List of English Baby Names Meanings

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  • Colbey
    The name Colbey is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Colbey is: Dark; dark-haired.
    Meaning: A form of colby Origin: English
  • Colbi
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    Meaning: A form of colby Origin: English
  • Colbie
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    Meaning: A form of colby Origin: English
  • Colby - KOL-bee
    Transferred use of the English surname, which is of Scandinavian origin and has the definition “from Colby, from Kol's settlement.” It is derived from the Old Norse elements kol (coal-black) and byr (settlement).
    Meaning: Dark, dark haired Origin: English
  • Cole - KOL
    Cole /koʊl/ is a surname of English origin, and is much less frequently a given name. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The Cole family originated in Cornwall, South West England.
    Meaning: A short form of colbert, coleman Origin: English
  • Colee
    Colee Name Meaning. Of uncertain origin; possibly an altered spelling of English Coley.
    Meaning: A swarthy woman, having coal-black hair Origin: English
  • Coley
    Coley Name Meaning. English (West Midlands): nickname for a swarthy person, from Old English colig 'dark', 'black' (a derivative of col '(char)coal'). English: possibly a habitational name from Coaley in Gloucestershire, named in Old English as 'woodland clearing (leah) with a hut or shelter (cofa)'.
    Meaning: A familiar form of cole Origin: English
  • Colley
    Colley is a surname, which can be of English, Scottish or Irish origins. The English origins of the surname can be traced to Yorkshire, where the names containing the root 'Col' were a common derivative of the given name Nicholas. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Colley, Irish politician.
    Meaning: Black haired, swarthy Origin: English
  • Collier - KAHL-yer
    Collier Family History. Collier Name Meaning. English: occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal, from Middle English cole '(char)coal' + the agent suffix -(i)er.
    Meaning: Miner Origin: English
  • Colson - KOHL-sən
    The name Colson is a baby boy name. The name Colson comes from the English origin. In English The meaning of the name Colson is: Triumphant people; people's victory.
    Meaning: Son of nicholas Origin: English
  • Colt - KOHLT
    English Meaning: The name Colt is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Colt is: From the dark town. : Unknown owner of property.
    Meaning: Young horse, frisky Origin: English
  • Coltan
    Coltan (short for columbite–tantalite and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium-dominant mineral in coltan is columbite (after niobium's original American name, columbium), and the tantalum-dominant mineral is tantalite.
    Meaning: A form of colton Origin: English
  • Colter - KOHL-ter
    Colter Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone who looked after asses and horses, from an agent derivative of Colt. Compare Coulthard. Variant spelling of German Kolter.
    Meaning: Herd of colts Origin: English
  • Coltin
    Meaning: A form of colton Origin: English
  • Colton - KOL-tən
    Etymology & Historical Origin - Colton. Colton is a transferred use of an English surname which either derived from a place name or a nickname. ... The name Colton is thought to be derived from the Olde English words “col” meaning “charcoal” and “tūn” meaning “town, settlement”.
    Meaning: Coal town Origin: English
  • Coltyn
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    Meaning: A form of colton Origin: English
  • Cooper - KOOP-ər
    Origin of the name Cooper: Transferred use of the English surname that originated as an occupational name for a cooper, a cask or barrel maker or seller. It is derived from the Middle English couper (a cask). Short: Coop.
    Meaning: A red- headed woman Origin: English
  • Coral - KAWR-əl
    English Meaning: The name Coral is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Coral is: A popular 19th century jewel name, from the name of the pink semi-precious sea growth used to make jewellery and ornaments.
    Meaning: Resembling the semiprecious sea growth, from the reef Origin: English
  • Cordell - kawr-DEL
    Cordell Name Meaning. English: occupational name for a maker of cord or string or a nickname for an habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons, from a diminutive of Old French corde 'rope' (see Cordes). Americanized spelling of German Kardel (see Kardell).
    Meaning: Maker of cord Origin: English
  • Corliss - KOR-lees
    Corliss Name Meaning. English: nickname for a carefree person, from Old English carleas (a compound of caru 'grief', 'care' + leas 'free from', 'without').
    Meaning: Cheerful, goodhearted Origin: Old English
  • Cortland - KOHRT-lənd
    The name Cortland is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cortland is: Courtier; court attendant.
    Meaning: A form of courtland Origin: English
  • Cortnee
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Cortney
    The name Cortney is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cortney is: Lives in the court.
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Cortni
    Cor-tni, co-rt-ni ] The baby girl name Cortni is also used as a boy name. Cortni is of Old French origin. Cortni is a form of the English Courtney. See also the related category french. Cortni is not often used as a baby girl name.
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Coulter - KOHL-tər
    Coulter is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, deriving from Uí Coltarain, meaning "descendants of Coltarain".
    Meaning: A form of colter Origin: English
  • Courtenay
    The name Courtenay is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Courtenay is: From the court, or short nose. From the surname of the aristocratic Courtenay family, based on the Old French word meaning short nose.
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Courteney
    From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose".
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Courtlyn
    French Meaning: The name Courtlyn is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Courtlyn is: Courtly; courteous.
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Courtney - KORT-nee
    The name Courtney is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Courtney is: From the court, or short nose. From the surname of the aristocratic Courtenay family, based on the Old French word meaning short nose.
    Meaning: From the court Origin: English
  • Coy - KOI
    Coy Name Meaning. Irish: reduced form of McCoy. English: nickname for a quiet and unassuming person, from Middle English, Old French coi, quei 'calm', 'quiet' (Latin quietus).
    Meaning: Woods Origin: English