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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.
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).
Cisca f DutchDutch short form of
Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.
Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)Elaborated form of
Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
Cléanthe m & f French (Rare)French form of the Greek given name
Kleanthes via its latinized form
Cleanthes. Although Cléanthe was originally a masculine name, it has occasionally been used as a feminine name in French, which is probably due to the name's similarity to other French feminine names, such as
Acanthe and
Amaranthe.
Clériadus m Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)The hero of the 15th-century French prose romance
Cleriadus et Meliadice. A known bearer was Antoine Clériadus de Choiseul-Beaupré (1707-1774), a French cardinal.
Colas m French, Walloon, GuernésiaisGuernésiais, Walloon and French diminutive of
Nicolas which has been in use since the Middle Ages and features prominently in the old French lullaby "Fais dodo, Colas, mon petit frère"... [
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Coppélia f Theatre, French (Rare)The name of a life-sized mechanical doll created by the mysterious Doctor Coppélius in Léo Delibes' comic ballet
Coppélia (1870), based on two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The inventor's name is possibly a Latinized form of Yiddish
Koppel... [
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Corisande f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain, from the name of a character in medieval legend, possibly first recorded by Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. Perhaps it was derived from an older form of Spanish
corazón "heart" (e.g., Old Spanish
coraçon; ultimately from Latin
cor "heart", with the hypothetic Vulgar Latin root
*coratione,
*coraceone) or the Greek name
Chrysanthe... [
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Cornald m DutchThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Latin
cornu "horn" (see
Cornelius). The second element is derived from Gothic
valdan "to reign." A known bearer of this name is Dutch television presenter and writer Cornald Maas (b... [
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Crasa f Dutch (Rare)The name of the Dutch
reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as
Settela Steinbach.
Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel
Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.
Cunera f DutchSome sources state that this name was derived from Gothic
kuni "family, kin, race, kind." However, since the first known bearer of this name (a saint from the 4th century AD) originated from Scotland, we cannot exclude the possibility that it is actually Gaelic or Anglo-Saxon in origin... [
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Dagomar m Germanic, Dutch, GermanMeans "famous day", derived from the Germanic element
daga "day" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Dagowin m Germanic, DutchDerived from the Germanic element
daga "day" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Dalmatius m Late Roman, Dutch (?), German (?)From Latin
Dalmatius meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor who was a nephew of Constantine. It was also borne by several early saints.
Datus m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)Possibly derived from Latin
datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
Dinand m DutchShort form of
Ferdinand. A well-known Dutch bearer of this name is Dinand Woesthoff, the lead singer of the band Kane.
Dingeman m DutchDutch form of an ancient Germanic given name of which the first element is derived from Anglo-Saxon
thing, which can have several meanings, namely: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such,
thing is related to Old High German
dingôn meaning "to judge, to condemn" and
dingjan meaning "to hope." Also compare other ancient Germanic given names that start with
Thing-, such as
Thingulf.... [
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Djaï m Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. It might perhaps be a Dutch variant form of the English given name
Jay 1, even though the pronunciation of Djaï is quite different from that of Jay.... [
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