The Brilliant Book of Baby Names: What’s best, what’s hot and what’s not. Linda RosenkrantzЧитать онлайн книгу.

target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#fb3_img_img_3609e5b1-5102-5fdd-849e-14e58c55f401.jpg" alt="image 2"/> CEDAR. Word name. Fresh and fragrant nature name more apt to be used for a boy.

CEIL. Short form of CECILIA. Vintage canasta-playing name that could be due for a comeback.

CELESTE. Latin, ‘heavenly’. Softly pretty and somewhat quaint name with heavenly overtones, which kids might associate with Queen Celeste of Babar’s elephant kingdom: a light and lovely choice that’s finally getting noticed. If you want a more unusual variation, consider Celestia – or even Celestial. Cela, Cele, Celeeste, Celense, Celes, Celesia, Celesley, Celest, Celesta, Celestena, Celestene, Celestia, Celestial, Celestijna, Celestin, Celestine, Celestyn, Celestyna, Celestyne, Celia, Celie, Celina, Celinda, Celine, Celinka, Celka, Cellest, Celleste, Celueste, Celyna, Saleste, Salestia, Seleste, Selestia, Selestina, Selestine, Selestyna, Selestyne, Silesta, Silestena, Silestia, Silestijna, Silestina, Silestyna, Silestyne, Tina, Tinka. International: Celestina (Italian, Spanish).

CELIA. Diminutive of CECILIA. Underused today, but splendidly sleek and feminine, Celia was scattered throughout Shakespeare and other Elizabethan literature, but still manages to feel totally modern. Ceilia, Celie, Celya.

CELIE. (seel-ee) French variation of CECELIA. Attractive, underused name made famous by the heroine of The Color Purple. Author Toni Morrison is widely acknowledged as a master of character names.

CELINDA. Variation of CELESTE. Feels like a hybrid of Celine and Melinda – either of which would be preferable.

Celinde, Salinda, Salinde, Selinda, Selinde.

CÉLINE. French variation of CELESTE. French Canadian singer Dion made us notice this variation, but most parents would prefer the Selene spelling. Celina, Selene.

CERELIA. Latin, ‘relating to springtime’. Melodic and unusual choice, perfect for a child born in April or May. Cerelia, Cerelisa, Cerella, Ceres, Sarelia, Sarilia.

CERES, CERYS. (SEER-eez) Roman mythology name. Little known name of the goddess of the harvest, a possibility for the parent seeking something original, but with the aura of classical myth. Cerys made a brief appearance in the Top 100 in recent years.

CERIDWEN. (keh-RID-wen) Welsh, ‘beautiful as a poem’. Celtic goddess of poetry, though less-than-poetic name. Ceri.

CERISE. (se-rees) French, ‘cherry’. Preferable to the English version. Cera, Cerea, Cerese, Ceri, Ceria, Cerice, Cericia, Cerissa, Cerisse, Cerra, Cerria, Cerrice, Cerrina, Cerrita, Cerryce, Ceryce, Cherise, Sarese, Sherise.

CERULEAN. Colour name. Vivid new sky-blue colour name, at present used mostly for boys.

CESSAIR. (KAH-seer) Irish, ‘sorrow, affliction’. Mythological widow whose tears rained on Ireland, and whose name is lovely but, if pronounced phonetically, might be taken for a charter airline.

CEYLON. (say-lon) place name. Lovely, exotic, tea-scented possibility undiscovered by baby namers.

CÉZANNE. Artist name. The last syllable being a female name makes the surname of the great French Post-Impressionist a creative natural for a girl.

CHABLIS. (sha-BLEE) French place and wine name. Chardonnay’s twin sister. Chabeli, Chabelly, Chabely, Chablee, Chabley, Chabli.

CHAKA. Hebrew, ‘life’. We all know that Chaka really means disco.

CHAKRA. Sanskrit, ‘wheel, circle’. For devoted New Agers only: yoga practitioners know this as the centre of spiritual energy in the body. Chaka, Chakara, Chakaria, Chakena, Chakina, Chakira, Chakrah, Chakria, Chakriya, Chakyra.

CHAMBRAY. French word name. Another one of those word names, like Cachet, with a pretty sound and a silly meaning: chambray is a fabric. Chambrae, Chambre, Chambree, Chambrée, Chambrey, Chambria, Chambrie.

CHAN. Cambodian, ‘sweet- smelling tree’. Common Asian surname also works as a first.

CHANAH. Hebrew variation of HANNAH. Begs for the guttural pronunciation that’s a problem in this culture. Chaanach, Chaanah, Chana, Chanae, Chanach, Chanai, Chanay, Chanea, Chanie.

CHANDELLE. French, ‘candle’. Sounds classy…but isn’t. Chandal, Chandel, Chantelle, Shandal, Shandel, Shandelle, Shantelle.

CHANDRA. Hindi, ‘goddess of the moon’. Name last groovy when incense and meditation were hot new concepts. Candra, Chanda, Chandee, Chandi, Chandie, Chandin, Chandrae, Chandrah, Chandray, Chandre, Chandrea, Chandrelle, Chandria, Shandra.

CHANEL. French, ‘dweller near the canal’. Fans of the classic French designer would now more fashionably choose Coco. Chanal, Chaneel, Chaneil, Chanele, Chanell, Chanelle, Channal, Channel, Channell, Channelle, Chenel, Chenell, Chenelle, Shanel, Shanell, Shanelle, Shannel, Shannelle, Shenelle, Shynelle.

CHANTAL. French, ‘stone, boulder’. Better to look to one of the more modern names popular for little girls in France today: Océane, Léa, Manon.Chandal, Chanta, Chantaal, Chantae, Chantael, Chantai, Chantala, Chantale, Chantall, Chantalle, Chantara, Chantarai, Chantasia, Chantay, Chantaye, Chante, Chanté, Chantéa, Chanteau, Chantee, Chanteese, Chantel, Chantela, Chantele, Chantell, Chantella, Chantelle, Chanter, Chantey, Chantez, Chanti, Chantia, Chantle, Chantoya, Chantrel, Chantrell, Chantrelle, Chantrill, Chatell, Chaunte, Chauntea, Chauntéa, Chauntee, Chauntel, Shantal, Shantalle, Shantel, Shantell, Shantelle, Shontel, Shontelle.

CHANTILLY. French place name noted for lace. Look for it in the credits of a soft-porn film. Chantiel, Chantielle, Chantil, Chantila, Chantilée, Chantill, Chantille.

CHARDONNAY. French, a dry white wine. If you’re actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. Save it for your poodle. Char, Chardae, Chardnay, Chardney, Chardon, Chardonae, Chardonai, Chardonay, Chardonaye, Chardonee, Chardonna, Chardonnae, Chardonnai, Chardonnee, Chardonnée, Chardonney, Shardonay, Shardonnay.

CHARIS. (KAR-is) Greek, ‘grace’. Reference to the mythological Three Graces of womanly charm, this one representing charity. Charece, Chareece, Chareesse, Chareeze, Charese, Chari, Charice, Charie, Charish, Charissa, Charisse, Charysse, Karas, Karis, Karisse.

CHARISMA. Word name. Trying to imbue your child with charisma at birth involves a certain degree of chutzpah. It was brought into the mix by ex–Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Charisma Carpenter, who was named after an Avon perfume.

CHARITY. Virtue name. Faith and Hope are on the rise, while the arguably more melodic Charity is fading.

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