So we're on Day C of the Challenge and
my theme is names and their origins. This collection will be handy when it
comes to christening future characters.
Ceri (f) Pronunciation: Ke-ri, beloved, also used for males, origin - Welsh
Ceri (f) Pronunciation: Ke-ri, beloved, also used for males, origin - Welsh
Charissa (f) grace, origin – Greek
Cajsa (f) Pronunciation:
KIE-sah, chaste, pure – origin – Greek, Swedish
Something I didn't know before was that
Ceasar—although a name bestowed on Roman emperors—means full head or hair or
hairy.Caoimhin (m) Pronunciation: QUEE-veen, handsome, origin - Irish
Carsten (m) Pronunciation:
KAHR-sten. Christian man, origin - Latin
Caz (m) Pronunciation: Kaz, the watchful one, origin
- Gaelic, Germanic
Please share if you have a 'C' name that
would sound good in a story.
Chizoba- it means God protect us.
ReplyDeleteChibale - means kinship.
Catastrophic...
ReplyDeleteWelcome in the letter "C"... thank you!
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I never would've guessed that's how one pronounces Caoimhin.
ReplyDeleteGreat names. Have a friend called Karsten (with a K but he-ho). I've always liked the name Chloe.
ReplyDeleteI know a Caz, and I had no idea what Ceasar had anything to do with hair. .
ReplyDeleteI kind of like Caz, short and sweet :) Interesting with Ceasar and hair; does it also mean ruler?
ReplyDeletebetty
I love how sometimes you look at an Irish name and go, really, that's how it's pronounced?! :)
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Interesting names. In the U. S. one might want to be careful giving a child a name that's difficult to pronounce, like Caoimhin!
ReplyDeleteInteresting about Caesar's name. He's so often depicted as a balding guy with a circle of laurel leaves.
ReplyDeleteCirca? Caesar's meaning makes sense. Men are perceived as virile and smart more when they have a full head of hair. If it meant scratchy or scraggly then I'll question it as a good leadership name. Caz meant more than I thought it did. A good boy name indeed.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a "C" name, but considering symbolism in names of literary characters is really important. Celie from "The Color Purple" pops into my mind first as I think about "C" literary names. Glenda from
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I love "Cael" pronounced like the vegetable, kale.
ReplyDeleteI like Chloe. Caroline is a big name in the south. I like Creighton and also Cord
ReplyDeleteTwo characters in my novels are Clarissa and Cassandra (Cassie). I tend to choose names by the country of its origin. The descriptions you give for your name choices offer a rich background for building a character's backstory.
ReplyDeleteGail’s 2016 April A to Z Challenge
C is for Chili Wisconsin-style and Characters who take Control
Great C names! I wasn't familiar with any of them...
ReplyDeleteI like learning the meaning behind names. Cool theme.
Michele at Angels Bark
Hello from A to Z. I didn't know that was what Caesar's name meant either!
ReplyDeleteI like the name Ceri.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
Great theme. I actually have a few C names I use in my own writing.
ReplyDeleteCaitlin. Callum. Cian. Ciarán.
They all have special meaning - pure, warrior, ancient, little dark one - respectively, which works well for my characters.
Good luck with the rest of the challenge.
Love those names, Michelle, and I can actually use them.
ReplyDeleteNope, Jeremy. Can't use that one!
Alex, yes, same for Siobhan, which is the Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.” That's pronounced shi-VAWN.
Nicola, me too, plus Zoe.
Me either, Rhonda, but I went to several sources and yes, Caesar is hairy. :)
True, Betty.
Tasha, that's right :)
Bish, in Jamaica I can't tell you how many people name their children after celebrities.
LOL @ Lee's comment. That's for real though! He is portrayed like that, but I guess it's okay since Caesar was also a title, it seems.
Sheena-Kay, I can relate to that.
Very true, Glenda. Although I write mainly romance novels, I look at the meanings of the names before I plunk them in my stories.
Intersting spelling on Cael.
Cool names, Melissa.
Good strategy for choosing names, Gail.
Thanks, Michele!
Hi, Cynthia, glad you found something new here.
Me too, Yvonne.
Thank you Ronel, I like Ciarán.