Calanha
Greek: like a lovely blossom
(Calanthe, Callie, Cally)

Calla
Greek: beauty, or beautiful
(Callie, Cally)

Callan
Middle English: to scream

Calliope
Greek: she who has a beautiful voice

Calypso
Greek: an orchid, or one who is both merry and joyful

Camille
Latin: virgin-like or innocent
(Camilla, Camillia, Cammie, Cammy, Millie, Milly)

Camisha
West African: belonging to the tribe of that name

Candace
Greek: incandescent, full of light, glowing
(Candi, Candice, Candida, Candide, Candy, Candi, Candyce, Kandia)

Cara
Italian: dear or darling
Vietnamese: diamond or previous jewel

Carita
Latin: charity, or charitably
(Katia)

Carla
Anglo-Saxon: feminine for Charles
(Charlotta, Karla, Caroline, Charlotte)

Carlin
same as CAroline
(Carlen, Carleen, Carlene, Carlia, Carly, Carlyn)

Carly
form of Carla or Caroline
(Carley)

Carmen
Hebrew: the vinyard
(Carma, Carmela, Carmelina, Carmelita)

Carol
Gaelic: song of melody
(Carole, Carolee, Charyle, Carrie, Carly)

Caroline
Latin: feminine for Cahrles
(Cara, Carrie, Carey, Carolina, Carly, Carolyn, Charo, Charlotte)

Cassandra
Greek: prophetess who whose warnings were ignored, or a confuser of men
(Cass, Cassie, Sandi, Sandie, Sandy, Sandra)

Catherine
Greek: pure or purity
(Caitlin, Caterina, Cathee, Cathi, Cathie, Cathy, Cathlin, Cathryn, Caty, Kathy, Kathie, Kathi, Kate, Katy, Katie, Katey, Cathleen, Kathleen)

Cecile
Latin: the name of a type of lizard, or blind, unseeing
(Cacilia, Cecily, Ceil, Cele, Celia, Cicely, Cis, Cissy, Cissie)

Celeste
Latin: of the heavens
(Celestine, Celina)

Chandra
Sanskrit: famous

Chantal
Latin: song

Charity
Latin: kindness, affection

Charlene
see Carloine and Charlotte
(Char, Charleen, Charlan, Charline, Charlina, Charlie)

Charlotte
French: feminine for Charles
(Cara, Charlie, Carly, Char, Charlotta, Charena, Charmain, Charmaine, Lola, LOttie, Caroline)

Chasity
Latin: for the virtue of purity

Cherie
French: beloved one
(Cher, Cherry)

Cheryl
French: beloved or dear
(Cher)

Chloe
Greek: a profusion of blooms
(Cloe)

Christine
Latin: she of the Christian faith
(Chris, Christiana, Chrissy, Chrissie, Christy, Christie, Cris, Cristine, Crissy, Crissie, Cristie, Kirsten, Kris, Kristel, Kristen, Kristine, Kristy, Kristie, Tina, Tiny, Xena)

Chumani
Native American (Sioux): dewdrop

Cicely
see Cecile
(Cicily)

Clara
Latin: clear
(Clare, Claire, Clarice, Clarissa, Chiara, Clareta, Clarita, Clairette, Clarinda)

Claudia
Latin: lame
(Claudine, Gladys)

Clemetine
Latin: merciful
(Clem, Clementyne, Clementina, Tina)

Clio
Greek: to celebrate
(Cleo)

Clotilda
Old German: heroine
(Clotilde, Tilda, Tildy)

Clover
Anglo-Saxon: the meadow flower, or to stick
(Clove, Clovis, Vera)

Colette
French: short form of Nicolette, and a feminine combination of Nicholas and Colin

Colleen
Irish: a girl
(Colene, Coleen, Colline)

Concepcion
Spanish: for the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
(Concha, Conchita, Concetta, Chita)

Constance
Latin: constancy, or digelity
(Connie)

Cora
Greek: fair maiden
(Corey, Corie, Coretta, Coretta, Corrina, Corinne, Corita)

Coral
Greek: from the coral of hte reefs, or a small stone
(Cora, Corall)

Corinne
Greek: the maiden
(Cora, Corinaa, Cory, corie)

Cosima
Greek: for the universde, or harmony

Courtney
French: one who attends the king

Cyrstal
Greek: ice or translucent glass, clear
(Christal, Christel, Chris, Chrys, Crys, Chrystal, Khrys, Krys, Khrystal, Krystal)

Cybil
Latin: a soothsayer or astrologer, a forecaster of the future
(Cybill, Sibyl, Sybyl)

Cynthia
Greek: alternative name for Artemis, the moon goddess
(Cindy, Cyndy)