Aries inspired names

  1. Chaya
    • Origin:

      Feminization of Chayyim, Hebrew,"life"
    • Meaning:

      "life"
    • Description:

      A life-affirming choice — just beware pronunciation issues among the goyim in your neighborhood.
  2. Cheasequah
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "red bird, cardinal"
    • Description:

      Cheasequah refers to the cardinal, associated with the sun in Cherokee culture.
  3. Chiharu
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "one thousand springs"
  4. Chiho
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "one thousand grains of rice; one thousand paces"
  5. Chika
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "one thousand flowers; scattering flowers; beautiful wisdom"
  6. Chiqueta
    • Origin:

      Variant spelling of Chiquita, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "little one"
    • Description:

      This is an obscure spelling of the banana girl name.
  7. Chiquita
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "little one"
    • Description:

      As a term of endearment, maybe, but not as a proper name, where it would practically demand the refrain "Banana."
  8. Chisuzu
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "the beauty of one thousand bells"
  9. Chochokpi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "throne for the clouds"
  10. Chris
    • Origin:

      English nickname for Christian, Christopher
    • Meaning:

      "one who carries Christ"
    • Description:

      Chris is a long-running nickname used almost equally for boys and girls. While past its prime, Chris stands out as sounding completely appropriate for both sexes, perhaps because of its widespread use as a short form of both the popular Christopher and Christine. Chris manages to retain its crisp appeal even though its fashion moment is over.
  11. Christian
    • Origin:

      Greek or English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "anointed one or follower of Christ"
    • Description:

      The name Christian has fallen a bit from its 90's and 00's heights, but it's still quite popular. Once considered overly pious, Christian is now seen as making a bold statement of faith by some, while also having secular appeal for others. Christian's enduring popularity may be influenced by such celebrities as Christian Slater and Christian Bale, not to mention the fashion world's Dior, Lacroix, Louboutin and Audigier.
  12. Christiana
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Christian
    • Meaning:

      "follower of Christ"
    • Description:

      Not cutting edge, but still graceful and feminine.
  13. Christiane
    • Origin:

      German and French feminine form of Christian
    • Description:

      There are not one but two notable modern women with this name: journalist Christiane Amanpour and physician/author Christiane Northrup. In Germany, the pronunciation is kris-tee-AH-na while in France, it's kris-tee-AHN — and in the U.S., there's sure to be confusion. While Christiane is not stylish, it's a strong, attractive, unusual-though-familiar name.
  14. Christo
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "one who carries Christ"
    • Description:

      This unusual name, which is jauntier than Chris when used as a diminutive of Christopher, is associated with the Bulgarian installation artist of that name, responsible for wrapping many public institutions and known especially for The Gates of Central Park and Running Fence. Christo is his full given name.
  15. Christo
    • Origin:

      Slavic, diminutive of Christopher
    • Meaning:

      "one who carries Christ"
    • Description:

      The name of the artist who created Central Park's brilliant orange Gates can be a modern version of Christie.
  16. Chukwuemeka
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "God has done something great"
    • Description:

      Often shortened to Emeka, as in basketball player Emeka Okafor.
  17. Ciara
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little dark one"
    • Description:

      Ciara is very popular in Ireland, more familiar here as the Anglicized Kiera or Keira. The uninitiated will tend to pronounce Ciara as the Italian Chiara, a form of Claire—kee-AHR-a or even see-AHR-a, like the American singer-songwriter Ciara. In the US, Ciara peaked in 2005, when it was the Number 150 name; it's since fallen down to Number 882.
  18. Ciaran
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little dark one"
    • Description:

      Extremely popular in Ireland, Ciaran is also well used in England and is beginning to be adopted by parents in the U.S., though usually via the more American-friendly Kieran spelling. The Irish spelling is, however, becoming more familiar on this side of the Atlantic, due to the rising popularity of Belfast-born actor Ciaran Hinds.
  19. Cici
    • Origin:

      English, nickname
    • Description:

      An alternative spelling to Cece that would make a more intuitive nickname for names with a "Ci" spelling, like Cicely or Lucille.
  20. Citrine
    • Origin:

      Gemstone name
    • Description:

      Citrine is a type of quartz named after its citrus-colored hues. if Amethyst, Jasper, and Onyx (all other types of quartz) can be used, why not Citrine, which has a lovely French-sounding suffix. Citrine is one of the many rare and attractive girl names starting with C.