This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is C.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cotiso m Romanian (Rare), HistoryCotiso was the name of a Dacian king (approximately 30 BC) who ruled the mountains between Banat and Oltenia (modern-day Romania).
Cougar m English (Rare)From late 18th century, from French
couguar, abbreviation of modern Latin
cuguarcarana, from Guarani
guaçuarana.
Council m EnglishFrom the English
council, referring to a body of people that are formally constituted and meet regularly.
Countee m English (American)Possibly derived from the surname
Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).
Courage m & f English (Rare)Borrowing from Old French
corage (French
courage), from Vulgar Latin
coraticum, from Latin
cor (“heart”). Distantly related to
cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Courtenay f & m English (Rare)French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short").... [
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Cove m & f English (Rare)Either from the English surname
Cove or else directly from the vocabulary word
cove, which refers to a small coastal inlet.
Coyoltecatl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
coyolli "bell" and the affiliative suffix
-tecatl.
Coyolton m NahuatlMeans "little bell", derived from Nahuatl
coyolli "bell".
Coyoltototl m NahuatlMeans "red-winged blackbird" in Nahuatl, derived from
coyolli "bell, jingle bell" and
toltotl "bird".
Coyote m & f American (Rare)From the name of the small dog-like animal. Has been used rarely as a given name since the 1800s, though its use is steadily increasing since the 2000s.
Coyotito m LiteratureMeans "little coyote" in Spanish. Most notably used in the novel 'The Pearl' (1947) by John Steinbeck.
Coyotl m NahuatlMeans "coyote" in Nahuatl, sometimes used to mean "foreigner".
Coysen m Indonesian (Rare)This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".
Coz m BiblicalCoz in Hebrew allegedly means "a thorn", or perhaps "nimble." It occurs in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 4: 8) where Coz is sited as a descendant of
Caleb.
Cozamalocatl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cozamalotl "rainbow" combined with the affiliative suffix
-catl.
Cozauh m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
cozauhqui, meaning "yellow, gold".
Cozca f & m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cozcatl "jewel, necklace".
Cozcacuauh m NahuatlMeans "king vulture" in Nahuatl, the sixteenth day sign of the tonalpohualli.
Cozcamichiuhtecatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and
michiuautli "fish-amaranth".
Cozcatl m NahuatlMeans "jewel, necklace" in Nahuatl, sometimes used as a metaphor for an infant or small child.
Cranaus m Greek MythologyMeans "rocky, rugged" in Greek. In Greek mythology, he was the second king of Athens.
Crash m & f Popular CultureMost notably the name for Video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self titled platform game series created by Sony.... [
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Crassus m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective
crassus, which can mean "solid, thick, dense" as well as "fat, gross, plump". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus (1st century BC).
Crates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Krates. Known bearers of this name include the comic poet Crates (5th century BC) and the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes (3rd century BC).
Creature f & m Medieval English (Rare, Archaic)From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin
creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [
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Creed m EnglishFrom the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [
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Creek m ObscureA nature name meaning a stream smaller than a river. The word
creek is originally from Old Norse
kriki, a bend or crook, and from Middle English
creke.
Creenan m ManxOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Manx
creen "old; worn out" and Manx
creeney "wise".
Creoda m Anglo-SaxonUncertain etymology. May have been one of the first king of Mercia, though his existence is disputed.
Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)French and Romanian form and English variant of
Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French
creissant, ultimately from Latin
crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [
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Creslin m English, LiteratureCreslin is a main character in the second book in the 'Magic of Recluse series. he possesed the power to call immense controlled storms and change the worldwide climate with Order magic, despite it's usual inability to cause harm... [
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Cresphontes m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek κρείσσων
(kreisson) meaning "superior, better" and φόνος
(phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter". This was the name of a great-great-grandson of
Herakles in Greek mythology, a king of Messene.
Cressant m Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
cressant, the present participle of
crestre "to increase; to augment", this name is a cognate of
Crescens.
Cresse m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Anglo-Norman
crestre, ultimately from Old French
croistre "to increase; to augment".
Crevan m IrishAnglicized form of the Irish name
Criomhthann, from Old Irish
crimthan meaning "fox". A variant,
Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint
Columba.
Crijn m DutchShort form of
Quirijn. A bearer of this name was the Dutch 17th-century painter Crijn Hendricksz. Volmarijn.
Crimea m Romani (Archaic)From the peninsula
Crimea in the Black Sea. Use as a given name in the 19th century was probably influenced by news coverage of the Crimean war (1853–1856).
Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [
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Criou m Medieval FrenchVariant form of
Cariou, which is a short form of
Carioulf, itself a variant form of
Charioulf, which is the original French form of
Chariulf... [
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Crispijn m DutchDutch form of
Crispinus (see
Crispin). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Crispijn Ariëns (b. 1989).