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                      CHARISSA:
                        English elaborated form of Latin Charis,
                        meaning "grace."CHARITA:
                        Variant form of English Charity, meaning
                        "dear." CHARITY: English
                        name derived from the vocabulary word charity,
                        from Latin caritas, from carus, meaning
                        "dear." It is one of the virtue names that
                        were popular with the Puritans; some others are Chastity,
                        Faith, Honor,
                        Hope,
                        and Prudence. CHARLA:
                        Pet form of English Charlene, meaning
                        "man."CHARLEEN:
                        Variant spelling of English Charlene, meaning
                        "man."CHARLENE:
                        English form of French Charline,
                        meaning "man."CHARLEY:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Charlie,
                        meaning "man."CHARLIE:
                        Unisex pet form of English Charles
                        and Charlene, meaning "man."CHARLOTTE:
                        Feminine form of French Charlot,
                        meaning "man."CHARMAINE:
                        English name of Latin origin, meaning
                        "sing." CHARMIAN:
                        English name derived from Greek charma,
                        meaning "delight." CHASITY:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Chastity, meaning
                        "purity."CHASTITY:
                        English name meaning "purity." It is one
                        of the virtue names that were popular with the Puritans;
                        some others are Charity, Faith,
                        Honor, Hope,
                        and Prudence. CHELLE:
                        English short form of French Michelle,
                        meaning "who is like God?"CHELSEA:
                        English name derived from the name of a
                        district in London, meaning "landing place" or
                        "landing
                        port."CHELSEY:
                        Variant spelling of English Chelsea, meaning "landing
                        place" or "landing
                        port."CHELSIE:
                        Variant spelling of English Chelsea, meaning "landing
                        place" or "landing
                        port."CHER:
                        Short form of English Cheryl, probably meaning
                        "darling beryl."CHERETTE:
                        Pet form of English Cherie, meaning
                        "darling," and other names beginning with Cher-.CHERI:
                        Variant spelling of English Cherie, meaning
                        "darling."CHERICE:
                        Variant spelling of English Cherise, meaning
                        "cherry."CHERIE:
                        English name derived from the French word chérie,
                        meaning "darling."CHERILYN:
                        English compound name
                        composed of Cheri
                        "darling" and Lyn
                        "lake," hence "darling lake."CHERISE:
                        English variant spelling of French Cerise, meaning
                        "cherry."CHERISH:
                        English name derived from the vocabulary word cherish, meaning "to
                        cherish; to hold dear."CHEROKEE:
                        Unisex name derived from the English pronunciation of Tsa-la-gi,
                        a name that the Native
                        American Cherokee people used to refer to themselves,
                        meaning "principal people."CHERRY: 
                        
English name
                            derived from the vocabulary word, meaning
                        "cherry."
                        Variant spelling of English Cherie, meaning
                        "darling."  CHERYL:
                        This English name first appeared in the 1920s and is probably
                        a blend of Cherie
                        "darling" and the gem name Beryl,
                        hence "darling beryl."CHEVONNE:
                        English pronunciation of Irish Gaelic Siobhán,
                        meaning "God is gracious."
                      CHEYANNE:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Cheyenne, meaning
                        "little  Šahíya" or "little
                        red-talker."
                      CHEYENNE:
                        English unisex name derived from the name of the Native
                        American people, from Dakota Sioux  Šahíyena, meaning
                        "little  Šahíya" or "little
                        red-talker."
  CHINA:
    English name derived from the country name which probably got its name from the
        Qin dynasty. The Chinese
        people call their country Zhongguo which translates to
        "middle kingdom." Compare with another form of China.
  
                      CHITA: Middle English name meaning "kitten."
                        Compare with other forms of Chita.
  
                      CHLOE: Latin
                        form of Greek  Chloē, meaning "green shoot." In mythology, this is
                        a surname of
    the goddess  Demeter. In the New Testament
                        bible, this name is mentioned by Paul in 1
    Corinthians 1:11. CHLORIS:
                        Latin form of Greek Khloris,
                        meaning "green buds." In mythology, this is
                        the name of a goddess of flowers and vegetation.
                      CHONSIE:
                        Feminine form of English Chauncey,
                        meaning "good fortune." 
  
