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Chenhongzhe m Chinese (Sinicized, Modern)

Chenibot m Khmer
Means "son of the victorious" in Khmer, ultimately refering to a Buddhist monk or "son" or disciple of Buddha.

Chenjerai m Shona
Chenjerai means "Be on guard, wisen up". Chenjerai Hunzvi the Zimbabwean Freedom Fighter is one bearer of this name.

Chenmin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chenrezig m Buddhism
Means "one who looks down with an unwavering eye" in Tibetan, derived from སྤྱན་རས (spyan ras) meaning "penetrating vision, observation, eye" and གཟིགས (gzigs) meaning "see, look, perceive"... [more]

Chente m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

Chentiwuni f & m Dagbani
Means "leave it to God" in Dagbani.

Chenue m Hmong

Chenxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 喜 (xǐ) meaning "to enjoy, to be fond of". ... [more]

Chenxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

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

Cheo m Spanish
Diminutive of José.

Cheok m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjong (1874-1926), the second and last emperor of Korea (r. 1904-1910).

Cheol m Korean
Possible meanings (from Sino-Korean):... [more]

Cheol-ho m Korean
From Korean Hanja 哲 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "philosophy, wise", 喆 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "bright" combined with 號 (ho) meaning "number", 湖 (ho) meaning "lake", 浩 (ho) meaning "grand", 晧 (ho) meaning "bright", 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous", 澔 (ho) meaning "grand", 昊 (ho) meaning "vast sky", 祜 (ho) meaning "celestial blessing", 豪 (ho) meaning "grand, heroic", 琥 (ho) meaning "amber", 瑚 (ho) meaning "coral", 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Cheolmin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".

Cheol-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 哲 (cheol) "wise, sagacious" and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".

Cheong f & m Korean
Time characters,Vital name of Chung

Cheong-tae m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong) referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey, combined with 太 (tae) meaning "big, thick" or 泰 (tae) "great, exalted, superior; big"... [more]

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

Chepe m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos and Jose.

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

Chepito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.

Cheran m Biblical
Means "anger".

Cherardo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gerard.

Cherbás m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Gervasius.

Cherdchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Choetchai.

Cherebert m Germanic
Variant of Charibert.

Cheremías m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jeremy.

Cheren f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Sharon for females.... [more]

Cherfils m Haitian Creole (Rare)

Cherian m Indian, Malayalam

Cherian m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Zachariah used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Chérif m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Cherikboy m Uzbek
Derived from cherik meaning "army" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Cherin m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The name of a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. It is likely related to Irish Ciarán.

Cheriyan m Indian (Christian)
Alternate transcription of Malayalam ചെറിയാൻ (see Cherian).

Chèrle m Picard
Picard form of Charles.

Cherles m Medieval Portuguese

Chermán m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Germanus.

Chermin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Chernabog m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Chernobog.

Chernet m Amharic
Means "charity" in Amharic.

Cheromo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jerónimo.

Chéron m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Caraunus and Ceraunus.

Cheronimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hieronymus.

Chertchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Choetchai.

Cherti m Egyptian Mythology
A later name for the Egyptian ferryman of the dead, Aken, and the one which is suspected to have influenced the development of the Greek ferryman of the dead, Charon.

Cheru m Amharic
Means "the benign one, the charitable one" in Amharic.

Cherubin m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Cherubin, or angels.

Cherubino m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Theatre
Derived from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim", which refers to a class of angels known as the cherubim. The term ultimately comes from Hebrew, but it has been theorized that the Jews borrowed the word from Akkadian kuribu meaning "to bless" or from Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ (karabu) meaning "great, mighty".... [more]

Chervasio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gervasius.

Cherwin m English, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
This name is either a half-invented first name (or a combination of two existing names), with the second element being derived from Old High German wini "friend" - or derived from the surname Cherwin, which is of uncertain meaning... [more]

Chery m French (Rare, Archaic)

Ches m English (American)

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

Cheshil m Indian

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

Cheskel m Yiddish, English (American)
Variant of Chatzkel.

