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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
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Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.
Chloelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chloe and the name suffix -lynn.
Chloette f English (Rare)
Rare combination of Chloe and the French diminutive suffix -ette.
Cho f Korean, Chinese (Rare)
Koreanized form of Chinese Zhou.
Chofesh m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
means "freedom, liberty" and can be also "vacation".
Cho-mae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sino-Korean 草 (cho) meaning "grass" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". ... [more]
Chompoo f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Chomphu.
Chonalyn f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Chona and the popular suffix -lyn.
Chonchanai f Thai (Rare)
A rare female name used in Thailand.... [more]
Chonnani f Thai (Rare)
Means "mother, matriarch" in Thai.
Chorcha f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of Jorge.
Chordana f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Jordana.
Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.
Chouchane f Armenian (Gallicized, Rare, Expatriate)
French transcription of Shushan. This is borne by Chouchane Siranossian (1984-), a French violinist of Armenian descent.
Choya m & f English (American, Rare)
From an English spelling of the name of the cholla cactus.
Chrese f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charisse, notable person is Chrese Evans, originally named Olga Peters, granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.
Chrisandra f American (Rare)
Apparently a blend of Chrysanta or Christine and Cassandra.
Chrisann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.
Chrischona f Medieval German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Alemannic variant of Christiana recorded in medieval German-speaking Switzerland. This name was occasionally used in honor of Saint Chrischona, particularly in the Swiss city of Basel.... [more]
Chrisella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chris and the popular suffix ella.
Chrishell f English (Rare)
In the case of American actress Chrishell Stause (1981-), her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.
Chrishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Chris.
Chrisi f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρυσή (see Chrysi).
Chrisinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Chris with the popular name suffix -inda.
Chrislaine f German (Rare)
A blend of two names, the first one starting in Chris and the second one ending in -aine (e.g., Ghislaine or Elaine).
Chrisoula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρυσούλα (see Chrysoula).
Christchen m & f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Christian using the german diminutive suffix -chen.
Christean f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christian or Christine. Christean was given to 5 girls in 1992 according to the SSA.
Christella f English, Dutch (Rare), Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Latinate variant of Christelle; in some cases, however, it can also be a contracted form of Christabella.
Christence f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Christina and Crescentia as well as an obsolete French diminutive of names beginning with Christ-.... [more]
Christiany f Indonesian (Rare)
Elaboration of the name Christian with the -y ending in order to feminize the name. This name could also be a variant of the name Christine... [more]
Christien f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Christine.
Christiena f Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Christina.
Christijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Christinus or Christine, depending on the sex of the bearer. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Christijn Groeneveld (b... [more]
Christiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christine ending with the suffix -ey.
Christinia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christina.
Christofili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Christophile.
Christofily f Greek (Americanized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Χριστοφίλη (see Christofili), which is the modern Greek feminine form of Christophilos.
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Christraud f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Christraud is a modern blend of Christine and names ending in -traud (like Waltraud).
Christyanna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christiana or a combination of Christy and Anna.
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.
Chrysalis m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word referring to the pupa of a butterfly or moth or the cocoon where the pupa is enclosed inside, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós) meaning "gold."... [more]
Chrysanthemum f English (Rare)
From the name of the daisy-like flower, derived from the Latinized form of Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrusanthemon) meaning "gold flower", composed of χρῡσός (chrysos) "gold" and ἄνθεμον (anthemon) "flower"... [more]
Chrysiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Chryseida.
Chrysothea f Greek (Rare)
From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" combined with θεός (theos) "god".
Chrysovalantou f Greek (Rare)
From the epithet of Irene Chrysovalantou, a 9th-century Greek Orthodox saint who is considered a patron of conception and fertility. It means "of Chrysobalanton", from the name of the ancient monastery in Constantinople where she was abbess (allegedly from the name of a region of the Byzantine empire which derives from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" and βαλαντιο (balantio) "coin").
Chrysta f English (Modern, Rare), Sorbian
Sorbian form and English variant of Christa.
Chu m & f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Jesus or Jesusa.
Chudney f African American (Modern, Rare)
Used by American singer Diana Ross for her daughter born 1975. According to Ross, it originated as a misspelling of the word chutney, which refers to a type of condiment, and is derived from Hindi चाटना (chāṭnā) "to lick, to eat with appetite".... [more]
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]
Chuulgan m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "confederation, assembly" in Mongolian.
Chylar f English (Rare)
Variant of Chyler. Chylar was given to 7 girls in 2009 according to the SSA.
Chyong m & f Chinese (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Possibly derived from Chinese 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade" or "precious jade".
Cia f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Cecilia and Carina 2, or a variant of Kia and Sia.
Cianne f English (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Perhaps a combination of the prefix Ci- and Anne 1 or a variant of Cyan... [more]
Ciava f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.
Cicci f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cici f Georgian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Georgian ციცი (see Tsitsi).
Ciedra f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian ciedrs "cedar" has been suggested.
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.
Cihuaxochitl f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "woman flower" in Nahuatl.
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]
Ciklámen f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "cyclamen" in Hungarian.
Cilia f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Limburgish (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Caecilia and Cecilia in various languages.... [more]
Cilicia f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient region located in southern Asia Minor, which is of pre-Greek origin, possibly Anatolian. The capital city of Cilicia was Tarsus, where the apostle Paul came from.
