This is a list of submitted names in which the starting sequence is c or k; and a substring is l.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Chilton f NahuatlPossibly means "little chilli" in Nahuatl, or alternately, refers to a kind of small fly.
Chiltototl m NahuatlMeans "northern cardinal" in Nahuatl, from
chilli "chilli pepper" (figuratively "red") and
tototl "bird".
Chimalayauh m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
ayahuitl "fog, mist, vapour".
Chimalcoatl m NahuatlMeans "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from
chimalli "shield" and
cōātl "snake, serpent".
Chimalcozauh m NahuatlPossibly means "yellow shield" or "shield turned yellow", from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
cozahui "to turn yellow".
Chimalcueyo m NahuatlPossibly means "war shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
cuexyo, a specific war shield design. Alternatively, the second element could derive from
cueyoni "to glow, to shine; to boil, to swarm".
Chimalecatococ m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
ecatoco "to be pushed or carried away by the wind".
Chimalhuilan m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield", along with
huilana "to drag something, drag oneself; to crawl" or the related
huilanqui "extended, stretched" or
huilantli "crippled".
Chimalis f American (Rare)Numerous websites list this name as meaning "bluebird" in an unspecified Native American language. There is currently no evidence to support this claim.... [
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Chimalpahin m NahuatlMeans "runs swiftly with a shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
paina "to run fast".
Chimalpaquinitzin m NahuatlMeans "glad for his shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
paqui "to rejoice, to be content", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix
-tzin.
Chimalpepech m NahuatlPossibly means "mended shield", from Nahuatl
chimalli "shield" and
pepechoa "to patch something, to affix something".
Chimalpopoca m NahuatlMeans "smoking shield" or "the shield smokes" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
popoca "to smoke".
Chimaltemoc m NahuatlMeans "descending shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
temo "to descend, to fall".
Chimaltetlacauh m NahuatlEtymology uncertain, possibly contains the elements
chimalli "shield" and
cuauhcozcatl "wooden collar (for slaves)".
Chimalteuh m NahuatlMeans "like a shield" in Nahuatl, from
chimalli "shield" and
-teuh "like, similar to".
Chimdalu f & m IgboMeans "thank you, my god", from Igbo
chi "god" and
daalụ "thank you".
Chimnechild f FrankishChimnechild of Burgundy (7th-century – fl. 662) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Sigebert III. She was the mother of Bilichild and possibly of Dagobert II. When Childebert the Adopted died, she opposed the succession of Theuderic III and arranged a marriage between her daughter and Childeric II, whose succession she supported.
Chindavlat m UzbekDerived from
chin meaning "true, real" and
davlat meaning "state, country", "wealth", or "fortune, happiness".
Chinkhüsel m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүсэл
(khüsel) meaning "ambition, wish, desire".
Chinkhüslen m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүслэн
(khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".
Chinpo‘lat m UzbekDerived from
chin meaning "true, real" and
po'lat meaning "sword, steel".
Chintila m GothicChintila (c. 606 – 20 December 639) was a Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania, and Galicia from 636. He succeeded Sisenand in a time of weakness and reigned until his death.
Chinualumogu m IgboMeans "may God fight on my behalf" in Igbo. This was the full birth name of Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), a Nigerian writer.
Chipahual f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
chipahua "to clean; to become clean, to purify".
Chipovisule m & f Chewa (Dutchified, Rare)"Chipovisule" is a name of African origin, specifically from Malawi. In Chewa, it means "God is with us" or "God is among us." It carries a sense of divine presence and protection.
Chlodio m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous." Chlodio lived in the 5th century AD and was a Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.
Chlodoald m GermanicVariant of
Chlodowald. Saint Chlodoald lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Chlodomer, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Chlodobert m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Chlodoric m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Chlodoric lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Sigobert the Lame, a Frankish king of Cologne.
Chlodosind f Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic
sinths "way, path." Chlodosind lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Chlodoswintha f GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength."
Chlodowald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Chlodowich m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlut ("loud, famous") and
wīg ("battle, fight").
Chlodwig m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior." Also, see
Ludwig.
Chlorus m Late RomanLatinized form of the Greek word
khlôros "pale green" (see also
Chloris). This name was borne by a Western Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.
Chlothild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Chlothsind f FrankishFrom the Frankish element
hroþi, "fame, glory", and Gothic
swinþs. Chlothsind was a Frankish princess who became the queen consort of the Lombard king
Alboin.
Chociesław m Medieval PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic
xotěti or
xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [
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Choerilus m Ancient GreekChoerilus of Samos was an epic poet of Samos, who flourished at the end of the 5th century BC.
Cho'g'olboy m UzbekDerived from
cho'g'ol meaning "sturdy, strong" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Chogyal m Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཆོས་རྒྱལ
(chos-rgyal) meaning "king of Dharma", derived from ཆོས
(chos) meaning "teachings, doctrine, Dharma" and རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "king".
Choibalsan m MongolianDerived from a Tibetan name. This was the name of Choibalsan Khorloogiin (1895-1952), a Mongolian Communist leader sometimes called "the Stalin of Mongolia".
