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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.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Cade barrel Male English
Cadence rhythm, beat Female Latin
Cain and Able Male
Caitlin pure Female Irish
Caleb The bold one Male
Cali Most beautiful Female English
Callie Lark Female Greek
Calvin Bald Male Latin
Camden from the winding valley Male Scottish
Cameron Clan name meaning Bent nose. Male Scottish
Camila Attendant Female Latin
Camilla young ceremonial attendant Female Latin
Camille young ceremonial attendant Female
Campbell beautiful field Female Scottish
Cara friend Female Latin
Carla Manly Female Italian
Carlos free man Male Spanish
Carly Little and womanly. Alternate Spelling: Carlie. Female Feminine
Carmen garden, field of fruit, song. One who has a beautiful voice. Female Spanish
Carolina free man Female English
Caroline strong, melody, song Female
Carolyn free man Female English
Carson Son of Carr Male Irish
Carter cart driver Male English
Case Variant of Casey Alert: vigorous. Male Word
Casey brave, watchful Male Irish
Cash hollow Male Word
Cason Shining On Mankind Male English
Cassandra prophet of doom Female Greek
Cassidy Clever: Curly-headed. Female Irish
Cassius hollow Male Latin
Catalina pure Female Spanish
Catherine pure Female Greek
Cecilia blind one Female Latin
Cedric Battle leader Male Celtic
Celeste heavenly Female Latin
Celia heavenly Female Latin
Celine after Celine Dion Female
Chad Defence Male English
Chance French for luck Male
Chandler candle maker Male
Chanel canal Female
Charity Affection, Charity, Brotherly Love Female Latin
Charles manly, strong Male
Charley Manly Unisex English
Charlie a man: variant of Carl. Male English
Charlotte petite and femininewoman, feminine of Charles Female
Chase hunter, To follow or go in pursuit Male
Chaya life Female
Chelsea river landing place, port Female

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