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The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the English medieval personal name “cade,” from the Old English pre-7th-Century “cada,” which derives from a Germanic word meaning a “swelling” or “lump,” and as such might have been used as a nickname for a stout person. 2) From the Old French “cade,” meaning “a cask or barrel,” the surname, therefore, being metonymic for a cooper, a barrel-maker. 3) From the Middle English “cade,” meaning “a pet, domestic animal,” especially one left by its mother and reared by hand. In this case, the surname would evolve from a nickname for a gentle, inoffensive person. John Cade († 1450) was the leader of the Kentish rebellion against Henry VI in 1450 and was killed at Heathfield in July of that year.
This name derives from the Old English surname from the byname “Cola and Charcoal,” from the Old English “col,” from the Proto-Germanic “*kulą,” meaning “coal.” Charcoal is a light, black residue consisting of carbon and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. In turn, the name means “a person with dark features.”
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
This name derives from the Old English “credo, crede,” from the Latin “crēdō,” meaning “to believe.” 1) That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the ‘Rocky’ films. He was played by Carl Weathers. He is a tough but agile boxer, who is, as the series begins, the undisputed heavyweight world champion.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surname and place name “Creighton,” composed of two elements: From the Old Irish “crích / críoch” (end, boundary, limit, region, territory) plus the Old English “tūn” (a farm, a hamlet, town). In turn, the name means “border town.” Mount Creighton is a mountain about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Mount Gavaghan in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
Carter is a family name, and also a given name. Carter is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon. It is the 64th most common surname in the United Kingdom. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 40th-most common surname. This name derives from the Middle English “cart(e).” The Middle English term finally derives from the Old French “charetier,” meaning “charioteer,” from “chariot,” meaning “wagon,” which is the long-form of “Char,” meaning “car.” In turn, the name derives from the Latin “carrum,” meaning “four-wheel Gallic transport.”
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-century place name “ceorlatun,” composed of two elements: “ċeorl” (a churl, a freedman ranked below a servant, but above a thrall; man; peasant, a rustic, a countryman or laborer, a peasant, a rough, moody, ill-bred person) plus “tūn” (enclosure, garden). In turn, the name means “settlement of the peasants.” The surname is first recorded towards the end of the 12th-century. One Hugh de Charleton is recorded in Northumberland (1333). Charl was used as a nickname for a bondman, villain, or a person of low birth and rude manners in the middle Ages.
This name derives from the county of Cumbria, where the Brythonic called the fort “castle” (KER) (Carlisle Castle is situated in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history. Given Carlisle’s proximity to the border between England and Scotland, it has been the center of many wars and invasions.
Clifton is an English surname, place name, and given name and represents a variant form of “Clifford.” This name is of Old English origin, composed of two elements: “clif” (a vertical ‘or nearly vertical’ rock face) plus “tūn” (an enclosed piece of ground, settlement, a large inhabited place, a town), meaning “settlement by a cliff, a town near a cliff.” 1) Any of several places in England, especially a suburb of Bristol, England. 2) An English habitational surname and given name for someone who lived in a town of this name.
It is an English habitational surname, composed of two elements: “croft” (enclosed field) plus “tūn” (settlement, village, town). In turn, the name means “town with a small enclosed field.” 1) Crofton is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census. 2) Crofton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 726 at the 2010 census.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Khrīstóphoros (Χρῑστόφορος),” composed of two elements: “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός)” (Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve) plus “phérō (φέρω) férein (φέρειν)” (bring, bear, carry). In turn, the name means “Christ-bearer, the one who bears Christ (in his soul).” The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher. As a first name, Christopher has been in use since the 15th-century. The meaning of the name suggested the legend of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across the water. The name, frequently cited as religious and even zealous, has found modern popularity in part due to historical figures. With the European exploration of the Americas following the navigation of Christopher Columbus, the name retained its reverent stature but allowed for its removal from purely religious uses and distinction.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-century place name “ceorlatun,” composed of two elements: “ċeorl” (a churl, a freedman ranked below a servant, but above a thrall; man; peasant, a rustic, a countryman or laborer, a peasant, a rough, moody, ill-bred person) plus “tūn” (an enclosed piece of ground, settlement, a large inhabited place, a town). In turn, the name means “settlement of the peasants.” The surname is first recorded towards the end of the 12th-century. One Hugh de Charleton is recorded in Northumberland (1333). Charl was used as a nickname for a bondman, villain, or a person of low birth and rude manners in the middle Ages.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-century place name “ceorlatun,” composed of two elements: “ċeorl” (a churl, a freedman ranked below a servant, but above a thrall; man; peasant, a rustic, a countryman or laborer, a peasant, a rough, moody, ill-bred person) plus “tūn” (an enclosed piece of ground, settlement, a large inhabited place, a town). In turn, the name means “settlement of the peasants.” The surname is first recorded towards the end of the 12th-century. One Hugh de Charleton is recorded in Northumberland (1333). Charl was used as a nickname for a bondman, villain, or a person of low birth and rude manners in the middle Ages.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surname and place name “Creighton,” composed of two elements: From the Old Irish “crích / críoch” (end, boundary, limit, region, territory) plus the Old English “tūn” (a farm, a hamlet, town). In turn, the name means “border town.” Mount Creighton is a mountain about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Mount Gavaghan in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains.
Cy is a short form of Cyrus, Cyprianus, and Cyril. The name is of Greek and Persian (Fārsi) origin and comes from the following roots: (KŪRUŠ) (KÝPRIOS) and (KÝRILLOS).
This name derives Anglo-Norman-French surname “Cabel, Cable,” which in turn derives from the Latin “căpŭlus,” meaning “handgrip, handle, hilt” or “coffin, burial tomb.” However, the eminent Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley considered the surname to be a form of Cubold, an Anglo-Saxon given name from the pre-7th-century.
This name derives from the old French surname “Cauvin,” meaning “a bald person,” from the Latin “calvus,” which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” Jehan Cauvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology, later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.
This name derives from the Turkish “can,” meaning “life, spirit, soul, water, juice,” from the Ottoman Turkish “jân,” meaning “soul, vital spirit, life.” In turn, it derives from the Middle Persian “gyān,” meaning “soul, being, life.” Finally, the name means “the elixir of life.”
This name derives from the Old Persian “kaspar,” meaning “treasure bringer, master of the treasure.” It is the name of one of the “Three Kings,” who presented Christ gifts. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary Magi, appeared for the first time in two Medieval Latin texts. By the 6th century, the name Gaspar was recorded in mosaic at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, as one of the traditional names assigned by folklore to the anonymous Magi mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew account of the Nativity of Jesus. The letter “G” in the name Gaspar was different than the letter “C” used elsewhere, suggesting that the name Gaspar preceded the name Caspar, and not the other way around as some have supposed.
This name derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “Jamshēd or Jamshīd,” meaning “shining Jam,” from the Proto-Iranian “*Yamah Xšaitah,” meaning “twin, pair.” Jamshid is a mythological figure of Greater Iranian culture and tradition. In tradition and folklore, Jamshid is described as the fourth and greatest king of the epigraphically unattested Pishdadian Dynasty (before the Kayanian dynasty).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Koîos (Κόιος),” a titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. In Greek mythology, Coeus (Ancient Greek: Koios) was one of the Titans, the giant sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Though he scarcely makes an appearance in Roman mythology, his equivalent in Latin poetry was Polus, the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve.
This name derives from the Old Persian “Kūrush > Kūruš,” meaning “forward-looking, farsighted, or young.” Cyrus II of Persia (Cyrus the Great), was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. The name is sometimes associated with the Greek term kýrios (κύριος) “Lord,” from which comes Cyril.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nárkissos (Νάρκισσος),” which in turn derives from “nárkē (νάρκη)” meaning “numbness, torpor.” In Greek mythology was a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia, who was renowned for his beauty. He was exceptionally proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis saw this and attracted Narcissus to a pool where he saw his reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his thought, Narcissus died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself. Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (~99–216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on October 29.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Celtic “Conall,” meaning “high and mighty.” The word “conal” in English means “shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.” Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is usually translated as “victorious” or “triumphant,” although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it. Alternative meanings include “angular, having corners,” “swollen,” or “possessing a dish or receptacle.”
It is an English habitation name from two places in Yorkshire, Kiplin in North Yorkshire, which derives from the Old English pre 7th-century “Cyppelingas” people of Cyppel, which was an Old English personal name and secondly from Kipling Cotes in East Yorkshire. This name derives from the Old English “Cybbelingcot,” meaning “the cottages of Cybbel's people,” Cybbel being another ancient personal name.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
Cacá is a diminutive of Carlos and Ricardo. The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (KARL) and (RICOHARD).
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
This name derives from the Hebrew “qáyin,” Arabic “qābīl,” meaning “possession, acquisition.” 1) Cain and Abel were, according to the Book of Genesis, two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain is described as a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel as a shepherd. Cain was the first human born, and Abel was the first human to die. Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother. 2) The tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. In the Cain and Abel story found in the Quran, the text refers to them merely as Adam’s sons.
This name derives from the Hebrew “qáyin,” Arabic “qābīl,” meaning “possession, acquisition.” 1) Cain and Abel were, according to the Book of Genesis, two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain is described as a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel as a shepherd. Cain was the first human born, and Abel was the first human to die. Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother. 2) The tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. In the Cain and Abel story found in the Quran, the text refers to them merely as Adam’s sons.
This name derives from the Latin Praenomen (personal name) “Gāius,” from the Latin “gaudĕo,” meaning “rejoice, be glad, pleased, enjoy, delight, pleasure in something,” which in turn probably derives from Etruscan “Cae or Cai,” meaning unknown. Gaius was commonly designated for Emperor Gaius Caesar. The name, however, could be derived from the Ancient Greek Gaîa (Γαῖα). Pope Caius († 296), also called Gaius, was the Bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
Cajó is a short form of Carlos Jorge, a combination (composed, blended name) of “Carlos” and “Jorge”. It is of Germanic and Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (KARL) and (GEŌRGOS).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kháos (χᾰìος),” meaning “emptiness, vast void, chasm, the abyss.” Chaos refers to the primordial state or state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the myths of Greek creation, more specifically the initial “gap” created by the original separation between heaven and earth. For Hesiod and the early Greek Olympian myth (8th century BC), Chaos was the first of the primordial deities, followed by Earth (Gaia), Tartarus, and Eros (Love). From Chaos came Erebus and Nyx.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from an English occupational surname for a “box maker,” from the Norman French and Old French “casse,” meaning “(letter) case, box.” In turn, derives from the Latin “capsa,” meaning “cash for books, deposit.” In English vernacular, cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.
This name derives from the Latin “castĭtas > castŭs,” meaning “chastity, chaste, abstinence ritual imposed by religion.” Chastity is the sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization, or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. Saints Castus and Emilius († 250 AD) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Latin Praenomen (personal name) “Gāius,” from the Latin “gaudĕo,” meaning “rejoice, be glad, pleased, enjoy, delight, pleasure in something,” which in turn probably derives from Etruscan “Cae or Cai,” meaning unknown. Gaius was commonly designated for Emperor Gaius Caesar. The name, however, could be derived from the Ancient Greek Gaîa (Γαῖα). Pope Caius († 296), also called Gaius, was the Bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
The name is of biblical tradition, and it is the nickname Jesus gave to the apostle Simon. This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kēphâs (Κηφᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Aramaic “Kepa,” meaning “rock, an eponym of St. Peter”. Cephas of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Disciples and was bishop of Iconium or Colophon, Pamphylia. The feast day is celebrated on June 29 in memory of St. Peter, also called Cefa.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Latin “celsus,” meaning “the one who should be increased, high, elevated, erect, straight, dignified, noble, superb, proud.” Celsus was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an anti-Christian work titled The True Word (Alēthēs logos). This work was lost, but we have Origen’s account of it in his writings.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name derives from the Crimean Tatar “cenk”, which in turn derives from the Middle Persian “yng / ǰang”, meaning “contention, controversy, strife, conflict, fight, war, duel”.
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
The supreme god of storms and rain and associated with agriculture and fertility. He was known as the Lord of the Rains and Winds and maintained important water sources such as cenotes, wells, streams, and springs. He was widely popular and prayers and sacrifices were frequently offered to court his favor and that of the four, lesser, chacs. A lord of the sky, he was the sworn enemy of Camazotz of Xibalba and was thought of as a caring, if unpredictable, deity.
This name derives from the Celtic “ceadda,” influenced by the obscure Proto-Celtic and Welsh word “*katus / cad,” meaning “warrior, battle “leader.” Chad of Mercia (Old English: Ceadda) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians, and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians.
Shai was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more common understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (merely the feminine form of the name).
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Latin “castrum > castra > ceaster,” meaning “fortified place, camp, military camp, fort, fortress, stronghold, castle,” a surname which formerly belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. It was the base of the Second Roman Legion Adiutrix in the 70s CE and later the 20th Legion Valeria Victrix. Chester also is a city in Cheshire, England.
This name comes from the Old French word and surname “chivaler,” which in turn derives from the medieval Latin “căballus > caballārius, “which means “horseman, knight, mounted knight.” Chivalry is the traditional code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealized German custom. It was initially conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code. The term derives from the French word “chevalerie,” meaning horse soldiery, involving, gallantry, and individual training and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasize more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honor, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôyâkı̂yn > Yehoyakhin” meaning “established by Yahweh, raised by God.” In the Old Testament, it is the name of a king of Judah imprisoned in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II. The name was widespread in Christian Europe during the Middle Ages thanks to St. Joachim’s popularity, the father of Madonna. Saint Joachim is considered by Christian tradition the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, and is venerated as a saint. Joachim is never mentioned in the canonical biblical texts; his story is told in three apocryphal gospels. Joachim, a virtuous and wealthy man from the tribe of the Kingdom of Judah and David’s lineage, married Anne in old age after she had already been married and had remained a widow.
Chip is a diminutive of Charles and Christopher. It is of Germanic and Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (KARL) and (KHRĪSTÓPHOROS).
This name derives from Irish “Cían,” meaning “long, enduring, far, lasting, distant.” In Irish mythology, Cían, also known as Scal Balb, son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is best known as Lug’s father. In most versions, Lug’s mother is the Fomorian princess Ethniu, but in some versions, Cian is also known as Ethlend; hence Lug is known as Lug mac Ethlend.
This name derives from the Gaelic “Ciarán,” meaning “little dark one” or “blacky,” from the Irish element “ciar,” meaning “black, dark.” The name is popularized by the Irish saints dating back from the 5th-century. Ciarán was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland. However, the legend that he preceded Saint Patrick is questionable. Ciarán was bishop of Saigir (Seir-Kieran) and remained the patron saint of its successor, Ossory’s diocese.
This name derives from the Latin “appārĕo,” composed of two elements: “ad-” (towards) plus “pāreō” (be visible). In turn, the name means “manifest itself, appear, appeared, reveal.” The name is strongly linked to the “Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida.” The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is a prominent Roman Catholic Latin-rite Basilica located in Aparecida, Brazil. It is dedicated to the Our Lady of Aparecida (a variant of the Immaculate Conception) as the principal Patroness of Brazil. Its official Portuguese title is Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida, roughly translated as Our Lady of Conception Who Appeared. As of 2011, it enjoys the most significant Marian pilgrimage in the world, ranking above Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Lourdes. Since the 19th century, the Feast Day of Our Lady Aparecida is celebrated on October 12.
Cino is a diminutive of Sarracino, Leoncino, Lupicino, Simoncino, Felicino, and Ursicino. It is of Akkadian, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (SHARRU-KINU) (LEŌN) (LŬPUS) (SÍMŌN) (FĒLIX) and (URSUS).
This name derives from the Old Persian “Kūrush > Kūruš,” meaning “forward-looking, farsighted, or young.” Cyrus II of Persia (Cyrus the Great), was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. The name is sometimes associated with the Greek term kýrios (κύριος) “Lord,” from which comes Cyril.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nárkissos (Νάρκισσος),” which in turn derives from “nárkē (νάρκη)” meaning “numbness, torpor.” In Greek mythology was a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia, who was renowned for his beauty. He was exceptionally proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis saw this and attracted Narcissus to a pool where he saw his reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his thought, Narcissus died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself. Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (~99–216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on October 29.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from a medieval English surname. It is a location from various places now called Clayton in the counties of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Sussex, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The derivation is from the pre-7th-Century “clorg- tūn,” meaning “the village on the clay.” The earliest spelling is in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Claitone and Claitune, and it appears in its present form in Lancashire in the pipe rolls of 1263. The name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “clǣġ” from Proto-Germanic “*klajjaz” (clay) plus “tūn,” meaning “enclosure, the settlement.”
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Anákletos (Ανάκλητος),” meaning “invoked,” which in turn derives from “anakaló (ανακαλώ), meaning “revoke, rescind.” Pope Anacletus (Cletus) was the third pope, following Saint Peter and Pope Linus from ~79 to his death ~92. His pontificate was once erroneously split into Anacletus and Cletus. Blessed Anacleto González Flores was a Mexican Catholic layman and lawyer, executed during the Catholic Church’s persecution under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles.
This name derives from the Latin masculine praenomen “Gnaeus,” from the Latin “nævĭus > nævus,” meaning “any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole, desire, wish.” The name comes from an ancient form “(g)nā-” (to be born) plus “-vus” (the suffix forming the perfect active participle). It is the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (~270–201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet. The name has no relation to “(nĭvĕo, nĭves, nĭvēre)” instead means “be white as snow, white.”
This name derives from the Latin masculine praenomen “Gnaeus,” from the Latin “nævĭus > nævus,” meaning “any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole, desire, wish.” The name comes from an ancient form “(g)nā-” (to be born) plus “-vus” (the suffix forming the perfect active participle). It is the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (~270–201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet. The name has no relation to “(nĭvĕo, nĭves, nĭvēre)” instead means “be white as snow, white.”
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Old English surname from the byname “Cola and Charcoal,” from the Old English “col,” from the Proto-Germanic “*kulą,” meaning “coal.” Charcoal is a light, black residue consisting of carbon and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. In turn, the name means “a person with dark features.”
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “Conchúr,” which in turn derives from the Old Irish name “Conchobhar,” meaning “wolfkin, lover of wolves, lover of hounds.” 1) Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. 2) Conchobar mac Donnchada was High-King of Ireland with the opposition (rí Érenn co fressabra) between 819 and 833. Conchobar was the son of Donnchad Midi, high-king of Ireland (733–797); his mother was Fuirseach, a noblewoman of the Dál nAraidi.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kónon (Κόνων),” probably from “konéo (κονέω),” meaning “raise the dust, fast, rapid.” Saint Conon (the gardener) is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology as a farmer of Pamphylia (Asia Minor), who was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Decius.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “prokopḗ (προκοπή) Prokópios (Προκόπιος),” meaning “progress, advance, improvement.” 1) Procopius of Ustyug was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, formerly a merchant from Lübeck. He was born in Germany, a Roman Catholic merchant who converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity during his travels. 2) Procopius († 366) was a Roman usurper against Valens and a member of the Constantinian dynasty. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Procopius was a native and spent his youth in Cilicia, probably in Corycus. 3) Flavius Procopius Anthemius was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, son of Western Roman Emperor Anthemius.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name represents the anglicized form of the Old Irish surname and byname “Ó Cuidighthigh > Cuidightheach,” meaning “descendant of Cuidightheach, helpful, helper.” Though apparently distinct, the name may be influenced by Mac Óda from the Germanic “Odo and Otho” introduced by the Normans to Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “crassus,” meaning “dense, thick, solid, fat, gross, plump.” Marcus Licinius Crassus (~115/112 BC–53 BC) was a Roman general and politician who played a crucial role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called “The richest man in Rome.”
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Native Americans in North America, with over 200,000 members living in Canada. The major proportion of Cree in Canada live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. About 38,000 live in Quebec.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kreíos / Kriós (Κρεῖος / Κριός),” meaning “ram or master, lord,” also called “Megamede” (Great Lord). In Greek mythology, Crius, Kreios, or Krios was one of the Titans in the list given in Hesiod’s Theogony, a son of Uranus and Gaia. Aries is the first visible constellation in the sky in the spring season, marking the start of the New Year in the ancient Greek calendar. This fact may have implied that Crius was the Titan god of constellations, measuring the year while his brother Hyperion measures the days and months.
It is a Gaulish name meaning “one with curly hair.” Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) from an old Hungarian personal name, a derivative of the personal name “Cseg” of unknown origin. This word may be related to the old Hungarian word “cseg,” meaning “stake, nail.” 2) from the Mongolian “chaghan,” meaning “white.”
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This name derives from the Old High German “Kunibert,” composed of two elements: “*kunją” (kin, family, clan, dynasty) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). Saint Kunibert (~600–663) was the ninth Bishop of Cologne from 627 to his death. Contemporary sources only mention him between 627 and 643. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 12.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
Curt is a diminutive of Konrad, Coenraad, Conrad and a short form of Curtis. It is of Old French and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CURTEIS) and (CONRAD).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης),” which in turn, is a form of the Hebrew name “Yôchânân / Yehochanan” meaning “graced by Yahweh, God is gracious.” There are numerous forms of the name in different languages. This name is part of the most massive etymological root of names made up of more than five hundred variations among male and female in different languages. The name “John” had gained popularity among Jews in Judea and Galilee by the time the area became a province of the Roman Empire in 6 A.D. John Hyrcanus was the first king of the Hasmonean Dynasty and was the nephew of Judas Maccabeus. It was the given name of Yochanan ben Zechariah, a Jewish prophet known in English as John the Baptist.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Koîos (Κόιος),” a titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. In Greek mythology, Coeus (Ancient Greek: Koios) was one of the Titans, the giant sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Though he scarcely makes an appearance in Roman mythology, his equivalent in Latin poetry was Polus, the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name is of Hungarian (Magyar) origin. The name may originally mean either "shepherd, gift" in Hungarian. The first mention of this name is found in the stories of Attila, the Hun leader since he is one of the sons called Caba. The name-day is celebrated on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čȅdo (че̏до) (*čędo)” (child) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “peace for children.”
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čȅdo (че̏до) (*čędo)” (child) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “peace for children.”
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek and Phoenician “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) Kádmos (Κάδμος) (qadmon),” meaning “one who excels, from the east, ancient.” Kadmos was a Phoenician prince, the son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix, and Europa. He was initially sent by his royal parents to seek out and escort his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores of Phoenicia by Zeus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek and Phoenician “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) Kádmos (Κάδμος) (qadmon),” meaning “one who excels, from the east, ancient.” Kadmos was a Phoenician prince, the son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix, and Europa. He was initially sent by his royal parents to seek out and escort his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores of Phoenicia by Zeus.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Aramaic “Qypa” (Hebrew: ‘Kayafa’; Ancient Greek: ‘Kaïāìphās Καϊᾱìφᾱς’). Kayafa, in the New Testament, was the Roman-appointed Jewish high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Kayafa was the principal antagonist of Jesus. An ossuary of the high priest, Joseph Caiaphas, was found in Jerusalem in 1990. However, the authenticity of that discovery has been challenged by some scholars on various grounds.
This name may be an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic “O’ Cathain”, meaning “descendant of Cathan,” a personal name from the diminutive “Cath,” meaning “battle.” 2) It may be a nickname for a brave or proud person deriving from the Middle English “kene,” Old English pre 7th Century “cene.” 3) The name could derive from the Middle English given name “Kene”, a short form of any of the various old English pre 7th Century personal names with the first element “cene / cyne,” meaning “royal”, linked to “Cyning,” meaning “chieftain, king”.
This name derives from the Hebrew “qáyin,” Arabic “qābīl,” meaning “possession, acquisition.” 1) Cain and Abel were, according to the Book of Genesis, two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain is described as a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel as a shepherd. Cain was the first human born, and Abel was the first human to die. Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother. 2) The tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. In the Cain and Abel story found in the Quran, the text refers to them merely as Adam’s sons.
From the name of the city in Egypt
This name derives from the Latin Praenomen (personal name) “Gāius,” from the Latin “gaudĕo,” meaning “rejoice, be glad, pleased, enjoy, delight, pleasure in something,” which in turn probably derives from Etruscan “Cae or Cai,” meaning unknown. Gaius was commonly designated for Emperor Gaius Caesar. The name, however, could be derived from the Ancient Greek Gaîa (Γαῖα). Pope Caius († 296), also called Gaius, was the Bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
This name derives from the Latin Praenomen (personal name) “Gāius,” from the Latin “gaudĕo,” meaning “rejoice, be glad, pleased, enjoy, delight, pleasure in something,” which in turn probably derives from Etruscan “Cae or Cai,” meaning unknown. Gaius was commonly designated for Emperor Gaius Caesar. The name, however, could be derived from the Ancient Greek Gaîa (Γαῖα). Pope Caius († 296), also called Gaius, was the Bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kállistos (κάλλιστος)” meaning “very beautiful, wonderful,” which in turn derives from “kalós (καλός),” meaning “beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble.” Kallisto was a daughter of the Arkadian King Lykaon and a hunting companion and a nymph of the goddess Artemis. There were several contradictory versions of her story. Still, ancient writers all agreed on many facts: that she was seduced by the god Zeus, transformed into a bear, bore a son named Arkas, was hunted down like a beast, and placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Latin “calvus,” which derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” The name means “little bald one, bald, without hair, smooth.” 1) Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. 2) Italo Calvino (1923–1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Italo Calvino was born in Santiago de Las Vegas, a suburb of Havana, Cuba, in 1923. His father, Mario, was a tropical agronomist and botanist who also taught agriculture and floriculture.
This name means “attendant at a religious ceremony.” In Roman religion, the Camillo (Latin: Camillus, ‘feminine’ Camilla) is the young man who assists the priest during the sacrifice. The Camillo had to be chosen among young people in pre-pubertal, sometimes sons of the priests must have both parents living (Pueri patrimi et matrimi) and had to be free status. In Roman mythology, Camilla of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. 1) Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) was an Italian priest who founded a religious Order dedicated to the sick’s care. 2) Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), generally known as Cavour, was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. 3) The Lady of the Camellias is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, and subsequently adapted for the stage.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name derives from the Latin Adjective “cānus,” meaning “white, hoary, white hair.” Saint Canius was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 25.
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “karpós (καρπός),” meaning “illustrious fruit, the one who gathers the fruit.” In Greek mythology, Karpos was a youth renowned for his beauty. He is the son of Zephyrus (the west wind) and Khloris (spring, or new vegetation), forming a natural metaphor, and the west wind heralds the further growth of spring, which then bears fruit. In some ways, Carpo, one of the Horae, is the female equivalent of Karpos; her dominion was autumn, ripening, and harvesting. St. Carponius was a martyr with his sister, Fortunata, and his brothers, Evaristus and Priscian. They were executed for the faith in Caesarea in Palestine in the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The feast day is celebrated on October 14.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “cārus,” meaning “darling, beloved, dear, loved one,” used in the past as an adjective to mean something precious, essential. Cara also means “friend” in Irish, and the alternative spelling of Kara, is from the Cornish word, meaning “love.” In Turkey, the word Kara means “dark,” which may or may not be related to the Gaelic “Ciara” of the same meaning, linked to the Latin “cărĭnus” (the color of the walnut).
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Latin “castĭtas > castŭs,” meaning “chastity, chaste, abstinence ritual imposed by religion.” Chastity is the sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization, or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. Saints Castus and Emilius († 250 AD) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Latin “castĭtas > castŭs,” meaning “chastity, chaste, abstinence ritual imposed by religion.” Chastity is the sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization, or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. Saints Castus and Emilius († 250 AD) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Latin name “catus,” meaning “clever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking, cunning, crafty, sly,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*katos,” meaning “sharpened, to sharpen.” Cato the Elder (234–149 BC), born Marcus Porcius Cato, was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin.
