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CAIAPHAS   m   Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin

CAIN   m   Biblical
Means "acquired" in Hebrew

CAINAN   m   Biblical
Variant of KENAN

CALEB   m   English, Biblical
Means "dog" in Hebrew

CANDACE   f   English, Biblical
Sometimes said to mean "incandescent" or "white" from Latin canditia, but it is more likely from an unknown Ethiopic source

CARMEL   f   English, Biblical
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel

CARMI   m   Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew

CARPUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek name Καρπος (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"

CEPHAS   m   Biblical
Means "rock" in Aramaic

CHENANIAH   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KENANIAH

CHLOE   f   English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek

CLEOPAS   m   Biblical
Shortened form of the Greek name Κλεοπατρος (Kleopatros) which was derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" and πατρος (patros) "of the father"

CLEOPHAS   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of CLOPAS

CLOPAS   m   Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin

CORNELIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"

CYRUS   m   English, Biblical
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kûrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun"

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