Girl Dog Names That Start With C

  1. Caledonia
    • Origin:

      Latin place-name for Scotland
    • Meaning:

      "hard or rocky land"
    • Description:

      Caledonia is a rhythmic and alluring place name used by singer Shawn Colvin for her daughter. It would make an interesting and apt choice for a girl with Scottish ancestry.
  2. Comet
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Soaring astral name has a great gender-free feel. It also has a pleasing christmas connotation, courtesy of the reindeer listed in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  3. Cairo
    • Origin:

      Place name, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "the strong; the conqueror"
    • Description:

      On trend for boys but with plenty of unisex appeal too, the place name Cairo was put on the map for girls when model Beverly Peele chose it for her daughter. Given to around 50 girls each year, it hasn't caught on just yet but with its similar sounds to Kaia and Skyler, it might do in the future.
  4. Caro
    • Origin:

      Diminuitve of Carol or Caroline, English, French ,"free man"
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Upper-crusty nickname occasionally used in Britain, particularly in 1930s novels featuring significant garden party scenes, but eclipsed here by Carrie et al.
  5. Charli
    • Origin:

      Variation of Charlie, short form of Charlotte or Charlene, French
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Charli may be the new Charlie, which is the cooler Charlotte. British singer-songwriter Charli (born Charlotte) XCX, creator of the hit album Brat, and TikTok star Charli D'Amelio popularized the Charli spelling.
  6. Clemence
    • Origin:

      French feminine variation of Clement
    • Meaning:

      "mild, merciful"
    • Description:

      Calm, composed, and chic.
  7. Consuelo
    • Origin:

      Spanish from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings consolation"
    • Description:

      Consuelo is a chic, highly sophisticated Spanish name that works well with Anglo surnames. It was regularly on the U.S. popularity list through 1983, reaching as high as Number 339 in 1930.
  8. Chrisoula
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "golden"
    • Description:

      This name is the feminine of Chrystanthos, meaning golden flower (think Chrysanthemum).
  9. Cherish
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      So sweet it makes our teeth hurt. It has appeared in the US Top 1000 every year since 2006, though it dropped a significant 136 places from 2014 to 2015, and kept dropping to Number 974 in 2016.
  10. Camryn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Cameron, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "crooked nose"
    • Description:

      This Cameron variation was popularized by actress Camryn Manheim and the character inTwitches of the same name. It also makes it more obviously feminine, which might appeal to some parents, considering the classic Cameron is a Top 100 choice for boys in the US.
  11. Cherith
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "Winter stream"
    • Description:

      One of the rarer names to come from the Bible, Cherith has a fresh and modern sound despite its ancient roots. Cherith was the name of the stream that kept Elijah alive during the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab. In English, Cherith pleasingly reminds one of the word cherish which is another plus to this underused girls' name.
  12. Cypress
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Lovely entry into the tree name genre, joining Juniper, Oak, and Willow.
  13. Crescent
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "increasing, growing"
    • Description:

      Crescent is an intriguing word name with a pretty sound and links to the moon. Cressie could make for a cute nickname, as used in the Worst Witch children's TV series, short for Crescentmoon.
  14. Cat
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Catherine
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
    • Description:

      May be the most modern, stylish Catherine nickname: more unusual than Kate or Cate, with an animal and word name edge. Cat Power is a trendy folksinger.
  15. Cristina
    • Origin:

      Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Romanian variation of Christina
    • Description:

      Cristina is one case where the streamlined version feels more alluring.
  16. Cherie
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "darling"
    • Description:

      The kind of French name that seemed daring -- and darling -- in the sixties.
  17. Celie
    • Origin:

      French variation of Cecilia
    • Meaning:

      "blind"
    • Description:

      Attractive, underused name made famous by the heroine of The Color Purple. Still, if you're going to go to Celie, why not go all the way to Celia or Cecelia? You can always use Celie for short.
  18. Candela
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "Candlemas"
    • Description:

      Diminutive of Candelaria, a name derived from candle and given in honor of the festival of Candlemas, which marks the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mother.
  19. Charlee
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Charlie, diminutive of Charles or Charlotte
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Charlie in all its forms has been a popular gender neutral name since the early 2000s and is now given almost equally to girls and boys. While it did once lean more (statistically) masculine, it has been used on girls too since the before the 20th century.
  20. Caris
    • Origin:

      Welsh, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "love; grace, kindness"
    • Description:

      Beautiful meanings no matter which origin you want to go with. But either way, it rhymes with Paris.