This name derives from the Latin cognomen “Catullus,” probably a variation of a Gaulish name based on the element “catu,” meaning “battle,” with the addition of the Latin diminutive suffix “-ullus.” Alternatively, it may derive from the Latin “Catulus,” meaning “puppy, doggie.” 1) Gaius Valerius Catullus (~84–54 BC) was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric poetry style. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. 2) Catullo Maffioli (1898–1989) was an Italian businessman and politician.
This name derives from the Latin name “catus,” meaning “clever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking, cunning, crafty, sly,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*katos,” meaning “sharpened, to sharpen.” Cato the Elder (234–149 BC), born Marcus Porcius Cato, was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include 1) From the Latin “cōdex > caudex,” meaning “a tree trunk, stump, a bollard; post; a book, writing; notebook, account book.” Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus was a Roman politician. Son of the consul Lucius Cornelius Lentulus and brother of the consul Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, he was elected consul in the year 236 BC with Gaius Licinius Varo. The Caudini were a Samnite tribe that lived among the mountains ringing Campania and in the valleys of the Isclero and Volturnus rivers. Their capital was at Caudium, but it seems inevitable that the appellation was not confined to the citizens of Caudium and its immediate territory. Caudium was an ancient town on the Appian Way between Benevento and Capua.
the name comes from Irish: Cabhán, meaning "the hollow", is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland.
This name derives from the Modern Persian “jâwid,” meaning “eternal,” from the Middle Persian “jāwēd,” from the Old Persian “*yāvaitat,” meaning “age, duration.” It is not a traditional given name; it was chosen as a pseudonym by Huseyn Javid (Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among Indian Muslims from about the 1940s and remains a popular name for baby boys in Pakistan.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kédros (Κέδρος),” meaning “cedar, citron.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name derives from the Latin “celsus,” meaning “the one who should be increased, high, elevated, erect, straight, dignified, noble, superb, proud.” Celsus was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an anti-Christian work titled The True Word (Alēthēs logos). This work was lost, but we have Origen’s account of it in his writings.
This name derives from the Arabic “Jalal,” meaning “brilliance, greatness, superiority, renown, majesty.” The word Jalal appears twice in Qur’an, both in Surat al-Rahman, in verses numbers 27 and 78, as an attribute of Allah. The word Jalal is also found in Urdu and Persian language dictionaries, with near-identical meanings in all three languages. Jalal al-Dawla (993–1044) was the Buyid amir of Iraq (1027–1044). He was the son of Baha’ al-Dawla.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Latin “celsus,” meaning “the one who should be increased, high, elevated, erect, straight, dignified, noble, superb, proud.” Celsus was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an anti-Christian work titled The True Word (Alēthēs logos). This work was lost, but we have Origen’s account of it in his writings.
This name derives from the Latin “celsus,” meaning “the one who should be increased, high, elevated, erect, straight, dignified, noble, superb, proud.” Celsus was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an anti-Christian work titled The True Word (Alēthēs logos). This work was lost, but we have Origen’s account of it in his writings.
This name derives from the Arabic “Jamīl,” meaning “beautiful and radiant, beauty, beauty in behavior.” This name, directly mentioned in the Qur'an and its variants are popular given names in Arabic and many other languages. It is a sweet-sounding name that expresses the beauty, serenity, and kindness. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world and among African-American communities.
This name derives from the Arabic “Jamīl,” meaning “beautiful and radiant, beauty, beauty in behavior.” This name, directly mentioned in the Qur’an and its variants are popular given names in Arabic and many other languages. It is a sweet-sounding name that expresses beauty, serenity, and kindness. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world and among African-American communities. Jamīl Ibn ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Ma’ mar Al-'Udhrī, also known as Jamil Buthayna, was a classical Arabic love poet. He belonged to The Banu’ Udhra tribe, renowned for its poetic tradition of chaste love.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “Javād,” meaning “generous, open-handed.” al-Jawād (the generous) was the ninth Shiite Imam after his father Ali al-Ridha and before his son Ali al-Hadi. The name is common in Persian speaking countries like Iran and Afghanistan, but also common in India, Iraq, Pakistan, and Arab countries.
This name derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “Javād,” meaning “generous, open-handed.” al-Jawād (the generous) was the ninth Shiite Imam after his father Ali al-Ridha and before his son Ali al-Hadi. The name is common in Persian speaking countries like Iran and Afghanistan, but also common in India, Iraq, Pakistan, and Arab countries.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
The supreme god of storms and rain and associated with agriculture and fertility. He was known as the Lord of the Rains and Winds and maintained important water sources such as cenotes, wells, streams, and springs. He was widely popular and prayers and sacrifices were frequently offered to court his favor and that of the four, lesser, chacs. A lord of the sky, he was the sworn enemy of Camazotz of Xibalba and was thought of as a caring, if unpredictable, deity.
This name is a combination (composed, blended name) of “Santos” and “Yago.” It is of Latin and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (SANCTUS) and (YAʿAKOV). The name Santos derives from the Latin name “Sanctius,” from “sanctus,” meaning “saintly, holy, blessed,” from the Latin “Festum Omnium Sanctorum,” the feast of All Saints, All Saints’ Day. Yago is the old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. Yago derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “Supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.”
This name derives from the proto-Semitic root “Chayyim (Ḥayyīm),” meaning “life.” According to Kaballah, the name Hayim helps the person to remain healthy, and people were known to add Hayim as their second name to improve their health.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin and Germanic (Visigoth) “Gundisalvus,” composed of two elements: the Germanic element “*guntho / *gunþiz” (battle, fight, the act of killing, blow, to strike) plus the Latin word “salvus” (safe, well, unharmed, untouched, saved, healthy, intact). The second element, however, could also be attributed to the Germanic (Gothic) “saiwala,” meaning “soul, spirit.” The popular meaning is “one who assists in battle.” Saint Gonzalo (or Gundisalvus) (~1040–1108), a medieval Galician nobleman and clergyman, was the long-serving Bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071.
This name derives from the Latin “Campus,” meaning “field, open country, battlefield, consecrated to Mars, warrior, the one which dominates the battlefield.”Champions League or simply Champions, in addition to being the most important and prestigious continental football competition for club teams, is also an asteroid in the main belt (8732 Champion) and four locations in the United States, including: 1) Champion, in Chase County (Nebraska) 2) Champion, a city in Jefferson County (New York).
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kháos (χᾰìος),” meaning “emptiness, vast void, chasm, the abyss.” Chaos refers to the primordial state or state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the myths of Greek creation, more specifically the initial “gap” created by the original separation between heaven and earth. For Hesiod and the early Greek Olympian myth (8th century BC), Chaos was the first of the primordial deities, followed by Earth (Gaia), Tartarus, and Eros (Love). From Chaos came Erebus and Nyx.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Latin “salvātŏr,” which is based on the Latin verb “salvare,” literally means “the savior, the one who saves.” It is usually an indirect way of naming a Messiah, savior of humanity. Of clear religious meaning, the name comes from the translation of the Ancient Greek “sōtḗr (σωτήρ), literally savior, deliverer, the preserver. In Greek mythology, Soteria (Ancient Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit (daimon) of safety, deliverance, and preservation from harm. Her male counterparts were the daimon Soter and the god Dionysos Soter. The Romans named her Salus (Preservation). Soter was also the husband of Peitharchia and the father of Eupraxia. Salvador of Horta was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother from the region of Catalonia in Spain, who was celebrated as a miracle worker during his lifetime. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Latin “(Servus > Servĭus) > Sergĭus,” meaning “servant, slave.” The name of a Roman patrician family, Sergia (or Sergii), originally from Alba Longa, who, according to legend, could have descended from the Trojan Sergesto. Lucius Sergius Catiline belonged to this family. Saints Sergius and Bacchus were 3rd-century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Sergius of Radonezh was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. The feast day is on October 7. Resafa (Arabic: Reṣafa), known in Roman times as “Sergiopolis” and briefly as Anastasiopolis, was a city located in the Roman province of Euphratensis, in modern-day Syria.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Stéfanos / Stéphanos (Στέφανος),” meaning “crown, garland, wreath, honor, reward, any prize or honor,” which in turn derives from “stéphō (στέφω),” meaning “to put round, to surround.” In ancient Greece, a crown was given to a contest winner (hence the crown, the symbol of rulers). The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer’s Iliad. The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer’s Iliad. The name is significant to Christians: according to the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death and is regarded as the first Christian martyr. In the United Kingdom, the name Stephen peaked in the 1950s and 1960s as one of the top ten male names (third in 1954), but dropped to 20th in 1984 and dropped out of the top 100 in 2002.
This name derives from the Latin “(Servus > Servĭus) > Sergĭus,” meaning “servant, slave.” The name of a Roman patrician family, Sergia (or Sergii), originally from Alba Longa, who, according to legend, could have descended from the Trojan Sergesto. Lucius Sergius Catiline belonged to this family. Saints Sergius and Bacchus were 3rd-century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Sergius of Radonezh was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. The feast day is on October 7. Resafa (Arabic: Reṣafa), known in Roman times as “Sergiopolis” and briefly as Anastasiopolis, was a city located in the Roman province of Euphratensis, in modern-day Syria.
Chemi is a diminutive of José Miguel. This is a Combination (composed, blended name) of Jesús and Miguel. It is of Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (YEHÔSHÛA‛ / YEHÔSHÛA‛) and (MICHAEL).
Chepe is a diminutive of José and Carlos. The name is of Hebrew and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (YEHÔSÊPH) and (*KARLAZ).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “a-níketos (ἀ-νίκητος) / Aníketos (Ανίκητος),” meaning “unconquerable,” based on “nīkáō (νῑκάω),” meaning “to prevail, be superior, to conquer, vanquish, beat,” from “níkē (νίκη),” meaning “victory.” In Greek mythology, Aniceto was the name of one of the sons of Heracles and Hebe. Pope Anicetus († 168) was the Bishop of Rome from ~157 to his death in 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Anicetus was a Syrian from the city of Emesa (modern-day Homs).
This name comes from the Old French word and surname “chivaler,” which in turn derives from the medieval Latin “căballus > caballārius, “which means “horseman, knight, mounted knight.” Chivalry is the traditional code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealized German custom. It was initially conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code. The term derives from the French word “chevalerie,” meaning horse soldiery, involving, gallantry, and individual training and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasize more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honor, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition.
This name comes from the Old French word and surname “chivaler,” which in turn derives from the medieval Latin “căballus > caballārius, “which means “horseman, knight, mounted knight.” Chivalry is the traditional code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealized German custom. It was initially conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code. The term derives from the French word “chevalerie,” meaning horse soldiery, involving, gallantry, and individual training and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasize more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honor, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Hebrew “yechı̂y’êl /yechav’êl,” meaning “God lives.” There are several characters in the Bible, including: 1) A Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David. 2) A Gershonite Levite who had charge of the treasures in the time of David. 3) Son of Hachmoni and an officer of David and tutor of David’s sons. 4) A son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah put to death by his brother Jehoram. 5) Hemanite who took part in the restoration of King Hezekiah. 6) A Levite and overseer in the time of Hezekiah. 7) A ruler of the temple during the reforms of Josiah.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôyâkı̂yn > Yehoyakhin” meaning “established by Yahweh, raised by God.” In the Old Testament, it is the name of a king of Judah imprisoned in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II. The name was widespread in Christian Europe during the Middle Ages thanks to St. Joachim’s popularity, the father of Madonna. Saint Joachim is considered by Christian tradition the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, and is venerated as a saint. Joachim is never mentioned in the canonical biblical texts; his story is told in three apocryphal gospels. Joachim, a virtuous and wealthy man from the tribe of the Kingdom of Judah and David’s lineage, married Anne in old age after she had already been married and had remained a widow.
thousand, excellent, thousand, summer, thousand, celebration, thousand, fragrance, thousand, flower, thousand, petals
This name could derive from two different roots: 1) From the Noongar, an Indigenous Australian people, from the word “Kiley,” meaning “curved, returning stick, boomerang.” 2) From the Irish surname “O’Kiely,” which in turn derives from the Old Gaelic surname “O’Cadhla,” meaning “graceful or beautiful,” descendant(s) of the graceful one.”
This name derives from the English locational origin from any of the several places thus called “Ciltone and Cilletone,” composed of two Old English elements: “cild” (child) plus “tūn” (settlement, village, town). In turn, the name means “the child who comes from the village.”
This name derives from the Mycenaean Greek and Ancient Greek “(qa-si-re-u > gwasileus) > basileús (βᾰσῐλεύς) basíleios (βασίλειος),” meaning “chief, master, king, lord, patron, kingly, royal.” Basiléus is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by the Byzantine emperors, but it also has a more extended history of use for people in authority and sovereigns in ancient Greece, as well as for the kings of modern Greece. Basil II was a Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025. He was known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his supposed ancestor, Basil I the Macedonian. Saint Basil the Great was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the early Christian church’s heresies, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôyâkı̂yn > Yehoyakhin” meaning “established by Yahweh, raised by God.” In the Old Testament, it is the name of a king of Judah imprisoned in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II. The name was widespread in Christian Europe during the Middle Ages thanks to St. Joachim’s popularity, the father of Madonna. Saint Joachim is considered by Christian tradition the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, and is venerated as a saint. Joachim is never mentioned in the canonical biblical texts; his story is told in three apocryphal gospels. Joachim, a virtuous and wealthy man from the tribe of the Kingdom of Judah and David’s lineage, married Anne in old age after she had already been married and had remained a widow.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Paraskeuḗ (Πᾰρᾰσκευή),” meaning “preparation, Friday.” Saint Paraskevi of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd-century. According to Christian tradition, she was born in Rome, about 140 AD, to Christians’ parents. Her parents, Agathon and Politia, were of Greek origin and had prayed for many years to have a child. When Politia finally bore a child, the baby girl was named Paraskevi, which means “Friday” in Greek, because she was born on that day.
This name derives from the Aramaic “tūmā,” (Hebrew: te’oma), (Ancient Greek: Thōmâs ‘θωμᾶσ’), meaning “twin, double, (astrology) Gemini.” The given name of Thomas the apostle was Yehuda (Jude, Judas). Originally it was not a proper name but an epithet of a figure of the New Testament. In the New Testament, the name refers to “Judas Thomas,” the second Judas of the Apostles (hence his name of ‘twin’). The use as a name has its origin and becomes more common in the early Middle Ages, with significant carriers including Thomas the Presbyter (7th-century) and Thomas the Slav (8th-century).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Hīerṓnumos (Ῑ̔ερώνυμος),” composed of two elements: “hierós (ἱερός)” (connected with the gods, supernatural, holy, sacred, consecrated, under divine protection) plus “ónoma (ὄνομᾰ)” (name). In turn, the name means “sacred name.” Already in use by the ancient Greeks, the name Hieronymos seems to reflect an old religious euphemism, probably used as a circumlocution to denote a particular pagan deity. Subsequently, however, it is likely that this expression is also coming into use in the early Christian circles, where the Sacred Name probably became a euphemism for the name of God). Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. Geronimo, a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache, fought against Mexico and the United States to expand into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. “Geronimo” was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the French “Hugues,” which in turn derives from an Old Low Franconian given name based on the Ancient Germanic element “*hugiz,” meaning “mind, bright in mind and spirit, heart, mind, thought, sense, understanding.” The name became widespread in England after the conquest by the Normans. Hugues Capet (Hugh the Great) was the first “King of the Franks” from the eponymous Capetian dynasty, from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death. Hugh of Lincoln (St. Hugh of Avalon), was, at the time of the Reformation, the best-known English saint after Thomas Becket.
Chuks is an African (Western) diminutive of Chukwudi, Chukwuemeka and Chukwuma. It is of African (Igbo) origin and comes from the roots: (CHUKWUDI) (CHUKWUEMEKA) and (CHUKWUMA).
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yəhošúa / Yehôshûa’,” meaning “God rescues, Yahweh is salvation.” It appears in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. “Yeshua” appears in some following editions of the Hebrew Bible; once for Joshua the son of Nun, and 28 times for Joshua the High Priest and (KJV “Jeshua”) and other priests called Jeshua although these same priests are also given the spelling Joshua in 11 further instances in the books of Haggai and Zechariah. It differs from the usual Hebrew Bible spelling of Joshua, found 218 times in the Hebrew Bible.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yəhošúa / Yehôshûa’,” meaning “God rescues, Yahweh is salvation.” It appears in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. “Yeshua” appears in some following editions of the Hebrew Bible; once for Joshua the son of Nun, and 28 times for Joshua the High Priest and (KJV “Jeshua”) and other priests called Jeshua although these same priests are also given the spelling Joshua in 11 further instances in the books of Haggai and Zechariah. It differs from the usual Hebrew Bible spelling of Joshua, found 218 times in the Hebrew Bible.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
Ciano is a diminutive of Luciano, Feliciano, Marciano, Simpliciano, and Daciano. The name is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (LŪCĬUS) (FELICIANUS) (MARCUS) (SIMPLICIUS) and (DĀCĬUS).
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kúknos (κύκνος),” meaning “swan.” In Greek mythology, Cycnus or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly, or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia. Cycnus was the son of Ares by Pelopia or Pyrene. He married Themistonoe, daughter of King Ceyx of Trachis.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kúknos (κύκνος),” meaning “swan.” In Greek mythology, Cycnus or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly, or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia. Cycnus was the son of Ares by Pelopia or Pyrene. He married Themistonoe, daughter of King Ceyx of Trachis.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kílikas (Κίλικας) Kílix (Κῐ́λῐξ),” meaning “Cilicia, a region in Asia Minor.” Cilix was, according to Greek mythology, a son of Agenor and Telephassa or Argiope and brother of Cadmus, Phoenix, and Europa. When Zeus carried off Europa, Agenor sent his three sons out to find her, telling them not to return until they find her. The search was unsuccessful. Cilix eventually settled down in Asia Minor. The land was called Cilicia after him.
The name Cinna is a Shakespearean name. (In ancient Rome, one Cinna was the father-in-law of Julius Caesar and another was a conspirator against Caesar. Cinna's literary fame was established by his magnum opus Zmyrna, a mythological epic poem focused on the incestuous love of Smyrna (or Myrrha) for her father Cinyras, treated after the erudite and allusive manner of the Alexandrian poets. He was a friend of Catullus (poem 10, 29–30: meus sodalis / Cinna est Gaius). When the Zmyrna was completed in about 55 BC Catullus hailed it as a great achievement, nine harvests and nine winters in the making. Cinna,the name of the gens Cornelia gens Elvia.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Greek “kynthos (Κύνθος) kynthia (Κυνθία),” meaning “woman from Kynthos.” Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess of the moon, Artemis, who according to legend, was born on Mount “kynthios,” a mountain on the island of Delos. Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana (by way of their identification with Artemis) were also sometimes called “Cynthia.” The English diminutive form “Cindy” also had success as a proper name, making it among the top 100 new-born Americans between 1953 and 1973.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nárkissos (Νάρκισσος),” which in turn derives from “nárkē (νάρκη)” meaning “numbness, torpor.” In Greek mythology was a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia, who was renowned for his beauty. He was exceptionally proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis saw this and attracted Narcissus to a pool where he saw his reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his thought, Narcissus died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself. Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (~99–216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on October 29.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
Clark and Clarke are English surnames from the Latin “clērĭcus,” meaning cleric, scribe, secretary, or a scholar within a religious order, referring to educated people. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
This name is a short form of Nicolaus, Nikolaus, Niklaus, and Claudius. The name is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (NĪKÓLĀOS) and (CLAUDĬUS).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from a medieval English surname. It is a location from various places now called Clayton in the counties of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Sussex, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The derivation is from the pre-7th-Century “clorg- tūn,” meaning “the village on the clay.” The earliest spelling is in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Claitone and Claitune, and it appears in its present form in Lancashire in the pipe rolls of 1263. The name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “clǣġ” from Proto-Germanic “*klajjaz” (clay) plus “tūn,” meaning “enclosure, the settlement.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleiṓ (Κλειώ),” which in turn derives from “kléō (κλέω),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate.” Kleio or Clio was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), the goddesses of music, song, and dance. In Classical times, when the Mousai were assigned specific literary and artistic spheres, Kleio was named Muse of history.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Anákletos (Ανάκλητος),” meaning “invoked,” which in turn derives from “anakaló (ανακαλώ), meaning “revoke, rescind.” Pope Anacletus (Cletus) was the third pope, following Saint Peter and Pope Linus from ~79 to his death ~92. His pontificate was once erroneously split into Anacletus and Cletus. Blessed Anacleto González Flores was a Mexican Catholic layman and lawyer, executed during the Catholic Church’s persecution under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-Century and Middle English “cleove”, meaning “from the land of cliffs, hilly area, hilly land”. This name derives from a regional surname, a district in North Yorkshire around Middlebrough, England. Cleveland’s derivation, which first appears ~1110 in the Yorkshire, Charters as “Clivelanda.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
Cliff is a short form of Clifford and Clifton. The name is of Germanic and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the following roots: (CLIF *FURDUZ) and (CLIF TŪN).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
The name means “settlement on the river Glyme”. Clinton is an English family name, indicating one’s ancestors came from English places called Glympton from the Middle English “Glyme”, related to the river Glyme in Oxfordshire, England. Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th-century. Glympton is also a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about 3 miles (5 km) north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kléō (κλέω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate, renowned, splendid, excellent.” It is the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology. One of them is Cleitus the Black (Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας) (375–328), an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander’s life at the Granicus’s Battle and was killed by him several years later in a drunken quarrel. Cleitus was the son of Dropides and brother of Alexander’s nurse, Lanike.
It is an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-century surname, from the Old English “clif,” from the Proto-Germanic “*klibą” meaning “a cliff; a group of rocks or crag.” There are two possible interpretations; firstly, the surname may be a place name from “cliff” in Hampshire and Warwickshire, north and south Cliff in the east riding of Yorkshire, Cliffe in Kent, King’s Cliffe in Northamptonshire, or Cliffe in the north riding of Yorkshire. The name means “slope, bank, cliff.” The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) word was used not only in the sense of the modern English “cliff” but also of much gentler slopes, and frequently also of a riverbank. Clivia is a genus of flowering plants native to southern Africa (only in South Africa and Swaziland). Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. The genus name is a tribute to Lady Clive, Duchess of Northumberland.
This name derives from two Germanic elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*alða- / *aldaz” (old, grown-up), which means “man of great wisdom.” Saint Clodoald was the son of King Chlodomer of Orléans. Clodoald was raised in Paris by his grandmother, Saint Clotilde. He was one of three brothers, all of whom were targeted for assassination by their uncle, Clotaire I. Clodoald’s brothers, Theodoald and Gunther, was killed by Clotaire when they were ten and nine respectively, but Clodoald survived by escaping to Provence.
This name derives from the river Clyde (in Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh), a river to Scotland's west. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom and the third-longest in Scotland. Crossing Glasgow's principal city, it was an important river for naval construction and trade in the British Empire. Clud is a goddess, a patron deity of Clyde (Brythonic *clōta), both river and regional. The name of the goddess is related to the Irish deity Clothra, one of the four daughters of Eochad Feidlech and Medb's sister. Clōta / Clutida seems to be a Mother Goddess and the divine source of a sacred river.
This name derives from the Latin masculine praenomen “Gnaeus,” from the Latin “nævĭus > nævus,” meaning “any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole, desire, wish.” The name comes from an ancient form “(g)nā-” (to be born) plus “-vus” (the suffix forming the perfect active participle). It is the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (~270–201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet. The name has no relation to “(nĭvĕo, nĭves, nĭvēre)” instead means “be white as snow, white.”
This name derives from the Latin masculine praenomen “Gnaeus,” from the Latin “nævĭus > nævus,” meaning “any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole, desire, wish.” The name comes from an ancient form “(g)nā-” (to be born) plus “-vus” (the suffix forming the perfect active participle). It is the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (~270–201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet. The name has no relation to “(nĭvĕo, nĭves, nĭvēre)” instead means “be white as snow, white.”
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôsêph,” meaning “Yehowah has added, he will enlarge, God will increase, may he add,” which in turn derives from “yâsaph,” meaning “to add, increase, do again, increase, do again.” The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries. It is widespread in contemporary Israel, as either “Yossi” or “Yosef.” In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob’s eleventh son and Rachel’s first. In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament, there is another Joseph as well, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried. Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm (estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE) is an Islamic prophet found in the Qurʾān, the holy scripture of Islam. He corresponds to Joseph (son of Jacob), a character from the Jewish religious scripture, the Tanakh, and the Christian Bible.
This name represents the anglicized form of the Old Irish surname and byname “Ó Cuidighthigh > Cuidightheach,” meaning “descendant of Cuidightheach, helpful, helper.” Though apparently distinct, the name may be influenced by Mac Óda from the Germanic “Odo and Otho” introduced by the Normans to Ireland.
This name represents the anglicized form of the Old Irish surname and byname “Ó Cuidighthigh > Cuidightheach,” meaning “descendant of Cuidightheach, helpful, helper.” Though apparently distinct, the name may be influenced by Mac Óda from the Germanic “Odo and Otho” introduced by the Normans to Ireland.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Koîos (Κόιος),” a titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. In Greek mythology, Coeus (Ancient Greek: Koios) was one of the Titans, the giant sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Though he scarcely makes an appearance in Roman mythology, his equivalent in Latin poetry was Polus, the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from a surname, originally from various English place names. The name derives from two Old Norse elements: “Koli” (charcoal, carbon, coal) plus “býr (bœr)” (farm, town, settlement). Finally, the name means “dark town or one who lives in the coal town.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Celtic “Conall,” meaning “high and mighty.” The word “conal” in English means “shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.” Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is usually translated as “victorious” or “triumphant,” although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it. Alternative meanings include “angular, having corners,” “swollen,” or “possessing a dish or receptacle.”
This name derives from the Irish name “Conán,” composed of two Gaelic elements: “cú” (wolf, hound) plus “diminutive suffix (nán)” (little). In turn, the name means “little wolf, little hound.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the author who wrote the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. 1) Conan, I †992) nicknamed “Le Tort,” was the Duke of Brittany from 990 to his death. 2) Conan II of Rennes (~1033–1066) was Duke of Brittany, from 1040 to his death. 3) Conán mac Morna is a member of the Fianna and an ally of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kónon (Κόνων),” probably from “konéo (κονέω),” meaning “raise the dust, fast, rapid.” Saint Conon (the gardener) is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology as a farmer of Pamphylia (Asia Minor), who was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Decius.
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “Conchúr,” which in turn derives from the Old Irish name “Conchobhar,” meaning “wolfkin, lover of wolves, lover of hounds.” 1) Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. 2) Conchobar mac Donnchada was High-King of Ireland with the opposition (rí Érenn co fressabra) between 819 and 833. Conchobar was the son of Donnchad Midi, high-king of Ireland (733–797); his mother was Fuirseach, a noblewoman of the Dál nAraidi.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic “*guntho / *gunþiz,” used in Germany as name and nickname starting with the element “gun-/gunn,” meaning “fighter, wrestler, battle, fight, the act of killing, blow, to strike.” Gunzo (also Cunzo) was a 7th-century duke of the Alamannic under Frankish sovereignty.
