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Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.
Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.
Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.
Carthy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carthy.
Cathay f American (Rare)
Derived from the Mongolian word khitan via its variant form cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of cat(h)ai, and was the archaic name for China... [more]
Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.
Catlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Caweys m Somali
Means "night" in Somali.
Çayana f Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Çayan.
Caydee f English
Variant of Kaydee.
Caydie f English
Diminutive of Caydence, influenced by both Caydee and the name suffix -ie
Caydin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Cayena f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Cayenne. Besides the pepper, Cayena is also the Spanish name for the Chinese hibiscus (species Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis).
Caylan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.
Caylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caylie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caylin f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caylyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.
Cedryk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Cedric.
Cedwyn m Welsh
From St. Cedwyn.
Ceejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.
Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.
Cenwyn m Welsh
From wyn meaning, "blessed" or "white."
Ceykob m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jacob.
Ceylon m English (Rare)
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka), borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão and ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिंहल (simhala), literally meaning "lionlike" and composed of सिंह (simha) meaning "lion" and the suffix -ल (-la).
Ceyran f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun ceyran meaning "gazelle, antelope", which is ultimately of Persian origin (see Jeiran). Also compare the related name Ceylan.
Chaddy m & f English (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Diminutive of Chad / Chadwick. In the detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' (1959) by Agatha Christie, there is a character named Lettice Chadwick, often called Chaddy.
Chairy f English
Variant of Sherry or diminutive of Charity.
Chaiya m Thai
From Thai ไชย or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Chaley f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shaylee or Kayley. Noted bearer is actress Chaley Rose of the television series 'Nashville'.
Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.
Chandy m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Alexander
Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.
Chanya f Thai
From Thai จรรยา (chanya) meaning "ethics, morals, conduct" or Pali jañña meaning "noble, pure".
Chanye f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame".
Chanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Chaoyi m Chinese
From 超 (chāo) meaning "to jump, to leap over" and 怡 (yí) meaning "cheerful, happy, joyous".
Charyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.
Charzy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.
Chasya f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chasyn m American
Variant of Chasen.
Chatty f English
Diminutive of Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.
Chayah f Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chaya.
Chayan m Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Derived from the Russian noun чаяние (chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять (chayat') meaning "to expect, to hope".... [more]
Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase
Chayir m Uzbek
Means "strong, hardened" in Uzbek.
Chayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Chay and the popular suffix -la in the style of Kayla and Jayla
Chayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.
Ch’ayña f Quechua
Means "siskin" in Quechua. A siskin is a type of bird in the finch family.
Chayna f English
Variant of Shayna.
Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.
Chelly f English
Variant of Shelly.
Chelsy f English
Variant of Chelsea .
Cheney m & f English
From the traditionally English surname, a variant of Chesney, or from the French habitational surname from a place in Yonne, derived from a Romano-Gallic estate, Caniacum, meaning "estate of a man named Canius".
Chenny f Korean (?), Khmer (?)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Chenny Paolucci (2002-), an ice skater.
Chenyu f Chinese
Derived from 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Cheryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Sharon, inspired by the name Cheryl
Chesky m English (American, Modern)
Probably transferred from the surname Chesky.... [more]
Chessy f Italian
Diminutive of Francesca.
Chesya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Cheslava.
Cheyna f English
Variant of Shayna.
Cheyne m English
Variant of Shane.
Chhaya f Indian
Means "shadow" or "shade" in Sanskrit. Chhaya is the Hindu personification of the goddess of a shadow.
Chhaya f Khmer
means “beautiful light”
Chi-hyo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 値 (chi) meaning "value" and 孝 (hyo) meaning "filial piety".
Chinya m Santali, Ho
Means "sing" in Santali and Ho.
Chiyoe f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute" with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour."... [more]
Chiyou m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a mythological tribal chieftain who famously opposed the Yellow Emperor. Various sources describe him as a horned humanoid with four eyes, six arms, and hoofed feet, with 81 brothers-in-arms... [more]
Chiyuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 友 (yuu) meaning "friend". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chiyva m & f Hindi, Indian
The meaning of the name Chiyva is linked with destruction.
