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Cassette f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Cass. It also coincides with the word cassette, which refers to a kind of tape formerly used to record audio.

Cassey f English (Canadian)
Variant of Cassie.

Cassi f English (American, Modern)
Diminutive of Cassidy or Cassandra.

Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.

Cassiana f Ancient Roman, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Provençal
Feminine form of Cassian.

Cassiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Cassius ... [more]

Cassianna f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassianne f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.

Cassidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidie f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassidiy f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cassiele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian feminine form of Cassiel.

Cassielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cassiel.

Cassienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Cassien.

Cassietta f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassie using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. This was borne by American gospel singer Cassietta George (1929-1995).

Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.

Cassilyn f English
Cassie with the -lyn suffix.

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]

Cassindra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassinia f Obscure
The name of a family of daisy flowers.

Cassiopée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Cassiopeia.

Cassiopia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassiopeia.

Cassiphone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The daughter of Circe.

Cassity f English
Variant of Cassidy.

Casslyn f English (American)
Variation of Cassie and lynn.

Cassondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra (see also Sondra).

Cassotis f Greek Mythology
Cassotis was a nymph from Parnassus, and the eponym of a spring at the Oracle at Delphi which was dedicated to Apollo.

Casta f Spanish
Casta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger... [more]

Castalia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κασταλία (Kastalia), which is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "clean, spotless, pure" or κασσύω (kassuô) "to stitch"... [more]

Castalie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Castalia.

Castañar f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "chestnut grove" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castañar meaning "Our Lady of the Chestnut Grove". She is the patron saint of the town of Béjar, in the province of Salamanca, Spain.

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".

Castaspella f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
The name of one of the main characters in the 1980s animated cartoon series, She-ra Princess of Power

Castella f Medieval Italian
Derived From the Italian word castello meaning "castle". It could also be a diminutive of Castellana.

Castellana f Medieval Italian, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Catalan
Directly taken from Latin castellana "a (female) castellan; a damsel" as well as "of or pertaining to a castle".

Caster f South African
Possibly a variant of Castor.

Castgina f Romansh
Romansh form of Christina, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Castilla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from Castilla, a region in Spain.

Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.

Castillo f Spanish (European)
Means "castle" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castillo meaning "Our Lady of the Castle".

Častimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Častimir.

Častimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Častimira.

Castine f African American

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.

Castorina f Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian feminine form of Castorino, or else a direct feminine diminutive of either Castoro or Castore, formed with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (itself ultimately from the Latin feminine adjective-forming suffix -īna "of or pertaining to").

Castrensa f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Castrense.

Castrenza f Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Castrensa.

Castricia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Castricius.

Casundra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Casy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Casyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Catguistl f Medieval Cornish
Derived from Cornish kas "battle" and gostel "hostage".

Cathaysa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Allegedly means "beautiful (big) daisy" in the Guanche language. Recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. Cathaysa is also the title of a song recorded by singer Pedro Guerra in the 1980s.

Cathos f Theatre
A character in "Les Précieuses Ridicules"(The Absurd Précieuses or The Affected Ladies), a one-act satire by Molière in prose. The play takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité (preciousness)

Cathws f Welsh
Welsh form of Catharine

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

Catisson f Occitan
Limousine diminutive form of Catarina.

Catiușa f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Katyusha.

Catiuscia f Italian
Italian borrowing of Katyusha.

Catniss f Pet (Modern)
Variant of Katniss. This is given mainly to cats and horses.

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

Catrisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catricia.

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

Cavassia f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)

Caysen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caysie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Cebisa f & m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "to suggest, to give advice" in Xhosa.

Cecess f African American
Variant of Success.

Ceirios f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh ceirios "cherry".

Celes f & m Popular Culture, Spanish
Diminutive of Celestino and Celestina.

Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.

Celest f Dutch (Surinamese), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Celeste.

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.

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.

Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).

Celestiana f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Celestina.

Célestie f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Caelestia.

Celestielle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Celeste influenced by the word celestial.

Čelestina f Slovene
Variant of Celestina.

Célestina f Occitan
Occitan form of Celestina.

Celestis f Various (Rare)
Variant spelling of Caelestis.

Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.

Celestra f American (Rare)

Celestria f Medieval English

Celeszta f Hungarian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Celesztina.

Celesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestine.

Celianys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celiana.

Cêlise f French (Rare)
Maybe from Céline, or maybe from "cerise" who mean "cherry". More often pronounced like Sélène but can be pronounced like SEH-Lise

Celise f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Celise seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.

Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.

Celistina f Corsican
Corsican form of Célestine.

Cellestina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Celestina.

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

Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.

Celusa f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Celusa ( Kelousê from kêloô ‘to have an abnormal delivery’) was a naiad or an oread who personified over Mount Celusa or Celossa in Phliasia... [more]

Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.

Cendroseta f Folklore
Provençal form of Cinderella.

