Congm & fChinese From Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 琮 (cóng) meaning "jade vessel" or 囱 (cōng) meaning "chimney, funnel", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Cong'erfChinese Derived from 聰 (cong) meaning "quick at hearing, intelligent, bright" and 兒 (er) meaning "child, son". Although this name includes the word for "son", it was given to women, perhaps because their parents desired a son.
ConghalmOld Irish From Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive con) and gal "valour, fury". Alternately, could be related to Irish congal "conflict, strife; fight, attack", itself a combination of com "with, together" and gal.
ConghalachmOld Irish Variant of Conghal. Alternately, could be related to Irish congalach "valiant, martial; pugnacious".
Congminf & mChinese From the Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "clever, intelligent" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever".
ConmarchmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton con "(war)hound, elevated one" (Middle Welsh kyn) combined with Old Welsh, Old Breton march "stallion, steed".
ConmemoracionfSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Derived from Spanish conmemoración meaning "commemoration". This extremely rare name is likely given to remember some Catholic personage or event, such as the liturgical memorial of a mystery of Christ or of some saint or sacred event.
ConogonmMacedonian From the Horse-handlers known as ‘Conogons’, a corrupted form of "Konja-goni" - ‘Horse-handling’ in plain Macedonian. From "Konj" - 'Horse' and "Goni" - 'chase, urge'.... [more]
ConomormBreton Legend, History, Medieval Breton (?) From a Brythonic name, possibly *Cunomāros, derived from Common Celtic *kwon- "hound" or *kuno- "high" and *māros "great". This was the name of Conomor the Cursed, a 6th-century king of Domnonée (modern-day northern Brittany) notorious for his cruelty, who was ultimately excommunicated at the behest of Saint Samson of Dol... [more]
ConseviusmRoman Mythology The god of propagation and insemination, from con-serere, "to sow." It is a title of Janus as a creator god or god of beginnings.
Considerm & fEnglish (Puritan) Late Middle English from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare "examine", perhaps based on sidus, sider- "star". Possibly referring to Hebrews 10:24, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works" or Matthew 6:28, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin."
ConsigliafItalian (Rare) Derived from the Italian word consiglio, itself from Latin consilium meaning "advice".... [more]
ConsolatmMedieval Italian Derived from Latin consolatus "consoled, comforted". Augurative names such as this were often given to a child born after the death of another.
ConsortiafHistory (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Latin adjective consors meaning "having a common lot, of the same fortune" (genitive consortis). This name was borne by a 6th-century saint who is said to be venerated at Cluny, France.
ConstabilismHistory (Ecclesiastical) From Late Latin constabilio meaning "to establish, to confirm, to strengthen". This was the name of an 11th-century Italian abbot and saint.
Constancym & fEnglish (Puritan) From the English word constancy meaning "the quality of being constant; faithfulness, steadiness" (derived from Latin constantia). This was used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, along with the related names Constance and Constant, in reference to the constancy of God in one's life.
ConstanziafRomansh (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture Variant of Costanza. This name was used as the full name of Michael Corleone's younger sister Connie in the novel The Godfather (1969) by Mario Puzo, as well as the resulting film adaptation (1972).
ContemplaciónfSpanish (European, Rare) Derived from Nuestra Señora de la Contemplación meaning "Our Lady of Contemplation", a title given to the Virgin Mary by the order of Mount Carmel.
ContessilomGaulish Derived from Gaulish contessos "warm; cordial", ultimately from con- "with" and tess- "warmth".
ContessinafMedieval Italian Diminutive of Contessa. Contessina de' Medici (1478-1515) was a daughter of the Florentine ruler Lorenzo "the Magnificent", named in honour of his paternal grandmother - Contessina de' Bardi (c.1390-1473).
ContinafEnglish (American, Modern) Possibly a contraction of Constantina, or a creation using the popular name suffix -tina. Its spike in popularity in the States during the 70s coincides with similar names including Katina and Corina.
ContuindafGaulish While the second element is derived from Gaulish uindos "white", the first element is derived from Gaulish conto- which is of debated meaning. The meaning "(one) hundred" has been suggested.
ConvalmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Conval (died c.630) was an Irish-born missionary who, when pondering his vocation, was carried by the stone he stood on across the Irish Sea to Inchinnan in Scotland. He was active in the Kingdom of Strathclyde in the area of East Renfrewshire, where there were “Conval wells” in Barrhead and Thornliebank.
ConvenmHistory, Breton From the Breton name Konwenn meaning "white dog" or "white warrior", derived from kon, singular (or plural? genitive?) of ki "dog, warrior" (compare Tanguy, Cunobelinus) combined with gwenn "white"... [more]
Conversiónm & fSpanish (Rare) Means "conversion" in Spanish, referring to the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity.... [more]
ConwalmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton con (a cognate of Middle Welsh kyn) "(war)hound, elevated one" and Old Breton uual "valor".
