Girl Dog Names That Start With C
- Caddie
Origin:
Diminutive of Caroline, FrenchMeaning:
"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.
- Cocoa
Origin:
Color and food nameDescription:
Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
- Cruise
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"cross"Description:
Cool, cruising choice for either sex.
- Corona
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"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.
- Conchita
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of ConcepcionDescription:
Concepcion dressed in red satin.
- Claudina
Origin:
Spanish variation of Claudia, LatinMeaning:
"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.
- Cal
- Cira
- Carita
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"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 DutchMeaning:
"grace, kindness, love"Description:
A variant spelling of Charis or Carys, relatively popular in the Netherlands.
- Chica
- Chepita
- Chardonnay
Origin:
French, a dry white wineDescription:
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:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"Description:
We all know that Chaka really means disco.
- Cantrelle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"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:
GreekMeaning:
"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:
SpanishMeaning:
"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 nameDescription:
Rugged nature name with possibilities...but more for boys.
- Cam
Origin:
Diminutive of Cameron or CamillaDescription:
A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.