Dog Names That Start With C

This spelling used in Italy and Spain shares the peaceful meaning of dove with the more familiar Columba. It's a Top 35 name in Chile.

A possibility for a fourth-born child.

Chardonnay's twin sister.

The unusual name chosen by influencer Ty Haney and musician Mark Wystrach for their son, brother to Sundance.

This Puritan virtue name is unstylish, but sympathetic and appealing, in these largely uncomfortable times.

A top name for orange cats, Cheeto has never been used as a baby name (as far as we know).

As surname names for girls become more popular, we could see Catesby catching on among style-conscious parents. Bonus: it easily shortens to the girlish nickname Cate.

Buoyant but lightweight.

Perhaps too spicy for some, but this is a popular Gaelic surname that might appeal for those looking to honor a family branch or to fans of legendary British comedian Tim Curry.

Cheever has a nice, cheery sound, literary ties to novelist and short writer John Cheever and also, sideways, to the Edward Arlington Robinson narrative poem "Miniver Cheevy," as well as a subliminal association with the desirable word achiever: all strong pluses.