Chesky m English (American, Modern)
Probably transferred from the surname Chesky.... [more]

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

Cheslin m South African
Transferred use of the surname Cheslin.

Cheslin m Occitan (Rare, ?)

Chesney m & f English
From the traditionally English and French topographic surname for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from the Old French chesnai "oak grove", from chesne 'oak tree'.

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

Chessada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chetsada.

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

Chesús m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jesus, used as a given name.

Chet m Thai
Derived from Thai เจต (chaet) meaning "mind, thought, idea, intention".

Chetanjeet m Punjabi
Meaning "Spirit of Life".

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

Cheteshwar m Indian

Chetillo m Italian
Italian form of Ketill.

Chetillus m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ketill.

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

Chett m English
Variant of Chet.

Chetzro m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hezro.... [more]

Cheun m Breton

Cheusi m Swahili
Means "black" in Swahili.

Chevelle f & m Popular Culture (Rare)
Invented by American car manufacturer Chevrolet in 1964 for a new mid-sized automobile. Chevelle is a combination of Chev-, the first part of the company name, and the suffix -Elle... [more]

Chevie m English
Used in reference to the Chevrolet motors brand.

Cheviot m English
Derived from the Cheviot Hills, on the border between England and Scotland; the meaning of their name is unknown, but is presumed to be Celtic. They were the site of the famous Battle of Otterburn in the 14th century, immortalised in "The Ballad of Chevy Chase", a popular favourite in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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]

Chewang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Variant transcription of Tsewang.

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

Cheyne m English
Variant of Shane.

Cheyv-ynkev m Chukchi

Chezden m English (Australian, Rare)

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

Chhand m Sanskrit
Name - Chhand छन्द... [more]

Chhandan m Sanskrit
Means "charming"... [more]

Chhanden m Sanskrit
MEANING - according to one's own wish... [more]

Chhandom m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
Name: Chhandom छन्दोम... [more]

Chhat m Khmer

Chhay m Khmer
Means "attractive" or "charming" in Khmer.

Chhaya m & f Khmer

Chhayatap m Sanskrit
MEANING - heat & shadow. Here chhAyA (छाया ) means shadow + Atap (आतप ) means heat... [more]

Chhean m Khmer
Means "step forward" or "meditation, contemplation, concentration" in Khmer

Chheang m Khmer
From Chinese 常 (chang) meaning "frequent".

Chheang m Khmer
From Chinese 常 (chang) meaning "frequent".

Chhek m Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING : "clever", shrewd, domesticated, bee

Chhekal m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
MEANING : clever

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

Chhey m Khmer
Means "victory" or "prayer for victory" in Khmer.

Chhiau m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Chao.

Chhiong m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Chang.

Chhiqhani m Aymara
Means "winged, having wings" in Aymara.

Chhon m Khmer

Chhông m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chang.

Chhoum f & m Khmer

Chhron m Khmer

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".

Chhuon m & f Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara) meaning "pain, grief, fever, heat".

Chi m Chinese
Derived from the character 炽 (Chí) meaning “blaze” or “flame.”

Chi m Burmese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Burmese ချီ(see Hkyi).

Chiaffredo m Italian
Italian form of Theofrid.

Chiago m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Tiago.

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

Chia-Jung f & m Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Jiarong chiefly used in Taiwan.

Chia-ling f & m Taiwanese
From Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, beautiful" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling", as well as other character combinations.

Chialoc m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "waited for, watched for, expected", derived from Nahuatl chiya "to await, expect, look for; to watch something, to observe".

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

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

Chiano m Medieval Sardinian

Chiaro m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian form of Clarus. It is the masculine equivalent of Chiara.

Chiaru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Chiaro.

Chiaspar m Romansh
Romansh form of Caspar.

Chia-Ying f & m Taiwanese
Alternate transcription of Jiaying chiefly used in Taiwan.

Chiazam f & m Igbo
Means "God answered me" in Igbo.

Chiazo m & f Igbo
Means "God saves" in Igbo.

Chiazor f & m Igbo (Anglicized)
Variant of Chiazo.

Chibenashi m Ojibwe
Meaning, "big little bird."

