List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with C

Cornwallis

Cornwallis Name Meaning. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair).

Meaning: From cornwall

Cortland

(KOHRT-lənd)

The name Cortland is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cortland is: Courtier; court attendant.

Meaning: A form of courtland Origin: English

Corwin

(KAWR-win)

The name Corwin is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Corwin is: Friend of the heart.

Meaning: Heart's companion, heart's delight Origin: American

Coulter

(KOHL-tər)

Coulter is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, deriving from Uí Coltarain, meaning "descendants of Coltarain".

Meaning: A form of colter Origin: English

Coy

(KOI)

Coy Name Meaning. Irish: reduced form of McCoy. English: nickname for a quiet and unassuming person, from Middle English, Old French coi, quei 'calm', 'quiet' (Latin quietus).

Meaning: Woods Origin: English

Craig

(KRAYG)

Craig is an English-language masculine given name of an ultimately Celtic derivation. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag, meaning "rock," similar to Peter. ... The English word "crag" also shares an origin with these Celtic words.

Meaning: Cliff, Rock Origin: Irish

Cramer

Cramer /ˈkreɪmər/ is a surname. A British surname, with variant spellings such as Cranmere, Cranmer, Crammer. It can also be an Anglicized version of the German surname Krämer (pronounced [ˈkʁɛːmɐ]) which is an old term for the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages.

Meaning: Full Origin: American

Crandall

(KRAN-dəl)

Crandall Name Meaning. Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raonuill 'son of Raonull' (see Ronald).

Meaning: Crane's valley Origin: American

Crane

Crane Family History. Crane Name Meaning. English: nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran 'crane' (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century. Dutch: variant spelling of Krane.

Meaning: Crane

Cranston

Cranston Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from a place near Dalkeith named Cranston, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Cran meaning 'crane' + Old English tun 'settlement'.

Meaning: Crane's town Origin: American