Female Uncommon Baby Names Starting With C
These are female uncommon baby names that start with the letter C. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all uncommon baby names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caden | Little Fighter. | Female | American |
| Cadence | Rhythmic | Female | French |
| Cai | Female | Female | Vietnamese |
| Calandra | Lark | Female | Greek |
| Calantha | Lovely Blossom | Female | Greek |
| Calida | The Most Beautiful | Female | Greek |
| Calista | Beautiful. | Female | Greek |
| Calypso | Myth Name (Daughter Of Atlas) | Female | Greek |
| Camelia | Flower | Female | Romanian |
| Camellia | Variant Of The Flower Name Camelia. | Female | English |
| Camila | Free-Born: Noble. Variant Of Camilla | Female | French |
| Camilla | Free-Born: Noble. Variant Of Camilla | Female | French |
| Camille | Variant Of The Flower Name Camelia. | Female | English |
| Candra | Of The Moon | Female | Indian |
| Caprice | Fanciful | Female | Italian |
| Cara | Friend | Female | Celtic |
| Carey | The Dark One | Female | Celtic |
| Carina | Pure | Female | French |
| Carissa | Beloved. | Female | Greek |
| Carlita | Feminine Form Of Charles Manly | Female | Spanish |
| Carlotta | Italian Form Of Charlotte (Manly) | Female | Italian |
| Carly | Little And Womanly. Alternate Spelling: Carlie. | Female | Latin |
| Carmen | Song. Variant Of Carmel - Fruitful Orchard As Mount Carmel In Palestine. | Female | Spanish |
| Carmina | Song | Female | English |
| Carol | Joy | Female | English |
| Carola | Joy | Female | Spanish |
| Carolina | Joy. Also Feminine Variant Of Charles Meaning Manly | Female | English |
| Carrie | Abbreviation Of Carol And Caroline From The Masculine Charles Meaning Manly | Female | English |
| Casey | Brave: Vigilant. | Female | Irish |
| Casimira | Command For Peace | Female | Slavic |
| Cassandra | Myth Name (A Prophetess No One Believed) | Female | Greek |
| Cassi | Abbreviation Of Cassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Iliad Cassandr... | Female | English |
| Cassy | Abbreviation Of Cassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Iliad Cassandr... | Female | English |
| Casta | Pure | Female | Spanish |
| Catarina | Pure | Female | Italian |
| Catherine | Innocent | Female | Anglo |
| Catheryn | Innocent | Female | Anglo |
| Cathleen | Pure | Female | Greek |
| Catrice | Modern Blend Of Catrina And Patrice. | Female | English |
| Cecile | From The Latin Cecilia Meaning Blind. The Blind St. Cecilie - Patron Saint Of... | Female | French |
| Cecille | From The Latin Cecilia Meaning Blind. The Blind St. Cecilie - Patron Saint Of... | Female | French |
| Celesta | Heavenly | Female | Spanish |
| Celeste | Heavenly. | Female | French |
| Celestia | Heavenly. | Female | French |
| Celestine | Heavenly. | Female | French |
| Celie | Variant Of Cecilia - Blind | Female | French |
| Cerella | Mistress: Lady. Feminine Of Cyril. | Female | English |
| Chandra | Dignified; Eminent; Illustrious; Of The Moon. CHANGLA | Female | Indian |
| Chanell | Canal: Channel. The Popular Perfume Chanel | Female | French |
| Chanelle | Canal: Channel. The Popular Perfume Chanel | Female | French |
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