Dog Names That Start With C

Carlota is the preferred version of Charlotte in Spain and Portugal, each where it ranks among the Top 50 most popular girl names. Carlotta, with two Ts, is the Italian spelling.

Clarimond is related to the Occitan name Esclarmonde, and is probably the more wearable of the two variations.

This kind of plainspoken nature name (think River and Sunshine) may still carry a whiff of the hippie, but this one has a nice, airy feel.

One art name that sounds distinctly more masculine. Unless you're a big mobile fan, keep thinking.

Cabot is an attractive English surname associated with the daring early Italian-born British explorer known as John Cabot; his birth name was Giovanni Caboto.

Popular name in Israel, worth considering for a dark-haired daughter with a bit of a bohemian cast.

This name of the goddess of peace creates a lovely ideal.

Don't let the long-nose connotations put you off. Cyrano feels so current with names like Theo, Leo, Cypriano and Cyrus finding fans again and even the fictional character has so many redeeming features (poet, musicians, self-made man).

This Native American tribe name is an attractive option for a boy or a girl. Tia Mowry used it for her son in 2011.

This appealing name of a mythical king of Tara whose reign brough prosperity to his kingdom is strongly associated with actor Sean. The Irish form is Conaire.

Highly unusual but stylish-sounding occupational name, with a pleasant association with gardens.

Gives Carlo a place-name/surname spin.

A Gallic twist on a word or nature name, which has a nice lemony feel. 

Crusoe, as in castaway hero Robinson, is a literary invention by author Daniel Defoe. The character says his name is an Anglicization of the German Kreutznaer, which may be a place name or mean a crossing of the river Nahe. Short form Cru was given to nearly 50 boys in a recent year.

Cagney is one of the spunkiest Irish surnames around, and could make a lively and fresher successor to the tired Casey.

Connelly is a rollicking and rare example of the popular surname genre that may work even better for girls. A huge update on Colleen.

The Spanish version, with its -eena ending, takes the name out of the Oh My Darlin' realm, which for many American parents may be just the thing.

A mostly undiscovered alternative to the ultra-popular Colton; just 80 baby boys were named Coleson in 2016. It's also a surname name in its own right.

While the lin ending is more commonly found in girls' names, Carlin is an authentic Irish male choice and was used just about evenly for both sexes in the US last year.