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The Name Begins With The Letter C:
CHIDIEBERE  m & f  Igbo
Means "God is the merciful" in Igbo.

CHIDIMMA  f  Igbo
Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo.

CHIDUBEM  m  Igbo
Means "guided by God" in Igbo.

CHIELA  f  Esperanto
Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto.

CHIEMEKA  m  Igbo
Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo.

CHIKA (1)  f  Igbo
Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo.

CHIKA (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 散 (chi) "scatter" and 花 (ka) "flower".

CHIKAKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand", 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" and 子 (ko) "child".

CHIKE  m  Igbo
Means "the strength of God" or "God's creation" in Igbo.

CHILE  m  English
Variant of KYLE

CHIMA  m  Igbo
Means "God knows" in Igbo.

CHIMO  m  Spanish
Pet form of JOAQUÍN

CHIN  m & f  Chinese
Variant of JIN (using Wade-Giles transcription).

CHINA  f  English (Modern)
From the name of the Asian country, ultimately derived from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled there in the 3rd century BC.

CHINATSU  f  Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) "summer".

CHINAZA  f  Igbo
Means "God answers" in Igbo.

CHINEDU  m & f  Igbo
Means "God leads" in Igbo.

CHINWE  m & f  Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo.

CHINWENDU  m & f  Igbo
Means "God owns life" in Igbo.

CHIOMA  f & m  Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.

CHIP  m  English
Pet form of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER... 

CHIPO  f  African
Means "gift" in Shona.

CHIRANJEEVI  m  Indian
Variant transcription of CHIRANJIVI

CHIRANJIVI  m  Indian
Means "long-lived, infinite" in Sanskrit.

CHITA  f  Spanish
Short form of CONCHITA

CHIUMBO  m  African
Means "small" in Mwera.

CHIYO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) "generations" or (yo) "world".

CHIYOKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 代 (yo) "generations" and (ko) "child".

CHIZOBA  m & f  Igbo
Means "God protect us" in Igbo.

CHLOE  f  English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek...

CHLOÉ  f  French
French form of CHLOE

CHLORIS  f  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek χλωρος (chloros) meaning "green"...

CHO  f  Japanese
Variant transcription of CHOU

CHONSIE  f  English
Feminine form of CHAUNCEY

CHOU  f  Japanese
Means "butterfly" in Japanese.

CHOUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) "butterfly" and 子 (ko) "child".

CHRIS  m & f  English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINE or other names that begin with Chris.

CHRISSIE  f  English
Pet form of CHRISTINE

CHRISSY  f  English
Pet form of CHRISTINE

CHRIST  m  Theology
Modern English form of CHRISTOS

CHRISTA  f  German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA

CHRISTABEL  f  English
Combination of CHRISTINE and the popular name suffix bel...

CHRISTABELLA  f  English
Latinate form of CHRISTABEL

CHRISTABELLE  f  English
Variant of CHRISTABEL

CHRISTAL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

CHRISTEL  f  German
German pet form of CHRISTINA

CHRISTELLE  f  French
French pet form of CHRISTINE influenced by the sound of the name CRYSTAL.

CHRISTEN  m  Danish
Variant of KRISTEN

CHRISTER  m  Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish pet form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTI  f  English
Pet form of CHRISTINE

CHRISTIAAN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN  m  English, French, German
From a medieval Latin name that meant "Christian"...

CHRISTIANA  f  English
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIANE  f  German, French
German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIANNE  f  English, French
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIE (1)  f  English
Pet form of CHRISTINE

CHRISTIE (2)  m  Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTIN  f  Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN

CHRISTINA  f  English, German
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN...

CHRISTINE  f  French, English, German
French, English and German form of CHRISTINA

CHRISTMAS  m & f  English
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".

CHRISTOBEL  f  English
Variant of CHRISTABEL

CHRISTOFFER  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPH  m  German
German form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHE  m  French
French form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHER  m  English
Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry"...

CHRISTOS  m  Theology
Means "anointed", derived from Greek χριω (chrio) "to anoint"...

