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1058 nombres con significado y origen verificados

CÄCILIA

F

German form of CECILIA.

CADE

M

From a surname which was originally derived from a nickname meaning "round" in Old English.

CADEN

M

Sometimes explained as a derivative of the Irish surname Caden, which is a reduced form of the Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin...

CADERINA

F

Sardinian form of KATHERINE.

CADFAEL

M

Means "battle prince" from Welsh cad "battle" and mael "prince".

CADI

F

Short form of CATRIN.

CADOC

M

Derived from Welsh cad "battle". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who was martyred by the Saxons.

CADWALADER

M

Means "leader of the battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwaladr "leader". This was the name of a Welsh saint of the 7th...

CAECILIA

F

German form of CECILIA, as well as the original Latin form.

CAEDMON

M

Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to Brythonic caed meaning "battle". Saint Caedmon was a 7t...

CAELAN

M/F

Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN.

CAELESTIS

M

Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".

CAELIE

F

Variant of KAYLEE.

CAELINUS

M

Roman family name which was itself derived from the Roman family name CAELIUS.

CAERWYN

M

Derived from the Welsh elements caer "fortress" and gwyn "white, fair".

CAESARIUS

M

Late Latin name which was derived from CAESAR. Saint Caesarius was a 6th-century bishop of Arles.

CAETLIN

F

Variant of CAITLIN.

CAHAL

M

Anglicized form of CATHAL.

CAHIR

M

Anglicized form of CATHAIR.

CAHYO

M/F

Javanese form of CAHAYA.

CAI (2)

M

Welsh form of KAY (2).

CAIDEN

M

Variant of CADEN.

CAILEAN

M

Means "whelp, young dog" in Gaelic. This name is also used as a Scottish form of COLUMBA.

CAILIN

F

Variant of KAYLYN. It also coincides with the Irish word cailín meaning "girl".

CAIN

M

Means "acquired" in Hebrew. In Genesis in the Old Testament Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother...

CAINNEACH

M

Irish form of COINNEACH.

CAIRBRE

M

Means "charioteer" in Gaelic.

CAIRO

M

From the name of the city in Egypt, called القاهرة (al-Qahirah) in Arabic, meaning "the victorious".

CÁIT

F

Short form of CAITRÍONA.

CAITLIN

F

Anglicized form of CAITLÍN.

CAITRIA

F

Possibly a form of CAITRÍONA.

CAITRÌONA

F

Scottish form of KATHERINE.

CAJ

M

Variant of KAI (1).

CAJETAN

M

English form of CAIETANUS.

CAL

M

Short form of CALVIN.

CALANTHIA

F

Elaborated form of CALANTHE.

CALE

M

Short form of CALEB.

CALEIGH

F

Variant of KAYLEIGH.

CALIGULA

M

Means "little boot" in Latin. This was a nickname for the Roman emperor Gaius Caesar Germanicus given to him in his yout...

CALISTO

M

Portuguese and Spanish form of CALLISTUS.

CALIXTE

M

French form of CALIXTUS.

CALIXTUS

M

Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also ...

CALLAHAN

M

From a surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Ceallacháin, which means "descendant of CEALLACHÁN".

CALLIAS

M

Latinized form of KALLIAS.

CALLIOPE

F

Latinized form of KALLIOPE.

CALLISTO (1)

M

Italian form of CALLISTUS.

CALLISTUS

M

Late Latin name which was derived from the Greek name Καλλιστος (Kallistos) "most beautiful". This was the name of three...

CALLUM

M

Variant of CALUM.

CALOGERO

M

From the Late Latin name Calogerus which meant "beautiful elder" from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" and γερων (geron) ...

CALUM

M

Scottish form of COLUMBA.

CALVIN

M

Derived from the French surname Cauvin, which was derived from chauve "bald". The surname was borne by Jean Cauvin (1509...

CALYPSO

F

From Greek Καλυψω (Kalypso) which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλυπτω (kalypto) "to cover, to conce...

CAM (2)

M/F

Short form of CAMERON.

CAMBYSES

M

From Καμβυσης (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Old Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning. Two Persian kin...

CAMELIA

F

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

CAMERON

M/F

From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose".

CAMILLA

F

Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aene...

CAMILLO

M

Italian form of CAMILLUS.

CAMILO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS.

CAMPBELL

M

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

CAMRYN

F

Feminine variant of CAMERON.

