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Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)
According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]

Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.

Calani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalani.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Calayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caleah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]

Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

Caleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calina.

Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.

Calen m & f English (Rare)

Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".

Calestous m Obscure, English (African)
Unavailable.

Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]

Caliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calian m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan.

Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]

Calidora f English (Rare)

Calie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Calien f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

California f English
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Calitee f English (Rare)

Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callam m English
Variant of Callum.

Callander m English (Rare)

Callandra f English (Rare)

Callandria f English (Rare)

Callasandra f English (Modern)

Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.

Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.

Calleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Callen m English
Variant of Callan.

Callender m English (Rare)

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Calli f English
Variant of Callie.

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calliander m English (Rare)

Calliann f English

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callianne f English
A combination of Callie and Anne.

Callida f English (Rare)

Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.

Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Callister m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callister.

Calloway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calloway.

Calluna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".

Cally f English
Variant of Callie.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

Calton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calton.

Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Calverine f English (Rare)

Calvert m English (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calvert. From the elements Middle English calfhirde, from Old English calf and hierde "herdsman".

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Caly f English
Variant of Kaylee or Callie.

Calyb m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.

Calyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.

Calyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calix.

Ericalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Erica and the popular suffix lyn.

Jacalyn f English
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jessicalynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Jessica and the suffix -lynn

Lyrical f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word lyrical, a derivative of lyric (see Lyric), which is ultimately from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "singing to the lyre".

Macala f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mccaley f English (Rare)
From the surname Mccaley.

McCall f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCall. This name is most commonly used in Utah, possibly in honour of Mormon pioneer James Armstrong McCall (1789–1861).

Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), Literature
From the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [more]

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mycal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Myrical f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miracle.

Mystical f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mystical, which is an inspiring sense of spiritual mystery, awe, or fascination.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Priscalyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Priscilla or Prisca with the suffix of -lyn.