Dog Names That Start With C
715 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.
Caacie
Cabbo
Cabby
Cabo
A Spanish word meaning 'cape' or 'headland'
Cabu
A common term for a wooden carving or a piece of art
Cacao
Caci
A diminutive of the name 'Catherine', meaning pure.
Cadbury
A British chocolate brand known for its milk chocolate
Caddo
English name of a Native American people, their language, and a town in Oklahoma
Caddy
English caddie, a golfer's assistant; also recorded as a rare given name in English
Cade
From an English surname, originally a nickname meaning "round"
Caden
Anglicised form of Irish Gaelic Mac Cadáin, from the given name Cadán, of unknown meaning
Cadhla
Means "beautiful" in Irish
Cadi
A short form of the name Catrin
Cadia
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English; no meaning is documented
Cadie
An English given name recorded for both feminine and masculine use
Cady
No documented meaning; recorded as an English given name and as a surname
Caelum
Latin for sky or heaven
Caelyn
No documented meaning; recorded as a modern English given name
Caerwyn
From welsh caer "fortress" and gwyn "white, blessed"
Caesar
A title used by Roman emperors, deriving from Julius Caesar.
Caeser
A title used by Roman emperors.
Caggy
Cagney
A surname of Irish origin, often associated with the meaning 'one-eyed'
Caia
Caine
An anglicised Irish given name; also a surname, in some cases a variant of Cain
Caira
Recorded as a feminine given name in English
Cairo
From the name of the city of Cairo in Egypt, called القاهرة (al-Qāhira) in Arabic, meaning "the victorious".
Caisy
Cait
A feminine given name recorded in English
Caitlyn
Irish variant of caitlin, from catherine, associated with greek katharos (pure)
Caius
Latin origin meaning 'rejoice' or 'to be glad'
Caja
Box or cup in Spanish
Cajun
A term for the descendants of Acadian exiles in Louisiana.
Cajus
Of Latin origin, meaning 'rejoice'
Cake
English word for a baker's confectionery
Cala
Recorded as a feminine given name in English
Cale
Short form of caleb
Caleb
From Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), probably from כֶּלֶב (kelev), "dog"
Caletto
Calgary
The name of a city in Canada.
Cali
Variant of Callie, or a Somali form of Ali; also a clipping of California and the Spanish name of Cali, Colombia.
Calia
Calian
Recorded as a masculine given name in modern English
Calida
Calido
Calie
A variant of Callie, probably a French form of Callie or Kaylee
Calinka
Calino
Calipso
A nymph in Greek mythology who kept Odysseus on her island
Calista
Feminine form of Callistus, from Greek kallistos, "most beautiful"
Calix
Archaic spelling of calyx
Calla
The name of a white-flowered plant; also linked to Greek kallos, beauty
Callahan
From the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, a diminutive of the given name Ceallach
Callam
Recorded as a given name in English (masculine)
Callan
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Cathal
Calli
Callias
Latinized form of the greek name Kallias
Callie
Diminutive of Caroline or of names beginning with Cal
Calliope
The muse of epic poetry and eloquence in Greek mythology
Callista
From the greek kallístē, "most beautiful" (feminine)
Callo
Cally
An English feminine given name, a variant of Callie.
Calum
Scottish gaelic form of Columba, from the Latin for "dove"
Calusa
A Native American tribe in Florida known for its skilled fishing and craftsmanship.
Calypsa
Calypso
A nymph in Greek mythology who detained Odysseus on her island
Calyx
From greek kálux, husk or pod; the outer part of a flower bud
Cambrie
A modern American given name; no meaning is documented in the sources checked.
Camden
From an English surname derived from a place name, perhaps "enclosed valley" in Old English
Camen
A stage name of the Swiss singer Pascal Camenzind
Cameron
From the Scottish surname Cameron, meaning "crooked nose"
Camila
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla
Camile
Portuguese variant of Camila.
Camilia
A feminine given name recorded in Maghrebi Arabic, Sicilian and English use.
Camilla
Feminine form of the Latin name Camillus
Camille
French feminine and masculine form of Camilla
Camilo
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Camillus.
Camina
Camino
Spanish for 'path' or 'way'
Camira
Camiro
Cammi
A variant of Cammie or Cammy, often short for Camilla or Cameron
Cammie
A diminutive form of the name Camilla, which means 'young ceremonial attendant' in Latin.
Campino
A Portuguese word for a cattle herder; also a surname and stage name
Campo
Field or countryside in Spanish
Camryn
A variant of Cameron, typically feminine
Camy
Canaan
From Hebrew Kenaʿan, the name of the ancient region of Canaan, possibly from a root meaning "low, humble".
Candace
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, apparently from Meroitic kdke, "queen mother"
Candela
Short form of Candelaria; also the Latin word for candle
Candia
Candice
Variant of Candace
Candie
Derived from 'candy', referring to a sweet treat
Cando
Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish
Candra
Recorded as a given name in Indonesian, for boys and girls
Candy
Diminutive of Candace, influenced by the English word candy
Canela
The Portuguese word for cinnamon, from Latin cannella, "small reed"
Canelo
A word often used to describe a cinnamon-colored dog
Canetto
Derived from the Italian word for 'little dog'