Dog Names That Start With C

Canela

Portuguese feminine noun 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'

Cango

Canisto

Canja

Canja is a chicken soup of Portuguese, Cape Verdean and Brazilian cuisine

Cannoli

Italian and Sicilian plural of cannolo, a fried tube-shaped pastry filled with ricotta

Canoli

Canti

Gallurese masculine plural of canto

Canty

Anglicised Irish surname, from Ó an Cháintighe, 'descendant of the satirist'

Canute

Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Knut

Canyon

A deep cleft between cliffs, from Spanish cañón.

Capa

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sioux

Capella

A star in the constellation Auriga and also means 'little cup' in Italian.

Caper

English word for the edible flower bud of the caper bush, used as a seasoning

Capitano

Italian occupational surname, from capitano, "captain"

Capp

A surname

Cappuccino

Italian, an espresso-based coffee drink prepared with steamed milk and milk foam

Cappy

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in english

Capri

From the Italian island of Capri; Greek "wild boar" or Latin "goats"

Captain

A title for a commanding officer of a military unit or vessel

Captain Floof

Captain Floofbeard

Captain Wigglebutt

Cara

From Italian cara, "beloved", or Irish cara, "friend"

Caradog

From the Old Welsh name Caratauc, a Welsh form of Caratācos

Caramel

Caramella

From Italian caramella, meaning sweet or candy

Caramello

Italian word for caramel

Caramelo

Portuguese, from Late Latin calamellus; in English, a mixed-breed dog from Brazil

Caraun

Carden

The name means 'a place of the wild boar' or 'thicket'.

Cardi

A popular name associated with strength and warmth, often linked to the term 'cardiovascular'.

Cardie

A shortened form of cardigan, a type of sweater

Cardinal

A high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Church or a bright red bird.

Carey

From an Irish surname, the anglicised form of Ciardha, a patronymic given name

Cari

Variant of Carrie, an English diminutive of Caroline

Cariad

Beloved or darling in Welsh

Cariba

Carice

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Carin

Variant of Karin

Carina

Latin name derived from carus, meaning "dear, beloved"

Carino

Italian for 'darling' or 'cute'

Cario

Recorded as a modern English given name; no meaning is documented

Caris

Variant of Carys, a Welsh name

Carissa

Variant of Charissa, formed from the root charis

Carl

German and Scandinavian variant of Karl, cognate with English Charles

Carla

Feminine form of Carlo, Carlos or Carl, from Old English ceorl, "free man"

Carlex

Carli

English spelling variant of Carly

Carlin

A unisex given name and surname of Irish origin; also an alternate form of Carla, Carol or Caroline.

Carlito

Spanish or Portuguese diminutive of Carlos

Carlo

Italian form of Charles

Carlos

Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles

Carlotta

Italian form of Charlotte.

Carly

Feminine form of Carl

Carlyle

A name of Scottish origin meaning 'from the bog' or 'castle by the river'

Carmel

From the Hebrew karmel, meaning "garden"; a mountain in Israel

Carmela

Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Carmel

Carmelia

Recorded as a feminine given name in Romansh

Carmelita

Spanish diminutive of Carmel

Carmella

Latinised form of carmel

Carmie

Recorded as a feminine given name in modern English; no meaning is documented

Carmina

Variant of Carmen

Carmine

Italian masculine form of Carmen, also used in Hebrew, Portuguese and Spanish.

Carmo

A name of Italian origin.

Carna

Recorded as a feminine given name in Roman mythology

Carnella

Caro

A given name, an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline

Carol

Short form of Caroline; also an English word meaning "song, hymn"

Carolina

Latinate feminine form of Carolus, from Carolus (Charles) with the feminine suffix -ina

Caroun

Not documented; recorded as an Armenian feminine given name

Carrey

A variant spelling of Carey, from the Irish Ó Ciardha — 'descendant of the dark one'.

Carrie

English female given name, usually a pet form of Caroline or Carolyn

Carter

From the English surname Carter, meaning "one who uses a cart"

Carus

Masculine given name recorded in Ancient Roman (user-submitted)

Caruso

Italian surname meaning 'little man' or 'the young one.'

Cary

A place for a fort or fortress

Carys

Welsh, from caru, "to love"

Casan

Recorded as a masculine given name in Venetian

Casandra

Spanish and romanian form of cassandra

Casanova

From Romance casa "house" and nova "new", literally "new house"

Cascaya

Casey

From the Irish surname Casey, an anglicized form of Cathasaigh

Casha

Cashel

Anglicised form of the Irish word caiseal, meaning "stone fort"

Cashew

The common name of the tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale

Cashira

Casia

A type of spice or tree used for its aromatic bark.

Casie

Recorded as a given name in modern English, feminine

Casimir

English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, from Slavic elements meaning "to destroy" and "peace, world".

Casko

Caspar

Latin variant of Jasper

Casper

Dutch and scandinavian form of jasper

Caspian

An English given name, probably based on the Caspian Sea

Cass

Short form of Cassandra, Cassidy and other names beginning with Cass

Cassan

Recorded as a masculine given name in Venetian

Cassandra

A prophetess in Greek mythology who was given the gift of foresight

Cassia

A type of tree known for its aromatic bark

Cassian

From the roman cognomen cassianus, derived from the family name cassius