Names starting with C

Shortened from Caroline

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Chrīstiāna

Free woman; feminine of Charles

feminine of t=bright, shining, clear, a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi

Free woman; feminine form of Charles

Young green shoot; blooming

Clear, bright, famous

A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba

From Carmen, cognate Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet

Apparently brought up in English literature by James Fenimore Cooper in The Last of the Mohicans (1826), but compare a female heroine of this name in Jean-François Marmontel's Les Incas (1777) and the - epithet Κόρη for Περσεφόνη

Borrowed from Italian or German

Most used in the U

Young ceremonial attendant; noble

From Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname t=blind

A courtesan (from the English translations of La Dame aux Camélias)

An Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne people

feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum

20th-century English coinage from cara or cara

From the - equivalent of Corinna, from κόρη

from Clarissa; see there for more

The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an

A new Irish feminine form of Ciaran

A warrior queen of the Volscians according to Virgil's Aeneid

Chanel, the French fashion house

A name of Ancient Greek origin

From Céline, from Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum

Variant of Celine, from Céline, ultimately from -

Shakespeare's spelling of a historical British name appearing as Cordeilla, etc

From clēmentīnus, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis) + t=of or pertaining to, from clēmens

A medieval literate form of the female name Christian

from Kymry, from kömrüɣ, plural of kömroɣ

The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo

From the Coco, a surname derived from cocu

Free man; strong

Christ-bearer

Means "Charles"

Follower of Christ

Crooked nose; a clan name

Faithful, devoted; 'like the heart' or 'dog'

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from t=from the town of Clare, (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c

From Chadde, from Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century

Lover of hounds; wise

Cart driver; one who transports goods

From clif + ford, a dweller at the ford by the steep bank

Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr

Diminutive of Coll, a medieval short form of Nicholas

From Chestre, from Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from castrum

From Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus

A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from + gloss=enclosure, homestead, town, equivalent to the modern

Literally meaning "town by a cliff

Caden is a given name in English-speaking countries that is most commonly used for men

A name of Ancient Greek origin

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig, in which case a

A variant of Konrad, ultimately from Kōnirād, Cognate of, and

"Sun, lord

Variant of Case

Means "Charles"

The given name is borrowed from Carmine

From Chas

Borrowed from Cassius, a Roman name derived from the gens Cassia

The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel

From Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, notably that of Constantine the Great, cōnstāns

Alternative spelling of Caspar

Variant of Cohen

From Calum, from Columba, the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland

From Granta, Grantebryċġ, the former name of the modern, ultimately from a - word for "crooked," kambos, from late (s)kambo-, shared =