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Cade | '''Cade'''. 1. Transferred from English surname. 2. Derived from Old English nickname for someone or something lumpy or rotund. 3. Possibly from Late Middle English cade (young animal abandoned by its mother and raised by hand). 4. Alternatively derived from Middle English cade (cask, barrel). May have been a nickname for someone with a barrel-like physique or an occupational name for a barrel maker. <ref>http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/cade</ref> Key words: appearance, occupation | ||
Caden | '''Caden'''. 1. Arabic. "Kadin" means "friend" or "companion." 2. Welsh. Meaning "spirit of battle." 3. An altered form of an Irish and Scottish last name, McCadden. <ref><nowiki>https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-caden-462655.htm</nowiki></ref> Key words: friendship, relationships, war | ||
Cadence | '''Cadence'''. English. Derived from a musical term meaning "rhythm" or "flow." <ref><nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence_(given_name)</nowiki></ref> Key words: music | ||
Cael | '''Cael'''. Celtic, Gaelic, Irish. 1. “Victorious people." 2. "Slender.” <ref><nowiki>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/cael/</nowiki></ref> Key words: appearance, competition, war | ||
Caelan | '''Caelan'''. 1. Irish, Gaelic. Various meanings, most commonly "slender", "child", and "powerful warrior." <ref><nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caelan</nowiki></ref> 2. Old Welsh. From "cae," meaning "field," (pronounced kaee or gaee) and "llan/lan," meaning a community or town associated with a landmark. So Caelan/Caellan has the literal translation of "from the town by the field." Changing the spelling completely changes the meaning of the name. For example, "cai" (pronounced kay) means to rejoice in victory, and "lyn" means by water. <ref><nowiki>http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/caelan</nowiki></ref> 3. Scottish. "People of victory." <ref><nowiki>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caelan</nowiki></ref> Key words: appearance, community, competition, nature, water, war | ||
Caerwyn | '''Caerwyn'''. Welsh. From caer, meaning "fortress" and gwyn, meaning "white, fair, loved, blessed." <ref><nowiki>https://www.behindthename.com/name/caerwyn</nowiki></ref><ref><nowiki>https://www.welshboysnames.co.uk/caerwyn/</nowiki></ref> Key words: appearance, love, places | ||
Cage | '''Cage'''. English. Meaning, "confining structure with bars." <ref><nowiki>https://www.babynames.com/name/cage</nowiki></ref> | ||
Cagney | '''Cagney'''. Gaelic, Irish. 1. Meaning "tribute." <ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Cagney#similar</ref> 2. From the Gaelic surname Ó Caingne, meaning "grandson or descendant of advocate." From caingean, meaning "legal dispute." <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagney</ref> Key words: ancestors, law, lineage | ||
Cahaya | '''Cahaya'''. Indonesian, Malay. Meaning "light." <ref name=":0">https://www.behindthename.com/name/cahaya</ref> Key words: elements, magic, nature, science, space | ||
Cahya | '''Cahya'''. Indonesian, Malay. Meaning "The Light." <ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/cahya</ref> Variant of Cahaya, which see. <ref name=":0" /> Key words: elements, magic, nature, religion, science, space, spirituality | ||
Cai | '''Cai'''. 1. Chinese. Meaning "colourful" or "wealthy." 2. Vietnamese. Meaning "feminine." 3. Latin, Welsh. Meaning "rejoice." Short form of Caius. 4. Wolof (dialect of Senegal and The Gambia). Meaning "come." <ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/cai</ref><ref>http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/cai</ref><ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caius</ref> 5. English, Welsh. Sir Kay (English) or Cai (Welsh) is Arthur's brother in Arthurian legend. <ref>https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/cai/</ref> Key words: appearance, Arthurian legend, celebration, emotions, knights, magic, money, wealth | ||
