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Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.

Cambri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambry f English (American, Americanized, Modern)

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.

Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Camper.

Camran m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cameron and Kamran.

Camren m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Camrie f English (American, Modern)

Camrin m English
Variant of Cameron.

Camuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Kemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Candee f English
Variant of Candy.

Candie f English
Variant of Candy.

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Canton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.

Caolan m English
Anglicized form of Caolán.

Cappie f English (Rare)

Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Caragh f Irish (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Cardan m English (Modern)

Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.

Carder m English
Variant of Carter.

Cardia f English (Modern)

Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.

Carene f English
Variant of Carine.

Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]

Carice f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Caroline and Alice. This is at least the case for Carice Irene Elgar (1890-1970), the only child of the renowned English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934)... [more]

Carisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.

Carlah f English (Rare), Filipino, Brazilian
Variant of Carla.

Carlea f English
Variant of Carly.

Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.

Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.

Carlia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carly.

Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]

Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.

Carlye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carly

Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.

Carmie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Carmel.

Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.

Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.

Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.

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

Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]

Caroyl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1.

Carree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carrye.

Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.

Carryn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caryn.

Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.

Cartel m English (Rare)
From the English word "cartel"; in turn from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell meaning "poster", or from Italian cartello, a diminutive of carta, meaning "card" or "page".

Cartia f African American (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Carynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Karen 1.

Casara f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.

Casidy f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassidy.

Casius m English (Rare)
Variant of Cassius.

Casmer m English (American, Rare)
Likely taken from Casimir.

Caspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.

Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.

Cassey f English (Canadian)
Variant of Cassie.

Cassin m English
Transferred use of the surname Cassin.

Castin m English
Name Castin in the English origin, means A good natured, energetic, sensitive, emotional and able person.

Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name

Catera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caterra.

Cather f Literature, English (Rare)
As an English name, it is probably a short form of Catherine.... [more]

Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.

Catima f English
A diminutive of Cátia, Catherine, Caterina or any name starting with Cat-.

Catkin f English (Modern, Rare)

Catlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]

Catria f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Catriona.

Cattie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Catherine.

Caurie f English (American, Rare)

Caycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Caycie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Caydan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caydee f English
Variant of Kaydee.

Caydie f English
Diminutive of Caydence, influenced by both Caydee and the name suffix -ie

Caydin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden

Caydyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla.

Caylan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.

Caylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayleb m English (American)
Variant of Caleb.

Caylen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan, Kaylyn or Caoilfhionn.

Caylie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caylin f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caylyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.

Caymen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cayman.

Caynan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Canaan.

Caynen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Canaan.

Caysen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caysie f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Cazmir m English (American)
Possible African American variant of Kazmir.

Cazzio m English (Modern)

Ceanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element see and Anna.

Ceasar m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cesar.

Ceaser m English (Rare)
Metaplasmus of Caesar.

Cecila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia and a feminization of Cecil.

Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.

Cecili f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Ceclia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.

Ceddie m English, Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Cedric.... [more]

Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.

Ceejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.

Celena f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Selena.

Celene f English (Modern)
Variant of Selene.

Celian m English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English and Swedish form of Caelianus via its variant spelling Celianus. In the case of The Netherlands, Celian really is just a variant form of Celiaan, which is the actual Dutch form of Caelianus (also via Celianus).

Celica f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.

Celina f English (American)
Variant of Silena

Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Celton m English (Modern)
Variant of Kelton.

Celyna f English (Modern)
Variant of Celina or Selena.

Celynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celyn.

Cenith f English (American, Archaic)
Truncated form of Acenith.

Cephus m English
Variant of Cephas.

Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."

Cerisa f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cerise.

Cerrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Cerrus m English (Australian)
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kar- ‎(“hard”‎). See also Latin carina and carpinus.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Ceslie f English (Rare)

Cettie f English (Rare)
English diminutive of Celeste, Celestia and Celestine. A known bearer of this name was the American abolitionist and philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), who was affectionately referred to as Cettie because of her middle name, which was Celestia.

Ceylon m English (Rare)
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka), borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão and ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिंहल (simhala), literally meaning "lionlike" and composed of सिंह (simha) meaning "lion" and the suffix -ल (-la).

Chaddy m & f English (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Diminutive of Chad / Chadwick. In the detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' (1959) by Agatha Christie, there is a character named Lettice Chadwick, often called Chaddy.

