List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with C

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

Cristal

Cristal is the Spanish word for Crystal. Crystal comes from the Greek word “krystallos” which means “ice”. In Olde English, the word “cristal” was used to signify high-quality cut glass which was suggestive of a precious gemstone.

Meaning: Crystal Origin: English

Crosley

English Meaning: The name Crosley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Crosley is: From the cross meadow.

Meaning: Meadow of the cross Origin: English

Culver

Culver Name Meaning. English: from Old English culfre 'dove' (Late Latin columbula, a diminutive of columba), which Reaney suggests was used as a term of endearment. It may therefore have been applied as nickname for a lovelorn youth or perhaps for someone who used the expression indiscriminately.

Meaning: Dove Origin: English

Curt

(KURT)

French Meaning: The name Curt is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Curt is: From a surname derived from the Old French 'curteis' meaning courteous. Also, from the court.

Meaning: Short Origin: English

Curtis

(KUR-tis)

Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin derived from the Old French curteis (Modern French courtois, surname Courtois) which means "polite, courteous, or well-bred".

Meaning: Courteous Origin: English

Cuthbert

Derived from the Old English elements cuþ "famous" and beorht "bright". Saint Cuthbert was a 6th-century hermit who became the bishop of Lindisfarne, an island off the coast of England. He was known as performer of healing miracles.

Meaning: Brilliant Origin: English

Cydney

(SID-nee)

Origin of the name Sydney: ... Alternatively, the name arose independently in England and is derived from the Old English elements sīd (extensive, wide) and ieg (island in a river, riverside meadow). The name was indicative of one who dwelled on or near the wide, riverside meadow, or from the wide island.

Meaning: Wide meadow Origin: English

Cid

(SID)

Cid as a boy's name is of Spanish and Arabic origin, and the meaning of Cid is "lord". Famous real-life people named Cid: | Edit. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as "El Cid" by the Moors, Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain.

Meaning: From a large island Origin: Arabic, English

Clarissa

(klə-RIS-ə)

Clarissa is a name derived from the Germanic name Clarice, which is derived from the Latin word clarus, which means "bright, clear or famous". Clarissa is an English, Italian, and Portuguese name; Clarisa is the Spanish form of the name.