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Cáelbad m Old Irish, History
Means "to be fine, to be slender" in Old Irish, derived from Old Irish coíl "slender, fine, delicate" and is (inflection form bad) "to be". This was the name of a High King of Ireland.
Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.
Caelian m English, Dutch
English form of Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form Celian has been used a little bit more often there.
Caelianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Caelius.
Caelifer m Roman Mythology
From a poetic Latin epithet of the Greek god Atlas which meant "supporting the heavens", from caelum "heaven" and ferre "to bear, to carry, to bring"... [more]
Cælin m History (Ecclesiastical)
Cælin was an Orthodox priest in England in the seventh century, and brother of St. Cedd of Lastingham. The name Cælin is a spelling variant of the name of a West Saxon king Ceawlin, and is of Celtic rather than Anglo-Saxon derivation.
Caelob m Obscure
Likely a variant of Caleb.
Caelum m Astronomy
The name of a faint constellation in the southern sky, which is from Latin caelum meaning "heaven, sky" (compare Caelius) or (allegedly) "burin" (a tool for engraving on copper or other metals).
Caelus m Roman Mythology
Means "sky" or "the heavens" in Latin (related to the word caelum). Caelus is the Roman god of the sky, the equivalent of the Greek god Uranus.
Caeneus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kaineus. This was the name of several characters from Greek mythology, one of which was a hero of the legendary Lapith people of Thessaly... [more]
Caerus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kairos. In Greek mythology, Caerus was the personification of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.
Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.
Caesarion m Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, History
Latinized form of Greek Καισαρίων (Kaisarion), which in turn was a Hellenized form of Caesar with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion) added to it... [more]
Caetán m Galician
Variant of Caetano.
Caffrey m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Caffrey.
Cafiero m Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cafiero. From an Italian surname derived from Arabic kafir meaning "infidel". It was first used as a name in the late 19th century, in honor of Italian anarchist Carlo Cafiero (1846-1892).
Cafu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Cafu (Born as Marcos Evangelista de Morais).
Çağan m Turkish
Means "fiesta, good things" in Turkish
Çağdaş m Turkish
Means "modern, contemporary" in Turkish.
Cage m English
Transferred use of the surname Cage.... [more]
Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.
Çağil m Turkish
1. The sound and exuberance of flowing waters. -(adverb) ... [more]
Cagliostro f & m Various
Italian adventurer, impostor, and magician.
Cagney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Cagney.
Cagri m & f Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Çağrı used outside of Turkey.
Caguax m Taíno (Archaic)
Name of the cacique of the Turabo region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
Cahan f & m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jahan.
Cahangir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jahangir.
Cahual m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cahualli "one who is left behind; widow, widower".
Cahualoc m Nahuatl
Means "abandoned one, one who was left behind" in Nahuatl.
Cahuan m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl cahuani "to catch fire", figuratively "to shine" or "to make a name, leave a memory".
Cahyadi m Indonesian
From Indonesian cahaya meaning "light" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
Cahyono m Javanese
From Javanese cahya meaning "beam, ray, light" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Cai m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 财 (cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".... [more]
Cai m Hmong
Means "law, custom" in Hmong.
Cai m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 侅 (cai) meaning "unusual, exceptional".
Caian m Quechua
Means "Down", "Son of the Sun". It can also have a meaning of "the tomorrow that will always come" - for the ancient Quechua had a circular-time notion.
Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.
Caïe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gaius and variant of Caïus
Caige m English
Variant of Cage
Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.
Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.
Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.
Caillan m English (Australian)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Caelan or Caillín.
Caillín m Medieval Irish
Meaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun caille meaning "veil".... [more]
Caillou m Popular Culture
The French word caillou means "pebble", and by extension it can also mean "bald head". ... [more]
Caílte m Irish, Irish Mythology
Older form of Caoilte, possibly derived from Irish caol meaning "slender". In Irish legend Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet... [more]
Caïm m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Cain.