Cailean | '''Cailean'''. 1. Irish, Scottish Gaelic. Meaning "whelp/young dog/pup," "cub," or "(contemporary) child." 2. Scottish. Meaning "triumphant in battle/war," "virile." 3. Scottish form of the Late Roman/Latin "Columba," meaning "dove." 4. Original spelling of Anglicised "Colin." <ref>https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/cailean/</ref><ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Cailean</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/cailean</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/columba</ref> Key words: animals, children, nature, religion, spirituality, war | ||
Cairo | '''Cairo'''. 1. Arabic. Meaning "victorious." 2. Place name--the capital of Egypt. <ref>https://www.thebump.com/b/cairo-baby-name</ref> Key words: competition, geography, places, war | ||
Cais | '''Cais'''. 1. Vietnamese. Meaning "rejoicer." 2. Also commonly used in Chinese-speaking countries. <ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/cais/</ref> Key words: celebration, emotions | ||
Cal | '''Cal'''. 1. Hebrew. Meaning "devotion." Sometimes associated with dogs, who are known as faithful companions. Related to the name "Caleb." 2. Northern Ireland. Variation on Cathal, meaning "battle rule." Also the name of a seventh-century saint in Italy. 3. Pet form of names beginning or ending with "cal." <ref>http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Cal</ref><ref>http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Cathal</ref> Key words: emotions, relationships, religion, saints, war | ||
Calais | '''Calais'''. 1. Greek. Meaning "son of Boreas." 2. Latin. Meaning "son of the north wind." <ref>https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/calais/</ref> 3. French. Place name--picturesque city and major ferry port in northern France. <ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Calais</ref> Key words: ancestors, elements, geography, gods, Greek mythology, lineage, nature, places, religion, spirituality, ships/boats, water | ||
Caldwell | '''Caldwell'''. English, Irish, Scottish. 1. Derived from the Old English cald/caeld, meaning "cold" and welle/wella, meaning "well, spring, stream." 2. Place name--several places in the British Isles, most famously the Caldwells in North Yorkshire and Renfrewshire in Scotland. 3. Transferred from a Scottish surname. <ref>https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=caldwell</ref><ref>https://www.houseofnames.com/caldwell-family-crest</ref> Key words: elements, geography, places, water, weather | ||
Caledon | '''Caledon'''. 1. Irish, Latin. Meaning "hard or rocky land." 2. Irish place name related to Caledonia, the Latin word for Scotland, thought to be derived from the ancient Celtic word for "hard." 3. English. Meaning "tough people." <ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caledon</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/caledon</ref> Key words: elements, geography, geology, metals, minerals, places, rocks | ||
Caley | '''Caley'''. 1. Gaelic, Irish. Meaning "slim, slender." 2. Scottish. Meaning "contemporary child." <ref>https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/caley/</ref> | ||
Calgary | '''Calgary'''. 1. Scottish. From the gaelic word Cala-ghearridh, meaning "pasture by the bay." 2. Place name--a city in Alberta, Canada. <ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/calgary</ref> Key words: geography, nature, places, plants, water | ||
Calico | '''Calico'''. English. Noun-based name associated with small, floral-printed and/or sturdy cotton fabric and creatures and plants with mottled coats, shells, leaves, etc. <ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/Calico</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico</ref> Key words: animals, nature, plants | ||
Callan | Callan | ||
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Cade. 1. Transferred from English surname. 2. Derived from Old English nickname for someone or something lumpy or rotund. 3. Possibly from Late Middle English cade (young animal abandoned by its mother and raised by hand). 4. Alternatively derived from Middle English cade (cask, barrel). May have been a nickname for someone with a barrel-like physique or an occupational name for a barrel maker. [1] Key words: appearance, occupation