This name derives from the English “coop -er,” meaning “barrel maker,” probably from Low German “kupe” (German: Kufe). A cooper is someone who makes wooden staved vessels, bound together with hoops and possessing flat ends or heads. The name Cooper often is used as a surname.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Geṓrgios (Γεώργῐος),” from the element: “geōrgós (γεωργός)” (tilling the ground, fertilizing), which in turn derives from “gê (γῆ)” (land, earth, country, soil) plus “érgon (ἔργον)” (deed, doing, action, labor, work, task). In turn, the name means “land-worker, farmer.” In the West, the name is known from the 11th-century as a result of the Crusades. The name’s use was extended due to the popularity of St. George and the Golden Legend, widespread in the European courts of the thirteenth century. In Germany, the name has been popular since the Middle Ages, declining in later use. In Britain, despite there being St. George, the patron of England since the fourteenth century, the name did not become popular until the eighteenth century following George I of England’s accession. In the United States, statistics from the mid-19th-century placed him among the five most popular baby names.
This name derives from an English surname. It derives from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French “corbet,” which is a diminutive of “corb,” meaning “raven.” In turn, it derives from the Latin “corvus,” meaning “crow, raven.” The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the English patronymic surname “Corey.” Ultimately the given name derives from the Old Norse personal name “Kori,” from the Old Irish “cuire,” meaning “a throng or multitude, a troop or company.” The name may be linked to another Norse name, in this case, “Kári,” from the Old Norse “Kárr,” meaning “curly (hair), obstinate, pugnacious, reluctant.” The name was particularly widespread thanks to the popularity of “Corey Baker,” a character in the television series “Julia.”
This name derives from the Italic (Sabines) “quirin > quĭrīnus” meaning “spear, armed with a spear.” In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus. Quirinus was initially most likely a Sabine god of war. The Sabines had a settlement near the eventual site of Rome and erected an altar to Quirinus on the Collis Quirinalis, the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This name derives from the Latin “curro > currere” and the medieval name “Bonaccursio,” meaning “came to rescue, to help, good help, good help to the family.” Peter, Otho, Accursius, and Adjutus, are venerated as saints and considered the Franciscan Protomartyrs. Accursius was an Italian jurist. He is notable for his organization of the glosses, the medieval comments on Justinian’s codification of Roman law, the Corpus Juris Civilis. He was not proficient in the classics, but he was called “the Idol of the Jurisconsults.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) According to a folk theory, the name could derive from a Germanic source, specifically from a Dutch surname “Kortland,” composed of two elements: from the Middle Dutch “cort,” from the Old Dutch “kurt,” from the Latin “curtus” (short, brief) plus the Old High German “lant” (land). In turn, the name means “short land.” In addition to the many U.S. cities, Cortland is a kind of apple among the fifteen most popular in the United States. Cortland has white flesh and is an excellent dessert apple. This apple was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, in 1898. The apple was named after nearby Cortland County, New York.
It is a male given name transferred from a Scottish locational surname, from any of the various places thus called, including Craig in North East Forfarshire, and Craig in South Ayrshire. The name derives from the Old Gaelic “creag,” meaning “rock,” a word that has been borrowed in Middle English as “crag.” In some instances, the name may be topographical, from residence by steep or precipitous rock. According to the United States Social Security card applications in 1960, Craig’s name ranked 42th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby boys.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kréōn (κρέων) kreíōn (κρείων),” meaning “lord, master, ruler.” Creon is a figure in Greek mythology best known as Thebes’ ruler in the legend of Oedipus. He had four sons and three daughters with his wife, Eurydice (sometimes known as Henioche): Henioche, Pyrrha, Megareus (also called Menoeceus), Lycomedes, and Haimon.
This name derives from the Italic (Sabines) “quirin > quĭrīnus” meaning “spear, armed with a spear.” In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus. Quirinus was initially most likely a Sabine god of war. The Sabines had a settlement near the eventual site of Rome and erected an altar to Quirinus on the Collis Quirinalis, the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrūsós (χρῡσός) Khrúsēs (Χρύσης)” meaning “golden, gold, something dear or precious.” Chryses was a priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. During the Trojan War (before the actions described in Homer’s Iliad), Agamemnon took Chryses’ daughter Chryseis (Astynome) from Moesia as a war prize Chryses attempted to ransom her, refused to return her. Chryses prayed to Apollo, and he, to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to give Chryseis back to end it.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrusóstomos (Χρυσόστομος),” composed of two elements: “khrūsós (χρῡσός)” (golden, gold, something dear or precious) plus “stóma (στόμᾰ)” (mouth). In turn, the name means “golden mouth.” John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kreíos / Kriós (Κρεῖος / Κριός),” meaning “ram or master, lord,” also called “Megamede” (Great Lord). In Greek mythology, Crius, Kreios, or Krios was one of the Titans in the list given in Hesiod’s Theogony, a son of Uranus and Gaia. Aries is the first visible constellation in the sky in the spring season, marking the start of the New Year in the ancient Greek calendar. This fact may have implied that Crius was the Titan god of constellations, measuring the year while his brother Hyperion measures the days and months.
It is a Gaulish name meaning “one with curly hair.” Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua.
Krónos (Ancient Greek: κρόνος) was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological golden age until his son, Zeus, defeated him and imprisoned him in Tartarus. Chronos (ancient Greek: χρόνος) "the deity of time" also transliterated as "Kronos" or Latinized as "Chronos" is the personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. Kronos was imagined as a god, serpentine in form, with three heads, a man, a bull, and a lion.
This name is of Hungarian (Magyar) origin. The name may originally mean either "shepherd, gift" in Hungarian. The first mention of this name is found in the stories of Attila, the Hun leader since he is one of the sons called Caba. The name-day is celebrated on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) from an old Hungarian personal name, a derivative of the personal name “Cseg” of unknown origin. This word may be related to the old Hungarian word “cseg,” meaning “stake, nail.” 2) from the Mongolian “chaghan,” meaning “white.”
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) from an old Hungarian personal name, a derivative of the personal name “Cseg” of unknown origin. This word may be related to the old Hungarian word “cseg,” meaning “stake, nail.” 2) from the Mongolian “chaghan,” meaning “white.”
Pile, Spike
This name derives from the Latin “quartus,” which was initially given to the fourth child of the family or the fourth or youngest between four members of the same family of the same name. Quartus was a Christian who sent greetings to friends in Rome through Paul of Tarsus. According to church tradition, he is known as Quartus of Berytus and is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Beirut and suffered for his faith. He converted many to the Christian faith. His feast day is November 10.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements “cuæ” (famous) plus “beorht” (light, bright, shining one). Saint Cuthbert was a saint of the early English church in the Celtic tradition. He was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria in the Northeast of England. Cubert (Cornish: Egloskubert) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles south-southwest of Newquay and is in the civil parish of Cubert (Cornish: Lannowyn).
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
This name derives from the Latin “Fācundus,” meaning “eloquent, easy-to-word, able to express themselves, loose, fast, easy, flowing,” which in turn derives from the Latin “fāri,” meaning “narrate, express, manifest, to talk, say.” Facundo Quiroga (1788–1835) was an Argentine caudillo (military strongman) who supported federalism when the country was still in formation. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 27.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic “*guntho / *gunþiz,” used in Germany as name and nickname starting with the element “gun-/gunn,” meaning “fighter, wrestler, battle, fight, the act of killing, blow, to strike.” Gunzo (also Cunzo) was a 7th-century duke of the Alamannic under Frankish sovereignty.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kónon (Κόνων),” probably from “konéo (κονέω),” meaning “raise the dust, fast, rapid.” Saint Conon (the gardener) is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology as a farmer of Pamphylia (Asia Minor), who was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Decius.
This name derives from the Latin “cupiō > cupīdō > cupere > cupidus” meaning “desire, longing, especially amorous desire, lust, passion, greed, long for, eager, passionate, greedy, wanton, lecherous.” In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and is known in Latin also as “Amor” (Love). His Ancient Greek counterpart is Eros.
This name derives from Latin “curtĭus,” which in turn derives from the Latin “curtus” meaning “shortened, short, mutilated, broken, incomplete.” The gens Curtia was an ancient but minor noble family in Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The only member of the gens invested with the consulship under the Republic was Gaius Curtius Philo, in 445 BC. Curtii appears in Roman legends about the earliest period, including the story of how the topographical feature known as the Lacus Curtius got its name when a Curtius sacrificed himself by leaping into the chasm.
Curdt is a diminutive of Konrad, Coenraad, Conrad and a short form of Curtis. It is of Old French and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CURTEIS) and (CONRAD).
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Proto-Brythonic, Old Welsh and Old Irish root: “*kom-brogos > *brogi > combrog > mruig / mroga > *mrogi”, meaning “fellow countryman, compatriot, Welshman > country, territory”. The name "Cambria" lives on in much contemporary literature. It is also used in geology to denote the geologic period between around 542 million years and 488.3 million years ago; in 1835, the geologist Adam Sedgwick named this geological period the Cambrian, after studying rocks of that age in Wales. Camber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, Cambria, the classical name for Wales, was named for him.
This name derives from the Proto-Brythonic, Old Welsh and Old Irish root: “*kom-brogos > *brogi > combrog > mruig / mroga > *mrogi”, meaning “fellow countryman, compatriot, Welshman > country, territory”. The name "Cambria" lives on in much contemporary literature. It is also used in geology to denote the geologic period between around 542 million years and 488.3 million years ago; in 1835, the geologist Adam Sedgwick named this geological period the Cambrian, after studying rocks of that age in Wales. Camber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, Cambria, the classical name for Wales, was named for him.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Old Persian “Kūrush > Kūruš,” meaning “forward-looking, farsighted, or young.” Cyrus II of Persia (Cyrus the Great), was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. The name is sometimes associated with the Greek term kýrios (κύριος) “Lord,” from which comes Cyril.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Golyāṯ > Golyath,” meaning “uncovered, splendor.” Golyat is a giant Philistine warrior defeated by the young David, the future king of Israel, in Samuel’s Books. The account of the battle between David and Goliath is told in 1 Samuel, chapter 17. Saul and the Israelites are facing the Philistines near the Valley of Elah. Twice a day for 40 days, Goliath, the Philistines champion, comes out between the lines and challenges the Israelites to send out a champion of their own to decide the outcome in single combat. Still, Saul and all the Israelites are afraid.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “képhale (κέφαλη) Képhalos (Κέφαλος),” meaning “head.” Képhalos is a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife. Képhalos is an Ancient Greek name, used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The word kephale is Greek for “head,” perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding of a great family that includes Odysseus. He is mainly considered to be the son of Deioneo and Diomedea, though minor versions have him as the son of Hermes and Herse or King Pandion of Athens.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name derives from the Romanian “Călin (plantă),” meaning “mooseberry.” Viburnum (mooseberry) is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or (in a few species) small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny. It was previously included in the family Caprifoliaceae.
Tough, Robust, Strong, Hard, Arduous
This name derives from the Arabic “jawahir / ǧäwāhir,” meaning “jewels, gems, precious stones,” which in turn derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “gohar / gwhr / jwạhr,” meaning “jewel, essence.” 1) Gohar is a village in Qaleh-ye Khvajeh Rural District, in the Central District of Andika County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. 2) Gohar, also known as Chak 8, is a village of Pattoki Tehsil, Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name derives Anglo-Norman-French surname “Cabel, Cable,” which in turn derives from the Latin “căpŭlus,” meaning “handgrip, handle, hilt” or “coffin, burial tomb.” However, the eminent Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley considered the surname to be a form of Cubold, an Anglo-Saxon given name from the pre-7th-century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek and Phoenician “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) Kádmos (Κάδμος) (qadmon),” meaning “one who excels, from the east, ancient.” Kadmos was a Phoenician prince, the son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix, and Europa. He was initially sent by his royal parents to seek out and escort his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores of Phoenicia by Zeus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek and Phoenician “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) Kádmos (Κάδμος) (qadmon),” meaning “one who excels, from the east, ancient.” Kadmos was a Phoenician prince, the son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix, and Europa. He was initially sent by his royal parents to seek out and escort his sister Europa back to Tyre after she was abducted from the shores of Phoenicia by Zeus.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
This name derives from the Latin “cælus,” meaning “sky, atmosphere, world, universe.” Caelus or Coelus was a primal god of the sky in Roman myth and theology, iconography, and literature.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name derives from the Aramaic “Qypa” (Hebrew: ‘Kayafa’; Ancient Greek: ‘Kaïāìphās Καϊᾱìφᾱς’). Kayafa, in the New Testament, was the Roman-appointed Jewish high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Kayafa was the principal antagonist of Jesus. An ossuary of the high priest, Joseph Caiaphas, was found in Jerusalem in 1990. However, the authenticity of that discovery has been challenged by some scholars on various grounds.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Aramaic “Qypa” (Hebrew: ‘Kayafa’; Ancient Greek: ‘Kaïāìphās Καϊᾱìφᾱς’). Kayafa, in the New Testament, was the Roman-appointed Jewish high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Kayafa was the principal antagonist of Jesus. An ossuary of the high priest, Joseph Caiaphas, was found in Jerusalem in 1990. However, the authenticity of that discovery has been challenged by some scholars on various grounds.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qênān / Qêynân” meaning “possession.” Chenan o Kenan was a biblical patriarch first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Book of Genesis as living before the great flood. Two men named Cainan are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus given in Luke 3 in the New Testament. One of these is the son of Enos above; a second Cainan is listed as the son of Arpachshad and father of Saleh, who lived in the time between Noah and Abraham.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “nī́kē (νῑ́κη) nīkáō (νῑκάω) Nikásios (Νικάσιος),” meaning “to win, be the winner, conquer to prevail, be superior.” Saint Nicasius of Rheims († 407) was a bishop of Rheims. He founded the first cathedral in Rheims and is the patron saint of smallpox victims. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Latin Praenomen (personal name) “Gāius,” from the Latin “gaudĕo,” meaning “rejoice, be glad, pleased, enjoy, delight, pleasure in something,” which in turn probably derives from Etruscan “Cae or Cai,” meaning unknown. Gaius was commonly designated for Emperor Gaius Caesar. The name, however, could be derived from the Ancient Greek Gaîa (Γαῖα). Pope Caius († 296), also called Gaius, was the Bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296.
It is probably a British name, from Welsh “caled,” meaning “rough, cruel, unfeeling, sore, severe, strict, strait, stingy, niggardly,” maybe from the Proto-Celtic “*kaletos.” The conventional and modern meaning is “rough waters, rocky water.”
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the old French surname “Cauvin,” meaning “a bald person,” from the Latin “calvus,” which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” Jehan Cauvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology, later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.
This name derives from the Latin “calvus,” which derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” The name means “little bald one, bald, without hair, smooth.” 1) Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. 2) Italo Calvino (1923–1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Italo Calvino was born in Santiago de Las Vegas, a suburb of Havana, Cuba, in 1923. His father, Mario, was a tropical agronomist and botanist who also taught agriculture and floriculture.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qemû'êl,” meaning “raised of God.” There are several characters in the Bible, including: 1) Son of Nahor by Milcah and the father of Aram. 2) Son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes. 3) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David.
This name derives from the Proto-Brythonic, Old Welsh and Old Irish root: “*kom-brogos > *brogi > combrog > mruig / mroga > *mrogi”, meaning “fellow countryman, compatriot, Welshman > country, territory”. The name "Cambria" lives on in much contemporary literature. It is also used in geology to denote the geologic period between around 542 million years and 488.3 million years ago; in 1835, the geologist Adam Sedgwick named this geological period the Cambrian, after studying rocks of that age in Wales. Camber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, Cambria, the classical name for Wales, was named for him.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qemû'êl,” meaning “raised of God.” There are several characters in the Bible, including: 1) Son of Nahor by Milcah and the father of Aram. 2) Son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes. 3) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David.
This name means “attendant at a religious ceremony.” In Roman religion, the Camillo (Latin: Camillus, ‘feminine’ Camilla) is the young man who assists the priest during the sacrifice. The Camillo had to be chosen among young people in pre-pubertal, sometimes sons of the priests must have both parents living (Pueri patrimi et matrimi) and had to be free status. In Roman mythology, Camilla of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. 1) Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) was an Italian priest who founded a religious Order dedicated to the sick’s care. 2) Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), generally known as Cavour, was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. 3) The Lady of the Camellias is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, and subsequently adapted for the stage.
This name means “crooked nose.” The name derives from the Scottish surname “Cameron,” from a Scottish Clan “Clan Cameron.” In the Scottish Highlands, the surname is thought to be derived from the Gaelic “cam sròn,” meaning “crooked nose”; in the Scottish Lowlands, the name is believed to be derived from a form of Norman baronial name from Cambernon, in Normandy. Cambernon is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The English-language surname can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Camarran (masculine), Chamarran (feminine), or as Camshron (masculine) and Chamshron (feminine).
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qemû'êl,” meaning “raised of God.” There are several characters in the Bible, including: 1) Son of Nahor by Milcah and the father of Aram. 2) Son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes. 3) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name derives from Latin root “candēre > candĭdus > candĭda,” meaning “white, very white, innocent, pure, shine.” The meaning is associated with the color white in the Christian tradition and can also be associated with ideas such as purity, salvation, and goodness. 1) Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), was a Spanish Religious Sister and educator. She founded the Spanish Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus on 8 December 1871 in Salamanca, Spain. 2) Saint Candidus († 287 AD) was, according to legend, a commander of the Theban Legion. The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.
This name derives from the Latin and Italian “canna > cannella,” meaning “a reed, cane, cinnamon.”
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from the Latin Adjective “cānus,” meaning “white, hoary, white hair.” Saint Canius was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of Calitri, Acerenza, and its archdiocese. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 25.
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This name derives from the Old Norse “Knútr,” meaning “knot,” which in turn derives from Old High German “chnûz,” Middle High German “knûz,” meaning “daring, impudent, bold one.” There are several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. Knud Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both Danish and German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland.
This name derives from the Old Norse “Knútr,” meaning “knot,” which in turn derives from Old High German “chnûz,” Middle High German “knûz,” meaning “daring, impudent, bold one.” There are several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. Knud Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both Danish and German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “caolán,” meaning “little slender one.” The name is a combination of two elements: “caol” (slender) plus a diminutive suffix “án” used as (little). In turn, the name means “fair slender lad, little slender.”
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “Căpĭtōlīnus,” meaning “Capitoline,” from the Latin “Căpĭto,” meaning “big head” “which in turn derives from the Latin “căput,” meaning “head, start, beginning, origin.” 1) The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin human infants, inspired by the legend of Rome’s founding. 2) Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus was a Roman statesman and general. He was a member of the gens Quinctia, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome. 3) Capitoline Hill was the citadel (the equivalent of the ancient Greek Acropolis) of the earliest Romans. By the 16th-century, Capitolinus had become Capitolino in Italian, with the alternative Campidoglio stemming from Capitolium. The English word capitol derives from Capitoline. 4) Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins since the siege of 70 AD, leading in part to the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–136.
This name derives from the Old Norman French word “caplain,” which gave the old French and medieval English word “chapelain,” both meaning “charity priest, chaplain,” which in turn derives from the Latin “capellanus / cappellanus (sacerdos-otis). Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister, such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, school, police department, university, or private chapel. In German, the term Kaplan means “chaplain, curate.” The word is extant in other languages as well; for example, in Polish where the term “kapłan” translates as “priest,” in Hungarian, “káplán” means a priest of the royal court or that of an aristocrat’s; in Norwegian where it also has the meaning of priest while retaining the original, elongated form. Kaplan or Caplan is also a family name common among Ashkenazi Jews, usually indicating descent from the priestly lineage.
This name derives from the Old Norman French word “caplain,” which gave the old French and medieval English word “chapelain,” both meaning “charity priest, chaplain,” which in turn derives from the Latin “capellanus / cappellanus (sacerdos-otis). Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister, such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, school, police department, university, or private chapel. In German, the term Kaplan means “chaplain, curate.” The word is extant in other languages as well; for example, in Polish where the term “kapłan” translates as “priest,” in Hungarian, “káplán” means a priest of the royal court or that of an aristocrat’s; in Norwegian where it also has the meaning of priest while retaining the original, elongated form. Kaplan or Caplan is also a family name common among Ashkenazi Jews, usually indicating descent from the priestly lineage.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “cārus,” meaning “darling, beloved, dear, loved one,” used in the past as an adjective to mean something precious, essential. Cara also means “friend” in Irish, and the alternative spelling of Kara, is from the Cornish word, meaning “love.” In Turkey, the word Kara means “dark,” which may or may not be related to the Gaelic “Ciara” of the same meaning, linked to the Latin “cărĭnus” (the color of the walnut).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Cháris (Χάρις) Cháriton (Χάριτον),” meaning “grace, kindness, a person who loves, lovable.” Saint Chariton the Confessor († 350) is a Christian saint. His remembrance day is September 28. We know about his “vita “from the 6th-century “Life of Chariton,” written by an anonymous monk, which holds elements supported by modern archaeological excavations. Chariton was a native of Iconium in the Byzantine province of Lycaonia. Under the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270–275), he was tortured and came close to become a martyr during a persecution against Christians. Released from prison after Aurelian’s death, he regretted not having died as a martyr.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kharopós (χαρωπός) Kháron (Χάρων),” meaning “of keen gaze, referring either to fierce, flashing, or feverish eyes, or to eyes of a bluish-gray color.” In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually, was an obolus or danake (the small silver coin of the Persian Empire), was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “karpós (καρπός),” meaning “illustrious fruit, the one who gathers the fruit.” In Greek mythology, Karpos was a youth renowned for his beauty. He is the son of Zephyrus (the west wind) and Khloris (spring, or new vegetation), forming a natural metaphor, and the west wind heralds the further growth of spring, which then bears fruit. In some ways, Carpo, one of the Horae, is the female equivalent of Karpos; her dominion was autumn, ripening, and harvesting. St. Carponius was a martyr with his sister, Fortunata, and his brothers, Evaristus and Priscian. They were executed for the faith in Caesarea in Palestine in the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The feast day is celebrated on October 14.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “karpós (καρπός),” meaning “illustrious fruit, the one who gathers the fruit.” In Greek mythology, Karpos was a youth renowned for his beauty. He is the son of Zephyrus (the west wind) and Khloris (spring, or new vegetation), forming a natural metaphor, and the west wind heralds the further growth of spring, which then bears fruit. In some ways, Carpo, one of the Horae, is the female equivalent of Karpos; her dominion was autumn, ripening, and harvesting. St. Carponius was a martyr with his sister, Fortunata, and his brothers, Evaristus and Priscian. They were executed for the faith in Caesarea in Palestine in the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The feast day is celebrated on October 14.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) This name could be of Germanic or Latin origin. The folk meaning is “dwelling place, belonging to the house.” 2) Some sources link the name to the Arabic “qaṣīda,” meaning “poem “or “to sing.” Saint Casilda of Toledo († ~1050 AD) is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on April 9. Casilda is also a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
This name derives from the Old Persian “kaspar,” meaning “treasure bringer, master of the treasure.” It is the name of one of the “Three Kings,” who presented Christ gifts. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary Magi, appeared for the first time in two Medieval Latin texts. By the 6th century, the name Gaspar was recorded in mosaic at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, as one of the traditional names assigned by folklore to the anonymous Magi mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew account of the Nativity of Jesus. The letter “G” in the name Gaspar was different than the letter “C” used elsewhere, suggesting that the name Gaspar preceded the name Caspar, and not the other way around as some have supposed.
This name derives from the Old Persian “kaspar,” meaning “treasure bringer, master of the treasure.” It is the name of one of the “Three Kings,” who presented Christ gifts. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary Magi, appeared for the first time in two Medieval Latin texts. By the 6th century, the name Gaspar was recorded in mosaic at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, as one of the traditional names assigned by folklore to the anonymous Magi mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew account of the Nativity of Jesus. The letter “G” in the name Gaspar was different than the letter “C” used elsewhere, suggesting that the name Gaspar preceded the name Caspar, and not the other way around as some have supposed.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Latin “castrum > castra > ceaster,” meaning “fortified place, camp, military camp, fort, fortress, stronghold, castle,” a surname which formerly belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. It was the base of the Second Roman Legion Adiutrix in the 70s CE and later the 20th Legion Valeria Victrix. Chester also is a city in Cheshire, England.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) / katharós (καθαρός) Kástōr (Κάστωρ),” meaning “one who excels, pure, clean.” In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioskouri. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux, the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg and their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. Ancient Greek authors tell several versions of the story of Castor and Pollux. Homer portrays them initially as ordinary mortals, treating them as dead in the Iliad, but in the Odyssey, they are treated as alive even though “the corn-bearing earth holds them.”
This name derives from the Latin “castĭtas > castŭs,” meaning “chastity, chaste, abstinence ritual imposed by religion.” Chastity is the sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization, or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. Saints Castus and Emilius († 250 AD) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Latin adjective “catalānus / catalāna,” meaning “Catalan person, the language of Catalonia.” Possibly from an indigenous name of Celtic origin and probably meaning “chiefs of battle”; Derived from ‘Catalunya “Catalonia,” a corruption of Latin “Gathia launia” (land of the Goths, or Goth-Alania), meaning “land of Goths and Alans,” an Iranian tribe.
This name derives from Latin “cătēna vincŭlum,” meaning “chain, bond, constraint,” referred to “The Blessed Virgin Mary of the Chain,” an image of Our Lady at the foot of a man in chains who asks her intercession for liberation. The name is used mainly in Sicily (Italy). The feast day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and on August 15.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name may be an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic “O’ Cathain”, meaning “descendant of Cathan,” a personal name from the diminutive “Cath,” meaning “battle.” 2) It may be a nickname for a brave or proud person deriving from the Middle English “kene,” Old English pre 7th Century “cene.” 3) The name could derive from the Middle English given name “Kene”, a short form of any of the various old English pre 7th Century personal names with the first element “cene / cyne,” meaning “royal”, linked to “Cyning,” meaning “chieftain, king”.
This name derives from the Latin name “catus,” meaning “clever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking, cunning, crafty, sly,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*katos,” meaning “sharpened, to sharpen.” Cato the Elder (234–149 BC), born Marcus Porcius Cato, was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Katréas (Κατρέας),” meaning “down-flowing.” In Greek mythology, Katreus was the king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope, and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son, thereby fulfilling an oracle.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Katréas (Κατρέας),” meaning “down-flowing.” In Greek mythology, Katreus was the king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope, and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son, thereby fulfilling an oracle.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Katréas (Κατρέας),” meaning “down-flowing.” In Greek mythology, Katreus was the king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope, and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son, thereby fulfilling an oracle.
This name derives from the Latin cognomen “Catullus,” probably a variation of a Gaulish name based on the element “catu,” meaning “battle,” with the addition of the Latin diminutive suffix “-ullus.” Alternatively, it may derive from the Latin “Catulus,” meaning “puppy, doggie.” 1) Gaius Valerius Catullus (~84–54 BC) was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric poetry style. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. 2) Catullo Maffioli (1898–1989) was an Italian businessman and politician.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname “Mac Cadáin” (son of Cadán), which in turn derives from the Old Irish “cath,” from Proto-Celtic “*katus,” meaning “battle.” Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls but is currently most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.
This name derives from the Old Persian “kaspar,” meaning “treasure bringer, master of the treasure.” It is the name of one of the “Three Kings,” who presented Christ gifts. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary Magi, appeared for the first time in two Medieval Latin texts. By the 6th century, the name Gaspar was recorded in mosaic at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, as one of the traditional names assigned by folklore to the anonymous Magi mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew account of the Nativity of Jesus. The letter “G” in the name Gaspar was different than the letter “C” used elsewhere, suggesting that the name Gaspar preceded the name Caspar, and not the other way around as some have supposed.
Caíque is a short form of Carlos Henrique. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (KARL) and (HEIMIRICH).
This name derives from the Aramaic “Qypa” (Hebrew: ‘Kayafa’; Ancient Greek: ‘Kaïāìphās Καϊᾱìφᾱς’). Kayafa, in the New Testament, was the Roman-appointed Jewish high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Kayafa was the principal antagonist of Jesus. An ossuary of the high priest, Joseph Caiaphas, was found in Jerusalem in 1990. However, the authenticity of that discovery has been challenged by some scholars on various grounds.
