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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With C

These are american cat names that start with the letter C. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.

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NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Cade Male
Cadence Female
Cain Male
Caitlin Female
Caleb Male
Cali Female
Callie A familiar form of Caroline or names starting with Cal Female English
Calvin Male
Camden Male
Cameron Male
Camila Female
Camilla Female
Camille Female
Campbell Female
Cara Female
Carla Female
Carlos Male
Carly Female
Carmen Female
Carolina Female
Caroline Female
Carolyn Female
Carson Male
Carter Male
Case Male
Casey Male
Cash Male
Cason Male
Cassandra Female
Cassidy Female
Cassius Male
Catalina Female
Catherine Female
Cecilia Female
Cedric Male
Celeste Female
Celia Female
Celine Female
Chad Male
Chance Male
Chandler Male
Chanel Female
Charity Female
Charles Male
Charley Unisex
Charlie Short or feminine form of Charles Male English
Charlotte Female
Chase Male
Chaya Female
Chelsea Female

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