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 p...

CANDACE

F

From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived...

CANDELA

F

Short form of CANDELARIA.

CANDELARIO

M

Masculine form of CANDELARIA.

CANDI

F

Variant of CANDY.

CÁNDIDA

F

Spanish form of CANDIDA.

CANDIDA

F

Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white". This was the name of several early saints, including a woman supp...

CÁNDIDO

M

Spanish form of CANDIDUS.

CANDIDUS

M

Masculine form of CANDIDA. This name was borne by a few early saints and martyrs.

CANDY

F

Diminutive of CANDACE. It is also influenced by the English word candy.

CANSU

F

From Turkish can meaning "soul, life" and su meaning "water".

CAOILEANN

F

Variant of CAOILFHIONN.

CAOILINN

F

Variant of CAOILFHIONN.

CAOIMHÍN

M

Irish form of KEVIN.

CAOMH

M

Masculine form of CAOIMHE.

CAPRICE

F

From the English word meaning "impulse", ultimately (via French) from Italian capriccio.

CAPRINA

F

From the name of the Italian island of Capri.

CARA

F

From an Italian word meaning "beloved". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century, though it did not becom...

CARADOG

M

Welsh form of CARATACOS. This is the name of several figures in Welsh history and legend, including a 6th-century king o...

CARATACOS

M

Derived from the Celtic element car meaning "love". This was the name of a 1st-century British chieftain who rebelled ag...

CARBREY

M

Anglicized form of CAIRBRE.

CARDEA

F

Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis". This was the name of the Roman goddess of thresholds, door pivots, and c...

CAREN

F

Variant of KAREN (1).

CARI

F

Variant of CARRIE.

CARIN

F

Variant of KARIN.

CÄCILIE

F

German form of CECILIA.

CADELL

M

From Welsh cad "battle" and a diminutive suffix.

CADENCE

F

From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow". It has been in use only since the 20th century.

CADEYRN

M

Means "battle king" from Welsh cad "battle" and teyrn "king, monarch". Cadeyrn (also known as Catigern) was a 5th-centur...

CADFAN

M

Means "battle peak" from Welsh cad "battle" and ban "peak". Saint Cadfan, from Brittany, was a 6th-century missionary to...

CADMUS

M

Latinized form of Greek Καδμος (Kadmos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology Cadmus was the son of the Phoenician k...

CADOGAN

M

Anglicized form of CADWGAN.

CADWGAN

M

Means "glory in battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwogawn "glory, honour". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales fr...

CAECILIUS

M

Original masculine form of CECILIA.

CÁEL

M

From Gaelic caol "slender". In Irish legend Cáel was a warrior of the Fianna and the lover of Créd.

CAELESTINUS

M

Late Latin name, a derivative of CAELESTIS. This name was borne by five popes (usually spelled Celestine in English).

CAELIA

F

Feminine form of CAELIUS.

CAELINA

F

Feminine form of CAELINUS.

CAELIUS

M

Roman family name which was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven".

CAESAR

M

From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". Julius Caesar and his adopted son Juliu...

CAETANO

M

Portuguese form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

CAHAYA

M/F

Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian.

CAHYA

M/F

Variant of CAHAYA.

CAI (1)

M

Variant of KAI (1).

CAIAPHAS

M

Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament this is the name of the Jewish high priest who condemn...

CAIETANUS

M

Latin form of GAETANO.

CAILEIGH

F

Variant of KAYLEIGH.

CAILYN

F

Variant of KAYLYN.

CAINAN

M

Variant of KENAN.

CAIO

M

Portuguese form of GAIUS.

CAIRISTÌONA

F

Scottish form of CHRISTINA.

CAISIDE

M

Old Irish byname meaning "curly haired", from Irish Gaelic cas.

CAITLÍN

F

Irish form of Cateline, the Old French form of KATHERINE.

CAITLYN

F

Variant of CAITLIN.

CAITRÍONA

F

Irish form of KATHERINE.

CAIUS

M

Roman variant of GAIUS.

CAJA

F

Variant of KAJA (1).

CAJSA

F

Variant of KAJSA.

CALANTHE

F

From the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" a...

CALBHACH

M

Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic.

CALEB

M

Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כָּל (kal) "whole,...

CALFURAY

F

Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche.

CALISTA

F

Feminine form of CALLISTUS. As an English name it might also be a variant of KALLISTO.

