CAESAR: Lat. " Born with long hair."
Var. Caezar, Cesar, Czar, Kaiser, Sezar
The famous Roman emperor, Julius Caesar gave this name to " caesarean section."
The European emperors were later known by derivatives of Caesar, Kaiser & Czar
CALEB: Heb. " Courageous."
Joshua and Caleb went to spy the Canan land.
CALVIN: Lat. " Bald."
Var. Kalvin, Vin, Vinny.
Originally a Roman clan name. John Calvin was a Christian reformer in 16th century.
CARL: Ger. " Man."
Var. of Charles.
CARLOS: Span. " Man."
Var. Charles, Karlos, Karlose.
CAREY: Wel. " Near the castle."
Now, this form is usually a girl's name.
CARVALHO: Port. “Oak tree.”
A saint to India.
CASPAR: Pers. " One who guards the treasure."
Var. Gaspar, Jasper, Kaspar.
One of the three kings who visited baby Jesus.
CEDRIC: Cel. " War leader."
The name is mentioned in the book, Ivanhoe.
CEPHAS: He. “Rock.”
The original Hebrew name given to Simon by Jesus Christ.
CHACKO: Mal." Following after."
Var. Chackappan, Chakunny.
Derived from Yakob. Jacob evolved to Jacko, then to Chacko or from Chago, a
Spanish variant for Jacob.
CHANDAPILLAI: Mal. Chandy + Pillai.
CHANDY: Mal. " Protector of mankind."
Derived from a variant of Alexander, Sandy to Chandy .
CHARLES: Ger. " Man."
Var. Carl, Carlos, Carrol, Charley, Charlie, Charly, Karl.
Many kings in Europe had this name. Also a very popular name among Europeans.
CHERIAN: Arm. " Follower or Carrier."
Var. Cheriyan, Cheryan, Kuncherian.
Similar to Armenian names, Khatcherian, Khchirian. Original Armenian names have prefixes to Cherian. E.g. Khatcherian, meaning carrier or follower of cross. Ordinary people were not allowed to pronounce cross (Khat) in ancient times and only Cherian was pronounced. Cherian, a very popular Christian name in Kerala, most probably came through Armenian or West Asian immigrants. Defenitely, Cherian is not a name of Malayalam origin. Many administrators and politicians including a former governor have this name.
CHESTER: Lat. " Of the fortified camp."
CHEVALIER: Fr. " Knight."
Used as a title for special people.
CHRISTIAN: Gk. " Follower of Christ."
Eventhough a common name in Europe, rarely used in Kerala as such.
CHRISTOPHER: Gk. " Bearer of Christ."
Var. Chris, Christi, Christie, Christy, Cristopher, Kris, Kristopher, Kristy
The name is related to Saint Christopher who carried travellors on his back across the river. Another Christopher ( Columbus ) discovered America, bringing popularity to the name.
CHRYSOSTUM: Gk. " Golden tongue."
Var. Chrisostem.
CHUMMAR: Mal. Meaning uncertain.
CICERO: Lat. " Chick pea."
Known after the Roman Senator of 1st century B.C.
CLARENCE: Lat. " Bright."
Var. Clair, Cole.
Was popular in England in the last century.
CLARK: Lat. " Scholarly."
Person who keeps the records.
CLAUDE: Lat. " Lame."
Var. Claudius.
Name of a Roman Clan.
CLEEMIS: Gk. version of Clement.
Var. Kleemis.
CLEETUS: Gk. " Illustrious."
Var. Cleatus.
A pope and a matyr.
CLEMENT: Lat. " Mild, kind, merciful."
Several Popes had this name . Popular among Europeans. Third Pope of Rome.
CLIFFORD: Eng. " Ford near the cliff."
CLINTON: Eng. “Headland Town”
Var. Clint, Klint
CLIVE: Eng. " Cliff."
Var. Cleve, Cliff.
Robert Clive was a famous British soldier in India.
CLIFTON: Eng. " From the farm near the cliff."
CLYDE: Scot. " Heard from a distance."
COLBY: Eng. " From the dark farm."
COLIN: Scot. " strong and young."
Var. Colan, Collin, Cole.
Very popular in Scottland.
CONRAD: Ger. " Brave counsel."
Var. Connie, Curt, Konrad, Kurt.
CONSTANTINE: Lat. " Unwavering, firm."
Var. Constant, Constantin, Konstantin.
The first Roman emperor to become a Christian was Constantine. He proclaimed the Edict of Milan to abolish persecution of Christians.
COORILOS: Mal. version of Cyril.
CORNELIUS: Lat. " Battle horn."
Var, Connie, Cornall, Cornelious, Cornell, Cornely, Cornolius, Neil, Neely
He was the first Roman to become a Christian. Used commonly in the Roman empire times. Common among Europeans.
CUBELLO: Port. Meaning unclear.
Var. Cubelio.
CYRIAC: Syr.
Variant form of Syriac.
CYRIL: Gk. " The Lord."
Var. Ciril, Cy, Cyrill, Kurilos, Kyril.
Popular among East Europeans.
CYRUS: Pers. " Throne. "
Var. Sirus.
The Old Testament mentions about this great Persian emperor.