List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with C

Crawford

(KRAW-fərd)

Crawford is a surname (and occasional given name) of English, Scottish and Northern Irish origin. In some cases it is a habitational name derived from several different places called Crawford (for example Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; Dorset, England; and Somerset, England).

Meaning: Crow ford Origin: English

Creighton

(KRIE-tən)

Creighton Name Meaning. Scottish and Irish: habitational name from Crichton, near Edinburgh, first recorded c.1128 in the form Crectune, in 1287 as Crecton, and in 1360 as Creychtona. The name is probably an early hybrid compound of Old Welsh creic 'rock' + Older Scots tun 'farm', 'settlement' (Old English tun).

Meaning: A settlement on a ridge Origin: English

Crockett

(KRAHK-it)

Crockett Name Meaning. English and Scottish (Galloway): nickname for someone who affected a particular hairstyle, from Middle English croket 'large curl' (Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque 'curl', 'hook'). Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riocaird 'son of Richard' (see Richard).

Meaning: Wearing a large curl Origin: English

Cromwell

(KROHM-wel)

English Meaning: The name Cromwell is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cromwell is: Lives by the winding stream.

Meaning: The winding stream Origin: English

Croston

(KROHS-tən)

Croston Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Croston, from Old Norse kross 'cross' or Old English cros + Old English tun 'farmstead', 'settlement'.

Meaning: A settlement by the cross Origin: English

Croydon

(KROI-dən)

As the vast majority of place names in the area are of Anglo-Saxon origin, the theory accepted by most philologists is that the name Croydon derives originally from the Anglo-Saxon croh, meaning "crocus", and denu, "valley", indicating that, like Saffron Walden in Essex, it was a centre for the cultivation of saffron.

Meaning: Valley of saffron Origin: English

Cruise

(KROOZ)

Cruise (/ˈkruːz/ ( listen)) is an Anglo-Norman surname which originated in England during Norman Conquest. It is a variant form of Cruse; others include Cruwys and Cruize. In Ireland, Cruise is an old surname of Anglo-Norman origin which has been present there since the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1169.

Meaning: A very bold or daring person Origin: English

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

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

Ciel

User comments for Ciel. Along with sky, it also means "heaven" in French. And like all French words, the accent is on the last syllable. If it's pronounced like the French word, it would be "See-ELLE."

Meaning: Sky Origin: English