This is a list of submitted names in which a substring is it.
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BurnitafAmerican Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita SheltonMatthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.
Çacaxochitlm & fNahuatl The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".
CadyryeithmWelsh Mythology This name appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth.
CaithnessmLiterature Meaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the place name Caithness as a given name. He appeared in the Shakespearean play, Macbeth.
CaitirfScottish 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.
CallitelesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Kalliteles. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Calliteles of Laconia (also known as Sparta). He had won the wrestling contest during the 68th Olympiad in 508 BC.
CallithoefGreek Mythology Derived from kαλλι (kalli) meaning "beautiful" and θοή (thoe) meaning "swift".
CallithyiafGreek Mythology Derived from kαλλι meaning "beautiful" and likely θυία (thuia) referring to the Juniperus foetidissima plant or θύον (thuon) meaning "cypress-pine".
CapitomAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin capito meaning "big-headed", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin capitis, the genitive of Latin caput meaning "head".... [more]
CapitolafEnglish, Literature Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.
CapitolinusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin capitolium (related to Late Latin capitellum "small head, top of column", from which we derived our current word 'capital'), which is ultimately derived from Latin caput "head"... [more]
CaritmDanish (Rare) Invented by the Danish author Carl Brosbøll (1816-1900) for use as a pen name; his pseudonym, Carit Etlar, was an anagram of Carl and Tertia (his given name and that of his muse, Tertia Fabricius).
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".
CelestitafSpanish (Latin American) Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.
CeolfriðmAnglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and friþ "peace". This name was borne by an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint, and also gave rise to the surnames Chilvers and Chorlton, and the place name Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester.
Chanbitm & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From Korean 찬빛 (chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Bit (compare Bitchan).
CharitiefEnglish Variant of Charity. Notable bearer is Charitie Lees Smith, a hymn-writer in the 19th century.
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.
ChayitofSpanish Diminutive of Chayo. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Rosario. A known bearer of this name was the Mexican-born American folk singer and actress María del Rosario "Chayito" Valdez (1945-2016).
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.
CherithfEnglish, Northern Irish This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament... [more]
ChikahitomJapanese From 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder" or 悠 (chika) meaning "permanence" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ChimalpaquinitzinmNahuatl Means "glad for his shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and paqui "to rejoice, to be content", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.
ChinyigitmUzbek Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and yigit meaning "young man".
ChionitsafGreek (Rare) Modern Greek diminutive of Chionia, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix. This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
ChithrafarnamOld Persian Derived from Old Persian čiça "to shine, to appear" (equivalent to Avestan čiθra) combined with Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".
ChithuzimTumbuka Means "shadow, picture" in Tumbuka, often given after repeated deaths in the family.
ChitogefPopular Culture From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 棘 (toge) meaning "thorn". ... [more]
ChitonettefJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle English chitte "a young animal, cub, whelp" and chit "a child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal" as well as "a pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman".
ChitosefJapanese From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 年/歳/才 (tose) meaning "year, age". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Chitsukif & mJapanese From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".
ChitsukofJapanese From 秩 (chitsu) meaning "regularity, salary, order" or a combination of 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom" or 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom," and 都 (tsu) meaning "capital", that is then combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
ChitsurufJapanese From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 絃 (tsuru) meaning "bowstring". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ChittalfIndian gujarati word-it is one of the species of deer
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]
CitlalatonacmAztec, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Probably means "glowing star", from Nahuatl citlalin "star" and tona "to shine, to be warm". This was the name of an Aztec deity who created the stars alongside his wife, Citlallicue.
CitlalicfNahuatl The name Citlalic means rising star.Citlalic has an Aztec origin.Which is also Mexican.
CitlallicuefAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "star skirt" in Nahuatl, from citlalin "star" and icue "her skirt". This was the name of a creator goddess in Aztec mythology, said to have made the stars, the Earth, death, and darkness along with her husband, Citlalatonac.
CitlalminafNahuatl, Mexican Means "arrow stars (meteorites)" in Nahuatl, derived from citlalin "stars" and mina "to shoot, to stab".
CitrinefEnglish (Modern, Rare), French From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish tsitrin, for "lemon tree."... [more]
CitrusfEnglish Refers to a genus of flowering trees that produce fruits.
CivitafItalian Means "city, town", taken from the Italian title of the Virgin Mary Madonna della Civita, which refers to a sacred image of the Virgin discovered on Mount Civita by a shepherd whose deaf-muteness was miraculously cured by it... [more]
CleitefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Variant latinization of Greek Κλείτη (Kleite) - because its proper latinized form is Clite - which means "renowned, famous" from Greek κλειτός (kleitos); also compare the masculine equivalent Kleitos... [more]
CoblaithfMedieval Irish, Pictish Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [more]
ComitofAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Κομιτώ (Komitô), a name of uncertain etymology, perhaps derived from Greek κομίζω (komizô) meaning "to take care of, provide for". This was borne by an elder sister of the 6th-century Byzantine empress Theodora.
CorbitantmWampanoag Name of a leader under Massasoit from the Pocasset tribe who may have attempted to influence the people in a revolt against the English settlers.