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Brahita m & f Indian
Means "cherished" in some Indian languages.

Brahmagupta m Sanskrit
Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta, a theoretical treatise, and the Khaṇḍakhādyaka, a more practical text.

Branca m Medieval Italian
Short form of both Brancaleone and Brancazio. A known bearer of this name was the Genovese nobleman Branca Doria (c... [more]

Branca m Ligurian
Short form of Brancalion.

Brandà m Catalan
Catalan form of Brendan.

Breca m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Breca (sometimes spelled Breoca) was a Bronding who, according to the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, was Beowulf’s childhood friend.

Brendà m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Brendan.

Breoca m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Alternate spelling of Breca, a character from Beowulf.

Břeťa m Slovak, Slovene, Czech
Nickname of Bretislav or Břetislav.

Brictheah m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Beorhtheah.

Brihadratha m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit बृहद्रथ (Bṛhadratha), meaning "one with a great chariot", from Sanskrit बृहत् (bŕhat) "large, great" and रथ (rátha) "chariot". This was the name of the founder of the Brihadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha featured in Hindu literature.

Brijendra m Indian
Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Brinendra m Indian
Brij is the birth place of Lord Shri Krishan.and Indra is the lord of Gods,by Vedic.

Brorda m Medieval English

Buba m African

Buba m Svan, Georgian
Means "uncle" in Svan. In other words: this name is basically the Svan equivalent of Bidzina.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Bucca m Medieval English

Bucha f & m Indian

Buda m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly means "swelling one (of rounded shapes)", "elevated". This is the Hungarian form of Bleda, the name of the brother of Attila.

Buda m Buryat
Buryat form of Buddha, used as a given name.

Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).

Budda m History
Azerbaijani, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Buddha.

Buddhika m Sinhalese
Means "reasonable" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi).

Buddika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බුද්ධික (see Buddhika).

Budha m Hinduism
Means "Mercury (planet)" or "wise, intelligent, learned" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the god of the planet Mercury who also represents intellect and wisdom. According to legend he was born out of an affair between the moon god Chandra and the astral goddess Tara, with his birth ultimately leading to a great war.

Budiasa m Indonesian
Connected to the name Budi, which is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect."

Budimansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Budiman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.

Bugha m Medieval Turkic
Ultimately derived from Proto-Turkic *buka meaning "bull, ox". Also compare Bughaj.

Bukata m & f Bemba
Means "God's glory" in Bemba.

Bukha m Buryat
Means "bull" in Buryat.

Bukkiah m Biblical
From a root Hebrew word meaning "flask".... [more]

Bulga m & f Mongolian
Means "sable" in Mongolian.

Būmā m Japanese
his name has no meaning since it is written only katakana.... [more]

Buna m Ancient Berber

Buncha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัญชา (see Bancha).

Bunluea m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เหลือ (luea) meaning "left over, remainder, surplus".

Bunma m & f Thai
Means "arrival of merit" from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "move, come, arrive".

Bunta m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Buqa m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic word buka meaning "bull".

Burebista m Dacian
The following are interpretations of the name Burebista : a."the brilliant one", b."the noble one", c."the strong one", achieving comparative linguistics studies, also using Sanskrit, where there is the word bhuri-h = abundand, strong, much and bho-s-k which meant brilliant, noble, well known... [more]

Buronya m & f Akan
Means "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.

Buruuba m Popular Culture
Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.

Busola m & f Yoruba
Means "added wealth" in Yoruba.

Butta m Dagestani

Buya m Kavalan

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.

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

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

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

Cabdalla m Somali
Variant of Cabdullaahi.

Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.

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

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.

Cadda m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Cedd or Ceadda.

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.

Cædwalla m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Cadwallon.

Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.

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

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

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

Caligola m History (Italianized)
Italian form of Caligula.

Calígula m History (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caligula.

Caluca m Guanche

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.

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

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

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

Capa m Sioux
Means "beaver" in Sioux.

Carecausa m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Old Occitan cara (a variant of chera) "dear; expensive" and causa "thing" with the intended meaning of "beloved person".

Carlmaria m German (Rare)
Combination of Carl and Maria.

Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]

Carrera f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrera.

Casanova m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Casanova.

Casca m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Roman cognomen which was derived from Oscan casca meaning "old". This was borne by one of the assassins of Julius Caesar: Servilius Casca. He features in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' (1599).

Cassanova f & m American (Hispanic)
Transferred from the surname Cassanova.

Cassià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cassianus.

Catecahassa m Shawnee
Means "black hoof" in Shawnee.

Catualda m Germanic
Catualda (flourished in the 1st century AD) was a Marcomannic exile who deposed the Marcomannic king Maroboduus in 18 AD. Catualda is mentioned in The Annals of the Roman historian Tacitus. Following the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, while Germanicus was avenging Rome beyond the Rhine, Drusus attempted to divide and conquer the tribes within the vast realm of the Marcomannic ruler Maroboduus... [more]

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

Cebrià m Catalan
Catalan form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cecilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Caecilianus.

Cefa m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Cephas.

Ćehu'pa m Sioux
From Lakota ćehu'pa meaning "jaw".

Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.

Čʼena m Sidamo
Means "little" in Sidama.

Ceola m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ceol.

Cetanwakuwa m Sioux
Means "attacking hawk" in Lakota, from Lakota čhetáŋ "hawk" and wakhúwa "hunter, to hunt or chase".

Cha m Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea".

Cha f & m Korean
"beleza" "bondade"

Chabua m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mzechabuk, which tends to be used as an independent name. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian novelist Mzechabuk "Chabua" Amirejibi (1921-2013).

Chahuatlatoa m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" or chahuati "to be jealous, envious, suspicious", combined with tlatoa "to speak; to issue commands".

Chaichana m Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".

Chairullah m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayrullah.

Chaitanya m Bengali
Means "consciousness" in Bengali.

Chaitanya m Indian

Chaiya m Thai
From Thai ไชย or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Chaka f & m African American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Chakra m Khmer
Means "center of energy" in Khmer.

Chakthekpa m Manipuri
Means "he who burns" in Meitei.

Chalchiuhtepehua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he throws jade down" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tepehua "to scatter or throw something onto the ground"... [more]

Chalkhia m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from the archaic Georgian noun ჩალხი (chalkhi) meaning "strongbow". In modern Georgian, the same word means "lathe" and "grindstone".

Ch’ama m Aymara
Means "strength" in Aymara.

Chamara m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".

Chamendra m Sinhalese (Modern, Rare)
Means "the king of the moon".

Chamila m Sinhalese

Champa m Nahuatl
Means "toward home", from Nahuatl chantli "home, residence" and -pa "towards, in, to".

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Chamunorwa m Zimbabwean

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

Chanaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चणक (caṇaka) meaning "chickpea".

Chanakya m Indian
a great indian economist, author of arthashastra and a great mastermind.

Chandaga f & m Mongolian
Means "rabbit" in Mongolian.

Chandika m Sinhalese
Chandi or Chandika is a Hindu goddess.

Chandima m Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".

Chandragupta m Indian (Italianized, Rare)
Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrokottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya dynasty (4th to 2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire... [more]

Chandraprabha m Buddhism, Sanskrit
Means "moonlight" from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Chandrika f & m Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (chandrika) meaning "moonlight, illumination, splendour". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India while it is solely feminine in Sri Lanka.

Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".

Chanina f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.

Chankrisna m Khmer

Channa m Indian (?)

Chantha f & m Khmer, Thai, Lao
Derived from Khmer ចន្ទ (cɑn), Thai จันทร์ (jan), or Lao ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".

Chantira m & f Tamil
Tamil form of Chandra.

Cha-o-ha m Sioux
Means "in the wilderness" or "among the trees" in the Lakota language, referring to someone at one with nature.... [more]

Charika f & m Mexican
Means Funny, Good Looking

Charsena m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Carshena used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).

Chasbullah m Indonesian
Variant of Hasbullah.

Chaschunka m Indigenous American
Means "wave" in Winnebago.

Chata m Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chathura m Sinhalese
Means "clever, astute, skillful, nimble" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुर (chatura).

Chathuranga m Sinhalese
Means "chess (the game)" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga) literally meaning "(an army) consisting of four parts".

