Boy's Names with C-From Cab to Cyrille

  1. Croix
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "cross"
    • Description:

      Pronounced "crwa", this unusual name was chosen by Cedric the Entertainer for his son.
  2. Cuarto
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "a fourth, a quarter"
    • Description:

      A possibility for a fourth-born child.
  3. Culver
    • Origin:

      English variation of Columba
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
    • Description:

      In the currently popular solid, serious, two-syllable mold.
  4. Curt
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Curtis
    • Meaning:

      "courteous, polite"
    • Description:

      Short and to the point, muscular and strong.
  5. Cy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
    • Meaning:

      "sun"
    • Description:

      This evocative short name is suddenly chic — it was recently chosen by Jennifer Lawrence for her baby boy. JLaw's son's name honors Cy Twombly, the influential mid-century American artist. Born Edwin Parker Twombly Jr., both Cy Twombly and his father shared a nickname after baseball player Cy Young (himself born Denton True Young).
  6. Cyan
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "greenish blue color"
    • Description:

      Cyan is a highly unusual blue-green color name, a classmate of Celadon and Cerulean. It does come with the homey nickname Cy.
  7. Cyrille
    • Origin:

      French from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "lordly"
    • Description:

      A unisex French name, but you may want to simplify your son's life if you're English speakers by going with Cyril. It's an unusual enough name that it doesn't need further complications of spelling and pronunciation.