This name derives from the Celtic “ceadda,” influenced by the obscure Proto-Celtic and Welsh word “*katus / cad,” meaning “warrior, battle “leader.” Chad of Mercia (Old English: Ceadda) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians, and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians.
This name is linked to a mixed Greco-Anatolian mid-7th and early 6th century BCE community. It looks like it originally came from “K(ebren),” not excluding that it may be an Akkadian or Hittite word. In Greek mythology, Kevrín (Κεβρήν) or Kevrinós (Κεβρηνός) was a river god corresponded to a tributary of Skamandros in Asia Minor. Kevrin is said to have had two daughters: Oinonis, Nymph of Ides who married Paris before he abducted the beautiful Helen, and Asterope, who married Aeacus. Kevrina does not refer to the ancient city of Kevrina, which may have been named after the river. The earliest Greek archaeological remains found at Cebren date to the mid-7th and early 6th century BCE and were found together with indigenous pottery, suggesting a multi-ethnic community.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. According to some interpretations, it is derived from Anglo-Saxon, while others may be connected to “Caratacos,” a Breton name derived from the Celtic “car,” which means “love.” This name was misread for “Cerdic,” the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh “caredig” (beloved), cited by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the founder of the kingdom of Wessex and ancestor of all its subsequent kings.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name derives from the Latin “cĕlĕre > cĕlĕr > celerinus,” meaning “fast, quick, faster, ready, hastened, hasty, impetuous.” Celerino was a Roman deacon and martyr, venerated as a saint. Born in Carthage was educated young in the Christian faith. His grandmother was a holy Celerina, and his paternal uncle was the holy martyr Laurentino, his maternal uncle the holy martyr Ignatius, Roman soldiers. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on February 3.
Celino is a diminutive of Celio and Marcellino. It is of Pie (Proto Indo-European) and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (CAELIA) and (MARCUS).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khelīdónios (χελῑδόνῐος),” from “khelīdṓn (χελῑδών),” meaning “swallow, swallows, of the swallows.” Ancient writers said that the flower bloomed when the swallows returned and faded when they left. Chelidonium majus, commonly known as greater celandine, is a herbaceous perennial plant, the only species in the genus Chelidonium. It is native to Europe and western Asia and introduced widely in North America. Saint Celedonio († ~298) was a Roman soldier. He is a martyr of the Catholic Church and Saint Emeterio, patron of Santander’s city.
This name derives from the Latin “celsus,” meaning “the one who should be increased, high, elevated, erect, straight, dignified, noble, superb, proud.” Celsus was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of Early Christianity. According to Origen, Celsus was the author of an anti-Christian work titled The True Word (Alēthēs logos). This work was lost, but we have Origen’s account of it in his writings.
This name derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “Jamshēd or Jamshīd,” meaning “shining Jam,” from the Proto-Iranian “*Yamah Xšaitah,” meaning “twin, pair.” Jamshid is a mythological figure of Greater Iranian culture and tradition. In tradition and folklore, Jamshid is described as the fourth and greatest king of the epigraphically unattested Pishdadian Dynasty (before the Kayanian dynasty).
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
Cencio is a diminutive of Vincenzo and Lorenzo. It is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (VINCENTIUS) and (LAURENTĬUS).
This name derives from the Old English “Cenhelm,” composed of two Germanic elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, smart, experienced, wise), plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection). In turn, the name means “one who defends valiantly.” Saint Kenelm (or Cynehelm) was an Anglo-Saxon saint, venerated throughout medieval England and mentioned in the Canterbury Tales. William of Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century, recounted that “there was no place in England to which more pilgrims traveled than to Winchcombe on Kenelm’s feast day.”
This name derives from the Latin “cinis,” meaning “cold ashes,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “kónis (κόνις),” meaning “dust, ash.” The name is traditionally given to a child born on Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday before Lent’s first Sunday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. Occurring 46 days before Easter, it is a moveable feast that can fall as early as February 4 and as late as March 10.
This name derives from the Mongolian “Chinggis,” meaning “universal lord.” Genghis Khan was the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire and being proclaimed “Genghis Khan,” he started the Mongol invasions that resulted in most of Eurasia’s conquest.
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from Latin name “Innocentius,” based on the word “innŏcens,” which in turn derives from Latin feminine noun” innŏcentĭa,” meaning “an honest man, a gentleman, an innocent.” Several popes used this name including, Pope Innocent I pope from 401 to 12 March 417. According to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, Innocent was a native of Albano and the son of a man called Innocentius, but his contemporary Jerome referred to him as the son of the previous pope, Anastasius I, probably a unique case of a son succeeding his father in the papacy. 2) Pope Innocent III (~1161–1216) reigned from 8 January 1198 to his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicized to Lothar of Segni.
This name derives from Latin “petra” (Petrus), from the Ancient Greek “pétrā (πέτρᾱ) Pétros (Πέτρος),” from the Aramaic word “kephas,” which in turn derives from the Syriac “kefa,” all words meaning “stone, rock” (figurative meaning: reliable, stable and resolute). Saint Peter, according to ancient tradition, was a prominent early Christian leader, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament. He is venerated as a saint and considered by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy to be the first bishop of Rome and the first Pope. Roman Catholics believe him to have been the first Pope and all subsequent popes to have been his successors, and therefore sometimes refer to the Pope or the Papacy itself as Peter.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. According to some interpretations, it is derived from Anglo-Saxon, while others may be connected to “Caratacos,” a Breton name derived from the Celtic “car,” which means “love.” This name was misread for “Cerdic,” the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh “caredig” (beloved), cited by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the founder of the kingdom of Wessex and ancestor of all its subsequent kings.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
It is a masculine first name and family name of Welsh origin from the adjective “cethin”, meaning “dark-skinned, ruddy, dark, swarthy, dusky”. In the Middle Ages, it was initially used as an epithet (byname) after a personal name, most likely describes a person as brunette or reddish in skin or hair.
goodness, excellence
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
The supreme god of storms and rain and associated with agriculture and fertility. He was known as the Lord of the Rains and Winds and maintained important water sources such as cenotes, wells, streams, and springs. He was widely popular and prayers and sacrifices were frequently offered to court his favor and that of the four, lesser, chacs. A lord of the sky, he was the sworn enemy of Camazotz of Xibalba and was thought of as a caring, if unpredictable, deity.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Biblical Hebrew name “kâlêb > Kalev,” meaning “dog.” A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned. An alternate Hebrew meaning offered for “Caleb” is “faithful, devotion, wholehearted, bold, brave one.” 1) Kalev was the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favorably and urged its capture. 2) Kalev was also a son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great-grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Kalev, the spy.
This name derives from the Old French “cheance,” meaning “luck, fortune, good fortune.” It was used as a given name in American in honor of Harvard president Charles Chauncey (1592–1672).
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kharopós (χαρωπός) Kháron (Χάρων),” meaning “of keen gaze, referring either to fierce, flashing, or feverish eyes, or to eyes of a bluish-gray color.” In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually, was an obolus or danake (the small silver coin of the Persian Empire), was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person.
This name derives from the Native American (Siouan, Dakota-Lakota) “chaska”, meaning “first-born son”.
This name derives from the Native American (Siouan, Dakota-Lakota) “chaska”, meaning “first-born son”.
This name derives from the proto-Semitic root “Chayyim (Ḥayyīm),” meaning “life.” According to Kaballah, the name Hayim helps the person to remain healthy, and people were known to add Hayim as their second name to improve their health.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôsêph,” meaning “Yehowah has added, he will enlarge, God will increase, may he add,” which in turn derives from “yâsaph,” meaning “to add, increase, do again, increase, do again.” The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries. It is widespread in contemporary Israel, as either “Yossi” or “Yosef.” In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob’s eleventh son and Rachel’s first. In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament, there is another Joseph as well, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried. Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm (estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE) is an Islamic prophet found in the Qurʾān, the holy scripture of Islam. He corresponds to Joseph (son of Jacob), a character from the Jewish religious scripture, the Tanakh, and the Christian Bible.
This name derives from the Latin “(Servus > Servĭus) > Sergĭus,” meaning “servant, slave.” The name of a Roman patrician family, Sergia (or Sergii), originally from Alba Longa, who, according to legend, could have descended from the Trojan Sergesto. Lucius Sergius Catiline belonged to this family. Saints Sergius and Bacchus were 3rd-century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Sergius of Radonezh was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. The feast day is on October 7. Resafa (Arabic: Reṣafa), known in Roman times as “Sergiopolis” and briefly as Anastasiopolis, was a city located in the Roman province of Euphratensis, in modern-day Syria.
This name derives from the Arabic “shīn-yā’-khā’> šayḫ,” meaning “wise, learned, full of wisdom, wise old man, revered old man.” It is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means “elder” and also carries the meaning “leader and governor.” The word in Arabic stems from a tri-literal root connected with age and aging: shīn-yā’-khā.’ The term literally means a man of old age, and it is used in that sense of all men in Qur’anic Arabic.
This name comes from the Latin word “cælum > cælestis,” meaning “heavenly, coming from the sky, the blue color of the sky.” The name spread in a Christian context, used concerning the Virgin Mary “Queen Mother in Heaven.” Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is one of many Queen titles used by the Virgin Mary. The title derived in part from the ancient Catholic teaching that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was bodily and spiritually assumed into heaven, and that she is there honored as Queen. Saint Celeste Metz was the 2nd Bishop of Metz and is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches, and the Anglican Communion. Pope Celestine V was the head of the Catholic Church for a few months from 5 July to 13 December 1294 when resigned.
Chente is a diminutive form of Inocencio and a short form of Vicente and Inocente. It is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (VINCENTIUS) and (INNOCENTIUS).
This name derives from the Akkadian (Assyrian) “karabu / kuribu (Hebrew: kərūv / kerûb; Ancient Greek: kheroúb χερούβ),” meaning “blessing, blessed.” The Hebrew definition is also “angelic being, as guardians of Eden, as flanking God’s throne, as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant, as the chariot of Jehovah. A cherub is a spiritual being mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and cited later on in the Christian biblical canons, usually associated with God’s presence. Cherubim are mentioned in the Torah (five books of Moses), the Book of Ezekiel, and Isaiah’s Book. They are also mentioned in the books of 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicle, and 2 Chronicles, mainly in the House of God’s construction.
visible, conscious, soul
This name comes from the Old French word and surname “chivaler,” which in turn derives from the medieval Latin “căballus > caballārius, “which means “horseman, knight, mounted knight.” Chivalry is the traditional code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealized German custom. It was initially conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code. The term derives from the French word “chevalerie,” meaning horse soldiery, involving, gallantry, and individual training and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasize more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honor, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition.
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This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
Chicco is a diminutive of Francesco and Federico. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (FRANK) and (FRIDURIC).
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This is a Korean masculine given name. It is the Romanization and Latinization version from the Korean (Han-geul) (지후). Ji-hoon has been a popular name for South Korean baby boys for several decades, coming in fourth place in 1970, first place in 1980, and first place again in 1990. In 2008 it was the second-most popular name for baby boys, with 2,158 given the name.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Euthýmios (Ευθύμιος) Euthýmia (Ευθυμία),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “thūmós (θῡμός)” (soul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, life, breath, heart, desire, will, temper, passion, disposition). In turn, the name means “in good spirits, of good cheer, clear.” Saint Euthymius (377–473), often called “the Great,” was an abbot in Palestine venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Patriarch Euthymius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 907 to 912.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Euthýmios (Ευθύμιος) Euthýmia (Ευθυμία),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “thūmós (θῡμός)” (soul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, life, breath, heart, desire, will, temper, passion, disposition). In turn, the name means “in good spirits, of good cheer, clear.” Saint Euthymius (377–473), often called “the Great,” was an abbot in Palestine venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Patriarch Euthymius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 907 to 912.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Arabic “Šhukri,” meaning “thanking, thankful, of thanks, grateful.” It is the masculine, active participle of the verb “šukr,” meaning “to be thankful, thankfulness, gratitude,” from the primitive root (š-k-r). It can be used as either a given name or surname. Shukri al-Quwatli (1891–1967) was the first president of post-independence Syria. He began his career as a dissident working towards the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire’s Arab territories and was consequently imprisoned and tortured for his activism.
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This name derives from Latin “dŏmĭnus > dŏmĭnĭcus,” meaning “head, sovereign, lord, patron, organizer,” (a title given to the emperors after Augustus). It has been used since the fourth century with the Christian meaning of “holy to the Lord,” although later its use was extended to children born on a Sunday (the day consecrated by the Lord). The name is still used, mostly by Catholics. The use of the English version began in the XIII century, in honor of St. Dominic. Domingo Félix de Guzmán (English: Saint Dominic, Spanish: Santo Domingo, 1170–1221) was the founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers. Saint Dominic is honored in Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) khrīstós (χρῑστός) Christós (Χριστός)” meaning “anointed, to anoint oneself, usually with olive oil.” a translation of the Hebrew (Māšîaḥ), used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. In common usage, “Christ” is generally treated as synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus came to be called “Jesus Christ,” meaning “Jesus the Christós.” The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament. The English form of Christ was written without the “h” before 1500.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης),” which in turn, is a form of the Hebrew name “Yôchânân / Yehochanan” meaning “graced by Yahweh, God is gracious.” There are numerous forms of the name in different languages. This name is part of the most massive etymological root of names made up of more than five hundred variations among male and female in different languages. The name “John” had gained popularity among Jews in Judea and Galilee by the time the area became a province of the Roman Empire in 6 A.D. John Hyrcanus was the first king of the Hasmonean Dynasty and was the nephew of Judas Maccabeus. It was the given name of Yochanan ben Zechariah, a Jewish prophet known in English as John the Baptist.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yəhošúa / Yehôshûa’,” meaning “God rescues, Yahweh is salvation.” It appears in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. “Yeshua” appears in some following editions of the Hebrew Bible; once for Joshua the son of Nun, and 28 times for Joshua the High Priest and (KJV “Jeshua”) and other priests called Jeshua although these same priests are also given the spelling Joshua in 11 further instances in the books of Haggai and Zechariah. It differs from the usual Hebrew Bible spelling of Joshua, found 218 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Chucho is a diminutive of Sergio and Jesús. The name is of Latin and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (SERGĬUS) and (YEHÔSHÛA‛ / YEHÔSHÛA‛).
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Old High German “Haimirich,” composed of two elements “*haimaz” (home, house) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). The name means “ruler of the home, sovereign of the homeland.” Harry, its English short form, was considered the “spoken form” of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry. At one time, the name was so popular for English men that the phrase “Tom, Dick, and Harry” was used to refer to everyone. The most famous patron Henry II (Saint Henry), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 until he died in 1024. The last member of the Ottonian dynasty of Emperors, Henry II, succeeded to the German throne following his second-cousin Emperor Otto III’s sudden death in 1002. Henry was born on May 5, 972, the son of Duke Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Gisela of Burgundy.
This name derives from Irish “Cían,” meaning “long, enduring, far, lasting, distant.” In Irish mythology, Cían, also known as Scal Balb, son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is best known as Lug’s father. In most versions, Lug’s mother is the Fomorian princess Ethniu, but in some versions, Cian is also known as Ethlend; hence Lug is known as Lug mac Ethlend.
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
This name derives from the Gaelic “Ciarán,” meaning “little dark one” or “blacky,” from the Irish element “ciar,” meaning “black, dark.” The name is popularized by the Irish saints dating back from the 5th-century. Ciarán was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland. However, the legend that he preceded Saint Patrick is questionable. Ciarán was bishop of Saigir (Seir-Kieran) and remained the patron saint of its successor, Ossory’s diocese.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Latin “cicer,” meaning “chickpea.” It was initially given as a nickname to people who had an outgrowth on his face in the shape of a chickpea. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kuklōps (Κύκλωψ) Kuklōpes (Κύκλωπες),” composed of two elements: “kúklos (κῠ́κλος)” (circle, ring, sphere, globe) plus “óps (ὄψ)” (eye, face). The Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops) were gigantic, one-eyed monsters. Probably the most famous of them is Polyphemus, the Cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus. The Cyclopes were generally considered the sons of Titans Uranus and Gaea, but according to Homer, Polyphemus was Poseidon’s son, and the other Cyclopes were his brothers. The name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kílikas (Κίλικας) Kílix (Κῐ́λῐξ),” meaning “Cilicia, a region in Asia Minor.” Cilix was, according to Greek mythology, a son of Agenor and Telephassa or Argiope and brother of Cadmus, Phoenix, and Europa. When Zeus carried off Europa, Agenor sent his three sons out to find her, telling them not to return until they find her. The search was unsuccessful. Cilix eventually settled down in Asia Minor. The land was called Cilicia after him.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “ceallach > ceallaigh,” meaning “one who suffers strife during a battle, war, strife, bright-headed, from a brilliant mind.” The element “ceall” probably comes from the Gaelic, meaning “church,” with the addition of a diminutive suffix. According to other interpretations, it means “bright,” or comes from the word “ceallach” “war,” hence “warrior.” In both cases, the etymology is probably also shared by the name Ceallach. Saint Kilian, also spelled Killian (Irish: Cillian), was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labors towards the end of the 7th-century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Greek “kynthos (Κύνθος) kynthia (Κυνθία),” meaning “woman from Kynthos.” Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess of the moon, Artemis, who according to legend, was born on Mount “kynthios,” a mountain on the island of Delos. Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana (by way of their identification with Artemis) were also sometimes called “Cynthia.” The English diminutive form “Cindy” also had success as a proper name, making it among the top 100 new-born Americans between 1953 and 1973.
This name derives from the Old Irish “cion Áed / Aodh”, composed of two elements: “cion” (affectionate one, respect, and affection) and “áed / aodh” (fire). The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.” Áed, or Aod, is the Daoine Sidhe prince and a god of the underworld in Irish mythology.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Ancient Greek “Kyrēnē (Κυρήνη),” meaning “from Cyrene.” 2) Among the various hypotheses, could be processing of the name Cyrus. 3) Could be an abbreviation of Sigiranno an Old High German name composed of two elements: “*seʒiz / sigis” (victory) plus “*hrabnaz > raban” (raven). Sigiranno was a French abbot saint; it also is known as “St. Cyrano”. Cyrene was an Ancient Greek colony and then a Roman city in present-day Shahhat, Libya, the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. Cyrano Hercule Savinien de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist and soldier, most widely remembered because of the fictional romantic play based upon his life by Edmond Rostand.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Old Persian “Kūrush > Kūruš,” meaning “forward-looking, farsighted, or young.” Cyrus II of Persia (Cyrus the Great), was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. The name is sometimes associated with the Greek term kýrios (κύριος) “Lord,” from which comes Cyril.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from the Irish clan surname originally “MacClancy”, meaning “the son of the red warrior or Reddish, ruddy”, from the Irish (Gaelic) Mac Fhlannchaidh. 1) Mac Fhlannchaidh of Breifne were chiefs of Dartraighe, in what is now County Leitrim. 2) The Mac Fhlannchaidh of Thomond was a branch of the Mac Conmara family, acted as hereditary lawyers to the O’Briens. Their homeland was in the barony of Corcomroe in north County Clare. Besides, Clancy, in the English language, means “overflow or spillage”.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
Clark and Clarke are English surnames from the Latin “clērĭcus,” meaning cleric, scribe, secretary, or a scholar within a religious order, referring to educated people. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name is a short form of Nikolaus, Niklaus, and Claudius. The name is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (NĪKÓLĀOS) and (CLAUDĬUS).
This name is a short form of Nikolaus, Niklaus, and Claudius. The name is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (NĪKÓLĀOS) and (CLAUDĬUS).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleiṓ (Κλειώ),” which in turn derives from “kléō (κλέω),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate.” Kleio or Clio was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), the goddesses of music, song, and dance. In Classical times, when the Mousai were assigned specific literary and artistic spheres, Kleio was named Muse of history.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kleopâs (Κλεοπᾶς),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “patḗr (πᾰτήρ) patrós (πατρός)” (father). In turn, the name means “of noble birth,” a Hellenized form of a claimed Aramaic name “Qlopha.” Clopas is a figure of early Christianity. The name appears only once in the New Testament, specifically in John 19:25: Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kleopâs (Κλεοπᾶς),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “patḗr (πᾰτήρ) patrós (πατρός)” (father). In turn, the name means “of noble birth,” a Hellenized form of a claimed Aramaic name “Qlopha.” Clopas is a figure of early Christianity. The name appears only once in the New Testament, specifically in John 19:25: Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kléōn (Κλέων),” which in turn derives from “kléos (κλέος),” meaning “rumor, report, good report, fame, glory.” Cleon († 422 B.C.) was an Athenian statesman and a general during the Peloponnesian War. He was the first prominent representative of the commercial class in Athenian politics, although he was an aristocrat himself. His contemporaries Thucydides and Aristophanes represented him as a warmonger and a demagogue. Kléon was an ancient city in the Peloponnese and dominated the two most essential streets from Corinth towards the interior of the Peloponnese.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Anákletos (Ανάκλητος),” meaning “invoked,” which in turn derives from “anakaló (ανακαλώ), meaning “revoke, rescind.” Pope Anacletus (Cletus) was the third pope, following Saint Peter and Pope Linus from ~79 to his death ~92. His pontificate was once erroneously split into Anacletus and Cletus. Blessed Anacleto González Flores was a Mexican Catholic layman and lawyer, executed during the Catholic Church’s persecution under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kléō (κλέω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate, renowned, splendid, excellent.” It is the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology. One of them is Cleitus the Black (Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας) (375–328), an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander’s life at the Granicus’s Battle and was killed by him several years later in a drunken quarrel. Cleitus was the son of Dropides and brother of Alexander’s nurse, Lanike.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kléō (κλέω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate, renowned, splendid, excellent.” It is the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology. One of them is Cleitus the Black (Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας) (375–328), an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander’s life at the Granicus’s Battle and was killed by him several years later in a drunken quarrel. Cleitus was the son of Dropides and brother of Alexander’s nurse, Lanike.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kléō (κλέω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate, renowned, splendid, excellent.” It is the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology. One of them is Cleitus the Black (Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας) (375–328), an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander’s life at the Granicus’s Battle and was killed by him several years later in a drunken quarrel. Cleitus was the son of Dropides and brother of Alexander’s nurse, Lanike.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “klínō (κλίνω) klîmax (κλῖμαξ) Klímakos (Κλίμακος),” meaning “ladder.” Saint John Climacus, known as John of the ladder, John Scholasticus, and John Sinaites, was a 7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Latin masculine praenomen “Gnaeus,” from the Latin “nævĭus > nævus,” meaning “any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skin; birthmark or mole, desire, wish.” The name comes from an ancient form “(g)nā-” (to be born) plus “-vus” (the suffix forming the perfect active participle). It is the name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (~270–201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet. The name has no relation to “(nĭvĕo, nĭves, nĭvēre)” instead means “be white as snow, white.”
This name derives from the Latin “cælus,” meaning “sky, atmosphere, world, universe.” Caelus or Coelus was a primal god of the sky in Roman myth and theology, iconography, and literature.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “Kolbeinn,” composed of two elements: “kolr” (coal, black, dark) plus “bėin” (bone, leg, thigh). In turn, the name means “one who has the bones or dark legs.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
A male given name transferred from the surname from several England place-names (Cola’s town). This name derives from “cola” (coal, ’a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, mainly composed of carbon and burned as a fuel’) plus “tūn” (enclosure, settlement), a community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
A male given name transferred from the surname from several England place-names (Cola’s town). This name derives from “cola” (coal, ’a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, mainly composed of carbon and burned as a fuel’) plus “tūn” (enclosure, settlement), a community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
This name derives from the Latin “cŏlumba,” meaning “dove.” Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “commŏdum, commodus,” composed of two elements: “com” (with) plus “modus/modī” (measure, bound, limit, manner, method, way). In turn, the name means “commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming, opportune, timely, tidy, pleasant, friendly.” Commodus (161–192), born Lucius Aurelius Commodus, was a Roman emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 to his father’s death in 180, and solely until 192. During his father’s reign, he accompanied Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars in 172 and on a tour of the Eastern provinces in 176.
This name derives from the Celtic “Conall,” meaning “high and mighty.” The word “conal” in English means “shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.” Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is usually translated as “victorious” or “triumphant,” although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it. Alternative meanings include “angular, having corners,” “swollen,” or “possessing a dish or receptacle.”
This name derives from the Irish name “Conán,” composed of two Gaelic elements: “cú” (wolf, hound) plus “diminutive suffix (nán)” (little). In turn, the name means “little wolf, little hound.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the author who wrote the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. 1) Conan, I †992) nicknamed “Le Tort,” was the Duke of Brittany from 990 to his death. 2) Conan II of Rennes (~1033–1066) was Duke of Brittany, from 1040 to his death. 3) Conán mac Morna is a member of the Fianna and an ally of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Celtic “Conall,” meaning “high and mighty.” The word “conal” in English means “shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.” Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is usually translated as “victorious” or “triumphant,” although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it. Alternative meanings include “angular, having corners,” “swollen,” or “possessing a dish or receptacle.”
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “Conchúr,” which in turn derives from the Old Irish name “Conchobhar,” meaning “wolfkin, lover of wolves, lover of hounds.” 1) Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. 2) Conchobar mac Donnchada was High-King of Ireland with the opposition (rí Érenn co fressabra) between 819 and 833. Conchobar was the son of Donnchad Midi, high-king of Ireland (733–797); his mother was Fuirseach, a noblewoman of the Dál nAraidi.
This name was born from the Old Irish “conn,” a male given name used in Ireland and (historical) Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles), a semi-mythical medieval High King of Ireland. 1) Connla Cáem (the beautiful), also known as Connla Cruaidchelgach (bloody blade), son of Irereo, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. 2) Connla or Conlaoch is a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the son of the Ulster champion Cú Chulainn and the Scottish warrior woman Aífe. He was raised alone by his mother in Scotland.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kónon (Κόνων),” probably from “konéo (κονέω),” meaning “raise the dust, fast, rapid.” Saint Conon (the gardener) is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology as a farmer of Pamphylia (Asia Minor), who was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Decius.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
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This name derives from the English “coop -er,” meaning “barrel maker,” probably from Low German “kupe” (German: Kufe). A cooper is someone who makes wooden staved vessels, bound together with hoops and possessing flat ends or heads. The name Cooper often is used as a surname.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from an English surname. It derives from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French “corbet,” which is a diminutive of “corb,” meaning “raven.” In turn, it derives from the Latin “corvus,” meaning “crow, raven.” The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Ancient Greek name “Kóroibos (Κόροιβος),” probably pre-Greek and a possible meaning “mad, crazy.” In Greek mythology, Coroebus may refer to: 1) Coroebus, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, killed by Parthenopaeus. 2) Coroebus of Argos, who slew Poene, the personification of punishment sent upon Argos by Apollo in retribution for the deaths of his lover Psamathe and their son Linus. 3) Coroebus, son of King Mygdon of Phrygia. He came to the aid of Troy during the Trojan War out of love for Princess Cassandra.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Ancient Greek “korē (κορη),” meaning “maiden, girl.” 2) The second hypothesis, it derives from the Latin proper name “Corenius.” Coreno Ausonio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 kilometers (75 mi) southeast of Rome and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) southeast of Frosinone at the foot of Monte Maio, in the Monti Aurunci.
