Names Starting with C

Cadence

From English, meaning “rhythm, flow”; From an English word m...

Caelan

Anglicized form of Caolán (masculine) or a variant of Kaylyn...

Cáelfind

From Old Irish; Old Irish form of Caoilfhionn

Caileigh
Cailin

From English, meaning “girl”; Variant of Kaylyn

Caitlín

From Irish; Irish form of Cateline

Calanthe

From English, meaning “beautiful flower”; From the name of a...

Calista

Feminine form of Callistus

Calla

From English, meaning “beauty”; From the name of two types o...

Camelia

From camelie , the Romanian spelling of camellia (see Camell...

Camellia

From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for th...

Campbell

From English, meaning “crooked mouth”; From a Scottish surna...

Candace

From Hebrew, meaning “queen mother”; From the hereditary tit...

Candice

Variant of Candace .

Candida

From English, meaning “white”; Late Latin name derived from ...

Candy

Diminutive of Candace

Caprice

From English, meaning “impulse”; From the English word meani...

Cara

From English, meaning “beloved”; From an Italian word meanin...

Caramia

From Italian ‘cara mia’ meaning “my beloved”; an affectionat...

Carey

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Ciardha, whi...

Carina

From Germanic, meaning “dear, beloved”; Late Latin name deri...

Carla

Feminine form of Carlo , Carlos or Carl .

Carlisle

From English, meaning “stronghold of lugus”; From a surname ...

Carlotta

Italian form of Charlotte .

Carmel

From English, meaning “garden”; From the title of the Virgin...

Carmilla

From Latin ‘Carmen’ (garden) via Carmel, or a literary elabo...

Carol

From English, meaning “song”; Short form of Caroline

Carreen

Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel Gone with the Wind (1...

Carrie

Diminutive of Caroline

Cary

English name; Variant of Carey. A famous bearer was the Brit...

Cass

Short form of Cassandra, Cassidy and other names beginning w...

Cassarah

From English, meaning “what will be, will be”; Recently crea...

Cássia

From Portuguese; Portuguese form of Cassius

Cassie

Diminutive of Cassandra and other names beginning with Cass

Cassy

Diminutive of Cassandra and other names beginning with Cass

Cat

Diminutive of Catherine

Cate

English name; Variant of Kate. A famous bearer is Australian...

Cece

Diminutive of Cecilia and other names containing a similar s...

Cecily

English form of Cecilia

Cedar

From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via ...

Céibhfhionn

From Irish Mythology meaning 'fair-haired'

Celandine

From English, meaning “swallow (bird)”; From the name of the...

Celestine

English form of Caelestinus

Celina

Feminine form of Caelinus . This name can also function as a...

Celinda

Probably a blend of Celia and Linda

Cesária

From Portuguese (Rare); Portuguese (Rare) form of Caesarius

Cézanne

From the surname of the French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-19...

Chalice

Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derive...

Chanel

From a French surname that meant either "channel", indicatin...

Chang'e

From Chinese Mythology meaning 'beautiful chang'

Chantal

From French, meaning “stony”; From a French surname that was...

Chanté

From French chanter meaning "sing"

Chanté

From English, meaning “sing”; From French chanter meaning "s...

Charisma

From English, meaning “personal magnetism”; From the English...

Charissa

Elaborated form of Charis

Charisse

From a French surname of unknown meaning

Charity

From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late ...

Charly

Variant of Charlie .

Charmaine

Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of Charmian or the En...

Chastity

From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Lat...

Cher

English name; Short form of Cheryl. In the case of the Ameri...

Cherie

From English, meaning “darling”; Derived from French chérie ...

Cherise

Variant of Charisse blended with French ‘chérie’ (beloved); ...

Cherokee

From English, meaning “people of a different speech”; Probab...

Cherry

From Latin ‘cerasium’ (cherry fruit) or diminutive of Charit...

Cheryl

Elaboration of Cherie, perhaps influenced by Beryl

Chesley
China

From the name of the Asian country of China, ultimately deri...

Chrissy

Diminutive of Christine or Christina

Christa
Christabel

Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired b...

Christie

Diminutive of Christine, Christina, Christopher and other na...

Christine

French form of Christina, as well as a variant in other lang...

Christmas

From English, meaning “christ festival”; From the name of th...

Christy

Diminutive of Christine, Christina, Christopher and other na...

Chrysanta

From English, meaning “golden flower”; Shortened form of the...

Ciara

English name; Variant of Sierra. Use of the name has perhaps...

Cindy

Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda

Clair

French form of Clarus (see Clara )

Clancy

From English, meaning “red warrior”; From an Irish surname (...

Clare

From English, meaning “plank, level surface”; Medieval Engli...

Claribel

Combination of Clara and the common name suffix bel, from La...

Clarice

From Latin ‘clarus’ meaning “bright, clear, famous”; a medie...

Clarinda

Combination of Clara and the popular name suffix inda

Clarissa

Latinate form of Clarice

Claudia

Feminine form of Claudius

Claudine

French diminutive of Latin ‘Claudius’ possibly meaning “lame...

Clelia

Italian form of Cloelia .

Clematis

From Greek ‘klema’ meaning twig or branch; a climbing flower...

Clemence

Feminine form of Clementius (see Clement )

Clemency

From English, meaning “clemency, mercy”; Medieval variant of...

Clíodhna

Meaning unknown

Cloé

Spanish and Italian form of Chloe .

Clothilde

Variant of Clotilde, from Old Germanic ‘hlud-hild’ meaning “...

Colleen

From Irish ‘cailín’ meaning girl; an Irish-American name pop...

Columbine

From Latin ‘columba’ meaning dove; a flowering plant name al...

Comfort

From Latin ‘confortare’ meaning to strengthen; adopted as a ...

Concepció

Catalan cognate of Concepción

Concepción

From Spanish meaning 'conception'

Conchita

Spanish diminutive of Concepción, honoring the Immaculate Co...