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Cabra

Shortening (in NSW).

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Caca

The sister of Cacus, which see.

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Cada

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Čada. * Borrowed from Tagalog Cada.

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Caddo

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

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Caddy

Etymology tree English Cadillac Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Caddy From Cadillac + -y.

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* As an English surname, from an old personal name Cada, from a Germanic root meaning "lump, swelling" and perhaps related to the next sense. * Also as an English occupational surname for a cooper, from Old French cade (

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Caden

Invented by American parents in the 1990s to rhyme with the equally fashionable Aidan, Braden, Hayden and Jayden.

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Cadix

Borrowed from French Cadix.

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Cadiz

From Spanish Cádiz, from Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /⁠gādēr, gādīr⁠/).

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Cael

A variant of Kyle.

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Caen

Inherited from Middle English Caen, Cane, Cadomy, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Caen.

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Cagle

Americanized form of German Kagel.

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Cagot

Borrowed from French cagot, from Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin, traditionally speculated to be connected to the Visigoths; according to modern postulation, possibly equivalent to cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminut

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Cahul

From Romanian Cahul.

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Cai

Borrowed from Mandarin 蔡 (Cài).

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Caicó

From Portuguese Caicó.

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Caide

Re-spelling of Cade.

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Cain

From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

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Cairo

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

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Cairu

Borrowed from Portuguese Cairu.

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Cajun

An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien (“Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.

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Cal

Various origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala. * Borrowed from Polish Cal. * Borrowed from Turkish Çal.

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Caleb

From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.

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Caler

Americanized spelling of German Kahler.

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Cali

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

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Calie

Variant of Callie.

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Calk

Possibly a habitational surname from Calke in Derbyshire, or alternatively an Americanized spelling of German Kalk.

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Call

* As an Irish surname, shortened from McCall. * As an English surname, from the noun caul (“kind of headdress or cap”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English calwe (“bald”). * Also as an English surname, from

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Cally

Variant of Callie.

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Calma

Filipino surname from Kapampangan, from kalma (“fortune”).

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Calo

* As an Italian surname, from the personal name Calò, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) * As a Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan surname, from several place names in the Iberian peninsula.

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Calum

From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm.

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Calvi

Surname borrowed from Italian Calvi.

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Calwa

An abbreviation of California Wine Association (CalWA).

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Caló

From Caló caló.

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Cam

A back-formation from Cambridge; compare Middle English Cante and New Latin Camus, Chamus.

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Camaj

Borrowed from Albanian Camaj. This surname is mostly found in Montenegro.

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Camba

Ultimately from Galician Camba.

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Cambo

The Scottish place-name, historically Camboc (1171), is from Pictish cam (“bent, crooked”) + -oc, a noun-forming suffix.

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Camel

From a Cornish word meaning "crooked" - the crooked river.

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Camey

Borrowed from Spanish Camey. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.

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Camm

* As an English and Norman surname, from Caen in Normandy. * Also as an English surname, named for the Cam river, from the Celtic root of Old Irish camm (“crooked, bent”). This adjective also has surname derivatives from

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Cammi

Variant of Cammie or Cammy.

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Cammy

Short for Camilla or Camille. Clippings + -y.

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Camp

Clipping.

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Campe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάμπη (Kámpē).

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Campo

From Spanish Campo.

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Camun

From Camunni, the ancient population of Val Camonica, located in the Italian Alps.

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Camus

From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.

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Camăr

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Camăr.

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Can

Borrowed from Vietnamese Cần.

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Cana

Borrowed through Latin from Ancient Greek Κανά (Kaná); possibly from Hebrew קָנֶה (qané, “reed”).

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Canan

Variant of Cannan.

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Candi

A less common spelling of Candy.

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Cando

Borrowed from Spanish Cando. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.

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Candy

From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whenc

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Canea

From Latin and Venetan Canea, from Medieval Greek Χανιά (Khaniá), q.v.

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Canet

From Catalan Canet via Spanish or from French Canet.

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Cann

* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCann. * As an English surname, from Cann in Dorset. The place name could be from Old English can, referring to a deep valley. * Americanized from Kann, Kahn.

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Canna

From Scottish Gaelic Canaigh; further etymology uncertain. Speculatively equated with Ptolemy's Cana. Richmond and Crawford (1949) derive this from Latin cāna (“white”).

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Canon

* As an English, Scottish, and Irish surname, variant of Cannon. * As a French topographical surname, from placenames derived from canne (“reed, cane, tube”). * As a Chaldean/Chaldean Neo-Aramaic surname, variant of Kano

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Canoy

Two main origins: * Variant of Kanoy, an Americanized form of German Kney. * Borrowed from Cebuano and Tagalog Canoy.

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Canso

From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

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Cant

As a German surname, variant of Kant.

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Cante

Borrowed from Spanish Cante; this surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.

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Canto

Clipping of Cantonese.

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Canty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).

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Canup

Americanized spelling of German Knapp or Knopp.

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Cao

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曹 (Cáo).

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Caoli

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 草里 (Cǎolǐ).

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Cap

Clipping of captain.

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Capa

Clipping of Capablanca.

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Cape

English surname, from the noun cape. Also found in French as Capé.

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Capek

Borrowed from Czech Čapek.

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Caph

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).

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Capiz

From Spanish Cápiz, from Capiznon kapis.

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Cappe

* Clipping of Capitofsky; Anglicization of Capitofsky. * French Cappé * Middle English Cappe

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Capri

Borrowed from Italian Capri.

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Cara

20th-century English coinage from Italian cara (“dear”) or Irish cara (“friend”).

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Caras

* As a Greek surname, variant of Karas. Compare also Carras. * Also as a Greek surname, from the personal name Kyriakos, see also Kyriacou. * As a Romanian surname, from caras (“crucian carp”), see Karas. * As a Jewish s

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Carei

From Romanian Carei.

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Carel

Borrowed from French Carel.

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Carew

From Welsh caer (“fort”) + rhiw (“hill; slope”).

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Carey

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring. * As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew. * As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”). * As an Irish surname, from mac

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Caria

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Borrowed

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Carib

Borrowed from Spanish Caribe, likely from a Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare

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Caris

Various origins: * A variant spelling of Carras. * Borrowed from Dutch Caris, a reduced form of the personal name Macarius. * An Americanized spelling of German Karas, Gareis or Gehres.

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Carl

From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. * From German and other north European Carl and Karl. * From Latin Carolus.

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Carla

From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a.

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Carli

A spelling variant of Carly.

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Carlo

From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos.

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Carls

Shortening of Carly + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Carly

A feminine form of Carl with -y, taken to use in the latter half of the 20th century; also a pet form of Carla, Carlene and Carlotta.

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Carn

* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCarn. * As a Cornish surname, variant of Carne. * As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, variant of Kern.

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Carne

Two main origins: * As a Cornish surname, from karn (“cairn”), from Proto-Brythonic *karn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos. * As a French surname, from the noun charnière (“hinge, joint”). Also, from chair (“flesh”).

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Carns

Variant of Cairns.

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Caro

Variant form of Cairo, the Egyptian city.

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Carol

Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol.

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Carp

* As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Karp. * As an English surname, from the noun carp (“kind of fish”). * Also as an English surname, from the verb carp (“to complain”).

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Carpo

From Ancient Greek Καρπώ (Karpṓ) from καρπόω (karpóō, “bear fruit; reap or enjoy fruit”).

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Carr

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr. * As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey. * Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cath

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Carra

As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).

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Carre

Borrowed from French Carré.

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Carso

Borrowed from Italian Carso.

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Carta

An Italian metonymic occupational name for a notary or administrator from carta (“document”) or a Spanish nickname from carta (“letter”).

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Caryl

Blend of Carol + Daryl.

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Caryn

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.

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Carys

From Welsh Carus, Carys, from caru (“love”).

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Casal

Hispanic, Catalan, Galician or Filipino surname, of Catalan or Galician origin

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Casar

Borrowed from either Slovene Časar, German Cäsar or Spanish Casar.

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Casas

Borrowed from Spanish Casas, from casas (plural of casa).

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Case

Capitalization by Noam Chomsky.

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Casen

Modern variant of Cason.

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Casey

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (literally “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

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Cash

Variant of Case. In the US adopted by German immigrants named Kirch and Kirsch.

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Cason

As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk. Also borrowed from Italian Cason, from a Venetan form of casa (“house”).

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Casos

Borrowed from Latin Casos, from Ancient Greek Κάσος (Kásos).

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Cass

* As an English surname, from a pet form of Cassandra. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Cais (“descendant of the curly-haired one”), from cas (“curly”).

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Cast

* As a German surname, Americanized from Kast. * As an English surname, variant of Cass. * As a French surname, from Cast, Finistère in Brittany, ultimately from Latin castra (“fortification”). Sometimes also a variant o

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Casta

From Spanish and Portuguese casta (“lineage; breed; race”), either from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts) or a derivative of Latin castus (“pure”).

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Cat

Abbreviation of Caterpillar (corporation and brand).

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Cat 5

From category + 5.

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Cater

Occupational surname, from cater, obsolete form of caterer.

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Cath

Clipping of Catherine.

