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Burglind f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements burg "castle, protected place" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Burgold m Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Composed from the Germanic name elements burg "protection; protected place" and walt "to rule".
Bürklin m Upper German (Archaic)
Historic diminutive of the name Burkhard.
Burris m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Burris.
Cacciaguida m Medieval Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian crusader (Cacciaguida Degli Elisei), who was also the grandfather of Dante Alighieri.
Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Caeria f History (Archaic)
Illyrian queen
Caguax m Taíno (Archaic)
Name of the cacique of the Turabo region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
Çalahadi m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Saladin.
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]
Calla f East Frisian (Archaic)
A short version of the name Cateleina recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Callychrowney f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Irish Cróine with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Cróine", an obscure female saint (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Callyvorry f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Moirrey with the intended meaning of "servant of the Virgin Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Calocera f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Calocero. Due to the similarities in appearance and pronunciation, this name is often confused with the name Calogera.
Calocero m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.... [more]
Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]
Calybrid f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Bridey with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Calycrist f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Manx Creest "Christ" with the intended meaning of "servant of Christ" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Calyhony f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Manx doonagh "church" with the intended meaning of "servant of the Church" or "servant of the Lord".
Calypatric f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Patric with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Patrick" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Canbacı f Azerbaijani (Rare, Archaic, ?)
From Persian جان (jān) meaning "soul" and Azerbaijani bacı meaning "sister".
Caracosa f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and cosa "thing".
Caradonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and donna "woman; lady".
Carecausa m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Old Occitan cara (a variant of chera) "dear; expensive" and causa "thing" with the intended meaning of "beloved person".
Carelia f Afrikaans, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), Danish (Archaic)
Afrikaans feminine form of Carel and Spanish and Danish variant of Karelia.
Carless m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carless.
Carnation f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]
Carreaux f & m French (Archaic)
From the French surname Carreaux.
Carrión m Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carrión.
Cartère m French (Archaic)
French form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.
Carterio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.
Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).
Casildo m Galician (Archaic)
Masculine form of Casilda.
Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".
Casmere m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Casimir, possibly orthographically influenced by Cashmere.
Cassiaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Cassian.
Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.
Castara f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
From a volume of poems titled 'Castara' first published anonymously in 1634. Later editions reveal the author, William Habington, who has invented the name for his wife. Maybe it is based on Latin castus "pure, chaste".
Catalyntje f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Catalijntje found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.
Catan m & f Classic Mayan (Archaic)
it is a mayan name short Yacatan which was the capitol of the mayan world. it was also used in a books called Sirens Call by C H B-eliott
Catarinus m East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Latinisation and masculinization of the feminine name Catharina.
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.
Catharinus m Dutch, English (Archaic)
Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.
Cathrinus m Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Catharina (Dutch) and Cathrine (Norwegian).
Cati f Welsh (Archaic)
Medieval form of Cadi,
Catin f French (Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Originally a (now archaic) French diminutive of Catherine. While in Louisiana French catin also means "doll; mannequin, dummy", in European French catin means "harlot, slattern" (which is no doubt the reason this form of the name fell out of usage in France).
Cattarina f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Catarina notably borne by Maria Cattarina Calegari, a 17th-century Italian composer.
Catty f English (Archaic), Literature
Variant Cattie. This is the name of a fictional character in the Daughters of the Moon book series by Lynne Ewing.
Catulle m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Catullus. Catulle Mendès (1841-1909) was a French writer.
Cedryk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Cedric.
Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
Cendron m Occitan (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Alexandre. Alternatively, it could be derived from the French word cendre "ash", referencing to the Ash Wednesday.
Cenerina f Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.
Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.
Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.
Česćiměr m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere" and měr "peace". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehrenfried.
Chaćko m Belarusian (Archaic)
Derived from Belarusian хацець (chacieć) meaning "to want, to desire". This name was given to a long-desired child.
Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.
Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.
Charaghdin m Persian (Archaic)
Means lamp of the religion in Persian. The word "charaagh" means lamp and "deen" means religion.
Charlereta f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Charles, possibly via Charlet.
