Ceolwulf

Ceolwulf is an Old English male given name, a combination of ċēol (ship) and wulf (wolf) so the name would mean “ship wolf” or “wolf of the ship”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “ship wolf” or “wolf of the ship” Usage: Anglo-Saxon Variants:

Caian

Caian could be an elaborated form of Cai, the Welsh form of Kay, the name of King Arthur’s foster-brother and seneschel in Arthurian legend; it may possibly be a Welsh form of Gaius, a Roman given name of uncertain meaning though it’s been linked to Latin gaudere meaning “to rejoice”, though it may also be derived from an older Etruscan source…

Carrick

Carrick comes from a Scottish surname, a locational name. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic carraig “rock, crag” via Old Irish carrac (rock, large stone) < Proto-Celtic *karsekki derived from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “rock, crag”, a locational surname referring to someone who lived near a rocky place Usage: English (as a…

Cadogan

Cadogan is a Welsh male name, the anglicized form of Welsh Cadwgan. The first element is composed of Welsh cad meaning “battle” though the second element is a little uncertain. It could be derived from Old Welsh gwogawn meaning “glory, honor” or perhaps  gwgan “scowler”. Cadogan is also the anglicized form of Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin…

Callum

Callum is a variant of Calum, a Scottish male name which is the Scottish Gaelic form of Late Latin Columba meaning “dove, pigeon”via Ancient Greek κόλυμβος kólumbos (diver) which seems to derive from a pre-Greek origin. Doves are often seen as a symbol of peace. Callum is also a Scottish surname. Origin: pre-Greek Meaning: “dove, pigeon”…

Casper

Casper is male given name, the Dutch and Scandinavian form of Jasper, one of the names traditionally given to one of the Three Magi. It derives from a Persian word meaning “treasurer”. Casper is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Persian Meaning: “treasurer” Usage: Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English Variants: Female forms:

Carmen

Carmen is a Spanish female name, a variant of Carmel, the name of a mountain range in Israel. It means “garden, vineyard, fertile land” via Hebrew kérem כֶּרֶם combined with ‘él אֵל (god), so the name would essentially mean “vineyard of God” or “God’s vineyard”. Another possible origin behind Carmen is via the Latin word…

Caliban

Caliban is the name of a half-human, half-monster character in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest (1610-11), the son of the witch Sycorax. After the island he lives on is occupied by Prospero and Miranda, he becomes a slave of Prospero’s, who defends his harsh treatment of Caliban by relating how the monster had tried to rape…

Calhoun

Calhoun comes from a Scottish surname, a variant spelling of Colquhoun, a habitational name for someone who came from the town of Colquhoun. The name seems to be composed of Scottish Gaelic elements cùil (nook, angle, corner) or coille (wood, forest) and cumhang (narrow, close). Origin: Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Celtic Meaning: “narrow corner” or “narrow forest/wood” Usage:…

Clayne

Clayne is an English male name of uncertain origin. It could be a blend of given names Clay “clay” and Wayne “wagon (maker)”. I’ve also seen several sites list it as meaning “town near the clay land”. I don’t know how accurate that is but if true it’s likely that the name is related or…

Cambyses

Cambyses is the name of several kings of Persia, the Greek form of Old Persian Kambujiya. The name is of unknown meaning though there have been attempts to link it to an Elamite origin, or perhaps associate it with the Kambojas, an Iranian people who were originally located in Central Asia. Origin: unknown Meaning: unknown…

Colfax

Colfax comes from an English surname, made up of Old English cola (coal, charcoal) and feax (hair) essentially meaning “black hair”. It originated as a nickname for someone who had dark hair. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “black hair” Usage: English Variants: Colefax

César

César is the Spanish, Portuguese, and French form of Caesar, an Ancient Roman cognomen which later became a Roman imperial title after the rise of Julius Caesar. Though it became to be regarded as an imperial title, its origins are unknown though there have been several theories: It’s been linked to Latin caesaries meaning “hair”, referring to abundant…

Carlin

Carlin is an English unisex name which is either a variant spin on the name Carl (which derives from Old High German Karl meaning “man, husband” via Proto-Germanic *karlaz “free man”, of uncertain etymology but likely deriving from a PIE origin; it was originally used to refer to men who were not thralls or servants but who still lived…