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Carlee
Variation of Carly, English
"free man"
Carly and company have had a good run, fueled by Nickelodeon's popular series iCarly , as well as Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen. Now most spellings of the name, including Carlie, Karlee, and…
Cassava
Nature name
Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.
Cassiopeia
Greek mythology name
"cassia juice"
Cassiopeia, the name of a mythological mother who became a stellar constellation, is challenging but intriguing, and has all those softening Cass nicknames available. And with all names Cass-related…
Ceridwen
Welsh
"beautiful as a poem; crooked women"
A mythological Welsh name with an intriguing sound, Ceridwen appears in several Welsh legends, in which she is an an enchantress and the owner of the cauldron of poetic inspiration. She is also…
Chrisoula
Greek
"golden"
This name is the feminine of Chrystanthos, meaning golden flower (think Chrysanthemum).
Cliantha
Greek
"glory-flower"
A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.
Clor
American invented name
Cloris is bad enough without shortening. Consider FLOR instead, a beautiful Spanish name.
Corymbia
Botanical name
Corymbia is the botanical name of many species of beautiful flowering gum trees. It is a rare, but attested, girls' name in Australia.
Dael
Dutch variation of Dale
Dael is cooler than Dale -- but why? Vowel switch gives an old nature name a hipper look.
Daenerys
Literary name
Daenerys is yet another girls' name invented by "Game of Thrones" author George R. R. Martin that is beginning to gain some traction in real life. Daenerys was used for 67 baby girls in 2013 while…
Dalary
American invented name
Prior to 2013, this name was unheard of. That was the year that Larry Hernandez, singer and star of reality show Larrymania , gave the name to his daughter. It has now entered the US Top 1000,…
Dalett
Modern invented name
Larry Hernandez is at it again — the reality TV star known for his show Larrymania has successfully popularized each of his three daughters' names. He and Kenia Ontiveros created totally new names…
Delancie
Delancie is a feminine name with French-inspired origins, possibly derived from the French surname 'de Lancy' or as a variation of Delancey, which refers to historical place names. The name has an…
Delphene
Delphene is an elegant feminine name that appears to be a variation of Delphine, which derives from the Greek city of Delphi, famous for its oracle dedicated to Apollo. The name carries associations…
Dionis
Dionis is a feminine name with Greek origins, derived from Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, fertility, and festivity. This feminine adaptation carries the divine associations of its mythological…
Dixie
Latin, French
"I have spoken; tenth"
A sassy, spunky, punchy kind of name, Dixie can also be considered a place name, one that has become problematic because of its association with the antebellum South. The Dixie Chicks recently…
Dorla
Dorla is a feminine name with potential Germanic or Slavic origins. It may have developed as a variation of Dora (derived from Greek meaning 'gift') or as a diminutive form of names containing the…
Drue
Drue as a feminine name is a modern spelling variation of Drew, which itself began as a shortened form of the masculine Andrew, meaning "manly" or "brave" from Greek origins. This particular spelling…
Echo
Greek mythology name
"echo or sound"
Echo, the pretty, resonant name of a legendary nymph, was the heroine of Joss Whedon's sci-fi series Dollhouse . Nick Hexum, of the band 311, named his daughter Echo Love. In the Greek myth, Echo was…
Eilonwy
Welsh
"river melody"
Eilonwy is a rare and poetic Welsh name first recorded in the late 19th century and used by Lloyd Alexander for his novel series The Chronicles of Prydain . The character appeared in Disney's…