Baby Boy Names that begin with C

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Baby Boy Names Beginning with C

Cable	Old French	rope
Cadby	Old Norse	The warrior's settlement.
Cadell	Welsh	The battle spirit.
Cadeo	Vietnamese	folk song
Cadman	Celtic	A man of battle.
Cadmus	Greek	A man from the east. A mythological figure.
Cadogan	Old Welsh	Honour in battle.
Caedmon	Celtic	A wise warrior.
Caerwyn	Welsh	A blessed or holy fort.
Caesar	Latin	The name of the famous Roman emperor.
Cahil	Turkish	Young and inexperienced.
Cailan	Gaelic	child
Cailean	Scottish Gaelic	The victory of the people.
Cain	Hebrew/Old French	The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane.
Caine		The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane.
Caithness		From Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Caius		From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus.
Cajan
Cal	Old English	A calf herder.
Calder	Old English	Stream.
Caldwell	Old English	cold spring
Caleb	Hebrew	The devoted one.
Caley	Irish Gaelic	Slender. A boy or girl's name.
Calhoun		Warrior.
Caliban		From Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Calisto	Greek	most beautiful
Calixto	Latin	a chalice
Callis	Latin	cup
Calum	Scottish	Dove.
Calvert	Old English	A calf herder.
Calvin	Latin	The little bald one.
Calvine		The little bald one.
Cam	Vietnamese, English	orange fruit, sweet, beloved, referring to the sun
Camden	Gaelic	From the winding valley.
Cameron	Scottish Gaelic	A crooked nose. From an old Scottish surname.
Camille	Latin	Virginal, unblemished character. Also from a Roman family name. A boy or girl's name.
Camillo		From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale.
Camlin	Celtic	crooked line
Campbell	Scottish Gaelic	A crooked mouth. The name of one of the great Scottish highland clans.
Candan	Turkish	sincerely
Candidius		From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra.
Cane	Gaelic	An old surname.
Canice	Irish Gaelic	The handsome one. The name of several early saints.
Cannon	Kannon, Canon
Canute	Old Norse	A knot. The name of several Danish kings.
Capers
Caphis		From Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens.
Capucius		From Shakespeare's play Henry VIII.
Capulet		From Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet.
Caradoc	Celtic/Welsh	Beloved or amiable.
Carden	Celtic	from the black fortress
Cardew	Cornish/Welsh	The black fort.
Carel	Dutch	A free man.
Carey	Irish/Celtic/Cornish	Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl's name.
Carl	German	A free man.
Carleton		Carl's town or farmer's town.
Carlin	Cornish/IrishGaelic	Cornish: From the fort by the pool. Irish Gaelic: The little champion. A boy or girl's name.
Carlisle	Old English	The place of the fort.
Carlo	Italian	A free man.
Carlos	Portuguese/Spanish	A free man.
Carlton	Old English	From the settlement of the free peasants.
Carlyle	Old English	Carl's island
Carlyon	Cornish	From the slate earthworks.
Carmelo	Hebrew	From the garden. After mount Carmel in the holy land.
Carne	Cornish	A pile of rocks.
Carnelian		The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl's name.
Carr	Old Norse	From the marshland. Also see Carson.
Carrick	Irish Gaelic	A rocky cliff or cape.
Carrington	Old English	beautiful
Carroll	Irish Gaelic	A fierce warrior.
Carson	Old English	From the marshland. Son of Carr.
Carsten	German	A follower of Christ. A Christian.
Carsyn		From the marshland. Son of Carr.
Carter	Old English	A cart driver or maker.
Carvell	Old French	The marshy estate, or the estate of the spearman.
Carver	Old English	Wood carver.
Carwyn	Welsh	Blessed love.
Cary	Irish/Celtic/Cornish	Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl's name.
Case	Old French	chest
Casey	Irish Gaelic	The vigilant one. A boy or girl's name.
Casimir	Old Slavonic	The great destroyer.
Caspar	Persian	The treasurer. The name of one of the three wise men in the new testament. Also see Gaspar and Jasper.
Casper	Persian	treasurer
Cassidy	Irish Gaelic	The clever or ingenious one.
Cassio		From Shakespeare's play Othello.
Cassius	Latin	Vain.
Castel	Spanish	belonging to a castle
Cathal	Irish Gaelic	A battle ruler.
Cathan	Irish Gaelic	Of the battle. Also see Kane.
Cathmor	Irish Gaelic	A great warrior.
Cato	Latin	The wise one.
Caton	Spanish	knowledgable, wise
Cavan	Irish Gaelic	The handsome one.
Cayden	Gaelic	spirit of battle
Ceasar	Latin	to cut
Cecil	Latin	The blind one.
Cedric	English	Chief. Invented in the early 1800s by Sir Walter Scott for a character in Ivanhoe.
Cemal	Arabic	Perfect.
Cengis	Turkish
Cerimon		From Shakespeare's play Pericles.
Cesar	French	The name of the famous Roman emperor.
Chad	Old English	Battle, warrior. From the name of a 7th-century saint.