CHRISTY (1)  f  English
Pet form of CHRISTINE

CHRISTY (2)  m  Scottish, Irish
Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER

CHRYSANTA  f  English
Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek.

CHRYSANTHE  f  Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS

CHRYSANTHOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower"...

CHRYSEIS  f  Greek Mythology
Patronymic derived from CHRYSES...

CHRYSES  m  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) meaning "golden"...

CHRYSSA  f  English
Short form of CHRYSANTA

CHRYSTAL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

CHUCHO  m  Spanish
Spanish pet form of JESÚS

CHUCK  m  English
Pet form of CHARLES...

CHUKWUEMEKA  m  Igbo
Means "God has done something great" in Igbo.

CHUN  f & m  Chinese
Means "spring" in Chinese.

CHUS  m & f  Spanish
Pet form of JESÚS or JESUSA

CHUY  m  Spanish
Pet form of JESÚS

CHYNA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CHINA

CIAN  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "ancient" in Gaelic... 

CIANÁN  m  Irish
Pet form of CIAN... [more]

CIANNAIT  f  Irish
Feminine form of CIAN

CIARA  f  Irish
Feminine form of CIARÁN...

CIARÁN  m  Irish
Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black" combined with a diminutive suffix...

CIBOR  m  Polish
Short form of CZCIBOR

CIBRÁN  m  Galician
Galician form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).

CICELY  f  English
Variant of CECILY, or perhaps from the name of the herb.

CICERO  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "chickpea" from Latin cicer...

CIEL  f  Various
Means "sky" in French.

CIERA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA

CIERRA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of SIERRA

CILI  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CECILIA

CILKA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of CECILIA

CILLA  f  Swedish, Dutch
Pet form of CECILIA

CILLIAN  m  Irish
Either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or else from Gaelic ceall "church" combined with a diminutive suffix...

CILLÍN  m  Irish
Variant of CILLIAN

CINÁED  m  Scottish
Means "born of fire" in Gaelic...

CINDERELLA  f  Literature
From the French name Cendrillon which means "little ashes"... 

CINDRA  f  English (Modern)
Combination of CINDY and SANDRA

CINDY  f  English
Pet form of CYNTHIA

CÍNTIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of CYNTHIA

CINZIA  f  Italian
Italian form of CYNTHIA

CIONAODH  m  Irish
Irish form of CINÁED

CIPRIAN  m  Romanian
Romanian form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).

CIPRIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).

CIRCE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (Kirke), which possibly meant "bird"...

CIRIACO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of CYRIACUS

CIRIL  m  Slovene
Slovene form of CYRIL

CIRILA  f  Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CYRIL

CIRILLO  m  Italian
Italian form of CYRIL

CIRINO  m  Italian, Spanish
Pet form of CIRO

CIRO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of CYRUS

CISSY  f  English
Pet form of FRANCES

CITLALI  f & m  Native American
Means "star" in Nahuatl.

CITRA  f  Indonesian
Means "image" in Indonesian.

CLAIR  f & m  English
Variant or masculine form of CLAIRE

CLAIRE  f  French
French form of CLARA

CLANCY  m  Irish, English
From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh which means "son of Flannchadh"... 

CLARA  f  Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English
Medieval name derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous".

CLARE  f  English
Medieval English form of CLARA...

CLARENCE  m  English
From the Latin title Clarensis which belonged to members of the British royal family...

CLARETTA  f  Italian
Pet form of CLARA

CLARETTE  f  English
Pet form of CLARA

CLARIBEL  f  English
Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix bel...

CLARICE  f  English, French
From the Late Latin name Claritia, which was derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous".

CLARINDA  f  English
Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix inda...

CLARISA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of CLARISSA

CLARISSA  f  English, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate form of CLARICE

CLARISSE  f  French
French form of CLARICE

CLARITY  f  English
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".

CLARK  m  English
From a surname meaning "cleric" or "scholar" in Old English...

CLAUD  m  English
Variant of CLAUDE

CLAUDE  m & f  French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS...