CALIXTA

F

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of CALIXTUS.

CALIXTO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of CALIXTUS.

CALLA

F

From the name of a type of lily. Use of the name may also be inspired by Greek καλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty".

CALLEIGH

F

Variant of CALLIE.

CALLIE

F

Diminutive of CAROLINE, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.

CALLISTA

F

Variant of CALISTA.

CALLISTO (2)

F

Latinized form of KALLISTO. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.

CALLIXTUS

M

Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also ...

CALOGERA

F

Feminine form of CALOGERO.

CALOGERUS

M

Latin form of CALOGERO.

CALVAGH

M

Anglicized form of CALBHACH.

CALVUS

M

Roman cognomen meaning "bald" in Latin.

CAM (1)

F

From Sino-Vietnamese 柑 (cam) meaning "orange (fruit)".

CAMBRIA

F

Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". It is o...

CAMDEN

M

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

CAMELLIA

F

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

CAMILA

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA.

CAMILLE

M/F

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

CAMILLUS

M

Roman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "...

CAMMIE

F

Diminutive of CAMILLA.

CAMRON

M

Variant of CAMERON.

CAN

M

Means "soul, life" in Turkish.

CANAN

F

Means "beloved" in Turkish.

CANDE

M/F

Short form of CANDELARIA or CANDELARIO.

CANDELARIA

F

Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the chur...

CANDELAS

F

Diminutive of CANDELARIA.

CANDICE

F

Variant of CANDACE.

CÂNDIDA

F

Portuguese form of CANDIDA.

CANDIDE

M/F

French form of CANDIDUS or CANDIDA.

CÂNDIDO

M

Portuguese form of CANDIDUS.

CANDIS

F

Variant of CANDACE.

CANDYCE

F

Variant of CANDACE.

CANUTE

M

Anglicized form of KNUT.

CAOILFHIONN

F

Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair". This was the name of several Irish saints.

CAOIMHE

F

Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful, gentle, kind".

CAOLÁN

M

From Gaelic caol "slender" combined with the diminutive suffix án.

CAOMHÁN

M

Diminutive of CAOMH. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint.

CAPRICIA

F

Elaborated form of CAPRICE.

CAPUCINE

F

Means "nasturtium" in French. This was the stage name of the French actress and model Capucine (1928-1990).

CARADOC

M

Variant of CARADOG.

CARAMIA

F

From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".

CARATACUS

M

Latinized form of CARATACOS.

CARBRY

M

Anglicized form of CAIRBRE.

CAREEN

F

Variant of CARREEN.

CAREY

M/F

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendant of CIARDHA".

CARIDAD

F

Spanish cognate of CHARITY.

CARINA (1)

F

Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is al...

CARINA (2)

F

Variant of KARINA.

CARIS

F

Variant of CHARIS.

CARITA

F

Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".

CARLA

F

Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL.

CARLES

M

Catalan form of CHARLES.

CARLEY

F

Feminine form of CARL.

CARLINHOS

M

Portuguese diminutive of CARLOS.

CARLISLE

M

From a surname which was derived from the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Roma...

CARLITOS

M

Diminutive of CARLOS.

CARLO

M

Italian form of CHARLES.

CARLOS

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.

CARLOTTA

F

Italian form of CHARLOTTE.

CARLY

F

Feminine form of CARL.

CARLYN

F

Contracted variant of CAROLINE.

CARME (2)

F

Latinized form of Greek Καρμη (Karme), which was derived from κειρω (keiro) "to shear". This was the name of a Cretan go...

CARMELA

F

Italian and Spanish form of CARMEL.

CARMELLA

F

Latinized form of CARMEL.

CARMEN

F

Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in G...

CARMINA

F

Variant of CARMEN.

CARMO

M/F

Portuguese form of CARMEL.

CAROL (2)

M

Romanian form of CAROLUS. This was the name of two Romanian kings.

CAROLE

F

French feminine form of CAROLUS.

CAROLIN

F

German feminine form of CAROLUS.

CAROLINE

F

French feminine form of CAROLUS.

CAROLYN

F

Variant of CAROLINE.

CARPUS

M

Latin form of the Greek name Καρπος (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits". The name is mentioned briefly in the New Tes...

CARREEN

F

Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936), where it is a combination of CAROLINE and IRENE.

CARROL

M

Variant of CARROLL.

CARRY

F

Diminutive of CAROLINE.

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