Chadwick	Old English	Battle, warrior.
Chahaya	Indonesian	Light.
Chaika	Hebrew	life
Chaim	Hebrew	Life.
Chal	English	boy, son
Chale	Spanish	strong and manly
Challis	Old French	A ladder or stairs.
Chalmers	Scottish	son of the lord
Chaman	Hindu
Chan	Chinese	A Chinese clan name.
Chance	Old French	A church official or chancellor. A boy or girl's name.
Chancellor		Keeper of records, secretary.
Chancey	Old French	A church official or chancellor.
Chandan	Sanskrit	Of the Sandalwood tree.
Chander	Cesar, Cezar
Chandler	Old French	Candle maker.
Chandra	Sanskrit	A shining moon. A boy or girl's name.
Chane	Hindu, Swahili	name of a god, dependability
Chaney	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Channing	Old French	A canon.
Chapal	Hindu
Chapin	Old French	clergyman
Chapman	Old English	A merchant or trader.
Charan	Hindu
Charles	Teutonic	Manly, full grown.
Charleton	Old English	From the settlement of the free peasants.
Charlton	Old English	From the settlement of the free peasants.
Chas	Teutonic	Manly, full grown.
Chase	Old French	The hunter.
Chata	African	an ending
Chatillon		From Shakespeare's play King John.
Chaucer	Old French	A bootmaker.
Chauncey	Old French	A church official or chancellor.
Chayton	Sioux	falcon
Chen	Chinese	Great or vast.
Cheney	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Cherokee	Native American	The name of a tribe.
Chester	Latin	A Roman site or camp. Also the name of an English city.
Chet	Thai	A brother.
Chetan	Hindu
Chetwin	Old English	From the cottage on the winding path.
Chevalier	French, Old English	knight, chase, hunt
Chevy	French	From chevalier, meaning knight.
Cheyenne	Native American	A tribe. Also a city in the USA.
Cheyney	Old French	From the Oak grove.
Chiamaka	African	God is splendid
Chico	Teutonic	A free man.
Chike	African	power of god
Chilton	Old English	From the children's farm.
Chin	Korean	The precious one.
Chinmay	Hindu
Chintu	Hindu
Chiranjeev	Hindu	?Chiarina, Ciaira
Chiron	Greek	A wise teacher.
Chrirag	Hindu
Chris		Bearing Christ. The patron saint of travellers. Also see Christian.
Christian	Latin	A follower of Christ. A Christian. A boy or girl's name.
Christie	Irish/Scottish	A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl's name.
Christmas	Old English	Born at Christmas time. A boy or girl's name.
Christopher	Greek	Bearing Christ. The patron saint of travellers. Also see Christian.
Christos	Greek	Christ
Christy	Irish/Scottish	A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl's name.
Chrysander	Greek	A golden man.
Chuck	Teutonic	Manly, full grown.
Chuckie	Teutonic	A free man.
Chung	Chinese	The wise one.
Churchill	Old English	From the church on the hill.
Cian	Irish Gaelic	Ancient. Also see Keane.
Ciaran	Irish	Dark, black.
Cicero	Latin	Historian. Also the name of a famous Roman statesman and orator.
Ciceron	Latin	chickpea
Ciel	French	from heaven
Ciprian	Latin	A man from the island of Cyprus.
Ciprien	French	A man from the island of Cyprus.
Ciro	Italian	The name of the founder of the Persian empire. From the name Cyrus.
Clachas		From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida
Clancy	Irish Gaelic	A red or ruddy warrior.
Clarence	Latin	Clear, luminous.
Clark	Old French	A cleric or scholar. Also see Cleary.
Clarke		A cleric or scholar. Also see Cleary.
Claude	Latin	The lame one.
Claudio	Italian/Spanish	The lame one.
Claudius	German	The lame one.
Claus	Dutch/German	The victory of the people.
Clay	Old English	From the clay.
Clayland		From the clay.
Clayton	Old English	Town on clay land.
Cleary	Irish Gaelic	A clerk or scholar. Also see Clark.
Cledwyn	Welsh	Rough but blessed.
Clem		Gentle, merciful.
Clemens		Gentle, merciful. From the name Clement.
Clement	Latin	Gentle, merciful.
Cleon	Greek	The famous one.
Cleve	Old English	From the hilly place, or the place of cliffs.
Cleveland	Old English	Land of high cliffs.
Cliff		From the ford by the cliff or slope.
Clifford	Old English	From the ford by the cliff or slope.
Clifton	Old English	From a town near a cliff.
Clint		The place on the headland.
Clinton	Old English	The place on the headland.
Clitus		From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
Clive	Old English	Cliff.
Cloten		From Shakespeare's play Cymbeline.
Clovis	Teutonic	A famous warrior.
Clunes	Scottish Gaelic	A resting-place, or meadow.
Clyde	Scottish	The name of a river.
Coalan	Celtic	slender
Cobar	Aboriginal	Burnt earth.
Cobden	Old English	From the hill with a knob.
