Submitted Names Containing z

Briz m Medieval Basque

Briza f English

Brizeida f Spanish (Latin American)

Brizelda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Briselda.

Brizia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Latin Bricius.

Brízida f Portuguese (Archaic)
Variant of Brígida.

Brizio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Brice and diminutive of Fabrizio.

Briziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Bricius.

Brizo f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek goddess who was known as the protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen as well as a prophet specializing in the interpretation of dreams.... [more]

Brodzimierz m Polish
Derived from Polish brodzić "to wade, to flounder" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Brodzisław m Polish
Derived from Polish brodzić "to wade, to flounder" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Broneczka f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.

Bronimierz m Polish
Polish variant form of Bronimir.

Bronisz m Medieval Polish
Old Polish diminutive of names starting with the Old Slavic element borna "defence, protection", such as Bronisław and Bronisąd.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Brożek m Polish
Diminutive of Ambroży.

Brozi m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Ambrozi.

Brútusz m History (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Brutus.

Brycjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Brykcjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Bryzeida f Polish
Polish form of Briseis.

Budzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Budzislaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Budislav.

Budzisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Budzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Budzisław.

Buenaventuranza f Spanish (Philippines, Rare, Archaic), Pampangan (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Spanish bienaventuranza meaning "beatitude", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura. This name was most common (though was still extremely rare) in the provinces of Batangas and Pampanga.

Bulëza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bulëz "melodic unit, unit of rhythm".

Bulzhamuur f Buryat
Means "lark" in Buryat.

Bunifaziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Bonifatius.

Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona

Bunzo m Japanese
Alternate version of Bunzō, meaning 文 (bun), “sentence, text”, and 三 (zō) meaning “three” or 藏 (zō) “possession, ownership”. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Bürenzhargal f & m Mongolian
Means "complete happiness" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Bütemzh f & m Mongolian
Means "success, efficiency" in Mongolian.

Buvizahro f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name Zahro.

Buwozi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.

Buyan-arvizhikh m & f Mongolian
Means "accumulate good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate".

Buyanzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Buyanzhargal f & m Mongolian
Means "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Buyinzhu f Manchu
Possibly meaning "favourite, desire,". This was the personal name of a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of Nalanzhu.

Búzavirág f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "cornflower" in Hungarian.

Bůžek m Czech
Diminutive form of Ambrož.

Buzi m Hebrew, Romani, Biblical
From Hebrew בוז (buz), "contempt". This name occurs only once in the Bible. The prophet Ezekiel mentions him as his father.

Buzig m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Budig.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Buzzy m American
A name that can be formed as an onomatopoeia, a word based on sound, or a nickname for someone with a short haircut. ... [more]

Byambazhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Byatriz f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatriz.

Bytzel f Medieval German
Maybe a diminutive of a name containing the secondary name element BIZ, probably derived from BID "to sustain; to hope"

Byzantinus m Late Roman
Means "from Byzantium", with Byzantium being the latinized form of Greek Byzantion, which itself was ultimately derived from the personal name Byzas... [more]

Byzantius m Late Roman
Latinized form of Greek Byzantios, which essentially meant "from Byzantium" (see also Byzantinus). This was the name of an archbishop of Bari (Italy) from the 11th century AD.

Byzas m Greek Mythology
Derived from Thracian búzas "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European bhugo "buck" and Greek bous "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts... [more]

Byze f Greek Mythology
Perhaps related to Byzas or to the Greek adverb βύζην (buzên) meaning "close pressed, closely". According to the Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis, Byze was a nymph, daughter of Erasinos and sister of Melite, Anchiroe and Maera.

Bzcho f Circassian
Means "doe" in Circassian.

Cabeza f Spanish (European)
From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]

Cacamatzin m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.

Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.

Caizhong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".

Cajsaliza f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsalisa.

