Cable |
Old French |
rope |
Cadby |
Old Norse |
The warrior's settlement. |
Cadell |
Welsh |
The battle spirit. |
Cadeo |
Vietnamese |
folk song |
Cadman |
Celtic |
A man of battle. |
Cadmus |
Greek |
A man from the east. A mythological figure. |
Cadogan |
Old Welsh |
Honour in battle. |
Caedmon |
Celtic |
A wise warrior. |
Caerwyn |
Welsh |
A blessed or holy fort. |
Caesar |
Latin |
The name of the famous Roman emperor. |
Cahil |
Turkish |
Young and inexperienced. |
Cailan |
Gaelic |
child |
Cailean |
Scottish Gaelic |
The victory of the people. |
Cain |
Hebrew/Old French |
The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane. |
Caine |
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The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane. |
Caithness |
From Shakespeare's play Macbeth. |
Caius |
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From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus. |
Cajan |
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Cal |
Old English |
A calf herder. |
Calder |
Old English |
Stream. |
Caldwell |
Old English |
cold spring |
Caleb |
Hebrew |
The devoted one. |
Caley |
Irish Gaelic |
Slender. A boy or girl's name. |
Calhoun |
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Warrior. |
Caliban |
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From Shakespeare's play The Tempest. |
Calisto |
Greek |
most beautiful |
Calixto |
Latin |
a chalice |
Callis |
Latin |
cup |
Calum |
Scottish |
Dove. |
Calvert |
Old English |
A calf herder. |
Calvin |
Latin |
The little bald one. |
Calvine |
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The little bald one. |
Cam |
Vietnamese, English |
orange fruit, sweet, beloved, referring to the sun |
Camden |
Gaelic |
From the winding valley. |
Cameron |
Scottish Gaelic |
A crooked nose. From an old Scottish surname. |
Camille |
Latin |
Virginal, unblemished character. Also from a Roman family name. A boy or girl's name. |
Camillo |
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From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale. |
Camlin |
Celtic |
crooked line |
Campbell |
Scottish Gaelic |
A crooked mouth. The name of one of the great Scottish highland clans. |
Candan |
Turkish |
sincerely |
Candidius |
From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra. |
Cane |
Gaelic |
An old surname. |
Canice |
Irish Gaelic |
The handsome one. The name of several early saints. |
Cannon |
Kannon, Canon |
Canute |
Old Norse |
A knot. The name of several Danish kings. |
Capers |
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Caphis |
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From Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens. |
Capucius |
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From Shakespeare's play Henry VIII. |
Capulet |
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From Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet. |
Caradoc |
Celtic/Welsh |
Beloved or amiable. |
Carden |
Celtic |
from the black fortress |
Cardew |
Cornish/Welsh |
The black fort. |
Carel |
Dutch |
A free man. |
Carey |
Irish/Celtic/Cornish |
Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl's name. |
Carl |
German |
A free man. |
Carleton |
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Carl's town or farmer's town. |
Carlin |
Cornish/IrishGaelic |
Cornish: From the fort by the pool. Irish Gaelic: The little champion. A boy or girl's name. |
Carlisle |
Old English |
The place of the fort. |
Carlo |
Italian |
A free man. |
Carlos |
Portuguese/Spanish |
A free man. |
Carlton |
Old English |
From the settlement of the free peasants. |
Carlyle |
Old English |
Carl's island |
Carlyon |
Cornish |
From the slate earthworks. |
Carmelo |
Hebrew |
From the garden. After mount Carmel in the holy land. |
Carne |
Cornish |
A pile of rocks. |
Carnelian |
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The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl's name. |
Carr |
Old Norse |
From the marshland. Also see Carson. |
Carrick |
Irish Gaelic |
A rocky cliff or cape. |
Carrington |
Old English |
beautiful |
Carroll |
Irish Gaelic |
A fierce warrior. |
Carson |
Old English |
From the marshland. Son of Carr. |
Carsten |
German |
A follower of Christ. A Christian. |
Carsyn |
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From the marshland. Son of Carr. |
Carter |
Old English |
A cart driver or maker. |
Carvell |
Old French |
The marshy estate, or the estate of the spearman. |
Carver |
Old English |