Cobweb		From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream.
Cody	Old English	A pillow or cushion. A boy or girl's name.
Cohn	Greek	The victory of the people.
Colbert	Teutonic	A bright seafarer.
Colby	Old Norse	From the dark country.
Cole	Old English/Teutonic	Dark and swarthy.
Coleman	Teutonic/Latin	Tuetonic: Dark. Latin: Like a dove. Also see Calum and Columba.
Colin		Fire. Also see Cohn.
Collin		Fire. Also see Cohn.
Colman		Little dove.
Colon	Spanish	dove
Coltin	Colt, Kolt
Colton	Old English	From the dark town.
Columba	Latin	Dove-like. The name of a 6th-century Irish saint. Also see Calum and Coleman. A boy or girl's name.
Coman	Arabic	noble
Comfort	Latin	strengthen
Cominius		From Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
Compton	Old English	From the farm in the valley.
Conall	Celtic	As strong as a wolf.
Conan	Irish Gaelic	Wise and intelligent.
Condon	Celtic	the dark-haired wise man
Conlan	Irish Gaelic	The hero.
Conley		Hero.
Conn	Irish Gaelic	A chief. Also used as a diminutive of Connor.
Conner		Wise.
Connley		Hero.
Connor	Irish Gaelic	A strong will.
Conor		A strong will.
Conrad	Teutonic	Bold, wise counsellor. From the name Conrad and Curtis.
Conrade		From Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.
Conroy	Irish Gaelic	Wise.
Constantine	Latin	Firm, constant.
Conway	Welsh/Irish	Welsh: Holy water. Irish: A yellow hound.
Cooper	Middle English	Barrel maker.
Coorain	Aboriginal	The wind. Also a NSW placename.
Corban	Greek	a gift devoted to God
Corbett	Old French	A raven.
Corcoran	Gaelic	of reddish complexion
Cordell	Old French	A rope maker.
Corey	Celtic/Gaelic	Dweller in the hollow. A boy or girl's name.
Corin	Cornish/Latin	Cornish: From the corner. Latin: The name of a Roman deity, possibly meaning a spear. Also from Shakespeare's play As You Like It. A boy or girl's name.
Cormac	Irish Gaelic	The lad of the chariot.
Cornelian		The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl's name.
Cornelius	Latin	Horn-coloured.
Cornell		Horn-coloured.
Cort	Old German	bold
Corwin	Old French	A friend of the heart.
Cory		Helmet. A boy or girl's name.
Cosmo	Greek	Perfect order, harmony.
Costard		From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost.
Coty	English	old house
Court		From Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Courtland	Old English	From the court land.
Courtney	Old French	The short-nosed one, or frons a placename. A boy or girl's name.
Craig	Scottish Gaelic	A rock or crag.
Crandon	Old English	From the hill of the cranes.
Cranley	Old English	From the meadow of the cranes.
Cranmer		From Shakespeare's play Henry VIII.
Cranog	Welsh	A heron.
Crawford	Old English	From the ford with the crows.
Creighton		Near the creek.
Crewe	Old English	Stepping stones or a ford. An English placename.
Crisiant	Welsh	Like a crystal. A boy or girl's name.
Crispin	Latin	Curly-haired. St Crispin was a 3rd-century martyr.
Cristian	Latin	A follower of Christ. A Christian.
Cristiano	Italian	A follower of Christ. A Christian.
Cristo	Spanish	Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher.
Cromwell	Old English	From the winding stream.
Cronan	Irish Gaelic	The swarthy one.
Crosby	Old Norse	From the village with the cross.
Csaba	Hungarian	from mythology, sheperd, wanderer
Cseke	Hungarian	puller, carrier
Csenger	Hungarian
Csepel	Hungarian	young forest
Csombor	Hungarian
Csongor	Hungarian	hunting bird
Ctirad	Czech
Cuba		The name of a Caribbean country.
Cubert	Cornish	A Celtic saint and a placename.
Cullen	Old French	Handsome.
Cupid	Latin	Desire, passion. The ancient roman God of love, and son of Venus.
Curan		From Shakespeare's play King Lear.
Curio		From Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
Curnow	Cornish	From Cornwall.
Curran	Irish Gaelic	An old family name.
Currier	Old English	churn
Curry		A marsh or a spice.
Curt	Teutonic	Bold, wise counsellor. From the name Conrad and Curtis.
Curtis	Old French	Courteous.
Cuthbert	Old English	Brilliant.
Cutler		Knife maker.
Cutter		Gem cutter.
Cy	Persian	The name of the founder of the Persian empire. From the name Cyrus.
Cymbeline		From Shakespeare's play Cymbeline.
Cynfor	Welsh	A great chief.
Cynric	Old English	Of kingly lineage.
Cyprian	Latin	A man from the island of Cyprus.
Cyrano	Greek	A man from Cyrent an ancient Greek colony in North Africa.
Cyric	Celtic
Cyril	Greek	Lordly.
Cyrus	Persian	The name of the founder of the Persian empire.