Unusual Baby Names Beginning With C

Caaliyah (Arabic: strong, powerful)

Cadha (Scottish: from a steep place)

Cadhla (Irish: beautiful, graceful)

Cailleach (A winter goddess in Ireland and Scotland)

Cainan (A biblical name)

Caius (Latin: happy, rejoice)

Caiaphas (A biblical name)

Calathea (A type of plant)

Calbha (Scottish: island)

Caleb (A biblical name)

Calindra (Probably derived from Greek: lark)

Calinias (An old surname)

Calista (Greek: most beautiful)

Callista (Alternative spelling of Calista)

Calixta (Alternative spelling of Calista)

Callan (Scottish: brave)

Callianira (A nymph in ancient Greek mythology)

Callianassa (A type of fish)

Callie (Scottish: free)

Calliope (Greek: beautiful voice)

Callisto (Masculine version of Callista)

Calixto (Masculine version of Calixta)

Camden (A place in London)

Camela (Italian: helper, especially of a religious kind)

Camellia (A type of flower)

Camille (French: acolyte)

Candela (Spanish: candle)

Candra (Sanskrit: moon)

Canelle (French: cinnamon)

Cantara (Spanish: she will sing)

Caraway (A type of spice)

Carey (Irish: dark, black)

Carnelian (A type of red gemstone)

Cashmere (A type of soft fabric)

Casilda (Spanish: from an 11th century saint)

Casimir (Polish: bringer of peace)

Caspian (The name of a sea; popularised by C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series)

Cassandra (In Ancient Greek mythology, a woman who told the truth but was ignored)

Cassia (Latin + Greek: cinnamon)

Cassian (Latin: hollow)

Cassidy (Irish: curly-haired)

Cassiopoeia (A constellation)

Catalda (Italian: cat)

Catana (Derived from a Latin surname)

Cátia (Italian, Portuguese: pure)

Catta (Greek: pure)

Caturix (Roman war king)

Cavan (Irish: handsome)

Cayenne (A type of spice)

Cedar (A type of tree)

Ceilidh (A Scottish dance)

Celandine (A type of flower)

Cendaya (Shona: to give thanks; also a Basque surname)

Ceylan (Turkish: gazelle)

Chalice (A ceremonial cup)

Chandara (Sanskrit / Hindi: shining moon)

Chandini (Sanskrit: moonbeam)

Chantrea (Khmer: moonlight)

Charlene (German: free spirit)

Charmienne (French: charming)

Chavdar (Bulgarian: young man)

Chintana (Hindi: meditation)

Chalcedony (A type of gemstone)

Chavela (Spanish: musical / a singer)

Chavi (Romani: child)

Chicory (A type of plant)

Chrysaea (A type of flower; a character in The Arcadians operetta)

Chrysanthe (Greek: golden flower)

Cinnamon (A type of spice)

Clandestine (English: hidden)

Clay (English; evocative of earth, redness)

Clea (Greek: to praise, acclaim)

Coast (English: evocative of the ocean)

Colt (English: a young horse)

Cora (Gaelic: just, good)

Corin (Derived from the name of a Roman god)

Cormoran (Cornish: a mythical giant)

Cosima (Greek: order)

Cosimo (A masculine version of Cosima)

Cosmin (Greek: derived from kosmos)

Cotton (English: a type of plant and also a fabric)

Cove (English: evocative of the ocean and coastlines)

Cress (A type of plant)

Cressida (Greek: golden)

Crocifissa (Italian: crucifix)

Cyan (English: a shade of blue)

Cypher (English: evocative of cryptography, secrecy)