<img src="https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/latest/svg/1f4dc.svg" alt="📜" draggable="false"> Early 1900s Names

Scottish (from a surname)

lord of the household, steward

242.Chalmers

Scottish (from Old French)

chamberlain, steward

243.Chastity

English, from Latin

purity, virtue, innocence

244.Chauncey

Norman French via English surname

chancellor, superintendent

from the camp meadow

beloved

English, combining 'Christ' and 'Belle'

beautiful Christian

Christ's peace

Germanic, diminutive of Cecilia

blind

250.Claes-Bertil

Germanic

victory of the people, bright

251.Claiborne

English (surname, place name)

from the clear stream

252.Claribel

Latin

bright, famous, beautiful

253.Clarine

American, from Latin

clear, bright, famous

254.Clark

English occupational surname

scribe, clerk, scholar

255.Claude-Henri

Latin and Germanic

Lame; ruler of the home

256.Clayton

settlement on clay soil

clarity, brightness

To split, to adhere, or a cliff/slope

259.Cleda

Greek (possible variant)

unknown, possibly related to 'glory' or 'fame'

260.Clell

English

possibly a short form of Clelland or a variant of Cletus

261.Clella

Uncertain, possibly English or American (modern coinage)

Possibly a modern coinage or a diminutive of names like Cleo or Marcella.

262.Clemmie

English diminutive of Clement or Clementine

merciful, gentle

263.Cleola

American (likely a blend of Cleopatra and Eola)

glory of the people

264.Cleve

cliff; slope; hillside

265.Clevie

American, likely a diminutive or variant of other names

from the cliff or slope

266.Cliff

cliff, slope, river bank

267.Clifton

settlement by a cliff

268.Clinton

Dutch, from Germanic elements

English (Old English)

settlement on the River Glyme

famous, glorious

brave counsel

bold counsel

dog breed, dark-haired

273.Commodore

English (from French)

naval officer rank

conception, shell

Trust, belief, assurance

276.Conkling

English

from the king's meadow or little king

277.Connie

English, as a diminutive of Constance or Conrad

steadfast, constant

brave counsel

steadfast, constant

Scottish, Irish, English

raven

281.Cornie

American (diminutive of Cornelia or other 'Corn-' names)

horn, or associated with corn

282.Costache

Romanian diminutive of Constantin

constant, steadfast

283.Curley

English surname, American usage

curly-haired

courteous, polite

lord, master, or from Samos

286.Daatje

Dutch diminutive of Dorothea

gift of God

287.Dabney

French (via English)

from Aubigny (a place in France)

288.Daisie