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Christoper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Christopha f English
Feminine form of Christopher.

Christophania f Ancient Greek
From the Ancient Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed" and φάνεια (phaneia) meaning "appearing".

Christophe f German (Rare)
Variation of Christopha.

Christophera f Medieval English
Feminine form of Christopher

Christopherina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Christopher.

Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.

Christophilos m Late Greek
Means "beloved Christ" or "friend of Christ" in Greek. It is derived from the name of Christ combined with the Greek element φίλος (philos) meaning "beloved, dear" as well as "friend, lover".

Christophilus m Late Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Archaic), English (Puritan)
Latinized form of Christophilos.

Christophina f English (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Christopher.

Christophine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Christoph.

Christophle m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Gallicized form of Christoffel.

Christoval m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Cristóbal.

Christovão m Medieval Portuguese

Christraud f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Christraud is a modern blend of Christine and names ending in -traud (like Waltraud).

Christraut f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Christraud.

Christtraud f German (Modern)
Variant of Christraud.

Christtraut f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Christraud.

Christus m Theology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Christos 1.

Christwin m Medieval French
Standardized form of Cristoinus, a name found in a medieval Latin record, which was derived from Latin Christus meaning "Christ" and Old High German wini "friend".

Christwina f Medieval French
Feminine form of Christwin.

Christyan m South American
Variant of Christian.

Christyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Christiana.

Christyanna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christiana or a combination of Christy and Anna.

Christyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kristin.

Christyna f American (Rare)
Variant of Christina.

Chrisula f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρυσούλα (see Chrysoula).

Chrisy f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrissy.

Chrisye m Indonesian

Chriszelda f Afrikaans
Variant of Chriselda.

Chriszette f Afrikaans
Compound name of Christine and Suzette.

Chrodogangus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrodegang.

Chromatios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun χρῶμα (chroma) meaning "colour", which is a word that originally referred to the colour of one's skin (i.e. complexion).

Chromatius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Chromatios.... [more]

Chromios m Greek Mythology
Most likely derived from Greek χρῶμα (chroma) meaning "colour", which is a word that originally referred to the colour of one's skin (i.e. complexion). Another possibility for the meaning of this name is a derivation from the Greek noun χρόμη (chrome) meaning "neigh, neighing" (as in, the cry of a horse).

Chromius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chromios. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a son of king Priam.

Chronis m Greek
Short form of Polychronis.

Chronos m Greek Mythology
Means "time" in Greek. In Greek mythology the god Chronos was the personification of time.... [more]

Chrothildis f Frankish
Chrothildis was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to king Theuderic III. She was formally the nominal regent for her son Clovis IV during his minority from his succession in 691 until her own death in 692, though in reality the de facto regent was Pepin of Herstal.

Chrudoš m Czech (Rare)

Chrys f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chris.

Chryša m Sorbian
Diminutive of Chrystof.

Chrysafios m Greek

Chrysafis m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysafios.

Chrysalde m Theatre
A character in Molière's "L'école des femmes" (The School for Wives ).

Chrysale m Theatre
Chrysale is a character in the play "Les Femmes Savantes" (The Learned Ladies), a comedy by Molière.

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."... [more]

Chrysander m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)

Chrysanna f Greek
Possibly a combination of Chrysa and Anna inspired by Chrysanthi.

Chrysanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chrisanne.

Chrysant m Upper German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare)
German form of Chrysanthus.

Chrysanth m German
German form of Chrysanthos (see Chrysanthus).

Chrysantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanta.

Chrysanthe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Chrysanthos.

Chrysanthea f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe

Chrysanthème f Literature
Means "chrysanthemum" in French. This was used in Pierre Loti's novel Madame Chrysanthème (1887), which was adapted into an opera in 1893 by André Messager.

Chrysanthemum f English (Rare)
From the name of the daisy-like flower, derived from the Latinized form of Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrusanthemon) meaning "gold flower", composed of χρῡσός (chrysos) "gold" and ἄνθεμον (anthemon) "flower"... [more]

Chrysanthia f English (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe.

