A BUNCH OF HIPSTER COWBOYS
- Benelli
- Big
- Boxter
- Brixton
- Bulldog
- Calen
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
A recently created member of the Cale family, with a trendy unisex aura.
- Cali
- Carson
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"son of the marsh dwellers"Description:
Carson is one of the most long-running popular androgynous baby names, with a dash of the Wild West via the legendary Missouri frontiersman Kit Carson. Dating back to when it was the name of Nancy Drew's Dad, Carson is still steadily in the Top 200 baby names.Current Carsons include TV personalities Carson Daly and Carson Kressley, and Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer. Carson Wells was the bounty hunter character played by Woody Harrelson in No Country for Old Men, and Carson is the name chosen by actress Kathryn Erbe for her son.
- Chad
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"battle warrior"Description:
Despite all the "hanging," "dangling," and "pregnant" chad jokes of the 2000 election, this saint's name and remnant of the Brad-Tad era didn't get a boost in popularity. But Chad still holds some surfer-boy appeal for a number of modern parents.
- Chandler
Origin:
English from French occupational nameMeaning:
"candle maker"Description:
For a generation, this name will always be linked to 1990s hit TV series Friends. Whether this is a positive or a negative will depend on your fondness for the show, and character Chandler Bing, but this name deserves consideration beyond these connotations: Chandler is a fresh take on the professional surname names.
- Cheston
- Chuck
Origin:
Diminutive of CharlesDescription:
So far out it's almost ready to be let back in.
- Cloud
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Like Sky and Sunshine, this fluffy name from the hippie 1970s has floated back onto the naming radar.
- Colby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"coal town"Description:
Colby Donaldson on Survivor made this a cool name in the early 2000s
- Cole
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"swarthy, coal black"Description:
Cole -- a short name that embodies a lot of richness and depth -- has long been associated with the great songwriter Cole Porter. It's quite popular in Scotland.
- Courtney
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"courteous, from the court"Description:
This courtly old Southern name has several cool male bearers: NFL player Courtney Brown, British jazz musician Courtney Pine, and Barbados-born economist Courtney Blackman, to name but a few.
- Creighton
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"hilltop town, rocky place"Description:
One instance where a phonetic spelling might be better.
- Caddo
- Cadillac
- Cage