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Caê m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Short form of Caetano and Carlos Eduardo.

Caecilian m Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Caecilianus.

Caeciliana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caecilianus.

Caecilianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Caecilius.

Cæcilie f Danish
From the Latin name Caecilia.... [more]

Caeculus m Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin adjective caecus meaning "blind" combined with the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -ulus. Also compare the related name Caecilius.... [more]

Caed m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.

Caeden m English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Caedence f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cadence

Caedikis m Ancient Oscan

Caedon m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant of Caden

Cædwalla m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Cadwallon.

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

Cael m English (Modern)
Variant of Cale.

Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.

Caela f Irish
Feminine variant of Caelan, ultimately from Irish caol meaning "slender".

Caelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla.

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.

Caeldori f Popular Culture
Most likely intended as an anagram of Cordelia. This name was first used as the name of a character in Fire Emblem: Fates. She resembles Cordelia, a character from the previous game, Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caeleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelea.

Caeleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelem m English (New Zealand)
Variant of Callum or Caelum.

Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.

Caeles m Etruscan

Caelestia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Caelestius.

Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

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.

Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.

Caelleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caellie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caellum m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callum.

Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelo m Medieval Galician

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.

Caely f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

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

Caemlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
The name of a city in the book series, The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan. Likely a derivative of Camelot.

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]

Caenis f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Kainis. In Greek mythology, Caenis was a woman who was raped by the god Poseidon. Afterwards, he promised her that he would grant her a single wish... [more]

Caeria f History (Archaic)
Illyrian queen

Caerus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kairos. In Greek mythology, Caerus was the personification of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.

Caeryn f Obscure

Cæsar m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Caesar.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Caesaria f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Caesarius. Caesaria of Arles (also called Caesaria the Elder, died c. 530), was a saint and abbess. She was born in a Gallo-Roman family and was trained at John Cassian's foundation in Marseilles.

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]

Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.

Caesillia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Caesula.

Caeson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caesula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caeso.

Caetán m Galician
Variant of Caetano.

Caetlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caety f English (Rare)
Variant of Katie.

Caeylin f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caeylyn f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caferana f English

Caffrey m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Caffrey.

Cafiera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cafiero.

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.

Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.

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
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]

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.

Cahayadi m Indonesian

Cahide f Turkish
Means "ignorance" in Turkish.

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Cahual m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cahualli "one who is left behind; widow, widower".

Cahualix f Nahuatl
Probably derived from cahualli "someone left behind; a 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.

Cahyani f Indonesian
From Indonesian cahaya meaning "light" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -ni.

Cahyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian cahaya meaning "light, glow" (see Cahaya) and Ningsih.

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".

Cải f Vietnamese
Means "greens" in Vietnamese.

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.

Caia f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kaia.

Caia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Caius.

Caian m Welsh

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.

Caiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kaiane.

Caic m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Caique.

Caichan f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Caicias m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kaikias.

Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.

Caidan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caide m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caidian f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 电 (diàn) meaning "lightning, electricity".

Caidin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidince f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cadence.

Caidlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caitlyn.

Caidy f English
Variant of Cady.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caïe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gaius and variant of Caïus

Caieta f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Variant of Caiete, which is the proper latinization of the Greek name Καιήτη (Kaiete), of which the etymology is uncertain. It could be derived from Greek καίω (kaio) meaning "to burn", but it could also come from Greek καιετός (kaietos) meaning "fissure produced by an earthquake"... [more]

Caietana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caietanus.

Caige m English
Variant of Cage

Caighlee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighlie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caihong f Chinese
Means "rainbow" in Chinese.

Caihua f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese", 彩画 (cǎihuà) meaning "colour painting", or 菜花 (càihuā) meaning "cauliflower; rape blossom"... [more]

Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.

Caijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Caik m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Caique.

Caike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Caíque.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.

Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.

Cailane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kailane.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caileah f Obscure
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.

Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caili f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailian f Chinese
From the Chinese 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, valuable, riches" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillan m English (Australian)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Caelan or Caillín.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleach f Irish Mythology

Cailleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillic f Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic word caileag meaning "girl", or possibly from the related word cailleach meaning "old woman", which is also the name of a Scottish and Irish mythological figure (see Beira) and comes from Old Irish caillech "veiled (one)", from caille "veil", an early loanword from Latin pallium "a cloak" (i.e., the ecclesiastical garment worn by nuns).

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]

Cailuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Cailum m Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callum.

Caily f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

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.

Cain f Welsh
Means "beautiful, fair" in Welsh. This was the name of a 5th-century saint.

Cainã m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Kenan 1.

Cainbar m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Caine m Irish (Anglicized), English
Variant of Cain.

Caineach f Medieval Irish
Medieval form of Cainnech.