Chokey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (see Choki).
Chokyi m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི (chos-kyi) meaning "religious, pious, virtuous".
Chooya f Indian
Variant of Chuyia.
Cho'yan m Uzbek
Means "cast iron" in Uzbek.
Chryša m Sorbian
Diminutive of Chrystof.
Chryse f Greek Mythology
Means "golden."
Chrysi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Chryse and diminutive of Chrysanthi.
Chunyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple" combined with 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 郁 (yù) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious"... [more]
Chuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 中 (chuu) meaning "China" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chuyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 楚 (chǔ) meaning "clear" and 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Chuyia f & m Indian
Means "mouse, rat" probably a variant of the Hindi word चूहा chooha (or chuha) with the same meaning.... [more]
Chuyma f Aymara
Means "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Chydee m Igbo
Variant of Chidee.
Chylar f English (Rare)
Variant of Chyler. Chylar was given to 7 girls in 2009 according to the SSA.
Chyler m & f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Actress Chyler Leigh (1982-).
Chynna f English
Variant of China.
Chyong m & f Chinese (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Possibly derived from Chinese 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade" or "precious jade".
Cindey f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.
Ciryon m Literature
Meaning unknown, possibly from Quenya cirya meaning "ship". Used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Clairy f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Clair (men) and Claire (women). In the Netherlands, the name is primarily used on women, whilst in Flanders (Belgium) the opposite applies.... [more]
Clarey f English
Variant of Clary.
Clarky m English
Diminutive of Clark.
Claudy f & m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude (unisex), Claudia (feminine) and Claudius (masculine).
Clawyn m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian diminutive of Nicholas.
Clayna f Mexican (Rare)
Possibly an adaptation of the Irish name "Cliodhna".
Clayne m English (Rare)
Probably a blend of the given names Clay and Wayne. A known bearer of this name is the American actor Clayne Crawford (b. 1978).
Cliffy m English
Diminutive of Clifford and Clifton.
Cloyce m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cloyce.... [more]
Clydai f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a Welsh saint of the 5th century, the reputed foundress of a church named Clydai, in Emlyn.
Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.
Clytie f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare), American (South)
Latinized form of Klytië. It was used by British author Joseph Hatton for the heroine of his novel Clytie (1874), and borne by Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887-1983); it was also the birth name of Australian ceramic artist Klytie Pate (1912-2010)... [more]
Coffey m African American (Rare)
Possibly a form of Cuff. This is borne by American country and western singer-songwriter Coffey Anderson (1978-).
Colley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Colley.
Conney m English
Diminutive of Connor.
Connye f English
Feminine spelling of Connie. A notable bearer is the jazz musician Connye Florance.
Conyll m Manx (Rare)
Manx form of Conall.
Conylt m Manx
Manx form of Conall.
Cooney f Manx
Variant of Coonee. This name used to be Anglicized as Constance.
Coraly f Obscure
Variant of Coralie.
Corbyn m English
Variant of Corbin.
Corley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Corley.
Corlys m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Corlys Velaryon is the head of House Velaryon and the most famous seafarer in the history of Westeros.
Correy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Corey.
Corwyn m Welsh
Variant of Corwynn.
Coyote m & f American (Rare)
From the name of the small dog-like animal. Has been used rarely as a given name since the 1800s, though its use is steadily increasing since the 2000s.
Coyotl m Nahuatl
Means "coyote" in Nahuatl, sometimes used to mean "foreigner".
Coysen m Indonesian (Rare)
This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".
Craigy m English
Diminutive of Craig.
Cressy f English
Diminutive of Cressida.
Crisly f Medieval Welsh
Derivative of Christina recorded in medieval Wales.
Crispy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Crispin, which has also occasionally been used for Christian and Christopher.... [more]
Crissy f English
Diminutive of Cristine, Cristina, and other names with a similar sound.
Cristy f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristian, or other names with similar sounds.
Crysia f Ancient Greek
The name Crysia or Chrysia, Χρυσια in Greek comes from the Greek word for "gold", Χρυσεος. It means as much as "the golden one" or figuratively "the anointed". The name is related to Chryssa although the later has a slightly different etymological root.