Chrysanthis f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Chrysanthos. ... [more]

Chrysanthius m Late Roman
Chrysanthemum is a female variant. There is also two Mongolian variants, Chrisathius and Tshissathies.

Chrysanthus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Chrysanthos. Saints Chrysanthus and Daria (3rd century – c. 283) are saints of the Early Christian period. Their names appear in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, an early martyrs list, and a church was built in their honour over their reputed burial place in Rome.

Chrysantus m Dutch
Variant of Chrysanthus.

Chrysaor m Greek Mythology
Meaning "he who has a golden sword" from Greek χρυσός, "golden" and ἄορ, "sword". In Greek mythology Chrysaor was the brother of Pegasus who sprung from the severed neck of Medusa.

Chrysavgi f Greek
Means "golden dawn, golden sunrise" in Greek.

Chryścijanica f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Krystiana.

Chryscina f Belarusian
Variant of Kryscina.

Chryse f Greek Mythology
Means "golden."

Chryseida f Greek, Ancient Greek

Chryséis f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Chryseis.

Chrysi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Chryse and diminutive of Chrysanthi.

Chrysiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Chryseida.

Chrysiis f Greek
Modern Greek form of Chryseis.

Chrysipp m German
German form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.

Chrysippe m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.

Chrysippos m Ancient Greek
Means "horse of gold", derived from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek ἵππος (hippos) "horse".

Chrysippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrysippos. In history, this name was most notably borne by Chrysippus of Soli, a Stoic philosopher from the 3rd century BC. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a divine hero with a very tragic story.

Chrysogeneia f Greek Mythology
Chrysogeneia, a Minyan princess as the daughter of King Almus of Orchomenus. She was the sister of Chryse and mother, by the sea-god Poseidon, of Chryses, father of the eponym Minyas... [more]

Chrysogenia f Greek Mythology
Chrysogenia, daughter of the river-god Peneus, and thus can be considered a naiad. She was the mother of Thissaeus by Zeus.

Chrysogone f Ancient Greek, Literature
Feminine form of Chrysogonos. According to some sources, this was the name of the mother of Minyas in Greek mythology... [more]

Chrysogonee f Arthurian Cycle
Chrysogonee, mother of Belphoebe and her twin Amoretta... [more]

Chrysogonos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek γονή (gone), γόνος (gonos) "birth, offspring".

Chrysogonus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrysogonos.

Chrysogoon m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysogonos, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).

Chrysologos m Late Greek
Means "word of gold", derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek λόγος (logos) "(spoken) word, speech".

Chrysologue m French (Archaic)
French form of Chrysologus.

Chrysologus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrysologos. This name was borne by Peter Chrysologus, a saint from the 5th century AD.

Chrysoloog m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysologus, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).

Chrysopeleia f Greek Mythology
Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [more]

Chrysopelia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrysopeleia.

Chrysorroas m Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "streaming with gold" in Greek, from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold" and ῥοάς (rhoás) "stream", derived from ῥοή (rhoé) "river, stream" (Compare river Chrysorrhoas)... [more]

Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον (sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα (haima) "blood", ποτόν (poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος (chthonios) "in the earth".

Chrysostamos m Indian (Christian)
Variant of Chrysostomos.

Chrysosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength, power, vigour".

Chrysostome m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Chrysostomos.

Chrysostomi f Greek
Feminine form of Chrysostomos.

Chrysostomus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chrysostomos.

Chrysostoom m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysostomos, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).

Chrysotelus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Χρυσότελος (Chrysotelos), which should be a corruption of the rare name Χρυσοτέλης (Chrysoteles), which consists of the Greek elements χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion".... [more]

Chrysothea f Greek (Rare)
From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" combined with θεός (theos) "god".

Chrysothemis f & m Greek Mythology
Derived 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).... [more]

Chrysoula f Greek
Diminutive of Chrysa.

Chrysovalantis m Greek
Masculine form of Chrysovalantou. A known bearer of this name is the Greek soccer player Chrysovalantis Kozoronis (b. 1992).