                      CHRIS:
                        English unisex short form of longer names beginning with Chris-.
                      CHRISSIE:
                        English pet form of French Christine,
                        meaning
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                        
                      CHRISSY:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Chrissie, meaning
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTA:
                        Contracted form of Latin Christina,
                        meaning
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTABEL:
                        Variant spelling of English Christabelle,
    meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ"
                        and Belle,
                        "beautiful." 
                      CHRISTABELLA:
                        English compound name composed of French Christine 
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ"
                        and Latin Bella
                        "beautiful."
                      CHRISTABELLE:
                        English compound name composed of French Christine 
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ"
                        and French Belle
                        "beautiful."
                      CHRISTAL:
                        Variant spelling of English Crystal, meaning
                        "crystal, ice."
                      CHRISTEL:
                        Variant spelling of English Crystal, meaning
                        "crystal, ice."
                        
                      CHRISTELLE:
                        Pet form of French Christine,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTEN:
                        English variant spelling of German Kristen,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTI:
                        Variant spelling of English Christie,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
  CHRISTIANA:
                        Feminine form of Latin Christianus,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTIANNE: Feminine form of
                            English Christian,
                            meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      
                      CHRISTIE:
                        English pet form of Latin Christina,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      
                      CHRISTIN:
                        English abbreviated form of French Christine
                        or Latin Christina, meaning
                        "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTINA:
                        Variant spelling of Latin Christiana,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTINE:
                        French from of Latin Christina,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CHRISTOBEL:
                        Variant spelling of English Christabel,
    meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ"
                        and "beautiful."
                      CHRISTY:
                        Variant spelling of English Christie,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                        Compare with masculine Christy.
  CHRYSANTA:
                        Latin form of Greek Chrysanthe,
                        meaning "golden flower."
                      CHRYSSA:
                        English pet form of Latin Chrysanta, meaning
                        "golden flower."
                      CHRYSTAL:
                        Variant spelling of English Crystal, meaning
                        "crystal, ice."
                      CHYNA:
                        Variant spelling of English China, derived from the country
                        name which probably got its name from the Qin dynasty. The Chinese
        people call their country Zhongguo which translates to
        "middle kingdom."
                      CICELY:
                        Variant spelling of English Cecily,
                        meaning "blind."
                      CIEL:
                        English name derived from the French word for
                        "sky."
                      CIERA:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Sierra,
                        meaning "mountain range."
                      CIERRA:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Sierra,
                        meaning "mountain range."
                      CILLA:
                        Pet form of
                        English Cecilia,
                        meaning "blind." 
                      CIMONE:
                        English variant spelling of French Simone,
                        meaning "hearkening."
                      CINDERELLA:
                        English form of French Cendrillon,
                        meaning "little ashes."
                      CINDRA:
                        Modern English name, probably a blend of Cindy
                        "woman from Kynthos" and Sandra
                        "defender of mankind."
                      CINDY:
                        English pet form of Latin Cynthia, meaning "woman from Kynthos." 
                      CIS:
                        Short form of English Cissy,
                        meaning "blind."
                      CISS:
                        Short form of English Cissy, meaning "blind."
                      CISSY:
                        Pet form of
                        English Cecilia,
                        meaning "blind."
                        
                      CLAIR:
                        English variant spelling of French Claire,
                        meaning "clear, bright." 
                      CLAIRE:
                        French form of Latin Clara,
                        meaning
                        "clear, bright."
                      CLAIRENE:
                        Pet form of French Claire, meaning
                        "clear, bright."
                      CLARA:
                        Feminine form of Latin Clarus,
                        meaning "clear, bright." In use by the English
                        and Italians.
                      CLARABELLA:
                        English compound name composed of Latin Clara
                        "clear, bright" and Bella
                        "beautiful," hence "bright beauty."
                      CLARABELLE:
                        Variant spelling of English Clarabella,
                        meaning "bright beauty."
                      CLARAMAE:
                        English compound name
                        composed of Latin Clara,
                        "clear; bright," and English Mae
                        "pearl" or "obstinate, rebellious."
                      CLARAMAY:
                        Variant spelling of English Claramae, meaning
                        "bright pearl" or "bright rebel."
                      CLARE: English form of Latin
                        Clara,
                        meaning "clear, bright." Compare with
                        masculine Clare.
                      
