Cass

Diminutive of Cassandra or Cassia, Greek

"shining or excelling man; cinnamon"

Cass Origin and Meaning

The name Cass is a girl's name meaning "shining or excelling man; cinnamon".

Ties to the unfortunate Mama are now unraveling, leaving Cass or Cassie to stand on its own as a fresher sounding Cathy or Kate. With gender-neutral names abound and the growing trend of boyish nicknames for girls, Cass may be on the up and up.

20 Names Similar to Cass

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• Cal
• Cass
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• Dru
• Ieuan
• Sisel
• Fey
• March
• Bennie
• Glen
• Annis
• Fennel
• Blodwen
• Jess
• Cerulean
• Arissa
• Chica
• Dorli
• Dani
• Correna

Famous People Named Cass

• Cass Mapother elder sister of American actor Tom Cruise
• Cass Phang Hong Kong singer
• Cassandra "Cass" Fox English singer
• Catherine "Cass" Dailey American singer and actress
• Mama Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen) American singer of The Mamas and the Papas
• Kiera Cass author of "The Selection" books

Cass in Pop Culture

• Cassandra "Cass" Cain aka Batgirl character in Batman comics
• Cassandra "Cass " main character in "The Name of This Book Is Secret" by Pseudonymous Bosch
• Cassie "Cass" Kennington character in movie "Have Dreams, Will Travel"
• Rose of Sharon "Cass" Cassidy character in video game "Fallout: New Vegas"
• "Cass " 1978 Australian movie
• Cass Hamada character in the 2014 movie Big Hero 6
• Cassandra "Cass" character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth", by Carrie Ryan