This name derives from the Latin “Cornificius,” composed of two elements: “cornū” (a horn, antler, an arm or wing of an army, power, strength, might) plus “faciō > facere” (doing, making, creating). The gens Cornificia was a plebeian family at Rome. No persons of this name occur until the last century of the Republic, and the first who obtained any of the higher honors of the state was Quintus Cornificius, praetor in 66 BC. Lucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens Cornificia, was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC. Cornificius served as the accuser of Marcus Junius Brutus in the court, which tried the murderers of Julius Caesar. In 38 BC, Octavian gave him the command of a fleet in the war against Sextus Pompeius, during which he distinguished himself in battle in the waters around Sicily.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Korínna (Κορίννα),” which in turn derives from “kórē (κόρη),” meaning “girl, young woman, maiden, bride, young wife,” and therefore has the same meaning as Talitha, Colleen, Zita. Korinna was an Ancient Greek poet, traditionally attributed to the 6th century BC. According to ancient sources such as Plutarch and Pausanias, she came from Tanagra in Boeotia, where she was a teacher and rival to the better-known Theban poet Pindar. Although two of her poems survive in epitome, most of her work is preserved in papyrus fragments.
This name is ancient in the Irish Gaelic language, but its exact meaning and derivation remain unclear. The name is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr. Mac is Gaelic for “son of,” and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. The derivation of “cor” is not so clear. The most popular meaning is from “corb,” the Old Gaelic for the wheel, perhaps designating someone who fought in a cart or chariot as male names are often derived from the order of battle. 1) Gaelic: corb-mac “charioteer”. 2) Old Irish: corbb / corbbaid-macc (grew badly son).
son of defilement
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This name derives from Latin “corvus,” meaning “raven, crow,” also refers to the constellation of the Raven, or interpreted as dark. Corvus species are all black or black with little white or grey plumage. 1) In Chinese mythology, the world initially had ten suns either spiritually embodied as ten crows and/or carried by ten crows; when all ten decided to rise at once, the effect was devastating to crops, so the gods sent their most excellent archer Houyi, who shot down nine crows and spared only one. 2) In Denmark, the night raven is considered an exorcized spirit. A hole in its left-wing denotes where the stake used to exorcize it was driven into the earth. He who looks through the hole will become a night raven himself. 3) In Hinduism, crows are thought of as carriers of information that give omens to people regarding their situations. For example, when a crow crows in front of a person’s house, the resident is expected to have unique visitors that day.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Ancient Greek name “Kóroibos (Κόροιβος),” probably pre-Greek and a possible meaning “mad, crazy.” In Greek mythology, Coroebus may refer to: 1) Coroebus, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, killed by Parthenopaeus. 2) Coroebus of Argos, who slew Poene, the personification of punishment sent upon Argos by Apollo in retribution for the deaths of his lover Psamathe and their son Linus. 3) Coroebus, son of King Mygdon of Phrygia. He came to the aid of Troy during the Trojan War out of love for Princess Cassandra.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Avestan and Middle Persian “Husravah,” composed of two elements: “hu” (well, good) plus “sravah / sravas” (fame, reputation). In turn, the name means “of good fame.” 1) Khosrow and Shirin is a Persian tragic romance by the Persian poet “Nizami Ganjavi” (1141–1209) who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Syriac princess Shirin, who becomes his queen. 2) Kai Khosrow is a legendary king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile.
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
The god of thunder and brother of Cakulha. (the name is of Maya mythology, part of Mesoamerican mythology and is taken from the Books of Chilam Balam, Books handwritten, chiefly 17th and 18th-centuries Maya Miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important traditional knowledge Which in indigenous Mayan and early Spanish traditions have coalesced).
enthusiastic
This name derives from the Latin “crassus,” meaning “dense, thick, solid, fat, gross, plump.” Marcus Licinius Crassus (~115/112 BC–53 BC) was a Roman general and politician who played a crucial role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called “The richest man in Rome.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Krátos (Κράτος),” meaning “might, power.” In Greek mythology, Kratos is Pallas and Styx’s son and the personification of strength and power.
In Irish mythology, Credne was a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the Tuatha Dé Danann’s goldsmith, but he also worked with bronze and brass.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kréōn (κρέων) kreíōn (κρείων),” meaning “lord, master, ruler.” Creon is a figure in Greek mythology best known as Thebes’ ruler in the legend of Oedipus. He had four sons and three daughters with his wife, Eurydice (sometimes known as Henioche): Henioche, Pyrrha, Megareus (also called Menoeceus), Lycomedes, and Haimon.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrūsós (χρῡσός) Khrúsēs (Χρύσης)” meaning “golden, gold, something dear or precious.” Chryses was a priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. During the Trojan War (before the actions described in Homer’s Iliad), Agamemnon took Chryses’ daughter Chryseis (Astynome) from Moesia as a war prize Chryses attempted to ransom her, refused to return her. Chryses prayed to Apollo, and he, to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to give Chryseis back to end it.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Khrū́sippos (Χρῡ́σιππος),” composed of two elements: “khrūsós (χρῡσός)” (gold, something dear or precious) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “golden horse.” Chrysippus of Soli (279–206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of Cleanthes in the Stoic school.
This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus,” meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined.” Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, and his household was converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
It is a Gaulish name meaning “one with curly hair.” Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) khrīstós (χρῑστός) Christós (Χριστός)” meaning “anointed, to anoint oneself, usually with olive oil.” a translation of the Hebrew (Māšîaḥ), used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. In common usage, "Christ" is generally treated as synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus came to be called "Jesus Christ," meaning "Jesus the Christós." The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament. The English form of Christ was written without the “h” before 1500.
It is a Gaulish name meaning “one with curly hair.” Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Chrónos (Χρόνος), the god of time (not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus). Chrónos (Ancient Greek: χρόνος) “the deity of the time” also transliterated as Khronos or Latinized as Chronus is the personification of time in Pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. Chronos was imagined as a god, serpentine in form, with three heads, a man, a bull, and a lion.
This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus,” meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined.” Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, and his household was converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Chrónos (Χρόνος), the god of time (not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus). Chrónos (Ancient Greek: χρόνος) “the deity of the time” also transliterated as Khronos or Latinized as Chronus is the personification of time in Pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. Chronos was imagined as a god, serpentine in form, with three heads, a man, a bull, and a lion.
This name derives from Csanád (first decades of the 11th-century), an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Romania and southeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Makó. Csanád, also Chanadinus, or Cenad, was the first head (comes) of Csanád County in the Kingdom of Hungary in the first decades of the 11th-century.
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sprig forest
This name derives from the Ottoman Turkish “çoban,” which in turn derives from the Old Persian “čubân,” meaning “shepherd.”
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Black bull, Devil
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name derives from the Latin “quartus,” which was initially given to the fourth child of the family or the fourth or youngest between four members of the same family of the same name. Quartus was a Christian who sent greetings to friends in Rome through Paul of Tarsus. According to church tradition, he is known as Quartus of Berytus and is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Beirut and suffered for his faith. He converted many to the Christian faith. His feast day is November 10.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements “cuæ” (famous) plus “beorht” (light, bright, shining one). Saint Cuthbert was a saint of the early English church in the Celtic tradition. He was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria in the Northeast of England. Cubert (Cornish: Egloskubert) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles south-southwest of Newquay and is in the civil parish of Cubert (Cornish: Lannowyn).
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements “cuæ” (famous) plus “beorht” (light, bright, shining one). Saint Cuthbert was a saint of the early English church in the Celtic tradition. He was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria in the Northeast of England. Cubert (Cornish: Egloskubert) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles south-southwest of Newquay and is in the civil parish of Cubert (Cornish: Lannowyn).
This name derives from the Phoenician “Qaqophas,” meaning “he who jokes, he who likes to joke.” Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is July 25, but in some areas, it is celebrated on July 27 to avoid conflict with Santiago’s important feast day, Spain’s patron saint. He is revered in Paris since some of his relics are enshrined at the church of Saint-Denis, in the Chapelle Saint-Cucuphas. Near Rueil-Malmaison, there is a forest named Bois de St-Cucufa and a tiny lake that carries the saint’s name. Veneration in Spain: Concern amongst Catalan devotees of the saint was raised when it was discovered in 2001 that the name of Saint Cucuphas had been removed from the latest version of the Roman Martyrology.
Cullen is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is thought to be derived from the pre-8th-century Old Gaelic name Ó Cuilleannáin, with the prefix O' indicating a male descendant of, plus the personal byname Cuilleannáin. Cormac Mac Cuilleannáin, King and Bishop of Cashel, who was slain in battle 908 A.D., is famous as the compiler of the genealogical tract called the "Psalter of Cashel" and as the first language lexicographer.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Latin “cupiō > cupīdō > cupere > cupidus” meaning “desire, longing, especially amorous desire, lust, passion, greed, long for, eager, passionate, greedy, wanton, lecherous.” In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and is known in Latin also as “Amor” (Love). His Ancient Greek counterpart is Eros.
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This name derives from Latin “curtĭus,” which in turn derives from the Latin “curtus” meaning “shortened, short, mutilated, broken, incomplete.” The gens Curtia was an ancient but minor noble family in Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The only member of the gens invested with the consulship under the Republic was Gaius Curtius Philo, in 445 BC. Curtii appears in Roman legends about the earliest period, including the story of how the topographical feature known as the Lacus Curtius got its name when a Curtius sacrificed himself by leaping into the chasm.
This name derives from an English surname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person. The name, in turn, derives from the Old French “curteis” (Modern French: courtois), meaning “courteous, noble, chivalrous.”
This name derives from Latin “curtĭus,” which in turn derives from the Latin “curtus” meaning “shortened, short, mutilated, broken, incomplete.” The gens Curtia was an ancient but minor noble family in Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The only member of the gens invested with the consulship under the Republic was Gaius Curtius Philo, in 445 BC. Curtii appears in Roman legends about the earliest period, including the story of how the topographical feature known as the Lacus Curtius got its name when a Curtius sacrificed himself by leaping into the chasm.
This name derives from the Slavic “cvet (цвет),” from the Old Church Slavonic “cvětŭ (цвѣтъ),” which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic “*květъ,” meaning “bright, white, light, color, bloom, flower, color.” Cvjetnica is a moveable Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.
This name derives from the Slavic “cvet (цвет),” from the Old Church Slavonic “cvětŭ (цвѣтъ),” which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic “*květъ,” meaning “bright, white, light, color, bloom, flower, color.” Cvjetnica is a moveable Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.
It is an English habitation name from two places in Yorkshire, Kiplin in North Yorkshire, which derives from the Old English pre 7th-century “Cyppelingas” people of Cyppel, which was an Old English personal name and secondly from Kipling Cotes in East Yorkshire. This name derives from the Old English “Cybbelingcot,” meaning “the cottages of Cybbel's people,” Cybbel being another ancient personal name.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kúknos (κύκνος),” meaning “swan.” In Greek mythology, Cycnus or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly, or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia. Cycnus was the son of Ares by Pelopia or Pyrene. He married Themistonoe, daughter of King Ceyx of Trachis.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kúknos (κύκνος),” meaning “swan.” In Greek mythology, Cycnus or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly, or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia. Cycnus was the son of Ares by Pelopia or Pyrene. He married Themistonoe, daughter of King Ceyx of Trachis.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kúknos (κύκνος),” meaning “swan.” In Greek mythology, Cycnus or Cygnus was a bloodthirsty and cruel man who dwelt either in Pagasae, Thessaly, or by the river Echedorus in Macedonia. Cycnus was the son of Ares by Pelopia or Pyrene. He married Themistonoe, daughter of King Ceyx of Trachis.
This name derives from the Old Welsh “Cynbel,” composed of two elements: “cyn” (chief) plus “bel” (war). In turn, the name means “the chief of war.” The name may share the same etymology as Kimball, but it seems that another Gaelic meaning is “bright, brilliant.” Cymbeline from “Cunobelinus” used by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline (1609), possibly means “hound of Belenus,” from the old Celtic element “koun” (hound) combined with the name of the god “Belenus.” It was the name of a 1st-century king of southeast Britain.
It is an English habitation name from two places in Yorkshire, Kiplin in North Yorkshire, which derives from the Old English pre 7th-century “Cyppelingas” people of Cyppel, which was an Old English personal name and secondly from Kipling Cotes in East Yorkshire. This name derives from the Old English “Cybbelingcot,” meaning “the cottages of Cybbel's people,” Cybbel being another ancient personal name.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Ancient Greek “Kyrēnē (Κυρήνη),” meaning “from Cyrene.” 2) Among the various hypotheses, could be processing of the name Cyrus. 3) Could be an abbreviation of Sigiranno an Old High German name composed of two elements: “*seʒiz / sigis” (victory) plus “*hrabnaz > raban” (raven). Sigiranno was a French abbot saint; it also is known as “St. Cyrano”. Cyrene was an Ancient Greek colony and then a Roman city in present-day Shahhat, Libya, the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. Cyrano Hercule Savinien de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist and soldier, most widely remembered because of the fictional romantic play based upon his life by Edmond Rostand.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) Probably from the root “Kdke / Ktke > K(N)Dke,” meaning “glowing.” In Greek mythology, Candalus was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios. Candalus, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar, and Actis, were jealous of another brother, Tenages, so they murdered him. After the murder came to light, Candalus fled Rhodes to Cos.
It is a Celtic name of unknown origin and meaning. Gannicus was a Gallic slave, who together with the Thracian Spartacus, Crixus, Castus, and Oenomaus, became one of the leaders of rebel slaves during the Third Servile War. In the winter of 71 BC, Gannicus, along with Castus, broke off from Spartacus, taking many Celts and Germans with them, marking the second detachment of the rebellion.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name is a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek “Kérberos (Κέρβεροσ),” which may be related to the Sanskrit word “sarvarā,” used as an epithet of one of the dogs of “Yama”, which in turn derives from a Proto-Indo-European word “*k̑érberos,” meaning “spotted.” In Greek and Roman Mythology, Kerberos is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of the underworld to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kérkafos (Κέρκαφος),” of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology, King Cercaphus of Rhodes was one of Heliadae, Helios and Rhodos’s sons, the island’s personification.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “képhale (κέφαλη) Képhalos (Κέφαλος),” meaning “head.” Képhalos is a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife. Képhalos is an Ancient Greek name, used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The word kephale is Greek for “head,” perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding of a great family that includes Odysseus. He is mainly considered to be the son of Deioneo and Diomedea, though minor versions have him as the son of Hermes and Herse or King Pandion of Athens.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name derives from the Arabic “jund”, of Persian origin, meaning “army, soldiers“. In turn the name means “small army, little knight”. Jund was a term for a military division, which became applied to Arab military colonies in the conquered lands and, most notably, to the provinces into which Greater Syria (the Levant) was divided. The term later acquired various meanings throughout the Muslim world. The term jund is of Iranian origin, and appears in the Quran to designate an armed troop.
This name is of Turkish origin originating from the word “çağlayinbrer,” meaning “the action of that flowing water.” The name also means unripe almonds, which is a delicacy in Turkey. The female equivalent of the name is Çağla.
This name derives from the Albanian“çliroj,” meaning “free, liberate.”
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
It is a name invented by Gabriele D’Annunzio, probably inspired by the name Kabīr. Kabīr was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabīr, which means “The Great,” the 37th name of God in Islam. In Greek mythology, the Cabeiri (Greek: Κάβειροι) were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. They were worshiped in a mystery cult closely associated with Hephaestus, centered in the northern Aegean islands of Lemnos and possibly Samothrace, at the Samothrace temple complex and Thebes.
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
This name derives from the Latin word “cælum > Cælĭus,” meaning “sky, third world, paradise, universe.” The gens Caelia or Coelia was a plebeian family at Rome. In manuscripts, the nomen is usually written Caelius, while on coins, it generally occurs in the form of Coelius or Coilius, though we find on one coin L. Caelius Tax. From the similarity of the names, Caelius is frequently confounded with Caecilius. No members of the gens obtained the higher offices of the state till the beginning of the 1st century BC; the first who received the consulship was Gaius Caelius Caldus in 94 BC).
This name comes from the Latin personal name “Caietanus,” meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta, a resident of Caieta,” a city of Lazio region in Italy. An ancient legend describes that Gaeta was the burial place of Caieta, the nurse of Aeneas; however, its real etymology is obscure. Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene (1480–1547), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, who helped found the Theatines. He is known as a saint in the Catholic Church.
This name derives from Arabic “kāfir,” meaning “unbeliever, disbeliever, infidel” from the Arabic and Semitic root “K-F-R,” meaning “atone for, cover, purge, represent, transfer.” The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the “Islamic version of the truth.” The practice of declaring another Muslim as a kafir is takfir.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qafsiel / Kaziel,” meaning “speed of God.” Cassiel is the Latin name of an archangel in the post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah. Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for just watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. In Jewish mysticism and Mesopotamian mythology, Cassiel is associated with the planet Saturn and the direction north. He is the controller of the moon, the karma and time. Kafziel is a watcher rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears and presides over the deaths of kings.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qafsiel / Kaziel,” meaning “speed of God.” Cassiel is the Latin name of an archangel in the post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah. Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for just watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. In Jewish mysticism and Mesopotamian mythology, Cassiel is associated with the planet Saturn and the direction north. He is the controller of the moon, the karma and time. Kafziel is a watcher rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears and presides over the deaths of kings.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
It is a female given name of modern American usage, derived from the Irish surname “Ó Caiside,” meaning “descendent of Caiside,” from the Old Irish byname meaning “curly-haired.” The Ó Caiside family was native of what is now County Fermanagh, where they were poets, churchmen, scholars, and hereditary physicians to the Maguire Kings of Fer Manach.
This name comes from the Latin personal name “Caietanus,” meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta, a resident of Caieta,” a city of Lazio region in Italy. An ancient legend describes that Gaeta was the burial place of Caieta, the nurse of Aeneas; however, its real etymology is obscure. Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene (1480–1547), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, who helped found the Theatines. He is known as a saint in the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kállistos (κάλλιστος)” meaning “very beautiful, wonderful,” which in turn derives from “kalós (καλός),” meaning “beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble.” Kallisto was a daughter of the Arkadian King Lykaon and a hunting companion and a nymph of the goddess Artemis. There were several contradictory versions of her story. Still, ancient writers all agreed on many facts: that she was seduced by the god Zeus, transformed into a bear, bore a son named Arkas, was hunted down like a beast, and placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kalógeros (καλόγερος),” meaning “monk, friar, a solitary, ascetic, monkish person.” The name is composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “gérōn (γέρων)” (an old man). In turn, the name means “beautiful ancient.” Historically, within the Greek-Orthodox, this term was used as a title for monks and hermits, according to use which, in essence, is still preserved in modern Greek: “Καλόγερος.” 1) Saint Calocerus was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was probably a Roman army officer under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was a resident in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. 2) San Calogero is a municipality in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 13 km southwest of Vibo Valentia. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on April 18 (Roman Catholic Church), May 19 (Eastern Orthodox).
This name derives from the Latin “calvus,” which derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” The name means “little bald one, bald, without hair, smooth.” 1) Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. 2) Italo Calvino (1923–1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Italo Calvino was born in Santiago de Las Vegas, a suburb of Havana, Cuba, in 1923. His father, Mario, was a tropical agronomist and botanist who also taught agriculture and floriculture.
This name means “attendant at a religious ceremony.” In Roman religion, the Camillo (Latin: Camillus, ‘feminine’ Camilla) is the young man who assists the priest during the sacrifice. The Camillo had to be chosen among young people in pre-pubertal, sometimes sons of the priests must have both parents living (Pueri patrimi et matrimi) and had to be free status. In Roman mythology, Camilla of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. 1) Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) was an Italian priest who founded a religious Order dedicated to the sick’s care. 2) Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), generally known as Cavour, was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. 3) The Lady of the Camellias is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, and subsequently adapted for the stage.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) Probably from the root “Kdke / Ktke > K(N)Dke,” meaning “glowing.” In Greek mythology, Candalus was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios. Candalus, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar, and Actis, were jealous of another brother, Tenages, so they murdered him. After the murder came to light, Candalus fled Rhodes to Cos.
This name derives from the Latin “candēla > candelario,” meaning “feast of candles, candlemas, candle, twine, waxed cord.” The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on February 2, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Eastern Catholic Churches, it is one of the twelve Great Feasts. Other traditional names include “Candlemas,” the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin, and the Meeting of the Lord.
This name derives from Latin root “candēre > candĭdus > candĭda,” meaning “white, very white, innocent, pure, shine.” The meaning is associated with the color white in the Christian tradition and can also be associated with ideas such as purity, salvation, and goodness. 1) Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), was a Spanish Religious Sister and educator. She founded the Spanish Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus on 8 December 1871 in Salamanca, Spain. 2) Saint Candidus († 287 AD) was, according to legend, a commander of the Theban Legion. The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.
It is the anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) Mac Alpin. 1) Coinneach means “fair or handsome,” more creative translations could be “child of the fair or handsome one, child of the wise ruler, child of the bright one, born of fire, fire-born, finely made, favored one, comely, or good looking.” 2) Cináed means son of Cionaodh (born of fire). Cion is an old Irish word for respect and affection, plus “Aodh,” a Gaelic personal name, initially the Celtic god of fire. The personal name probably means “beloved of Aodh.”
This name derives from the Latin Adjective “cānus,” meaning “white, hoary, white hair.” Saint Canius was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 25.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name derives from the Old Norse “Knútr,” meaning “knot,” which in turn derives from Old High German “chnûz,” Middle High German “knûz,” meaning “daring, impudent, bold one.” There are several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. Knud Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both Danish and German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “Căpĭtōlīnus,” meaning “Capitoline,” from the Latin “Căpĭto,” meaning “big head” “which in turn derives from the Latin “căput,” meaning “head, start, beginning, origin.” 1) The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin human infants, inspired by the legend of Rome’s founding. 2) Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus was a Roman statesman and general. He was a member of the gens Quinctia, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome. 3) Capitoline Hill was the citadel (the equivalent of the ancient Greek Acropolis) of the earliest Romans. By the 16th-century, Capitolinus had become Capitolino in Italian, with the alternative Campidoglio stemming from Capitolium. The English word capitol derives from Capitoline. 4) Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins since the siege of 70 AD, leading in part to the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–136.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. According to some interpretations, it is derived from Anglo-Saxon, while others may be connected to “Caratacos,” a Breton name derived from the Celtic “car,” which means “love.” This name was misread for “Cerdic,” the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh “caredig” (beloved), cited by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the founder of the kingdom of Wessex and ancestor of all its subsequent kings.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. According to some interpretations, it is derived from Anglo-Saxon, while others may be connected to “Caratacos,” a Breton name derived from the Celtic “car,” which means “love.” This name was misread for “Cerdic,” the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh “caredig” (beloved), cited by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the founder of the kingdom of Wessex and ancestor of all its subsequent kings.
This name derives from the Low German “Ricohard,” composed of two elements “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “power and brave commander, powerful leader.” 1) Richard I (the Lionheart) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. 2) Richard of Chichester is a Saint (canonized in 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. His original shrine in Chichester cathedral was a richly-decorated center of pilgrimage, which was destroyed in 1538.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Charílaos (Χαρίλαος),” composed of two elements: “Cháris (Χάρις)” (grace, kindness) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “kindness of the people, one who loves the people, a gift of the people.” Charilaos Trikoupis (1832–1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Charílaos (Χαρίλαος),” composed of two elements: “Cháris (Χάρις)” (grace, kindness) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “kindness of the people, one who loves the people, a gift of the people.” Charilaos Trikoupis (1832–1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Cháris (Χάρις),” meaning “grace, kindness.” In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of the Charites (Greek: Χάριτες) or “Graces,” goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility; and in Homer’s Iliad, Charis is the wife of Hephaestus. Charis is also the Spartan name of a Grace. The Charites were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, though they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or Helios and the naiad Aegle. Other possible names of their mother by Zeus are Eurydome, Eurymedousa, and Euanthe.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Cháris (Χάρις) Cháriton (Χάριτον),” meaning “grace, kindness, a person who loves, lovable.” Saint Chariton the Confessor († 350) is a Christian saint. His remembrance day is September 28. We know about his “vita “from the 6th-century “Life of Chariton,” written by an anonymous monk, which holds elements supported by modern archaeological excavations. Chariton was a native of Iconium in the Byzantine province of Lycaonia. Under the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270–275), he was tortured and came close to become a martyr during a persecution against Christians. Released from prison after Aurelian’s death, he regretted not having died as a martyr.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Cháris (Χάρις) Cháriton (Χάριτον),” meaning “grace, kindness, a person who loves, lovable.” Saint Chariton the Confessor († 350) is a Christian saint. His remembrance day is September 28. We know about his “vita “from the 6th-century “Life of Chariton,” written by an anonymous monk, which holds elements supported by modern archaeological excavations. Chariton was a native of Iconium in the Byzantine province of Lycaonia. Under the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270–275), he was tortured and came close to become a martyr during a persecution against Christians. Released from prison after Aurelian’s death, he regretted not having died as a martyr.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Old High German “Karloman,” composed of two Proto-Germanic elements: “*karlaz > karl” (free man, man, male, strong man) plus “*mannz” human being, person), not to be confused with “Charlemagne.” Carloman was the eldest son of Charles Martel, majordomo or mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud of Treves. On Charles’s death (741), Carloman and his brother Pepin the Short succeeded to their father’s legal positions, Carloman in Austrasia, and Pepin in Neustria.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kharopós (χαρωπός) Kháron (Χάρων),” meaning “of keen gaze, referring either to fierce, flashing, or feverish eyes, or to eyes of a bluish-gray color.” In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon is the ferryman of hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually, was an obolus or danake (the small silver coin of the Persian Empire), was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a deceased person.
It is a male given name transferred from a Scottish locational surname, from any of the various places thus called, including Craig in North East Forfarshire, and Craig in South Ayrshire. The name derives from the Old Gaelic “creag,” meaning “rock,” a word that has been borrowed in Middle English as “crag.” In some instances, the name may be topographical, from residence by steep or precipitous rock.
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) This name could be of Germanic or Latin origin. The folk meaning is “dwelling place, belonging to the house.” 2) Some sources link the name to the Arabic “qaṣīda,” meaning “poem “or “to sing.” Saint Casilda of Toledo († ~1050 AD) is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on April 9. Casilda is also a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
This name derives from the Polish name “Kazimierz,” composed of two Slavic elements: “kazać,” from the Proto-Slavic *kazati (казати) (to order, to tell someone to do something, proclaim, preaching) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “the one who proclaims and preaches peace.” Some scholars translate this name as “the one who reveals or establishes peace.” Other sources translate this name as a “proclamation of peace.” Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name came into use in Western Europe via Germany, where some royalty used it. The female forms are Casimira, Kazimiera, Kazimira, and Kasimira.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qafsiel / Kaziel,” meaning “speed of God.” Cassiel is the Latin name of an archangel in the post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah. Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for just watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. In Jewish mysticism and Mesopotamian mythology, Cassiel is associated with the planet Saturn and the direction north. He is the controller of the moon, the karma and time. Kafziel is a watcher rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears and presides over the deaths of kings.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
Castiel is of Hebrew origin, meaning “my cover is God, the shield of God.” This name was referring to El, a word meaning “might, power, god” or “deity” and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of Baal. Theophory in the Bible refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. The name Castiel does not appear in the Bible. The name appears after the 13th-century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) / katharós (καθαρός) Kástōr (Κάστωρ),” meaning “one who excels, pure, clean.” In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioskouri. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux, the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg and their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. Ancient Greek authors tell several versions of the story of Castor and Pollux. Homer portrays them initially as ordinary mortals, treating them as dead in the Iliad, but in the Odyssey, they are treated as alive even though “the corn-bearing earth holds them.”