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]

Cainnear f Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Irish caoin meaning "gentle", and der meaning "daughter". This was the name of Queen Medb's daughter in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Some saints have borne this name as well.

Caino m Italian
Italian form of Cain.

Caintigern f Medieval Irish
Medieval Irish form of Kentigerna.

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.

Caiontean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Quentin

Caíque m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Henrique.

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]

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Caireall m Irish
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]

Caireallán m Irish
From the name Caireall combined with the diminutive suffix án.

Cairenn f Irish Mythology
In medieval Irish legends, this name was borne by the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages, a concubine of King Eochu (or Eochaid). She was treated harshly by his jealous wife Queen Mongfind, but later rescued by her son.

Cairin f Irish (Rare)

Cairistìne f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Cairistìona.

Cairn f & m Scottish
Old Irish and Scottish name, originally from Carn, which changed to Caibre, which changed to Cairney.... [more]

Cairneach m Irish (Rare)

Cairoden m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khayr al-Din.

Cairodin m Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khayr al-Din.

Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]

Cairui f Chinese
From the Chinese 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Caísa f Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caïssa, fictional goddess of chess.

Caisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsa.

Caisalis f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

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.

Caisen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caisidis m Ancient Oscan

Caislín f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]

Caison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caïssa f Literature
Invented by the Italian writer Marco Girolamo Vida as a goddess of chess in 1527. It was reused in the poem Caïssa (1763) by William Jones. Since then, the name was sporadically given to girls. It is also a popular name for chess clubs.

Caisséne f Medieval Irish

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Cait f English
Diminutive of Caitlin and Catherine.

Caitafa m Guanche
Borne by a guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).

Caitán m Galician
Variant of Caetán.

Caitana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Caitanu.

Caitano m Aragonese, Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Aragonese and Louisiana Spanish form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

Caitanu m Sicilian
Variant of Gaitanu.

Caite f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Caitlyn or Caitlin.

Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.

Caitelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caithlyn f English
Variant of Cathleen.

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.

Caitie f Irish, English, Scottish
Variant of Katie.

Caitilín f Medieval Irish, Irish (Archaic)
Older form of Caitlín.

Cáitín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cáit.

Caitir f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic name derived from a mis-analysis of Caitrìona as Caitir Fhiona. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Clarissa.

Caitlan f English
A modern version of the name Caitlin occasionally used in Scotland.

Caitland f English (Rare)
Variant of Caitlin influenced by the spelling of Maitland.

Caitlen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlinn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caitlund f English (Rare)

Caitlyne f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caito m & f Spanish
Possibly derived from Cayetano.

Caitrín f Irish (Rare)
Short form of Caitríona.

Caitrina f Irish, Scottish, Medieval Scottish

Caitrine f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Catharine

Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.

Caity f English
Variant of Katie.

Caiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gaius.

Caïus m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gaius and variant of Caïe

Caiva f Celtic Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Caiva was a goddess who was worshipped in Gerolstein in present-day Germany. It has been speculated that she might have been a mother goddess.

Caiwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Caixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love, be fond of; happy event".

Caixia f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Caixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Caiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Caiying f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling".

Caiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, vowel"... [more]

Caizhong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".

Caja f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kaja "daisy".

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.

Cajka f Serbian
Diminutive of Caja, which is used as a diminutive of Jelisaveta and Stanislava.

Cajó m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Jorge.

Cajsalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

Cajsaliza f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

Çajup m Albanian

Cajus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Caius.

C'əkʷ'ded f Ubykh
Derived from the Adyghe дэд (ded) meaning "very" and цӀыкӀу (tsIykIu) meaning "small".

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.

Çakîn f Kurdish
From the Kurdish çakî meaning "goodness, favour".

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.

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Calah f Hebrew
Allegedly from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallah) meaning "bride", a word sometimes used as a metaphor for the Sabbath (hence, "Shabbat bride"), though it is uncertain whether this is truly used as a Jewish name.... [more]

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.

Cəlaliyyə f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani cəlal meaning "lustre".

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]

Calamanda f Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Latin word calamus meaning "reed, cane". This was the name of a possibly legendary Catalan saint who is the patroness of the town of Calaf (Catalonia).

Calametis f Ancient Greek
Calametis was one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede in Greek myth.

Calaminag f Scottish
Feminine form of Calum.

Calamis m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek κάλαμος (kalamos) meaning "reed". This was the name of two sculptors of ancient Greece.

Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.

Calamond m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Calamoya f Medieval Catalan

Calamus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kalamos.

Calandra f American (Rare)

Calandria f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Calandra.

Calandro m Medieval Italian

Calani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalani.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

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]

Calaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalayah.

Calayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

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.

Calcea f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Kelsey influenced by Chelsea.

Calcedonia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Calcedonio.

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.

Calcidonio m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Calcedonio.

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.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caleah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calebe m Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caleb.