CharmfEnglish (Modern) From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.
CheerfEnglish (Rare) From the English word cheer, referring to a feeling of happiness, or a shout of joy or encouragement. Ultimately derived via Old French chiere from Late Latin cara "head".
Cheinm & fBurmese Means "to weigh, to consider" or "to aim for, to aspire to" in Burmese.
ChiemmDutch Short form of Joachim, although there have been cases where it was a variant form of Chaim. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor and screenwriter Chiem van Houweninge (b... [more]
Chiênf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 旃 meaning "felt (textile material)".
ChiếnmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 戰 (chiến) meaning "war, fight".
Chiêum & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 昭 (chiêu) meaning "bright, luminous".
ChordmVarious From the musical term chord meaning "harmonic set of three or more notes". A famous bearer of the name is American actor Chord Paul Overstreet (1989-).
ClaasmDutch Variant spelling of Klaas. The spelling of this short form is actually based on Nicolaas, whereas the short form Klaas is based on Nikolaas.
Clarkem & fEnglish Variant of Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues... [more]
CleavemEnglish From an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of Cleavon or a variant of Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname Cleave... [more]
CloudmPopular Culture Derived from the English word cloud. In popular culture, this is the name of the main protagonist, Cloud Strife. in "Final Fantasy VII", who also makes an appearance in "Dissidia: Final Fantasy".
ClovefLiterature, English (Modern) From the English word meaning either a slice of garlic or the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a spice. This name was recently used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, The Hunger Games.
ComDutch Dutch short form of Jacob and Jacobus. A well-known bearer of this name is Co Adriaanse (b. 1947), a Dutch soccer manager and former soccer player.
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.
CookemEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Cooke. Cooke Maroney is an art dealer and the husband of American actress, Jennifer Lawrence.
CrashmPopular Culture Most notably the name for video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self-titled platform game series created by Sony.
CreedmEnglish From the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [more]
Crowm & fEnglish (Rare) Derived from the small black bird. All in all, crows represent death, danger, misfortune, and illness but also rebirth, self-reflection, intelligence, and loyalty, and as such can be both good and bad omens, depending on the culture and beliefs.
CưmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 居 (cư) meaning "to live, to dwell".
CựmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 巨 (cự) meaning "big, grand".
CungmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 剛 (cung) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" or 恭 (cung) meaning "respectful, polite".
CườngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 強 (cường) meaning "strong, powerful, vigorous".
CurdmGerman (Rare) Variant of Kurt. This name was borne by Curd Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982), a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.
CutfAcehnese From a hereditary title for Acehnese women of noble or aristocratic descent, typically placed before the given name.
Đạmm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 潭 (đạm) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 淡 (đạm) meaning "light, pale".
ĐảmmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 擔 (đảm) meaning "to bear, to carry" or 膽 (đảm) meaning "courage, bravery, strength".
ĐammVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 擔 (đam) meaning "to carry, to bear".
Đanm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dânm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dầnm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
DanmJapanese From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
ĐăngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 登 (đăng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 燈 (đăng) meaning "lamp, light, lantern".
ĐangmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 當 (đang) meaning "current, now" or "worthy".
DanhmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 名 (danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".
Đàof & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 桃 (đào) meaning "peach".
ĐạomVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 道 (đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Daof & mThai, Lao Means "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Daref & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
DarkfObscure Literally taken from the English word dark, which is ultimately derivwd from Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk meaning "dark", according to Wiktionary.... [more]
DarthmObscure Likely a blend of the English words dark and death. In the Star Wars universe, it is used as a title for Sith Lords (see Darth Vader). Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, it has been borne by at least 22 men in the United States.
Dậuf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 酉 (dậu) referring to the tenth Earthly Branch (5 to 7 PM), which is itself associated with the rooster of the Chinese zodiac.
DawnefEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
DekemAmerican (Modern, Rare) The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."
DelfWelsh Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]
DelamCaucasian Mythology Means "god, deity" in Chechen. In Chechen mythology, Dela was the supreme god who created the earth. In modern times, his name is sometimes used to refer to Allah, the Islamic God.
DettefEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".
DillmEnglish (American) Dill Harris was the childhood friend of Jem and Scout in Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird. Dill, whose given name was CharlesBaker Harris, is believed to be based on Lee's real-life friend, Truman Capote.... [more]
DinfPopular Culture Name of the Goddess of Power, Fire and Earth in Zelda. Accociated with the colour Red.
Dinf & mHebrew Din, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"
ĐìnhmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廷 (đình) meaning "court". It is more commonly used as a middle name.
Địnhm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 定 (định) meaning "appoint, assig, intend, plan".
Dĩnhm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 穎 (dĩnh) meaning "clever, skillful".
DinhmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 營 (dinh) meaning "encampment, barracks".
DinkmAmerican Name of unknown origin in limited use in the 1800s in the US. Perhaps influenced by Dick 1 or Dirk.
DjermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḏr, which can mean "limit, end" or "hinder, obstruct", perhaps in the context of "to hinder enemies". This was the name of the third pharaoh of the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt.
DônfWelsh Mythology Dôn likely comes from ghdhonos, meaning "the earth." In this sense, she can be seen as the Welsh version of Dheghom from Proto-Indo-European mythology, the primordial Earth Goddess from which all other gods originate... [more]
ĐôngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 東 (đông) meaning "east".
ĐốngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 棟 (đống) meaning "pillar, beam".
Đồngm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 同 (đồng) meaning "same, united".
Dongm & fKorean From the Korean Hangul 동 (dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Doorf & mDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).
DoucefFrench (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
DredmEnglish (American), Afro-American (Slavery-era) Short form of (feminine) Etheldred. Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858) was an African American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his and his family's freedom before the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark case Dred Scott v. Sandford... [more]
DrinmAlbanian Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [more]
Dum & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 攸 (du) meaning "distant, far".
Dụm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 諭 (dụ) meaning "instruct, tell, make known".
DưmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 餘 (dư) meaning "surplus, excess, remainder", 璵 (dư) meaning "beautiful jade", or 輿 (dư) meaning "cart, earth, public".
DữmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 嶼 (dữ) meaning "island".