Calasanz m German (Austrian, Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calasanz. Joseph Calasanz (known in Spanish as José de Calasanz; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648) was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, providing free education to the sons of the poor, and the Religious Order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists... [more]

Całomierz m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish cały "whole, entire, complete", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic cělъ "whole, entire". Also compare Czech celý and Croatian cijel, both of which mean "whole, entire"... [more]

Camazotz m Mayan Mythology
Camazotz represented bats in Mayan mythology. Bats were considered symbols of rebirth and the underworld.

Camilluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Camilla.

Cammiluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Carmela and Carmena.

Campa Huitz m Nahuatl
Means "where does he come from?" in Nahuatl.

Canaziz f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish can "soul, life" combined with aziz "respected, powerful, beloved".

Canözlem f Turkish
From the Turkish can meaning "soul" and özlem meaning "longing".

Canzaeda f Indigenous American (Rare)
Originally spelled "Cansaeda" The meaning of this name is unknown, though thought to mean "huntress." Originally a family name carried down through both Creek and Cherokee Indigiounous American lines throughout North Carolina and Tennessee.

Canzia f Italian
Feminine form of Canzio.

Canzianilla f Italian
Italian form of Cantianilla.

Canziano m Italian
Italian form of Cantianus.

Canzio m Italian
Italian form of Cantius.

Capolihuiz m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl capolin "cherry-like tree" and ihuitztli "thorn, spine".

Carenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".

Carliz f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Carlos using the popular Puerto Rican name suffix liz (which is derived from Lizbeth or a related name).

Carluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Carla.

Carluzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Carlu.

Carmenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen (compare Virgenza).

Carmozina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Carmosina.

Castrenza f Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Castrensa.

Castrenze m Italian
Variant spelling of Castrense.

Castriziano m Italian
Italian form of Castricianus.

Catarzina f Medieval Polish, German (East Prussian, Archaic)
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna as well as an archaic form found in East Prussia up until the late 1800s.

Caz f & m English
Nickname for names that begin with the letter C, like Carol 1, Caroline, Chris, etc.

Cazembe m Jamaican Patois

Cazilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Casilda.

Cäzilia f German
Older German form of Cecilia.

Ćazim m Bosnian

Ćazima f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćazim.

Cazimir m Romanian
Romanian form of Casimir.

Cazimira f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cazimir.

Cazmir m English (American)
Possible African American variant of Kazmir.

Cazper m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kasper.

Cazzio m English (Modern)

Cecuiztli m Nahuatl
Means "cold, to be cold" or "high mountain place" in Nahuatl.

Cecyliusz m Polish
Polish form of Caecilius.

Cedozar m Medieval Serbian

Cefeusz m Polish
Polish form of Cepheus.

Celeszta f Hungarian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Celesztina.

Celesztin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestin.

Celesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestine.

Celiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Caelius.

Celzjusz m Polish (Rare)
Form of Celsus.

Çengzêr f Kurdish
From Kurdish çeng meaning "leap" or "handful, palm" and zêr meaning "gold, golden".

Centzon m Nahuatl
Means "four hundred" or "innumerable, uncountable, plenty" in Nahuatl.

Çerçiz m Albanian (Rare)
Meaning unknown at this time. A notable bearer of this name was the Albanian revolutionary and guerrilla fighter Çerçiz Topulli (1880-1915).

Cereza f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "cherry" in Spanish.

Cézanne f & m English, Afrikaans
From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.

Cézár m Hungarian

Cézár m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian version of Caesar.

Cezaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of Cezarijus.

Cezarek m Polish
Diminutive form of Cezariusz or Cezary.

Cezari m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Caesar.

Cezaria f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cezary and Cezariusz.

Cezarija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Caesarius.

Cezarijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Caesarius.

Cezarin f Hungarian
Variant form of Cezarina.

Cezarina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cesarina.

Cezarion m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Caesarion.

Cezaris m Lithuanian
Short form of Cezarijus.

Cezariusz m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Cezary.

Cezaryna f Polish
Polish form of Cesarina.

Čezek f Mari
Means "swallow (bird)" in Mari.

Cezelia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cecelia.

Cezilia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Cecília.

Cezsan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar джез (cez) meaning "copper, bronze" and сан (san) meaning "body, limb".

