Names starting with C
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A variant of Sibyl. This name was borne by actress Cybill Shepherd (1950-), who was named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill.
A form of Cunobelinus used by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline (1609).
Signifies "royal fortress" from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and burg meaning "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of...
A variant of Cyneburg.
From the Old English elements cyne "royal" and þryþ "strength". This name was borne by an 8th-century queen of Mercia.
Signifies "royal peace" from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and friþ meaning "peace".
A variant of Cynefrið.
Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and heard meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
From Old English cyne "royal" and swiþ "strong". Saint Cyneswitha was a younger sister of Saint Cyneburg.
A variant of Cyneðryð.
The Welsh form of Cunobelinus.
A Welsh name of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, allegedly a son of Brychan Brycheiniog.
A Latinized form of Greek Κυνθία (Kynthia), which signifies "woman from Cynthus". This was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis, given because...
Derived from Old Welsh cynt meaning "first, chief" and gur meaning "man", plus the suffix ig indicating "has the quality of" [1].
Derived from the Roman family name Cyprianus, which signified "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred...
The meaning of this name is unknown. Saint Cyra was a 5th-century Syrian hermit who was martyred alongside her companion Marana.
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, located in North Africa. Edmond Rostand employed this name in his play Cyrano de...
A Latinized form of Greek Κυρήνη (Kyrene), the name of a Hellenic city in ancient Libya, itself probably named for a nearby spring Κύρη (Kyre). It has...
The feminine form of Cyriacus.
A Latinized form of the Greek name Κυριακός (Kyriakos), which signified "of the lord" (derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) signifying "lord"). This...
The French form of Cyriacus. This name is currently most common in parts of French-influenced Africa.
From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) signifying "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to...
The Latinized form of Kyrillos.
A Latin name that was a derivative of Cyrus. This is the name of several saints and martyrs from the 3rd and 4th centuries.
The Latin form of the Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš), possibly signifying "young" or "humiliator (of the enemy)" [1]. Al...
The Welsh form of Constantine 1.
A Latinized form of Κυθέρεια (Kythereia) signifying "woman from Cythera". This served as an epithet of Aphrodite, bestowed because she was born on...
A diminutive of Cezary.