Wood carver. |
Carwyn |
Welsh |
Blessed love. |
Cary |
Irish/Celtic/Cornish |
Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl's name. |
Case |
Old French |
chest |
Casey |
Irish Gaelic |
The vigilant one. A boy or girl's name. |
Casimir |
Old Slavonic |
The great destroyer. |
Caspar |
Persian |
The treasurer. The name of one of the three wise men in the new testament. Also see Gaspar and Jasper. |
Casper |
Persian |
treasurer |
Cassidy |
Irish Gaelic |
The clever or ingenious one. |
Cassio |
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From Shakespeare's play Othello. |
Cassius |
Latin |
Vain. |
Castel |
Spanish |
belonging to a castle |
Cathal |
Irish Gaelic |
A battle ruler. |
Cathan |
Irish Gaelic |
Of the battle. Also see Kane. |
Cathmor |
Irish Gaelic |
A great warrior. |
Cato |
Latin |
The wise one. |
Caton |
Spanish |
knowledgable, wise |
Cavan |
Irish Gaelic |
The handsome one. |
Cayden |
Gaelic |
spirit of battle |
Ceasar |
Latin |
to cut |
Cecil |
Latin |
The blind one. |
Cedric |
English |
Chief. Invented in the early 1800s by Sir Walter Scott for a character in Ivanhoe. |
Cemal |
Arabic |
Perfect. |
Cengis |
Turkish |
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Cerimon |
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From Shakespeare's play Pericles. |
Cesar |
French |
The name of the famous Roman emperor. |
Chad |
Old English |
Battle, warrior. From the name of a 7th-century saint. |
Chadwick |
Old English |
Battle, warrior. |
Chahaya |
Indonesian |
Light. |
Chaika |
Hebrew |
life |
Chaim |
Hebrew |
Life. |
Chal |
English |
boy, son |
Chale |
Spanish |
strong and manly |
Challis |
Old French |
A ladder or stairs. |
Chalmers |
Scottish |
son of the lord |
Chaman |
Hindu |
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Chan |
Chinese |
A Chinese clan name. |
Chance |
Old French |
A church official or chancellor. A boy or girl's name. |
Chancellor |
Keeper of records, secretary. |
Chancey |
Old French |
A church official or chancellor. |
Chandan |
Sanskrit |
Of the Sandalwood tree. |
Chander |
Cesar, Cezar |
Chandler |
Old French |
Candle maker. |
Chandra |
Sanskrit |
A shining moon. A boy or girl's name. |
Chane |
Hindu, Swahili |
name of a god, dependability |
Chaney |
Old French |
From the Oak grove. |
Channing |
Old French |
A canon. |
Chapal |
Hindu |
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Chapin |
Old French |
clergyman |
Chapman |
Old English |
A merchant or trader. |
Charan |
Hindu |
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Charles |
Teutonic |
Manly, full grown. |
Charleton |
Old English |
From the settlement of the free peasants. |
Charlton |
Old English |
From the settlement of the free peasants. |
Chas |
Teutonic |
Manly, full grown. |
Chase |
Old French |
The hunter. |
Chata |
African |
an ending |
Chatillon |
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From Shakespeare's play King John. |
Chaucer |
Old French |
A bootmaker. |
Chauncey |
Old French |
A church official or chancellor. |
Chayton |
Sioux |
falcon |
Chen |
Chinese |
Great or vast. |
Cheney |
Old French |
From the Oak grove. |
Cherokee |
Native American |
The name of a tribe. |
Chester |
Latin |
A Roman site or camp. Also the name of an English city. |
Chet |
Thai |
A brother. |
Chetan |
Hindu |
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Chetwin |
Old English |
From the cottage on the winding path. |
Chevalier |
French, Old English |
knight, chase, hunt |
Chevy |
French |
From chevalier, meaning knight. |
Cheyenne |
Native American |
A tribe. Also a city in the USA. |
Cheyney |
Old French |
From the Oak grove. |
Chiamaka |
African |
God is splendid |
Chico |
Teutonic |
A free man. |
Chike |
African |
power of god |
Chilton |
Old English |
From the children's farm. |
Chin |
Korean |
The precious one. |
Chinmay |
Hindu |
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Chintu |
Hindu |
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Chiranjeev |
Hindu |
?Chiarina, Ciaira |
Chiron |
Greek |
A wise teacher. |
Chrirag |
Hindu |
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Chris |
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Bearing Christ. The patron saint of travellers. Also see Christian. |
Christian |
Latin |
A follower of Christ. A Christian. A boy or girl's name. |
Christie |
Irish/Scottish |
A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl's name. |
Christmas |
Old English |
Born at Christmas time. A boy or girl's name. |
Christopher |
Greek |
