Ancient boy names starting with C

From Greek, this classic means “bearer of Christ” and honors the patron saint of travelers.

Latin in origin and meaning “bald,” Calvin has intellectual roots and modern flair thanks to fashion and comics.

Victory of the People, Girl, Holly

Kleopatra, Boasting

Honest Adviser, Wise Counselor, Bold Ruler, Brave

Master, Ruler, Far Sighted, The Element Kyrios Which Means Lord

Horned, Strong Willed, Wise, Like a Horn

Rocky Outcropping, Rock, Dweller by the Crag

Most Beautiful, Variant of Cayley Lovely, Fortress, Lark

Masterful, Of the Lord, Divine, Lordly

Town of Colt-breeding, Dark Settlement

Fierce, Name of a Saint, Fight, Battle

Strong, Husband, Army, Man

Dove, Victory of the People, Young Pup, Victor

Descendant of Cathasaigh, Brave

Famous

Curly, Gruaig Which Means Hair

Treasurer, Treasure Bearer

Settlement of Freemen, From Carl's Farm, Farmer's Town, Place Name

Driver of a Cart, Carter

Coastal Rocks, Son of Carr, Mossy Place, Rock

The Fighter's Settlement, Warrior, Protector, Defender

Seller, Surname

Courteous, Courtly

Hunter, Huntsman

Hound Lover, King, Wolf, Ulster

Candle Maker, Candle-maker

Settlement by the Cliff

Husband, Strong and Manly, Man, Form of Charles

The Dark Farmstead

Courteous, Court-dweller, Audacious and Council, Short

Helper, Son of Óda, Helpful, Cushion

At the Cross

The Pure, Wise

Wealthy Man, Diminutive of Caspar, Case, Vain

Son of Cathalain

Priest, Canon

Polite, Courteous, Courtly, The Words Curt Meaning Short

Dog Lover

Son of Cathalain

Enclosed Valley, From the Twisting Valley

Ford, Name of a Place

Chick-Pea

Lord

Descendant of Caollaidhe

Carrying Christ

Huntsman, Hunter

From the Clay Town, Clay-pit Site, Place Name, Surname

Official of the Church, Knowing, Canon, Clergyman

Coal Town, Frisky, Diminutive of Colston, Colt

Coast, River Bank

Occupational Name, Priest, Cleric, Surname

Coal Town

Son of Cadán

Barrel-maker, Round, Lumpy, Gentle

Free Man, Vigorous, Army, Masculine

Who Carries the Christ

Clover, Renowned Fighter, Name of a King, Illustrious and Fighting

Most Beautiful

Son of Carr

Vain, Empty

Strife, Church with the Related, War, Battle

Happy, Rejoice, Lord, Similar to Gaius which is a More Common Form of the Name in Britain

Son of Charioteer, Corb Meaning Chariot

Advice, Bold, Advisor, Counsel

The Black, Small Mistress, Little Friend

Most Beautiful

Dog Lover

Treasurer

Warrior, Virile, Protrude, Man

Battle and Val = Rule

From the Crow's Ford, Crow Ford

Decorated, Orderly

Oak Wood

World, Kosmos

Son of Cadán

Reddish-Brown Spice

Crooked Nose

Variant of Carl, Free Man, Husband

Glory of the Father

Inspired By the Ancient Roman Family of Caecilier, Blind

Hand

Kosmos

Divine, Lord, Master

'Lord, Lord

Carrying Christ, He who Holds Christ in his Heart

Rabe, Raven

Gift of the Goddess Isis

Lord

Well Where the Watercress Grows

Glory of the Father, Seeing Fame

Man, Husband

Descendant of Caiside, Gruaig Which Means Hair, Curly

Lord, Far Sighted, Like the Sun, Ruler

Carrying Christ

Lord, God to Which Belong, Master

'Lord, Lord

Order, Beauty, The Universe, Kosmos

Coal Town

Bearing Christ, Christ-bearer, To Carry

Crooked Nose

He who Holds Christ in his Heart

Catalina, Katherine

Carrier of Christ

Bearer of Christ, To Carry, Christ-bearer

He who Holds Christ in his Heart

Ford, Settlement by the Cliff

To Carry, Bearing Christ, Christ-bearer

From the Crow's Ford, Crow Ford

Renowned Mariner, Coal, Prince of Red Roses, Co-Hostage

Inspired By a Place Name, Peasant Settlement, Farmer's Town, Form of Carleton

From the Crow's Ford, Crow Ford

Knight

Crooked Nose

Victory of the People

From Courtenay, Short, Snub Nosed, Royal Attendant

Cliff, Abbreviation of Cleveland, Hilly Area

The Guileless One

Son of Cadán

Lord

Raven, Raven-haired

Courteous, Domain of Curtis, Court Meaning Short, Courtly

Carrying Christ

Victory and People, Nikolaus

Fight

Good Old Age, Beautiful Elder, Strong, Vigorous

Victory of the People, Victor, Young Creature, Dark Haired

Chrysanthemum, Golden Flower

The Black, Prince of Red Roses, Darkly Complexioned, Young Creature

Attendant At Religious Services, Honorable Born

Oak Wood

The Beautiful, The Gentle

Glorious

Exalted, High, Tall, Very Good

'Lord, Lord

Defender of the Castle Crossbowman, Winner

Bearing Christ, To Carry, Christ-bearer

Chrysanthemum, Golden Flower

Chrysanthemum, Golden Flower

Christian, Bearer of Christ, To Carry, The Anointed One

Courtly, The Words Curt Meaning Short, Polite, Courteous

Chrysanthemum, Golden Flower

High, Exalted + Hill, Summit

Chosen, From the Round Hill or Hollow, Strong and Lively, God's Servant

Oak Wood

Good Old Age, Beautiful Elder, Strong, Vigorous

Darkly Complexioned, Coal, Prince of Red Roses, The Black

Clay-pit Worker, Somebody who Lived on Clay Soils, Surname, Occupational

Valley

Carrying Christ

Slender, Narrow

Good Fortune, Contraction of Chancellor, A Gamble, Church Official

Slender, Narrow

Courtly, Court-dweller, Court Attendant, Short

Hilly Area, Good Repute, The Element Kleos with the Meaning Glory, Fame

The Name of a Fairy-tale Heroine, Way, Moon, Woman from the Mountain Kynthos on Delos Island

Vigorous, Strong, Husband, Man

Darkly Complexioned, Dark Haired, Coal, The Black

Hill Hollow, Chosen, Strong and Lively, Seething Pool

Swarthy Black-Haired, Dark Haired

Form of Clifford, Similar to a Family and Place Names, Bank, Slope

Valley of the Cranes, From the Crane Valley

Chosen, Hill Hollow, Raven, God's Servant

Dwelling Near the Clay-bed, Clay Settlement, Clay-pit Site, Surname

Battle, Outstanding In War

Defender of the Castle Crossbowman, Winner

The Words Chara Which Means Joy, To Shine from Joy

Called On, He was Chosen to Fight, Invoked

Knight

From the Crooked Well, Lives by the Winding Stream

Fight, Of Great Love, Warlike, Warrior

Dwelling Near the Clay-bed, Surname, Clay-pit Site, Place Name

To Shine from Joy

Bald

From the Crow's Ford, Crow Ford

Carrying Christ

Zeus

Sculptor, One who Carves Wood