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baby names starting with C

Explore 96 baby names beginning with C. Each includes meaning, origin, pronunciation, and popularity data from the SSA.

Cadoc

battle

boyCeltic

Cael

slender

boyCeltic

Caelen

slender or narrow one

boyCeltic

Caius

rejoice

boyLatin

Caleb

#42

faithful, devoted, whole-hearted

boyHebrew

Calliope

#556

beautiful voice

girlGreek

Callista

most beautiful

girlLatin

Calloway

pebbly place

boyEnglish

Callum

#495

dove, follower of Saint Columba

boyScottish

Camden

#131

winding valley

boyEnglish

Cameron

#78

crooked nose or crooked river

unisexScottish

Camila

#5

young ceremonial attendant

girlLatin

Camille

#300

young ceremonial attendant

unisexFrench

Campbell

crooked mouth

unisexScottish

Canan

beloved, sweetheart, darling

girlTurkish

Canyon

deep gorge or ravine

boySpanish

Caoimhe

gentle, beautiful, precious

girlIrish

Carlotta

free woman

girlItalian

Carlton

settlement of free men

boyEnglish

Carmela

garden, vineyard

girlHebrew

Carter

#26

transporter of goods by cart

boyEnglish

Carys

love

girlWelsh

Casey

#310

brave in battle, vigilant

unisexIrish

Caspian

of the Caspian Sea region

boyLatin

Cassandra

#672

she who shines upon mankind

girlGreek

Cassia

cinnamon, cassia tree

girlLatin

Cassian

#395

hollow, empty; of Cassius

boyLatin

Cassiopeia

she whose words excel

girlGreek

Cassius

#410

hollow, vain

boyLatin

Catalina

pure

girlSpanish

Catarina

pure

girlPortuguese

Cecil

blind; sixth

boyLatin

Cecilia

#120

blind; patron saint of music

girlLatin

Cedar

#590

cedar tree

unisexEnglish

Cedric

bounty, pattern of leadership

boyEnglish

Celeste

#250

heavenly, celestial

girlLatin

Celestin

heavenly, of the sky

boyFrench

Celestine

heavenly

girlLatin

Celian

heavenly, of the sky

boyLatin

Celina

#645

heavenly

girlEnglish

Cemre

ember, first warmth of spring

unisexTurkish

Cerys

love, to love

girlWelsh

Ceryss

love; cherry blossom

girlWelsh

Chae-won

colorful garden, splendid origin

girlKorean

Chaitanya

consciousness, life force, pure awareness

boyHindi

Chance

#312

good fortune, luck

boyEnglish

Chandler

#608

candle maker

unisexEnglish

Chandra

moon, luminous, shining

unisexSanskrit

Chang

flourishing, prosperous, smooth

boyChinese

Charlie

#190

free man

unisexEnglish

Charlotte

#2

free woman

girlFrench

Cherokee

people of different speech

unisexNative American

Chester

Roman fort, walled city

boyEnglish

Chiara

clear, bright, famous

girlItalian

Chibueze

God is the king

boyAfrican

Chihiro

thousand questions; thousand fathoms

girlJapanese

Chinwe

God owns, God possesses

girlAfrican

Chiyo

a thousand generations, eternal

girlJapanese

Chloe

#32

blooming, green shoot

girlGreek

Chukwuemeka

God has done something great

boyAfrican

Chun

spring, vitality, new life

unisexChinese

Ciara

#741

dark-haired, black

girlIrish

Cillian

#288

associated with churches, bright-headed

boyIrish

Claire

#46

bright, clear, famous

girlFrench

Clara

#87

bright, clear, illustrious

girlLatin

Clement

merciful, gentle

boyLatin

Clementine

#395

mild, merciful

girlFrench

Cleo

#450

glory, pride

girlGreek

Clifford

ford near a cliff

boyEnglish

Clio

glory, to celebrate

girlGreek

Clodagh

from the River Clody

girlIrish

Cochise

hardwood, strong as oak

boyNative American

Colby

#501

coal town, dark settlement

boyEnglish

Cole

#91

swarthy, coal-black

boyEnglish

Coleman

charcoal burner, servant of Nicholas

boyEnglish

Colette

#392

victory of the people

girlFrench

Colm

dove

boyIrish

Colton

#108

from the coal town

boyEnglish

Conceicao

conception, immaculate conception

girlPortuguese

Conn

chief, wisdom, hound

boyCeltic

Conrad

#478

bold counsel

boyEnglish

Constance

steadfast, constant

girlLatin

Cora

#66

maiden

girlGreek

Coralie

coral, from the sea

girlFrench

Corbin

#312

raven

boyEnglish

Cordelia

#710

heart, daughter of the sea

girlCeltic

Cornelia

horn, of the Cornelii family

girlLatin

Cornelius

horn, strong

boyLatin

Cosette

little thing, victorious people

girlEnglish

Cosimo

order, beauty, decency

boyItalian

Cove

sheltered coastal inlet

unisexEnglish

Crescentia

growing, increasing

girlLatin

Cruz

#280

cross

unisexSpanish

Cypress

cypress tree

unisexGreek

Cyril

lordly, masterful

boyLatin

Cyrus

#350

sun, throne, far-sighted

boyPersian
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