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
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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