CLAUDETTE  f  French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLÁUDIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIA  f  English, German, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIE  f  French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDINE  f  French
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLÁUDIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIUS  m  Ancient Roman, English
From a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled"... 

CLAUS  m  German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

CLAY  m  English
Either from a surname meaning "clay" in Old English or a short form of CLAYTON.

CLAYTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.

CLEDWYN  m  Welsh
Derived from the Welsh element caled "rough" combined with gwyn "white, fair, blessed".

CLEENA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of CLÍODHNA

CLEISTHENES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεισθενης (Kleisthenes), derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" and σθενος (sthenos) "strength"... 

CLELIA  f  Italian
Meaning unknown, from the Latin name Cloelia... 

CLEM  m  English
Short form of CLEMENT

CLEMATIS  f  English
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλημα (klema) "twig, branch".

CLÉMENCE  f  French
French feminine form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

CLEMENCY  f  English
Means simply "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

CLEMENS  m  German
German form of CLEMENT

CLÉMENT  m  French
French form of CLEMENT

CLEMENT  m  English
From the Late Latin name Clemens which meant "merciful, gentle"...

CLEMENTE  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of CLEMENT

CLEMENTINA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of CLEMENT

CLEMENTINE  f  French
French feminine form of CLEMENT

CLEO  f  English
Short form of CLEOPATRA

CLEON  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Κλεων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory".

CLEOPAS  m  Biblical
Shortened form of the Greek name Κλεοπατρος (Kleopatros) which was derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" and πατρος (patros) "of the father"...

CLEOPATRA  f  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεοπατρα (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with πατρος (patros) "of the father"...

CLEOPHAS  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of CLOPAS

CLETES  m  ?
Variant of CLETUS

CLETIS  m 
Variant of CLETUS

CLETO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of ANACLETO

CLETUS  m  English
Short form of ANACLETUS...

CLEVE  m  English
Short form of CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND  m  English
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hilly land"...

CLIFF  m  English
Short form of CLIFFORD or CLIFTON

CLIFFORD  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

CLIFTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

CLÍMACO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Climacus, derived from Greek κλιμαξ (klimax) "ladder"... 

CLINT  m  English
Short form of CLINTON...

CLINTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "settlement on the summit" in Old English.

CLIO  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of KLEIO

CLÍODHNA  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "shapely" in Irish Gaelic... 

CLÍONA  f  Irish
Contracted form of CLÍODHNA

CLITUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized), English
Latinized form of KLEITOS

CLIVE  m  English
From a surname meaning "cliff" in Old English, originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.

CLODAGH  f  Irish
From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland.

CLOPAS  m  Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin...

CLOTHILDE  f  French
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hlud "famous" and hild "battle"...

CLOTHO  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KLOTHO

CLOTILDA  f  English
English form of CLOTHILDE

CLOVER  f  English
Simply means "clover" from the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.

CLOVIA  f 
Possibly a feminine form of CLOVIS

CLOVIS  m  Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hludwig (see LUDWIG)...

CLYDE  m & f  English
From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin.

CLYTEMNESTRA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κλυταιμνηστρα (Klytaimnestra), from κλυτος (klytos) "famous, noble" and μνηστρια (mnestria) "courter, wooer"...

CLYTIA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KLYTIË

CNAEUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman variant of GNAEUS

CNUT  m  History
Variant of KNUT

COBUS  m  Dutch
Pet form of JACOBUS

COBY  m & f  English, Dutch
Masculine or feminine pet form of JACOB

COCO  f  Various
Pet form of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa... 

CODIE  m & f  English
Variant or feminine form of CODY

CODY  m  English, Irish
From the Gaelic surname Mac Óda, which means "son of OTTO"...

COEUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KOIOS

COILEAN  m  Irish
Irish form of CAILEAN

COINNEACH  m  Scottish
Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.

COKKIE  f  Dutch
Dutch pet form of CORNELIA

COLBERT  m  English
Germanic name composed of the elements col, possibly meaning "cool", and beraht, meaning "bright".

COLBY  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "coal town" in Old English.

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