Submitted Names Starting with C

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Corvin m English, German (Swiss, Rare), Romanian
English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.
Corvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Corvinus.
Corvinus m Late Roman, German, German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Corvus. A bearer of this name was Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a Roman general from the 1st century AD.
Corvo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.
Corvus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin corvus "raven." Marcus Valerius Corvus was a Roman hero of the 4th century BC.
Corwyn m Welsh
Variant of Corwynn.
Cory f Filipino
Diminutive of Corazon, Socorro, and other names containing cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.
Corydon m Literature, English (American)
Probably related to Greek κορυδός (korydos) meaning "lark". This was a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.
Corymbia f English (Australian)
Rare Australian name derived from the name of the tree.
Corymbus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Κορυμβος (Korymbos) meaning "(a bunch of) ivy berries". He was the Greek demigod of the fruit of the ivy.
Coryphe f Greek Mythology
Probably taken directly from the Ancient Greek word κορυφή (koryphe) meaning "top of the head, crown; top, apex; mountain peak", or figuratively "excellence". This was the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology... [more]
Corypheus m Popular Culture
Derived from coryphaeus, which is the latinized form of the Greek word κορυφαῖος (koryphaios) meaning "head man, chief, leader". The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κορυφή (koruphe) meaning "head, top"... [more]
Cosain m Maranao
Maranao form of Husayn.
Cosam m Biblical Latin
One of Jesus' ancestors in Luke 3:28.
Cosetta f Italian
Italian form of Cosette.
Cósima f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Cosme and Galician cognate of Cosima.
Cosimina f Italian
Diminutive of Cosima.
Còsimu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cosimo.
Cosimu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Campidanese Sardinian form of Cosmas.
Cosimuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Cosimo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Cosmael m Medieval Italian
Probably derived from Cosmo by adding the at that time popular name ending -aele (e.g., from the name Raffaele).
Còsme m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Cosmas.
Cosmia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek (Latinized, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοσμία (Kosmia), which meant "orderly, decent".
Coşqun m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Coşkun.
Cossinia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Cossinius. Cossinia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Cossutia f Ancient Roman
Femenine form of the roman gens Cossutius. It was the name of a Roman woman who became engaged to Julius Caesar prior to his reaching adulthood.
Costa m Greek
Variant of Kosta.
Costansa f Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Costanza.
Costante m Italian
Italian form of Constans. It is also a common-used adjective in Italian with the same meaning of the name.
Costantín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Constantine.
Costantin m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Constantine.
Costantìnu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Constantine.
Costantinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Constantinus (see Constantine).
Costanzio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Constantius.
Costeen f Greek (Anglicized, Rare, Expatriate)
English contracted form of the Greek name Konstantina. It is borne by Costeen Hatzipourganis, an Australian interior designer of Greek descent who is the girlfriend of tennis player Nick Kyrgios.
Costela f Romanian
Feminine form of Costel.
Costella f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Costa.
Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.
Costeluș m Romanian
Diminutive of Constantin.
Costina f Romanian
Contracted form of Constantina.
Costinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Costin.
Còsumu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cosimo.
Cota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Çotai m Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar чот (çot) meaning "light".
Cotan m Kurdish
Means "October" in Kurdish.
Coté f & m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of José or sometimes Josefa. A famous bearer is Chilean-American television actress Coté de Pablo (1979-), whose birth name was María José.
Coti f San Mythology
Corrupted form of ǀHúnntuǃattǃatte̥n, possibly coined to make it pronounceable by the non-native speakers.
Cotie f & m Obscure
Variant of Cody.
Cotinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Cotiso m Romanian (Rare), History
Cotiso was the name of a Dacian king (approximately 30 BC) who ruled the mountains between Banat and Oltenia (modern-day Romania).
Cotrìona f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Caitrìona found on the Isle of Lewis.
Cotton m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Cotton.
Cottonwood f & m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Cottonwood.
Çotuu m Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar чот (çot) meaning "light".
Cotys m Thracian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kotys.
Cougar m English (Rare)
From late 18th century, from French couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana, from Guarani guaçuarana.
Couleto f Provençal
Provençal form of Colette.
Coulos m Picard
Picard form of Nicolas.
Coulson m English (Modern)
Either a transferred use of the surname Coulson or a variant of Colson.
Coumba f Western African, Fula
Means "the one who has the strength" in Fula.
Council m English
From the English council, referring to a body of people that are formally constituted and meet regularly.
Counstauntin m Norman
Norman form of Constantin.
Countee m English (American)
Possibly derived from the surname Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).
Countess f Medieval English
Derived from Latin comitissa "countess". This word, while more commonly known as a title, was also used as a personal name occasionally.
Couper m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cooper. Couper was given to 12 boys in 2015 according to the SSA.
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").... [more]
Courtland m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Courtland.... [more]
Courtlyn f English
Inspired by Courtney, with the -lyn suffix.
Coussiel m Yiddish (Archaic), Judeo-French
Archaic French-Yiddish and Judeo-French form of Kusel.
Cova f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Cove m & f English (Rare)
Either from the English surname Cove or else directly from the vocabulary word cove, which refers to a small coastal inlet.
Coventina f Celtic Mythology
Coventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. She is known from multiple inscriptions at one site in Northumberland county of England, an area surrounding a wellspring near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall... [more]
Covey m & f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Covey.
Covi f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Covid m & f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Abbreviation of "coronavirus disease" in reference to COVID-19.
Covinar f Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Variant spelling of Tsovinar. 'Cov' is most likely a loanword from Urartian ṣûǝ, meaning "(inland) sea." This spelling is used in an Armenian epic.
Cowan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cowan.
Cowan m Manx
Manx form of Comhghán.
Cowel m Manx
Manx form of Comhghall.
Cowell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cowell.
Cox m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Cornelis (for men) and Cornelia (for women). Also compare Cokkie.... [more]
Cöximo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Cosimo.
Coy m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might be a combination of Cornelis or Cornelius with a name that starts with J-, such as Jan 1... [more]
Coya f Asturian
Variant of Coalla.
Coyce m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the surname Choyce. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Coy with names like Boyce and Royce.
Coyoltecatl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl coyolli "bell" and the affiliative suffix -tecatl.
Coyolton m Nahuatl
Means "little bell", derived from Nahuatl coyolli "bell".
Coyoltototl m Nahuatl
Means "red-winged blackbird" in Nahuatl, derived from coyolli "bell, jingle bell" and toltotl "bird".
Coyote m & f American (Rare)
From the name of the small dog-like animal. Has been used rarely as a given name since the 1800s, though its use is steadily increasing since the 2000s.
Coyotito m Literature
Means "little coyote" in Spanish. Most notably used in the novel 'The Pearl' (1947) by John Steinbeck.
Coyotl m Nahuatl
Means "coyote" in Nahuatl, sometimes used to mean "foreigner".
Coysen m Indonesian (Rare)
This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".
Coz m Biblical
Coz in Hebrew allegedly means "a thorn", or perhaps "nimble." It occurs in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 4: 8) where Coz is sited as a descendant of Caleb.
Cozamalocatl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cozamalotl "rainbow" combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.
Cozamalotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "rainbow" in Nahuatl.
Cozatli m Nahuatl
Means "weasel" in Nahuatl.
Cozauh m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl cozauhqui, meaning "yellow, gold".
Cozca f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl cozcatl "jewel, necklace".
Cozcacuauh m Nahuatl
Means "king vulture" in Nahuatl, the sixteenth day sign of the tonalpohualli.
Cozcamichiuhtecatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and michiuautli "fish-amaranth".
Cozcatl m Nahuatl
Means "jewel, necklace" in Nahuatl, sometimes used as a metaphor for an infant or small child.
Cozcaton f Nahuatl
Means "little jewel, little necklace" in Nahuatl, a diminutive form of Cozca.
Cozetta f American (South, Rare)
Latinate respelling of Cosette.
Cozme m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cosimo.
Cozmina f Romanian
Variant of Cosmina.
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".
Crabiele m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gabriel.
Crăciun m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian Crăciun "Christmas" (compare Noël).
Craeg m Scottish
Variant of Craig.
Craft m Medieval German
Old High German kraft "strength, force, power".
Crafto m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Kraft.
Craiggie m English
Diminutive of Craig.
Craigie m English
Diminutive of Craig.
Craigy m English
Diminutive of Craig.
Craimia m Romani
Derived from place name Crimea.
Crăița f Romanian
Derived from Romanian crăiță "marigold".
Cràmina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Carmina.
Craminedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Cràmina.
Cranaë f Greek Mythology
Means "stony" in Greek. It is the name of an island off the coast of Gytheio, where Paris of Troy and Helen spent their first night together in Greek mythology.
Cranaechme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "rocky point" from Greek κραναός (kranaos) "rocky, rugged" and αἰχμή (aichme) "point of a spear". In Greek mythology Cranaechme was a daughter of King Cranaus... [more]
Cranaus m Greek Mythology
Means "rocky, rugged" in Greek. In Greek mythology, he was the second king of Athens.
Crandall m English
Transferred use of the surname Crandall.
Crane m English (Archaic)
Possibly a transferred usage of the surname Crane or directly from the word crane.
Crara f Sardinian, Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Clara and Sardinian form of Chiara.
Craredda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Crara.
Crasa f Dutch (Rare)
The name of the Dutch reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as Settela Steinbach.
Crash m & f Popular Culture
Most notably the name for Video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self titled platform game series created by Sony.... [more]
Craso m Spanish
Spanish form of Crassus.
Crasso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crassus.
Crassus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective crassus, which can mean "solid, thick, dense" as well as "fat, gross, plump". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus (1st century BC).
Crâstea m Medieval Romanian
Medieval Romanian variant of Cristea. This name was borne by the brother of Ștefan cel Mare.
Cratea m Ancient Roman (Rare)
An irregular praenomen borne by Cratea Caecilius.
