CiptomJavanese From Javanese cipta meaning "create, make".
CírdanmLiterature Means "ship-maker" in Sindarin. Círdan is the name of a Telerin Elf in the work of Tolkien.
CiriefEnglish Famous bearer is Cirie Fields, 4th and 3rd place finisher of Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Micronesia, respectively. Presumed to be invented.
CirnofPopular Culture, English The name is based on the English word "chill." A notable character with the name is Cirno, an ice fairy from the Touhou Project.
CirrusmEnglish (Rare) Possibly named for the cirrus cloud or from the Latin word, meaning "a lock of hair, tendril, curl, ringlet of hair," that the word originates from.
CiscafDutch Dutch short form of Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.
CiskafDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish short form for both Francisca and Franciska - one could also label it a variant spelling for Cisca (though out of the two, Ciska is certainly the most common).
Cisnef & mSouth American, Central American (Rare) From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de El Cisne and Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [more]
CitrafLiterature Invented by Neal Shusterman for the main character in his book series "Scythe", first released in 2016.
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.
Clairyf & mEnglish (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]
ClaustrefCatalan Means "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.
Claustrof & mSpanish Spanish form of Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
ClavomSpanish (Latin American) A variant of Clavio, the name is also identical to the Spanish noun for “nail.” Therefore, there is possibly a connotation of extraordinary steadfastness and solid reliability in times of trouble... [more]
CleafEnglish, German, French, Literature Latinate form of Cleo apparently coined by British novelist Lawrence Durrell for a character in his 'Alexandria Quartet'. A known bearer is American actress Clea DuVall (1977-).
ClellanmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Clelland. It was borne by Minnesota entertainer Clellan Card (1903–1966), voice of Axel Torgeson on the children's show 'Axel and His Dog' (1954-1966).
ClopinmLiterature Means "stumbler" in French. This was the first name of a character from Victor Hugo's novel, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. Clopin Trouillefou was considered the king of truants by the Parisian gypsies.
CoalhousemLiterature Appears in the novel (1975), movie (1981) and musical (1998) Ragtime, on the character Coalhouse Walker Junior, and his son, Coalhouse Walker III. The writer of Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow, was inspired to name Coalhouse Jr... [more]
CobaltmEnglish From the metal or the shade of blue. Derived from German kobold, a type of house spirit. This in turn, has a few possible etymologies. One is that it come from Greek koba'los, meaning "rogue"... [more]
CocoafAmerican (Rare), Pet Very rare name which is either a variant of Coco or from the English word cocoa for the cocoa bean.... [more]
CocolmNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from cocolli, which can mean "quarrel, dispute, anger", "pain, illness", "plant tendril" (which would derive from colli "something bent, twisted, curling"), or "a responsibility, charge, burden".
CoilafLiterature Coila was the muse of the poet Robert Burns, he created her as a poetic device for many of his poems. The name derives from the poetic name for the area of Kyle, Ayrshire, which itself is derived from the male names Coil, Coilus or Coel Hen, King of the Picts, who lived, ruled and died in the area.
ColbiefEnglish (Modern) Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).
ColdinmEnglish Coldin is a boy's name meaning "dark valley" that comes from the Old English name Colden.
ColebeemIndigenous Australian This was the name of two famous Australian Aborigines, recorded in the early history of Sydney. The meaning of the name is yet unknown. Also, this particular spelling may be an anglicized form of the original Aboriginal name, since it is close in appearance to English (sur)names like Coleby and Colby.
CollenmMedieval Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Middle Welsh collen "hazel", ultimately from Old Welsh coll. Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen.
Cookiem & fEnglish (American, Rare) A nickname with meaning that can be particular to the bearer. Cookie can suggest someone who is sweet, or it can be a nickname for someone who cooks, as in the long running cartoon strip 'Beetle Bailey' where the camp cook is known as Cookie.
CootermAmerican (Rare) Possibly from the surname Cooter originating in Sussex, England. The American nickname became widely known in the United States with the character Cooter Davenport on the television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (1979-1985)... [more]
CoppermEnglish The name comes from the Greek word Kyprios, the name of the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea where copper occurs. The Latin, cuprum, (Cu) also means “Metal of Cyprus,” as the Romans had large copper mines on the island.
