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1,553Cedric is a given name of English origin, famously invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe. Scott based the name on Cerdic, the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th ce...
Chace is a variant spelling of the name Chase. Like its root form, Chace originated as an English surname derived from the Middle English word chace, meaning "chase" or "hunt." It was originally an occupational nickname...
Chad is an English masculine given name derived from the Old English name Ceadda, which is of unknown meaning. It may be based on the Old Welsh element cat meaning "battle." The name was borne by a 7th-century English sa...
Chadwick is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname. Derived from place names in England, the meaning is "settlement belonging to Chad" in Old English. The name combines Chad, a personal name of unce...
Chance is an English masculine given name. Historically, it originated as a diminutive of Chauncey, a name derived from a Norman surname of uncertain meaning. However, in modern usage, Chance is typically given directly...
Charles is a masculine given name of French and English origin. It is the French and English form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, which derived from a word meaning "man" (Proto-Germanic *karlaz). An...
Charlton is an English masculine given name adopted from a surname of Old English toponymic origin. The surname—and thus the given name—originated from place names meaning "settlement of free men," derived from the Old E...
Etymology and OriginChas is a diminutive of Charles. The name Charles itself derives from the French and English form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, from a word meaning “man” (Proto-Germanic *karla...
Chase is a masculine given name of English origin. It is a transferred use of the surname Chase, which itself derived from the Middle English word chace, meaning "chase" or "hunt." Initially, it was a nickname for someon...
Chauncey is a given name derived from a Norman surname of uncertain etymology. The surname itself originated from a place name in France, possibly from the commune Chaource in Champagne, or from the Old French word chanc...
Chaz is an English masculine given name, primarily a diminutive of Charles. It originated as an abbreviated form of the older nickname Chas., itself a shortened version of Charles. While most commonly a diminutive of Cha...
Chester is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, itself referring to a person who came from the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. The name Chester ultimately originates from the Latin castrum, meani...
Chet is a male given name in English, traditionally used as a nickname for Chester. Deriving from the name of a major English seat (the Roman city of Chester), the name bears the meaning of 'fortress or camp', inherited...
Chile is a relatively rare English masculine given name, considered a variant of Kyle. The name Kyle itself derives from a Scottish surname originating from various place names in Ayrshire and elsewhere, ultimately from...
Chip is an English diminutive of Charles or Christopher, and can also originate as a nickname from the phrase "a chip off the old block," used for a son who resembles his father.Etymology and OriginsAs a short form of Ch...
Chosen is a rare English masculine given name derived from the English word meaning "selected" or "favored," the past participle of the verb choose, which comes from Old English ceosan. The name carries strong connotatio...
OverviewChozen is a rare English masculine given name, primarily known as a variant of Chosen. The name is derived from the English word chosen, the past participle of choose, which originates from Old English ceosan. As...
Christian is a masculine given name derived from the medieval Latin name Christianus, meaning "a Christian" (see Christos 1 for further etymology). The name ultimately traces back to the Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστ...
Christopher is an English given name derived from the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros), meaning "bearing Christ." It combines Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed" or "Christ," with φέρω (phero), meaning "to...
Chuck is a masculine given name and a common diminutive of Charles. It originated in the United States in the early 20th century as a friendly, informal short form of Charles, similar to other nicknames like Charlie or C...
Chuckie is a diminutive of Chuck, which itself originated as a nickname for Charles. While the name Chuck became popular in America in the early 20th century through notable bearers such as pilot Chuck Yeager and musicia...
Chucky is an English masculine given name that originated as a diminutive of Chuck, which itself is a diminutive of Charles. The name ultimately derives from the Germanic name Karl, meaning “man” (from Proto-Germanic *ka...
Clarence is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Latin title Clarensis, which was used for members of the British royal family associated with the Dukedom of Clarence. The title itself comes from th...
Clark is an English masculine given name derived from a common surname. The surname itself originated from Old English clerec, meaning "cleric" or "scribe", which ultimately comes from Latin clericus (a scholar within a...
Claud is an English variant of Claude, sharing its etymological origin in the Latin name Claudius, a Roman family name derived from claudus meaning "lame" or "crippled." While Claude flourished in France due to the 7th-c...
Clay is an English masculine given name and surname. As a first name, it originally served as a short form of Clayton, meaning "clay settlement" from Old English. It may also have been derived from a habitational surname...
Clayton is an English masculine given name and surname. It originated as a surname derived from various English place names, all meaning "clay settlement" in Old English (from clæg 'clay' and tūn 'enclosure, settlement')...
Clem is a short form of the name Clement, an English given name with roots in the Late Latin Clemens, meaning "merciful, gentle." While often used as a diminutive, Clem can also stand as an independent given name or nick...
Clement is the English form of the Late Latin name Clemens, which means "merciful, gentle" (or sometimes from its derivative Clementius). The name has been used throughout Christian Europe since early times, and it was b...
Cletis is a variant of Cletus, which itself is a short form of Anacletus. The name Anacletus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Anakletos, derived from the Greek word anakletos meaning "invoked" (from ἀνάκλητος, 'ca...
