Boy Dog Names That Start With C
- Ciar
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark"Description:
See KEIR.
- Conway
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"hound of the plain"Description:
Once the exclusive property of country signer Conway Twitty, but now might join the in-crowd Connor/Colton/Corbin contingent.
- Cobalt
Origin:
Color and nature nameDescription:
Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual, not to mention the most masculine.
- Coltrane
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"descendant of Coltarán"Description:
The great sax player John Coltrane could be a cool naming inspiration for a jazz fan.
- Calixte
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"most beautiful"Description:
French form of Callistus or Callixtus, borne by several popes and saints.
- Coleson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Son of Nicholas"Description:
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.
- Caruso
Origin:
Italian surnameDescription:
Naples-born Enrico Caruso was one of the greatest opera singers of all time. Recordings of his powerful singing voice are still in circulation today, nearly 100 years after his death.
- Champ
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Though it sounds like a modern invention, Champ actually has a long history as a first name. It hit the Top 1000 several times just before and after the turn of the 20th Century.
- Carey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, black"Description:
Carey is a surname name that works equally well on babies of all genders - Jazz great Carey Bell and motorcross champion Carey Hart are just two examples of how handsome this name can be for a boy.
- Chuck
Origin:
Diminutive of CharlesDescription:
So far out it's almost ready to be let back in.
- Charlton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement of free men"Description:
A surname name, most popularly associated with actor Heston, has a blue-blooded ring to it. Charlton is also a more unusual pathway to evergreen nickname Charlie.
- Chidi
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"God exists"Description:
A very common boys' name (and nickname) in Nigeria that some Americans will recognize as the name of one of the main characters on NBC's The Good Place.
- Cort
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave"Description:
Short and curt.
- Crimson
Origin:
English color nameMeaning:
"rich deep red"Description:
Crimson is a rare unisex color name used more frequently among baby girls.
- Claus
Origin:
Scandinavian and German variation of NicolasDescription:
A very Christmas-y Christmas baby name, that may avoid the Santa image by instead adopting the alternative spelling Klaus.
- Cronan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark one"Description:
A distinctive alternative to Conan.
- Cyrano
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"from Cyrene"Description:
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).
- Cagney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"tribute"Description:
Cagney is one of the spunkiest Irish surnames around, and could make a lively and fresher successor to the tired Casey.
- Chaz
Origin:
Diminutive of CharlesDescription:
The jazziest nickname for Charles.
- Cadoc
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"battle"Description:
This Welsh saint's name has an industrial edge.