Caim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cain.
Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman
Càiminu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Carmine.
Caiminu m Sardinian
Alternative spelling of Càiminu.
Caín m Spanish, Gascon
Spanish and Gascon form of Cain.
Caïn m Biblical French
French form of Cain.
Caingneach m Irish
Mean "pleader, advocate".
Cainhannoch m Mormon (Rare)
From an alternative name for New York used in the Doctrine and Covenants. A possible origin could be that in the Bible, Cain, the son of Adam, had a son named Enoch... [more]
Caino m Italian
Italian form of Cain.
Caio m Welsh
Diminutive of Cai 2. The name coincides with Caio or Caeo, the name of a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales.
Caique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Folk etymology likes to consider this name to be of Tupi origin and assigns it the meaning "water bird". Since no etymology or evidence of use by the Tupi people has ever been provided, it is likely that this is a faux-indigenous name... [more]
Caireall m Irish
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]
Caireallán m Irish
From the name Caireall combined with the diminutive suffix án.
Cairn f & m Scottish
Old Irish and Scottish name, originally from Carn, which changed to Caibre, which changed to Cairney.... [more]
Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]
Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.
Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.
Caitafa m Guanche
Borne by a guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).
Caitán m Galician
Variant of Caetán.
Caitano m Aragonese, Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Aragonese and Louisiana Spanish form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).
Caitanu m Sicilian
Variant of Gaitanu.
Caithness m Literature
Meaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the place name Caithness as a given name. He appeared in the Shakespearean play, Macbeth.
Caito m & f Spanish
Possibly derived from Cayetano.
Caiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gaius.
Caïus m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gaius and variant of Caïe
Caizhong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Cajemé m Indigenous American (Hispanicized), Mexican (Rare), History
Hispanicized form of Yaqui Kahe'eme meaning "one who does not stop to drink (water)". This name was borne by the Yaqui leader Cajemé (1837-1887), baptized José María Leyva.
Cajetaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Gaetan.
Cajó m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Jorge.
Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".
Çakî m Kurdish
Means "good, well" in Kurdish.
Çakil m Turkish
Means "pebbles" in Turkish.
Çakir m & f Turkish
Means "bluish, greyish" in Turkish.
Čakmak m Mari
Means "steel" in Mari.
Cakulha m New World Mythology
One of the Mayan gods of lightning.
Çalahadi m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Saladin.
Calahorrano m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish calahorrano, meaning "man from Calahorra".
Calais m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κάλαϊς (Kalais), which meant "turquoise" or "chrysolite" (being the name of "a precious stone of a greenish blue"). In Greek myth Calais and his twin brother Zetes, together known as the Boreads (being sons of Boreas, god of the north wind), were Argonauts.
Cəlal m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jalal.
Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]
Calamis m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek κάλαμος (kalamos) meaning "reed". This was the name of two sculptors of ancient Greece.
Calasanctius m Various (Rare)
Latinised form of the Spanish surname Calasanz borne by the Catholic saint Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648), who is also known as Joseph Calasanctius, probably influenced in part by Latin sanctus meaning "sacred, holy".
Calasanz m German (Austrian, Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calasanz. Joseph Calasanz (known in Spanish as José de Calasanz; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648) was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, providing free education to the sons of the poor, and the Religious Order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists... [more]
Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.
Calcedonio m Italian
Derived from a Greek name meaning "from Chalcedon". Chalcedon was a city in what is now the Asian part of Istanbul.
Calchas m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κάλχας (Kalchas), which is perhaps derived from Greek χαλκός (chalkos) "bronze". Calchas was a seer featured in Homer's 'Iliad', famous for correctly predicting many events of the Trojan War... [more]
Calchus m Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Greek Κάλχος (Kalkhos). This was the name of a king of the Daunians, who unsuccessfully courted Circe.