This name derives from the Latin adjective “catalānus / catalāna,” meaning “Catalan person, the language of Catalonia.” Possibly from an indigenous name of Celtic origin and probably meaning “chiefs of battle”; Derived from ‘Catalunya “Catalonia,” a corruption of Latin “Gathia launia” (land of the Goths, or Goth-Alania), meaning “land of Goths and Alans,” an Iranian tribe.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Latin “catellus” diminutive form of “Catulus,” meaning “whelp, young dog, puppy,” which in turn derives from the “canis” “dog.” Saint Catellus of Castellammare was a bishop of Castellamare di Stabia. He was a close friend of Saint Antoninus of Sorrento. Tradition states that Antoninus, fleeing the Lombard invasions, headed for Campania, where he ended up at Castellammare di Stabia.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Katréas (Κατρέας),” meaning “down-flowing.” In Greek mythology, Katreus was the king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope, and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son, thereby fulfilling an oracle.
This name derives from the Latin cognomen “Catullus,” probably a variation of a Gaulish name based on the element “catu,” meaning “battle,” with the addition of the Latin diminutive suffix “-ullus.” Alternatively, it may derive from the Latin “Catulus,” meaning “puppy, doggie.” 1) Gaius Valerius Catullus (~84–54 BC) was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric poetry style. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. 2) Catullo Maffioli (1898–1989) was an Italian businessman and politician.
This name derives from the Latin cognomen “Catullus,” probably a variation of a Gaulish name based on the element “catu,” meaning “battle,” with the addition of the Latin diminutive suffix “-ullus.” Alternatively, it may derive from the Latin “Catulus,” meaning “puppy, doggie.” 1) Gaius Valerius Catullus (~84–54 BC) was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric poetry style. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. 2) Catullo Maffioli (1898–1989) was an Italian businessman and politician.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include 1) From the Latin “cōdex > caudex,” meaning “a tree trunk, stump, a bollard; post; a book, writing; notebook, account book.” Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus was a Roman politician. Son of the consul Lucius Cornelius Lentulus and brother of the consul Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, he was elected consul in the year 236 BC with Gaius Licinius Varo. The Caudini were a Samnite tribe that lived among the mountains ringing Campania and in the valleys of the Isclero and Volturnus rivers. Their capital was at Caudium, but it seems inevitable that the appellation was not confined to the citizens of Caudium and its immediate territory. Caudium was an ancient town on the Appian Way between Benevento and Capua.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Gavrie’l,” composed of two elements: “gəḇar / gaḇrā” (man, strong man, hero) plus “ʾēl” (God, the God of Israel). In turn, the name means “man of God, a strong man of God, the power of God, God has been strong.” In Islam, he is an archangel associated with the revelation of the Qur’an. Gabriel is mentioned in the Bible once in the Old Testament and once in the New. In the Old Testament, he appears to the prophet Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel’s visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). In Luke’s Gospel, Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary and Zechariah, foretelling the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, respectively (Luke 1:11–38). The Archangel Gabriel’s feast day is traditionally celebrated by the Catholic Church on September 29 and by the Orthodox Church on November 8.
This name is linked to a mixed Greco-Anatolian mid-7th and early 6th century BCE community. It looks like it originally came from “K(ebren),” not excluding that it may be an Akkadian or Hittite word. In Greek mythology, Kevrín (Κεβρήν) or Kevrinós (Κεβρηνός) was a river god corresponded to a tributary of Skamandros in Asia Minor. Kevrin is said to have had two daughters: Oinonis, Nymph of Ides who married Paris before he abducted the beautiful Helen, and Asterope, who married Aeacus. Kevrina does not refer to the ancient city of Kevrina, which may have been named after the river. The earliest Greek archaeological remains found at Cebren date to the mid-7th and early 6th century BCE and were found together with indigenous pottery, suggesting a multi-ethnic community.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Latin “Caecus / Caecilius,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic and Proto-Indo-European Adjective “*káykos / *kaikos,” meaning “one-eyed, blind.” Saint Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom ~230, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She was sentenced to death because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. Her cult is predominant because Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kékrōps (κέκρωψ),” which means “face with a tail.” Cecrops was a mythical king of Attica, which derived from his name Cecropia, having previously borne Acte or Actice. He was the founder and the first king of Athens itself though preceded in the region by the earth-born king Actaeus of Attica. Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of sixty-one recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees.
This name derives from the Hebrew “tsephanyâh / tsephanyâhû,” meaning “Yahweh has hidden.” 1). The 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets; descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of King Josiah of Judah 2). Son of Maaseiah and a second priest in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah; succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple, slain at Riblah on Jerusalem's capture.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name comes from the Latin word “cælum > cælestis,” meaning “heavenly, coming from the sky, the blue color of the sky.” The name spread in a Christian context, used concerning the Virgin Mary “Queen Mother in Heaven.” Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is one of many Queen titles used by the Virgin Mary. The title derived in part from the ancient Catholic teaching that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was bodily and spiritually assumed into heaven, and that she is there honored as Queen. Saint Celeste Metz was the 2nd Bishop of Metz and is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches, and the Anglican Communion. Pope Celestine V was the head of the Catholic Church for a few months from 5 July to 13 December 1294 when resigned.
This name comes from the Latin word “cælum > cælestis,” meaning “heavenly, coming from the sky, the blue color of the sky.” The name spread in a Christian context, used concerning the Virgin Mary “Queen Mother in Heaven.” Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is one of many Queen titles used by the Virgin Mary. The title derived in part from the ancient Catholic teaching that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was bodily and spiritually assumed into heaven, and that she is there honored as Queen. Saint Celeste Metz was the 2nd Bishop of Metz and is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches, and the Anglican Communion. Pope Celestine V was the head of the Catholic Church for a few months from 5 July to 13 December 1294 when resigned.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “ceallach > ceallaigh,” meaning “one who suffers strife during a battle, war, strife, bright-headed, from a brilliant mind.” The element “ceall” probably comes from the Gaelic, meaning “church,” with the addition of a diminutive suffix. According to other interpretations, it means “bright,” or comes from the word “ceallach” “war,” hence “warrior.” In both cases, the etymology is probably also shared by the name Ceallach. Saint Kilian, also spelled Killian (Irish: Cillian), was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labors towards the end of the 7th-century.
This name means “consecrated to the god Mars, god of war, dedicated to Mars.” The name derives from the Latin praenomen “Marcus” derived from “Mars,” the Roman god of war, originally Mavors, which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European root “*Māwort-,” probably reconstructed from the Indian (Sanskrit: Marutas), a given name of ancient Roman Pre-Christian origin. It is referring to the mythological figure Mars because Mars was identified as the Roman god of war. The name ‘Mars’ can be taken by extension to refer to the deity Ares in the ancient Greek pantheon. Marcus developed as a patronymic or locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 AD, traceable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries called Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the four main original episcopal seats of Christianity. Martis dies in Latin is the second day of the week for some cultures and in honor of the god Mars.
This name derives from the Old English “Cenhelm,” composed of two Germanic elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, smart, experienced, wise), plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection). In turn, the name means “one who defends valiantly.” Saint Kenelm (or Cynehelm) was an Anglo-Saxon saint, venerated throughout medieval England and mentioned in the Canterbury Tales. William of Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century, recounted that “there was no place in England to which more pilgrims traveled than to Winchcombe on Kenelm’s feast day.”
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > vincens-entis > Vincentius,” meaning “conqueror, winner, who wins, winning over evil.” Therefore has a similar meaning to the Ancient Greek names Victor, Nicephorus, Nicetas, and Nike. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was born at Huesca and martyred under Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kēpheús (Κηφεύς),” of unknown meaning. 1) In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the name of one of the sons of Belus and Anchinoe. Brother of Egypt, Dànao, and Phineas was king of Ethiopia, which in Greek mythology included the territories from Palestine to the Red Sea. He married Cassiopeia and with her generated Andromeda. 2) Cepheus is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
This name is a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek “Kérberos (Κέρβεροσ),” which may be related to the Sanskrit word “sarvarā,” used as an epithet of one of the dogs of “Yama”, which in turn derives from a Proto-Indo-European word “*k̑érberos,” meaning “spotted.” In Greek and Roman Mythology, Kerberos is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of the underworld to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
This name is a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek “Kérberos (Κέρβεροσ),” which may be related to the Sanskrit word “sarvarā,” used as an epithet of one of the dogs of “Yama”, which in turn derives from a Proto-Indo-European word “*k̑érberos,” meaning “spotted.” In Greek and Roman Mythology, Kerberos is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of the underworld to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
This name derives from the Latin adjective “cerbonius,” meaning “beautiful face.” Saint Cerbonius († 575 AD) was a bishop of Populonia during the Barbarian invasions. Saint Gregory the Great praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues.
This name is a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek “Kérberos (Κέρβεροσ),” which may be related to the Sanskrit word “sarvarā,” used as an epithet of one of the dogs of “Yama”, which in turn derives from a Proto-Indo-European word “*k̑érberos,” meaning “spotted.” In Greek and Roman Mythology, Kerberos is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of the underworld to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kérkafos (Κέρκαφος),” of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology, King Cercaphus of Rhodes was one of Heliadae, Helios and Rhodos’s sons, the island’s personification.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name derives from the Latin name “caesius,” meaning “bluish-gray, gray-eyed, blue-eyed,” which in turn derives from the Latin “caedō,” meaning “cut, hew, fell.” Cesidio, Placido, and Eutychius are a group of martyrs killed in Trasacco during the persecution of Maximinus Thrax.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “chest (*čьstь / честь)” (honor, regard, respect) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “one who has honor and respect carrying peace in the world.” The name is predominantly used in the Czech Republic. According to the Czech, public holiday, the calendar is traditionally celebrated on January 8.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “a-níketos (ἀ-νίκητος) / Aníketos (Ανίκητος),” meaning “unconquerable,” based on “nīkáō (νῑκάω),” meaning “to prevail, be superior, to conquer, vanquish, beat,” from “níkē (νίκη),” meaning “victory.” In Greek mythology, Aniceto was the name of one of the sons of Heracles and Hebe. Pope Anicetus († 168) was the Bishop of Rome from ~157 to his death in 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Anicetus was a Syrian from the city of Emesa (modern-day Homs).
This name derives from the Thai “chākhrit”, meaning “careful, watchful”.
This name derives from the Middle English “chaloun”, from the Gallo-Romance “Cabillonum” meaning “a blanket, coverlet for a bed (a type of blanket made in Châlons-sur-Marne)”. The name derives from one of the places called “Chalon” in France. A “chaloner” was a seller of these blankets.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qemû'êl,” meaning “raised of God.” There are several characters in the Bible, including: 1) Son of Nahor by Milcah and the father of Aram. 2) Son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes. 3) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David.
This name derives from the Old French “cheance,” meaning “luck, fortune, good fortune.” It was used as a given name in American in honor of Harvard president Charles Chauncey (1592–1672).
This name derives from the Sanskrit “Chandana (चन्दना)”, meaning “sandalwood”.
In Hinduism, Chandra (shining, to shine) is a lunar deity and a Graha. Chandra is also identified with the Vedic Lunar deity Soma (juice). The Soma name refers particularly to the juice of sap in the plants and thus makes the Moon the lord of plants and vegetation. Chandra is also the word in Sanskrit, Hindi and other Indian languages for moon. It is the middle name of the Hindu god Rama.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old French “canon,” from the Latin “cănŏn > cănŏnĭcus, “meaning “cleric, clergyman, Canon, sacred books approved by the Church, a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “kanṓn (κανών) > kanōnikós (κανονικός), meaning “measuring rod, standard, relating to a rule.” The name means “someone who worked at a clergy house.” Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, in one of the houses within the precinct of or close to a cathedral and conducting his life according to the church’s orders or rules.
This name derives from the Hebrew “chănôk > H̱anokh / Ḥănōḵ,” meaning “dedicated, consecrated.” According to the Book of Genesis, Enoch was a son of Cain, grandson of Adam, and father of Irad. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which the Lord evicted him as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel, his wife got pregnant and bore Cain’s first child, whom he named Enoch. Enoch appears in the Book of Genesis and a figure in the Generations of Adam. Enoch is the son of Jared (Gen 5:3-18), the father of Methuselah, and the great-grandfather of Noah.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kháos (χᾰìος),” meaning “emptiness, vast void, chasm, the abyss.” Chaos refers to the primordial state or state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the myths of Greek creation, more specifically the initial “gap” created by the original separation between heaven and earth. For Hesiod and the early Greek Olympian myth (8th century BC), Chaos was the first of the primordial deities, followed by Earth (Gaia), Tartarus, and Eros (Love). From Chaos came Erebus and Nyx.
This name derives from the Syriac-Aramaic “Šarbēl,” meaning unknown. The second element of the name could be “el,” meaning “God” or Baʿal, a Semitic honorific title meaning “master, lord.” 1) Saints Sarbelius & Barbea were two martyrs, brother, and sister, who were put to death at Edessa during the persecutions of Emperor Trajan. Sarbelius, also called Sharbel, was a high priest at Edessa, in Mesopotamia. They were arrested for converting to the faith and were tortured with red-hot irons before execution. 2) Saint Charbel Makhlouf (1828–1898) was a Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and the Eastern and Roman Catholic Church has canonized him.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Charálampos (Χαράλαμπος),” composed of two elements: “kharā́ (χαρᾱ́)” (joy, celebration, happiness) plus “lámpō (λάμπω)” (to shine, be bright, give light). In turn, the name means “the one who is shining with joy, shine with happiness.” Saint Charalampus was an early Christian bishop in Magnesia, a region of Thessaly, in the diocese of the same name. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211) when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. It is believed that at the time of his martyrdom in 202, Charalampus was 113 years old.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Old French “cheance,” meaning “luck, fortune, good fortune.” It was used as a given name in American in honor of Harvard president Charles Chauncey (1592–1672).
This name derives from the Old French “cheance,” meaning “luck, fortune, good fortune.” It was used as a given name in American in honor of Harvard president Charles Chauncey (1592–1672).
This name derives from the Persian (Fārsi) “rahbar,” meaning “leader, conductor, guide, dignitary.” Chavdar refers to various localities and provinces in Bulgaria including Chavdar Municipality, one of the municipalities in Sofia Province.
This name derives from the Latin “salvātŏr,” which is based on the Latin verb “salvare,” literally means “the savior, the one who saves.” It is usually an indirect way of naming a Messiah, savior of humanity. Of clear religious meaning, the name comes from the translation of the Ancient Greek “sōtḗr (σωτήρ), literally savior, deliverer, the preserver. In Greek mythology, Soteria (Ancient Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit (daimon) of safety, deliverance, and preservation from harm. Her male counterparts were the daimon Soter and the god Dionysos Soter. The Romans named her Salus (Preservation). Soter was also the husband of Peitharchia and the father of Eupraxia. Salvador of Horta was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother from the region of Catalonia in Spain, who was celebrated as a miracle worker during his lifetime. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Latin “salvātŏr,” which is based on the Latin verb “salvare,” literally means “the savior, the one who saves.” It is usually an indirect way of naming a Messiah, savior of humanity. Of clear religious meaning, the name comes from the translation of the Ancient Greek “sōtḗr (σωτήρ), literally savior, deliverer, the preserver. In Greek mythology, Soteria (Ancient Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit (daimon) of safety, deliverance, and preservation from harm. Her male counterparts were the daimon Soter and the god Dionysos Soter. The Romans named her Salus (Preservation). Soter was also the husband of Peitharchia and the father of Eupraxia. Salvador of Horta was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother from the region of Catalonia in Spain, who was celebrated as a miracle worker during his lifetime. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the proto-Semitic root “Chayyim (Ḥayyīm),” meaning “life.” According to Kaballah, the name Hayim helps the person to remain healthy, and people were known to add Hayim as their second name to improve their health.
This name derives from the Hebrew “chăzâ’êl/chăzâh’êl,” from the triconsonantal root “H-Z-Y” meaning “to see,” his full name meaning “one who sees God, God has seen.” Hazael was a court official and later an Aramean king who is mentioned in the Bible. Under his reign, Aram-Damascus became an empire that ruled over large parts of Syria and Palestine. Hazael is first referred to by name in 1 Kings 19:15. Years after this, the Syrian king Hadadezer was ill and sent his court official Hazael with gifts to Elijah’s successor Elisha.
This name derives from Hebrew “Shim’ôn” (Ancient Greek: Símōn “Σῐ́μων”), meaning “He (God) has heard.” In turn, it derives from the word “sh’ma,” meaning “listen” (God has heard your prayer to grant a child). Sh’ma Yisrael are the first two words of a section of the Torah and are the title (sometimes shortened to just “Shema”) of a prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services. 1) Simeon or Shimeon was the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife, Leah, and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon. 2) Simeon was an Israelite of the sons of Bani, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. Some authors consider this name a classical Greek name.
This name derives from Latin name “Innocentius,” based on the word “innŏcens,” which in turn derives from Latin feminine noun” innŏcentĭa,” meaning “an honest man, a gentleman, an innocent.” Several popes used this name including, Pope Innocent I pope from 401 to 12 March 417. According to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, Innocent was a native of Albano and the son of a man called Innocentius, but his contemporary Jerome referred to him as the son of the previous pope, Anastasius I, probably a unique case of a son succeeding his father in the papacy. 2) Pope Innocent III (~1161–1216) reigned from 8 January 1198 to his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicized to Lothar of Segni.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yehôsêph,” meaning “Yehowah has added, he will enlarge, God will increase, may he add,” which in turn derives from “yâsaph,” meaning “to add, increase, do again, increase, do again.” The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries. It is widespread in contemporary Israel, as either “Yossi” or “Yosef.” In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob’s eleventh son and Rachel’s first. In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament, there is another Joseph as well, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried. Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm (estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE) is an Islamic prophet found in the Qurʾān, the holy scripture of Islam. He corresponds to Joseph (son of Jacob), a character from the Jewish religious scripture, the Tanakh, and the Christian Bible.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yechezqê’l> Yehezque’l,” meaning “may God strengthen him, strong.” Ezekiel is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha’i Faith, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet. In Judaism and Christianity, he is also viewed as the author of the Book of Ezekiel that reveals prophecies regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, the restoration to the land of Israel and the Millennial Temple visions, or the Third Temple.
This name derives from the Akkadian (Assyrian) “karabu / kuribu (Hebrew: kərūv / kerûb; Ancient Greek: kheroúb χερούβ),” meaning “blessing, blessed.” The Hebrew definition is also “angelic being, as guardians of Eden, as flanking God’s throne, as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant, as the chariot of Jehovah. A cherub is a spiritual being mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and cited later on in the Christian biblical canons, usually associated with God’s presence. Cherubim are mentioned in the Torah (five books of Moses), the Book of Ezekiel, and Isaiah’s Book. They are also mentioned in the books of 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicle, and 2 Chronicles, mainly in the House of God’s construction.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Latin “castrum > castra > ceaster,” meaning “fortified place, camp, military camp, fort, fortress, stronghold, castle,” a surname which formerly belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. It was the base of the Second Roman Legion Adiutrix in the 70s CE and later the 20th Legion Valeria Victrix. Chester also is a city in Cheshire, England.
This name comes from the Old French word and surname “chivaler,” which in turn derives from the medieval Latin “căballus > caballārius, “which means “horseman, knight, mounted knight.” Chivalry is the traditional code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealized German custom. It was initially conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code. The term derives from the French word “chevalerie,” meaning horse soldiery, involving, gallantry, and individual training and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasize more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honor, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition.
Spirit warrior
This is a Korean masculine given name. It is the Romanization and Latinization version from the Korean (Han-geul) (지후). Ji-hoon has been a popular name for South Korean baby boys for several decades, coming in fourth place in 1970, first place in 1980, and first place again in 1990. In 2008 it was the second-most popular name for baby boys, with 2,158 given the name.
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This female name derives from the African (Igbo) “Chi,” meaning “spiritual being, the supreme deity.” In the traditional Igbo spiritual belief system and Igbo mythology, Chukwu is the infinitely powerful, undefinable, supreme deity encompassing everything in space and space itself. In the Igbo pantheon, Chukwu is the source of all other Igbo Gods and is responsible for assigning them their different tasks. Chi is a sub-deity functioning as a personal, spiritual guide.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the English locational origin from any of the several places thus called “Ciltone and Cilletone,” composed of two Old English elements: “cild” (child) plus “tūn” (an enclosed piece of ground, settlement, a large inhabited place, a town). In turn, the name means “the child who comes from the village.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Euthýmios (Ευθύμιος) Euthýmia (Ευθυμία),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “thūmós (θῡμός)” (soul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, life, breath, heart, desire, will, temper, passion, disposition). In turn, the name means “in good spirits, of good cheer, clear.” Saint Euthymius (377–473), often called “the Great,” was an abbot in Palestine venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Patriarch Euthymius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 907 to 912.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Hīerṓnumos (Ῑ̔ερώνυμος),” composed of two elements: “hierós (ἱερός)” (connected with the gods, supernatural, holy, sacred, consecrated, under divine protection) plus “ónoma (ὄνομᾰ)” (name). In turn, the name means “sacred name.” Already in use by the ancient Greeks, the name Hieronymos seems to reflect an old religious euphemism, probably used as a circumlocution to denote a particular pagan deity. Subsequently, however, it is likely that this expression is also coming into use in the early Christian circles, where the Sacred Name probably became a euphemism for the name of God). Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. Geronimo, a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache, fought against Mexico and the United States to expand into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. “Geronimo” was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Avestan and Middle Persian “Husravah,” composed of two elements: “hu” (well, good) plus “sravah / sravas” (fame, reputation). In turn, the name means “of good fame.” 1) Khosrow and Shirin is a Persian tragic romance by the Persian poet “Nizami Ganjavi” (1141–1209) who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Syriac princess Shirin, who becomes his queen. 2) Kai Khosrow is a legendary king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile.
This name derives from the Avestan and Middle Persian “Husravah,” composed of two elements: “hu” (well, good) plus “sravah / sravas” (fame, reputation). In turn, the name means “of good fame.” 1) Khosrow and Shirin is a Persian tragic romance by the Persian poet “Nizami Ganjavi” (1141–1209) who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Syriac princess Shirin, who becomes his queen. 2) Kai Khosrow is a legendary king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile.
This name derives from the Arabic “Šhukri,” meaning “thanking, thankful, of thanks, grateful.” It is the masculine, active participle of the verb “šukr,” meaning “to be thankful, thankfulness, gratitude,” from the primitive root (š-k-r). It can be used as either a given name or surname. Shukri al-Quwatli (1891–1967) was the first president of post-independence Syria. He began his career as a dissident working towards the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire’s Arab territories and was consequently imprisoned and tortured for his activism.
This name derives from the Arabic “Šhukri,” meaning “thanking, thankful, of thanks, grateful.” It is the masculine, active participle of the verb “šukr,” meaning “to be thankful, thankfulness, gratitude,” from the primitive root (š-k-r). It can be used as either a given name or surname. Shukri al-Quwatli (1891–1967) was the first president of post-independence Syria. He began his career as a dissident working towards the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire’s Arab territories and was consequently imprisoned and tortured for his activism.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrūsós (χρῡσός) Khrúsēs (Χρύσης)” meaning “golden, gold, something dear or precious.” Chryses was a priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. During the Trojan War (before the actions described in Homer’s Iliad), Agamemnon took Chryses’ daughter Chryseis (Astynome) from Moesia as a war prize and when Chryses attempted to ransom her, refused to return her. Chryseis prayed to Apollo, and he, to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague that overwhelmed the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to return Chryseis to end it.
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) khrīstós (χρῑστός) Christós (Χριστός)” meaning “anointed, to anoint oneself, usually with olive oil.” a translation of the Hebrew (Māšîaḥ), used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. In common usage, “Christ” is generally treated as synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus came to be called “Jesus Christ,” meaning “Jesus the Christós.” The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament. The English form of Christ was written without the “h” before 1500.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Krónos (Κρόνος). Krónos was the youngest of Titans’ first generation, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological golden age until his son, Zeus, overthrew him and imprisoned in Tartarus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Krónos (Κρόνος). Krónos was the youngest of Titans’ first generation, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological golden age until his son, Zeus, overthrew him and imprisoned in Tartarus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Khrū́sippos (Χρῡ́σιππος),” composed of two elements: “khrūsós (χρῡσός)” (gold, something dear or precious) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “golden horse.” Chrysippus of Soli (279–206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of Cleanthes in the Stoic school.
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This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yəhošúa / Yehôshûa’,” meaning “God rescues, Yahweh is salvation.” It appears in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. “Yeshua” appears in some following editions of the Hebrew Bible; once for Joshua the son of Nun, and 28 times for Joshua the High Priest and (KJV “Jeshua”) and other priests called Jeshua although these same priests are also given the spelling Joshua in 11 further instances in the books of Haggai and Zechariah. It differs from the usual Hebrew Bible spelling of Joshua, found 218 times in the Hebrew Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodótos (Θεοδότος),” composed of two elements: “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi (δίδωμι) dotós (δοτός)” (give, present, offer, grant, allow, permit). In turn, the name means “given to God, the gift of God.” Theodotus of Byzantium was an early Christian writer from Byzantium, one of several named Theodotus, whose writings were condemned as heresy in the early church. He claimed that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit as a non-divine man, and though later “adopted” by God upon baptism (that is to say, he became the Christ), was not himself God until after his resurrection. Theodote was the second consort empress and consort of Constantine VI of the Byzantine Empire. Theodote was also a member of an illustrious family in Constantinople.
This name derives from the Old Irish adjective “ciar,” namely “Ó Ciardha,” meaning “black, little dark one.” The name is linked to Saint Ciara, a 7th-century Irish saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. It is a habitation and topographic name in Normandy, Burgundy, and Franche-Comté in France, occurring more often as Carrey.
This name derives from the Latin “cicer,” meaning “chickpea.” It was initially given as a nickname to people who had an outgrowth on his face in the shape of a chickpea. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist.
This name derives from the Latin “cicer,” meaning “chickpea.” It was initially given as a nickname to people who had an outgrowth on his face in the shape of a chickpea. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist.
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name derives from the Hebrew “tsidqı̂yâh / tsidqı̂yâhû,” meaning “justice of Yahweh.” 1) The last king of Judah was renamed from ‘Mattaniah’ by Nebuchadnezzar, son of Josiah by wife Hamutal, placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar he carried his nephew, Jehoiakim in captivity. 2). The false prophet at the court of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. 3) Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon. 4) Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kûdos (κῦδος),” meaning “renown, glory.” Cydoemus was the personification of the din of battle, confusion, uproar, and uproar, noise. He is mentioned together with other personifications having to do with war.
This name derives from the Latin “caelum > caelius > caelīna,” meaning “heaven, sky.” 1) The mother of St. Remigius, archbishop of Rheims, and apostle of France. She was probably born about A.D. 400 and lived and died in Lauriniacum, where Remigius buried her. She is commemorated on October 21. 2) A virgin celebrated at Meaux. The exact date of her birth is uncertain, but she is known to have lived in the time of St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, who died about 509–512.