Chatura m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චතුර (see Chathura).

Chaturanga m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චතුරංග (see Chathuranga).

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.

Chawanangwa m Tumbuka
Means "blessing, gift" in Tumbuka.

Chazza f & m English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Charlotte and Charles (compare Chazz and Chazzie).

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

Checha m Spanish
Diminutive of Cesar.

Cheda m English (American, Rare)
First used by youtuber tis not cheda found here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCiY4Quz6lXFOF0961_jGAGg

Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda

Chedsada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เจษฎา (see Chetsada).

Cheikaba m Manipuri
Means "lucky" in Meitei.

Chekmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chek meaning "end, limit" or "lot, potion" and Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chella f & m Indian, Sanskrit
From Sanskrit ceta meaning "servant, slave (to God)".

Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.

Chemida m Guanche

Chemita m Spanish
Diminutive of Chema, which in turn is a diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chengha m Santali

Chengjia m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent", 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful".

Chenna m Telugu
Possibly from Chennappa, the name of a Vijayanagara-era rajah after whom the city of Chennai is named. Chennappa Nayaka himself was named after a Telugu deity called Chennakesava Swamy.

Chenzira m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "born on a journey" in Shona.

Cheon-sa f & m Korean
Meaning “Angel”.... [more]

Chesada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เจษฎา (see Chetsada).

Ches-kartiğa m Shor
Derived from Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".

Chessada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chetsada.

Chetanna m & f Igbo
Means "remember the father" in Igbo.

Chetsada m Thai
Means "senior, elder, superior" in Thai.

Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.

Chha m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Odia
Meaning "Nice", "Beloved".

Chhaya m & f Khmer

Chichia m Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian adjective ჭიჭე (č̣ič̣e) meaning "few, little" as well as "small, little" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -ია (-ia).... [more]

Chicka m English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Chick or a nickname for Charles.

Chidera m Igbo
Means "God is here" in Igbo.

Chiejina m & f Igbo
Means "let the night not come" in Igbo.

Chiemeela m Igbo
This is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you" Chi-God and Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.

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

Chigbata m Nigerian
Igbo man and he is from Anambra state,Nigeria

Chigenda m Kaguru
Means "let us go" in Chikaguru.

Chihaya f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 早 (sat', sou, sa-, haya, haya.i, haya.maru, haya.meru) meaning "early" (mainly feminine) or 隼 (shun, jun, hayabusa, haya) which refers to a falcon (especially the peregrine falcon) (mainly masculine).... [more]

Chikafusa m Japanese
This name means " the close one "

Chikahira m Japanese
From 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" or 悠 (chika) meaning "permanence" combined with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, level, even" or 救 (hira) meaning "salvation, save, reclaim, help, rescue"... [more]

Chikahisa m Japanese (Rare)
Chika can mean "amiable" and hisa can mean "long time ago, long lasting".

Chikamara m & f Igbo
Means "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.

Chikanma f & m Igbo
Means "God is the best" in Igbo.

Chikomera m & f Chewa
Means "goodwill, compassion" in Chewa.

Ch’ila m Aymara
Means "strong and tough" in Aymara.

Chilongola m Kaguru
Means "first" in Chikaguru.

Chilufya m & f Bemba
Means "the one who is lost" in Bemba.

Chimaleheca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and ehecatl "wind, breeze" (see Ehecatl).

Chimalpopoca m Nahuatl
Means "smoking shield" or "the shield smokes" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and popoca "to smoke".

Chimebuka m & f Igbo

Chimenchia m Guanche
Means "people of the mencey (leader)" in Guanche.

Chimika f & m Tumbuka
After miscarriage(s), family would use traditional medicine (herbs, roots, barks) to prevent a potential next miscarriage. Kumika means "to stop, halt, prevent". Chimika is what you use to stop, prevent, halt... [more]

Chiminigagua m Muisca Mythology
Chiminigagua was a universally good god and represented the only light that existed when it was night time. When the world was created there was only darkness and the only light was given by Chiminigagua... [more]

Chimola m Kaguru
Means "seizer, breaker of things" in Chikaguru.

