girl names (C's)
- Celena
Description:
Celena is a feminine name with multiple potential origins, primarily considered a variant spelling of Selena or Celina. The name ultimately derives from Greek origins related to 'selene,' meaning 'moon,' giving it associations with luminosity, mystery, and celestial beauty. The spelling variation with 'C' instead of 'S' gives the name a slightly different visual appeal while maintaining the same melodic pronunciation. Celena gained modest popularity in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s but remains relatively uncommon. The name has a romantic, flowing quality with its soft consonants and open vowel sounds. Parents might choose Celena for its elegant sound, celestial connections, and the balance it strikes between being recognizable yet not overly common.
- Chloe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"young green shoot"Description:
Chloe is a pretty springtime name symbolizing new growth. Though slightly off its peak in the Top 10 in 2010, Chloe still ranks in the Top 20 and is solidly a modern classic.
- Ciara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"Description:
Ciara is very popular in Ireland, more familiar here as the Anglicized Kiera or Keira. The uninitiated will tend to pronounce Ciara as the Italian Chiara, a form of Claire—kee-AHR-a or even see-AHR-a, like the American singer-songwriter Ciara. In the US, Ciara peaked in 2005, when it was the Number 150 name; it's since fallen down to Number 882.
- Cleo
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"glory"Description:
Cleo, one of the few girls' names to boast the cool-yet-lively o ending, is of course short for Cleopatra, the name of one of the most powerful women in history.
- C`ienna
- Cya
- cyanne