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Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.

Campion m English (Rare), Literature
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]

Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]

Cariston m English (Modern, Rare)

Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Chamberlain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chamberlain.

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Champion m English (African)
From the English word champion.

Cheviot m English
Derived from the Cheviot Hills, on the border between England and Scotland; the meaning of their name is unknown, but is presumed to be Celtic. They were the site of the famous Battle of Otterburn in the 14th century, immortalised in "The Ballad of Chevy Chase", a popular favourite in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Chicago m & f English (American, Rare)
From the city of Chicago in the United States, originally from the Algonquian word šikaakwa meaning "wild leek, Allium tricoccum".

Chrysalis m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word referring to the pupa of a butterfly or moth or the cocoon where the pupa is enclosed inside, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós) meaning "gold."... [more]

Connery m & f Irish (Anglicized), English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Connery.... [more]

Connolly f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Connolly as a given name.

Coradon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Corydon.

Cordero m English (American, Modern), African American
From Spanish cordero meaning "lamb", perhaps via the Spanish surname Cordero (which originally denoted either a shepherd or someone thought to resemble a lamb)... [more]

Cornwallis m English
Transferred use of the surname Cornwallis.

Corrigan m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Corrigan.

Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.

Craigory m English (American, Rare)
Blend of Craig and Gregory.

Cristapher m English (Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Cumulus m English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".

Cunningham m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Cunningham 1 or Cunningham 2.

Currier m English
Transferred use of the surname Currier.