Chibi f & m Popular Culture (Rare)
Chibi means "Small". This often refers to a character who is drawn cutely with a small body.

Chibinkhe m Tumbuka
Means "the dark (coloured) one" in Tumbuka.

Chibuifem m & f Igbo (Latinized, Rare)
Means "God is my light" in Igbo.

Chibuzor f & m Igbo
Means "God is the way" in Igbo.

Chibvwimbo m Tumbuka
Means "bird's nest" in Tumbuka, with implications of working hard or providing shelter and comfort.

Chibwe m Southern African
"A big rock or stone." Opposite name: Kabwe

Chic m English
Variant of Chick.

Chicago f & m Algonquin
Possibly means "onion" or "garlic" in the Miami-Illinois language. From the Algonquin shigàgowinj 'onion' or wàbi-shigàgowinj 'garlic'. The name of the city of Chicago, Illinois, was likely given because garlic supposedly grew in abundance in the area.

Chicco m Italian
Diminutive of Federico or Francesco.

Chicharito m Popular Culture
Meaning "little pea" in Spanish.... [more]

Chichatlapal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chichitl "barn owl" and atlapalli "wing, leaf", or from chicha "to spit" and tlapalli "colour, red; blood".

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]

Chichiko 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 -იკო (-iko).... [more]

Chichiton f & m Nahuatl
Means "little dog, puppy" in Nahuatl.

Chicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Narciso.

Chick m English
Diminutive of Charles.

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

Chicomacatl m Nahuatl
Could be derived from the calendrical date chicome acatl, "seven reed", or from a kind of medicinal herb. This was one of the names of the ruler of Cempoala, a Mesoamerican city, in the 16th century.

Chiconcuauh m Nahuatl
Means "seven eagle" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Chicotl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl xicotl, "bee, bumblebee".

Chicueton f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "little eight", derived from Nahuatl chicueyi "eight" and the diminutive suffix -ton.

Chidee m Igbo
From the word “chidi” which means “god exists”.

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

Chidili m Igbo
Means "God be with me" in Igbo.

Chidiock m English (Rare)
From an English surname derived from the name of the village Chideock in Dorset (recorded in the Domesday Book as Cidihoc), which is of unknown meaning. (It has been suggested that the suffix hoc referred to Hock, a festival held on the second Tuesday after Easter to commemorate the massacre of the Danes at the time of King Æthelred the Unready.) Chidiock Tichborne (1558-1586) was an English poet who was executed for his participation in the failed Babington Plot.

Chidiomimi m Igbo
"God is Mysterious"... [more]

Chidirim f & m Igbo
Means "God is With me" in Igbo.

Chidubem m Igbo

Chidzuo m Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect; knowledge; wisdom" or 千 (chi) meaning "1,000" combined with 津 (dzu), the joining form of 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor; port; haven, ferry; ford" or 鶴 (dzu), the joining form of 鶴 (tsu) meaning "gruidae" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "man, male, husband, large; powerful", 男 (o) meaning "man, male", or 生 (o), the root form of 生う (ou) meaning "to grow; to spring up".... [more]

Chiedozie m Igbo
Means "God will repair" in Igbo.

Chief m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word chief, which is another word for a leader.

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

Chiekwe m & f Igbo
Means "Chi 2 has allowed it" in Igbo.

Chiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Jechiel.

Chiel m Dutch
Short form of Michiel.

Chieli m Italian
An Italian name. A famous bearer is smooth jazz guitarist Chieli Minucci.

Chiem m Dutch
Short form of Joachim, although there have been cases where it was a variant form of Chaim. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor and screenwriter Chiem van Houweninge (b... [more]

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.

Chiến m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 戰 (chiến) meaning "war, fight".

Chien m Vietnamese
Anglicized form of Chiến.

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

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

Chig‘atoy m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Chagatai.

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

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

Chígkim m Aguaruna
Means "firewood" in Awajún.

Chihaku m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 伯 (haku) meaning "eldest brother" or 白 (haku) meaning "white (colour)". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Chihao m Chinese

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]

Chiheb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Arabic transcription of Shihab.

