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52 names

Names starting
with C.

28 girls · 22 boys

C is a flexible consonant that softens to "s" before e/i and hardens to "k" elsewhere. Our database lists 52 given names that begin with it — 28 for girls and 22 for boys.

At the top of each list, Cynthia (#872 in 2023) leads the girls while Charles (#54) leads the boys.

The most-used C names on this page draw from Ancient Greek, Latin, Germanic traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

The boy/girl split for C is fairly even, with neither side dominating.

Girl names

Starting with C.

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the goddess Artemis — meaning 'she of Mount Kynthos', the mountain on Delos where Artemis was said to have been born

From Latin Christina, feminine of Christianus — 'a follower of Christ'

Girl ·Germanic

A variant of Caroline, feminine of Charles — from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'

A 20th-century English coinage, likely a blend of Cherry (from the fruit) and the -yl suffix common in girls' names of the era (Beryl, Meryl)

Free woman; feminine of Charles

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the gemstone, ultimately from Greek krystallos meaning 'ice' or 'clear ice' — applied to rock crystal because it was thought to be permanently frozen water

From Latin clarus, "bright, clear, distinguished

From a Norman-French family name de Courtenay, ultimately a place name in France — possibly from Latin curtus ('short') as a nickname

A short form of Constance, from Latin constantia meaning 'steadfastness' or 'firmness of resolve'

Girl ·Germanic

A diminutive of Caroline (feminine of Charles, from Germanic karl 'free man')

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Cynthia (Greek Kynthia, 'she of Mount Kynthos' — an epithet of Artemis) or of Lucinda

Free woman; feminine form of Charles

Young green shoot; blooming

Clear, bright, famous

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Catherine or Cathleen, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally linked to katharos meaning 'pure'

From Irish cailín meaning simply 'girl' or 'young woman'

Girl ·Old English

From the London neighborhood Chelsea, from Old English Cealc-hyð meaning 'chalk landing place' on the Thames

From Κόρη (Korē), "maiden" — an epithet of Persephone in Greek mythology

Girl ·Germanic

Italian and Spanish feminine of Carlo (Charles), from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'

From Latin constantia meaning 'steadfastness' or 'firmness of resolve'

Feminine of the Roman family name Claudius, from claudus meaning 'lame' or 'limping' — adopted as an aristocratic Roman family name despite the unflattering literal sense

Irish form of Katherine — itself from Greek Aikaterinē, traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

Girl ·Germanic

A spelling variant of Carol, feminine of Charles — from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'

Young ceremonial attendant; noble

From Caecilia, feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius — most likely from caecus, "blind

The French form of Camilla, originally a Roman name for a young attendant in religious rites (a camillus or camilla served at altars)

A French form of Caelina, from Latin Caelius — likely from caelum, "sky, heaven

Chaima شَيْمَاء

"Of noble character, marked (with a beauty mark)

Boy names

Starting with C.

Free man; strong

Follower of Christ

Crooked nose; a clan name

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

Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'

From the Scottish Gaelic creag meaning 'rock' or 'crag' — originally a surname for someone who lived near a prominent rock

Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh meaning 'descendant of the helper' (from cuidighthech, 'helpful one')

From the Old French curteis meaning 'courteous' — originally a nickname for someone with refined or polite manners

Lover of hounds; wise

From the French surname Cauvin (a diminutive of chauve meaning 'bald'), made famous by the Protestant reformer John Calvin in the 16th century

Cart driver; one who transports goods

From an Irish surname Ó Corra meaning 'descendant of Corra' — Corra being an Old Irish personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'spear'

From the Old French chacier meaning 'to hunt' — originally an occupational surname for a huntsman

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Christopher (Greek Christophoros, 'Christ-bearer') or of Christian

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English personal name Cola, possibly from col meaning 'coal' or 'dark' — a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion

From the River Clyde in Scotland — the name itself is of pre-Celtic origin, perhaps meaning 'cleansing'

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'Cola's settlement' — Cola being a personal name from col ('coal' or 'dark')

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'settlement on or near clay' (clæg, 'clay' + tun, 'settlement')

A spelling variant of Corey, from the Irish surname Ó Corra meaning 'descendant of Corra' — Corra being a personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'spear'

From the English occupational surname for a maker of barrels and casks — a cooper