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “ceallach > ceallaigh,” meaning “one who suffers strife during a battle, war, strife, bright-headed, from a brilliant mind.” The element “ceall” probably comes from the Gaelic, meaning “church,” with the addition of a diminutive suffix. According to other interpretations, it means “bright,” or comes from the word “ceallach” “war,” hence “warrior.” In both cases, the etymology is probably also shared by the name Ceallach. Saint Kilian, also spelled Killian (Irish: Cillian), was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labors towards the end of the 7th-century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Tīmótheos (Τῑμόθεος),” composed of two elements: “tīmḗ (τῑμή) timáō (τιμάω)” (to pay honor to, to hold in honor, treat honorably, to honor, revere, worship, esteem) plus “theós (θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God). In turn, the name means “In God’s honor, honored by God, honoring God.” Saint Timothy was the first 1st-century Christian bishop of Ephesus, whom tradition relates died around AD 97. The New Testament indicates that Timothy traveled with Saint Paul, who was also his mentor. He is addressed as the recipient of the epistles to Timothy. It is a common name in several countries, including non-English speaking ones. Pope Timothy II of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria for the Orthodox Church and the pope to the Coptic Orthodox Church (457–477). He was elected and consecrated after the death of the exiled Dioscorus of Alexandria in 454 by the Miaphysite opponents of the Council of Chalcedon and immediately went into hiding.
This name derives from the Medieval Greek “kíndynos (κίνδυνος) Akíndynos (Ἀκίνδυνος),” meaning “without danger, quietly, safely.” Gregory Akindynos (Latinized as Gregorius Acindynus) (~1300–1348) was a Byzantine Greek theologian.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “huákinthos (ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος) Huákinthos (Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος),” meaning “Hyacinth, reddish-blue or deep purple color.” Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is “Leshem.” 1) Hyacinthus is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amykles southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. A temenos or sanctuary grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located in the Classical period at Apollo’s statue’s feet. 2) Jacinth is one of the precious stones that were to form the foundation of New Jerusalem, specified in Middle Persian as “yʾknd (yākand),” but that means “ruby.” 3) Hyacinthus is a small fragrant flower of blue- Violet color, considered native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestine region. 4) Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos, were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
From the Ancient Greek “Kyrēnē (Κυρήνη),” meaning “from Cyrene, sovereign queen.” In Greek mythology, Kyrene “sovereign queen” was the daughter of Hypseus, King of the Lapiths, although some myths state that her father was actually the river-god Peneus, and she was a nymph rather than mortal. 2) In Greek mythology, Cyrene or Pyrenean was a nymph; Ares loved her.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kuriakón (κυριακόν),” meaning “(Christianity) church.” The name is composed of two elements: “kū́rios (κῡ́ρῐος)” (ruling, governing, lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner) plus “-akos (-ακος)” (superlative adjective suffix). In turn, the name means “of the lord, holy to the lord.” 1) Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. His canonization is set for 23 November 2014. 2) Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1833–1909) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain, and Patriarch of the West Indies. 3) Kyriakos (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin word “clàrus,” meaning “clear, bright, famous, illustrious one.” In English, originally in the form “Clare,” the name is in use since the Middle Ages, then replaced by the form “Clara” during the nineteenth century. 1) Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi). She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their “Rule of Life,” the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. 2) Saint Clare of Montefalco (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco) (~1268–1308) was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881. The feast day is traditionally observed on August 11 and August 17.
This name derives from the Irish clan surname originally “MacClancy”, meaning “the son of the red warrior or Reddish, ruddy”, from the Irish (Gaelic) Mac Fhlannchaidh. 1) Mac Fhlannchaidh of Breifne were chiefs of Dartraighe, in what is now County Leitrim. 2) The Mac Fhlannchaidh of Thomond was a branch of the Mac Conmara family, acted as hereditary lawyers to the O’Briens. Their homeland was in the barony of Corcomroe in north County Clare. Besides, Clancy, in the English language, means “overflow or spillage”.
This name derives from the Irish clan surname originally “MacClancy”, meaning “the son of the red warrior or Reddish, ruddy”, from the Irish (Gaelic) Mac Fhlannchaidh. 1) Mac Fhlannchaidh of Breifne were chiefs of Dartraighe, in what is now County Leitrim. 2) The Mac Fhlannchaidh of Thomond was a branch of the Mac Conmara family, acted as hereditary lawyers to the O’Briens. Their homeland was in the barony of Corcomroe in north County Clare. Besides, Clancy, in the English language, means “overflow or spillage”.
This name derives from the Irish clan surname originally “MacClancy”, meaning “the son of the red warrior or Reddish, ruddy”, from the Irish (Gaelic) Mac Fhlannchaidh. 1) Mac Fhlannchaidh of Breifne were chiefs of Dartraighe, in what is now County Leitrim. 2) The Mac Fhlannchaidh of Thomond was a branch of the Mac Conmara family, acted as hereditary lawyers to the O’Briens. Their homeland was in the barony of Corcomroe in north County Clare. Besides, Clancy, in the English language, means “overflow or spillage”.
This name has a double origin. The modern usage in English, which began in the nineteenth century, was inspired by the title of the Dukes of Clarence, attributed to some members of the British royal family, and this title, which originated in 1362, comes from the Latin “Clarensis” (from the city of ‘Clare’), a city of Suffolk, which was owned by the noble Anglo-Norman family from which the title is derived. However, Clarence (or Clarent) is also the French form of “Clarenzio,” a name borne by a saint and bishop of Vienne, derived from the Latin “Clàrus,” meaning “Clear, bright, famous, illustrious.”
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from a medieval English surname. It is a location from various places now called Clayton in the counties of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Sussex, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The derivation is from the pre-7th-Century “clorg- tūn,” meaning “the village on the clay.” The earliest spelling is in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Claitone and Claitune, and it appears in its present form in Lancashire in the pipe rolls of 1263. The name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “clǣġ” from Proto-Germanic “*klajjaz” (clay) plus “tūn,” meaning “enclosure, the settlement.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleanthēs (Κλεάνθης),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “ánthos (ἄνθος)” (flower, blossom, bloom, peak, brightness, brilliance). In turn, the name means “glorious flower.” Cleanthes (~330–230 BC), of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and successor to Zeno, as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Formerly a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno’s lectures.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleanthēs (Κλεάνθης),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “ánthos (ἄνθος)” (flower, blossom, bloom, peak, brightness, brilliance). In turn, the name means “glorious flower.” Cleanthes (~330–230 BC), of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and successor to Zeno, as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Formerly a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno’s lectures.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-Century and Middle English “cleove”, meaning “from the land of cliffs, hilly area, hilly land”. This name derives from a regional surname, a district in North Yorkshire around Middlebrough, England. Cleveland’s derivation, which first appears ~1110 in the Yorkshire, Charters as “Clivelanda.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kléō (κλέω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “to tell of, make famous, celebrate, renowned, splendid, excellent.” It is the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology. One of them is Cleitus the Black (Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας) (375–328), an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander’s life at the Granicus’s Battle and was killed by him several years later in a drunken quarrel. Cleitus was the son of Dropides and brother of Alexander’s nurse, Lanike.
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleónikos (Κλεόνικος),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success). In turn, the name means “glory and fame to victory, the one who gets a victorious glory.” The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 3 in memory of Saint Cleonicus, a martyr to Amasea with other comrades under Maximian or Galerius.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kleópatros (Κλεόπᾰτρος),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “patḗr (πᾰτήρ) patrós (πατρός)” (father). In turn, the name means “glory of the father.” Cleopatra “Cleopatra the goddess” (164–121) was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid empire. She ruled Syria from 125 BC after the death of Demetrius II Nicator. Cleopatra VII (69–30), known to history as Cleopatra, was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death during the Hellenistic period. The identity of Cleopatra’s mother is unknown, but she is generally believed to be Cleopatra V Tryphaena of Egypt, the sister or cousin, and wife of Ptolemy XII Auletes. Another possibility is a Ptolemaic family member who was the daughter of Ptolemy X and Cleopatra Berenice III Philopator if Cleopatra V was not the daughter of Ptolemy X and Berenice III.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kleónikos (Κλεόνικος),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success). In turn, the name means “glory and fame to victory, the one who gets a victorious glory.” The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 3 in memory of Saint Cleonicus, a martyr to Amasea with other comrades under Maximian or Galerius.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “klínō (κλίνω) klîmax (κλῖμαξ) Klímakos (Κλίμακος),” meaning “ladder.” Saint John Climacus, known as John of the ladder, John Scholasticus, and John Sinaites, was a 7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches.
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
The name means “settlement on the river Glyme”. Clinton is an English family name, indicating one’s ancestors came from English places called Glympton from the Middle English “Glyme”, related to the river Glyme in Oxfordshire, England. Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th-century. Glympton is also a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about 3 miles (5 km) north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from two Germanic elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*alða- / *aldaz” (old, grown-up), which means “man of great wisdom.” Saint Clodoald was the son of King Chlodomer of Orléans. Clodoald was raised in Paris by his grandmother, Saint Clotilde. He was one of three brothers, all of whom were targeted for assassination by their uncle, Clotaire I. Clodoald’s brothers, Theodoald and Gunther, was killed by Clotaire when they were ten and nine respectively, but Clodoald survived by escaping to Provence.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kleíō (κλείω) kleitós (κλειτός),” meaning “renowned, famous, splendid, excellent.” Clytie or Clytia was a water nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She loved Helios. Clytius is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology: 1) A son of Laomedon, brother of Priam, and an elder of Troy. 2) A young soldier in Turnus’s army was loved by Cydon in Virgil’s Aeneid and was killed by Aeneas. 3) One of the Giants, Gaia’s sons, was killed by Hecate during the Gigantomachy, the Giants’ battle versus the Olympian gods. In addition, Saint Clinius (Roman Martyrology), near Aquino in Lazio, was abbot of St. Peter of the Forest monastery. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on March 30.
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kleópatros (Κλεόπᾰτρος),” composed of two elements: “kléos (κλέος)” (rumor, report, good report, fame, glory) plus “patḗr (πᾰτήρ) patrós (πατρός)” (father). In turn, the name means “glory of the father.” Cleopatra “Cleopatra the goddess” (164–121) was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid empire. She ruled Syria from 125 BC after the death of Demetrius II Nicator. Cleopatra VII (69–30), known to history as Cleopatra, was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death during the Hellenistic period. The identity of Cleopatra’s mother is unknown, but she is generally believed to be Cleopatra V Tryphaena of Egypt, the sister or cousin, and wife of Ptolemy XII Auletes. Another possibility is a Ptolemaic family member who was the daughter of Ptolemy X and Cleopatra Berenice III Philopator if Cleopatra V was not the daughter of Ptolemy X and Berenice III.
The gens Cocceia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The gens is first mentioned towards the latter end of the Republic and is best known as the family to which the emperor Nerva belonged. According to Syme, the Cocceii came from Umbria. Marcus Cocceius Nerva was consul of the Roman Republic in 36 BC, together with Lucius Gellius Publicola. His family were of Umbrian origin and were supporters of Marcus Antonius, providing him with several generals and diplomats.
This name derives from the Latin word “cælum > Cælĭus,” meaning “sky, third world, paradise, universe.” The gens Caelia or Coelia was a plebeian family at Rome. In manuscripts, the nomen is usually written Caelius, while on coins, it generally occurs in the form of Coelius or Coilius, though we find on one coin L. Caelius Tax. From the similarity of the names, Caelius is frequently confounded with Caecilius. No members of the gens obtained the higher offices of the state till the beginning of the 1st century BC; the first who received the consulship was Gaius Caelius Caldus in 94 BC).
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
Colbert is a surname and given name of uncertain etymology. The name is recorded in England in the 11th-century Domesday Book in Devon, Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. This English surname was originally a German given from the Middle Low German “kōl bërht“ meaning “cool and bright.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name means “dweller at the Cold-Huts.” The name derived from having lived in Cealde-Cotan, which was the name of parishes found in Peterborough and Worcestershire. Many still exist: a map of England today will show quite a few towns called Caldecot, Caldicot, Caldecott, Caldecotte, Calicut, and so on. Colgate of (Colgate-Palmolive) was named after William Colgate, an English immigrant, who set up a starch, soap, and candle business in New York City in 1806.
This name means “dweller at the Cold-Huts.” The name derived from having lived in Cealde-Cotan, which was the name of parishes found in Peterborough and Worcestershire. Many still exist: a map of England today will show quite a few towns called Caldecot, Caldicot, Caldecott, Caldecotte, Calicut, and so on. Colgate of (Colgate-Palmolive) was named after William Colgate, an English immigrant, who set up a starch, soap, and candle business in New York City in 1806.
This name means “dweller at the Cold-Huts.” The name derived from having lived in Cealde-Cotan, which was the name of parishes found in Peterborough and Worcestershire. Many still exist: a map of England today will show quite a few towns called Caldecot, Caldicot, Caldecott, Caldecotte, Calicut, and so on. Colgate of (Colgate-Palmolive) was named after William Colgate, an English immigrant, who set up a starch, soap, and candle business in New York City in 1806.
This name means “dweller at the Cold-Huts.” The name derived from having lived in Cealde-Cotan, which was the name of parishes found in Peterborough and Worcestershire. Many still exist: a map of England today will show quite a few towns called Caldecot, Caldicot, Caldecott, Caldecotte, Calicut, and so on. Colgate of (Colgate-Palmolive) was named after William Colgate, an English immigrant, who set up a starch, soap, and candle business in New York City in 1806.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Latin “cŏlumba,” meaning “dove.” Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “cŏlumba,” meaning “dove.” Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “cŏlumba,” meaning “dove.” Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “commŏdum, commodus,” composed of two elements: “com” (with) plus “modus/modī” (measure, bound, limit, manner, method, way). In turn, the name means “commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming, opportune, timely, tidy, pleasant, friendly.” Commodus (161–192), born Lucius Aurelius Commodus, was a Roman emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 to his father’s death in 180, and solely until 192. During his father’s reign, he accompanied Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars in 172 and on a tour of the Eastern provinces in 176.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic “Conbert,” composed of two elements: “*kunją” (kin, family, clan, dynasty) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). In turn, the name means “shining family, shining dynasty.”
This name derives from the Irish Gaelic “Conchúr,” which in turn derives from the Old Irish name “Conchobhar,” meaning “wolfkin, lover of wolves, lover of hounds.” 1) Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. 2) Conchobar mac Donnchada was High-King of Ireland with the opposition (rí Érenn co fressabra) between 819 and 833. Conchobar was the son of Donnchad Midi, high-king of Ireland (733–797); his mother was Fuirseach, a noblewoman of the Dál nAraidi.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Old Irish “connla Áed / Aodh > Conláed,” meaning “chaste fire.” St. Conleth “Conláed, Connlaodh (450–519)” was an Irish hermit and metalworker, who was also said to be a copyist and a skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.
This name derives from the Celtic “Conall,” meaning “high and mighty.” The word “conal” in English means “shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.” Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is usually translated as “victorious” or “triumphant,” although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it. Alternative meanings include “angular, having corners,” “swollen,” or “possessing a dish or receptacle.”
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Old High German “Gundhardt and Gundhart,” composed of two elements: “*guntho / *gunþiz” (battle, fight, the act of killing, blow, to strike) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, valiant, powerful one). In turn, the name means “valiant in battle.” Saint Contardo of Este was the posthumous son of Aldobrandino of Este, Marquis of Ferrara. He was born in 1216 in Ferrara. He renounced to his wealth and position of the crown prince of Ferrara to become a simple “God’s man” and started on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Latin “corallium,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “korállion (κοράλλιον)” which means “coral, hard skeleton. It reflects a feeling of enduring beauty. The name is in memory of Saint Koralia, one of the forty martyrs of Heraclea in the fourth century. Coraline is a horror fantasy novella by British author Neil Gaiman, published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and Harper Collins.
This name derives from an English surname. It derives from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French “corbet,” which is a diminutive of “corb,” meaning “raven.” In turn, it derives from the Latin “corvus,” meaning “crow, raven.” The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
This name is ancient in the Irish Gaelic language, but its exact meaning and derivation remain unclear. The name is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr. Mac is Gaelic for “son of,” and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. The derivation of “cor” is not so clear. The most popular meaning is from “corb,” the Old Gaelic for the wheel, perhaps designating someone who fought in a cart or chariot as male names are often derived from the order of battle. 1) Gaelic: corb-mac “charioteer”. 2) Old Irish: corbb / corbbaid-macc (grew badly son).
maker of cord
This name derives from the Latin “Cornificius,” composed of two elements: “cornū” (a horn, antler, an arm or wing of an army, power, strength, might) plus “faciō > facere” (doing, making, creating). The gens Cornificia was a plebeian family at Rome. No persons of this name occur until the last century of the Republic, and the first who obtained any of the higher honors of the state was Quintus Cornificius, praetor in 66 BC. Lucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens Cornificia, was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC. Cornificius served as the accuser of Marcus Junius Brutus in the court, which tried the murderers of Julius Caesar. In 38 BC, Octavian gave him the command of a fleet in the war against Sextus Pompeius, during which he distinguished himself in battle in the waters around Sicily.
This name derives from the Latin “Cornificius,” composed of two elements: “cornū” (a horn, antler, an arm or wing of an army, power, strength, might) plus “faciō > facere” (doing, making, creating). The gens Cornificia was a plebeian family at Rome. No persons of this name occur until the last century of the Republic, and the first who obtained any of the higher honors of the state was Quintus Cornificius, praetor in 66 BC. Lucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens Cornificia, was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC. Cornificius served as the accuser of Marcus Junius Brutus in the court, which tried the murderers of Julius Caesar. In 38 BC, Octavian gave him the command of a fleet in the war against Sextus Pompeius, during which he distinguished himself in battle in the waters around Sicily.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Korínna (Κορίννα),” which in turn derives from “kórē (κόρη),” meaning “girl, young woman, maiden, bride, young wife,” and therefore has the same meaning as Talitha, Colleen, Zita. Korinna was an Ancient Greek poet, traditionally attributed to the 6th century BC. According to ancient sources such as Plutarch and Pausanias, she came from Tanagra in Boeotia, where she was a teacher and rival to the better-known Theban poet Pindar. Although two of her poems survive in epitome, most of her work is preserved in papyrus fragments.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
This given name derives from the Latin “cornĕus > cornēlĭus” (horn, horned, hard as the horn). The origin of the Cornelii is lost to history, but the name Cornelius may be formed from the hypothetical surname Cornĕus, meaning “horny,” that is, having thick or callused skin. The Cornelia family was one of the most distinguished Roman families and produced a more significant number of illustrious men than any other house in Rome. This family was a significant contributor to the highest offices of the Republic and contested for consulships with the Fabii and the Valerii from the 3rd century BC. Cornelia Scipionis Africana was the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the hero of the Second Punic War, and Aemilia Paulla.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Ancient Greek name “Kóroibos (Κόροιβος),” probably pre-Greek and a possible meaning “mad, crazy.” In Greek mythology, Coroebus may refer to: 1) Coroebus, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, killed by Parthenopaeus. 2) Coroebus of Argos, who slew Poene, the personification of punishment sent upon Argos by Apollo in retribution for the deaths of his lover Psamathe and their son Linus. 3) Coroebus, son of King Mygdon of Phrygia. He came to the aid of Troy during the Trojan War out of love for Princess Cassandra.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Latin “curro > currere” and the medieval name “Bonaccursio,” meaning “came to rescue, to help, good help, good help to the family.” Peter, Otho, Accursius, and Adjutus, are venerated as saints and considered the Franciscan Protomartyrs. Accursius was an Italian jurist. He is notable for his organization of the glosses, the medieval comments on Justinian’s codification of Roman law, the Corpus Juris Civilis. He was not proficient in the classics, but he was called “the Idol of the Jurisconsults.”
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Ancient Greek name “Kóroibos (Κόροιβος),” probably pre-Greek and a possible meaning “mad, crazy.” In Greek mythology, Coroebus may refer to: 1) Coroebus, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, killed by Parthenopaeus. 2) Coroebus of Argos, who slew Poene, the personification of punishment sent upon Argos by Apollo in retribution for the deaths of his lover Psamathe and their son Linus. 3) Coroebus, son of King Mygdon of Phrygia. He came to the aid of Troy during the Trojan War out of love for Princess Cassandra.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Avestan and Middle Persian “Husravah,” composed of two elements: “hu” (well, good) plus “sravah / sravas” (fame, reputation). In turn, the name means “of good fame.” 1) Khosrow and Shirin is a Persian tragic romance by the Persian poet “Nizami Ganjavi” (1141–1209) who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Syriac princess Shirin, who becomes his queen. 2) Kai Khosrow is a legendary king of the Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, Shahnameh. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile.
This name derives from the Latin name “Cōstantīnus,” taken in turn from the original “con- stō > cōnstō > cōnstāns,” meaning “standstill, steady, solid, firm, steady, resolute, tenacious, determined.” Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Krántēs (Κράντες),” meaning “accomplisher.” Crantor († ~276) was a Greek philosopher and scholarch (leader) of the Old Academy, probably born around the middle of the 4th-century BC, at Soli in Cilicia.
This name derives from the Latin “crassus,” meaning “dense, thick, solid, fat, gross, plump.” Marcus Licinius Crassus (~115/112 BC–53 BC) was a Roman general and politician who played a crucial role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called “The richest man in Rome.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kréōn (κρέων) kreíōn (κρείων),” meaning “lord, master, ruler.” Creon is a figure in Greek mythology best known as Thebes’ ruler in the legend of Oedipus. He had four sons and three daughters with his wife, Eurydice (sometimes known as Henioche): Henioche, Pyrrha, Megareus (also called Menoeceus), Lycomedes, and Haimon.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Khrīstóphoros (Χρῑστόφορος),” composed of two elements: “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός)” (Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve) plus “phérō (φέρω) férein (φέρειν)” (bring, bear, carry). In turn, the name means “Christ-bearer, the one who bears Christ (in his soul).” The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher. As a first name, Christopher has been in use since the 15th-century. The meaning of the name suggested the legend of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across the water. The name, frequently cited as religious and even zealous, has found modern popularity in part due to historical figures. With the European exploration of the Americas following the navigation of Christopher Columbus, the name retained its reverent stature but allowed for its removal from purely religious uses and distinction.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Chrūsanthos (Χρύσανθος),” composed of two elements: “khrūsós (χρῡσός)” (gold, something dear or precious) plus “ánthos (ἄνθος)” (flower, blossom, bloom, peak, brightness, brilliance). In turn, the name means “golden flower, brilliant and precious flower-like gold that glitters in the light.” 1) Saints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. Their names appear in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, an early martyr’s list, and a church was built in their honor over their reputed burial place in Rome. 2) Chrysanthus was the name of a vicarious of Roman Britain, probably in the period 395-406. Little is known about his governorship, except that he probably served under the emperor Honorius. 3) Chrysanthos Sisinis (born 1857) was a Greek Army general.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Khrū́sippos (Χρῡ́σιππος),” composed of two elements: “khrūsós (χρῡσός)” (gold, something dear or precious) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “golden horse.” Chrysippus of Soli (279–206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of Cleanthes in the Stoic school.
This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus,” meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined.” Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, and his household was converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus,” meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined.” Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, and his household was converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus,” meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined.” Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, and his household was converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
This name derives from the Latin “Christianus,” meaning “Christian, follower of Christ.” The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn, the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō (χρῑ́ω) -tos (-τος) khrīstós (χρῑστός),” meaning “Messiah or Christ.” It is an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve” (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ,” commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means “anointed.” Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th-centuries was a famous female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O’Morgair. In 1126, Christian named the bishop of Clogher in Ireland.
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It is an old Hungarian personal name of Turkish origin, meaning “falcon, hunting bird.” The Hungarian poet and dramatist Mihály Vörösmarty used it in his play ‘Csongor és Tünde’ (1830).
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
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This name means “whelp, cub, young pup, young dog” in Gaelic. Some names in this family are used in Scotland as a form of the name “Columba,” while the name “Colin” is used as a diminutive of Nicolas. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name tends to be spelled with one “L,” Colin, whereas, in the United States, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boys’ names for decades. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the famous abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of Ireland’s twelve apostles.
A god of death and the underworld. (the name is of Maya mythology, part of Mesoamerican mythology and is taken from the Books of Chilam Balam, Books handwritten, chiefly 17th and 18th-centuries Maya Miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important traditional knowledge Which in indigenous Mayan and early Spanish traditions have coalesced).
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Latin “cupiō > cupīdō > cupere > cupidus” meaning “desire, longing, especially amorous desire, lust, passion, greed, long for, eager, passionate, greedy, wanton, lecherous.” In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and is known in Latin also as “Amor” (Love). His Ancient Greek counterpart is Eros.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic pre-7th century “Kuonrat,” composed of two elements: “*kōniz” (able, knowledgeable, skillful, talented, experienced, wise) plus “*rēdaz” (help, advice, counsel, decision). It was the name of the 10th-century bishop of Constance and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. Saint Conrad of Constance was a bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus,” meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks.” In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka,” meaning “javelin, spear.” Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą,” meaning “knife, dagger.” The Franks, in the Middle Ages, were the only ones who enjoyed the rights of free citizens; the term “frank” means “free man, sincere or true.” The term can be associated with the baptismal name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people who derived their tribal name from a type of ax they used in the past. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing ax used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a typical national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from 500 to 750 known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares.
This name derives from an English surname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person. The name, in turn, derives from the Old French “curteis” (Modern French: courtois), meaning “courteous, noble, chivalrous.”
This name derives from Latin “curtĭus,” which in turn derives from the Latin “curtus” meaning “shortened, short, mutilated, broken, incomplete.” The gens Curtia was an ancient but minor noble family in Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The only member of the gens invested with the consulship under the Republic was Gaius Curtius Philo, in 445 BC. Curtii appears in Roman legends about the earliest period, including the story of how the topographical feature known as the Lacus Curtius got its name when a Curtius sacrificed himself by leaping into the chasm.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kosmás (Κοσμάς), which in turn derives from “kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος),” meaning “order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth.” According to Christian traditions, Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today’s Turkey.
This name derives from the Latin “custōdīre > custōdĭo,” meaning “guard, watch over, protect, defend, monitor, observe, be on guard.” The feast day is celebrated on February 18 in memory of Saint Cuzia, wife of San Claudio, who was martyred in Ostia with her husband and her brother in law St. Maximus, during the persecution of Diocletian.
This name derives from the Slavic “cvet (цвет),” from the Old Church Slavonic “cvětŭ (цвѣтъ),” which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic “*květъ,” meaning “bright, white, light, color, bloom, flower, color.” Cvjetnica is a moveable Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.
This name derives from the Slavic “cvet (цвет),” from the Old Church Slavonic “cvětŭ (цвѣтъ),” which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic “*květъ,” meaning “bright, white, light, color, bloom, flower, color.” Cvjetnica is a moveable Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.
