names-from-antiquity-and-their-Tuerkic-etymologies-C

 

The search continues. Below you will find names from antiquity and my suggestions from Turkish regarding their etymology. We keep on with the letter C.

Source: https://topostext.org/the-people

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Arama-bulma çalışmaları devam ediyor. Aşağıda antik çağlardan adlar ve kökenlerine dair Türkçe önerilerimi bulacaksınız. C harfiyle devam ediyoruz. 

Kaynak: https://topostext.org/the-people

Topostext Name	Info	Türkic word	Info	Other Info
Cadurci	no flax is more brilliantly white or more closely resembles wool; and similarly the flax grown by Cadurcihas a special reputation for mattresses: this use of it is an invention of the provinces of Gaul, as likewise is flock (Pliny)	qadır-:	to twist, bend, turn (the lambswool)	Under info we see that the lambswool is a famous product of that tribe, like the Türkish „flock“ that the The Türks used for almost everything in daily life, for their clothes and tents etc.> kadırık: twisted things°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° other qadır means strong, hard
Cadusii Cadusians; Καδούσιοι, Kadoúsioi; Latin: Cadusii, Arabic:Qādūsīān	were an ancient Iranian tribe that lived in the mountains between Media and the shore of the Caspian Sea	qadysh	belt
Callines Καλλίνης	a veteran officer in the royal companion-cavalry (τῆς ἵππου τῆς ἑταιρικῆς) of Alexander the Great, took an active part in the reconciliation between him and his army in B. C. 324. (Arrian, Arr. Anab. 7.11.)	kalın	big, thick	Kalıng Kara: a person in Türkish hlstory
Callinus Καλλῖνος	a Greek poet from Ephesus	kalın	big, thick	Kalıng Kara: a person in Türkish hlstory
Callipolis/Orthopolis	Callipolis name of many ancient cities in Anatolia, Apulia, Caria, etc	kalı: place to stay	bolıq: city	Orthoplis: Ortabolıq (middle city).
Calyce	name of many persons	kalık	sky, heavens
Capaneus	a mythical character: According to the legend, Capaneus had immense strength and body size and was an outstanding warrior	kapan	boar	an animal that is admired by the Türks because of its strength. Kapan ist a 100% compatible name for Türkic onomastics
Caracalla	a Roman emperor	Kara kulak	black-eared	See Caracal cats whose name derives also from Türkic < Karakulak
Caracoma	an ancient place in Thrace (of Samothracians)	Kara Kum	black sand
Caranus	names of 2 men	Karan	kara: black, the dark one	Karanggu: the dark one, one with the dark eyes (meaning eventually the one who git crazy) with en evil heart
Caratacus	British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe	kara taku	Back hen (bird)
Carcinites	A river in Scythian area	Karkın	Overflowing and satisfying	a good name for a river and the name of an Oghuz tribe; there are still villages with tis name in modern Türkiye
Carcinus	a river in Italy	Karkın	Overflowing and satisfying	a good name for a river - the name of an Oghuz tribe; there are still villages with tis name in modern Türkiye
Carcinus Καρκίνος	a  poet (4th C BC), there are 2 more as poets with this name	Karkın	Overflowing and satisfying	There is a character with the name DEDE KARKIN in Türkish history (Dede: grandpa (the mature one, the wise one)
Caresus	a river and a town in Troad (Today Biga Türkiye)	kara su	black water
Carna	She was the Roman goddess of the heart and other organs, as well as the patroness of health.	karın	abdomen, belly
Carsidava	Dacian fortified place	karşı	against, the other, enemy
Casus	son of Inachus in Greek mythology	kaşu	a Türkic title or name attested in Chinese sources, msee On-Ok confederation / Nushibi	His father’s name Inakhos is Türkic, too. I have written about that name
Cephissus/Cephisus	name of river gods/a watercourse	su	water
Cerambux/Cerambus	a beetle/a person who was turned into a beetle	bö	beetle	like in attalabos
Chabura	In the whole world one spring of water only is said to have a pleasant smell, and that is at Chabura in Mesopotamia(Pliny)	bur-	to smell	today Habur (Türkiye/Syria)
Charondas Χαρώνδας	Ancient Greek Statesman	karındaş	lit. ones who came from the same womb	German Geschwister. in Charandas in Codex Cumanicus, 1303
Chrysus Χρυσός (this is not from topostext)	a minor god, personification of gold	kır: red, reddish	Proto-Korean kuri: copper	Türkish kırıl: gold, Mongolian kürel: bronze
Clymene	name of many women	ene	mother	Külim: smiling
Colaxais	A Scythian king	Çolak/Kolak	one-armed, one-handed
Cosingas	A Thracian commander	koşun	soldier
Cothus	A Boeotian character	kotuz	yak bull
Cotus	A character who lived in the time of Julius Caesar (Gallic wars)	kotuz	yak bull
Cotys/Kotys	There are many kings etc with that name	kotuz	yak bull	Like Türk Kotuz of the Mameluke king who’s stopped the Mongolian Raid in Ayn-JAlut
Cotys	a female Thracian deity	koduz	widow
Crimesus	a river name on Sicily	su	water	Crinisus: water deity
Crinacus	bastard son of Zeus	kırnak	servant	actually kırnak means female servant (but maybe earlier it had only the meaning servant without gender); additionally it has the meaning of tidy in Anatolian Türkish
Crobyzi	A Thracian tribe	kır: a mountain/grey	obuz: a small river
Cumani/Comani	Türkic tribe	Kuman/Cuman	A Türkic tribe	Pliny the Elder mentions that name already in 1st C.
Cumanus	was the Roman procurator of Iudaea Province from AD 48 to c. AD 52.	Cuman/Kuman	A Türkic tribe	Like many Türks in Roman Empire/Armies he should have been a good soldier (He was a knight).
Kyknus/Cycnos	many characters having that name	Kugu	swan	OVID, METAMORPHOSES (OV.+MET.) § 7.371  And she saw the lakes of Hyrie in Teumesia's Vale, by swans frequented — There to satisfy his love for Cycnus,
Cyna/Cynane	elf sister of Alexander	küne	second wife
Cynics	ancient school of philosophy - name from κυνικός(kynikos) ‚dog-like'	enik	whelp
Cynna	an Amazon	güne/küne	second wife
Cynortas	King of Sparta	Konur: brown	ata: father	his son’s name was Oebalus (Türkish Aybala)
Cynurus	Son of Perseus	Konur	brown
Cyzicus	King of Doliones	Kızık	angry one	Father’s name: Oesorus= Aysaru= Moonwhite; there was a very old Türkic Oghuz tribe with that name

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