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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'. |
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Chathan
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From Gaelic 'cath' meaning 'battle' - a diminutive sense 'little battle' or 'little warrior' |
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Cian
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Ancient, enduring |
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Ciar
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dark, black, dark-haired |
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Ciaran
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little dark one (from Irish ciar 'dark' + diminutive -án) |
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Ciardha
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From Irish ciar meaning "dark" or "black" (dark-haired or dark-complexioned) |
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Ciardubhan
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little dark one |
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Ciaren
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Little dark one; 'dark-haired' (from Gaelic 'ciar' meaning dark + diminutive -án) |
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Ciaron
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Little dark one (diminutive of 'ciar' meaning dark) |
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Cieren
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From Gaelic 'ciar' meaning 'dark' - 'little dark one'. |
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Cillan
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Likely Irish in origin; commonly interpreted as "little church" (from ceall + -ín) or linked to Ceallach meaning "strife/war". |
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Cillian
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Likely from Old Irish Ceallach meaning 'war/strife' or 'bright-headed'; sometimes linked to cill ('church') as 'little church' in later interpretations. |
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Cinead
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born of fire |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Cinneidigh
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helmet-headed |
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Cionaodh
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Likely 'affection of Aodh' - i.e., 'beloved of Aodh' (Aodh = Gaelic name often glossed as 'fire' or a fire-god). |
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Clancy
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Descendant of a red(-haired) or ruddy one; often interpreted as "red warrior" |
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Clunainach
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from the little meadow |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Coalan
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slender, narrow; 'slender-bodied' or 'fine, thin' |
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Coan
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Likely 'descendant of Cuanán' (from Irish Cuan meaning roughly 'harbor' or 'beloved/little one'), or a locational name meaning 'dweller by a hollow/cove' in Cornish/English contexts. |
Cornish, English, Irish, Scottish |
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Codee
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Descendant of Cuidightheach - 'helpful' or 'benefactor' |
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Cody
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Descendant of Cuidightheach; 'helpful one' or 'benefactor' |
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Coghlan
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Descendant of Coghlán - a Gaelic personal name of uncertain/obscure meaning |
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Coilin
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Diminutive of Cailean/Colin - 'little/young one' (often glossed as 'whelp' or 'young pup') |
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Coillcumhann
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Possibly from Gaelic coill 'wood, forest' + element Cumhann (uncertain); roughly 'wood-dweller' or 'of the forest' (meaning not firmly established). |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Coinleain
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Likely 'little dog' or 'puppy' - diminutive related to Irish coileán/coin meaning 'dog' or 'whelp'. |
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Colin
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From Nicholas: "victory of the people"; from Gaelic Caolán/Cailean: "slender, narrow; little one" |
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Colli
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Variant/diminutive of Colin - "young pup" or "little one"; as an Italian surname, from colle/colli meaning "hills". |
English, Irish, Italian, Scottish |
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Collyns
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Variant of Collins/Colin - 'young pup' or 'young one' (from Irish Coileán) |
English, Irish |
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Colm
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dove |
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Colmcilla
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dove of the church |
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