                      CLARETTA:
                        Pet form of Latin Clara, meaning
                        "clear, bright."
                      CLARETTE:
                        Pet form of English Clare, meaning "clear, bright."
                      CLARIBEL:
                        Variant spelling of English Clarabelle,
                        meaning "bright and beautiful." 
                      CLARICE:
                        Medieval French form of Latin Clarissa,
                        meaning "fame."
  CLARISSA:
                        Diminutive form of Latin Clara, meaning "fame." 
                      CLARITY:
                        English name derived from the vocabulary word clarity, from Latin clarus, meaning
                        "clear."
                      CLAUDETTE:
                        Diminutive form of French Claudia,
                        meaning "little lame one."
                      CLAUDIA:
                        Feminine form of French Claude, meaning "lame."
                      CLAUDIE:
                        Pet form of French Claudia,
                        meaning "lame."
                      CLAUDINE:
                        Diminutive form of French Claudia,
                        meaning "little lame one."
                        
                      CLEMATIS:
                        English name derived from the name of the flowering vine
                        clematis, from Greek klema, meaning "branch or
                        brushwood." 
                      CLEMENCY:
                        Feminine form of Latin Clement,
                        meaning "gentle
                        and merciful."
                      CLEMENTINE:
                        French form of Latin Clementina, meaning "of
                        Clementius."
                        
                      CLEO:
                        Short form of Latin Cleopatra, meaning
                        "glory of the father."
                      CLEOPATRA:
                        Latin form of Greek Kleopatra,
                        meaning "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is
                        believed to have been black African. 
                      CLOVER:
                        Old English flower name, meaning simply "clover."
                      COCO:
                        Originally from the Italian occupational name for a
                        "cook," it is now in continental use as a pet
                        form of longer names beginning with Co-.
                      CODIE:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Cody,
                        meaning "helper."
                      CODY: Irish surname
                        transferred to unisex forename use, from a variant spelling of
                        the surname  Cuddihy (also spelled Cuddy), an Anglicized
                        form of Gaelic  Ó Cuidighthigh "descendant of
                        Cuidightheach," hence "helper."
                      COLEEN:
                        Variant spelling of English Colleen, meaning
                        "girl." 
                      COLENA:
                        Variant spelling of English Colleen,
                        meaning "girl."
                      COLENE:
                        Variant spelling of English Colleen, meaning
                        "girl."
                      COLETTE:
                        Short form of French Nicolette,
                        meaning "victor of the people."
                      COLINE:
                        Variant spelling of English Colleen,
                        meaning "girl."
                        
                      COLLEEN:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cailín,
                        meaning "girl."
                      COLLYN:
                        Variant spelling of English Colleen,
                        meaning "girl."
                        
                      COLUMBINE: English name derived from the plant name columbine,
                        from Late Latin columbina, meaning "verbina"
                        or "dovelike," so-called because when inverted
                        the flower resembles a cluster of doves. Compare with
                        another form of Columbine.
                      
