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Chicueton f & m NahuatlPossibly means "little eight", derived from Nahuatl
chicueyi "eight" and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Chidumebi f & m IgboA name commonly used among the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria. Particularly in Imo state, the name translates to, "God is at my side" or conversely, "God is with me". While it is used by men, the name is more commonly given to girls
Chiên f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 旃 meaning "felt (textile material)".
Chiêu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 昭
(chiêu) meaning "bright, luminous".
Chiga f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 賀 (
ga) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chihaya f & m JapaneseThis 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).... [
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Chikamara m & f IgboMeans "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.
Chikaze m & f JapaneseFrom 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" and 風 (
kaze) meaning "wind". Other kanji combination can be used.
Child-of-God m & f Medieval EnglishEnglish translation of Latin
Creatura Christi (see
Creature), a name typically given to children expected to die during birth or immediately afterwards.
Chimdalu f & m IgboMeans "thank you, my god", from Igbo
chi "god" and
daalụ "thank you".
Chimere f & m African AmericanFrom 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.
Chimi f & m BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འཆི་མེད
(chi-med) meaning "immortal, undying".
Chimika f & m TumbukaAfter 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... [
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Chinangunga m & f AfricanVariety of vernacular language among people living along lake Nyasa in Tanzania.
Chineto f & m Igbo"God praises" "God uplifts" "God glorifies" "God gives talent"
Chính m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 正
(chính) meaning "right, proper, correct" or "main, major, chief".
Chinh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 征
(chinh) meaning "journey, trip, expedition".
Chinkhüsel m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүсэл
(khüsel) meaning "ambition, wish, desire".
Chinkhüslen m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүслэн
(khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".
Chinmönkh m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal".
Chinsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Chinsanaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and санаа
(sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".
Chintana f & m Thai, LaoMeans "imagine, dream" in Thai and Lao. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Laos.
Chinwemmeri f & m IgboChinwe is a short form of a variety such as Chinwendu, Chinweizu, Chinwemmeri and others. Chinwe in itself means "God's own." Chinwemmeri means "God's own victory." These names are synonymous with the Igbo ethnic group from the south eastern Nigeria.
Chiora f & m Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიორა
(chiora) meaning "little bird, darling child" as well as "young cockerel".... [
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Chipovisule m & f Chewa (Dutchified, Rare)"Chipovisule" is a name of African origin, specifically from Malawi. In Chewa, it means "God is with us" or "God is among us." It carries a sense of divine presence and protection.
Chirayu m & f ThaiMeans "long life, longevity" from Thai จิร
(chira) meaning "long lasting, long time" and อายุ
(ayu) meaning "age, life".
Chirjot m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit चिर
(cirá) meaning "long-lasting, existing from ancient times; after a long time" and ज्योतिस्
(jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
Chiru m & f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 散 (
chiru) meaning "scatter" or 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (
chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom", or 散 (
chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 瑠 (
ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 瑠 (
ru) meaning "precious stone", or 留 (
ru) meaning "detain, stop, fasten"... [
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Chisato f & m JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" or 雅 (
chi) meaning "elegant" or 知 (
chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 聖 (
sato) meaning "holy, sacred" or 里 (
sato) meaning "village; hometown".... [
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Chisei m & f JapaneseFrom 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" and 星 (
sei) meaning "dot, star". In vocabulary, 知性 (
chisei) means "intelligence, intellect" and 治世 (
chisei) means "regime, govern, rule"... [
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Chishimba m & f BembaThe 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.... [
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Chito f & m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ჩიტი
(chiti) meaning "bird".
Chitsuki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".
Chiểu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 照
(chiểu) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".
Chiyoshi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chiyuu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 友 (
yuu) meaning "friend". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Cho m & f BurmeseMeans "sweet, pleasant" in Burmese.
Choenyi m & f TibetanMeans "sphere of reality, nature of all phenomena, totality of existence" in Tibetan, used as a translation of Sanskrit धर्मधातु
(dharmadhātu).
Choimpel m & f TibetanFrom the Tibetan
ཆོས (chos) meaning "phenomenon, religion, reality, doctrine, dharma" and
འཕེལ ('phel) meaning "increase".
Chokden m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan མཆོག་ལྡན
(mchog-ldan) meaning "possessor of excellence", from མཆོག
(mchog) meaning "excellent, foremost, superior" and ལྡན
(ldan) meaning "to possess".
Choki m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད
(chos-skyid) meaning "happy dharma practice", from ཆོས
(chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".
Chokyi m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི
(chos-kyi) meaning "religious, pious, virtuous".
Chomnan m & f KhmerMeans "smart, skilled, capable" in Khmer.
Chơn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 真
(chơn) meaning "real, genuine, true".
Chongjia m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent".
Chongling m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Chongxi m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".
Chongxiao m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".
Chongyuan m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source".
Chorong f & m Korean (Modern)From either the adverb 초롱초롱
(chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠
(chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.... [
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Chosen f & m English (Rare)From the past participle of
choose from Old English
cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
kiezen.
