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  1. Citlali
    • Origin:

      Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "star"
    • Description:

      A celestial choice that's used both in Mexico and by Latinx Americans.
  2. Claret
    • Origin:

      Color name, also Bordeaux wine
    • Description:

      Rich purplish red color choice that may gain favor along with Claire, though the wine connection can't be ignored.
  3. Cordelia
    • Origin:

      Latin; Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "heart; daughter of the sea"
    • Description:

      Cordelia is exactly the kind of old-fashioned, grown-up name for girls that many parents are seeking for their daughters today. The name of King Lear's one sympathetic daughter, Cordelia has both style and substance along with its Shakespearean pedigree.
  4. Corvina
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "like a raven"
    • Description:

      Corvina sounds too much like a car model.
  5. Cybele
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the mother of all gods"
    • Description:

      The Anatolian mother goddess Cybele had a place in Greek, Roman, Trojan, and Anatolian mythology. Today, she has special meaning as a symbol of gender nonconformity.
  6. Caelaeno
    • Cymbeline
      • Deirdre
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "sorrowful"
        • Description:

          Sadly, this strong Celtic name often has "of the sorrows" attached to it because of the tragic character in Irish legend. Also a bit drab when compared with newer Irish imports.
      • Demelza
        • Origin:

          Cornish
        • Meaning:

          "eel house or Maeldaf's fort"
        • Description:

          A punchy modern Cornish name derived from a place name, which is of disputed origin. It is sometimes said to derive from a rare Welsh name, Maeldaf, plus dinas, the Cornish for "fort". Another theory is that it comes from Cornish ty "house" plus malsai "eel" – likely a reference to Cornwall's fishing trade.
      • Demeter
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "earth mother"
        • Description:

          Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain, agriculture, and the harvest, growth and nourishment, was Zeus's sister and Persephone's mother. Variation Demetria is the full name of actress Demi Moore. Though familiar, Demeter is not one of the Greek goddess namesthat's finding widespread modern favor.
      • Drusilla
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "fruitful"
        • Description:

          Drusilla is an ancient Roman name, (probably) borne by descendants of Antony and Cleopatra, and is one of the 'illa' names that are ready for a comeback, especially with its cute short form Dru.
      • Echo
        • Origin:

          Greek mythology name
        • Meaning:

          "echo or sound"
        • Description:

          Echo, the pretty, resonant name of a legendary nymph, was the heroine of Joss Whedon's sci-fi series Dollhouse. Nick Hexum, of the band 311, named his daughter Echo Love.
      • Electra
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "shining, bright"
        • Description:

          Though the tragedies of the Greeks and Eugene O'Neill that used this name are filled with incest and murder, Electra is still a brilliant choice. Isabella Rossellini chose the gentler Italian verson, Elettra, for her now grown daughter.
      • Eleni
        • Origin:

          Greek variation of Helen
        • Description:

          A common choice in Greece, Eleni is starting to rise in the US thanks to its bouncy rhythm and trendy I ending.
      • Elettra
        • Origin:

          Italian variation of Latin Electra
        • Meaning:

          "shining, bright"
        • Description:

          Less electric and melodramatic, more serene, than Electra. Isabella Rossellini's daughter (and Ingrid Bernman's granddaughter) is named Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann.
      • Elphaba
        • Origin:

          Literary invented name
        • Description:

          Elphaba was invented by Gregory Maguire for the protagonist of his novel Wicked, which became the long-running Broadway play. Elphaba is the name of the Wicked Witch of the West, unnamed in the Oz books, and is drawn from the initials of Oz creator L. Frank Baum.
      • Elspeth
        • Origin:

          Scottish variation of Elizabeth
        • Meaning:

          "pledged to God"
        • Description:

          Elspeth is one of those names that never quite made it out of the British Isles--particularly Scotland, but possesses a winningly childlike charm. Elspeth was used by Sir Walter Scott for several of his female characters.
      • Endora
        • Description:

          Famously the name of Samantha's mother on Bewitched.
      • Enya
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "fire"
        • Description:

          This phonetic Anglicization of the Irish name Eithne was made familiar by the single-named Irish singer and composer. St. Eithne was the daughter of a king and an early Irish convert to Christianity.
      • Eris
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "strife, discord"
        • Description:

          Eris was the goddess of strife and discord, turned fairy tale and then popular culture figure Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty. Ironic, as her name sounds so much like that of Eros, the god of love.