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Cato

From Latin Cato. A cognomen made particularly famous by Cato the Elder and Younger, members of the gens Porcia.

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Cator

Variant of Cater.

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Catty

Diminutive + -y.

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Cau

Borrowed from French Cau.

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Cava

From Catalan cava (literally “wine cellar”).

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Cavan

Borrowed from Irish an Cabhán.

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Caven

Variant of Cavan.

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Caya

Borrowed from Southern French Caya.

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Cayes

From French Cayes (literally “Keys”).

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Cayo

From the Spanish surname, Spanish equivalent of Gaetano. Also compare cayo (“cay”).

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Caz

See Carol.

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Cazin

Source etymology material for Cazin; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Cañar

From Spanish Cañar, from Quechua kañari (“Cañari”).

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Cașin

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cașin.

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Ceará

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Ceará.

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Cease

Probably an Americanized form of German Zies.

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Cebes

From Ancient Greek Κέβης (Kébēs).

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Cebu

From Spanish Cebú, from Cebuano Sugbo, from sugbo (“to dive into the water”).

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Ceci

Borrowed from Italian Ceci.

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Cecie

Diminutive + -ie.

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Cecil

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

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Cecot

Borrowed from Spanish Cecot (“Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo”).

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Cedar

Probably a variant of Ceder.

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Cefn

From Welsh cefn.

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Ceica

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ceica.

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Cejka

Borrowed from Czech Čejka.

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Cela

Borrowed from Galician Cela, but also from Albanian Çela.

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Cele

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 策勒 (Cèlè).

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Celia

Borrowed from Latin Caelia, feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum (“heaven”). Introduced into English by William Shakespeare in As You Like It.

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Celik

Borrowed from Turkish Çelik.

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Celje

Historically known as Celeia.

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Celle

Borrowed from German Celle.

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Celt

From Latin Celtae (singular Celta) from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí). English Celts is from the 17th century. Until the mid 19th century, /sɛlt/ is the only recorded pronunciation. A consciously archaizing pronunciation

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Cemb.

Borrowed from Italian cembalo (“harpsichord”).

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Cen

Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).

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Cenci

Borrowed from Italian Cenci.

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Ceres

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs Proto-Italic *Kerēs Latin Cerēslbor. English Ceres Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow,

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Cerf

From the French surname, from the noun cerf (“deer”).

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Ceri

Borrowed from Welsh Ceri.

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Cerio

Borrowed from Italian Cerio.

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Cerna

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Cerna.

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Cerny

From Czech Černý.

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Cerro

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”). * Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a

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Certo

Borrowed from Italian Certo.

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Cerv

From Czech Červ or Slovak Červ.

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Cervi

Borrowed from Italian Cervi.

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Ceryx

Ancient Greek Κῆρυξ (Kêrux, literally “herald”)

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Cesar

Anglicized spelling of Spanish César. Doublet of Caesar.

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Cesca

The chair is named after the designer's (Marcel Breuer) daughter Francesca.

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Cetin

From Turkish Çetin.

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Ceto

From Ancient Greek Κητώ (Kētṓ); see also κῆτος (kêtos, “sea monster”). Compare Cetus.

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Cetus

From Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).

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Ceuta

Borrowed from Spanish Ceuta.

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Ceyx

From Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).

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Ch'en

From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén), Wade–Giles romanization: Ch'en².

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Ch'i

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 齊 /齐 (Qí), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi².

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Ch'in

From Mandarin 秦 (Qín), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin².

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Ch'ng

From Hokkien 莊／庄 (Chng).

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Ch'u

From Mandarin 楚 (Chǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻu³.

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ChB

From Latin chirurgiae baccalaureus.

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Chace

Variant of Chase.

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Chaco

Borrowed from Spanish Chaco.

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Chad

From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men

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Chae

Borrowed from Korean 채(蔡) (Chae).

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Chai

Borrowed from Mandarin 柴 (Chái), Mandarin 翟 (Zhái), Hakka 蔡 (Chhai), etc.

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Chaim

From Hebrew חַיִּים (“life”).

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Chair

Blend of Chuck + Blair.

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Chalk

From early Middle English Celc, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”)

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Cham

Borrowed from Eastern Cham ꨌꩌ

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Champ

Clipping of Champlain (“Lake Champlain”).

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Chan

Borrowed from Cantonese 陳 /陈 (can⁴).

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Chana

Transliteration of Hebrew חַנָּה (chaná).

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Chand

Borrowed from Hindi चंद (cand).

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Chang

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.

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Chant

Probably a nickname from French chant (“song, melody”).

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Chao

From Mandarin 趙／赵 (Zhào), Wade–Giles romanization: Chao⁴.

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