Chrysovalantou f Greek (Rare)
From the epithet of Irene Chrysovalantou, a 9th-century Greek Orthodox saint who is considered a patron of conception and fertility. It means "of Chrysobalanton", from the name of the ancient monastery in Constantinople where she was abbess (allegedly from the name of a region of the Byzantine empire which derives from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" and βαλαντιο (balantio) "coin").

Chrysta f English (Modern, Rare), Sorbian
Sorbian form and English variant of Christa.

Chrystabella f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christabella.

Chrystafor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Christophoros (see Christopher).

Chrystalla f Greek (Cypriot)

Chrystel f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Christelle.

Chrystèle f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Christelle.

Chrysti f English
Variant of Christy.

Chrystia f English (Canadian)
Contracted variant of Christina.... [more]

Chrystian m Polish
Variant of Krystian.

Chrystie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Christy and Chrystia.

Chrystina f Sorbian, English
Sorbian and English variant of Christina.

Chrystine f English (Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Chrystl f English (Rare)
Varaint of Christal

Chrystof m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Christopher.

Chrystos f & m English (American, Modern), Greek (Modern)
Variant of Christos. Chrystos, born Christina Smith, is an American writer and activist who self-identifies as two-spirit.

Chrystya f Ukrainian
Variant English transcription of Khrystya.

Chrysus m Greek Mythology
Chrysus (Khrysos; meaning "gold") in Greek mythology is a minor god and the personification of gold.

Chryzostom m Polish
Polish form of Chrysostomos.

Chuansong m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 嵩 (sōng) meaning "high, lofty".

Chubasca f Chamorro
Chamorro name from the Spanish word chubasco meaning "downpour", itself from Latin pluvia "rain".

Chubasco m Various (Rare)
From the Spanish word chubasco, meaning "squall", which is from the Portuguese word chuva, meaning "rain".

Chucarris f Romani (Caló)
Means "anguishes" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Angustias.

Chudas m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Judah.

Chuis m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Lluis.

Chukwunonso m African
Igbo land Eastern Nigeria - Chukwu(Almighty God) no(is) nso(near). God is near

Chulsa f Khmer
Means "sea, ocean" in Khmer.

Chul-Soon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 철순 (see Cheol-Sun).

Chuluunkhishig f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".

Chuluunsükh m & f Mongolian
Means "stone axe" in Mongolian, from чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Chuluuntsetseg f Mongolian
Means "stone flower" in Mongolian, from чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Chung-seon m Korean
Chung(忠) is "fidelity" and Seon(善) is "good". Kim Chung-Seon was a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion. His Japanese name was Sayaka (沙也可)... [more]

Chunshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Chunshao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Chunsheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean" and 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage".

Chunshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Chunshui f Chinese
From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Chunsina f Frankish
A queen of the Franks, Chunsina was the second wife of Chlothar I. Not much is known of her.

Chuonnasuan m Oroqen, Siberian

Chusa f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesusa.

Chusak m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Chusé m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Joseph.

Chusefa f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Joseph.

Chusep m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Joseph.

Chusepa f Aragonese
Variant of Chusefa (via the Catalan form Jusepa).

Chushan m & f Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "Kushite."

Chushan-rishathaim m Biblical
Means "twice-evil Kushite". Chushan indicates Kushite origins, while Rishathan means "double wickedness". Name of a King of Mesopotamia and the first oppressor of Israel in the Book of Judges. This is likely not the King's real name, but rather, an insulting epithet.

Chushuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 初 (chū) meaning "beginning" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Chu'si f Hopi
Means "snake flower" in Hopi.

Chusi m Spanish
Diminutive of Chus, which in turn is a diminutive of Jesús.

Chusma m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Maria.

Chusnul f & m Indonesian
Variant of Khusnul.

Chuso m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus.

Chusta f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Justa.

Chustín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Justin.

Chustinián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Justinianus.

Chustino m Aragonese
Variant of Chustín.

Chusto m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Justus.

Chūsuke m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 忠 meaning "loyalty, devotion" and 助 meaning "help, aid".

Chwalisław m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic elements xvaliti "to praise" and slava "glory".

Chwalisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Chwalisław.

Chwès m Walloon
Short form of Françwès.

Chwôlëska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Chwôlësława.

Chwôlësława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Chwalisława.

Chyles f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Chyustyuk f Khakas
Means "ring" in Khakas.

Cibeles f Spanish
Spanish form of Cybele.

Cidalise f Louisiana Creole

Ciechosław m Polish
Polish cognate of Techoslav.

Ciechosława f Polish
Feminine form of Ciechosław.

Ciemvaldis m Latvian

Cíes f Galician (Modern)
Given after Cíes Islands in Galicia (Spain), itself possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *seikw ("to dry").

Ciesława f Polish
Contracted form of Ciechosława.

Cieszmir m Medieval Polish
Variant of Cieszymir.

Cieszygor m Polish
Derived from Polish cieszyć "to please someone" or cieszyć się "to enjoy" and gorąc "heat", this name is traditionally interpreted to mean "he who enjoys fire".

Cieszym m Slavic

Cieszymir m Polish
Means "to enjoy peace", derived from Slavic tešiti se "to enjoy" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Cieszysław m Polish
Derived from Polish cieszyć "to please someone" or cieszyć się "to enjoy" and sława "fame, greatness".

Cieszysława f Polish
Feminine form of Cieszysław.

Cihansha m Tatar

Ciise m Somali
Somali form of Isa 2.

Ċiklemfusa f Maltese, Literature
Maltese form of Cinderella.

Cilas m German (East Prussian), Lithuanian
Lithuanian short form of Cecilijus and East Prussian German short form of Cäcilius.

Cilas m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Cildis m Latvian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Cilda.

Cilesti f & m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Celeste.

Cilianse f Romani (Archaic)

Cilistinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Caelestinus.

Cilistro m Galician (Archaic)

Cilurnos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *cilurnon "tub, pail, bucket".

Cincinnatus m Ancient Roman
From Latin cincinnatus meaning "curly-haired". Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519–430 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic.

Cinders f English (Canadian)

Cinsere m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Cinyras m Greek Mythology
Means "lyre" in Ancient Greek from the word kinýra. ... [more]

Ciorsdan f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Kirstin.

Ciorstan f Scottish
Diminutive of Cairistìona influenced by Danish Kirsten. It is the original Scottish form of Kirstin.

Cipariso m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyparissus.

Ciparisso m Italian
Italian form of Cyparissus.

Cipressa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Cipora.

Circuncisión f Spanish (Rare)
Means "circumcision" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the circumcision of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is traditionally viewed as the first time the blood of Christ was shed and thus the beginning of the process of the redemption of man; it is also seen as a demonstration that Christ was fully human, and of his obedience to Jewish law... [more]

Cireșica f Romanian
Derived from Romanian cireșică, the diminutive of cireașă, "cherry".

Çirîsk f Kurdish
Means "spark" or "vestige, trace" in Kurdish.

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.

Cīrulis m Medieval Baltic
Directly taken from Latvian cīrulis "lark, skylark", this name was recorded in medieval Latvia.

Círus m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cyrus.

Çirûsk m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish çirûsk meaning "glint, spark".

Çirûske f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish çirûsk meaning "glint, spark".

Cirzpisława f Medieval Polish
Derived from cierpieć meaning "to suffer" and sława meaning "fame, glory".

Cis m & f Dutch
Short form of Franciscus and Francisca.

Cisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, the same etymological root as Tyr, which evolved into Cyo and Ziu in Old High German.... [more]

Cisa f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Cisa f Catalan
Diminutive of Narcisa.

Cisal f Atayal
meaning is "to play, visit, or associate with"

Cisana f Georgian
Alternate transcription of Georgian ცისანა (see Tsisana).

Cisaria f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cesária.

Cisarina f Corsican
Corsican form of Césarine

Cisariu m Corsican
Corsican form of Caesarius.

Cisca f Dutch
Dutch short form of Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.

Cisca f Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive of Francisca.

Cisco m Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisco.

Çise f Turkish
Means "drizzle, light rain" in Turkish.