Chimua m Hmong
Produced or Invented

Chimurenga m Shona
Chimurenga is a Shona word roughly translated to English as, "revolutionary struggle". The Shona language is spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. This word is sometimes used as a given name.

Chinaka m & f Igbo (Rare)

Chinangunga m & f African
Variety of vernacular language among people living along lake Nyasa in Tanzania.

Chinaza m Chewa
Means “what happened” in Chichewa.

Chincha m Abkhaz
Means "nestling" in Abkhaz.

Chinchara m Georgian (Archaic), Folklore
Derived from the Georgian noun ჭინჭარი (chinchari) meaning "stinging nettle" (genus Urtica).... [more]

Chinda f & m Thai
Means "jewel, gemstone" in Thai.

Chinglai Ngamba m Manipuri
Means "stronger than a dragon" in Meitei.

Chinmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "true, real" combined with Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less

Chinqora m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Chinsanaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".

Chinta m Indian

Chinta f & m Aymara
Means "companion" in Aymara.

Chintaka m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චින්තක (see Chinthaka).

Chintana f & m Thai, Lao
Means "imagine, dream" in Thai and Lao. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Laos.

Chinthaka m Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चिन्तक (chintaka) meaning "thinking, reflecting" or "overseer, inspector".

Chintila m Gothic
Chintila (c. 606 – 20 December 639) was a Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania, and Galicia from 636. He succeeded Sisenand in a time of weakness and reigned until his death.

Chinua m African, Nigerian, Igbo
meaning: god's own blessing... [more]

Chinya m Santali, Ho
Means "sing" in Santali and Ho.

Chiora f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიორა (chiora) meaning "little bird, darling child" as well as "young cockerel".... [more]

Chipka m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Nychypir. Chipka (Nechypir) Varenychenko is the main character of classic novel 'Do oxen low when mangers are full?' by Panas Myrnyi and Ivan Bilyk.

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

Chira m Thai
Means "long, long-lasting, long time" in Thai.

Chirapa m & f Quechua
Means "rainbow" in Quechua.

Chishimba m & f Bemba
The name Chishimba originates from the Bemba people of Zambia, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group. It holds cultural and linguistic significance in Zambia. The name derives from the Bemba language and carries meanings rooted in positivity and charm.... [more]

Chisora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku .

Chita m Odia
Meaning "Mind Conception" or "Meditation".

Chithrafarna m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian čiça "to shine, to appear" (equivalent to Avestan čiθra) combined with Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".

Chiungalla m Shawnee

Chiura m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 千浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."... [more]

Chiyva m & f Hindi, Indian
The meaning of the name Chiyva is linked with destruction.

Choćka m Belarusian (Archaic)
Derived from Belarusian хацець (chacieć) meaning "to want, to desire". This name was given to a long-desired child.

Chocola f & m Popular Culture
Chocola is the romanization of the French word 'chocolat' which means "chocolate". ... [more]

Chokhamela m Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit चोक्ष (cokṣa) "faultless, honest" and मेधा (medhā́) "wisdom, intelligence". This was the name of a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century.

Chokomera m & f Chewa
Means "compassion" in Chewa.

Chonghua m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 重 (chóng, meaning “double”, “layered”) and 华 (huá, meaning “flower”, “luxuriance”). This was the supposed personal name of Emperor Shun, one of the Five Emperors said to have ruled in the early days of Chinese civilization... [more]

Chongjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".

Chorshanba m Uzbek
Means "Wednesday" in Uzbek.

Chosaning'oma m Tumbuka
Means "remove bad things" in Tumbuka.

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

Chrismansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as Christian Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh)... [more]

Christiansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of the name Christian and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Christonia m Russian
Diminutive for Christan

Chryša m Sorbian
Diminutive of Chrystof.

Chuanjia m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious".

Chuchundra m & f Literature
The name of a character in Rikki-Tikki Tavi, a short story in The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose.

Chukwucheta m Igbo
Means "let God remember" in Igbo.

Chukwueneka m Igbo
Means "God has dealt kindly with" in Igbo.

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

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

Chuncha m Korean

Chungcha f & m Chinese (Hakka)

Chungda m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆུང་བདག (see Chungdak).

Chunhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [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]

Chusma m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Maria.

Chuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 中 (chuu) meaning "China" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chuya m & f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.

Chuyia f & m Indian
Means "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा chooha (or chuha) with the same meaning.... [more]

Chuza m Biblical
Chuza was the manager of Herod Antipas' household. His wife, Joanna, was a follower of Jesus.

Chyà m Central African
A Kom name.

Cihansha m Tatar

Cindua m Indonesian, Minangkabau
Meaning uncertain, probably from the Minangkabau phrase cindua mato (or Indonesian cindur mata) meaning "keepsake" or "beloved, lover". Cindua Mato (or Cindur Mata) is a character in Minangkabau folklore.

Cinna m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a Roman politician who was the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.

Ciprià m Catalan (Rare), Greek (Latinized)
Catalan form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

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

Cirumina m Sardinian
Gallurese variant form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, History
Meaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [more]

Çiya m Kurdish
Means "mountain" in Kurdish.

Cla m Romansh
Short form of Nicola 1, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Clà m Romansh
Variant of Cla.

Cleofa m Italian
Italian form of Cleophas.

Cleotha m & f African American (Rare)
This was borne by American singer Cleotha "Cleedy" Staples (1934-2013), a member of the Staple Singers musical group.

Cniva m Gothic
Cniva (fl. mid-3rd century AD) was a Gothic king who invaded the Roman Empire. He successfully captured the city of Philippopolis (Plovdiv in Bulgaria) in 250 and killed Emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus at the Battle of Abritus as he was attempting to leave the Empire in 251... [more]

Čoavvá m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Cobra m English (American, Rare)
From Portuguese cobra from the latin colubra meaning "snake."

Cocoa f & m Pet, English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Coco or from the English word cocoa for the cocoa bean. The word cocoa comes from the Spanish word cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl... [more]

Cocobá m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Cucuphas.

Coda m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Koda.

Cokorda m & f Balinese
From a title derived from Balinese cokor meaning "foot, leg" combined either with ida, a pronoun for a revered person or deity, or Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god".

Colga m Irish (Rare)
From Irish colg, meaning "thorn" or "sword".

Colla m Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
This is said to have been the name of three warrior brothers who founded the Irish kingdom of Airgialla and whose descendents ruled the Scottish kingdom of Dal Riada. ... [more]

Columbà m Catalan
Catalan form of Columbanus.

Columbia m & f Spanish, English, Italian
The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [more]

Coniraya m & f Inca Mythology, Quechua, Inca

Conna m English (British, Rare)
Perhaps taken from Connor.

Connah m English (British)
Variant of Conor.

Conrà m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Conrad.

Coquannathacka m Indigenous American, Yavapai
Means "green leaves" in Yavapai. Name borne by a Yavapé Yavapai leader.

Costa m Greek
Variant of Kosta.

Cozca f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cozcatl "jewel, necklace".

Craimia m Romani
Derived from place name Crimea.

Crâstea m Medieval Romanian
Medieval Romanian variant of Cristea. This name was borne by the brother of Ștefan cel Mare.

Cratea m Ancient Roman (Rare)
An irregular praenomen borne by Cratea Caecilius.

Crawa m Medieval English

Creoda m Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain etymology. May have been one of the first king of Mercia, though his existence is disputed.

Crimea m Romani (Archaic)
From the peninsula Crimea in the Black Sea. Use as a given name in the 19th century was probably influenced by news coverage of the Crimean war (1853–1856).

Cristea m Romanian
Variant of Cristian.

Cristià m Catalan
Catalan form of Christian.

Cristoffa m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Christopher.

Crizia m & f Italian
Italian form of Kritias and Krizia.

Csana m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval form of Csanád.

Cuauhilama m Nahuatl
Possibly means either "eagle old woman" or "old woman’s head", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuaitl "head" combined with ilama "old woman".

Cuauhpopoca m Nahuatl
Means "smoking eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and popoca "to smoke".

Cuauhtapalca m Nahuatl
Means "eagle covert feathers" in Nahuatl, referring to the tough feathers found on the bird’s neck, back, and wings.