Names starting with C
1,429 Names found
The surname originates from the name of an English village that translates to "cross town" in Old Norse.
Derived from Slovene črt "hatred" combined with the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world". This is the name of the hero in the Slovene national epic Bapt...
From the English word cruel, ultimately from the Latin crudelis meaning "hard, severe, cruel". This is the name of the antagonist, Cruella de Vil, in...
Denotes "cross" in both Spanish and Portuguese, alluding to the cross used in the crucifixion.
A diminutive of Cruz.
From the English word crystal, referring to the clear, colourless glass sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives...
Possibly signifies either "shepherd" or "gift" in Hungarian. According to legend, this was the name of a son of Attila the Hun.
Derived from the old Hungarian name Csana, of unknown meaning. This was the name of an 11th-century ruler, also known as Cenad, of the Hungarian...
Derived from the Hungarian csillag, signifying "star". This name was created by the Hungarian author András Dugonics for an 1803 novel and later...
Possibly from a Turkic root signifying "falcon". The Hungarian poet and dramatist Mihály Vörösmarty used it in his play Csongor és Tünde (1830).
Has the meaning "bold and brave" in the Azerbaijani language.
Created by the author H. P. Lovecraft for a gigantic, horrible, octopus-like god, first introduced in the short story The Call of Cthulhu (1926)....
Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and radŭ "happy, willing". In Czech legend this was the name of one of the men tricked by Šárka.
Signifies "little wolf" or "little hound" from Old Irish cú meaning "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an...
The Spanish form of Cuauhtemoc.
Signifies "descending eagle" in Nahuatl, from cuāuhtli "eagle" and temo "descend" [1]. This was the name of the last Aztec emperor, who ruled until...
Derived from Sino-Vietnamese 菊 (cúc) meaning "chrysanthemum".
A variant of Cúchulainn.
Signifies "hound of Culann" in Irish. This was the usual name of the warrior hero who was named Sétanta at birth, given to him because he took the...
An Irish byname signifying "helpful" (cuidigh means "help").
Probably derived from Old Irish camm meaning "bent, crooked" [1]. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint.
The meaning of this name is unknown. It was borne by a smith in Irish legend. After Sétanta killed one of his dogs in self-defence, Sétanta took the...
Signifies "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen he was the lover of Olwen, the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden....
Derived from a surname, either Cullen 1 or Cullen 2. It experienced a rise in popularity as a given name following the adaptation of Stephenie...
The French form of Kunigunde. Voltaire employed this name in his novel Candide (1759).
A possible Brythonic form of Cunobelinus.
A Latinized form of a Brythonic name, possibly derived from old Celtic *kū "dog, hound" (genitive *kunos) combined with either the name of the god Bel...
From Sino-Vietnamese 強 (cường) signifying "strong".
From the Latin Cupido signifying "desire". This was the name of the Roman god of love, the son of Venus and Mars. He was depicted as a winged,...
Derived from an Irish surname, which is an Anglicized version of Ó Corraidhín. The surname originates from the personal name Corraidhín.
An Andalusian diminutive of Francisco.
Derived from an English surname that initially signified "courteous" in Old French.
The Portuguese feminine form of Custodio.
The Portuguese form of Custodio.
Signifies "guardian" in Spanish, derived from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping".
The Old English form of Cuthbert.
Derived from the Old English elements cuþ "known, familiar" and beorht "bright". Saint Cuthbert was a 6th-century hermit who rose to become the...
A feminine form of Cvetko.
The Macedonian form of Tsvetan.
Derived from South Slavic cvet signifying "blossom, flower".
From the English word signifying "greenish blue, cyan", ultimately derived from Greek κύανος (kyanos).
Of unknown meaning, possibly from Phrygian roots signifying either "stone" or "hair". This was the name of the Phrygian mother goddess associated...