CortijofSpanish (European, Rare) From the Marian title Virgen del Cortijo, which gives its name to a chapel in Murillo de Río Leza (La Rioja).... [more]
CorvomItalian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese form of Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.
CorvusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin corvus "raven." Marcus Valerius Corvus was a Roman hero of the 4th century BC.
CorydonmLiterature, English (American) Probably related to Greek κορυδός (korydos) meaning "lark". This was a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.
CorymbusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek Κορυμβος (Korymbos) meaning "(a bunch of) ivy berries". He was the Greek demigod of the fruit of the ivy.
CorypheusmPopular Culture Derived from coryphaeus, which is the latinized form of the Greek word κορυφαῖος (koryphaios) meaning "head man, chief, leader". The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κορυφή (koruphe) meaning "head, top"... [more]
CossutiafAncient Roman Femenine form of the roman gens Cossutius. It was the name of a Roman woman who became engaged to JuliusCaesar prior to his reaching adulthood.
CosteenfGreek (Anglicized, Rare, Expatriate) English contracted form of the Greek name Konstantina. It is borne by Costeen Hatzipourganis, an Australian interior designer of Greek descent who is the girlfriend of tennis player Nick Kyrgios.
Cotéf & mSpanish (Rare) Diminutive of José or sometimes Josefa. A famous bearer is Chilean-American television actress Coté de Pablo (1979-), whose birth name was María José.
CotisomRomanian (Rare), History Cotiso was the name of a Dacian king (approximately 30 BC) who ruled the mountains between Banat and Oltenia (modern-day Romania).
CounteemEnglish (American) Possibly derived from the surname Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).
CountessfMedieval English Derived from Latin comitissa "countess". This word, while more commonly known as a title, was also used as a personal name occasionally.
Couragem & fEnglish (Rare) Borrowing from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Courtenayf & mEnglish (Rare) French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short").... [more]
CoventinafCeltic Mythology Coventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. She is known from multiple inscriptions at one site in Northumberland county of England, an area surrounding a wellspring near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall... [more]
CovinarfArmenian, Armenian Mythology Variant spelling of Tsovinar. 'Cov' is most likely a loanword from Urartian ṣûǝ, meaning "(inland) sea." This spelling is used in an Armenian epic.
Coyotem & fAmerican (Rare) From the name of the small dog-like animal. Has been used rarely as a given name since the 1800s, though its use is steadily increasing since the 2000s.
CoyotitomLiterature Means "little coyote" in Spanish. Most notably used in the novel 'The Pearl' (1947) by John Steinbeck.
CoyotlmNahuatl Means "coyote" in Nahuatl, sometimes used to mean "foreigner".
CoysenmIndonesian (Rare) This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".
CozmBiblical Coz in Hebrew allegedly means "a thorn", or perhaps "nimble." It occurs in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 4: 8) where Coz is sited as a descendant of Caleb.
CozamalocatlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl cozamalotl "rainbow" combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.
CozauhmNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl cozauhqui, meaning "yellow, gold".
Cozcaf & mNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl cozcatl "jewel, necklace".
CozcacuauhmNahuatl Means "king vulture" in Nahuatl, the sixteenth day sign of the tonalpohualli.
Cozcamichiuhtecatlm & fNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and michiuautli "fish-amaranth".
CozcatlmNahuatl Means "jewel, necklace" in Nahuatl, sometimes used as a metaphor for an infant or small child.
CozcatonfNahuatl Means "little jewel, little necklace" in Nahuatl, a diminutive form of Cozca.
CozyfEnglish (Rare) Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".
CranaëfGreek Mythology Means "stony" in Greek. It is the name of an island off the coast of Gytheio, where Paris of Troy and Helen spent their first night together in Greek mythology.
CranaechmefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Means "rocky point" from Greek κραναός (kranaos) "rocky, rugged" and αἰχμή (aichme) "point of a spear". In Greek mythology Cranaechme was a daughter of King Cranaus... [more]
CranausmGreek Mythology Means "rocky, rugged" in Greek. In Greek mythology, he was the second king of Athens.
CrasafDutch (Rare) The name of the Dutch reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as Settela Steinbach.
Crashm & fPopular Culture Most notably the name for Video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self titled platform game series created by Sony.... [more]
CrassusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective crassus, which can mean "solid, thick, dense" as well as "fat, gross, plump". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus (1st century BC).
CratesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Krates. Known bearers of this name include the comic poet Crates (5th century BC) and the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes (3rd century BC).
Creaturef & mMedieval English (Rare, Archaic) From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [more]
CreedmEnglish From the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [more]
Creedencef & mEnglish (American) Variant of Credence. This spelling likely influenced by the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
CreekmObscure A nature name meaning a stream smaller than a river. The word creek is originally from Old Norse kriki, a bend or crook, and from Middle English creke.
CreenafManx Derived from Manx creeney "wise, shrewed, common sense", intended as a Manx equivalent of Sophia.
CreenanmManx Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Manx creen "old; worn out" and Manx creeney "wise".
CreirwyfWelsh, Welsh Mythology Means "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [more]
CremornafLiterature Cremorna Garden is the former stage name of Mrs. Rosanna Wrayburn, a retired Victorian-era stage performer, in the 1930 novel Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is based on the name of Cremorne Gardens, which were popular pleasure gardens in London during the mid-19th century (from 1845 until the gardens closed in 1877), named for Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne (1725-1813; see the Irish place name Cremorne).
CrenguțafRomanian (Rare) Derived from Romanian crenguța, the diminutive of creangă, "branch".
CreodamAnglo-Saxon Uncertain etymology. May have been one of the first king of Mercia, though his existence is disputed.
CreolafEnglish (Rare) Perhaps an invented name, based on the English word Creole, or on similar-sounding names such as Leola.
CrescenziomItalian (Rare) Italian form of Crescentius. A known bearer of this name was Crescenzio Gambarelli, a 17th-century Italian painter from Siena.
CresentiafBiblical French (Latinized, Modern) This feminine name has Old French and Latin roots, as well as Swiss origins, and comes from the name Crescent or Cresentius. Translating to "increasing" or... [more]