CathmhaolmOld Irish Gaelic name literally meaning "battle chief" from the elements cath "battle" and maol "chief".
CathosfTheatre A character in "Les Précieuses Ridicules"(The Absurd Précieuses or The Affected Ladies), a one-act satire by Molière in prose. The play takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité (preciousness)
CatinfFrench (Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Originally a (now archaic) French diminutive of Catherine. While in Louisiana French catin also means "doll; mannequin, dummy", in European French catin means "harlot, slattern" (which is no doubt the reason this form of the name fell out of usage in France).
CatirafSpanish (Caribbean) Means "blonde" in the Cumanagota dialect, a Carib language most common to the native peoples of Venezuela. It is now a name and slang for a blonde-haired person in Venezuela.
Catti-briefPopular Culture, Literature Catti-brie (spelled Cattie-brie in later publications) is the name of a character in the 'Forgotten Realms', a series of fantasy novels by American author R. A. Salvatore which serves as a setting for the role-playing game 'Dungeons & Dragons'... [more]
CattleyafEnglish (American, Modern) From the name of a tropical American orchid (genus Cattleya) with purple, pink or white flowers, which was named after William Cattley (1788-1835).
Cattralm & fAnglo-Saxon Surname, derives from a settlement named Catteral, located in England. May also derived from the pet form of Caterin.
Cát Tườngf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 吉祥 (cát tường) meaning "lucky".
CatualdamGermanic Catualda (flourished in the 1st century AD) was a Marcomannic exile who deposed the Marcomannic king Maroboduus in 18 AD. Catualda is mentioned in The Annals of the Roman historian Tacitus. Following the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, while Germanicus was avenging Rome beyond the Rhine, Drusus attempted to divide and conquer the tribes within the vast realm of the Marcomannic ruler Maroboduus... [more]
CatullusmAncient Roman Derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Catullus with uncertain meaning. Possibly it comes from the Gaulish catu meaning "battle" with the diminutive suffix -ullus. In alternative it comes from Latin catulus meaning "cub, whelp".
CatuvolcosmOld Celtic The first element of this name is derived from Celtic catu "battle." The second element is probably derived from Proto-Celtic volkio "to wash, to bathe." It might also refer to the Volcae, a continental Celtic tribe.
CatuvolcusmOld Celtic (Latinized), History Latinized form of Catuvolcos. A bearer of this name was Catuvolcus, one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones. In 54 BC, he committed suicide by poisoning himself.
CatwallonmMedieval Breton Possibly the Breton form of Cadwallon. Catwallon was the abbot of Redon Abbey and the son of the Duke of Brittany Conan I of Rennes.
CatyafEnglish (Modern) This name is gained popular in early 200’s! And popular well-known “The Elite Player” Catya Washington former Bad Girl! Catya Washington was in the show Bad Girls club (2006-2017) and Baddies West.
CầumVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 求 (cầu) meaning "to ask for, to demand".
CavalcantemMedieval Italian, Literature Derived from the Italian noun cavalcante meaning "postilion", which in turn is derived from the Italian verb cavalcare meaning "to ride a horse".... [more]
Cavidanf & mTurkish, Azerbaijani Derived from Persian جاوید (javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.
Caxochitlm & fNahuatl Possibly a variant of acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl ca "is, to be" and xochitl "flower".
ÇayanmRussian, Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas Derived from Tatar чаян (çayan) meaning "scorpion". This is also the name of a Tatar satirical magazine, which has been in circulation since 1923.
CayenafSpanish (Modern, Rare) Spanish form of Cayenne. Besides the pepper, Cayena is also the Spanish name for the Chinese hibiscus (species Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis).
Cayennef & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.
CaykefLiterature From the name of a character that is featured in L. Frank Baum's book The Lost Princess of Oz (1917). Her name is a misspelling of the English word "cake".
CeallachanmIrish Of Irish origin, it means "war" and "strife".
CeallanmScottish, Irish Found in Irish History and is a modern place name in Scotland. Possibly related to the Gaelic name Ceallach. Wanted to name my son Kelly (Wife thought it was a girls name) and came across this place name in Scotland... [more]
CebrionesmGreek Mythology Uncertain etymology; some academia has theorised that it derives from an ancient name for a bird, perhaps the cormorant. This was the name of an illegitimate son of King Priam of Troy in Homer's Illiad, who acted as a charioteer for his half-brother Hector and was slain in battle by Patrocles... [more]