine form of of Cino.

Cina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kina (see Swedish usage).

Cina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sina.

Cing m & f Zhuang
Zhuang transcription of 清 (see Qing).

Cing f Chin
Means "sterile, stricken" in Hakha Chin.

Cinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.

Cinia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Sinia.

Cinja f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Sinja.... [more]

Cinka f Czech
Diminutive of Lucie.

Cinka f Romani
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Cinta f Spanish (European), Catalan
Means "ribbon" in Spanish and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Virgen de la Cinta.

Cinzi f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Cinzia.

Ciona f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Cione f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Cipac m & f Nahuatl
Variant of Cipactli.

Cipra f Hungarian
Short form of Cipriána, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Cipta m & f Indonesian
Means "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Ciqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 瓷 (cí) meaning "porcelain" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Cira f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician (Rare)
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese feminine form of Cyrus.

Cîran f Kurdish
Means "neighbour" in Kurdish.

Ciri f & m Spanish

Círia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyria.

Ciria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Cognate of Cyria and Círia.

Cirie f English
Famous bearer is Cirie Fields, 4th and 3rd place finisher of Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Micronesia, respectively. Presumed to be invented.

Cirka f Danish (Modern, Rare)
From the Danish Word Cirka, meaning about or around (adverb)

Cirno f Popular Culture
The name is based on the English word "chill." A notable character with the name is Cirno, an ice fairy from the Touhou Project.

Cisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, the same etymological root as Tyr, which evolved into Cyo and Ziu in Old High German.... [more]

Cisa f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Cisa f Catalan
Diminutive of Narcisa.

Cisal f Atayal
meaning is "to play, visit, or associate with"

Cisca f Dutch
Dutch short form of Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.

Cisca f Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive of Francisca.

Çise f Turkish
Means "drizzle, light rain" in Turkish.

Ciska f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form for both Francisca and Franciska - one could also label it a variant spelling for Cisca (though out of the two, Ciska is certainly the most common).

Ciske m & f Dutch
Diminutive form of Cis.

Cisly f Medieval English
Variant of Cicely.

Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)
From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de El Cisne and Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [more]

Cissa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.

Cissi f Swedish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Çiste f Kurdish
Means "alert, keen" in Kurdish.

Cita f Slovene
Slovene form of Zita 1 and Zita 2.

Cita f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Carmencita, Pacita, and other names ending in -cita.

Citka f Slovene
Diminutive of Cita.

Citli f Mexican
Possibly a diminutive of Citlali.

Citra f Literature
Invented by Neal Shusterman for the main character in his book series "Scythe", first released in 2016.

Çitta f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Zita 1.

Citta f Italian (Archaic)
Older form of Zita 1.

Citta f Indian

Ciuri f Georgian
Alternate transcription of Georgian ციური (see Tsiuri).

Çivey f Khakas
Khakas form of Yeva.

Ciwa f History, Medieval Cornish (Latinized, ?)

Ciwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 瓷 (cí) meaning "porcelain" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".

Ciwas f Atayal

Cixi f Chinese
Chinese honorific name meaning "Motherly and Auspicious."

Cixin m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 慈 (cí) meaning "to show affection to" and "kind; charitable" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy; joyous; delighted".... [more]

Ciyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Cizin f & m Mayan Mythology

Claar f Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Clara.

Cläre f German (Rare)
German spelling of French Claire.

Claro f Provençal
Provençal form of Claire.

Clary f English (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).... [more]

Clau f Dutch, Spanish
Dutch and Spanish short form of Claudia.... [more]

Clea f English (Rare), German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Latinate form of Cleo apparently coined by British novelist Lawrence Durrell for a character in his Alexandria Quartet. A known bearer is American actress Clea DuVall (1977-).

Cleda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cleta.

Clée f & m French (Modern)
From Cléa, also from "clé" which means key in French

Cléia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Cleia.

Cleia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Kleia.

Cleio f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Kleio, because its proper (and most common) latinized form is Clio.

Cleïs f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεις (Kleis), perhaps a derivative of Kleio. This was the name of Sappho's mother and daughter.

Clell m & f American
Possible nickname from the surname McClelland. Famous bearers include a male actor on Gun Smoke and a cowboy in a PBS commercial.