This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is C; and the number of syllables is 2.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Claustre f CatalanMeans "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.
Claustro f & m SpanishSpanish form of
Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Cocoa f & m Pet, English (American, Rare)Either a variant of
Coco or from the English word
cocoa for the cocoa bean. The word
cocoa comes from the Spanish word
cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word
cacahuatl... [
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Coila f LiteratureCoila was the muse of the poet Robert Burns, he created her as a poetic device for many of his poems. The name derives from the poetic name for the area of Kyle, Ayrshire, which itself is derived from the male names Coil, Coilus or Coel Hen, King of the Picts, who lived, ruled and died in the area.
Conny f & m Dutch, English, SwedishVariant of
Connie. In Sweden, it is primarily used as a masculine name and as a full name rather than a diminutive.
Cookie m & f English (American, Rare)A nickname with meaning that can be particular to the bearer. Cookie can suggest someone who is sweet, or it can be a nickname for someone who cooks, as in the long running cartoon strip 'Beetle Bailey' where the camp cook is known as Cookie.
Coro f Spanish (European)Means "choir" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora del Coro (meaning "Our Lady of the Choir"). She is the patroness of the city of Donostia/San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa.
Corpus f & m Spanish, American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)Borrowed from Latin
corpus meaning "body," more specifically referring, in this case, to the Body of Christ (
Corpus Christi). This name, sometimes used with the full name
Corpus Christi, is usually given to children born on or around the feast day of Corpus Christi.
Cortes f Spanish (European, Rare)From the titles of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Cortes and
La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [
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Cory f FilipinoDiminutive of
Corazon,
Socorro, and other names containing
cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.
Courage m & f English (Rare)Borrowing from Old French
corage (French
courage), from Vulgar Latin
coraticum, from Latin
cor (“heart”). Distantly related to
cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Courtenay f & m English (Rare)French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short").... [
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Cozy f English (Rare)Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".
Crete f Greek MythologyA mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian
*kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [
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Críonna f Irish (Modern)This is a modern Irish name which is directly derived from Irish
críonna meaning "wise".
Cruces f Spanish (European, Rare)Plural form of
Cruz, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary
La Virgen de las Cruces and
Nuestra Señora de las Cruces, meaning "The Virgin of the Crosses" and "Our Lady of the Crosses" respectively... [
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Csinszka f HungarianA pet name created by Endre Ady, for his wife Berta Boncza, from the word 'csacsi' meaning "small donkey".
Cuadros f Spanish (European, Rare)From the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Cuadros (Our Lady of Cuadros), native to the town of Bedmar y Garcíez in the province of Jaén, Spain. The name ultimately comes from the river next to its Marian sanctuary, river Cuadros (meaning "squares").
Cuba f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Cueva f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
cueva meaning "cave", itself from the title of
Mary Virgen de la Cueva ("Our Lady of the Cave"), belonging to the town of Esparragosa de Lares (Badajoz, Spain).
Cuifen f ChineseFrom Chinese 粹
(cuì) meaning "pure, unadulterated, essence" or 翠
(cuì) meaning "green jade, kingfisher, bluish green" combined with 芬
(fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [
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Cuiping f ChineseFrom Chinese 翠
(cuì) meaning "kingfisher, bluish-green, green jade" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍
(píng) meaning "wander, travel around"... [
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Cupcake f & m ObscureFrom the English word
cupcake "a small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top".
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Cyrine f ArabicPossibly a variant of
Shirin. It tends to be used by Christian Arabs: a notable example is the Lebanese singer Cyrine Abdelnour (b. 1977).