Cletus is a name with layers of historical and religious significance, primarily functioning as a short form of Anacletus. The name can also be seen as an Anglicized version of the Greek name Kleitos. In the context of e...
Cleve is a masculine given name of English origin, commonly used as a short form of Cleveland.Etymology & Historical RootsCleve developed as a diminutive of Cleveland, a surname derived from a place name meaning "cliff l...
Cleveland is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which in turn originated from a place name meaning "cliff land" — from the Old English clif (cliff, slope, or bank) and land. The surname was historica...
Etymology and OriginsCliff is an English masculine given name that functions as a short form of Clifford or Clifton. Both names originate from English surnames that derive from place names. The ultimate meaning, drawing...
Clifford is both a toponymic surname of English origin and a given name deriving from it. The name originated in several English place names, notably those in Yorkshire and Herefordshire, which combine the Old English el...
Clifton is an English masculine given name derived from a surname that itself originated as a place name. The place name Clifton is composed of Old English elements clif 'cliff, bank, slope' and tūn 'enclosure, settlemen...
Clint is a masculine given name that primarily functions as a short form of Clinton. As a diminutive, it gained independent popularity largely through notable bearers in entertainment and sports. One of the most prominen...
Clinton is an English given name derived from a surname of toponymic origin. The surname itself traces back to several English place names, particularly Glinton in Cambridgeshire and Glympton in Oxfordshire. The meaning...
Clive is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that comes from Old English clif, meaning “cliff.” Historically, the surname was a toponymic name for someone who lived near a cliff or s...
Clyde is an English given name that derives from the River Clyde in Scotland, a major waterway flowing through Glasgow. The river's name comes from the Cumbric Clud, the meaning of which is uncertain. The name Clyde bega...
Cody is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of an Irish surname. The surname has two possible Gaelic origins: it may be an Anglicized form of Ó Cuidighthigh, meaning "descendant of the helpful one"...
Cohen is a name that has been used as both a surname and a given name, primarily among English speakers. It originates from the common Jewish surname derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest." This surname trad...
Colbert is an English masculine given name derived from the English surname Colbert, which in turn comes from a Norman form of the Old German name Colobert. The ultimate etymology of the Germanic root is uncertain, poten...
Colby is an English given name that originated as a surname, itself derived from various place names in England. The place name Colby comes from the Old Norse personal name Koli, a byname meaning "coal" or "dark," combin...
Cole is an English given name derived from a surname with multiple possible origins. The name likely evolved from a medieval short form of Nicholas, or from the byname Cola. The surname itself is of Middle English origin...
Coleman is an English and Irish masculine given name, as well as a surname. As a given name, it is typically an anglicized form of Colmán, which itself is a diminutive of Colum, the Irish form of Columba. The ultimate ro...
Colin is an English and Scottish masculine given name, derived as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Cailean. The name Cailean itself means "whelp, young dog" in Scottish Gaelic, a term often used metaphorically f...
Colin is an English given name with a rich medieval pedigree, now regarded as an independent name in its own right. Historically, it originated as a medieval diminutive of Col, itself a short form of Nicholas. This layer...
Collin is an English variant of Colin 2. The name Colin itself originates as a medieval diminutive of Col, a short form of Nicholas. Over time, Colin became established as an independent given name, and the spelling Coll...
Colsen is a modern English given name, typically considered a variant of Colson. Colson itself originates from a surname meaning "son of Col," where Col is a medieval short form of Nicholas. Thus, Colsen carries an indir...
Colson is an English masculine given name derived from a surname meaning "son of Col". The surname Colson originated as a patronymic from the medieval short form Col, itself a diminutive of Nicholas. The root name Nichol...
Colt is a masculine given name of English origin, derived either from the English word for a young male horse or from the surname Colt. The surname itself likely originated as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a...
Colten is a variant of the name Colton, which itself originated as an English surname derived from a place name meaning "Cola's town." The root element is the Old English byname Cola, meaning "charcoal," likely given to...
Colter is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname. The surname Colter was traditionally an occupational name for someone who kept horses, deriving from the Middle English word colt, meaning 'young ho...
Colton is a male given name that originated as an English surname, which in turn derived from a place name meaning "Cola's town." The Old English byname Cola meant "charcoal" and was often given to a person with dark fea...
Columbus is a masculine given name derived from a Latinized form of the Italian surname Colombo (meaning 'dove'), famously borne by the 15th-century explorer Cristoforo Colombo, known in English as Christopher Columbus....
Connell is an English masculine first name derived from an Irish surname. It is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Conaill, meaning “descendant of Conall.” The name thus traces its roots through the patronymic tra...
Conner is a masculine given name, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of Conor, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Conchobar (or the modern Irish Conchúr). Etymology The na...
Connor is the most common spelling of the anglicized form of Conor, itself derived from the Old Irish name Conchobar. The variant spelling 'Connor' originally arose as the typical anglicization of the surname derived fro...
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin, representing the Anglicized form of Conchobar or its Modern Irish equivalent Conchúr. It remains one of the most widely used Irish names in the English-speaking world, enjoying...