Cisella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cisellus.

Cisellus m History (Ecclesiastical)

Ciseppi m Sicilian
Variant of Giseppi.

Ciset m Catalan
Diminutive of Narcis.

Ciseta f Catalan
Diminutive of Narcisa.

Cishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Cisiri m Sicilian
Variant of Cèsiri.

Ciska f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form for both Francisca and Franciska - one could also label it a variant spelling for Cisca (though out of the two, Ciska is certainly the most common).

Ciske m & f Dutch
Diminutive form of Cis.

Cisly f Medieval English
Variant of Cicely.

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").... [more]

Ciso m Catalan
Diminutive of Narcis.

Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, History
Meaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [more]

Cissa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.

Cisse m Flemish
Flemish short form of Francis.

Cissely f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Cicely, a medieval English form of Cecilia.

Cisseus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from the Greek verb κισσόω (kissoô) meaning "to wreathe with ivy", from κισσός (kissos) "ivy". It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Cissi f Swedish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cissia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cissiah.

Cissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Cissie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Sissy.

Cissolt f Manx
Manx form of Cecilia.

Cissot f Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Cecilia.

Çiste f Kurdish
Means "alert, keen" in Kurdish.

Cisus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κεῖσος (Keisos). This was the name of a legendary king of Argos, a son of Temenus.

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

Cius m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
While the exact etymology of this name isn’t entirely clear, it's most likely to be derived from kῖος (kῖos) meaning unknown. In Greek mythology, Cius was one of the Argonauts, the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.

Civilis m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "civic, civil (of or pertaining to citizens)", or figuratively, "polite, courteous".

Ciwas f Atayal

Ciywas f Atayal

Claas m Dutch
Variant spelling of Klaas. The spelling of this short form is actually based on Nicolaas, whereas the short form Klaas is based on Nikolaas.

Claasje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Claas.

Claasjen m & f Dutch (Archaic), East Frisian
Archaic form of Claasje.

Claeis m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Klaas.

Claescen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claesken.

Claesekiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claesken.

Claesie f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Claesje.

Claesje f Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic form of Claasje.

Claesjen f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Claesje. This was the name of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman’s daughter.

Claesken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Claes.

Claeskiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claesken.

Claestgen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claesken.

Claeys m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Klaas.

Claeyse m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Klaas.

Claeysken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Claeys.

Claeyskijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claeysken.

Claireese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clais m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Claas via its older variant Claes.

Clareese f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice or Clarisse.

Clarentius m Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Saint Clarentius was a bishop of Vienne, in France, who lived in the early part of the 7th century.

Clarentius m Late Roman, Ancient Roman
Cognomen derived from the name Clarus from Latin clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous, illustrious". Original Latin form of Clarence.

Claresca f Obscure

Clarese f English
Variant of Clarice.

Claressa f English (Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Claresse f English (American), Filipino
Variant of Clarisse.

Claris f Medieval English (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clarise f English (American), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clarisia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Clarisa.

Clarisin f Arthurian Cycle
A damsel rescued by Sir Gaheris, Arthur's nephew.

Clarisol f Spanish
Combination of Clara and Sol 1, possibly intended to mean "bright sun".

Clarissant f Arthurian Cycle
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Clarissica f Obscure
Blend of Clarissa and Jessica.

Clarisso f Provençal
Provençal form of Clarisse.

Clarista f Literature
Perhaps a blend of Clarissa and Calista. This name appears in Robert Greene's prose work Planetomachia (1585). It is borne by a sister of English actor Nicholas Hoult.

Clariüs m Medieval Occitan (Latinized), Provençal
Medieval Occitan form of Clarus.

Clarkisha f English (Rare)
Feminization of Clark by using the common feminine name suffix -isha.

Clarkson m English
Transferred use of the surname Clarkson.

Clarrissa f English
Variant of Clarissa.

Claryssa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Clase m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Klaas.

Clasecen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claseken.

Claseken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Klaas via Clase.

Clasekijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Claseken.

Clasina f Dutch
Variant of Klasina.

Class m Low German (Archaic)
Older form of Claas.

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