ConwennafLiterature Meaning uncertain, probably a Latinized form of a Celtic name (like Cuniovenda, Cunovinda or Cunovinna). According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, Conwenna was the mother of Brennius and Belinus, two early kings of Britain... [more]
ConwoionmBreton Derived from Breton kon "warrior" and uuoion "sincere".
CooneefManx (Archaic) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Constance as well as a derivation from Manx cooney "help" and coonee "helpful".
CoosaponakeesafCreek Means "lovely fawn" in Creek. Mary Musgrove, born Coosaponakeesa, was a cultural liaison between colonial Georgia and her Native American community in the mid-eighteenth century.
CopernicusmVarious Transferred use of the German surname Copernicus, most likely in honour of Nicolaus Copernicus, the mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.
CoralunafPopular Culture The stage name of Ana Isabel Mercado (1989-), a blind Spanish singer who competed on the eighth season of the Spanish reality television talent show Operación Triunfo (2011). She has stated that she based it on Corina, the name of the protagonist of Nunca miras mis manos (2003) by Susana Pérez Alonso.
CoranmPopular Culture This is the name of an Altean man who serves as Princess Allura's right-hand man in the 2016 series "Voltron: Legendary Defender."
CorazónfSpanish (Rare) Means "heart" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Inmaculado Corazón de María meaning "Immaculate Heart of Mary".
CorazonfSpanish (Philippines) Variant of Corazón used in the Philippines. A famous bearer is Corazon Aquino, the first female president of the Philippines, from 1986-1992 and widow to assassinated senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.
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.
Corinthianm & fEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture Corinthian is the most ornate of the classical orders (columns) of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by fluted columns and elaborate capitals with intricate carvings. It has taken on the meaning of "ornate, luxurious" because of the typical traits of the namesake order... [more]
CoriolanusmAncient Roman, History, Theatre Roman cognomen which was derived from Corioli, the name of an ancient but now lost Volscian city. Although derived from the Volscian language, it is not known what the meaning of the city's name was in Volscian... [more]
CorisandefLiterature, Theatre, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain, from the name of a character in medieval legend, possibly first recorded by Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. Perhaps it was derived from an older form of Spanish corazón "heart" (e.g., Old Spanish coraçon; ultimately from Latin cor "heart", with the hypothetic Vulgar Latin root *coratione, *coraceone) or the Greek name Chrysanthe... [more]
CormoranmFolklore, Literature Name of a legendary giant in Cornish folklore; he appears in the fairy tale 'Jack the Giant Killer'. The name was also used for the main character, Cormoran Strike, in 'The Cuckoo's Calling' (2013) by Robert Galbraith (J... [more]
CormorantmArthurian Cycle Cormorant is a giant in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene". He will take back Bruin's kingdom unless Bruin produces an heir.
CornaldmDutch The first element of this name is possibly derived from Latin cornu "horn" (see Cornelius). The second element is derived from Gothic valdan "to reign." A known bearer of this name is Dutch television presenter and writer Cornald Maas (b... [more]
Cornelianm & fEnglish (Rare) Named for the deep red gemstone which is also known as a carnelian. The word comes from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel cherry" - a flowering dogwood tree with small, dark red fruit.... [more]
CornelianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Cornelius. A bearer of this name was the Roman rhetorician Sulpicius Cornelianus, who lived in the 2nd century AD.
CornelisjefDutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare) Feminine form of Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -je to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
CorneliskefDutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare) Feminine form of Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -ke to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
CornielsmDutch Derived from Cornelius or a blend of the name Cor with Niels 2, this name is quite, quite rare in The Netherlands and had only 5 bearers in the 2006 statistics for Dutch names.
CornificiusmAncient Roman From a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin cornificus "making horns", which itself was derived from Latin cornu "horn" and Latin facere "to make, to do". This name was borne by a Roman consul and a Roman poet, both of whom lived in the 1st century BC.
CornutusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective cornutus meaning "horned", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun cornu meaning "horn".... [more]
CoronacionfSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Derived from Spanish coronación, meaning "coronation", referring to the idea that the Virgin Mother of God was physically crowned as Queen of Heaven after her Assumption.
CoronadafSpanish Means "crowned" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Coronada and Virgen de la Coronada, meaning "Our Lady of the Crowned" and "The Virgin of the Crowned", respectively... [more]
CortanafEnglish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture Variant of Curtana, from the Latin curtus, meaning "short", the name of the ceremonial sword used at the Coronation of British royalty. It is borne by an artificial intelligence creature in the Halo video game franchise, as well as Microsoft's virtual assistant, which was named for the character in the game.