List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with C

Cayman

(KAY-mən)

The meaning of the name Cayman is Crocodile. The origin of the name Cayman is Spanish. ... From the word Caimán, meaning Crocodile. The Cayman Islands got their name from he log of Sir Francis Duke, the first English visitor to the Islands, in 1586.

Meaning: Alligator Origin: African

Caz

(KAZ)

The different meanings of the name Caz are: Slavic Meaning: Famous destroyer of peace. English Meaning: Empty, vain. Celtic - Gaelic meaning: descendant of the vigilant one; descendant of Cathasaigh.

Meaning: The watchful one Origin: Gaelic, Germanic

Cearney

(KUR-nee)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Carney is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Carney is: Victorious.

Meaning: Triumphant Origin: Gaelic

Cees

(KAY:S)

Kees (pronounced like Case) is a masculine given name common in the Netherlands, originally derived from the name Cornelis. An alternate spelling is Cees.

Meaning: Horn Origin: Dutch, Latin

Celso

(SEL-so)

Celso [cel-so] as a boys' name is of Italian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Celso is "high, lofty". As in "Gloria in Excelsis Deo". Also a part of words for sky, like "ciel" (French) and "coelum" (Latin).

Meaning: Exalted one Origin: Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish

Cem

(JEM)

Cem (pronounced [ˈdʒem]) is a male given name derived from the Persian Jam. Cem (1459-1495), Ottoman Empire prince. Cem Atan (born 1985), Austrian footballer. Cem Boyner (born 1955), Turkish businessman and short-time politician.

Meaning: The one who rules Origin: Turkish

Cemil

(JEM-il)

Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic Jamil with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic variants Gamila and Djemila).

Meaning: Kind-hearted Origin: Turkish

Cenk

(JENK)

Meaning. battle. Cenk ([ˈdʒeɲc]) is a male Turkish given name. The Turkish word "cenk" is of Persian origin and means "war" or "battle".

Meaning: Struggle Origin: Turkish

Cesar

(SE-sahr)

Meaning & History. From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". Julius Caesar and his adopted son Julius Caesar Octavianus (commonly known as Augustus) were both rulers of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. Caesar was used as a title by the emperors that came after them.

Meaning: Head full of hair Origin: Spanish

Cesare

(che-SAH-re)

Italian Meaning: The name Cesare is an Italian baby name. In Italian the meaning of the name Cesare is: Long haired.

Meaning: Head full of hair Origin: Italian, Latin