Christian baby names
Names listed under the Christian tradition. Please confirm religious details with a family elder or religious teacher.
163 names
Meanings and origins are indicative. Sources and languages can disagree, and a name may carry different meanings in different cultures. For religious or cultural questions, please confirm with a family elder or religious teacher.
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- Camille – Young ceremonial attendant
- Carmen – Song; garden orchard (from Carmel)
- Catalina – Pure; clear (Spanish form of Catherine)
- Catherine – Pure, clear, unsullied
- Catrin – Pure
- Catriona – Pure
- Charlotte – Free woman
- Chidi – God exists
- Chioma – Good God
- Christine – Follower of Christ, anointed one
- Cillian – Strife; or little church one
- Clementine – Mild, merciful
- Colm – Dove
- Cruz – Cross
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- Elena – Shining light, bright one
- Elijah – My God is Yahweh
- Elise – Pledged to God, consecrated
- Eliza – God is my oath; pledged to God (short form of Elizabeth)
- Ellis – The Lord is my God; benevolent
- Elspeth – Pledged to God
- Emeka – Great deeds
- Emiliano – Rival; eager and industrious
- Emma – Universal
- Emrys – Immortal
- Eoin – God is gracious
- Esteban – Crowned one; garland, crown
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- Ianto – God is gracious
- Ieuan – God is gracious
- Ines – Pure; holy; chaste (Spanish form of Agnes)
- Iona – Island, blessed jewel
- Irini – Peace
- Isabel – God is my oath; pledged to God (medieval form of Elizabeth)
- Isabella – God Is My Oath, Devoted To God
- Ishbel – Pledged to God
- Israel – One who struggles with God; God contends
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- Madalena – From Magdala
- Makayla – Who is like God? (feminine of Michael)
- Mara – Bitter; strong
- Maria – Beloved
- Mariana – Of the sea; beloved; blend of Maria and Ana
- Mateo – Gift Of God
- Matias – Gift of God
- Matteo – Gift of God (Italian form of Matthew)
- Maud – Powerful battler
- Melanie – Dark-haired; dark beauty
- Messiah – Anointed one; deliverer; the saviour
- Mhairi – Beloved, sea of bitterness
- Michelle – Who is like God?
- Miguel – Who is like God
- Mikołaj – Victory of the people
- Morwenna – Waves of the sea
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- Sabina – Sabine woman
- Salvador – Savior
- Samson – Sun; man of the sun
- Santiago – Saint James
- Saul – Asked for; prayed for
- Seamus – Supplanter
- Selah – Pause and reflect; (a Psalm interlude); praise
- Senan – Old, wise
- Senara – Light
- Seth – Appointed; placed
- Shona – God is gracious
- Sian – God is gracious
- Sinead – God is gracious
- Siobhan – God is gracious
- Sioned – God is gracious
- Sofia – Wisdom
- Solomon – Peaceful
- Stanisław – Glorious camp
- Steffan – Crown, wreath
- Susanna – Lily
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- Ultan – Man from ulster