Chihoshi f & m Japanese (Rare)
Chi means "one thousand (1000)" or "Pond" and Hoshi means "Star".

Chiichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Chiichirou.

Chiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Chikafusa m Japanese
This name means " the close one "

Chikahiko m Japanese
Chika means "humility" and hiko means "prince".

Chikahira m Japanese
Chika means "humility" and hira means "peace, flat, even".

Chikahiro m Japanese
Chika means "humility" and hiro means "broad, wide".

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

Chikahito m Japanese

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

Chikanari m Japanese (Rare)

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

Chikanobu m Japanese

Chikanori m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 親 (shin, oya, oya-, shita.shii, shita.shimu, chika) meaning "parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (of cards)", 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu, chika) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate" or 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, chika) meaning "affection, favourite, love" with 典 (ten, den, nori) meaning "ceremony, code, law, rule", 則 (soku, no'to.ru, noku) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 範 (han, nori) meaning "pattern, example, model", 憲 (ken, nori) meaning "constitution, law" or 儀 (gi, nori) meaning "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter."... [more]

Chikao m Japanese
Japanese masculine given name derived from 親 meaning "parent, founder" and 雄 meaning "man, manly"

Chikap m Ainu
Means "bird" in Ainu.

Chikashi m Japanese
From classical adjective 近し/親し (chikashi) meaning "near, close; friendly, intimate," also written as 愛 meaning "beloved, dear(est)," 隣 meaning "neighbouring," both related to the aforementioned adjective, or 誓 meaning "oath, vow." These kanji, along with 力 meaning "strength, power," can be combined with a shi kanji, like 志 meaning "will, aim, goal" or 士 meaning "samurai."

Chikatoshi m Japanese

Ch’ikhi f & m Aymara
Means "witty, intelligent, wise" in Aymara.

Chikhulupiliro m & f African
Chichewa, means faith.

Chikomborero f & m African
Means"Blessings. comes from Zimbabwe

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

Chiku m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku

Chikumo f & m Japanese (Rare)
It can mean "a thousand clouds".

Chikwendu m Igbo, African
Means "God agrees to life", taken from the Igbo phrase o buru na chukwu kwe ndu ga-adi "if god agrees there will be life".

Chil m Yiddish
See Chiel

Chil m Uzbek
Means "partridge" or "forty" in Uzbek.

Chil m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Giles.

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

Chilangar m Uzbek
Means "metalworker" in Uzbek.

Chilcanauh m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl chilcanauhtli "cinnamon teal (bird)", literally "chilli duck" due to its red colouring.

Childe m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Childe. This name was borne by American painter Childe Hassam (1859-1935) who helped introduce impressionism to North America... [more]

Childebrand m Germanic, History
Variant of Hildebrand. Childebrand was an 8th-century Frankish duke, the son of Pepin of Herstal and brother of Charles Martel.

Childéric m French (Rare)
French form of Childeric.

Childerich m German
German form of Childeric.

Childerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Childeric.

Childerik m Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Childeric. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.

Childeryk m Polish
Polish form of Childeric.

Child-of-God m & f Medieval English
English translation of Latin Creatura Christi (see Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.

Childress m English
Transferred the surname Childress.

Chil-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 七 "seven" and 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt".

Chilianu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Killian.

Chilion m Biblical
Derived from Hebrew כִּלְיוֹן "failing, pining". In the Book of Ruth, Chilion is mentioned as the youngest son of Elimelech of the tribe of Judah and his wife Naomi 1... [more]

Chiljon m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kiljon.

Chilk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Ezechiél.

Chilongola m Kaguru
Means "first" in Chikaguru.

Chilou m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Achilou.

Chilpéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Chilperic.

Chilperich m German
German form of Chilperic.

Chilperico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chilperic.

Chilperik m Dutch (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Chilperic. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.

Chilperyk m Polish
Polish form of Chilperic.

Chiltototl m Nahuatl
Means "northern cardinal" in Nahuatl, from chilli "chilli pepper" (figuratively "red") and tototl "bird".

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

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

Chimal m Nahuatl
Means "shield, war shield" in Nahuatl.

