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4,500Clifton 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...
Clotilda is the English form of Clotilde, a name with deep roots in Frankish history and Christian tradition. The name ultimately derives from the Germanic Chrodechildis, composed of the elements hruod meaning "fame, glo...
Clover is a feminine given name of English origin, derived directly from the English word for the wildflower. The name ultimately comes from Old English clafre, referring to the plant of the genus Trifolium. Clover belon...
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...
Coby is a masculine or feminine diminutive of Jacob, common in English-speaking countries. The name can also be spelled Koby and may function as a given name, surname, or nickname. As a diminutive, Coby shares the rich e...
Codie is a variant or feminine form of the name Cody, used primarily in English-speaking countries. While Cody is more common as a masculine or unisex name, Codie offers a distinct spelling that is often chosen for girls...
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...
Coleen is a variant of Colleen, a feminine given name with Irish roots. The name Colleen ultimately derives from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl", though it is uncommon in Ireland but has been used in the United Stat...
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...
Colene is a variant form of Colleen, an English female given name. The name Colleen is derived from the Irish word cailín, meaning "girl" — but it is not typically used within Ireland itself. Instead, it emerged as a dis...
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...
Colleen is an English-language feminine given name of Irish origin, derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl" or "young woman." The word itself is a diminutive of caile meaning "woman" or "countrywoman." Despite...
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...
Collins is a given name of English origin, derived from the English and Irish surnames Collins 1 and Collins 2. These surnames have multiple possible origins: from Colin, an English diminutive of Nicholas; from the Irish...
Collyn is an English feminine given name that serves as a variant of both Colleen and Colin 2. The name Colleen itself is derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl" and has been used in America since the early 20t...
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...
Columbine is an English feminine given name derived from the name of the columbine flower. The flower name comes from Latin columbina, meaning 'dove-like', due to the flower's resemblance to a cluster of doves. The name...
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....
Comfort is a female given name of English origin, derived from the English word comfort, which ultimately comes from the Latin verb conforto meaning “to strengthen,” itself a derivative of fortis (“strong”). As a virtue...
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...
Connie is a common English-language given name, primarily used as a feminine diminutive. It is most often a diminutive of Constance and other names beginning with Con. Occasionally, it is also used as a masculine name, t...
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...
EtymologyConrad is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, meaning "brave counsel". It derives from the Old High German elements kuoni ("brave") and rat ("counsel, advice"). The name is cognate with the modern German...
Constance is a feminine given name of medieval origin, introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from the Late Latin name Constantia, which itself is a feminine form of Constantius, ultimately from Constans, a...
Constant is a masculine given name with a dual origin, serving both as a direct adoption of a Late Latin personal name and as a virtue name embraced by the Puritans. It derives from the Late Latin name Constans, meaning...
Conway is an English given name derived from a Welsh surname that itself originates from the name of the River Conwy in North Wales. The river's name likely combines Old Welsh cyn meaning "chief" and gwy meaning "water,"...
Cooper is a masculine given name of English origin. Derived from the English surname Cooper, it originally denoted a person who made or repaired barrels, a trade known as cooperage.Origin and meaningThe name Cooper comes...
Cora is a feminine given name with multiple origins, most commonly viewed as a Latinized form of Kore, an epithet of the Greek goddess Persephone meaning "maiden" or "daughter." It was popularized in the English-speaking...
Coral is a feminine given name derived from the English and Spanish word coral, referring to the hard, stony skeletal deposits secreted by marine polyps that form coral reefs. The name traces its ultimate roots to the an...
Corbin is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from a French surname, itself stemming from the Old French corbeau, meaning "raven", and originally described a person with dark hair. The name was likely...
Cordelia is a feminine given name of uncertain origin, best known as the tragic heroine of William Shakespeare's King Lear (1606). The name first appears as Cordeilla in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmout...
Cordell is an English given name and surname, derived from an occupational surname meaning "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English. It is a diminutive cognate of the French name Corde.EtymologyThe name orig...
Coreen is a variant of the French name Corinne, which in turn is a form of Corinna. The name Corinna itself is a Latinized version of the Greek name Κόριννα (Korinna), derived from the Greek word κόρη (kore) meaning 'mai...
Coretta is a diminutive of Cora, typically used as a feminine given name in English-speaking countries. While the name itself is rare, its claim to fame lies in its association with Coretta Scott King (1927–2006), the ci...
Corey is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that traces back to the Old Norse personal name Kóri. The meaning of Kóri is uncertain, but it is often associated with the descriptive meaning "c...
Cori is a feminine given name of English origin. It is the feminine form of Corey, which itself derives from an English surname based on the Old Norse personal name Kóri, of uncertain meaning. Cori emerged as a female va...
Coriander is a feminine given name derived from the aromatic herb Coriandrum sativum, commonly known as coriander or cilantro. The name traces its origins through Latin coriandrum and Greek koríandron or koríannon, ultim...
Corie is a given name in English, typically used as a feminine name. It is a variant of Corrie, which itself functions as a diminutive of names such as Corinna, Cora, and Cornelia. Since the 1970s, Corrie and by extensio...
Corinna is a feminine name with deep roots in Ancient Greek language and literature. It is the Latinized form of the Greek Κόριννα (Korinna), which derives from κόρη (kore), the Attic Greek word for "maiden." This etymol...
Corinne is a French feminine given name, derived from the Corinna, itself a Latinized form of the Greek name Κόριννα (Korinna). The Greek name is ultimately derived from the word κόρη (kore), meaning "maiden". The name g...
Cornelia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, being the feminine form of Cornelius. In ancient Rome, it was the nomen gentilicium borne by women of the gens Cornelia, a prominent patrician family. Etymology and Hist...
Cornelius is a Roman masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the Latin element cornu meaning "horn". It gained widespread use in the ancient world and later saw adoption across various European language...
Cornell is a masculine given name derived from an English surname that ultimately traces back to the Roman name Cornelius. The surname Cornell, in turn, originated as a patronymic or diminutive form of Cornelius, meaning...
Corrie is a feminine given name primarily used in Dutch and English contexts. It functions as a diminutive or short form of several longer names beginning with Cor, including Corinna, Cora, and Cornelia. Since the 1970s,...
Corrina is a variant of the name Corinna, which itself derives from the Latinized form of the Greek name Korinna (Κόριννα). The Greek stem kore (κόρη) means "maiden," giving the name a classical and poetic resonance. Cor...