Calcifer m Literature
This is the name of a fire demon in the 1986 young adult fantasy novel Howl's Moving Castle, written by Diana Wynne Jones.... [more]
Calder m American
Transferred use of the surname Calder.
Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.
Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]
Cəlel m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jalal
Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.
Calendau m Provençal
Derived from Provençal calendau "(of) Christmas", ultimately derived from Latin calendalis. Calendau is the name of the hero of Mistral’s poem Calendau (1867).
Calenus m Ancient Roman
Means "from Cales" (Ancient Roman city, today Calvi Risorta, Campania, Italy).... [more]
Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]
Calhoun m American
Transferred use of the surname Calhoun.
Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]
Calidore m Literature
Perhaps derived from Greek kallos "beauty" and doron "gift". It was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1596), where Sir Calidore, the Knight of Courtesy, is the hero of Book VI who tames the Blatant Beast as requested by Queen Gloriana.
Calidorus m Theatre, Ancient Roman
Calidorus is a character in 'Pseudolus', a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus.
Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'
Caligorante m Carolingian Cycle, Literature
Meaning unknown, but several theories have been proposed for its etymology. One such theory is that it is derived from Latin caligante meaning "fading, growing dim". In turn, the word is ultimately derived from the Latin verb caligo meaning "to steam, to darken"... [more]
Calihan m Irish
Variant of Callahan
Cəlil m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jalil.
Calímaco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callimachus.
Calimero m Italian
Calimero is originally derived from the Greek Kallimeros, from Kalos meaning "Beautiful; Noble," and Meros meaning "Thigh; Leg"... [more]
Câlin m Pet
From French "câlin" meaning "hug".
Calín m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos.
Calin m Romanian
Variant of Călin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Calínico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callinicus.
Calino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Callinus.
Calionacatl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a place name.
Calipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.
Çalişkan m & f Turkish
Means "hard-working" in Turkish.
Calist m Lengadocian, Romansh
Languedocian and Romansh form of Callistus.
Caliste f & m French (Rare), Provençal
French masculine and feminine form of Callistus as well as a Provençal masculine form of Calixte.
Calístrato m Spanish
Spanish form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).
Calistro m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Calixtus.
Calistu m Corsican
Corsican form of Callistus.
Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".
Calixt m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Calixtus.
Calixtro m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Calixtus.
Callaghan m Irish
Anglicized form of Irish name Ceallachán
Callam m English
Variant of Callum.
Callan m Manx
Manx form of Ceallachán.
Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.
Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.
Callen m English
Variant of Callan.
Calli m & f Nahuatl
Means "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.
Callicratidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallikratidas. This was the name of a Spartan naval commander from the 5th century BC.
Callimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallimachos. This name was borne by a Greek poet from the 3rd century BC.
Callimaco m Italian
Italian form of Callimachus.
Callimedon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallimedon. This was the name of an Athenian orator and politician from the 4th century BC.
Cal·limer m Catalan
Catalan form of Calimerus.
Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Callinico m Italian
Italian form of Callinicus.
Callino m Italian
Italian form of Callinus.
Callinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallinos. This was the name of an ancient Greek poet from the 7th century BC.
Calliopius m Ancient Greek
Related to (or derived from) Calliope, meaning "beautiful voice". This was the name of a Greek rhetor and official of the Roman Empire.
Callippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.
Callippides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallippides. Bearers of this name include a Greek actor (5th century BC) and a Greek runner (1st century BC).
Callippo m Italian
Italian form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.
Callippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallippos. This was the name of a Greek astronomer and mathematician from the 4th century BC.
Callist m Romansh
Variant of Calist.
Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.
Callister m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callister.
Callisthenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallisthenes. This name was borne by a Greek historian from the 4th century BC.
Callistrate m History (Gallicized)
French form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).
Callistrato m Italian
Italian form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).
Callistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallistratos. This name was borne by a Greek grammarian from the 2nd century BC.
Callistu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Callistus.
Calliteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalliteles. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Calliteles of Laconia (also known as Sparta). He had won the wrestling contest during the 68th Olympiad in 508 BC.
Callixenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallixenos. A known bearer of this name was the Greek historian and author Callixenus of Rhodes (3rd century BC).
Calloway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calloway.
Calman m Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Calmann m Jewish
Variant of Kalman.
Càlmini m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Carmine.
Calmini m Sardinian
Alternative spelling of Càlmini.
Calo m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.
Calobrus m Arthurian Cycle
This is the name of a character appearing in Perlesvaus, an Old French Arthurian romance who is the cousin of Perceval and son of Calobrutus.
Calobrutus m Arthurian Cycle
This is the name of a character appearing in Perlesvaus, an Old French Arthurian romance who is one of Perceval’s eleven paternal uncles.
Calocaerus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalokairos. This name was borne by a Roman usurper from the 4th century AD.
Calócero m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.
Calocero m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.... [more]
Calocerus m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Variant spelling of Calocaerus, which is the latinized form of the Greek given name Kalokairos... [more]
Calògiru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Kalogeros via its latinized form Calogerus (see Calogero).
Calogrenant m Arthurian Cycle
Name of a knight of the round table, associated with the Welsh hero Cynon ap Clydno.
Całomierz m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish cały "whole, entire, complete", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic cělъ "whole, entire". Also compare Czech celý and Croatian cijel, both of which mean "whole, entire"... [more]
Calonimo m Italian
Italian form of Kalonymos via its latinized form Calonymus.
Calonymus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalonymos. A known bearer of this name was Calonymus of Alexandria, a Byzantine naval commander from the 6th century AD.
Caloriu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Calògiru.
Calot m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Calo.
Caloub m Literature
Used by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters" for a minor character.
Caloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Carlos.
Calpurniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnianus.
Calpurnianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Calpurnius. Bearers of this name include Roman consul Marcus Pupius Piso Frugi Calpurnianus (1st century BC) and Roman politician Marcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus (3rd century AD).
Calpúrnio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Calpurnius.
Calpurnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnius.
Calpus m Ancient Roman
Likely derived from the Latin root "calpus", which means "pale" or "fair". It may also have been used as a variant of names that are associated with calvus, meaning "bald" in Latin.
Calros m Albanian
Albanian form of Charles.
Caltecatl m Nahuatl
Means "house dweller", derived from Nahuatl calli "house" and the suffix -catl "inhabitant".
Calton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calton.
Calu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos.
Caluriu m Sicilian
Variant of Caloriu.
Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]
Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).
Calvert m English (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calvert. From the elements Middle English calfhirde, from Old English calf and hierde "herdsman".
Calvijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Calvin.
Calvino m Italian
Italian form of Calvin.
Calvo m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin calvus "bald".
Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.
Cầm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 琴 (cầm) meaning "zither, lute".
Cámad m Afar
Afar form of Hamad.
Camaël m Dutch
Dutch form of Camael.
Camael m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means "he who sees God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an angel who is often listed as being one of the seven archangels.
Cəmaləddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jamal ad-Din.
Camané m Portuguese
Short form of the compound name Carlos Manuel, composed of Ca- and Mané... [more]
Camarion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamarion. This name can also be a modern elaboration of Cameron in some instances.
Camaris m Literature
Camaris sa-Vinitta is an original character created by fantasy Author, Tad Williams. Camaris comes from the Greek καμαρης meaning 'pride'. Camaris also means 'chamber' in Latin.
Camaro m Filipino
Transferred from the surname "Camaro."
Camaxtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Another name for Mixcoatl, a god of the hunt.
Camazotz m Mayan Mythology
Camazotz represented bats in Mayan mythology. Bats were considered symbols of rebirth and the underworld.
Camball m English
Variant of Campbell.
Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.
Camber m History, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Camber, or Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae... [more]
Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]
Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.
Cameddu m Corsican
Variant of Camellu.
Camel m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Kamil 1.
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