Names

Form of Caleb used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Means “jade skirt” in Nahuatl. She was the Aztec goddess of water and rivers, the wife of Tlaloc.

Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayyim) meaning “life”. It has been used since medieval times.

Biblical Hebrew form of Haggith.

Hebrew form of Haggai.

Usual English spelling of Çağatay.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 채영 (see Chae-Yeong).

From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning “colour” combined with 榮 (yeong) meaning “glory, honour” or 瑛 (yeong) meaning “jade”. This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

From Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning “collect, gather, pluck” or 彩 (chae) meaning “colour” combined with 原 (won) meaning “source, origin, beginning”. Other hanja combinations can also form this name.

From a surname that was derived from the name of towns in England, meaning “settlement belonging to Chad” in Old English.