Names starting with C
60 names — 29 girls', 26 boys', 5 unisex.
Rarest C names
The least common picks on this page.
Chandraprabh
chun-druh-PRUBH
Moon-radiance, from Chandraprabha, the eighth Tirthankara
Charmika
chur-MEE-kaa
Graceful of form, pleasing to see
Chatak
chuh-TUCK
The pied cuckoo that waits for the first rain
Chodron
CHUR-drun
Torch of the Dharma, lamp of the teaching
Girl names with C
Callie
KAL-ee
Beautiful
Calliope
kah-LY-oh-pee
Beautiful voice
Camila
kah-MEE-lah
Young ceremonial attendant
Caroline
KAIR-oh-line
Free woman
Cecilia
seh-SEEL-yah
Blind, from the Roman family name Caecilius
Celeste
seh-LEST
Heavenly
Chahna
CHAAH-naa
Affection, a longing of the heart
Chamunda
chah-MOON-dah
The goddess who slew the demons Chanda and Munda
Chandana
chun-DAH-nah
Sandalwood, and the name of Mahavira's first female disciple
Chandrika
CHUN-drih-kah
Moonlight; a name of the goddess Durga
Charlotte
SHAR-lot
Free man, petite and feminine form of Charles
Charmi
CHAR-mee
Beautiful, pleasing to look upon
Charulata
chah-roo-LAH-tah
Beautiful creeper vine, a graceful climbing plant
Charvi
CHAAR-vee
Beautiful, a woman of great charm
Chhaya
CHHAH-yah
Shadow, the shade-consort of Surya in the Puranas
Chithra
CHIT-rah
Picture, brilliantly coloured; also a lunar mansion
Chitrangada
chih-TRAHN-gah-dah
Warrior princess of Manipur and wife of Arjuna, one adorned with pictures
Chloe
KLO-ee
Blooming, young green shoot
Claire
KLAIR
Clear, bright
Clara
KLAR-ah
Bright, clear
Clementine
KLEM-en-tyne
Merciful, mild
Colette
koh-LET
Victory of the people
Cora
KOR-ah
Maiden
Coraline
KOR-ah-line
Coral, or a blend of Cora and Caroline
Cordelia
kor-DEEL-yah
Heart, or daughter of the sea
Corinne
kor-EEN
Maiden
Cosima
KOZ-ih-mah
Order, universe
Boy names with C
Caleb
KAY-leb
Whole-hearted
Callum
KAL-um
Dove
Cameron
KAM-run
Crooked nose
Carter
KAR-ter
Cart driver
Casimir
KAZ-uh-meer
Proclaimer of peace
Cassius
KASH-us
Hollow, from a Roman clan
Cecil
SESS-il
Blind — from the Roman family name Caecilius
Cedric
SED-rik
Kindly, bounteous
Chaitanya
chy-TUN-yah
Consciousness, awakened awareness
Chandrashekhar
chun-druh-SHAY-khur
One who wears the moon as a crest, an epithet of Shiva
Chandru
CHUN-droo
The moon, a familiar form of Chandra
Charanjit
CHUR-un-jeet
One who has won by the Guru's feet
Chetan
CHAY-tahn
Consciousness, animate awareness
Chezhian
SEH-zhee-un
Prosperous one, one who flourishes
Chintan
CHIN-tun
Deep reflection, contemplative thought
Chirag
chih-RAHG
Lamp, a small steady flame
Christopher
KRIS-tuh-fer
Bearer of Christ
Clement
KLEM-unt
Merciful, gentle
Colin
KOL-in
Whelp or young pup; also a medieval diminutive of Nicholas
Conrad
KON-rad
Bold counsel
Cormac
KOR-mak
Charioteer
Cosmo
KOZ-moh
Order, beauty
Crispin
KRIS-pin
Curly-haired
Cyrus
SY-rus
Sun, lord
Unisex names with C
Camille
kah-MEEL
Attendant at a temple ceremony
Cassidy
KASS-ih-dee
Descendant of Caiside, from cas, curly-haired
Chandan
CHUN-dun
Sandalwood, fragrant paste of the temple
Chandra
CHUN-druh
The moon, the shining one
Charu
CHAA-roo
Beautiful, pleasing to look upon