Names Starting with C

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Caelum

From Latin ‘caelum’ meaning "sky, heaven"; also a southern…

Caileigh

From Celtic, one of the oldest language families in Europe…

Cailin

From Irish ‘caillín’ meaning "girl, young woman"; also a…

Caindelban

From Old Irish; From Old Irish Gaelic; a name carried…

Caio

Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Gaius; from…

Caitlin

From Irish Gaelic 'caitlín' meaning from Irish; Irish form…

Cajetan

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Calanthe

From Greek 'kalos' (beautiful) + 'anthos' (flower) meaning…

Calista

From Old English ‘calista’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Calla

From Old English ‘calla’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Cambria

Latin form of Cymru, the Welsh name for Wales, derived from…

Camelia

From Romanian traditions; adopted into English naming…

Camellia

Named after Moravian botanist Georg Josef Kamel (1661–1706)…

Campbell

Scottish surname from Gaelic ‘cam-beul’ meaning "crooked…

Camron

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Canaan

From Hebrew ‘Kenaʼaan’ meaning "the Promised Land"; Old…

Candace

From the hereditary title of queens of ancient Ethiopia…

Candice

From Old English ‘candice’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Candida

From Latin ‘candida’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name…

Candy

Diminutive of Candace (Ethiopian queen title) and…

Caolan

From Old Irish; From Old Irish Gaelic; a name carried…

Caomhan

From Old Irish; From Old Irish Gaelic; a name carried…

Caprice

From Italian 'capriccio' meaning whim or impulse (possibly…

Cara

From Old English ‘cara’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name…

Caradog

From Old Welsh Caratauc, a Welsh form of Brythonic…

Caramia

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Carey

From Irish O Ciardha meaning descendant of Ciardha (dark)…

Carina

From Old English ‘carina’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Carl

German/Scandinavian form of Charles, from Old German ‘karl’…

Carla

From Old English ‘carla’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Carlisle

From Brittonic ‘Caer Luel’ meaning "stronghold of Lugus"…

Carlo

From Italian; Carlo carries a meaning connected to its…

Carlotta

From English; Carlotta carries a meaning connected to its…

Carmel

From Hebrew ‘karmel’ meaning "garden, vineyard, fruitful…

Carmilla

From Hebrew, with roots in the Old Testament; one of the…

Carmine

From Italian ‘carmine’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name…

Carol

From Old English ‘carol’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Carreen

From English literary coinage, blending ‘Caroline’ and…

Carrie

From Old English ‘carrie’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Cary

From Old English ‘cary’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name…

Cas

From English; Cas carries a meaning connected to its…

Casimir

From Old English ‘casimir’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Casimiro

Spanish and Portuguese form of Casimir, from Polish…

Cass

From Greek, spread through Hellenistic and early Christian…

Cassarah

From Old English ‘cassarah’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Cassia

From Latin 'cássia' meaning from Portuguese; Portuguese…

Cassie

Short form of Cassandra, from Greek Kassandra meaning she…

Cassiel

From Arabic, reflecting the rich literary and cultural…

Cassy

From Greek, spread through Hellenistic and early Christian…

Cat

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…

Cate

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…

Cateline

Medieval Old French form of Catherine, from Greek…

Catellus

From Latin catellus, diminutive of catulus (young dog,…

Caterina

Italian form of Catherine, from Greek Aikaterine meaning…

Cathan

From Old Irish; From Old Irish Gaelic; a name carried…

Cavan

From Celtic (Gaelic) roots; preserved through Irish and…

Cebrian

From Spanish, shaped by the Iberian Peninsula's mix of…

Cece

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…

Cecil

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…

Cecily

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…