Baby girl names that start with the letter C

Origin: Anglo-saxon
Meaning: house of God
Also: Cally and Cal, Caroline

2. Cadence

Origin: Latin
Meaning: rhythm

3. Caitlin

Origin: Irish
Meaning: pure
Also: Catherine

4. Calandra

Origin: Greek
Meaning: lark

5. Callie

Origin: Greek
Meaning: most beautiful
Also: Cally and Cal, Caroline

6. Callula

Origin: Latin
Meaning: beautiful little girl

7. Cameo

Origin: Italian, Latin
Meaning: precious stone

8. Camilla

Origin: Latin
Meaning: the name of a warrior queen from Roman legend
Also: Milly, Millie, Camille (French form)

9. Canace

Origin: Greek
Meaning: daughter of the wind

10. Candace

Origin: African
Meaning: Queen mother; a name used by the queens of Ethiopia
Also: Candice, Candy, Candie

11. Candida

Origin: Latin
Meaning: white

12. Cara

Origin: Italian
Meaning: darling
Also: Kara, Carissa, Carina

13. Carla

Origin: German
Meaning: strong, noble; the feminine form of Carl
Also: Karla, Carlie, Carly

14. Carlotta

Origin: Italian
Meaning: free
Also: Charlotte

15. Carmel

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: garden
Also: Carmelita, Carmelina, Carmen (Spanish form) and Carmela (Italian form)

16. Carnation

Origin: English
Meaning: complexion; the name of a flower used as a first name

17. Carol

Origin: English
Meaning: free person; a short form of Caroline
Also: Carole, Carola, Caro, Caddie, Caddy

18. Caroline

Origin: French
Meaning: strong
Also: Carolyn, Carolina, Carrie, Caro, Lyn

19. Casey

Origin: Irish
Meaning: vigilant in war, an Irish surname used as a first name; also used as a boy’s name

20. Cassandra

Origin: Grrek
Meaning: the name of a Greek prophetess whose prophesies were never believed
Also: Cass, Cassie

21. Cassidy

Origin: Irish
Meaning: clever; an Irish surname used as a first name, also used as a boy’s name

22. Cassietta

Origin: African American
Meaning: Unknown

23. Catherine

Origin: Greek
Meaning: pure
Also: Katherine, Catharine, Catherina, Catharina, Cath, Cathie, Cathy

24. Catriona

Origin: Greek
Meaning: Gaelic form of Katherine
Also: Catrina, Katherine, Katrina, Catrin (Welsh form)

25. Cecilia

Origin: Latin
Meaning: blind; an aristocratic surname which became used as a first name; the feminine form of Cecil;
Also: Cecily, Cicely, Sisley Cecile (French form), Celia, Sis, Ciss, Cissy

26. Celeste

Origin: Latin
Meaning: heavenly
Also: Celestine, Celesta

27. Ceri

Origin: Welsh
Meaning: love
Also: Cerian, Cerys

28. Ceridwen

Origin: Welsh
Meaning: poetry, white

29. Chalondra

Origin: African American
Meaning: smart person

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30. Chandelle

Origin: French
Meaning: candle

31. Chandra

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: the moon

32. Chandrakala

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: moonbeams

33. Chandrakanta

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: moon beloved

34. Chanel

Origin: French
Meaning: name of a French fashion house and perfume

35. Chantal

Origin: Old Occitan
Meaning: stone
Also: Chantel, Chantalle

36. Charis

Origin: Greek
Meaning: grace

37. Charity

Origin: Latin
Meaning: love
Also: Cherry

38. Charlene

Origin: Old German
Meaning: manly, strong; feminine form of Charles
Also: Charleen, Sharlene

39. Charlie

Origin: English
Meaning: diminutive of Charles
Also: Charlotte

40. Charlotte

Origin: Old German
Meaning: manly, strong; a feminine form of Charles
Also: Lottie, Charlie, Chattie, Carlotta (Italian form)

41. Charmaine

Origins: Uncertain
Also: Charmian, Sharmaine

42. Charulata

Origin: Hindi
Meaning: beautiful vine

43. Chelsea

Origin: English
Meaning: a modern name derived from an area in London

44. Cherie

Origin: French
Meaning: darling
Also: Sherry, Sheree, Cher

45. Cherry

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: moonbeams
Also: Charity

46. Cheryl

Origin: French
Meaning: beloved
Also: Sheril, Sheryl, Cher, Cherry

47. Chiara

Origin: Italian
Meaning: light, clear; the Italian form of Clara
Also: Clara

48. Chidori

Origin: Japanese
Meaning: a thousand birds; plover

49. Chipo

Origin: African American
Meaning: a gift

50. Chintana

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: contemplation

51. Chloe

Origin: Greek
Meaning: a green young shoot

52. Chloris

Origin: Greek
Meaning: blooming
Also: Cloris

53. Chrissie

Origin: Irish
Meaning: follower of Christ
Also: Christine

54. Christabel

Origin: Latin
Meaning: a mixture of Christ and beautiful
Also: Christobel, Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy

55. Christian

Origin: Latin
Meaning: follower of Christ; a name used for both boys and girls

56. Christine

Origin: Greek or Egyptian
Meaning: Christian
Also: Christen, Christiana, Christina, Chris, Chrissie, Kirsty (Scottish form), Kirsten (Scandinavian form)

57. Chrysanthemum

Origin: Greek
Meaning: gold or Flower

58. Ciaran

Origin: Irish
Meaning: dark-haired
Also: Ciara, Kiera, Kiara

59. Cicely

Origin: English
Meaning: blind of self beauty
Also: Cecilia

60. Cilla

Origin: Latin
Meaning: ancient; a shortened form of Priscilla

61. Cindy

Origin: Latin
Meaning: light; a shortened form of Cynthia
Also: Cynthia, Lucinda

62. Clare

Origin: Latin
Meaning: clear
Also: Claire, Clarrie, Clara, Clarabel, Clarinda, Clorinda, Clara (Latin form), Klara (German form)

63. Clarimond

Origin: Old English
Meaning: clear protection

64. Clarissa

Origin: Latin
Meaning: brightest
Also: Clarice, Clarrie.

65. Claudia

Origin: Latin
Meaning: lame
Also: Claudette, Claudine, Claude (French form)

66. Clematis

Origin: Greek
Meaning: the name of a plant used as a first name

67. Clemence

Origin: Latin
Meaning: gentleness
Also: Clemency, Clem, Clemmie

68. Clementine

Origin: Latin
Meaning: gentle
Also: Clementina, Clem, Clemmie

69. Cleo

Origin: Greek
Meaning: fame of her father
Also: Cleopatra

70. Cliona

Origin: Irish
Meaning: the name of a girl in Irish legend
Also: Clidna, Cliodna

71. Clodagh

Origin: Irish
Meaning:Irish river

72. Clorinda

Origin: Greek
Meaning: renowned
Also: Clarinda

73. Clotilda

Origin: Old German
Meaning: the noise of battle
Also: Clotilde

74. Clover

Origin: English
Meaning: meadow flower

75. Codie

Origin: Irish
Meaning: a helpful person; derived from Cody, a surname used as a first name; a feminine form of Cody

76. Colette

Origin: French
Meaning: people of victory

77. Colleen

Origin: Irish
Meaning: a girl

78. Columbine

Origin: Irish
Meaning: the name of a plant used as a first name

79. Constance

Origin: Latin
Meaning: constancy
Also: Constantia, Constancy, Constantina, Connie.

80. Cora

Origin: Greek
Meaning: a girl
Also: Kors, Corinna, Corinne (French form)

81. Coral

Origin: English
Meaning: the name of the material from the sea used as a first name
Also: Coralie (French form)

82. Cordelia

Origin: Latin
Meaning: heart

83. Corey

Origin: Greek/Irish
Meaning: Greek, the maiden nameof the goddess Persephone; also has origins from the Gaelic word Coire, meaning in a hollow; a surname used as a first name; also used as a boy’s name
Also: Cori and Corrie

84. Corisande

Origin: Greek
Meaning: chorus singer

85. Cornelia

Origin: Latin
Meaning: a horn; a Roman family name; the feminine form of Cornelius

86. Cosima

Origin: Greek
Meaning: order; the feminine form of Cosmo

87. Courtney

Origin: Old French
Meaning: probably from ‘court nez’, short nose; a surname used as a first name: also used as a boy’s name
Also: Courtnay

88. Cressida

Origin: Greek
Meaning: a name from ancient literature
Also: Cressy

89. Crystal

Origin: Latin
Meaning: the name of a fine glass used as a first name
Also: Cristal and Krystal

90. Cynthia

Origin: Greek
Meaning: one of the titles of the Greek goddess Artemis
Also: Cindy, Cindie, Cindi

91. Cyr

Origin: Greek
Meaning: lord; the femine form of Cyril

About our author Catherine Ball

Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.

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