CharaxusmAncient Greek (Latinized, Rare) Possibly derived from Greek χάραξ (charax) meaning "vine prop, pointed stake, pole", as well as "bandage" and "bream (fish)". Alternatively, it could derive from χαράσσω (charasso) meaning "to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write"... [more]
ChardonnayfAfrican American (Modern) After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.
CharisandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man", although there is one source that claims that in this name, the second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρεία (andreia) meaning "courage" as well as "manliness".
CharitinafLate Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Charitine. Saint Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety, while Charitina of Lithuania (died 1281) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
CharmandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun χάρμα (charma) meaning "joy, delight" or the related Greek noun χάρμη (charme) meaning "joy of battle, eagerness for combat".... [more]
CharsenamBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Carshena used in the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610).
CharvangifIndian (Rare), Hinduism Means "beautiful-bodied" in Sanskrit (from चारु (cāru) "beautiful, lovely" and अङ्ग (aṅga) "a limb of the body; the body"), a word used in the Shiva Purana to describe the goddess Kali (called 'Kālī of exquisite body (i.e., cārvaṅgī) and comely appearance').
ChathuramSinhalese Means "clever, astute, skillful, nimble" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुर (chatura).
ChathurangamSinhalese Means "chess (the game)" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga) literally meaning "(an army) consisting of four parts".
ChatrinafRomansh Romansh form of Katherine, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
ChaxiraxifSpanish (Canarian), Guanche Mythology Derived from Guanche *ta-ahghər-ahəgh(i), meaning "she who sustains the firmament". This is the name of the mother goddess in Guanche mythology. After the conquest of the Canary Islands and their subsequent Christianization, Chaxiraxi became identified with the Virgin of Candelaria, an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife.
ChedorlaomermBiblical Means "a handful of sheaves." He is a king of Elam in the book of Genesis.
CheetarafPopular Culture The name of a humanoid cheetah in the animated television series ThunderCats (1985-1989). It is an elaboration of English cheetah, a word ultimately derived from Sanskrit.
ChephirahfBiblical, English (Rare) From the name of a biblical town, one of the four named in Joshua 9:17 along with Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.
CherikafJapanese From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom", 桃 (ri) meaning "peach" or 子 (ri) meaning "child" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
CheritafEnglish Meaning unknown. It is most likely based on the the French word chérie meaning "darling" combined with the Spanish suffix ita. Cherita Chen is a character in the 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko.
ChikahiramJapanese From 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" or 悠 (chika) meaning "permanence" combined with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, level, even" or 救 (hira) meaning "salvation, save, reclaim, help, rescue"... [more]
ChikairanyelufIgbo Means "We’ve committed it to God" / "In God’s hands" in Igbo.
Chikamaram & fIgbo Means "God knows best" or "God is wisdom" in Igbo.
ChildebrandmGermanic, History Variant of Hildebrand. Childebrand was an 8th-century Frankish duke, the son of Pepin of Herstal and brother of Charles Martel.
ChimerafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Derived from the Ancient Greek word Χίμαιρα meaning "she-goat". In Greek Mythology, this was the name of a legendary fire-breathing beast which consisted of three animals merged into one, usually depicted as a lion with a goat's head on its back and a tail capped with a snake's head, and is the enemy of the hero Bellerophon.
ChimurengamShona Chimurenga is a Shona word roughly translated to English as, "revolutionary struggle". The Shona language is spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. This word is sometimes used as a given name.
ChinarafUzbek Means "Platanus" (a type of tree) in Uzbek.
ChinmirzamUzbek Derived from chin meaning "true, real" combined with Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
ChinqoramUzbek Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and qora meaning "black, dark".
ChintarafThai From Thai จินต (chinta) meaning "think, imagine".
ChinterakmUzbek Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and terak meaning "poplar".
ChiomarafOld Celtic, Galatian Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Galatian element *māro- ("great"). Name borne by a Galatian noblewoman in the 2nd century BCE.
Chioraf & mGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ჩიორა (chiora) meaning "little bird, darling child" as well as "young cockerel".... [more]
ChiquinquiráfSpanish, Spanish (Latin American) Spanish feminine name given in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Chiquinquirá itself is of Chibcha origin and means "Place of swamps covered with fog".
ChirikafJapanese From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", and 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ChirmashmUzbek Means "to grasp tightly, clamber up" in Uzbek.
ChithrafarnamOld Persian Derived from Old Persian čiça "to shine, to appear" (equivalent to Avestan čiθra) combined with Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".
ChorongchorongbitnarifKorean (Archaic) An unusually long name. Can no longer be given to a child because of regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [more]
ChrisannfEnglish (American, Rare) Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.
ChrismansyahmIndonesian (Rare) In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as Christian Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh)... [more]