Cilja f Sorbian (Rare)
Short form of Cecilija.
Cina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kina (see Swedish usage).
Cindel f Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a Dutch diminutive of Cynthia. Cindel Towani was a main character in the TV movies Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, which are part of the Star Wars universe.
Cindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cindy or Cinda.
Cindora f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and the name suffix dora, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Cinderella or Cindra.
Cindylou f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and Lou.
Cinja f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Sinja.... [more]
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of Cyprianus (compare Cypriana).
Cira f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician (Rare)
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese feminine form of Cyrus.
Circuncisión f Spanish (Rare)
Means "circumcision" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the circumcision of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is traditionally viewed as the first time the blood of Christ was shed and thus the beginning of the process of the redemption of man; it is also seen as a demonstration that Christ was fully human, and of his obedience to Jewish law... [more]
Cirenia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyrenia.
Círia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyria.
Ciríaca f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyriaca.
Ciriaca f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Cyriaca.
Ćirila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćiril.
Cirilla f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian feminine form of Cyril.
Cirina f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cirino.
Cirka f Danish (Modern, Rare)
From the Danish Word Cirka, meaning about or around (adverb)
Cirkeline f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Usage probably inspired by the Danish comic book character with same name, created by Hanne Hastrup in 1957.
Cisella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cisellus.
Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.
Citrine f English (Modern, Rare), French
From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish tsitrin, for "lemon tree."... [more]
Claasje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Claas.
Claine f & m English (Rare), Scottish, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Claine.
Claira f English (Rare), French (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Claire.
Clairabelle f American (South, Modern, Rare)
An all French and culturally cohesive variant of the more familiar and classic Clarabelle... [more]
Clairdelune f Filipino (Rare)
Means "moonlight" in french, this name is common but also rare in the island country of the Philippines.
Claireece f Literature, African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice. This is the given name of Claireece Precious Jones in the book 'Push' and the movie 'Precious'.
Clairejane f English (Rare, ?)
A combination of Claire and Jane.
Clairina f French (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Claire, used in La Réunion.
Clairy f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Clair (men) and Claire (women). In the Netherlands, the name is primarily used on women, whilst in Flanders (Belgium) the opposite applies.... [more]
Clancey m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Clancy.
Clanci f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Clancy.
Claragh f English (British, Modern, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Variant of Clara influenced by the spelling of Laragh (See also Caragh).
Claramae f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and Mae.
Claramay f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and May.
Clärchen f German (Rare), Theatre
A German diminutive of Clara.... [more]
Cläre f German (Rare)
German spelling of French Claire.
Claremonde f French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun)
Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".
Clärenore f German (Rare)
A contraction of the names Cläre and Eleonore.... [more]
Clarentine f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Feminine form of Clarence. This was the title character of a 1796 novel of manners written by Sarah Burney, younger half-sister of Frances Burney.
Claret m & f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Claret, given after saint Anthony Mary Claret, a Spanish archbishop, missionary and founder of the Claretians... [more]
Claretha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Clare in the same fashion as Aretha and Eartha.
Clariandra f Medieval English (Rare)
Combination of Claria with Greek andria, a late form of andreia, and thus a feminine form of andreios "manly; masculine".
Clarienne f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Clara and the popular suffix enne
Clarigna f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Clara.
Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
Clariòta f Occitan (Rare)
Occitan diminutive of Clara.
Clarkisha f English (Rare)
Feminization of Clark by using the common feminine name suffix -isha.
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]
Clauda f English (Rare)
Rarer feminine form of Claudius.
Claudela f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Claudel.
Claudella f English (Rare)
A feminine form of Claude.
Claudenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.
Claudy f & m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude (unisex), Claudia (feminine) and Claudius (masculine).
Clavel f & m Filipino (Rare), Various
Probably from Spanish clavel ("carnation, pink clove").
Clavelina f Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish clavelina, a species of Dianthus flower named in English "rainbow pink" or "China pink".
Clayna f Mexican (Rare)
Possibly an adaptation of the Irish name "Cliodhna".
Clayrabelle f American (South, Modern, Rare)
Variant of the more familiar and classic Clarabelle or the all French Clairabelle... [more]
Claytie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine diminutive of Clayton.
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-).
Cléanthe m & f French (Rare)
French form of the Greek given name Kleanthes via its latinized form Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as Acanthe and Amaranthe.
Cleda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cleta.
Cleide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Cleïs. A notable bearer is Italian athlete Cleide Urlando.
Clemensa f German (Rare)
A rare feminine form of Clemens.... [more]
Clémente f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Clément.
Clementisima f Obscure, Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish clementísima meaning "most clement".
Cleodie f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from the Scottish surname McLeod.
Cleofe f Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
From the Latin Maria Cleophae, literally "Mary of Cleophas" (and popularly interpreted as "Mary, wife of Cleophas"). This is given in reference to the saint known in Italian as Maria Cleofe (alternatively Maria di Cleofa), who is mentioned in John 19:25 as one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [more]
Cleofina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine Italian diminutive of Cleophas.
Cleola f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleola. In Greek mythology, Cleola is the name of a daughter of Dias, son of Pelops... [more]
Cléoma f French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from French cléome "cleome, spider flowers, bee plants". Cléoma Breaux Falcon (1906-1941) was a Cajun musician from Louisiana.