This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is C; and the ending sequence is e.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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... [
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Cresse m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Anglo-Norman
crestre, ultimately from Old French
croistre "to increase; to augment".
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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Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel
Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.
Cudjoe m Afro-American (Slavery-era)Anglicized form of
Kojo used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina. This name was borne by Cudjoe Lewis (c. 1840-1935), the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.
Cuie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".
Cuinte m EtruscanTwo explanations for this name exist. The first is that this name is an authentic Etruscan male name of unknown meaning, which was latinized to
Quintus by the ancient Romans... [
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Cuiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璀 (cuǐ) meaning "lustre of gems, glitter, shine" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Cuiyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".
Cuore f ItalianThe Italian language word for "heart". It's the name of the last surviving Maenad in ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years''.
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".
Curche m Baltic MythologyOld Prussian god first mentioned in the peace treaty of 1249 between the Teutonic Knights and the Old Prussians. He is also mentioned in Simon Grunau's
Preussische Chronik (1517-1521) and Matthäus Prätorius'
Deliciae Prussicae (1635-1704).
Curdie m LiteratureThis was the name of the miner boy in
The Princess and the Goblin (1872) and
The Princess and Curdie (1883) by George MacDonald.
Cyane f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Κυανη
(Kyane) which was derived from κυανος
(kyanos) "cyan, azure-blue" (compare
Cyan). In Greek myth she was the Naiad nymph of a spring in the Sicilian town of Syracuse, who dissolved away into the spring from grief after witnessing Hades' abduction of her playmate Persephone.
Cyne m Anglo-SaxonShort form of names containing the Old English element
cyne meaning "royal, kingly". The surname
Kinsley is derived from the name... [
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Cynewise f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
cyne "royal" and
wīs "wise". A notable bearer of this name was the wife of King Penda of Mercia, also referred to as Kyneswitha (see
Cyneswið).
Cynosure f AstronomyFrom the Ancient Greek elements κυνός (
kunós) “dog's” and οὐρά (
ourá) meaning “tail”. This is an alternate name for Ursa Minor.
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).