Cephiso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κηφισώ (Kephiso), which is the feminine form of Kephisos.... [more]

Cerasela f Romanian
Variant of Cerasella.

Cerasella f Romanian, Italian
Diminutive of cerasa, an alternative Italian term to say ciliegia, both meaning "cherry". Cerasella is a 1959 Canzone Napoletana song performed by Gloria Christian and Wilma De Angelis... [more]

Cerceis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "of the weaving shuttle", derived from Greek κερκίς (kerkis) meaning "weaving shuttle, taper rod". This was the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology, described as being lovely of form.

Cérès f Roman Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Ceres.

Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."

Ceris f English

Cerisa f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cerise.

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).

Ceroessa f Ancient Greek
Daughter of Zeus and Io, also founder of Byzantium with her uncle Poseidon.

Cersei f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [more]

Cerstin f German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Kerstin. Note that it is still pronounced with an initial k.

Cësa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Francëszka.

Cesara f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Cesare.

Cesara f Irish Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cessair.

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

Cesarea f Italian
Variant of Cesaria.

Césarette f French (Rare)
Feminine variant of César.

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.

Césarie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caesaria.

Césarina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Césarine.

Césarine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of César.

Cesarino f Provençal
Provençal form of Césarine.

Cesca f Catalan, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Francesca.

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

Cesferina f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish name

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.

Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.

Cesiah f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Cesia.

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

Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.

Cesira f Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars connect this name to masculine Cesare, others rather see a link to Cesio... [more]

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

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Ceslie f English (Rare)

Ceslieanne f Obscure

Česlova f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Czesława.

Çeşmə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "water spring" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian چشمه (cheshme).

Çeşmidilber f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian چشم (čašm, češm) meaning "eye" and دلبر (delbar) meaning "beloved, sweetheart".

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

Çeşmisiyah f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish ceşm meaning "eye" combined with siyah meaning "black".

Cessa f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Narcessa.

Cessair f Irish, Irish Mythology
Allegedly means "affliction, sorrow". According to Irish legend Cessair was a granddaughter of Noah who died in the great flood. The name also belonged to a Gaulish princess who married the Irish high king Úgaine Mór in the 5th or 6th century BC.

Cesselot f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Cecily.

Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.

Cessie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Narcessa.

Cessily f English (American)
Variant of Cecily.

Cessilye f English
Variant of Cecily.

Cessy f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cesyl f Filipino (Rare)

Cezsan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar джез (cez) meaning "copper, bronze" and сан (san) meaning "body, limb".

Chablis f African American (Modern, Rare)
It is a type of French wine that sounds feminine.

Chaerunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chaerunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chaerunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chae-seon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 "variegated colors" and 仙 "transcendent, immortal".

Chae-soo f Korean

Chairestrate f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χαίρω (chairo) meaning "to be glad, to rejoice" combined with στρατος (stratos) "army". This was borne by the mother of the philosopher Epicurus.

Chairunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunnisah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunnissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chalcomedusa f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek χαλκός (chalkos) "copper" and μέδω (medo) "to protect, to rule over". In Greek mythology, this was the name of an Ithican queen, the mother of Laertes and wife of Arcesius.

Chalearmsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalermsi f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalermsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalisa f Thai

Chalise f English (Rare)
Variant of Chalice.

Chalissa f English
Variant of Kalissa.

Challis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Challis. This is also a word (possibly derived from the surname) for a type of fine fabric. Alternatively, this could be a variant of Chalice.

Chaloemsi f Thai (Rare)
From Thai เฉลิม (chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Chaloemsri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เฉลิมศรี (see Chaloemsi).

Chalyse f English
Variant of Chalice.

Chamintsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian чамин (chamin) meaning "stylish, elegant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Chams m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شمس (see Shams) chiefly used in North Africa.

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

Chances f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word chances. See also Chance.

Chanese f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Changshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "a long day, clear, bright" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Changshuo m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of lunar month; the north".

Chanise f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanice.

Chanselyn f Obscure
Variant of Chancelyn.

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

Chansol m & f Korean (Modern)
From a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Sol.

Chansom m & f Lao
From the Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon" and ໂສມ (som) meaning "form, appearance" or "pretty".

Chansonetta f Obscure
Most likely derived from French chanson meaning "song" combined with the feminine suffix etta. This name was borne by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons (1858-1937), an American photographer.

Chantanesha f African American

Chantessy f African American
Possibly the feminine version of Channing combined with the name Tess.

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).

Chaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晁 (cháo) meaning "morning, dawn" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Chapansi f & m Nsenga
Child born after many miscarriages

Chapasi f & m Tumbuka
Means "earth, dirt, belongs to earth" in Tumbuka, often given after other children in the family have died.

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

Charisa f English
Variant of Charissa.

Charise f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Charis.

Chariss f English
Variant of Charis.