Cezzielle f Brazilian

Chaborz m Old Chechen
Combination of two elements cha “bear” and borz “wolf”.

Chadzhakh f Khakas
Means "older sister" in Khakas.

Chafidz m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Hafiz.

Chahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Shahinaz chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Chahrazad f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazade f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahrazed f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad) chiefly used in North Africa.

Chahuacuauhtzin m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Chalchiuhcozcatl f Nahuatl
Means "green stone necklace, jade necklace" in Nahuatl, derived from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and cozcatl "necklace".

Chalchiuhnenetzin f Nahuatl
Variant of Chalchiuhnenetl, with the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", a suffix that was often used in Aztec royal families.

Chalchiuhtlanetzin m Nahuatl
Means "bright precious stone" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tlanextli "light, radiance", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin... [more]

Chanez f Northern African
In Algeria, Chanez is frequently used as a variant of Shahnaz.... [more]

Changiz m Persian
Persian form of Genghis.

Changzeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to".

Changzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 丈 (zhàng) meaning "gentleman, man, husband".

Changzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate".

Chantz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chance.

Chaozheng m Chinese

Chariz f Filipino

Charlez m Breton
Breton form of Charles.

Charleza f Breton
Feminine form of Charlez.

Charliza f African American (Modern, Rare)
Presumably, an elaboration of Charlize. (See also Charlisa).

Charz m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.

Charzy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.

Charzyk m Polish
Obsolescent diminutive of Zachariasz.

Chatzav m & f Hebrew
Means squill (a type of flower)

Chavandoz m Uzbek
Means "horseman" in Uzbek.

Chavazelet f Hebrew
Means "lily" in Hebrew, presumably taken from the phrase חבצלת השרון (Chavatzelet HaSharon) "rose of Sharon" found in the Old Testament book the Song of Solomon. (In Israel, Solomon's "rose of Sharon" is popularly accepted to have been the sand lily, which grows in the Sharon plain in coastal sands, though technically the flower has not been identified.)

Chawanzi m & f Nsenga
Meaning gift or freely given

Chaziel f & m Hebrew
Variant of Cassiel.

Chazinta f Aragonese
Variant of Chacinta.

Chazinto m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jacinto.

Chazmín f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jasmine.

Chazmin f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasmin 1.

Chazwick m English
Form of Chadwick with a "z" instead of a d.

Chazz m English
Diminutive of Charles.

Chazza f & m English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Charlotte and Charles (compare Chazz and Chazzie).

Chazzie m & f English
Uncommon diminutive of Chaz, Charlie or Charles.

Chehroza f Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek variant of Chehra.

Chekmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chek meaning "end, limit" or "lot, potion" and Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chelizabeth f American (Modern, Rare)

Chenghiz m Mongolian
Alternative spelling of Genghis.

Chengze m & f Chinese
From Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "inherit" and 澤 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance".

Chengzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 彰 (zhāng) meaning "clear, manifest, obvious".

Chengzhe m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage".

Chengzhen m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine" or 臻 (zhēn) meaning "attain, reach; utmost, superior".

Chengzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished" or 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Chengzhuo m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant, lofty".

Chenhongzhe m Chinese (Sinicized, Modern)

Chenrezig m Buddhism
Means "one who looks down with an unwavering eye" in Tibetan, derived from སྤྱན་རས (spyan ras) meaning "penetrating vision, observation, eye" and གཟིགས (gzigs) meaning "see, look, perceive"... [more]

Chenzhao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate" or 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous".

Chenzira m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "born on a journey" in Shona.

Chenzu m Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor".

Chephtzibah f English (Puritan)
Variant of Hepzibah.

Cherzong m Hmong

Chetzro m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hezro.... [more]

Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.

Chezare m & f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Cesare.

Chezarina f Obscure
A variant of Cesarina.

Chezden m English (Australian, Rare)

Chezelle f Afrikaans, French
South African name, probably derived from the French, it might be from a place name in France, derived from the Occitan, meaning "hill". Or accordingly to another theory it may mean "house of her".

Chiaruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Chiara.

Chiazam f & m Igbo
Means "God answered me" in Igbo.