Charytyna f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Charitina and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Харитина (see Kharitina).
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]
Chayana f Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Chayan as well as a Tatar and Tuvan variant transcription of Çayana.
Chayuga f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *ta-jiwəg-ah, meaning "flowering". This was the name of a goddess venerated in Tenerife.
Cheglok m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "falcon" in Russian.
Chekhinia f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "female Czech" in Russian.
Chenghiskhan m Adyghe (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
Circassian form of Genghis used in the past. Not seen for a long time.
Chiarissimo m Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Italian adjective chiarissimo meaning "very clear, very bright" as well as "illustrious".
Childerik m Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Childeric. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.
Chilina f Romanian (Archaic)
Probably from Akilina which itself comes from Latin Aquilina "eagle".
Chilperik m Dutch (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Chilperic. The name is only used in translations of historical documents.
Chima f Japanese (Archaic)
During the Edo Period, it was written with the kanji that modernly means "space time, leave".
Chinchara m Georgian (Archaic), Folklore
Derived from the Georgian noun ჭინჭარი (chinchari) meaning "stinging nettle" (genus Urtica).... [more]
Chinés m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Ginés.
Chionia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Chione. This was the name of a virgin martyr and saint who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]
Chiru m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Kyrios.
Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.
Choćka m Belarusian (Archaic)
Derived from Belarusian хацець (chacieć) meaning "to want, to desire". This name was given to a long-desired child.
Choi-gi m Korean (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Joseon politician Yu In-ho's uncle, Yu Choi-gi (1689-?), it is made up of Sino-Korean 最 (choi) meaning "best, most; important, crucial" and 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base."... [more]
Chono m Mongolian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "wolf" in Mongolian.
Chorongchorongbitnari f Korean (Archaic)
An unusually long name. Can no longer be given to a child because of regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [more]
Christ m & f Dutch, Flemish, Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Short form of given names that contain the Greek adjective χριστός (christos) meaning "anointed", such as Christiaan, Christian, Christine and Christoffel.... [more]
Christaline f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Christa, This name is now known as a water brand
Christhelf m German (Archaic)
Meaning "May Christ help". See also Gotthelf.
Christiania f English (Archaic)
Variant of Christiana. It could also be given in reference to the former name of the Norwegian capital (now called Oslo).
Christien m English, French (Rare, Archaic)
English alternate spelling of Christian as well as one of the French forms of the name (the other being Chrétien).
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Chrysogoon m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysogonos, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).
Chrysoloog m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysologus, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).
Chrysostoom m Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Chrysostomos, which appears to only have been used in Flanders (albeit very rarely).
Chudayu m & f Japanese (Archaic)
Notable bearer: Mase Chudayu Masaaki
Chuzche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Chwalibóg m Polish (Archaic)
Means "praises God" from the Slavic elements xvaliti "to praise" and bogŭ "God".
Chwalimir m Polish (Archaic)
Means "praises peace" from the Slavic elements xvaliti "to praise" and mirŭ "peace".
Chwalisław m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic elements xvaliti "to praise" and slava "glory".
Cicile f Picard, French (Huguenot, Archaic), Walloon
Walloon and Picard form of Cécile. As a Picard name, it is predominantly found among Huguenots.
Cildis m Latvian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Cilda.
Ćirjak m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Kyriakos (see Cyriacus).
Cissely f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Cicely, a medieval English form of Cecilia.
Civran m French (Archaic)
Obsolete vernacular form of Cyprien.
Claesje f Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic form of Claasje.
Claesjen f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Claesje. This was the name of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman’s daughter.
Claremonde f French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun)
Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".
Clarentine f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Feminine form of Clarence. This was the title character of a 1796 novel of manners written by Sarah Burney, younger half-sister of Frances Burney.
Clarentius m Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Saint Clarentius was a bishop of Vienne, in France, who lived in the early part of the 7th century.
Clarica f Medieval German, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medieval German variant of Claricia and Louisiana Spanish variant of Clarita via a Latinization of Clarice.
Clary f English (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).... [more]
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