Charlese f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

Charlesetta f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlesia f American
Feminine form of Charles.

Charlesie f English (Rare)
Alternate form of Charles. Typically used to feminize the name Charles, similar to Charlotte, etc.

Charlesine f English (American)
Feminine Form of Charles. Also Form of Charlotte

Charlestine f American (South, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Charles or Charleston

Charleston m & f African American, Portuguese (Brazilian), American
Transferred use of the surname Charleston.

Charlestyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Charleston.

Charliese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlize, influenced by Liese.

Charlisa f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Charlize.

Charlise f French

Charlise f English, South African
Variant of Charlize.

Charlisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Charles using Lisha. See also Charlesia.

Charlissa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Charles and the feminine suffix -issa.

Charlisse f English (American)

Charlsie f English
It may perhaps be a diminutive form of Charlotte that spun off as an independent name or an attempt to feminize Charles.... [more]

Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.

Charnelsa f American (Rare)

Charoenrasamee f & m Thai (Rare)
From Thai เจริญ (charoen) meaning "prosper, grow, deevelop" and รัศมี (ratsami) meaning "ray of light".

Charrise f English
Variant of Charice.

Charrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Charrise.

Charrisse f American (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Charryse f English
Variant of Charisse.

Charuhasini f Hindi
Feminine form of Charuhas or Charuhaas.

Charukeshi f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "with beautiful hair".

Charybdis f Greek Mythology
The name of a sea monster believed to live under a small rock on one side of a narrow channel. Opposite her was Scylla, another sea monster, that lived inside a much larger rock... [more]

Chaselyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Chase and Lyn.

Chaselynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chase and Lynn.

Chasey f & m English (Modern, Rare)

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

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

Chasidy f English (American)
Variant of Chasity.

Chasity f English
Variant of Cassidy.

Ch'aska f Incan Mythology, Quechua
In Incan mythology, Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Venus, flowers, maidens, and sex. She protected virgin girls. This name is of a separate etmology, with the Quechua ch'aska referring to what they thought was the brightest star but was the planet Venus... [more]

Ch’askañawi f Quechua
Means "star eyes" in Quechua.

Chasmyn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jasmine, possibly influenced by Chasity.

Chassidy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chasity possibly influenced by the spelling of Cassidy. Depending on pronunciation, it could also be used as a variant of Cassidy.

Chassity f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chastity.

Chastelyn f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname which was itself derived from Old French chastelain meaning "castle-keeper, castellan", either an occupational or status name for the governor or constable of a castle... [more]

Chasten m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chasten.

Chasya f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.

Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.

Chatsuda f Thai
From Thai ฉัตร (chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Chatushkarni f Hinduism
Means "(thing) which is known by four ears" (i.e., only two people), derived from an alternative form of Sanskrit चतुर् (catúr) meaning "four" and कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear" (also compare Karna)... [more]

Chauntasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of Chanté with the suffix tasia (from names such as Anastasia or Fantasia).

Chaurisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse, this name is used for the deuteragonist of "Silver Sparrow" by Tayari Jones.

Chausiki f Swahili
Means "born at night" in Swahili.

Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chee-hash-kish f Apache

Chekesha f African American (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Swahili verb -chekesha meaning "to joke, to kid, to make laugh" (the causative form of -cheka "to laugh").

Chelese f English (American, Rare)

Chelise f English
A variant of Chalice or Chelsea. ... [more]

Chelisha f Indian (Rare)
It's the young's name

Chelissa f American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Chelsea and Melissa or an elaborated variant of Chelise

Chellise f English
It's a variation of the name Chelsea.

Chellsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chellsie f English (American)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chels f English
Short form of Chelsea.

Chelsa f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelse f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelseamarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Chelsea and Marie.

Chelsee f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsei f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelseigh f American
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsi f English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

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

Chelsština f Czech (Rare)
Czech diminutive of Chelsea.

Chelssy f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea

Chelsy f English
Variant of Chelsea .

Chelsye f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chemislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

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

Chenerosa f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Generosa.

Chenise f English (British)
Possibly a variation of Shanice

Chenshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Chenshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".

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]

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

Cheresha f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian череша "cherry".

Cheris f English
Variant of Charisse.

Cherisa f American
Variant of Cherise.

Cherissa f English
Elaboration of Cherise.

Cherisse f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole, South African
Variant of Charisse.

Chernislava f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian

Cherries f Obscure (Rare)

Chertrudes f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gertrude.

Chesa f Filipino
Meaning "celestial."

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

Cheshika f Telugu
Faith and Trust

Chesia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Keziah.

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

Cheska f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Francesca.

Cheslava f Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian
Ukrainian form of Czesława.

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

Chesleigh f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Chesley.

Chesli f American
Feminine variant of Chesley.

Cheslie f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Chesley. A notable bearer was Cheslie Kryst (1991–2022), an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2019.