Cat Names That Start With C

If Viola is a credible girl's name, why not the mellow Cello for a boy.

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.

Spicy.

Spicy but insubstantial nickname name.

This feminine version of the Welsh name Carwyn could be a good choice for parents looking for something fresher than Bronwen.

Several animal names, from Fox to Wolf and even to Tiger, ccan work, but Cougar should stay in its cage. Even John Mellencamp has dropped it.

Vocal name seldom heard, with most elle-ending names these days dropped in favor of the more straightforward Elle and Ella.

The jazziest nickname for Charles.

Chord may be considered a variation of the cowboy-cool name Cord, or an independent musical name. Actor Chord Overstreet, of Glee fame, introduced this name to many American parents.

Fresh and fragrant nature name more apt to be used for a boy.

The chickadee gets its distinctive name from its distinctive call: chick-a-dee-dee-dee!

This musical name would have to be spoken with a French accent--otherwise it would sound like a trendy boy's name, a la BRANSON.

Charleston is one of those baby names that may become more popular thanks to its nickname Charlie, now used about equally for boys and girls. If you want to call your daughter Charlie but believe she needs a more formal name, you might try Charleston instead of Charlotte. And Charleston is a lovely city in South Carolina.

Sunny and Stormi are shooting up the charts — why not Cloudy? Cloudy debuted on the charts in 2022.

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

Calloway is one of those irresistibly jaunty, animated three-syllable surnames, like Sullivan and Finnegan — but this one has the added attraction of jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway. For a girl, this could be an unconventional route to the cool nickname Callie.

A canto is a literary term denoting a long passage in a poem. Dante's Divine Comedy is broken into such cantos. As a name, Canto packs in literary credentials with pithy punch.

An old-fashioned term for a coal miner, or nowadays, a sister to Harper and Piper.

If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat.