Baby girl names beginning with C – with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 3rd letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some cool and classy suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Use our list of baby girl names that begin with C with their origins and meanings to find out whether your newborn could be a Cadence, Catriona or Cherry
1. Caddy
- 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
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- 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
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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