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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for Boys:  C


Cain (see Kane)

Caius (see Cassius)

Cal (see Calvin)

Calicho (see Charles)

Calo (see Charles)

Calv (see Calvin)

Calvin              Latin calvinus, "bald."  This nickname is popular because
                    of John Calvin, a Protestant reformer and theologian, and
                    the founder of the Calvinist Movement.  During the
                    presidency of John Calvin Coolidge, many parents named
                    their baby boys Calvin.  Today, the name is more common in
                    the southern part of the United States than in other parts
                    of the country, but the delightful comic strip Calvin and
                    Hobbes may encourage more parents to choose this name.
      Famous name:  Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma "Buster" McLish
                    (baseball pitcher)
        Nicknames:  Cal, Calv, Vinnie, Vinny
       Variations:  Calvino (Spanish and Italian), Cauvin (French), Chauvin

Calvino (see Calvin)

Cam (see Cameron)

Camerino (see Cameron)

Cameron            Latin Cameris, "one from Cameris (an ancient Sabine city)";
                   also, derived from Celtic "bent nose."  This name is very
                   popular in Scotland, where it's the name of a great clan.
                   Cameron is used infrequently as a first name.  Two great
                   Scottish theologians, John Cameron and Richard Cameron, are
                   commemorated when Scottish boys are given this name.
     Famous name:  Cameron Mitchell (actor)
        Nickname:  Cam
       Variation:  Camerino (Spanish)

Can (see Duncan)

Canute (see Knut)

Carel (see Charles)

Carew               Latin carus, "dear, beloved"; also, English "fort" and
                    Welsh caerau, "stony island."  This name usually appears
                    as Cary, and the actor Cary Grant is solely responsible
                    for the name's popularity.
        Nicknames:  Carey, Cary

Carey (see Carew)

Carl               Old English ceorl, "a man"; also, Old German carl; also, a
                   form of Charlton.  Carl is a very old name that was popular
                   in the British Isles even before the Norman Conquest.  In
                   the United States, it ranks high among the 100 names most
                   often given to boys, but it is steadily becoming less
                   popular.
    Famous names:  Carl Gustav Jung (psychoanalyst)
                   Carl Owen "King Carl" "The Meal Ticket" Hubbell
                   (baseball pitcher)
                   Carl Sandburg (poet)
      Variations:  Carlo (Italian), Carlos (Portuguese and Spanish),
                   Carol (Rumanian), Carolos (Greek), Charlot (French),
                   Karl (German, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, and Norwegian),
                   Karlis (Latvian), Karolek (Polish), Karoly (Hungarian)

Carle (see Charles)

Carleton (see Charlton)

Carlino (see Charles)

Carlo (see Carl, Charles)

Carlos (see Carl, Charles)

Carlton, Carleton  Variation of Charlton.
     Famous name:  Carlton W. East (baseball player)

Carlucho (see Charles)

Carmen             Hebrew "the garden."  This name can be used for both
                   boys and girls, but in Spanish-speaking countries, it is
                   more often a masculine name.
     Famous name:  Carmen Fazone (baseball player)

Carol (see Carl, Charles)

Carolos (see Carl)

Carrel (see Charles)

Carrol (see Charles)

Carter             Old English craet, "maker of carts."  Carter Dickson is
                   the pseudonym of John Dickson Carr, a well-known writer of
                   detective stories.

Cary               Old Welsh "dweller at the castle"; also, variation of
                   Carew or Charles.
     Famous name:  Cary Grant (actor)

Cas (see Casper)

Casey (see Cassius)

Casper             Variation of Jasper.  Traditionally, Casper was one of the
                   Three Kings who came to Bethlehem to worship the baby
                   Jesus, but there is no biblical mention of the name.  Its
                   association with the friendly cartoon ghost has kept the
                   name from gaining much popularity in the United States.
     Famous name:  Casper Weinberger (statesman)
       Nicknames:  Cas, Gas, Jas
      Variations:  Gaspar (Spain), Gaspare (Italian), Jaspar (English),
                   Kaspar (German)

Cass (see Cassius)

Cassius            Latin family name.  This name became popular after
                   Shakespeare used it in Julius Caesar as the name of one of
                   the conspirators with Marcus Junius Brutus to assassinate
                   Julius Caesar.  The name also appears in Antony and
                   Cleopatra, where it is used for a minor character.
    Famous names:  Cassius Clay (boxer)
                   Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist)
                   Cassius Jackson Keyser (mathematician)
       Nicknames:  Casey, Cass
       Variation:  Caius

