List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with C

Custer

(KAHS-tər)

Custer Name Meaning. Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster 'sexton' (see Kuster). English: variant of Coster.

Meaning: A sexton, sacristan Origin: English

Cuyler

(KIEL-ər)

Cuyler is an uncommon unisex name that has many meanings, such as being Dutch for "victory of the people" or Gaelic for "chapel". Kyler is an alternate spelling.

Meaning: An archer or bowman Origin: Germanic, Old Norse

Cyan

(SIE-an)

From the ancient Greek name "Kyane", indeed derived from the ancient Greek word "Kyanon", meaning "greenish blue". In Greek mythology, Kyane was a nymph. ― Damis 3/20/2005. In Britain at least, the word "cyan" is pronounced "sie-ANNE", with the stress on the 2nd syllable not the 1st.

Meaning: A greenish blue color Origin: English, Greek

Cypress

(SIEP-rəs)

Translation of German Zypress, a topographic name for someone living near a cypress tree or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a cypress, Middle High German zipres(se) (from Italian cipressa, Latin cupressus), or possibly of any of various Greek family names derived from ...

Meaning: Strong, muscular, adaptable Origin: Greek

Chuy

Chuy is a Spanish diminutive of Jesus. Chuy is a nickname for Jesus. Personal experiences with the name Chuy: | Edit Share what you know! Nicknames for Chuy: | Edit.

Meaning: Help of Jehovah, God is salvation

Ciabhan

Ciabhan is a name from Christian religion. As per Mamanames records, Ciabhan is a name of a Male/Boy; and, the name Ciabhan is of the Irish origin. Ciabhan name meaning: A mortal in the Irish legend who fell in love with a beautiful goddess, Cliodhna, who was swept away into the sea by a great wave.

Ciaran

(KEE-rən)

Ciarán (Irish pronunciation: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ]/[ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ]) or Ciaran (Scottish), pronounced /ˈkɪərən/ KEER-ən or /ˈkɪərɔːn/ KEER-awn, is a Gaelic male given name. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar ("black", "dark").

Meaning: Black, Dark

Cilix

Nobody seems to know what the name actually means. Famous real-life people named Cilix: | Edit Share what you know! Cilix in song, story & screen: | Edit. In Greek mythology Cilix was the overshadowed brother of Cadmus and Europa (founder of Thebes and queen of Crete, respectively).

Cillian

(KI-lee-ən)

Killian or Cillian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillín. ... The most likely meaning of the name is "little church", a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual, cill meaning "church" in Gaelic while the suffix "-ín" is used affectionately to indicate a 'pet' or diminutive status.

Meaning: War, Strife

Cimarron

In all likelihood, the name of this group is derived from the Spanish word cimarrón, meaning "wild" or "untamed". ... A less common folk etymology holds that cimarron comes from the Taino word si'maran meaning "the flight of an arrow".