Names beginning with the letter C, chosen with care, sorted alphabetically.
8,612 names
8,612 names
Urdu
Hassan is an Arabic masculine name meaning “good,” “handsome,” or “benefactor.” Zaidi is a surname associated in Islamic history with descendants or followers connected to Zayd ibn Ali, with roots traced to Mecca in the cited source.
Persian
Hasti is a Persian girl name meaning “existence,” “being,” or “entity.” It comes from an ancient Iranian root connected with the idea of living presence.
Persian
Hasti Fereshteh Khosravi is a Persian girl’s name with a luminous center: Fereshteh means “angel.” The full name has a graceful, poetic sound, with Fereshteh bringing a gentle spiritual feeling.
Persian
Hasti is a Persian girl name associated with the idea of being, existence, and life itself. In the full name Hasti Yasaman Jalali, the sound is soft and lyrical, with a graceful Persian style.
Arabic
Hatem is a masculine Arabic name meaning “decisive,” “judge,” or “firm in judgment.” It also carries a warm cultural association with generosity through the legendary pre-Islamic Arab poet Hatem al-Tai.
Native American
Hatuey is a Taíno name best known through Hatuey, the cacique remembered as Cuba's first national hero. Its exact etymological meaning is not clearly preserved in the provided historical sources.
Hawaiian
Hauʻoli is a Hawaiian unisex name associated with happiness, joy, and gladness. It has a bright, affectionate feeling while still sounding gentle and grounded.
Hawaiian
Hauʻoli Kai is a Hawaiian unisex name built around Hauʻoli, which means “happiness.” It has a bright, peaceful feel, with a sound that many parents connect to island warmth and open air.
Swahili
Hawa Hadija is a Swahili girl name pairing Hawa with Hadija, an Arabic-origin name meaning "gift" or "generosity." Together, it has a gentle, grateful feeling: a child received as a blessing.
Arabic
Haya Mariam Shami is an Arabic girl’s name built around Mariam, an Arabic form of Maryam, connected with the biblical and Qur’anic Mary. The full name feels graceful, faith-rooted, and distinctly Arabic in sound.
Japanese
Hayate is a Japanese boy's name. Available name sources link it with the idea of smoothness, and it has a clean, swift sound in Japanese.
Korean
Ha Yoon is a Korean given name whose meaning depends on the hanja chosen for the syllables Ha and Yoon. It is used as a unisex name, though it has been especially popular for girls in South Korea.
Arabic
Haytham is an Arabic boy name meaning “young hawk” or “young eagle.” It has a crisp, strong sound and carries an image of sharp sight, courage, and noble bearing.
Turkish
Hazal İnci is a Turkish girls' name pairing Hazal, often understood in Turkish name usage as connected with autumn leaves, with İnci, meaning pearl. Together it gives the feeling of an autumn-colored pearl: gentle, natural, and quietly luminous.
Turkish
Hazan is a Turkish feminine given name meaning “autumn.” It comes from Persian χazān or khazan, a word connected with the fall season.
English
Hazel is an English nature name drawn from the hazel tree, a deciduous tree or large shrub of the genus Corylus. Its warm imagery connects the name with rounded green leaves, early spring catkins, and the hazelnut fruit.
English
Heath is an English nature name meaning “heathland” or “a person who lived by a heath.” A heath is an open shrubland habitat with low-growing woody plants, often on acidic, infertile soil.
Spanish
Héctor is the Spanish form of Hector, from Greek Hektor, meaning “holding fast” or connected to “to hold” and “to possess.” It carries a steady, protective feeling, shaped by the Trojan hero of Greek legend.
Spanish
Héctor Dariel Escobar is a Spanish full name with a classic first name, a lyrical middle name, and the Spanish surname Escobar. The provided sources place the Escobar family name in Andalucía, southern Spain, but they do not give confirmed meanings for Héctor or Dariel.
Spanish
Héctor Darío Fajardo has a strong Spanish feel, with Fajardo tied to a place name near Lugo in Galicia, Spain. The surname may point to a family that once lived in or near that community.
Spanish
Héctor Noel is a Spanish masculine name built around Héctor, from Greek Hektor, probably meaning “to have,” “to hold,” “to check,” or “to restrain.” The full name has a steady, protective feel, with Héctor carrying ancient heroic weight and Noel adding a gentle second-name rhythm.
Spanish
Héctor Samuel draws its sourced meaning from Héctor, a Greek-rooted name linked to “to have,” “to hold,” “to check,” or “restrain.” It carries a steady, protective feeling, especially with the familiar Spanish compound-name rhythm of Samuel beside it.
Spanish
Héctor comes from Greek Hektor, probably linked to ékhein, meaning "to have," "to hold," "to check," or "to restrain." Héctor Samuel Ponce reads as a strong Spanish name with an ancient first name and the surname Ponce.
English
Helena is the Latin form of Helen, a Greek name commonly understood as “light,” “bright,” or “shining light.” In English, it’s usually pronounced HEL-uh-nuh.