Cauvin (see Calvin)

Cebastian (see Sebastian)

Cece (see Cecil)

Cecil              Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name from caecus, "blind."
                   This name probably began as a Roman nickname and
                   developed into a surname.  It has been used as a forename
                   for a long time, but it has never been very popular and
                   ranks low in the 100 names most often given to boys in the
                   United States.  Because there have been several famous
                   women saints named Cecilia, the feminine version of the
                   name has become more popular than Cecil.
    Famous names:  Cecil Beaton (photographer)
                   Cecil B. De Mille (movie producer)
                   Cecil John Rhodes (financier)
       Nicknames:  Cece, Ces, Cis, Cissy, Sissy
      Variations:  Cecile (French), Cecilio (Italian and Spanish), Cecilius
                   (Dutch), Kilian (Irish), Sessylt (Welsh), Sicilio,
                   Sesilium (Hispanic)

Cecile (see Cecil)

Cecilio (see Cecil)

Cecilius (see Cecil)

Ced (see Cedric)

Cedric             First appeared in Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, who may
                   have mistaken it for Cerdic, the mythical founder of West
                   Saxony; also, Cerdic may derive from Welsh Caradawg,
                   "amiable," or from British Caratacos, "Carthage."  The
                   origin of Cedric is uncertain, but it became popular after
                   Sir Walter Scott published Ivanhoe, in which Cedric is the
                   father of the heroine Rowena.  The central character in
                   Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Lord Fauntleroy,
                   published in 1886, also has this name.  Cedric ranks within
                   the 100 most-popular names in the United States.
     Famous name:  Sir Cedric Hardwicke (actor)
       Nicknames:  Ced, Cid, Rick, Rickie, Ricky
       Variation:  Cerdic

Cerdic (see Cedric)

Cerilio (see Cyril)

Cerilo (see Cyril)

Ces (see Cecil)

Ceslovas (see Chester)

Chabalito (see Salvadore)

Chalo (see Gonzales)

Chana (see Felix)

Charalambos (see Charles)

Charles            old German carl, "a man"; also, Old English ceorl, "a
                   man"; also, French from Latin Carolus.  Charles has
                   remained a consistently popular name from the time of
                   Charlemagne (Charles the Great), the king of the Franks
                   and emperor of the West.  The name came to England with
                   the Norman conquest, but the native name Carl was more
                   popular until the royal Stuart family began to use the
                   name Charles.  Its popularity continues today, with
                   Charles, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the throne
                   of England.  In the United States, it ranks near the top
                   of the 100 most-popular names.  Charles is likely to
                   continue to be a popular name because Americans are
                   partial to the names of English royalty.
    Famous names:  Charles Darwin (naturalist)
                   Charles de Gaulle (WWII French general, later president of
                     France)
                   Charles Dickens (novelist)
                   Charles Augustus Lindbergh (aviator)
       Nicknames:  Calo, Cary, Charley, Charlie, Charly, Chick, Chicky,
                   Chico, Chuck, Chucky, Lito
      Variations:  Calicho, Carel, Carle, Carlino (Hispanic), Carlo (Italian),
                   Carlos (Portuguese and Spanish), Carlucho, Carol, Carrel,
                   Carrol (English), Charalambos, Charlot (French), Karl,
                   Karlik (Czech), Karol, Karolek (Polish), Karolis (Latvian),
                   Kyriakos (Russian), Tearlach (Irish)

Charley, Charlie, Charly (see Charles, Charlton)

Charlot (see Carl, Charles)

Charlton           Old English ceorlatun, "town of freemen," from ceorl
                   [freeman] + tun [town]; also, "Carl's Town."  Parents who
                   choose the name Charlton are fans of Charlton Heston or
                   else they want to preserve a family name.
       Nicknames:  Carl, Charley, Charlie, Charly, Karl
      Variations:  Carleton, Carlton

Chauvin (see Calvin)

Chavo (see Salvadore)

Chento (see Vincent)

Ches (see Chester)

Cheslav (see Chester)

Chester            Latin castrum, "walled town" or "fortress."  Chester dates
                   to the Roman occupation of England, when it referred to
                   people who lived in the castra, or camp.
    Famous names:  Chester A. Arthur (21st U.S. president)
                   Chet Huntley (TV news announcer)
       Nicknames:  Ches, Chet
      Variations:  Ceslovas (Latvian), Cheslav (Russian and Ukrainian),
                   Czeslaw (Polish)

Chet (see Chester)

Chick (see Charles)

Chicky (see Charles)

Chico (see Charles, Francis)

Chimone (see Simon)

Chioke             lbo (Nigeria) "gift of God."  African children are prized
                   and treated as welcome gifts for their parents.  Chioke
                   reflects this belief, as do names from other cultures,
                   including the Hebrew name Jonathan, "gift of the Lord
                   (God)."

