Boys Names Beginning With C

Conifer

Tree name from Latin

"cone-bearing"

Connie

Diminutive of Conrad or Constantine

One of those Old World nicknames -- think Sally and Patsy -- that long ago crossed over to the girls' side.

Cormorant

English from Latin

"sea raven"

Cormorant is definitely one of the most unusual of the newly fashionable animal names, and one of the rare bird names for boys.

Cortes

Cortes is a surname of Spanish origin that has been adopted as a masculine given name. It derives from the Old Spanish word 'cortés' meaning 'courteous' or 'polite.' The name gained historical…

Cosmic

Greek

"of the universe or cosmos"

Costas

Short form of Constantine

"steadfast"

Costas is a much better nickname than Connie for the somewhat-forbidding Constantine. Kostas is the Greek form.

Crane

English surname

"crane"

This elegant surname has great potential to turn into an unusual first name, especially with its literary associations to both Stephen and Hart Crane. Crane is a surname that originated for a tall…

Cranston

English

"the crane town"

A surname associated these days with Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston.

Csongor

Hungarian from Turkish

"falcon"

Culver

English variation of Columba

"dove"

In the currently popular solid, serious, two-syllable mold.

Cuthbert

English

"famous, brilliant"

Years ago we might have said that this name was unthinkable, but with clunky, old-fashioned names being so popular right now — consider Augustus, Stanley, Wilfred, etc — what's to stop Cuthbert from…