Caden. 1. Arabic. "Kadin" means "friend" or "companion." 2. Welsh. Meaning "spirit of battle." 3. An altered form of an Irish and Scottish last name, McCadden. [2] Key words: friendship, relationships, war
Cadence. English. Derived from a musical term meaning "rhythm" or "flow." [3] Key words: music
Cael. Celtic, Gaelic, Irish. 1. “Victorious people." 2. "Slender.” [4] Key words: appearance, competition, war
Caelan. 1. Irish, Gaelic. Various meanings, most commonly "slender", "child", and "powerful warrior." [5] 2. Old Welsh. From "cae," meaning "field," (pronounced kaee or gaee) and "llan/lan," meaning a community or town associated with a landmark. So Caelan/Caellan has the literal translation of "from the town by the field." Changing the spelling completely changes the meaning of the name. For example, "cai" (pronounced kay) means to rejoice in victory, and "lyn" means by water. [6] 3. Scottish. "People of victory." [7] Key words: appearance, community, competition, nature, water, war
Caerwyn. Welsh. From caer, meaning "fortress" and gwyn, meaning "white, fair, loved, blessed." [8][9] Key words: appearance, love, places
Cage. English. Meaning, "confining structure with bars." [10]
Cagney. Gaelic, Irish. 1. Meaning "tribute." [11] 2. From the Gaelic surname Ó Caingne, meaning "grandson or descendant of advocate." From caingean, meaning "legal dispute." [12] Key words: ancestors, law, lineage
Cahaya. Indonesian, Malay. Meaning "light." [13] Key words: elements, magic, nature, science, space
Cahya. Indonesian, Malay. Meaning "The Light." [14] Variant of Cahaya, which see. [13] Key words: elements, magic, nature, religion, science, space, spirituality
Cai. 1. Chinese. Meaning "colourful" or "wealthy." 2. Vietnamese. Meaning "feminine." 3. Latin, Welsh. Meaning "rejoice." Short form of Caius. 4. Wolof (dialect of Senegal and The Gambia). Meaning "come." [15][16][17] 5. English, Welsh. Sir Kay (English) or Cai (Welsh) is Arthur's brother in Arthurian legend. [18] Key words: appearance, Arthurian legend, celebration, emotions, knights, magic, money, wealth
Cailean. 1. Irish, Scottish Gaelic. Meaning "whelp/young dog/pup," "cub," or "(contemporary) child." 2. Scottish. Meaning "triumphant in battle/war," "virile." 3. Scottish form of the Late Roman/Latin "Columba," meaning "dove." 4. Original spelling of Anglicised "Colin." [19][20][21][22] Key words: animals, children, nature, religion, spirituality, war
Cairo. 1. Arabic. Meaning "victorious." 2. Place name--the capital of Egypt. [23] Key words: competition, geography, places, war
Cais. 1. Vietnamese. Meaning "rejoicer." 2. Also commonly used in Chinese-speaking countries. [24] Key words: celebration, emotions
Cal. 1. Hebrew. Meaning "devotion." Sometimes associated with dogs, who are known as faithful companions. Related to the name "Caleb." 2. Northern Ireland. Variation on Cathal, meaning "battle rule." Also the name of a seventh-century saint in Italy. 3. Pet form of names beginning or ending with "cal." [25][26] Key words: emotions, relationships, religion, saints, war
Calais. 1. Greek. Meaning "son of Boreas." 2. Latin. Meaning "son of the north wind." [27] 3. French. Place name--picturesque city and major ferry port in northern France. [28] Key words: ancestors, elements, geography, gods, Greek mythology, lineage, nature, places, religion, spirituality, ships/boats, water
Caldwell. English, Irish, Scottish. 1. Derived from the Old English cald/caeld, meaning "cold" and welle/wella, meaning "well, spring, stream." 2. Place name--several places in the British Isles, most famously the Caldwells in North Yorkshire and Renfrewshire in Scotland. 3. Transferred from a Scottish surname. [29][30] Key words: elements, geography, places, water, weather
Caledon. 1. Irish, Latin. Meaning "hard or rocky land." 2. Irish place name related to Caledonia, the Latin word for Scotland, thought to be derived from the ancient Celtic word for "hard." 3. English. Meaning "tough people." [31][32] Key words: elements, geography, geology, metals, minerals, places, rocks
Caley. 1. Gaelic, Irish. Meaning "slim, slender." 2. Scottish. Meaning "contemporary child." [33]
Calgary. 1. Scottish. From the gaelic word Cala-ghearridh, meaning "pasture by the bay." 2. Place name--a city in Alberta, Canada. [34] Key words: geography, nature, places, plants, water
