CHRISTOPHER (Gr.), bearing Christ.--Dims. KESTER, KIT, CHRIS.--L.
_Christophorus_, Fr. _Christophe_, It. _Cristoforo_, Sp. _Cristoval_, Ger.
_Christoph_.
CICELY, a form of _Cecilia_ (q.v.).
CLARA (L.), bright.--Dim. CLARE.--Fr. _Claire_, It. _Chiara_, Sp. _Clara_.
CLARENCE (L.), illustrious.
CLARIBEL (L.), brightly fair.
CLARICE, CLARISSA, derivatives from _Clara_.
CLAUD, CLAUDIUS (L.), lame.
CLAUDIA, fem. of _Claudius_.
CLEMENT (L.), mild, merciful.--L. _Clemens_, It. and Sp. _Clemente_, Fr.
_Clement_, Ger. _Clemens_.--Fem. and dim. forms are CLEMENTINA, CLEMENTINE.
CONRAD (Teut.), bold in counsel, resolute.--L. _Conradus_, Fr. _Conrade_, It. _Conrado_, _Corrado_, Ger. _Konrad_.
CONSTANCE, a fem. form of _Constant_.--Dim. CONNIE.--L. _Constantia_, Fr.
_Constance_, It. _Costanza_.
CONSTANT (L.), firm, faithful.--L. _Constans_, _Constantius_, It.
_Costante_, _Costanzo_, Sp. _Constancio_, Ger. _Constanz_.
CONSTANTINE (L.), firm.--L. _Constantinus_, It. _Costantino_, Sp.
_Constantino_, Ger. _Constantin_.
CORA, CORINNA (Gr.), maiden.--Fr. _Corinne_.
CORDELIA (L.), warm-hearted.--Fr. _Cordelie_.
CORNELIUS, prob. related to L. _cornu_, a horn.--Fr. _Cornelius_ (fem.
_Cornelie_), It. and Sp. _Cornelio_.--Fem. CORNELIA.
CRISPIN, CRISPIAN, CRISPUS (L.), curly-haired.--L. _Crispinus_, _Crispianus_, Fr. _Crispin_, _Crepin_, It. _Crispino_, _Crispo_, Ger.
_Crispus_.
CUTHBERT (A.S.), well-known splendour.
CYNTHIA (Gr.), of or from Mount Cynthus.
CYPRIAN (Gr.), of Cyprus.--L. _Cyprianus_.
CYRIL (Gr.), lordly.--L. _Cyrillus_, Fr. _Cyrille_, Sp. _Cirilo_, Ger.
_Cyrill_.
CYRUS (Pers.), the sun.
DANIEL (Heb.), God is judge.--Dims. DAN, DANNY.
DARIUS (Pers.), preserver.
DAVID (Heb.), beloved.--Dims. DAVY, DAVE.--Fr. _David_, It. _Davide_, _Davidde_, Ger. _David_.--Fem. DAVIDA, VIDA.
DEBORAH (Heb.), a bee.
DELIA (Gr.), of Delos.
DEMETRIUS (Gr.), belonging to Demeter or Ceres.--Fr. _Demetrius_, It.
_Demetrio_.
DENIS, DENNIS, DENYS, a French form of _Dionysius_.
DERRICK, a corruption of _Theodoric_.
DIANA (L.), goddess.--Dims. DI, DIE.
DINAH (Heb.), judged.
DIONYSIUS (Gr.), belonging to Dionysos or Bacchus.--Fr. _Denys_, _Denis_, It. _Dionigio_, _Dionigi_, _Dionisio_, Ger. _Dionysius_, _Dionys_.
DOMINIC (L.), Sunday child.--L. _Dominicus_, Fr. _Dominique_, It.
_Domenico_, Sp. _Domingo_.
DONALD (Celt.), proud chief.
DORA, a dim. of _Dorothea_ (q.v.).
DORCAS (Gr.), a gazelle.
DOROTHEA, DOROTHY (Gr.), the gift of God.--Dims. DOL, DOLLY.--Fr.
_Dorothee_, _Dorette_, It. and Sp. _Dorotea_.
DOUGAL (Celt.), black stranger.
DRUSILLA (L.), strong.
DUNCAN (Celt.), brown chief.
EBENEZER (Heb.), the stone of help.