Chouki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 蝶 (
chou) meaning "butterfly" and 紀 (
ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chrisley f & m AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.
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 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."... [
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Chrysothemis f & m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun χρυσός
(chrysos) meaning "gold" combined with the Greek noun θέμις
(themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see
Themis).... [
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Chuanlu m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
禄 (lù) meaning "blessing, happiness, prosperity".
Chuanming m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".
Chuanrui m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Chuchu m & f AfricanChu meaning "Life" it can be used as both a girl or boy name. It also link to another name Chuchu or Chu-Chu meaning double life.... [
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Chuchundra m & f LiteratureThe 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.
Chue m & f HmongChue means the "Bell" in Hmong. Most guys are name after it but some girls gets the name as well.
Chuixue f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 吹 (chuī) meaning "blowing" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Chuki f & m SwahiliMeans "born during a time of hatred" in Swahili.
Chula m & f ThaiMeans "star-shaped kite" or "excellent, beautiful, ravishing" in Thai.
Chuluun m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian чулуу
(chuluu) meaning "rock, stone".
Chuluundorzh m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra", which derives from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Chuluunkhishig f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Chuluunkhüü m & f MongolianMeans "stone son" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Chuluunmyagmar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and мягмар
(myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" or "Mars (planet)".
Chuluunsükh m & f MongolianMeans "stone axe" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Chung m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鍾
(chung) meaning "goblet, cup (for alcohol)".
Chungdak m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཆུང་བདག
(chung-bdag) meaning "little one". This name was traditionally given to a child whose parents did not want any more children.
Chunhua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花
(huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [
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Chunlei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 雷
(léi) meaning "thunder" or 蕾
(lěi) meaning "bud"... [
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Chunlin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 椿
(chūn) meaning "camellia (flower)" combined with 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain"... [
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Chunling f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 龄
(líng) meaning "age, duration" or 玲
(líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [
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Chunrong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [
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Chunshao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Chunyan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or 纯
(chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 燕
(yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 艳
(yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous"... [
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Chunying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 莹
(yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems", 鹰
(yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon", or 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [
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Chunyu f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 淳
(chún) meaning "honest, simple" combined with 雨
(yǔ) meaning "rain", 玉
(yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 郁
(yù) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 煜
(yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious"... [
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Chunzhen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 纯
(chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 甄
(zhēn) meaning "examine, discern, distinguish" or 禎
(zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [
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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."... [
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Chuu f & m Japanesethis is a japanese kanji "忠" that means "sincerity", is also the stage name of a kpop idol from the group LOONA
Chuxi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
俶 (chù) meaning "start, beginning" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Chuyao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
楚 (chǔ) meaning "clear" and
姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Chuyia f & m IndianMeans "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा
chooha (or
chuha) with the same meaning.... [
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Ciarraighe m & f IrishOriginal Irish from of
Kerry/
Kerri. Denoted the people of Ciar (ciar-raighe), Ciar being the son of Fergus mac Róich, who gave his name to County Kerry... [
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Cihuacoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "woman snake" in Nahuatl, either derived from the goddess
Cihuacōātl, or from its use as a political title.
Cihuapitzin f & m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly from Nahuatl
cihuapilli "noblewoman, lady" and the honorific or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Cin m & f ChinMeans "to grow" in Hakha Chin.
Cipta m & f IndonesianMeans "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त
(citta).
Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de El Cisne and
Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [
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Cixin m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 慈 (
cí) meaning "to show affection to" and "kind; charitable" combined with 欣 (
xīn) meaning "happy; joyous; delighted".... [
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Clarke m & f EnglishVariant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
Mo' Better Blues... [
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Claustro f & m SpanishSpanish form of
Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
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.
Clell m & f AmericanPossible nickname from the surname McClelland. Famous bearers include a male actor on Gun Smoke and a cowboy in a PBS commercial.
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.
Clewes f & m Anglo-Saxon (Modern)https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=e9b61c16f95f1970689de8a8c6a1944eeb28e2254e85f6b6fa63d67e18df6968JmltdHM9MTczODcxMzYwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=3754741b-e309-68fe-1d7d-6193e2e969c0&psq=clewes+name+definition&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c2VvZm5hbWVzLmNvbS9jbGV3ZXMtZmFtaWx5LWNyZXN0&ntb=1
Cliffie m & f English (American)A Dimunitive Form of Clifford, Clifton, Clifette, and Cliftona and also a variant of Cliffy and Cliff.
Cẩm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 锦
(cẩm) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered".
Cẩn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑾
(cẩn) meaning "fine jade" or 謹
(cẩn) meaning "cautious, careful".
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... [
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Cocoliloc m & f NahuatlMeans "he/she is hated", derived from Nahuatl
cocolia "to hate someone".
Cokorda m & f BalineseFrom 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".
Çolton f & m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly a diminutive form of another name, using
-ton.
Columbia m & f Spanish, English, ItalianThe 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... [
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