| 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 |
ﾠChiarina, 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. |