Crates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Krates. Known bearers of this name include the comic poet Crates (5th century BC) and the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes (3rd century BC).
Cratesiclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kratesikleia. This was the name of a Spartan queen from the 3rd century BC.
Cratesipolis m & f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kratesipolis. This was the name of a female tyrant from the 4th century BC, who ruled over both Corinth and Sicyon.
Crátilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cratylus.
Cratilo m Italian
Italian form of Cratylus.
Cràtip m Catalan
Catalan form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Crátipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Cratipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Cratippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Cratippo m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Cratippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kratippos. A known bearer of this name was Cratippus of Athens, an ancient Greek historian from the 4th century BC.
Crato m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kraft. It also coincides with the name of a Portuguese village.
Cratylus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kratylos. This was the name of an ancient Athenian philosopher from the late 5th century BC.
Cràudiu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian variant of Clàudiu and Sardinian form of Claudius.
Crave m French (Archaic)
Archaic name from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Crayton m English (Rare)
Either a variant of Creighton or transferred use of the surname Crayton.
Creature f & m Medieval English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [more]
Crece f English
Diminutive of Lucretia.
Crede m English
Possibly a diminutive of Credence or derived from a surname.
Credence m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Creedence or simply from the English word meaning "belief or acceptance of something as true".
Credi m Romani
Romani form of Credence.
Creed m English
From the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [more]
Creedence f & m English (American)
Variant of Credence. This spelling likely influenced by the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Creek m Obscure
A nature name meaning a stream smaller than a river. The word creek is originally from Old Norse kriki, a bend or crook, and from Middle English creke.
Creena f Manx
Derived from Manx creeney "wise, shrewed, common sense", intended as a Manx equivalent of Sophia.
Creenan m Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Manx creen "old; worn out" and Manx creeney "wise".
Creeney f Manx
Variant of Creena.
Creesteeney f Manx
Manx form of Christina.
Cregan m English
Transferred use of the surname Cregan.
Creidhne m Irish Mythology
Creidhne was a goldsmith in Irish Mythology. He was the son of Brigid and Tuireann.
Creig m English
Transferred use of the surname Creig or variant of Craig.
Creigh m American
Variant of Cree.
Creine f Yiddish
Variant transcription of Kreine (which may be a Yiddish form of Keren).
Creirdyddlydd f Welsh Mythology
Variant of Creurdilad (see Creiddylad).
Creirwy f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [more]
Cremente m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Clement.
Cremilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhild.
Cremilde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhilde.
Cremorna f Literature
Cremorna Garden is the former stage name of Mrs. Rosanna Wrayburn, a retired Victorian-era stage performer, in the 1930 novel Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is based on the name of Cremorne Gardens, which were popular pleasure gardens in London during the mid-19th century (from 1845 until the gardens closed in 1877), named for Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne (1725-1813; see the Irish place name Cremorne).
Crenguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian crenguța, the diminutive of creangă, "branch".
Creoda m Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain etymology. May have been one of the first king of Mercia, though his existence is disputed.
Creola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps an invented name, based on the English word Creole, or on similar-sounding names such as Leola.
Creolla f Obscure
Alternative spelling of Creola.
Creon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Kreon. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a ruler of Thebes.
Crépin m French
French form of Crispin.
Crêpin m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Crispin.
Crépinien m French
French form of Crispinian.
Crescence f & m French (Rare), French (African)
French feminine and masculine form of Crescentius.
Crescenciana f Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish feminine form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian).
Crescenciano m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian).
Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)
French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [more]
Crescentian m Late Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Crescentianus, a derivative of Crescentius derived from Crescens. This is the name of several saints.
Crescentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian). This is the name of a saint whose feast day is celebrated on May 5.
Crescentinus m Late Roman
Derivative of Crescentius. This is the name of the patron saint of Urbino.
Crescenz f & m German
Spelling variation of Kreszenz and occasionally Crescens.
Crescenza f Italian
Italian form of Crescentia.
Crescenzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Crescentius.
Crescenziana f Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian).
Crescenziano m Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Italian form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian).
Crescenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Crescentius. A known bearer of this name was Crescenzio Gambarelli, a 17th-century Italian painter from Siena.
Cresent m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word cresent, a face of the moon.
Cresentia f Biblical French (Latinized, Modern)
This feminine name has Old French and Latin roots, as well as Swiss origins, and comes from the name Crescent or Cresentius. Translating to "increasing" or... [more]
Cresing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cresencia, Crestina, Crestita, and other names starting with Cres-.
Creslin m English, Literature
Creslin is a main character in the second book in the 'Magic of Recluse series. he possesed the power to call immense controlled storms and change the worldwide climate with Order magic, despite it's usual inability to cause harm... [more]
Crespel m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Crespin.
Cresphontes m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κρείσσων (kreisson) meaning "superior, better" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter". This was the name of a great-great-grandson of Herakles in Greek mythology, a king of Messene.
Crespin m Lengadocian, Provençal, Walloon, Judeo-French
Walloon, Langadocian, Judeo-French and Provençal form of Crispin.