Meanings of Names
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| Name | Other variations | Origin | Meaning |
| Caleb | Hebrew | Bold, Impetuous | |
| Camilla | Latin | Attendant at a sacrifice | |
| Candida | Latin | White | |
| Caradoc | Welsh | Amiable | |
| Carl | See Charles | Teutonic | See Charles |
| Carlotta | See Charlotte | Teutonic | See Charlotte |
| Carmel | Hebrew | The garden | |
| Carola | Charles (m) | Celtic | See Charles |
| Caroline | Carol, Carrie, Lina | Teutonic | Noble spirited |
| Catriona | See Catherine | Gaelic | See Catherine |
| Casimir | Polish | Peace maker | |
| Catherine | Catharine, Catharina, Katherine, Katharina, Cathy, Kate, Katie, Katy, Kit, Kittie, Kitty | Greek | Pure |
| Cecil | Cecelia, Cis, Cissie, Cissy | Latin | Dim sighted |
| Cedric | From the Saxon thane in Sir Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' | ||
| Celestine | Latin | Heavenly | |
| Ceridwen | Cerridwen, Keridwen | Welsh | Fair and graceful |
| Charity | Cherry | Latin | Kindness |
| Charles | Charley, Charlie | Teutonic | Noble spirited |
| Charlotte | Carlotta Lottie, Lotty Charles (m) | Teutonic | Noble spirited |
| Chester | Latin | Warlike | |
| Chloe | Greek | Blooming | |
| Christabel | Greek | Fair Christian | |
| Christian | Latin | Belonging to Christ | |
| Christiana | Christina, Christine, Chris, Kirsty, Tina | Latin | Female of Christian |
| Christopher | Chris, Kit | Greek | The Christ bearer |
| Cicely | See Cecil | Latin | See Cecil |
| Clara | Claire, Clare, Clarinda, Clarence (m) | Latin | Bright, Illustrious |
| Clarence | See Clara | Latin | See Clara |
| Claribel | Latin | Bright and fair | |
| Claud | Claude, Claudius | Latin | Lame |
| Claudia | See Claud | Latin | See Claud |
| Clement | Clem | Latin | Mild, Merciful |
| Clementina | Clement (m), Clementine | Latin | See Clement |
| Cleopatra | Greek | Celebrated | |
| Clive | English | From the Surname | |
| Clotilda | Clothilda | Teutonic | Fair minded |
| Colette | Nicolette | Greek | See Nicholas |
| Colin | Greek | A peasant or from Nicholas | |
| Conrad | Teutonic | Wise in counsel | |
| Constance | Connie, Constant Constantine | Latin | Constant, Firm |
| Cora | Corinne, Corinna | Greek | A maiden |
| Cordelia | Latin | Warm hearted | |
| Cornelius | Cornelia (f) | Latin | A horn |
| Cosmo | Greek | Order | |
| Crispin | Crispian | Latin | Curly |
| Curtis | Curt | French | Courteous |
| Cynthia | Greek | Of Mount Cynthus | |
| Cyprian | Greek | Of Cyprus | |
| Cyril | Greek | Lordly | |
| Cyrus | Persia | Throne |