Chombo (see Jerome)

Chomo (see Jerome)

Chresta (see Christian)

Chretien (see Christian)

Chris              Shortened form of Christian or Christopher.  Although
                   Chris qualifies as a nickname, it now appears
                   independently.  Chris belongs to the group of short names
                   that are in vogue, particularly for boys.  When Chris is
                   used as a nickname in the United States, it is usually a
                   shortened form of Christopher.

Chrissy (see Christian)

Christ (see Christian, Christopher)

Christao (see Christian)

Christian          Greek kristos, "anointed one," from Hebrew "Messiah"; also,
                   Latin Christianus, "Christian"; also, French Christiane.
                   In the United States, this name isn't used very often for
                   boys, but Christine, the feminine form, is popular for
                   girls.  While Hispanic-Americans often choose religious
                   names such as Christ, Jesus, or Christian, other Americans
                   usually shy away from this kind of name for boys.
                   Christian was at the height of its historic popularity in
                   the late seventeenth century because it is the name of the
                   central allegorical character in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's
                   Progress.  The name continued to be popular throughout the
                   eighteenth century, but its use began to decline in the
                   nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
    Famous names:  Christiaan Neethling Barnard (surgeon)
                   Christian Dior (fashion designer)
       Nicknames:  Chris, Chrissy, Christ, Christy, Kit, Kris, Krys
      Variations:  Chresta (Swedish), Chretien (French), Christao
                   (Portuguese), Christiano (Italian), Christino, Chrystek
                   (Polish), Cristian (Spanish and Rumanian), Hristina
                   (Bulgarian), Jaan (Estonian), Kerestel (Hungarian),
                   Khristian (Russian), Khrystiyiyan, Krista, Kristian,
                   Krists (Latvian), Krsto, Risto (Serbian)

Christiano (see Christian)

Christino (see Christian)

Christoforo (see Christopher)

Christoforus (see Christopher)

Christoph, Christophe (see Christopher)

Christopher        Greek Kristophoros, "Christ bearing" (one who carries
                   Christ in his heart); also, Latin Christopherus.  The name
                   comes from a legend of a huge, ugly strong man who offered
                   to carry a small boy across a river.  The child grew
                   heavier and heavier until Christopher thought he would
                   drown.  As he was beginning to despair, the child revealed
                   himself to be the Christ Child who was carrying the world
                   on his shoulders.  No historic saint exists, only the
                   allegorical legend.  Christopher is the patron of travelers
                   and car drivers, and his day is July 25.  The name has been
                   used throughout the centuries.  In the United States, it
                   ranks among the top-ten names given to boys.
    Famous names:  Christopher Columbus (navigator)
                   Christopher Marlowe (Elizabethan dramatist)
                   Kris Kristofferson (singer and actor)
       Nicknames:  Chris, Christ, Christy, Kester, Kit, Kris, Kriss, Kritos,
                   Stoffel, Tobal, Tobalito
      Variations:  Christoforo (Italian), Christoforus, Christoph (Russian),
                   Christophe, Christophorus (French), Cristobal (Spanish),
                   Cristovao (Portuguese), Hristofor (Bulgarian), Khristoforos
                   (Greek), Khrystofor (Ukrainian), Kristaps (Latvian),
                   Kristof (Slovakian and Hungarian), Kristoffer (Swedish)

Christophorus (see Christopher)

Christy (see Christian, Christopher)

Chrystek (see Christian)

Chucho (see Augustus)

Chuck              Nickname of Charles.  Chuck is primarily a nickname, but
                   it's occasionally used as a given name.  It may become one
                   of the short, snappy names that are expected to be popular
                   in the 1990s.
    Famous names:  Chuck Berry (singer)
                   Chuck Connors (actor)

Chucky (see Charles)

Church (see Kirk)

Cid (see Cedric)

Cilvestra (see Sylvester)

Cirill (see Cyril)

Cirillo (see Cyril)