Bearing Christ. The patron saint of travellers. Also see Christian. |
Christos |
Greek |
Christ |
Christy |
Irish/Scottish |
A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl's name. |
Chrysander |
Greek |
A golden man. |
Chuck |
Teutonic |
Manly, full grown. |
Chuckie |
Teutonic |
A free man. |
Chung |
Chinese |
The wise one. |
Churchill |
Old English |
From the church on the hill. |
Cian |
Irish Gaelic |
Ancient. Also see Keane. |
Ciaran |
Irish |
Dark, black. |
Cicero |
Latin |
Historian. Also the name of a famous Roman statesman and orator. |
Ciceron |
Latin |
chickpea |
Ciel |
French |
from heaven |
Ciprian |
Latin |
A man from the island of Cyprus. |
Ciprien |
French |
A man from the island of Cyprus. |
Ciro |
Italian |
The name of the founder of the Persian empire. From the name Cyrus. |
Clachas |
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From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida |
Clancy |
Irish Gaelic |
A red or ruddy warrior. |
Clarence |
Latin |
Clear, luminous. |
Clark |
Old French |
A cleric or scholar. Also see Cleary. |
Clarke |
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A cleric or scholar. Also see Cleary. |
Claude |
Latin |
The lame one. |
Claudio |
Italian/Spanish |
The lame one. |
Claudius |
German |
The lame one. |
Claus |
Dutch/German |
The victory of the people. |
Clay |
Old English |
From the clay. |
Clayland |
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From the clay. |
Clayton |
Old English |
Town on clay land. |
Cleary |
Irish Gaelic |
A clerk or scholar. Also see Clark. |
Cledwyn |
Welsh |
Rough but blessed. |
Clem |
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Gentle, merciful. |
Clemens |
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Gentle, merciful. From the name Clement. |
Clement |
Latin |
Gentle, merciful. |
Cleon |
Greek |
The famous one. |
Cleve |
Old English |
From the hilly place, or the place of cliffs. |
Cleveland |
Old English |
Land of high cliffs. |
Cliff |
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From the ford by the cliff or slope. |
Clifford |
Old English |
From the ford by the cliff or slope. |
Clifton |
Old English |
From a town near a cliff. |
Clint |
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The place on the headland. |
Clinton |
Old English |
The place on the headland. |
Clitus |
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From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. |
Clive |
Old English |
Cliff. |
Cloten |
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From Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. |
Clovis |
Teutonic |
A famous warrior. |
Clunes |
Scottish Gaelic |
A resting-place, or meadow. |
Clyde |
Scottish |
The name of a river. |
Coalan |
Celtic |
slender |
Cobar |
Aboriginal |
Burnt earth. |
Cobden |
Old English |
From the hill with a knob. |
Cobweb |
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From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream. |
Cody |
Old English |
A pillow or cushion. A boy or girl's name. |
Cohn |
Greek |
The victory of the people. |
Colbert |
Teutonic |
A bright seafarer. |
Colby |
Old Norse |
From the dark country. |
Cole |
Old English/Teutonic |
Dark and swarthy. |
Coleman |
Teutonic/Latin |
Tuetonic: Dark. Latin: Like a dove. Also see Calum and Columba. |
Colin |
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Fire. Also see Cohn. |
Collin |
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Fire. Also see Cohn. |
Colman |
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Little dove. |
Colon |
Spanish |
dove |
Coltin |
Colt, Kolt |
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Colton |
Old English |
From the dark town. |
Columba |
Latin |
Dove-like. The name of a 6th-century Irish saint. Also see Calum and Coleman. A boy or girl's name. |
Coman |
Arabic |
noble |
Comfort |
Latin |
strengthen |
Cominius |
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From Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. |
Compton |
Old English |
From the farm in the valley. |
Conall |
Celtic |
As strong as a wolf. |
Conan |
Irish Gaelic |
Wise and intelligent. |
Condon |
Celtic |
the dark-haired wise man |
Conlan |
Irish Gaelic |
The hero. |
Conley |
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Hero. |
Conn |
Irish Gaelic |
A chief. Also used as a diminutive of Connor. |
Conner |
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Wise. |
Connley |
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Hero. |
Connor |
Irish Gaelic |
A strong will. |