Chaela f English (Rare)
English short form of Michaela, or a variant of Kayla.

Chairy f English
Variant of Sherry or diminutive of Charity.

Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chaiya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chaya.

Chalet f English (American, Rare)
Chalet is used as both first and last name, and the SSA data shows that Chalet is used as a girl's name 100% of the time. As a word, Chalet means Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style.

Chaley f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shaylee or Kayley. Noted bearer is actress Chaley Rose of the television series 'Nashville'.

Chalia f English (American)
Elaboration of Chala. Also a variant of Chalice inspired by names having the pattern -ia, such as Julia or Gloria.

Chalon f & m English
The name may derive from the Chalon people, one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Costanoan) people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. It may also derive from the French surname Chalon, of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the French town Châlons-sur-Marne... [more]

Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.

Chanee f English
Variant of Chaney.

Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

Chantz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chance.

Chapel f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."

Charee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cherie.

Charle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Charma f English
Diminutive of Charmaine.

Charyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Charzy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.

Chasen m English (Modern)
Apparently a modern respelling of Jason via the nickname Chase, though it may also be transferred from the surname Chasen.

Chasey f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Chatty f English
Diminutive of Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.

Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase

Chayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Chay and the popular suffix -la in the style of Kayla and Jayla

Chayna f English
Variant of Shayna.

Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

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

Chelal m Biblical
He is mentioned in the Bible as being one of the sons of Pahath-Moab.

Chelan f English (Canadian), American
From the name of a lake and city in the American state of Washington, which is derived from the Salish Indian word Tsi-Laan meaning "deep water".

Chelby f English (Modern)
Variant of Shelby.

Chelci f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

Cheled m Biblical
Variant transcription of Heled.... [more]

Chella f Dutch (Rare), English, Jewish
Short form of feminine names that end in -chella, such as Michella and Rachella.... [more]

Chelly f English
Variant of Shelly.

Chelsa f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelse f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsi f English (Modern)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelsy f English
Variant of Chelsea .

Chelyn f English (American)

Chenai f & m English (British)
Likely derived from Chennai, an Indian city of 10 million.

Chenay f English, African American
Variant of Shanae.

Cheney m & f English
From the traditionally English surname, a variant of Chesney, or from the French habitational surname from a place in Yonne, derived from a Romano-Gallic estate, Caniacum, meaning "estate of a man named Canius".

Cheran m Biblical
Means "anger".

Cheree f English (Rare)
Anglicization of the french word, "chéri(e)" meaning "dear."

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

Cheril f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Cheris f English
Variant of Charisse.

Cherri f English
Variant of Cherry.

Cheryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharon, inspired by the name Cheryl

Cheska f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Francesca.

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

Chessa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. ... [more]

Chessi f English
Variant of Chessie.

Chevel f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

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

Chevon f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shevon.

Cheyan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanne.

Cheyna f English
Variant of Shayna.

Cheyne m English
Variant of Shane.

Chiana f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be an invented name, in which case it might (for example) consist of an Asian name element (such as Japanese chi meaning "wisdom, intellect") and the name Ana... [more]

Chiann f Dutch, English
Variant of Chianne

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

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]

Chilli f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Named for the spicy fruit from Central and South America used in cooking. The word is from the Nahuatl language. Has gained some interest in Australia since restaurateur Pete Evans chose this name for his eldest daughter around 2005.

Chinae f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanae.

Chinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of China.

Chiqui f English (American, Rare), African American
Diminutive of Chiquita.

Chisum m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chloea f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Chloe

Chloee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Chloie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Choice m English
From the English word, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- "to choose".

Chonna f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Chosen f & m English (Rare)
From the past participle of choose from Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.

Chosyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chotam m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham.... [more]

Choyce f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Choice.

Chozen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chozyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chrese f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charisse, notable person is Chrese Evans, originally named Olga Peters, granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.

Chrisy f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrissy.

Churai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hurai.... [more]

Church m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Church.

Chylar f English (Rare)
Variant of Chyler. Chylar was given to 7 girls in 2009 according to the SSA.

Chyler m & f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Actress Chyler Leigh (1982-).

Chyles f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chynna f English
Variant of China.

Cianan m English (British, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Cianán.

Cianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Ciana.

Cianne f English (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Perhaps a combination of the prefix Ci- and Anne 1 or a variant of Cyan... [more]

Ciaran m English
Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Ciarra f English (Modern)
Variant of Ciara 1 or Ciara 2.

Cicill m English
Form of Cecil

Cidney f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sydney or Sidney.

Ciella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Cielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ciel.

Cienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Cillia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cilia

Cindee f English
Variant of Cindy.

Cinder f English (American)
Representing the residue of combustion; ashes.

Cindey f English
Variant of Cindy.

Cindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cindy or Cinda.

Cindie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cindy.

Cinnie m English (American, Rare)

Cintha f English (American, Archaic)
Contracted form of Cynthia.

Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Cirrus m English (Rare)
Possibly named for the cirrus cloud or from the Latin word, meaning "a lock of hair, tendril, curl, ringlet of hair," that the word originates from.

Cissie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Sissy.

Citrus f English
Refers to a genus of flowering trees that produce fruits.

Claine f & m English (Rare), Scottish, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Claine.

Claira f English (Rare), French (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Claire.

Clairy f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Clair (men) and Claire (women). In the Netherlands, the name is primarily used on women, whilst in Flanders (Belgium) the opposite applies.... [more]

Clanci f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Clancy.

Clarah f English
Variant of Clara.

Clarey f English
Variant of Clary.

Claria f English (Rare), Medieval Occitan
Elaboration of Clara.

Clarke m & f English
Variant 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... [more]

Clarky m English
Diminutive of Clark.

Classi f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Classy.

Classy f & m English (Rare)

Clatus m English (Rare)

Clauda f English (Rare)
Rarer feminine form of Claudius.

Claudy f & m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude (unisex), Claudia (feminine) and Claudius (masculine).

Clayne m English (Rare)
Probably a blend of the given names Clay and Wayne. A known bearer of this name is the American actor Clayne Crawford (b. 1978).

Clayre f English (Modern)
Variant of Claire.

Cleave m English
From an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of Cleavon or a variant of Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname Cleave... [more]

Cledus m English
Variant of "Cletus."

Clemma f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clementine or Clementina.

Cleola f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleola. In Greek mythology, Cleola is the name of a daughter of Dias, son of Pelops... [more]

Cleome f English (Rare)
Derived from the name of the flowering plants cleome, commonly known as "spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, bee plants".

Cleona f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Originally a Latinization of Kleone, this name is sometimes understood as a feminine form of Cleon in the English-speaking world.... [more]

Cleora f English (Archaic)
An elaboration of Cleo.

Clesta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.

Clevie m & f English
Diminutive of Cleveland, Cleve, or Cleva.

Cliffy m English
Diminutive of Clifford and Clifton.

Cloria f English (American)
Elaboration of Clora.

Clotee f English
Perhaps a diminutive of Clotilde. This was used in the 1997 children's historical novel A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl.

Clovia f English
Meaning unknown. Clovia is a character in the "Gasoline Alley" comic strips, first released in 1918, one of the longest running comic strips of all time in the US.

Clowey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Clowie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Cloyce m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cloyce.... [more]

Clydia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Feminine form of Clyde influenced by Claudia.

Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.

Clytie f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare), American (South)
Latinized form of Klytië. It was used by British author Joseph Hatton for the heroine of his novel Clytie (1874), and borne by Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887-1983); it was also the birth name of Australian ceramic artist Klytie Pate (1912-2010)... [more]

Cobalt m English
From the metal or the shade of blue. Derived from German kobold, a type of house spirit. This in turn, has a few possible etymologies. One is that it come from Greek koba'los, meaning "rogue"... [more]

Cobina f English (Rare)
Presumably a short form of Jacobina.

Cocora f English

Codiak m & f English (American)

Coewyn m English (Canadian, Modern)

Colbee m English
Variant of Colby.

Colbie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).

Coldin m English
Coldin is a boy's name meaning "dark valley" that comes from the Old English name Colden.

Coleby m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colby influenced by Cole.

Colete f Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Portuguese form and English and Dutch variant of Colette.

Colley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Colley.

Collie f & m English
Diminutive of Colette or Colleen.

Collis m English
Transferred use of the surname Collis.

Colsen m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Colsen, a variant of the surname Colson (see Colson)