Ciro (see Cyril, Cyrus)

Cis (see Cecil)

Cisco (see Francis)

Cissy (see Cecil)

Cladio (see Claud)

Clair, Clare (see Clarence)

Clarence           Latin clarus, "bright" or "famous"; also, English from
                   the Duke of Clarence, who held the dukedom of Clare.  This
                   name came into England at the time of the Norman Conquest.
                   Two saints in France, one in the seventh century and the
                   other in the ninth, were named Clarus.  The second St.
                   Clarus lived in Normandy and was martyred in 875.  A woman
                   of the nobility had him beheaded because he refused her
                   advances.  His day is November 4.  The Normandy family
                   Clair or Clarus became the noble family Clare in England,
                   whose lands were declared a dukedom by Edward III for his
                   son Lionel, with the latinized title of dux Clarenciae.  In
                   Shakespeare's Richard III, George, the duke of Clarence, is
                   executed by his brother Edward IV and the Duke of
                   Gloucester, later Richard III.  The play was popular
                   in the nineteenth century, which resulted in the name
                   becoming a given name.  It ranks in the lower half of the
                   100 most-popular boys' names in the United States, but it's
                   rapidly going out of fashion.
     Famous name:  Clarence Darrow (lawyer)
       Nicknames:  Clair, Clare
      Variations:  Clemencio (Spanish), Clement, Clementy (Polish), Klamencas
                   (Latvian), Klemenis (Greek), Klemens (German), Klement
                   (Hungarian), Klymentiy (Russian)

Clark              Greek kleros and Latin clericus, "religious person,
                   clergyman"; also, English clerk came to mean "scholar" or
                   "a man of learning."  When this occupational name is
                   spelled Clark, it reflects the English pronunciation of the
                   word "clerk."  Over the centuries, the word has changed its
                   meaning from "religious scholar" to "an employee in a
                   shop or store."  The former meaning is still retained in
                   the word "cleric."
     Famous name:  Clark Gable (actor)
      Variations:  Clarke, Clerk, Clerke

Clarke (see Clark)

Claud, Claude      Latin claudus, "lame."  This Roman family name originally
                   described a handicap.  Robert Graves' novels I, Claudius
                   and Claudius the God, which became a PBS series, have made
                   the name familiar to many Americans, but Claude continues
                   to be more popular in England than it is in the United
                   States.
    Famous names:  Emperor Claudius (Roman ruler possibly named for the
                     handicap)
                   Claude Debussy (composer)
                   Claude Monet (painter)
                   Claude Rains (actor)
       Nicknames:  Claudy, Clod, Cloyo
      Variations:  Cladio (Hispanic), Claudicio, Claudino, Claudio
                   (Portuguese, Spanish, and  Italian), Claudius (English),
                   Claudu (Rumanian), Klaudiusz (Polish), Klavdiya
                   (Ukrainian), Klavdu (Russian)

Claudicio (see Claud)

Claudino (see Claud)

Claudio (see Claud)

Claudius (see Claud)

Claudu (see Claud)

Claudy (see Claud)

Claus (see Nicholas)

Clay               Old English claeg, "clay."  This surname was initially
                   used as a first name to honor Henry Clay, a
                   nineteenth-century American statesman.  Clay was the chief
                   designer of the Missouri Compromise of 1850.
     Famous name:  Clay Cole (entertainer)

Cleante (see Cleanth)

Cleantes (see Cleanth)

Cleanth            Possibly from Old English claene, "clean, pure"; or from
                   Greek proper name Cleanthes.  Cleanthes was a stoic
                   philosopher and the successor to Zeno.  In John Dryden's
                   tragedy Cleomenes, Cleanthes is the captain who befriends
                   Cleomenes.  In The Old Law, a play by Philip Massinger,
                   Thomas Middleton, and Will Rowley, Cleanthes is the son of
                   Leonides and the model of fatherly devotion.  A character
                   of the name also appears in four of Moliere's plays.  The
                   name is rarely used today.
     Famous name:  Cleanth Brooks (literary critic)
      Variations:  Cleante, Cleantes

Cleaveland (see Cleveland)

Clem (see Clement)

Clemencio (see Clarence)

