Girl Dog Names That Start With C

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

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.

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.

As a term of endearment, maybe, but not as a proper name, where it would practically demand the refrain "Banana."

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 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.

Repetitive Japanese name with a flittering meaning.

A variant spelling of Charis or Carys, relatively popular in the Netherlands.

Cool, cruising choice for either sex.

Concepcion dressed in red satin.

Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.

A handful of baby girls are still named Carlene every year, but today other feminizations of Charles or Carl, from Carly to Charlotte, are much more popular.

Male name from Irish mythology makes stylish-sounding choice for girls.

Chibi is Japanese slang for someone or something small (and typically cute). It is not used as a given name in the real world, however, a number of anime characters are named Chibi.

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.

Clia could be seen as a variation of Clea (probably another invented literary name), or the creation of L. Frank Baum for a mermaid Princess character in one of his Oz books. Offers a similar choice to Cleo vs Clio.

A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for Cosima or Cosette/Cozette.

Sounds classy...but isn't.

A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.

Christmas is a day name long and quietly used as a name for babies born at Christmas. Prettier and more modern than Noel or Noelle.