Calico. English. Noun-based name associated with small, floral-printed and/or sturdy cotton fabric and creatures and plants with mottled coats, shells, leaves, etc. [35][36] Key words: animals, nature, plants
Callan
Callias
Calypso
Cam
Camber
Camden
Camdyn
Cameo
Cameron
Camille
Campbell
Camryn
Cande
Candid
Candide
Cane
Cannan
Capri
Capricorn
Carey
Cariad
Carlen
Carlin
Carman
Carmen
Carmo
Carmine
Carol
Carroll
Carrigan
Carrington
Carson
Carsyn
Carter
Cary
Case
Casey
Cashmere
Cass
Cassi
Cassie
Cassidy
Cassy
Castel
Castiel
Cat
Cato
Cecil
Cedar
Celeste
Céleste
Celestine
Celyn
Cemre
Ceres
Chai. 1. Meaning "tea."[37] 2. Hebrew (traditionally a boys' name), meaning "life."[38]
Chainey
Chalice
Chamonix
Chance
Chanda
Chandler
Chandra
Chang
Change
Chanlyeya
Channer
Channing
Channon
Chanter
Chantesuta
Chanteyukan
Chantry
Chao
Chapin
Chardon
Charis
Charleston
Charley
Charli
Charlie
Charly
Chase
Chasen
Chay
Cheche
Chelan
Chelsey
Chen
Cheng
Chesed
Chetanzi
Chevis
Cheyne
Chi
Chiaki (ちあき). Japanese. Meaning depends on kanji spelling, but can mean "thousand crystal," "thousand autumn," or other meanings.[39]
Chibueze
Chibuike
Chibuzo
Chicago
Chidi
Chidiebere
Chidiebube
Chidiegwu
Chijindum
Chike
Chikelu
Chikere
Chilli
Chimalus
Chin
Chinedu
Chinonso
Chinwe
Chinweike
Chinwendu
Chinweuba
Chioma
Chizoba
Chris
Christi
Christian
Christie
Christmas
Christy
Chun
Chus
Citlali
Ciqala
Citra
Claude
Clay
Clayne
Clemency
Clever
Cloud
Clove
Coby
Cochise
Cocoa
Codi
Cody
Coe
Coligny
Colony
Colorado
Columba
Colwyn
Conary
Cong
Connecticut
Cookie
Cooper
Conner
Connery
Connie
Connor
Corbeau
Corbin
Corby
Corentine
Corey
Cori
Coriander
Corin
Corliss
Cortney
Corwin
Cory
Costa
Coty
Courtney
Coy
Coye
Crane
Crescent Cricket
Crimson
Cristy
Crosby
Cruz
Cualli
Cullen
Cunnawabum
Currier
Cyan
Cyd
Cyprian
Cyprus
Cyrille
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/cade
- ↑ https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-caden-462655.htm
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence_(given_name)
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/cael/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caelan
- ↑ http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/caelan
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caelan
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/caerwyn
- ↑ https://www.welshboysnames.co.uk/caerwyn/
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/cage
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Cagney#similar
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagney
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.behindthename.com/name/cahaya
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/cahya
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/cai
- ↑ http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/cai
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caius
- ↑ https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/cai/
- ↑ https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/cailean/
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Cailean
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/cailean
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/columba
- ↑ https://www.thebump.com/b/cairo-baby-name
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/cais/
- ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Cal
- ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Cathal
- ↑ https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/calais/
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Calais
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=caldwell
- ↑ https://www.houseofnames.com/caldwell-family-crest
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Caledon
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/caledon
- ↑ https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/caley/
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/calgary
- ↑ https://nameberry.com/babyname/Calico
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico
- ↑ https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-chai-46655.htm
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/chai/
- ↑ http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/12/chiaki.html