Clement            Latin clemens, "kind, gentle, mild, merciful"; also, a
                   variation of Clarence.  Clement was a disciple of St. Paul,
                   and according to tradition, he was baptized by St. Peter.
                   Clement was the third pope after Peter and Cletus, and he
                   was martyred by the Emperor Trajan for preaching to mine
                   workers.  Condemned to death, he was drowned with an anchor
                   tied to his neck.  His day is November 23, and he is the
                   patron saint of sailors.  The name ranks in the lower
                   quarter of the 100 most-popular boys' names.
     Famous name:  Clement Attlee (prime minister of Great Britain)
       Nicknames:  Clem, Clemmie, Clim, Klimek, Lencha, Menz, Te, Tente
      Variations:  Clemente (Italian and Spanish), Clemento (Portuguese),
                   Kelemen (Hungarian), Klemens (German), Klement (Polish,
                   Czech, and Slovakian), Klemo (Czech), Klima (Slovakian),
                   Kliment (Bulgarian), Klymentiy (Russian and Ukrainian)

Clemente (see Clement)

Clemento (see Clement)

Clementy (see Clarence)

Clemmie (see Clement)

Clerk, Clerke (see Clark)

Cleve (see Cleveland, Clifford, Clive)

Cleveland          Old English "cliff land."  The name honors Grover
                   Cleveland, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth president
                   of the United States.
     Famous name:  Cleveland Evans (psychologist)
       Nicknames:  Cleve, Cliff
       Variation:  Cleaveland

Clevord (see Clifford)

Cliff (see Cleveland, Clifford)

Clifford           Old English "a stream-crossing near a cliff."  Clifford
                   became a popular name in the middle part of the twentieth
                   century.  It currently ranks near the middle of the 100
                   most-popular boys' names.
    Famous names:  Clifford Philip Case (U.S. senator)
                   Clifford Odets (playwright)
                   Cliff Robertson (actor)
       Nicknames:  Cleve, Cliff, Cliffy
       Variation:  Clevord

Cliffy (see Clifford)

Clim (see Clement)

Clint (see Clinton)

Clinton            Swedish or Danish klinter, "hill town," from Old Norse
                   klettr [hill] + Old English tun [town].  This name was
                   given to people who lived in a town on a hill.  The name
                   shows the influence of the Vikings on English names.
     Famous name:  Clint Eastwood (actor)
        Nickname:  Clint

Clive              Old English clif, "cliff."  After Robert Clive conquered
                   India, this surname became a given name, but it has never
                   caught on in the United States.
     Famous name:  Clive Barnes (critic)
      Variations:  Cleve, Clyve

Clod (see Claud)

Clodoveo (see Louis)

Clotario (see Luther)

Clothaire (see Luther)

Clothar (see Luther)

Clovis (see Louis)

Cloyo (see Claud)

Clyde              Celtic "river" or Welsh "heard from far away"; also,
                   "cleansing" in reference to Clota, a river goddess.  Water
                   names are the oldest names in existence and seem able to
                   survive well through the years, even though their forms
                   change so much that positive identification of their
                   etymology becomes difficult.  There is a River Clyde in
                   Scotland, and the Firth of Clyde is an estuary formed by
                   the river.  The Clydesdale breed of horses originated in
                   the Clyde valley.  In North Wales, a small river is named
                   Clwyd.  The cluster of these names indicates that they
                   may all refer to a river goddess.  The name occurs more
                   often in Scotland than elsewhere, but it was carried by the
                   Scots as they moved to new lands.  The place name occurs in
                   New York, Ohio, and Vermont.  In the United States, the
                   name Clyde is not very popular and ranks low in the top-100
                   names for boys, although it is still used frequently by
                   people of Scottish descent, particularly in the southern
                   part of the country.
    Famous names:  Clyde Cessna (airplane manufacturer)
                   Clyde Edward McCollough (baseball catcher)
       Variation:  Clydell

Clydell (see Clyde)

Clyve (see Clive)

Cnut (see Knut)

Coco (see George)

Col (see Colin)

Colacho (see Colin, Nicholas)

Colan (see Colin)

Cole (see Nicholas)

Colin              Scottish from Gaelic cailean, "youth" or "cadet"; also,
                   French Cole, a shortened form of Nicholas.  A variation of
                   this name yields Old King Cole, a mythical king of Britain.
                   The origin of Colin, however, is in France, where it is a
                   nickname of Col.  It came to England either during or just
                   after the Norman invasion, and it's had steady use ever
                   since.  Edmund Spenser's Colin Clout's Come Home Again
                   indicates that the name was used among rural folk, and
                   Spenser himself used Colin as a pseudonym.  The name of the
                   Collie dog originated in a real Middle English dog's name:
                   Colle.  This is another indication that the name was
                   commonly used by country people who often give their
                   animals popular names for people.
    Famous names:  Colly Cibber (actor and comic playwright)
                   Cole Porter (musician and composer)
       Nicknames:  Col, Colacho, Colan, Collie, Collin, Collins

Collie (see Colin)

Collin (see Colin)

Collins (see Colin)

Colton             Old English colt-tun, "town where colts are bred"; also,
                   "Cola's or Koli's town"; can be derived from "coal town."
                   As a place name, Colton can be found in California and New
                   York, where towns were named for early settlers.