CoquemSpanish Diminutive of Jorge and Rogelio. It is also used as a pet name for Álvaro, from a wordplay on the word albaricoque (apricot).
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.
CorofSpanish Means "choir" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Coro and Nuestra Señora del Coro, meaning "The Virgin of the Choir" and "Our Lady of the Choir" respectively.... [more]
Corpusf & mSpanish, American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare) Borrowed from Latin corpus meaning "body," more specifically referring, in this case, to the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi). This name, sometimes used with the full name Corpus Christi, is usually given to children born on or around the feast day of Corpus Christi.
CortesfSpanish From the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Cortes and La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [more]
CorvettefEnglish (American, Rare) Either taken from the English word corvette meaning "a small warship" or the car Chevrolet Corvette.
CoryfFilipino Diminutive of Corazon, Socorro, and other names containing cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.
CougarmEnglish (Rare) From late 18th century, from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Guarani guaçuarana.
CouncilmEnglish From the English council, referring to a body of people that are formally constituted and meet regularly.
Couragem & fEnglish (Rare) Borrowing from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Courtenayf & mEnglish (Rare) French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short").... [more]
CozyfEnglish (Rare) Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".
CretefGreek Mythology A mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian *kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [more]
CrevanmIrish Anglicized form of the Irish name Criomhthann, from Old Irish crimthan meaning "fox". A variant, Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint Columba.
CríonnafIrish (Modern) This is a modern Irish name which is directly derived from Irish críonna meaning "wise".
CrioumMedieval French Variant form of Cariou, which is a short form of Carioulf, itself a variant form of Charioulf, which is the original French form of Chariulf... [more]
CrovanmHistory Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Middle Irish crobh bhan "white hand". This was the byname of Godred Crovan (d. 1095), an 11th-century Norse conqueror who ruled the Isle of Man. It has been interpreted as a mocking reference to Godred's supposed habit of wearing white gauntlets into battle and aversion to getting his hands dirty in combat.
CrucesfSpanish Plural form of Cruz, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Cruces and Nuestra Señora de las Cruces, meaning "The Virgin of the Crosses" and "Our Lady of the Crosses" respectively.... [more]
CrystlefEnglish (Modern) Variant spelling of Crystal. Also compare Krystle. Notable bearers of this name include the Canadian-American actress Crystle Lightning (b... [more]
CubafEnglish (American, Rare) Derived from the place name Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
CucomSpanish Diminutive of Cristóforo. This is also used as a strictly masculine diminutive of Refugio, as in the case of Mexican singer-songwriter José del Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez (1921-2001)... [more]
CudjoemAfro-American (Slavery-era) Anglicized form of Kojo used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina. This name was borne by Cudjoe Lewis (c. 1840-1935), the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.
CuifenfChinese From Chinese 粹 (cuì) meaning "pure, unadulterated, essence" or 翠 (cuì) meaning "green jade, kingfisher, bluish green" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]
Cuixtlim & fNahuatl Means "kite (bird of prey)" in Nahuatl.
CurleymEnglish 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]
CwichelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cwic "alive" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon King.
CybimWelsh Possibly derived from Celtic *kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).
CyhhamAnglo-Saxon An unrecorded Old English name, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was perhaps a nickname derived from Proto-Germanic *kokh- "cough".
DaariomLiterature, Popular Culture Daario Naharis is the name of a sellsword character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
DachimGeorgian This name is best known for being the name of king Dachi of Iberia (6th century AD). He was of Iranian descent, for he belonged to the Chosroid dynasty. His paternal grandfather was king Mihrdat V of Iberia and his maternal grandfather was king Hormizd III of the Sasanian Empire.... [more]
Dae-hwanmKorean From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
Dae-hyeonmKorean Combination of a dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
DaemonmLiterature Although in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [more]
DaentraimThai Means "three worlds" or "three realms" from Thai แดน (daen) meaning "land, realm, world" and ไตร (trai) meaning "three". More specifically the term refers to the three main realms of existence in Buddhist tradition: kāma-loka ("the world of feeling"), rūpa-loka ("the world of form") and arūpa-loka ("the world of immaterial form").