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CALOGERUS m : Latin form of CALOGERO.

CALUM m : Scottish form of COLUMBA.

CALVAGH m : Anglicized form of CALBHACH.

CALVIN m : Derived from the French surname Chauvin, which was derived from chauve "bald". The surname was borne by Jean Chauvin (1509-1564), a theologian from Fr...

CALYPSO f : From Greek Καλυψω (Kalypso) which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλυπτω (kalypto) "to cover, to conceal". In Greek myt...

CAM (1) f : From Sino-Vietnamese 柑 (cam) meaning "orange (fruit)".

CAM (2) f/m : Short form of CAMERON.

CAMBRIA f : Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". It is occasionally used as a given na...

CAMBYSES m : From Καμβυσης (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Old Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning. Two Persian kings bore this name, inc...

CAMDEN m : From a surname which was from a place name perhaps meaning "enclosed valley" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the English historian ...

CAMELIA f : From camelie, the Romanian spelling of camellia (see CAMELLIA).

CAMELLIA f : From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel.

CAMERON f/m : From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose".

CAMILA f : Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA.

CAMILLA f : Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aeneid'. It was popularized in the...

CAMILLE f/m : French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA. It is also used in the English-speaking world, where it is generally only feminine.

CAMILLO m : Italian form of CAMILLUS.

CAMILLUS m : Roman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "a youth employed in religious ...

CAMILO m : Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS.

CAMMIE f : Diminutive of CAMILLA.

CAMPBELL m : From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and béul "mouth".

CAMRON m : Variant of CAMERON.

CAMRYN f : Feminine variant of CAMERON.

CAN m : Means "soul, life" in Turkish.

CANAAN m : Meaning unknown. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Ham. He is said to be the ancestor of the Canaanite people.

CANAN f : Means "beloved" in Turkish.

CANDACE f : From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "q...

CANDE f/m : Short form of CANDELARIA or CANDELARIO.

CANDELA f : Short form of CANDELARIA.

CANDELARIA f : Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, whic...