                      COMFORT:
                        English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "to
                        comfort, help, strengthen."
                      CONCORDIA:
                        Latin name meaning
                        "harmony; peace; with (one) heart." In
                        mythology, this is the name of a goddess of peace. Her Greek
                        name is Harmonia.
                      CONNIE:
                        Pet form of English/French Constance, meaning
                        "steadfast."
                      CONRADINE:
                        Feminine form of German Conrad,
                        meaning "bold counsel."
                      CONSTANCE:
                        English form of Latin Constantia,
                        meaning "steadfast." 
                      CORA:
                        Latin form of Greek Kore, meaning "maiden." In mythology, this is a name borne by
                        Persephone,
    a goddess of the underworld.
                      CORAL:
                        English name derived from the gem name, from Latin corallium, probably ultimately from Hebrew goral,
                        meaning "small pebble."
                      CORALIE:
                        Pet form of
                        English Coral, meaning
                        "coral" or "small pebble."
                      CORDELIA:
                        English name which may be an elaborated form of the Latin
                        word cor, meaning "heart." This is the
                        name of a legendary queen of the Britons. It is also the name
                        of a moon of  Uranus and an asteroid, both of which were
                        named after a Shakespeare character who also bore this
                        name.
                      CORIANDER:
                        English name derived from the spice name coriander
                        (also commonly called Cilantro), from Latin coriandrum,
                        from Greek corys  ("bedbug") with the
                        added element -ander "resembling"
                        (referring to the smell of the spice which is similar
                        to the odor of bedbugs), hence "smells like a
                        bedbug."
                      CORLISS:
                        English surname transferred to
                        forename use, from a byname derived from Old English carleas,
                        composed of the elements caru "care; grief"
                        and leas
                        "without," hence "carefree."
                      CORNELIA:
                        Feminine form of Roman Latin Cornelius, meaning
                        "of a horn." 
                      CORONA:
                        English name derived from the vocabulary word, Latin corona, meaning
                        "crown, garland, wreath." The outer atmosphere
                        of a star is called a corona.
                      CORRINA:
                        English variant spelling of Latin Corinna,
                        meaning "maiden."
                      CORRINE:
                        English variant spelling of French Corinne, meaning
                        "maiden."
                      CORTNEY:
                        Variant spelling of English unisex Courtney,
                        meaning "short nose."
                      CORYNN:
                        English variant spelling of French Corinne,
                        meaning "maiden."
                      COURTNEY:
                        English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from
                        the French baronial name Courtenay, from the
                        nickname court nez, meaning "short
                        nose." 
                      CRESSIDA:
                        From the English literary name found in various
                        retellings of the Trojan War, based on the Greek name Khryseis, from khrysos, meaning "gold."
                      CRISTAL:
                        Variant spelling of English Crystal, meaning
                        "crystal, ice."
                      CRISTEN:
                        English variant spelling of Scandinavian Kristin,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                        
                      CRISTINA:
                        Variant spelling of Latin Christina,
                        meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
                      CRYSTAL:
                        English name derived from the gem name, from Greek krystallos,
                        meaning "ice."
                      CYAN:
                        English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Greek kyanos,
                        meaning
                        "dark blue" and "lapis
                        lazuli." The color  cyan is also sometimes called
                        blue-green, electric blue, and turquoise. 
                      CYBILL:
                        English variant spelling of Greek Sybil, meaning
                        "prophetess." 
                      CYMONE:
                        English variant spelling of French Simone,
                        meaning "hearkening."
                      CYNDI:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Cindy, meaning "woman from
                        Kynthos."  
                      CYNTHIA:
                        Latin form of Greek Kynthia,
                        meaning "woman from Kynthos." In mythology, this was another
                        name for Artemis.
                      CYRILLA:
                        Feminine form of
                        English Cyril,
                        meaning "lord."
                      DACEY:
                        Irish surname transferred to unisex forename
                        use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic  Déiseach which
                        was originally a name for a member of the Déise,
                        "a tenant, a vassal," a word tracing back to Indo-European *dem-s
                        ("house"). 
                        
                      DAFFODIL:
                        English name derived from the flower name, from Latin asphodelus,
                        from Greek asphodelos, meaning "asphodel
                        flower." In
                        Greek mythology, it is described as a pale yellow
                        deathless kind of lily flower that overspreads the plains of Hades
                        and is the favorite food of the dead. 
                      DAHLIA:
                        English name derived from
                        the flower name, from the surname of Swedish botanist 
                        Anders Dahl, meaning "valley," hence
                        "dahlia flower" or "valley flower."
                      
                      DAISY: English name
                        derived from the flower name, from Old English dægeseage,
                        "day's eye." 
                    
                      
                      DAKOTA:
                        English unisex name derived from the name that the Sioux
                        people call themselves, literally meaning "allies."
                    
                      
                      DALE:
                        English surname transferred to
                        unisex forename use, meaning "dale, valley."
                    
                      
                      DALIA:
                        Variant spelling of English Dahlia, meaning
                        "dahlia flower" or "valley flower."
                    
                      
                      DALILAH:
                        Variant spelling of English Delilah,
                        meaning
                        "delicate, weak." 
                    
                      
                      DALINDA:
                        Variant spelling of English Delinda, meaning "noble serpent." 
                    
                      
                      DARINA:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dáiríne, meaning
                        "fertile,
                        fruitful."
                    
                      
                      DALLAS:
                        English surname
                        transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the
                        Scottish place name Dalfhas, composed of the Gaelic
                        elements dail "meadow" and fhas
                        "stance," hence "meadow stance,"
                        i.e. a meadow used by cattle droves as an overnight
                        dwelling.
                      
                      DALYA:
                        Variant spelling of English Dahlia,
                        meaning "dahlia flower."
                    
                      
                      DAMIA: Feminine
                        form of English Damian,
                        meaning "to tame, to subdue" and
                        euphemistically "to kill."
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