Chimalayauh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and ayahuitl "fog, mist, vapour".

Chimalchiuhqui m Nahuatl
Means "shield-maker" in Nahuatl.

Chimalcoatl m Nahuatl
Means "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from chimalli "shield" and cōātl "snake, serpent".

Chimalcozauh m Nahuatl
Possibly means "yellow shield" or "shield turned yellow", from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and cozahui "to turn yellow".

Chimalcuauhtli m Nahuatl
Means "shield eagle" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and cuauhtli "eagle".

Chimalcueyo m Nahuatl
Possibly means "war shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and cuexyo, a specific war shield design. Alternatively, the second element could derive from cueyoni "to glow, to shine; to boil, to swarm".

Chimalcuixin m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and cuixin "kite (bird of prey)".

Chimalecatococ m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and ecatoco "to be pushed or carried away by the wind".

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

Chimalhuilan m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield", along with huilana "to drag something, drag oneself; to crawl" or the related huilanqui "extended, stretched" or huilantli "crippled".

Chimalmanton m & f Nahuatl
Diminutive form of Chimalma.

Chimalpahin m Nahuatl
Means "runs swiftly with a shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and paina "to run fast".

Chimalpanecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Chimalpan" in Nahuatl.

Chimalpaquinitzin m Nahuatl
Means "glad for his shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and paqui "to rejoice, to be content", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Chimalpepech m Nahuatl
Possibly means "mended shield", from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and pepechoa "to patch something, to affix something".

Chimalpilli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and pilli "nobleman, noblewoman" or "child".

Chimalpiltzintli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and piltzintli "child, youth", a diminutive form of pilli. Compare Chimalpilli.

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

Chimaltemoc m Nahuatl
Means "descending shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and temo "to descend, to fall".

Chimaltetlacauh m Nahuatl
Etymology uncertain, possibly contains the elements chimalli "shield" and cuauhcozcatl "wooden collar (for slaves)".

Chimalteuctli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and tecuhtli "lord".

Chimalteuh m Nahuatl
Means "like a shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and -teuh "like, similar to".

Chimango m Chewa
Means "builder" in Chewa.

Chimayo m Guanche

Chimboy m Uzbek
Derived from chim meaning "grass" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Chimboy m Guanche

Chimdindu m Igbo
Means "my God is alive" in Igbo.

Chimegmönkh f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal".

Chimek m Silesian
Diminutiv of Joachim.

Chimén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ximeno.

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

Chimente m Medieval Italian

Chimere f & m African American
From the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Chimere m Igbo
Said to be an Igbo (Nigerian) name meaning "God's deed", in part from chi "god, spiritual being".

Chimham m Biblical
Chimham accompanied King David to Gilgal after the death of Absalom. (2 Samuel 19:37-40) Also a place near Bethlehem where Johanan regrouped before departing to Egypt... [more]

Chimi f & m Bhutanese

Chimid m Kalmyk

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.

Chimon m Japanese (Rare)
知 (Chi) means "Wisdom, Knowledge" or you can use 千 (Chi) "One Thousand" and 門 (Mon) means "Gate".

Chimpuri f & m Aymara
Means "badge" in Aymara.

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.

Chinasaokwu m Igbo
Means "God is my advocate" in Igbo.

Chinazor f & m Igbo (Rare)

Chinbaatar m Mongolian
Means "truthful hero" in Mongolian, from чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Chinbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Chincanayro m Guanche

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.

Chindasuinth m Gothic
Chindasuinth (c. 563 – 30 September 653) was Visigothic King of Hispania, from 642 until his death in 653. He succeeded Tulga, from whom he took the throne in a coup. He was elected by the nobles and anointed by the bishops on April 30th, 642.

Chindasvindo m Italian
Italian form of Chindaswinth.

Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.

Chindaswinth m Germanic, History
Derived from Old High German chind "child" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Chindaswinth was a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.

Chindavlat m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "true, real" and davlat meaning "state, country", "wealth", or "fortune, happiness".

Chindeu m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Cindeus.

Chindiyor m Uzbek
Means "true country, true land" in Uzbek.