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'