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Index

Caden – Caius – Calum – Camila – Carla – Carmen – Cece – Cemile – César – Chad – Chance – Chao – Charles – Charlotte – Chase – Cheryl – Christina – Christopher – Clara – Claudia – Cole – Colleen – Connie – Cynthia

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Caden

From: Irish surname Caden which is the reduced form of Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin Variants of the name are: Cayden, Kaeden, Caiden, Kaden, Caeden, etc…
Meaning: Mac Cadáin means Son of Cadán
Quenya: Catánion (Catan+[-ion] = Orthographic equivalent+["son of" suffix])

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Caius

From: Roman praenomen Gaius (masculine form of Gaia) which came from Etruscan origin
Meaning: Unknown
Quenya: Caiyos (Unfortunately, this is not etymologically based since there’s no meaning known. It’s simply a transliteration of the name written according to Quenya orthography)

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Calum

From: Scottish form of COLVMBA which is a late Latin name.
Meaning: dove
Quenya: Cucuo (cucua+[o] = dove+[masculine names suffix])

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Camila

From: Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla which is the feminine form of CAMILLVS a Roman cognomen of Etruscan origin.
Meaning: Unknown
Quenya: Camilla (orthographic equivalent)

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Carla

From: Spanish feminine form of Germanic Karl.
Meaning: See Charles entry here
Quenya: Nerië (nér+[ië] = man+[feminine names suffix]) or Ohtatyarë (ohtatyarë = female warrior)

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Carmen

From: Medieval Spanish form of Carmel coming from Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (Karmel). Carmen took this form under the influence of the Latin word CARMEN.
Meaning: כַּרְמֶל (Karmel) means “garden” while Latin CARMEN means “song”.
Quenya: Tarwë (tarwa+[ë] = garden+[feminine names suffix]) OR Lindë (lindë = song)

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Cece

From: Diminutive of Cecilia and other names containing a similar sound. Cecilia is the Latinate feminine form of Roman family name CAECILIVS, derived from the Latin word CAECVS.
Meaning: CAECVS means “blind”
Quenya: Úcenincë ({ú-}+cenë+[-incë] = {negative prefix}+vb. to see+[diminutive suffix])

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Cemile

From: Feminine Turkish form of Cemil. It may also be derived from Feminine Arabic name جميلة (Jamila).
Meaning: Kindness or beautiful
Quenya: Márië (márië = n. goodness, kindness) OR Vanimë (vanima+[ë] = adj. beautiful+[feminine names suffix])

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César

From: French, Spanish & Portuguese form of CAESAR, a Roman cognomen from Latin CAESARIES
Meaning: CAESAR possibly meant hairy as CAESARIES means hair.
Quenya: Findessëo (findessëa+[o] = adj. hairy+[masculine names suffix])

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Chad

From: Old English name Ceadda
Meaning: Unknown for certain but possibly based on Welsh cad “battle”
Quenya: Ohto (ohta+[o] = n. battle, war+[masculine names suffix])

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Chance

From: Originally a masculine diminutive of the Norman surname Chauncey. Usually given in reference to the English word chance.
Meaning: The meaning of Chauncey is unknown. Chance means “luck, fortune”.
Quenya: Marto (marto = n. fortune, fate, lot)

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Chao

From: Chinese 超 (chao)
Meaning: To jump over, to leap over, to pass over, to overtake
Quenya: Lahtaron (lahta+{ro}+[n] = to pass over, to excel+{agent suffix -er}+[masculine names suffix])

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Charles

From: Germanic name Karl, which was derived from the same Germanic word. However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic element hari
Meaning: Karl means ‘man’ & hari means ‘army, warrior’
Quenya: Nér (nér = man) or Ohtatyaro (ohtatyaro = warrior)

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Charlotte

From: French feminine diminutive of Charles.
Meaning: See Charles entry here.
Quenya: Nerincë (nér+[incë] = man+[diminutive suffix]) OR Ohtatyarincë (ohtatyaro+[incë] = warrior+[diminutive suffix])

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Chase

From: Middle English surname
Meaning: Chase, hunt. Originally it was a nickname for huntsman.
Quenya: Roimero (roimë+[-ro] = n. hunt+[masculine agental suffix]

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Cheryl

From: English elaboration of Cherie, perhaps influenced by Beryl.
Meaning: Cherie comes from French chérie meaning “darling” while Beryl is the clear or pale green precious stone.
Quenya: Mellaissar (melda+[lai-]+{-ssar} = adj. dear+[prefix "green"]+{suffix “stone”})

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Christina

From: From CHRISTIANA, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIANVS derived from the Greek Χριστός (Christos) who originally came from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach) a.k.a. messiah.
Meaning: CHRISTIANA means “a christian” (female)
Quenya: Hristinna (As the orthographic equivalent of Christ in Quenya “Hristo” is widely used, I chose here not to follow the etymology of the name, which is possible, and maintain the well-composed Hristo as foundation.)

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Christopher

From: Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) It was derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero). Variants include: Kristoffer, Hristofor, Krsto, Cristoforo, Christoph, Krzysztof, Cristóvão, etc.
Meaning: Bearing Christ
Quenya: Hristocolëo (Hristo+colë+[o] = Christ+bear+[masculine names suffix])

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Clara

From: Feminine form of the Late Latin name CLARVS
Meaning: Clear, bright, famous
Quenya: Calimë (calima+[ë] = bright+[feminine names suffix])

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Claudia

From: Feminine form of Latin CLAVDIVS which comes from a Roman family name derived from CLAVDVS.
Meaning: Lame, crippled.
Quenya: Laiwatelcë (laiwa+telco+[ë] = ill+leg+[feminine names suffix])

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Cole

From: English surname which was originally derived from the Old English byname Cola.
Meaning: Old English for charcoal, originally given to a person with dark features.
Quenya: Yúlo (yúla+[o] = ember, ash, smouldering wood+[masculine names suffix])

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Colleen

From: Derived from the Irish word cailín
Meaning: Girl
Quenya: Wendë (wen+[ë] = girl+[feminine names suffix])

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Connie

From: Diminutive of English & French Constance which was the medieval form of CONSTANTIA which, on its turn, is the feminine form of CONSTANTIVS which itself was derived from CONSTANS
Meaning: Constant, steadfast
Quenya: Vorondië (voronda+[ië] = steadfast, faithful+[feminine names suffix])

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Cynthia

From: Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia)
Meaning: “Woman from Kynthos”. Kynthos was a mountain on Delos. Kynthia was the epithet of the goddess Artemis.
Quenya: Cinisowen ({Cinisos}+[wen] = {Orthographic equivalent of Kynthos}+[suffix meaning maiden, woman])