Choimpel m & f TibetanFrom the Tibetan
ཆོས (chos) meaning "phenomenon, religion, reality, doctrine, dharma" and
འཕེལ ('phel) meaning "increase".
Chokhamela m MarathiDerived from Sanskrit
चोक्ष (
cokṣa) "faultless, honest" and
मेधा (
medhā́) "wisdom, intelligence". This was the name of a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century.
Cho'lbosh m UzbekDerived from
cho'l meaning "desert" and
bosh meaning "head, summit, tip, source".
Cho‘lmurod m UzbekDerives from
cho'l meaning "desert" and
murod meaning "wish, desire, aim".
Cholponay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz Чолпон
(Cholpon) meaning "Venus (the planet)" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Cholponbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz Чолпон
(Cholpon) meaning "Venus (the planet)" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Chonglin m Chinesemeans “loyal and honest forest” or “loyal and upright jade.”
Chongling m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Chonlada f ThaiFrom Thai ชล
(chon) meaning "water" and ลดา
(lada) meaning "vine, creeper".
Chonlasit m ThaiFrom Thai ชล
(chonla) meaning "water" and สิทธิ์
(sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".
Chonlathi m ThaiMeans "sea" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जलधि
(jaladhi).
Chonlawit m ThaiFrom Thai ชล
(chonla) meaning "water" and วิทย์
(wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Chooli f Navajo, ApacheFrom Navajo or Western Apache
dził "mountain". In Navajo, it can also mean "mountain range".
Chophel m Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ
(chos-phel) meaning "the spread of the Dharma", derived from ཆོས
(chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཕེལ
(phel) meaning "to increase, to develop, to expand".
Cho‘tpo‘lat m UzbekDerived from
cho't meaning "calculation" and
po'lat meaning "sword, steel".
Choygan-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan чойган
(choygan) meaning "fir" and оол
(ool) meaning "boy, son".
Chrishell f English (Rare)In the case of American actress Chrishell Stause (1981-), her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.
Chrisley f & m AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.
Christlieb m German (Rare)Derived from the archaic German noun
Christ meaning "Christ" combined with the German adjective
lieb meaning "dear, sweet" (ultimately from ancient Germanic
leub meaning "dear, beloved")... [
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Christophilos m Late GreekMeans "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".
Chrothildis f FrankishChrothildis 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.
Chrotilda f Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Chrothild. Chrotilda was the daughter of Clovis I (a Frankish king) and wife of Amalaric, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Chrysalde m TheatreA character in Molière's "L'école des femmes" (The School for Wives ).
Chrysale m TheatreChrysale 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
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Chrysologos m Late GreekMeans "word of gold", derived from Greek χρυσος
(chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek λόγος
(logos) "(spoken) word, speech".
Chrysopeleia f Greek MythologyMeans "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός
(chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία
(peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [
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Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek MythologyEpithet 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".
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").
Chthonophyle f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek χθών
(chthon) meaning "ground, earth, soil" (genitive χθονός) and φυλή
(phyle) meaning "tribe, race". This was the name of a princess of Sicyon in Greek mythology.
Chuanliang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous".
Chuanlie m ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
烈 (liè) meaning "fiery, ardent".
Chuanlu m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
禄 (lù) meaning "blessing, happiness, prosperity".
Chula f Chickasaw, ChoctawMeans "fox" in Choctaw and Chickasaw. It is uncertain whether this is a traditional Choctaw (or Chickasaw) name.
Chula m & f ThaiMeans "star-shaped kite" or "excellent, beautiful, ravishing" in Thai.
Chulalongkorn m HistoryFrom Thai จุฬา
(chula) meaning "excellent, beautiful" and อลงกรณ์
(alongkon) meaning "decoration, ornament". This was the name of the fifth king of Siam (1853-1910), who is also known as Rama V.
Chulan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
楚 (chǔ) meaning "clear" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Chuldu f Ancient AramaicMeaning uncertain. Name borne by a Nabatean queen who ruled alongside her husband Aretas IV.
Chulei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
初 (chū) meaning "beginning" and
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
Chuluun m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian чулуу
(chuluu) meaning "rock, stone".
Chuluunbold m MongolianMeans "stone-steel" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and болд
(bold) meaning "steel".
Chuluunchimeg f MongolianMeans "stone ornament, stone decoration" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Chuluundorzh m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra", which derives from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Chuluunkhishig f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Chuluunkhüü m & f MongolianMeans "stone son" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Chuluunkhuyag m MongolianMeans "stone armour" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Chuluunmyagmar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and мягмар
(myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" or "Mars (planet)".
Chuluunsükh m & f MongolianMeans "stone axe" in Mongolian, from чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Chuluut m MongolianMeans "rocky, stony" in Mongolian. This is also the name of a river in central Mongolia.
Chunlai m ChineseFrom 春 (
chūn) meaning "spring (season)" and 来 (
lái) meaning "to come, to arrive".
Chunlan f ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or 纯
(chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 兰
(lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [
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Chunlei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 春
(chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 雷
(léi) meaning "thunder" or 蕾
(lěi) meaning "bud"... [
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Chunli f ChineseFrom Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany" combined with 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum" or 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine". Other character combinations can form this name as well.