This name derives from the Latin “cicer,” meaning “chickpea.” It was initially given as a nickname to people who had an outgrowth on his face in the shape of a chickpea. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kuklōps (Κύκλωψ) Kuklōpes (Κύκλωπες),” composed of two elements: “kúklos (κῠ́κλος)” (circle, ring, sphere, globe) plus “óps (ὄψ)” (eye, face). The Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops) were gigantic, one-eyed monsters. Probably the most famous of them is Polyphemus, the Cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus. The Cyclopes were generally considered the sons of Titans Uranus and Gaea, but according to Homer, Polyphemus was Poseidon’s son, and the other Cyclopes were his brothers. The name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kuklōps (Κύκλωψ) Kuklōpes (Κύκλωπες),” composed of two elements: “kúklos (κῠ́κλος)” (circle, ring, sphere, globe) plus “óps (ὄψ)” (eye, face). The Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops) were gigantic, one-eyed monsters. Probably the most famous of them is Polyphemus, the Cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus. The Cyclopes were generally considered the sons of Titans Uranus and Gaea, but according to Homer, Polyphemus was Poseidon’s son, and the other Cyclopes were his brothers. The name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kýpros (Κύπρος) Kýprios (Κύπριος) > Cyprianus (Roman cognomen),” meaning “a native of Cyprus, land of cypress trees.” Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a prominent Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd-century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249 and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name derives from the Greek “Kýrillos (Κύριλλος),” which in turn derives from kúrios (κύριος) kúrillos (κύριλλος),” meaning “lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner, governing, having power.” 1) Constantine, better known by the monastic name of Cyril (826/827-869), was the evangelist of Pannonia and Moravia in the 9th century and the inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church together with his brother Methodius (815/825–885), also a Byzantine evangelist of the Slav peoples. 2) Cyril of Alexandria (~376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was elevated when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system employed across Eastern Europe, North, and Central Asian countries. It’s based on the Early Cyrillic, which was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th-century AD at the Pre-Slavonic Literary School.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name derives from the Church Slavonic “Chestibor (Честибор),” composed of two elements: “chest’ (честь)” (honor) plus “boj (Бой) (beating, breakage, battle, combat, engagement). In turn, the name means “one who has honor in battle, fighting for honor, defender of honor, worshiping the fight.” Czcibor († after 972) was a Polan prince of the Piast dynasty, son of duke Siemomysł, and a younger brother of the first Christian ruler of Poland duke Mieszko I of Poland. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and on September 13 in Poland.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name is of Old Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čestʹ (честь)” (honor, regard, respect) and “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “one who has fame and honor.” Czesław Jóźwiak, in other languages Ceslaus (born 1919), was a Polish Christian martyr of World War II who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kékrōps (κέκρωψ),” which means “face with a tail.” Cecrops was a mythical king of Attica, which derived from his name Cecropia, having previously borne Acte or Actice. He was the founder and the first king of Athens itself though preceded in the region by the earth-born king Actaeus of Attica. Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of sixty-one recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees.
This name derives from the Latin “cĕlĕre > cĕlĕr > celerinus,” meaning “fast, quick, faster, ready, hastened, hasty, impetuous.” Celerino was a Roman deacon and martyr, venerated as a saint. Born in Carthage was educated young in the Christian faith. His grandmother was a holy Celerina, and his paternal uncle was the holy martyr Laurentino, his maternal uncle the holy martyr Ignatius, Roman soldiers. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on February 3.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “képhale (κέφαλη) Képhalos (Κέφαλος),” meaning “head.” Képhalos is a king of Phocis who accidentally killed his own wife. Képhalos is an Ancient Greek name, used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons. The word kephale is Greek for “head,” perhaps used here because Cephalus was the founding of a great family that includes Odysseus. He is mainly considered to be the son of Deioneo and Diomedea, though minor versions have him as the son of Hermes and Herse or King Pandion of Athens.
Although it is not a popular etymology, the name comes undoubtedly from the Latin “cædo > cædĕre,” meaning “kill, slaughter, overthrow, destroy, cut, break.” In turn, the name means “the destroyer, the exterminator.” Caesar, the name of the Gens Iulia, commonly indicates Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was a nickname inherited by Augustus, and then given as a title to all the emperors. The name derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familiar name to a title adopted by the Roman Emperors can be dated to about AD 68/69, the so-called “Year of the Four Emperors.” 2) According to another interpretation, however, the name means “born by Caesarean section” (from the Latin’ coesus’). 3) From the Latin “cæsărĭēs > cæsar,” meaning “hairy, hair, a shock of hair, mop (plume of the helmet).” 4) The fourth proposal indicates that the name could derive from the Etruscan “Alsar,” which means “great.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kuklōps (Κύκλωψ) Kuklōpes (Κύκλωπες),” composed of two elements: “kúklos (κῠ́κλος)” (circle, ring, sphere, globe) plus “óps (ὄψ)” (eye, face). The Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops) were gigantic, one-eyed monsters. Probably the most famous of them is Polyphemus, the Cyclops that was blinded by Odysseus. The Cyclopes were generally considered the sons of Titans Uranus and Gaea, but according to Homer, Polyphemus was Poseidon’s son, and the other Cyclopes were his brothers. The name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed.”
This name derives from the Latin “commŏdum, commodus,” composed of two elements: “com” (with) plus “modus/modī” (measure, bound, limit, manner, method, way). In turn, the name means “commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming, opportune, timely, tidy, pleasant, friendly.” Commodus (161–192), born Lucius Aurelius Commodus, was a Roman emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 to his father’s death in 180, and solely until 192. During his father’s reign, he accompanied Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars in 172 and on a tour of the Eastern provinces in 176.
This name derives from the Hebrew “sh’ma alohim > sh ‘ma ‘êl > shemû’êl,” meaning “his name is God, his name is El, The one who listens to God, God has heard.” Elohim is a grammatically plural noun for “gods” or “deity” in Biblical Hebrew. In Modern Hebrew, it is often referred to in the singular, despite the “-im” ending denoting plural masculine nouns in Hebrew. It is generally thought that Elohim is a formation from “eloah,” the latter being an expanded form of the Northwest Semitic noun “il (ʾēl).” It is a name of Biblical tradition and one of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–89), and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain. In the Old Testament, it is used by Samuel, prophet, and last of the Judges of Israel. The name Samuel is given to different characters in the Bible: 1) Son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during Saul and David’s days. 2) Son of Ammihud spelled ‘Shemuel,’ and the prince of the tribe of Simeon, who was chosen to divide the land of Canaan between the tribes. 3) Son of Tola and grandson of Issachar also spelled ‘Shemuel.’
This name comes from the ancient Greek “Aikaterī́nē (Αἰκατερῑ́νη),” which comes from “katharós (καθαρός),” meaning “clean, clear, pure.” In turn, the name means “pure, clear of dirt, clean of shame or guilt, purified.” The name is linked to “Hekátē (Ἑκάτη),” an ancient goddess who is most often shown with two torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. Hekate is associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, fire, light, the moon, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, necromancy, and sorcery. All the names related to this root are popular in historically Christian countries; in fact, Catherine was the name of one of the first Christian saints. According to tradition, Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a Christian saint and virgin who was martyred in the early 4th-century at the pagan emperor Maxentius’s hands.
he who is white (Chughtai is a distorted form of Chaghadai which is a version of Chagan (white) formed using the –dai suffix as described in "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran; it defines Chaghadai as he who is white.
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: the “čȅdo (че̏до) (*čędo)” (child) plus “milŭ (милъ) mil (мил)” (kind, dear, nice, pleasant, loving, gracious, gentle, mild). In turn, the name means “graceful and beloved child.”
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “čȅdo (че̏до) (*čędo)” (child) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “peace for children.”
This name is of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “chest (*čьstь / честь)” (honor, regard, respect) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “one who has honor and respect carrying peace in the world.” The name is predominantly used in the Czech Republic. According to the Czech, public holiday, the calendar is traditionally celebrated on January 8.
This name derives from the Latin root “claudus > Claudĭus,” meaning (lame, crippled, disabled) Claudius “Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus,” was Roman emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The Gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses in Rome. The Gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis in 495 BC, and from that time, its members frequently held the highest offices of the state, both under the republic and in imperial times.
Also known as Caprakan, he was the god of earthquakes and mountains. He was the son of the gods Vucub Caquix and Chimalmat and plays a significant role early in the "Popol Vuh" where he is defeated by the Hero Twins as is his brother Zipacna. Popol Vuh is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic K'iche' kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book of the Community", "Book of Counsel", or more literally as "Book of the People".
This name derives from the Pre-Greek “Kádmos (Κάδμος),” which in turn derives from the Semitic “qdm (Phoenician: *qadm)” (front, east, earlier time), plus the Ancient Greek “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) (to excel, to shine). In Greek Mythology, it was the demi-god father of the Kabeiroi (Cabeiri) gods of Samothrake. From him, the Kadmiloi or Kadôloi, ministrants of the Mysteries of the Great Gods (Megaloi Theoi), were said to have received their name. The name Kadmîlos is similar to Kadmos, the first King of Boeotian Thebes. The pair is closely identified in several traditions.
This name derives from Arabic “kāfir,” meaning “unbeliever, disbeliever, infidel” from the Arabic and Semitic root “K-F-R,” meaning “atone for, cover, purge, represent, transfer.” The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the “Islamic version of the truth.” The practice of declaring another Muslim as a kafir is takfir.
This name derives from the Aramaic “Qypa” (Hebrew: ‘Kayafa’; Ancient Greek: ‘Kaïāìphās Καϊᾱìφᾱς’). Kayafa, in the New Testament, was the Roman-appointed Jewish high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. According to the Gospel accounts, Kayafa was the principal antagonist of Jesus. An ossuary of the high priest, Joseph Caiaphas, was found in Jerusalem in 1990. However, the authenticity of that discovery has been challenged by some scholars on various grounds.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) By some fragments of information, the name seems to be of Phoenician origin. At Eleutheropolis in Palestine, the holy martyrs, Florian, Calanicus, and their fifty-eight companions. In the days of Emperor Heraclius, they were killed by the Saracens because of their Christian faith. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on December 17.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from Arabic “kāfir,” meaning “unbeliever, disbeliever, infidel” from the Arabic and Semitic root “K-F-R,” meaning “atone for, cover, purge, represent, transfer.” The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the “Islamic version of the truth.” The practice of declaring another Muslim as a kafir is takfir.
This name derives from the Latin “călĭga,” meaning “shoe of the Roman soldiers.” Caligae (Latin; singular caliga) are heavy-soled hobnailed military boots known for being issued to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Empire. Caligula was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12–41 AD). Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek Interjection “kaliméra (καλημέρα),” composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “hēmérā (ἡμέρᾱ) iméra (ημέρα)” (day, hours of daylight). In turn, the name means “good morning, hello, good day.” Calimerius was an early bishop of Milan. He is venerated as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, and his feast day is traditionally celebrated on July 31.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kallínikos (Καλλίνικος),” composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success). In turn, the name means “beautiful victory.” 1) Kallinikos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705. 2) Mithridates I Callinicus was a king of Orontid Armenian descent who lived between 2nd-century BC and 1st century BC. 3) Kallinikos was the exarch of Ravenna (597–602/ 603). He is called Gallicinus, or Gallicini patricii, by the Lombard historian Paul the Deacon (Latin text, English: patrician Gallicinus).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kállistos (κάλλιστος)” meaning “very beautiful, wonderful,” which in turn derives from “kalós (καλός),” meaning “beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble.” Kallisto was a daughter of the Arkadian King Lykaon and a hunting companion and a nymph of the goddess Artemis. There were several contradictory versions of her story. Still, ancient writers all agreed on many facts: that she was seduced by the god Zeus, transformed into a bear, bore a son named Arkas, was hunted down like a beast, and placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kállistos (κάλλιστος)” meaning “very beautiful, wonderful,” which in turn derives from “kalós (καλός),” meaning “beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble.” Kallisto was a daughter of the Arkadian King Lykaon and a hunting companion and a nymph of the goddess Artemis. There were several contradictory versions of her story. Still, ancient writers all agreed on many facts: that she was seduced by the god Zeus, transformed into a bear, bore a son named Arkas, was hunted down like a beast, and placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kallímachos (Καλλίμαχος),” composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “mákhomai (μάχομαι)” (war, fight, battle, quarrel, wrangle, dispute). In turn, the name means “one who is virtuous in the battle, beautiful, glorious fighter, a noble war.” Kallímachos was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar at the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of the Egyptian / Greek Pharaohs Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kallínikos (Καλλίνικος),” composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success). In turn, the name means “beautiful victory.” 1) Kallinikos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705. 2) Mithridates I Callinicus was a king of Orontid Armenian descent who lived between 2nd-century BC and 1st century BC. 3) Kallinikos was the exarch of Ravenna (597–602/ 603). He is called Gallicinus, or Gallicini patricii, by the Lombard historian Paul the Deacon (Latin text, English: patrician Gallicinus).
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kalliópē (Καλλιόπη)”, composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “ómma (ὄμμᾰ) ópsis (ὄψις)” (eye, the eye of heaven) or from “ṓps (ὤψ)” (to the eye, in the face, eye). In turn, the name means “the one who has beautiful eyes, the one who has a beautiful face, look beautiful.” Calliope was the muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is believed to be Homer’s muse, the inspiration for the Odyssey and the Iliad. Calliope also had two famous sons, Orpheus and Linus, by either Apollo or the king Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus close to Pimpleia, Olympus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kalógeros (καλόγερος),” meaning “monk, friar, a solitary, ascetic, monkish person.” The name is composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “gérōn (γέρων)” (an old man). In turn, the name means “beautiful ancient.” Historically, within the Greek-Orthodox, this term was used as a title for monks and hermits, according to use which, in essence, is still preserved in modern Greek: “Καλόγερος.” 1) Saint Calocerus was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was probably a Roman army officer under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was a resident in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. 2) San Calogero is a municipality in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 13 km southwest of Vibo Valentia. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on April 18 (Roman Catholic Church), May 19 (Eastern Orthodox).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kalógeros (καλόγερος),” meaning “monk, friar, a solitary, ascetic, monkish person.” The name is composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “gérōn (γέρων)” (an old man). In turn, the name means “beautiful ancient.” Historically, within the Greek-Orthodox, this term was used as a title for monks and hermits, according to use which, in essence, is still preserved in modern Greek: “Καλόγερος.” 1) Saint Calocerus was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was probably a Roman army officer under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was a resident in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. 2) San Calogero is a municipality in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 13 km southwest of Vibo Valentia. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on April 18 (Roman Catholic Church), May 19 (Eastern Orthodox).
This name derives from the old French surname “Cauvin,” meaning “a bald person,” from the Latin “calvus,” which in turn derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” Jehan Cauvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology, later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.
This name derives from the Latin “calvus,” which derives from the Proto Indo-European “* kle-wo.” The name means “little bald one, bald, without hair, smooth.” 1) Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. 2) Italo Calvino (1923–1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Italo Calvino was born in Santiago de Las Vegas, a suburb of Havana, Cuba, in 1923. His father, Mario, was a tropical agronomist and botanist who also taught agriculture and floriculture.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Kallímachos (Καλλίμαχος),” composed of two elements: “kalós (καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “mákhomai (μάχομαι)” (war, fight, battle, quarrel, wrangle, dispute). In turn, the name means “one who is virtuous in the battle, beautiful, glorious fighter, a noble war.” Kallímachos was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar at the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of the Egyptian / Greek Pharaohs Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes.
Camalotz is The servant of “Alom” who, after the second attempt at creation, beheaded most of the people in the world in order that the gods could begin again. His name means “Sudden Blood-letter, DEATH BAT”. The name is of Mayan mythology, part of Mesoamerican mythology and is taken from the Books of Chilam Balam. The Books of Chilam Balam are handwritten, chiefly 17th and 18th-centuries Mayan miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important traditional knowledge in which indigenous Mayan and early Spanish traditions have coalesced.
This name derives from the Old Persian “Kambūǰiya” (Ancient Greek: Kambúsēs 'Καμβύσης'). The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) An ancient Indo-Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia. 2) A people from this region. A) Cambyses I was king of Anshan in Iran from ~580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I, and brother of Arukku. B) Cambyses II was King of Kings of Persia. Cambyses’ grandfather was Cambyses I, king of Anshan.
This name means “attendant at a religious ceremony.” In Roman religion, the Camillo (Latin: Camillus, ‘feminine’ Camilla) is the young man who assists the priest during the sacrifice. The Camillo had to be chosen among young people in pre-pubertal, sometimes sons of the priests must have both parents living (Pueri patrimi et matrimi) and had to be free status. In Roman mythology, Camilla of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. 1) Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) was an Italian priest who founded a religious Order dedicated to the sick’s care. 2) Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), generally known as Cavour, was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. 3) The Lady of the Camellias is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, and subsequently adapted for the stage.
Campbell is primarily a Scottish family name and after a given name of Gaelic origins. In Scotland, the name itself derives from two Scottish Gaelic words. This name is composed of two elements: "Cam" and "Béal", meaning "Crooked mouth" or "wry-mouthed", originally a nickname which over time became used as a surname. Campbell is the 47th most common surname in the United Kingdom, including a significant number in Northern Ireland, largely as a result of the Plantation of Ulster when Scottish and English settlers came to the region. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th most common surname. Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the larger of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) Probably from the root “Kdke / Ktke > K(N)Dke,” meaning “glowing.” In Greek mythology, Candalus was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios. Candalus, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar, and Actis, were jealous of another brother, Tenages, so they murdered him. After the murder came to light, Candalus fled Rhodes to Cos.
This name derives from Latin root “candēre > candĭdus > candĭda,” meaning “white, very white, innocent, pure, shine.” The meaning is associated with the color white in the Christian tradition and can also be associated with ideas such as purity, salvation, and goodness. 1) Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), was a Spanish Religious Sister and educator. She founded the Spanish Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus on 8 December 1871 in Salamanca, Spain. 2) Saint Candidus († 287 AD) was, according to legend, a commander of the Theban Legion. The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.
This name derives from Latin root “candēre > candĭdus > candĭda,” meaning “white, very white, innocent, pure, shine.” The meaning is associated with the color white in the Christian tradition and can also be associated with ideas such as purity, salvation, and goodness. 1) Cándida María de Jesús (1845–1912), was a Spanish Religious Sister and educator. She founded the Spanish Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus on 8 December 1871 in Salamanca, Spain. 2) Saint Candidus († 287 AD) was, according to legend, a commander of the Theban Legion. The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.
It is a Celtic name of unknown origin and meaning. Gannicus was a Gallic slave, who together with the Thracian Spartacus, Crixus, Castus, and Oenomaus, became one of the leaders of rebel slaves during the Third Servile War. In the winter of 71 BC, Gannicus, along with Castus, broke off from Spartacus, taking many Celts and Germans with them, marking the second detachment of the rebellion.
It is a Celtic name of unknown origin and meaning. Gannicus was a Gallic slave, who together with the Thracian Spartacus, Crixus, Castus, and Oenomaus, became one of the leaders of rebel slaves during the Third Servile War. In the winter of 71 BC, Gannicus, along with Castus, broke off from Spartacus, taking many Celts and Germans with them, marking the second detachment of the rebellion.
This name derives from the Latin “canto / cantāre,” meaning “sing, play, celebrate, extol, praise in song, saying a magic formula.” Cantata is a vocal-instrumental composition, expression of the most spiritual moments in the forms, according to the school, and especially by genres: chamber and church. St. Cantidian (Cantidus) Sobel and Cantidianus, Kemetians by birth, and others of Kemet were Egypt’s martyrs. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on August 5.
This name derives from the Latin “canto / cantāre,” meaning “sing, play, celebrate, extol, praise in song, saying a magic formula.” Cantata is a vocal-instrumental composition, expression of the most spiritual moments in the forms, according to the school, and especially by genres: chamber and church. St. Cantidian (Cantidus) Sobel and Cantidianus, Kemetians by birth, and others of Kemet were Egypt’s martyrs. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on August 5.
This name derives via the Latin “cantius > cantianus,” meaning “from cantium,” probably a Latin adaptation of an ethnonym of Gallic or Celtiberian origin referring to the city of “Cantium” (Kent), a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the southwest, and across the Thames Estuary is the county of Essex. The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word “Cantus,” from the Celtic “cent,” meaning “rim, border, edge, frontier.” The Cantiaci or Cantii were a Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest and gave their name to a Civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to Emperor Carinus.
This name derives from the Irish root “cóem / caomh gein > cóemgein > caoimhín,” from the Gaelic script (Cʌoṁ), meaning “handsome, beautiful, gentle, kind, honest, gentle birth.” It was the first name that became popular outside Ireland in the mid-20th-century. Kevin of Glendalough is an Irish saint, founder, and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland. His feast in Catholic churches and Eastern Orthodox churches is on June 3.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Qafsiel / Kaziel,” meaning “speed of God.” Cassiel is the Latin name of an archangel in the post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah. Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for just watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. In Jewish mysticism and Mesopotamian mythology, Cassiel is associated with the planet Saturn and the direction north. He is the controller of the moon, the karma and time. Kafziel is a watcher rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears and presides over the deaths of kings.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “Căpĭtōlīnus,” meaning “Capitoline,” from the Latin “Căpĭto,” meaning “big head” “which in turn derives from the Latin “căput,” meaning “head, start, beginning, origin.” 1) The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin human infants, inspired by the legend of Rome’s founding. 2) Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus was a Roman statesman and general. He was a member of the gens Quinctia, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome. 3) Capitoline Hill was the citadel (the equivalent of the ancient Greek Acropolis) of the earliest Romans. By the 16th-century, Capitolinus had become Capitolino in Italian, with the alternative Campidoglio stemming from Capitolium. The English word capitol derives from Capitoline. 4) Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins since the siege of 70 AD, leading in part to the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–136.
This name derives from the Imperial Latin “Căpĭtōlīnus,” meaning “Capitoline,” from the Latin “Căpĭto,” meaning “big head” “which in turn derives from the Latin “căput,” meaning “head, start, beginning, origin.” 1) The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin human infants, inspired by the legend of Rome’s founding. 2) Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus was a Roman statesman and general. He was a member of the gens Quinctia, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome. 3) Capitoline Hill was the citadel (the equivalent of the ancient Greek Acropolis) of the earliest Romans. By the 16th-century, Capitolinus had become Capitolino in Italian, with the alternative Campidoglio stemming from Capitolium. The English word capitol derives from Capitoline. 4) Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins since the siege of 70 AD, leading in part to the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–136.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Cháris (Χάρις) Cháriton (Χάριτον),” meaning “grace, kindness, a person who loves, lovable.” Saint Chariton the Confessor († 350) is a Christian saint. His remembrance day is September 28. We know about his “vita “from the 6th-century “Life of Chariton,” written by an anonymous monk, which holds elements supported by modern archaeological excavations. Chariton was a native of Iconium in the Byzantine province of Lycaonia. Under the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270–275), he was tortured and came close to become a martyr during a persecution against Christians. Released from prison after Aurelian’s death, he regretted not having died as a martyr.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the county of Cumbria, where the Brythonic called the fort “castle” (KER) (Carlisle Castle is situated in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history. Given Carlisle’s proximity to the border between England and Scotland, it has been the center of many wars and invasions.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Old High German “Karloman,” composed of two Proto-Germanic elements: “*karlaz > karl” (free man, man, male, strong man) plus “*mannz” human being, person), not to be confused with “Charlemagne.” Carloman was the eldest son of Charles Martel, majordomo or mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud of Treves. On Charles’s death (741), Carloman and his brother Pepin the Short succeeded to their father’s legal positions, Carloman in Austrasia, and Pepin in Neustria.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Karmel,” meaning “garden, the garden of God, garden-land.” It is a holy name in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, the Marian apparition of 1251 to St. Simon Stock in Palestine. It is then passed to the Greek “Kármēlos (Κάρμηλος)” and then to the Latin “Carmelus.” Karmel is a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa. Karmel also is a town in the hills on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “karpós (καρπός),” meaning “illustrious fruit, the one who gathers the fruit.” In Greek mythology, Karpos was a youth renowned for his beauty. He is the son of Zephyrus (the west wind) and Khloris (spring, or new vegetation), forming a natural metaphor, and the west wind heralds the further growth of spring, which then bears fruit. In some ways, Carpo, one of the Horae, is the female equivalent of Karpos; her dominion was autumn, ripening, and harvesting. St. Carponius was a martyr with his sister, Fortunata, and his brothers, Evaristus and Priscian. They were executed for the faith in Caesarea in Palestine in the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The feast day is celebrated on October 14.
This name derives from the Old French surname “Descartes.” René Descartes (Latin: Renatus Cartesius) “1596–1650”. He was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Kassándrā (Κασσάνδρᾱ),” composed of two elements: “kaínumi (Καίνυμι) kékasmai (κέκασμαι)” (excel, surpass, transcend) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male). In turn, the name means “the one who shines and excels over a man (a person who makes predictions which are never believed but turn out to be true).” In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. Kassandros son of Antipatros; (350–297 BC), was a Greek Hellenistic king of Ancient Macedon (305–297 BC), son of Antipater, and founder of the Antipatrid dynasty. He was the namesake of his paternal uncle, Cassander.
This name derives from the Polish name “Kazimierz,” composed of two Slavic elements: “kazać,” from the Proto-Slavic *kazati (казати) (to order, to tell someone to do something, proclaim, preaching) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “the one who proclaims and preaches peace.” Some scholars translate this name as “the one who reveals or establishes peace.” Other sources translate this name as a “proclamation of peace.” Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name came into use in Western Europe via Germany, where some royalty used it. The female forms are Casimira, Kazimiera, Kazimira, and Kasimira.
This name derives from the Old Persian “kaspar,” meaning “treasure bringer, master of the treasure.” It is the name of one of the “Three Kings,” who presented Christ gifts. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary Magi, appeared for the first time in two Medieval Latin texts. By the 6th century, the name Gaspar was recorded in mosaic at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, as one of the traditional names assigned by folklore to the anonymous Magi mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew account of the Nativity of Jesus. The letter “G” in the name Gaspar was different than the letter “C” used elsewhere, suggesting that the name Gaspar preceded the name Caspar, and not the other way around as some have supposed.
This name derives from the Etruscan “Cassĭus (Cassĭānus),” meaning “metal helmet.” The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The gens was initially Patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were Plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law and was put to death by the Patricians. 2) San Cassio was a soldier of the Theban Legion, was martyred with Carpoforo, Essanto, Severus, Second, Licinius. All together are commemorated by the Church on August 7
This name derives from the Old High German “Gastalde” (Middle English: Castaldy; French Provençal: Gastautz), composed of two elements: “*ghosti-s > gast” (guest) plus “Verwalter > walt” (administrator, trustee, chief), meaning “administrators of the ‘curtis’ of the king.” A gastald was a Lombard official in charge of some portion of the royal demesne (a gastaldia or castaldia) with civil, martial, and judicial powers. The name-day is celebrated on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “kékasmai (κέκασμαι) / katharós (καθαρός) Kástōr (Κάστωρ),” meaning “one who excels, pure, clean.” In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioskouri. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux, the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg and their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. Ancient Greek authors tell several versions of the story of Castor and Pollux. Homer portrays them initially as ordinary mortals, treating them as dead in the Iliad, but in the Odyssey, they are treated as alive even though “the corn-bearing earth holds them.”
This name derives from the Latin noun and adjective “castrum > castra > castrēnsis,” meaning “castle, fort, camp (military), an encampment, camp, military service.” Castrese di Sessa (5th-century), was an Italian bishop, revered as a holy martyr of the Catholic Church. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on February 11.
This name derives from the Latin adjective “catalānus / catalāna,” meaning “Catalan person, the language of Catalonia.” Possibly from an indigenous name of Celtic origin and probably meaning “chiefs of battle”; Derived from ‘Catalunya “Catalonia,” a corruption of Latin “Gathia launia” (land of the Goths, or Goth-Alania), meaning “land of Goths and Alans,” an Iranian tribe.
This name derives from the Celtic “cathval,” composed of two elements: “cath” (battle) and “val” (rule). Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and English languages. Saint Catald of Taranto was a 7th-century Irish monk. When his coffin was reopened, it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring a Celtic design, which was to become Catald’s emblem. The Italian towns of San Cataldo are believed to have been named in his honor, and his feast day is May 10.
This name derives from the Latin adjective “catalānus / catalāna,” meaning “Catalan person, the language of Catalonia.” Possibly from an indigenous name of Celtic origin and probably meaning “chiefs of battle”; Derived from ‘Catalunya “Catalonia,” a corruption of Latin “Gathia launia” (land of the Goths, or Goth-Alania), meaning “land of Goths and Alans,” an Iranian tribe.
This name derives from the Gaelic surname “O’Cathalain> O’callan” meaning “son of who is brave in battle, Powerful in battle.” Cathalán mac Indrechtaig († 871), was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, in Ireland. He belonged to a branch of the Dal Fiatach called the Leth Cathail, in the Lecale barony of modern County Down. He ruled from 857–871 as leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
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