Greek Names that Start With C

Cipriana

Greek

"from the Island of Cyprus"

Offbeat and romantic place-name.

Chloris

Greek

"pale"

Antiseptic sounding.

Chrysa

Variation Chryse, Greek

"golden"

Chris

English diminutive of Christina, Greek

"a Christian"

Chris is one of the longest-running and still most appealing unisex short forms, still used nearly equally for boys and girls. Though no longer fashionable, Chris still feels crisp and appropriate…

Cia

English or Swedish diminutive of Cynthia, Greek, or Cecilia, Latin

"moon goddess, woman from Kynthos; blind"

What's Cia short for? Cynthia or most any other C -name. Stylish in its sleek Mia-Nia minimalist feel, but may remind some of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Charmian

Greek

"joy"

This name was used by Shakespeare (who got it from Plutarch) in Antony and Cleopatra for one of the attendants of the Egyptian queen. An interesting possibility, it is heard occasionally in the UK,…

Cleone

Greek

"glorious"

An unusual Greek mythological name belonging to a fresh-water nymph, also known as Cleona, Kleone, and Kleona.

Cleta

Greek

"the renowned one"

Cleta was one of the Charities or Graces.

Calixta

Greek

"most beautiful"

Calista Flockhart may have made her variation of this beautiful Greek name familiar to modern Americans, but the even-edgier x version was the name of an earlier feminist heroine: a character in Kate…

Calantha

Greek

"lovely flower"

Another of the new Greek-accented Cal- names.

Calandra

Greek

"lark"

Calista Flockhart opened the door to a whole flock of graceful and unusual Greek names like this, including Calantha, Calla, Carissa, and Cassia. Calandra itself is the name of a species of lark, and…

Chionia

Greek

"snow"

Rare saint's name with a snowy meaning, ultimately borrowed from the Greek mythology name, borne by a figure who is turned into a snow cloud.

Chione

Greek

"snow"

A rare and wintery choice, Chione appears several times in Greek mythology, including the daughter of the north wind Boreas and an oceanid who is turned into a snow cloud by Hermes. Pronounced as…

Caria

Ancient place name, or elaboration of Cara or Carrie, Greek, English

"a Carian; beloved, friend; free man"

Caria is both a rare elaboration of Cara and Carrie and and the name of an ancient region of Asia Minor. Given to a handful of girls in the US since the 50s, it is rarely given to more than 10 babies…

Ceferina

Spanish form of Zephyrine, Greek

"west wind"

Zephyrine and Zephyr are unexpected favorites among Nameberry visitors, with the latter even entering the UK charts in recent years. Ultimately derived from Zephyros, the name given to the Greek god…

Ceferiana

Elaboration of Ceferina, Spanish, Greek

"west wind"

Ceferina is the Spanish feminine form of Zephyr, ultimately derived from Zephyros, the Greek god of the west wind. Ceferiana is a rare, embellished variation, predominantly though quietly used in…

Criseida

Form of Chryseis, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, "gold"

"gold"

A variation of Chryseis, this form was created by the 14th-century Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio in work Il Filostrato , in which she is the faithless lover of the Trojan Troilus. While some…