Chiazo m & f Igbo
Means "God saves" in Igbo.

Chiazor f & m Igbo (Anglicized)
Variant of Chiazo.

Chibuzor f & m Igbo
Means "God is the way" in Igbo.

Chidzu f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 尋 (dzu) meaning "search, seek". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chidzuko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Chizuko.

Chidzuo m Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect; knowledge; wisdom" or 千 (chi) meaning "1,000" combined with 津 (dzu), the joining form of 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor; port; haven, ferry; ford" or 鶴 (dzu), the joining form of 鶴 (tsu) meaning "gruidae" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "man, male, husband, large; powerful", 男 (o) meaning "man, male", or 生 (o), the root form of 生う (ou) meaning "to grow; to spring up".... [more]

Chiedozie m Igbo
Means "God will repair" in Igbo.

Chiedza f African
Meaning Light/Dawn... [more]

Chikatizyo f Nsenga
Means "helper" in Nsenga.

Chikaze m & f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind". Other kanji combination can be used.

Chimalcozauh m Nahuatl
Possibly means "yellow shield" or "shield turned yellow", from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and cozahui "to turn yellow".

Chimalpaquinitzin m Nahuatl
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.

Chimalpiltzintli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl chimalli "shield" and piltzintli "child, youth", a diminutive form of pilli. Compare Chimalpilli.

Chinaza m Chewa
Means “what happened” in Chichewa.

Chinazor f & m Igbo (Rare)

Chineze f Igbo (Rare)

Chingiz m Chechen, Azerbaijani
Chechen form of Genghis as well as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Çingiz.

Chinmirza m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "true, real" combined with Mirza or mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less

Chinzorig m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, will, intention".

Chinzorigt m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and зоригт (zorigt) meaning "brave, intrepid".

Chipukizi f Swahili
Means "bud, sprout, shoot" in Swahili.

Chiratidzo f Shona
Meaning "a sign" or "a symbol.

Chisüzhüo m Mao
From the Mao chisû meaning "wisdom" and zhü meaning "good".

Chisuzu f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" or 紗 (suzu) meaning "gauze, gossamer, silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chithuzi m Tumbuka
Means "shadow, picture" in Tumbuka, often given after repeated deaths in the family.

Chizaram m & f Nigerian, Igbo
Means 'God answered me' in Igbo.

Chizu f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chidzu.

Chizue f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane (bird)" and 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Chizuo m Japanese
Variant transcription or reading of Japanese Kanji 智津夫, 智津雄, 智津男, 智津生, 智鶴夫, 智鶴雄, 智鶴男, 智鶴生, 千津夫, 千津雄, 千津男, 千津生, 千鶴夫, 千鶴雄, 千鶴男 or 千鶴生 (see Chidzuo).

Chizuruko f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, knowledge, wisdom", 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" or 奉 (zuru) meaning "to offer, to present" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Chizuye f Japanese
Variant of Chizue.

Choezom f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (chos-dzoms) meaning "plentiful dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".

Chongzhan m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 展 (zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend" or 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound, clear, tranquil".

Chongzhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, strive, encourage".

Chongzheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct".

Chopeiza f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 1500s.

Chouzaburou m Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (chou) meaning "clear, pure", 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" or 長 (chou) meaning "leader; master; chief; head", 三 (zabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Chozen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Chozom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཛོམས (see Choezom).

Chozyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chosen.

Christenze f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christence.

Chriszelda f Afrikaans
Variant of Chriselda.

Chriszette f Afrikaans
Compound name of Christine and Suzette.

Chrizanna f Afrikaans
Variant of Chrizanne.

Chrizelda f Afrikaans
Variant of Chriselda.

Chriztie f Obscure

Chriztie f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Chrizanne, also can be the Afrikaans form of Christy. In 2022 in South Africa, Chriztie was given for 150 girls.

Chrizty f Indonesian (Rare)

Chrizzie f Obscure

Chrizzy f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Chryzant m Polish
Polish form of Chrysanthos.

Chryzanta f Polish
Feminine form of Chryzant.

Chryzeida f Polish
Polish form of Chryseis.

Chryzejda f Polish
Polish form of Chryseis.

Chryzogon m Polish
Polish form of Chrysogonos.

Chryzolog m Polish
Polish form of Chrysologus.

Chryzostom m Polish
Polish form of Chrysostomos.

Chryzyp m Polish
Polish form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.

Chrzczonka f Medieval Polish
Variant of Krzczona.

Chuanzhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, encourage, strive" or 召 (zhào) meaning "summon".

Chuanzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 志 (zhì) meaning "ideal; purpose, will".

Chuanzhu m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings".

Chukwumaeze m Igbo
Means "God knows the king" in Igbo.

Chuluundorzh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra", which derives from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).

Chuniza f Germanic
Short form of feminine names that contain the Germanic element kunni meaning "clan, family" (such as Kunigunde) or kuoni meaning "brave".

Chunizo m Medieval German
Derived from from Old High German kuoni "bold", "brave", "experienced", or possibly chunni "race", "people".

Chunzhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 甄 (zhēn) meaning "examine, discern, distinguish" or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]

Chunzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".

Chuz m Spanish
Diminutive of Cruz.

Chuza m Biblical
Chuza was the manager of Herod Antipas' household. His wife, Joanna, was a follower of Jesus.

Chuzche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Chuzo m Medieval German
Possibly a variant of Chunizo

Chuzo m Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 蔵 (zo) meaning "to hide" or 三 (zou, mi, mitsu) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations can be used instead.

Chuzou m Japanese
A variant transcription of Chuzo.

Chweidzia f Medieval Polish

Chyngyz m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Genghis.

Cieszmir m Medieval Polish
Variant of Cieszymir.

Cieszygor m Polish
Derived from Polish cieszyć "to please someone" or cieszyć się "to enjoy" and gorąc "heat", this name is traditionally interpreted to mean "he who enjoys fire".

Cieszym m Slavic

Cieszymir m Polish
Means "to enjoy peace", derived from Slavic tešiti se "to enjoy" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Cieszysław m Polish
Derived from Polish cieszyć "to please someone" or cieszyć się "to enjoy" and sława "fame, greatness".

Cieszysława f Polish
Feminine form of Cieszysław.

Cihuapitzin f & m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Nahuatl cihuapilli "noblewoman, lady" and the honorific or diminutive suffix -tzin.

Cindazunda f Germanic (Portuguese-style, ?)
Possibly a Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.... [more]

Çiñğiz m Tatar
Variant of Genghis.

Çingiz m Azerbaijani
Azeri form of Genghis.

Cinzi f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Cinzia.

Cinzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian masculine form of Cynthia.

Ciruzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Ciru.

Cirzpisława f Medieval Polish
Derived from cierpieć meaning "to suffer" and sława meaning "fame, glory".

Cizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Cizin f & m Mayan Mythology

Clarenzio m Italian
Italian form of Clarentius (see Clarence).

Clauesz m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Clawes.

Clausz m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Clawes.

Clawesz m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Clawes.

Clazina f Dutch
Variant of Klazina.

Clemenza f Italian, American (South, Archaic)
Italian variant of Clemenzia and American feminine form of Clement.

Clemenzia f Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Clementia.

Clemenziano m Italian
Italian form of Clementianus.

Clemenzio m Italian
Italian form of Clementius.

Clemenzo m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Clementius.

Cleuza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Cleusa.

Clizia f Italian
Italian form of Clytia.

Coatzon m Nahuatl
Means "serpent’s hair" in Nahuatl, from coatl "snake, serpent" and tzontli "hair, crest" or "headdress".

Col-hozeh m Biblical
Means "all-seeing", ultimately derived from Hebrew כל (kol) meaning "all, whole" and חזה (haza) meaning "to see, to have a vision". He was mentioned in Nehemiah 3:15 and Nehemiah 11:5.

Concettuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Concetta.

Consolazión f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Consuelo.

Consolazione f Italian
Italian form of Consuelo.

Constanzia f Romansh (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).