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Names letter starts with C

Name Meaning Origins Gender
Carlito Little Charles; 'little free man' (diminutive of Charles) Boy
Chaitanyan Derived from Sanskrit 'Chaitanya' meaning 'consciousness, spirit, awareness; full of life.' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Chauncye Originally a surname meaning "from Chauncé" (a Norman place name). Boy
Chippie Affectionate diminutive meaning 'little chip' or a pet form of Chip/Charles (Charles = 'free man') English Boy
Claver likely 'keeper of the keys' or 'key-bearer' (occupational surname); associated with Saint Peter Claver Catalan, Spanish Boy
Cúchulainn Hound of Culann Irish Boy
Caddy Diminutive of Catherine, meaning "pure" (used as a pet form or nickname) Girl
Calamity disaster; great misfortune English Girl
Camya Likely 'desirable' or 'worthy' (from Hindi 'Kamya') or a modern invented name meaning 'beloved/pleasant'. Girl
Carlotah Diminutive of Charles - 'free man' (little Charles) Italian Girl
Carwyn blessed or fair love Welsh Boy
Caulan slender, narrow (from Gaelic 'caol') Irish Boy
Cenon of Zeus Greek Boy
Chambree No established historical meaning; a modern blend likely invoking 'chamber' (room) and the element 'Bree' (as in Bree/Brie), often interpreted loosely as a coined, pleasant-sounding name English Girl
Charlae Derived from Karl/Charles meaning "free man" - used as a feminine form meaning "free person" English Girl
Cheerya Likely 'cheerful' or 'beloved' (interpretations vary by origin) Girl
Chinmayananda bliss of pure consciousness Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Chrysie golden; little golden one (also used as a pet form of Christine/Christina) Greek Girl
Cissi Derived from Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind' (traditional meaning of Cecilia) Girl
Cleobis glorious life (fame + life) Greek Boy
Coltyn Modern variant of Colton meaning 'settlement associated with young horses' or 'coal town'. English Boy
Corisande Uncertain; often interpreted as a lyrical medieval name possibly related to Cora ('maiden') or Latin cor ('heart') French Girl
Cresianus Derived from Latin crescere 'to grow'; roughly 'belonging to the one who grows' or 'of the growing/increasing one'. Latin Boy
Currey Originally a surname - either 'from Currie' (a place-name meaning 'hollow' or 'cauldron') or an anglicized Irish family name 'Ó Comhraidhe' ('descendant of Comhraidhe'). English, Irish, Scottish Unisex
Carlitos Diminutive of Carlos meaning "little Charles"; ultimately from Germanic karl "free man". Spanish Boy
Chaitanyasai Combines Chaitanya (consciousness/divine spirit) and Sai (saint/honorific) - roughly 'divine consciousness of Sai'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Chaundrae Modern invented name; likely evokes 'moon/brightness' (from Chandra) or 'manly/brave' (from André) Unisex
Chippy Diminutive meaning "little chip" or pet form of Chip; by association linked to Charles/Christopher and implying youth or liveliness English Boy
Clavon Modern invented name, commonly treated as a variant of Calvin (Latin root meaning 'bald') or a contemporary masculine name formed with -von English Boy
Cuchulinn Hound of Culann (Culann's hound) Irish Boy
Cade From an English surname (possibly Old English 'Cada' meaning 'round' or 'gentle') or from Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle'; commonly interpreted as 'round' or 'battle.' English Boy
Calan Beginning; first day of the month; festival or new year Breton, Welsh Unisex
Camyo Meaning uncertain; no established traditional meaning. May be a contemporary blend or variation related to names like Cam, Cameron, or Camilo, or influenced phonetically by 'Cayo'. Unisex
Carlote Derived from Karl, meaning "free man" (used as a feminine form: "free woman" or "free person") Girl
Cary From an English place-name or the Irish family name Ó Ciardha - associated with 'dark' or 'dark-haired'. English, Irish Unisex
Cauley Originally a surname meaning 'son/descendant of Amhlaoibh' - Amhlaoibh is the Gaelic form of Olaf (so 'descendant of Olaf') Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Centaine derived from the French word meaning "about a hundred" or "hundred" French Girl
Chambrey From the chamber; associated with the French town Chambéry (surname or place-name origin) Unisex
Charlah Free man / free person (derived from Charles) English Girl
Cheeryah Joyful, cheerful - literally "cheer" + "-yah"; can be read simply as "joyful/cheerful" (occasionally interpreted as "God is joyful" if -yah is taken as a theophoric element). English Girl
Chinna Little; small; younger (often 'younger sibling' or 'junior') Tamil, Telugu Boy
Chryslyn Likely "golden lake" or broadly "golden" (from 'chrysos' = gold + '-lyn' = lake/ feminine suffix) Girl
Cissie Diminutive of Cecilia; from Latin caecus meaning "blind" Latin Girl
Cleone glory, fame; renowned Greek Girl
Columb dove Gaelic, Irish Boy
Corkie An affectionate diminutive or nickname, often associated with County Cork (Ireland) or used as a pet form of names; no single established meaning. English, Irish Unisex
Cresida Derived from Greek 'chrysos' meaning 'gold' or 'golden' Greek Girl
Currie Originally a surname meaning a dweller by a hollow or marsh - from Gaelic roots such as coire ('hollow') or currach ('marsh'). English, Irish, Scottish Unisex
Carlo Derived from Karl, meaning 'free man' or 'man'. Italian Boy
Chaitanyu Consciousness, awareness, spiritual intelligence; the living spirit Indian, Sanskrit Boy