Crysta f English (Rare)
Variant of Christa possibly influenced by Crystal.
Cuiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".
Cuiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".
Curley m English
Transferred use of the surname Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also Curly)... [more]
Cuyler m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cuyler.
Cyanea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek κυάνεος (kyaneos) meaning "dark blue" (also compare Cyane). This name belonged to the Naiad-nymph of the town of Miletos in Karia (Caria), south-western Anatolia... [more]
Cyanth f English (American, Modern)
Historically similar to the name Chrysanth. Derived from the word 'cyan', it means "the combination of blue and green". This generally refers to a child of parents with blue and green eyes.
Cycril m American
Possibly a variant of Cyril influenced by Cicero
Cygnet f American (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French term, a diminutive of the Old French, cigne or "swan", which in turn came from the Latin cygnus, ultimately from the Greek, kyknos.
Cygnus m Astronomy
Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
Cylvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Sylvia. A known bearer is an American consultant and a 'de facto' First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes.
Cynane f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
A famous bearer is Cynane, half-sister to Alexander the Great.
Cynara f Literature
A Greek "plant" name, from a genus of thistles, of which a leading member is the purple flowered artichoke.... [more]
Cyndia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cyndi.
Cyndie f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cynesi m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Cynesige found in the Phillimore edition of Domesday Book.
Cyngar m Medieval Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of two 5th-century Welsh saints.
Cynric m Anglo-Saxon
Old English younger form of Cyneric and Ceneric.
Cyntek m Polish
Diminutive form of Hiacynt.
Cyntia f Polish
Polish form of Cynthia.
Cynwal m Old Welsh, Brythonic
Derived from Proto-Celtic *kū meaning "dog" and *walos meaning "prince, chief".
Cypora f Medieval Jewish, Medieval English
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in England between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Cyprus m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named Cyprus... [more]
Cyrane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized, Archaic, ?)
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa
Cyrena f North Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the isle of Sylt in the 1600s.
Cyrena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Serena influenced by Cyrene. A notable bearer was American opera singer Cyrena van Gordon (1892-1964).
Cyriak m Czech, Polish (Rare), Slovak
Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Cyriacus.
Cyrill m German (Swiss), Romansh, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German and Romansh form of Cyril as well as a French variant and a Dutch variant of Cyriel.
Cyrina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrine f French, French (Belgian)
Rare French feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrine f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Shirin. It tends to be used by Christian Arabs: a notable example is the Lebanese singer Cyrine Abdelnour (b. 1977).
Cyrion m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyrion. This name was borne by at least two saints.
Cyryla f Polish
Feminine form of Cyryl.
Cyryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyryn.
Cywair m Welsh
Derived from cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.
Czylle f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of Cäcilie, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
D'aakyp m Yakut
Yakut form of Yakov.
Dabney m English
Transferred use of the surname Dabney.
Dadyar m Kurdish
Variant of Dadwar.
Daelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dale and the popular name suffix lyn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.
Dagmoy f Faroese
Older Faroese form of Dagmar.
Dagnýr m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Dagný.
Dainya f Uzbek (Rare)
Dainya is thought to mean “Bravery” in Uzbek. But a submission from Jamaica claims it means “Thanks”. Dainya is a Aboriginal name.
Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.
Dalary f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his second daughter born 2013... [more]
Daliya f Chinese
Combination of Da , Li 1 and Ya.
Daltyn m English
Variant of Dalton.
Damazy m Polish
Polish form of Damasus.
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Dančyk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Bahdan.
Danney m English
Variant of Danny.
Danyar m Kurdish
Possibly means "wise" in Kurdish.
Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Danyon m English
Transferred use of the surname Danyon.... [more]
Darany m Khmer
Means "stars" in Khmer.
Darbey m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbye f English
Variant of Darby.
Dargye m & f Tibetan
Means "progress" in Tibetan.
Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.
Darwyn m English
Variant of Darwin.
Daryab m Pashto
Means "river, sea" in Pashto.
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