Con (see Konrad)

Conicho (see Dennis)

Conny (see Konrad)

Conrad (see Konrad)

Constantantinos (see Gustave)

Cort (see Curtis)

Cortland (see Curtis)

Corty (see Curtis)

Court (see Curtis)

Courtlandt (see Curtis)

Courtney (see Curtis)

Cragg (see Craig)

Craig              Celtic creag, "crag."  This Scottish surname has become
                   very popular as a given name.  It's one of the short names
                   made of phonetic stops that's now in vogue in the United
                   States.  It ranks very high in the 100 most-popular boys'
                   names and is increasing in popularity.
    Famous names:  Craig Morton (football player)
                   Craig Stevens (actor)
  Other spelling:  Cragg

Cristian (see Christian)

Cristobal (see Christopher)

Cristovao (see Christopher)

Culaza (see Nicholas)

Cull (see McCullough)

Cullie (see McCullough)

Curcio (see Curtis)

Curt (see Curtis)

Curtis             Latin "courtyard"; also, Old French corteis, "courteous."
                   Introduced into England during or just after the Norman
                   Conquest, this name may have been a complimentary epitaph
                   for someone who was especially courteous or courtly.  It
                   may then have become a nickname for this characteristic,
                   and then become a personal name.  Shakespeare used the name
                   for one of the characters in Taming of the Shrew.  Tony
                   Curtis is the stage name for Bernard Schwartz.
     Famous name:  Curtis LeMay (WWII general)
  Other spelling:  Curtiss
       Nicknames:  Cort, Corty, Curt, Kurt
      Variations:  Cortland, Court, Courtlandt, Courtney, Curcio

Curtiss (see Curtis)

Cy                 Nickname of Cyril or Cyrus.  This nickname has become a
                   name in its own right, possibly because of its association
                   with Cy Young, an outstanding baseball pitcher whose name
                   was given to an annual award for the best pitcher in the
                   major leagues.

Cyrek (see Cyril)

Cyril              Greek kyrios, "lord, master."  Because of its association
                   with the name Christ, Cyril has had religious connotations
                   since the time of Jesus.  There have been several saints of
                   this name, including Cyril of Alexander who was
                   instrumental in clarifying what is now Roman Catholic dogma
                   regarding the Trinity.  Another St. Cyril is known as the
                   Apostle to the Slavs and for his translations of liturgical
                   books.  He is credited with inventing the Cyrillic alphabet
                   that is still used in Russia and some Slavic countries.  He
                   was also noted for his insistence on using Slavonic in the
                   Mass, a departure from Orthodox practice that caused him
                   and his brother St. Methodius to break with Pope Nicholas I
                   and led to the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Church.
     Famous name:  Cyril Ritchard (actor)
       Nicknames:  Ciro, Cy, Lilo
      Variations:  Cerilio, Cerilo (Spanish), Cirill (Hungarian), Cirillo
                   (Italian), Cyrek (Czech and Polish), Cyrildo, Cyrill,
                   Cyrille (French), Keereel (Russian), Kiril (Bulgarian),
                   Kyril (German), Kyrillos (Greek), Kyrylo (Ukrainian),
                   Sirilio, Zyrillus

Cyrildo (see Cyril)

Cyrill, Cyrille (see Cyril)

Cyrus              Persian kuru, "throne," and Greek kuros; sometimes
                   translated "sun," referring to the great Persian king
                   mentioned in the Old Testament.  Cyrus is a biblical name
                   that is seldom used in the United States.  Cyrus foretold
                   great victories and befriended the Israelites; he issued a
                   proclamation allowing them to return to the Holy Land.
    Famous names:  Cyrus McCormick (inventor)
                   Cyrus Roberts Vance (diplomat)
        Nickname:  Cy
      Variations:  Ciro (Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish), Kyros (Greek)

Czeslaw (see Chester)