Portuguese
Helena Vitória Simões combines Greek and Latin roots: Helena is linked with light or brightness, and Vitória means victory or triumph. Together, it feels like “bright victory” or “the light of triumph.”
French
Héloïse is the French form of Eloise, with an uncertain meaning often linked to the Old German Helewidis, interpreted as "healthy" and "wide." Some references also connect it with Helios, giving it a possible sun-related feel.
Sanskrit
Hemant is a Sanskrit boy name connected to Hemanta, the early winter season in the traditional Indian cycle of six seasons. It carries a cool, calm, seasonal feeling, with some name sources also glossing it as “gold” or “Lord Buddha.”
Tamil
The supplied sources do not verify a specific etymological meaning for Hema Sruthi Kumar. As a full Tamil girl's name, it has a soft, musical style, with Sruthi giving the name a graceful sound.
Ethiopian
Henok is an Ethiopian and Eritrean form related to Enoch, a biblical name commonly understood to mean “dedicated” or “initiated.” It’s a short, steady boys’ name with deep religious roots.
German
Henrik Laurenz is a German boy’s name pairing the strong, classic Henrik with Laurenz, the German form of Laurentius. Laurenz means “from Laurentum” and is also associated with laurel, a Roman symbol of honor, victory, and poetic achievement.
Portuguese
Henrique Luís Monteiro is a Portuguese masculine name. The surname Monteiro is an occupational Portuguese surname meaning “hunter.”
English
Henry means “home ruler” or “ruler of the home.” It comes through French and English from a Germanic name built from elements meaning “home” and “ruler.”
Arabic
Hessa Jawaher is an Arabic feminine name pairing two precious images: Hessa means "pearl" in Gulf Arabic, while Jawaher means "jewels" or "gems." Together, it feels like "pearl and jewels," a name full of value, beauty, and family affection.
Arabic
Hiba is an Arabic girl name meaning “gift.” It comes from the Arabic root wahaba, meaning “to give.”
Urdu
Hiba Amna Syed brings together meanings of generosity and safety: Hiba means "gift" in Arabic, while Amna is an Arabic feminine name meaning safe, caring, and honest. In an Urdu-speaking family, it feels gentle, meaningful, and rooted.
Punjabi
Hiba means "gift" in Arabic. For Hiba Mariam Virk, the first name carries a gentle, grateful feeling that works beautifully in a Punjabi family context.
Arabic
Hiba Nadine Nassar is an Arabic girl’s name with a generous, graceful feel. Hiba is commonly used as an Arabic given name associated with a gift, while Nassar is an Arabic family name meaning helper, protector, supporter, or victory-maker.
Urdu
Hiba Naureen means “gift of light” or “a gifted light.” Hiba comes from Arabic for “gift,” while Naureen is linked with Urdu and Persianate usage of noor, meaning “light.”
Urdu
Hiba means "gift" in Arabic, from the root wahaba, "to give." Hiba Nawal Butt has a soft, graceful sound with a meaning parents often connect to gratitude and blessing.
Arabic
Hiba Nawal Shaker is an Arabic girl’s name built from generous, grateful meanings: Hiba means “gift,” Nawal is often understood as “attainment” or “gift,” and Shaker relates to thankfulness. Together, it has the feeling of “a gifted child met with gratitude.”
Arabic
Hiba Rasha Tannous is an Arabic feminine name with a graceful, generous feel. Hiba is widely associated with the idea of a gift, while Rasha gives the name a soft, elegant sound.
Arabic
Hiba means "gift" in Arabic, from the Arabic root wahaba, meaning "to give." Hiba Samira Haddad has a generous, graceful sound, with Hiba carrying the clearest documented meaning.
Japanese
Hibiki is a Japanese name from 響, meaning "sound" or "echo." Paired with Souta, it has a bright, rhythmic feeling, like a voice that carries clearly.
Japanese
Hikaru is a Japanese unisex name meaning "light," "brightness," or "to shine." It can be written with kanji such as 光 or 輝, with other kanji possible too.
Hebrew
Hila is a Hebrew girls' name meaning "halo" or "aura of light." It carries a gentle image of radiance, brightness, and a soft glow around someone beloved.
Hebrew
Hila Maayan is presented here as a Hebrew girl’s name. The supplied source material does not verify a specific etymological meaning, so the safest reading is to treat it as a Hebrew compound name rather than claim an unsupported definition.
Hebrew
Hila Noga is a Hebrew girls' compound name with a bright, lyrical sound. The provided source material does not verify a specific etymology, so its meaning should be treated with care unless confirmed by a Hebrew naming source or family tradition.
Hebrew
Hila Tamar is presented here as a Hebrew girl name. The provided sources do not verify a Hebrew name meaning, so the meaning is best treated as unconfirmed from the supplied material.
Hebrew
Hillel is a Hebrew boy name meaning "greatly praised." It has a thoughtful, scholarly feel, with deep Jewish roots and a gentle sound.
Hebrew
Hillel is a Hebrew boy name commonly understood as “praise.” Omer adds a Jewish seasonal and spiritual association, tied to the 49-day Counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot.