Conor |
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A strong will. |
Conrad |
Teutonic |
Bold, wise counsellor. From the name Conrad and Curtis. |
Conrade |
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From Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. |
Conroy |
Irish Gaelic |
Wise. |
Constantine |
Latin |
Firm, constant. |
Conway |
Welsh/Irish |
Welsh: Holy water. Irish: A yellow hound. |
Cooper |
Middle English |
Barrel maker. |
Coorain |
Aboriginal |
The wind. Also a NSW placename. |
Corban |
Greek |
a gift devoted to God |
Corbett |
Old French |
A raven. |
Corcoran |
Gaelic |
of reddish complexion |
Cordell |
Old French |
A rope maker. |
Corey |
Celtic/Gaelic |
Dweller in the hollow. A boy or girl's name. |
Corin |
Cornish/Latin |
Cornish: From the corner. Latin: The name of a Roman deity, possibly meaning a spear. Also from Shakespeare's play As You Like It. A boy or girl's name. |
Cormac |
Irish Gaelic |
The lad of the chariot. |
Cornelian |
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The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl's name. |
Cornelius |
Latin |
Horn-coloured. |
Cornell |
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Horn-coloured. |
Cort |
Old German |
bold |
Corwin |
Old French |
A friend of the heart. |
Cory |
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Helmet. A boy or girl's name. |
Cosmo |
Greek |
Perfect order, harmony. |
Costard |
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From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost. |
Coty |
English |
old house |
Court |
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From Shakespeare's play Henry V. |
Courtland |
Old English |
From the court land. |
Courtney |
Old French |
The short-nosed one, or frons a placename. A boy or girl's name. |
Craig |
Scottish Gaelic |
A rock or crag. |
Crandon |
Old English |
From the hill of the cranes. |
Cranley |
Old English |
From the meadow of the cranes. |
Cranmer |
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From Shakespeare's play Henry VIII. |
Cranog |
Welsh |
A heron. |
Crawford |
Old English |
From the ford with the crows. |
Creighton |
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Near the creek. |
Crewe |
Old English |
Stepping stones or a ford. An English placename. |
Crisiant |
Welsh |
Like a crystal. A boy or girl's name. |
Crispin |
Latin |
Curly-haired. St Crispin was a 3rd-century martyr. |
Cristian |
Latin |
A follower of Christ. A Christian. |
Cristiano |
Italian |
A follower of Christ. A Christian. |
Cristo |
Spanish |
Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher. |
Cromwell |
Old English |
From the winding stream. |
Cronan |
Irish Gaelic |
The swarthy one. |
Crosby |
Old Norse |
From the village with the cross. |
Csaba |
Hungarian |
from mythology, sheperd, wanderer |
Cseke |
Hungarian |
puller, carrier |
Csenger |
Hungarian |
Csepel |
Hungarian |
young forest |
Csombor |
Hungarian |
Csongor |
Hungarian |
hunting bird |
Ctirad |
Czech |
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Cuba |
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The name of a Caribbean country. |
Cubert |
Cornish |
A Celtic saint and a placename. |
Cullen |
Old French |
Handsome. |
Cupid |
Latin |
Desire, passion. The ancient roman God of love, and son of Venus. |
Curan |
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From Shakespeare's play King Lear. |
Curio |
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From Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. |
Curnow |
Cornish |
From Cornwall. |
Curran |
Irish Gaelic |
An old family name. |
Currier |
Old English |
churn |
Curry |
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A marsh or a spice. |
Curt |
Teutonic |
Bold, wise counsellor. From the name Conrad and Curtis. |
Curtis |
Old French |
Courteous. |
Cuthbert |
Old English |
Brilliant. |
Cutler |
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Knife maker. |
Cutter |
|
Gem cutter. |
Cy |
Persian |
The name of the founder of the Persian empire. From the name Cyrus. |
Cymbeline |
From Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. |
Cynfor |
Welsh |
A great chief. |
Cynric |
Old English |
Of kingly lineage. |
Cyprian |
Latin |
A man from the island of Cyprus. |
Cyrano |
Greek |
A man from Cyrent an ancient Greek colony in North Africa. |
Cyric |
Celtic |
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Cyril |
Greek |
Lordly. |
Cyrus |
Persian |
The name of the founder of the Persian empire. |