Girl Dog Names That Start With C

  1. Caddie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Caroline, French
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Trapped somewhere in the nether region between Haddie and Catie, with the added confusion of sounding like someone who works on a golf course. Caddie Woodlawn was a TV heroine of the Old West in the 1980s. Caddie had its moment, but we don't see it becoming one of the more popular girl names starting with C.
  2. Cocoa
    • Origin:

      Color and food name
    • Description:

      Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
  3. Cruise
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "cross"
    • Description:

      Cool, cruising choice for either sex.
  4. Corona
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "crown"
    • Description:

      Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.
  5. Conchita
    • Origin:

      Spanish, diminutive of Concepcion
    • Description:

      Concepcion dressed in red satin.
  6. Claudina
    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Claudia, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "lame"
    • Description:

      Claudina — a traditional Spanish diminutive of Claudia — was a Top 500 name in Spain for the first half of the 20th century. It never caught on as a given name in the US. At its peak, Claudina was given to 17 American baby girls in 1969.
  7. Cal
    • Cira
      • Carita
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "beloved"
        • Description:

          Carita may feel like an endearing nickname but it's a name in its own right, used throughout Scandinavia in this form and as Karita, Caritas, and Karitas as a variation on Charity.
      • Carice
        • Origin:

          English and Dutch
        • Meaning:

          "grace, kindness, love"
        • Description:

          A variant spelling of Charis or Carys, relatively popular in the Netherlands.
      • Chica
        • Chepita
          • Chardonnay
            • Origin:

              French, a dry white wine
            • Description:

              If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat.
          • Cordi
            • Chaka
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "life"
              • Description:

                We all know that Chaka really means disco.
            • Cantrelle
              • Origin:

                French
              • Meaning:

                "song"
              • Description:

                Vocal name seldom heard, with most elle-ending names these days dropped in favor of the more straightforward Elle and Ella.
            • Coriander
              • Origin:

                Greek
              • Meaning:

                "bed bug"
              • Description:

                This herb is also known as cilantro. It's meaning, "bed bug" is on account of its smell, characterized by the ancient Greeks as bed bug-like.
            • Chiquita
              • Origin:

                Spanish
              • Meaning:

                "little one"
              • Description:

                As a term of endearment, maybe, but not as a proper name, where it would practically demand the refrain "Banana."
            • Canyon
              • Origin:

                Spanish word name
              • Description:

                Rugged nature name with possibilities...but more for boys.
            • Cam
              • Origin:

                Diminutive of Cameron or Camilla
              • Description:

                A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.