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Capel
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Related to a chapel; originally a locational name meaning 'dweller by the chapel' |
English, French, Welsh |
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Cardin
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Surname-derived; possibly 'principal' or 'pivotal' (from 'cardinal') or linked to a place/word for thistle |
French |
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Cassien
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Derived from the family name Cassius - generally interpreted as 'belonging to Cassius'; Cassius has been variously rendered as 'hollow' or 'empty'. |
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Celestin
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heavenly, celestial |
French |
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Chandonn
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Likely a modern compound of Chandra (moon) + Donn (brown/chief) - roughly 'moon lord' or 'brown moon'. |
French, Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit |
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Chanton
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Song or singer; can be read as 'little song' (diminutive) |
English, French |
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Chantre
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Singer; a cantor or precentor (church singer) |
French |
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Chapin
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From Old French 'chapin' meaning 'shoe' - originally an occupational or nickname for a maker or wearer of shoes |
English, French |
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Charrel
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Free man |
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Chaton
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kitten (young cat) |
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Chawn
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God is gracious |
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Chesson
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Originally a surname meaning 'dweller by the oak (oak grove)' or 'from the place called Chesson'. |
English, French |
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Chestien
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'From the camp/fort' (from Chester); alternatively, if influenced by Christian, 'follower of Christ'. |
English, French |
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Cheval
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horse |
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Chevalier
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Knight; horseman; gentleman |
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Chevalyer
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Knight; horseman |
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Christophe
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Bearer of Christ |
French |
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Clarke
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clerk, scribe, cleric (occupational) |
English, French |
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Claude
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Derived from the Roman clan name Claudius, traditionally meaning "lame" or "limping". |
French |
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Claudet
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Diminutive of Claude; from Latin Claudius meaning "lame" or "limping" |
French |
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Clawde
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From the Roman family name Claudius, meaning "lame" or "limping". |
French |
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Clerc
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Clerk; scribe; clergyman; scholar |
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Clodion
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Diminutive of Claude (from Latin Claudius, historically 'lame') or derived from the Germanic Chlodio meaning 'famous' - broadly 'little Claude' / 'of Chlodio' |
French |
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Cluny
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From Cluny, the town/abbey in Burgundy; a locational/place name |
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Colas
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victory of the people |
French |
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Colbert
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From Germanic elements likely 'kol' (a personal element, possibly 'coal') + 'bert' ('bright') - roughly 'coal-bright' or 'bright/famous'. |
French |
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Colle
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Either 'coal/dark-haired' (as a variant of Cole) or 'hill' (from Italian 'colle'); used as a rare given name or surname-derived name. |
English, French, Italian |
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Collin
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"Young pup"; also a diminutive of Nicholas meaning "people's victory". |
French, Scottish |
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Colvile
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Settlement or farmstead of Kol; often interpreted as 'Kol's village' or 'coal town' |
French, Norman |
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Corb
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Likely 'raven' (from Old French corbin); in Irish contexts may derive from old personal/epithet elements (sometimes associated with chariot/war imagery). |
French, Gaelic, Irish |
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