This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [
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Crow m & f English (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.
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.
Cuba f English (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.
Cueva Santa f Spanish (Rare)Means "holy cave" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Cueva Santa and
Nuestra Señora de la Cueva Santa, meaning "The Virgin of the Holy Cave" and "Our Lady of the Holy Cave" respectively.... [
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Cumulus m English (Rare)Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".
Curd m German (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.
Cushla f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)Derived form Irish Gaelic
cuisle "pulse". This name was created in the early 1800s from the Irish term of endearment
cuisle mo cridhe (usually anglicized as
Cushla Macree, in former times also
Cushlamachree) which translates to "pulse of my heart"; it is popularly interpreted to mean "beat of my heart".... [
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Cygnet f American (Rare)Derived from the Anglo-French term, a diminutive of the Old French,
cigne or "swan", which in turn came from the Latin
cygnus, ultimately from the Greek,
kyknos.
Cylvia f English (Rare)Variant of
Sylvia. A known bearer is an American consultant and a 'de facto' First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Da-ah f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 多 (da) meaning "much, many; more than, over" and 娥 (ah) means "Beautiful".
Dadash m Georgian (Rare)Apparently means "of the mother" in archaic Georgian. Compare modern Georgian დედა
(deda) meaning "mother".... [
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Dagbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), FaroeseRelatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse
dagr "day" with
bjarga "to help, save, rescue".
Dagveig f Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse
dagr "day" and
veig "power, strength".
Daida f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Possibly derived from Guanche *
dăyda meaning "newborn lamb that is still being suckled by its mother". This name was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century; the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded... [
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Daidairi f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese だいだい (daidai) meaning "orange" (fruit) combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum". Other kanji can be used.
Dailan f Chinese (Rare)This name can be used as 黛岚, 岱岚, 黛兰 or 代兰 with 黛 (
dài), referring to a dark pigment used by women in ancient times to paint their eyebrows, 岱 (
dài), which was used for the name of a mountain in Shandong Province (now called Mount Tai), 代 (
dài) meaning "generation, era," 岚 (
lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 兰 (
lán) meaning "orchid."
Dainya f Uzbek (Rare)Dainya is thought to mean “Bravery” in Uzbek. But a submission from Jamaica claims it means “Thanks”. Dainya is a Aboriginal name.
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."
Dalewin m Polish (Rare)An old Polish masculine name, composed of two parts: Dale- "far away", and -win, meaning "uncle". Therefore it means "one whose uncle is far away", "one whose mother's family is far away".
Dalian m English (Rare)Meaning uncertain. This name might be a masculinization of
Dalia 1 or
Dahlia, but it could also be a combination of
Dale with either
Ian or the English suffix
-ian, which is ultimately derived from the Latin suffix
-ianus.... [
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Dallae f Korean (Modern, Rare)From either native Korean 달래
(dallae), referring to the Korean wild chive, or the root of verb 달래다
(dallaeda) meaning "to soothe, calm, comfort."
Dalmat m Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
dalmat "Dalmatian (member of the people)", ultimately going back to the name of the
Dalmatae, a group of Illyrian tribes in Dalmatia.