As we noted in C is for Girls, the letter C has been neglected in favor of K.
Alphabet: C is for Boys
on Feb 26, 2008, Updated Apr 18, 2021
on Feb 26, 2008, Updated Apr 18, 2021
As we noted in C is for Girls, the letter C has been neglected in favor of K.
Among my friends who have recently had children, there have been a number of C-names. Carson and Calder and Conner. Calder was born just a few weeks ago and I was treated to a series of cute photos of him at an Alexander Calder exhibit. Another C-name that struck me in recent months is Calum. He is a KAY-lum and not a CAL-lum. The only C-name I’m partial to at the moment is Charles, which is really a Ch name, to be fair, and one I’d never consider using as it is my father’s name and we are generally not family-namers. But a true C-name that I quite like is Calvin – I’d submit that to add to the list..
Unknown, I haven’t taken on Coriander before. It was actually a Kayt suggestion, and I think it probably is best considered gender neutral, though the “ander” part makes me think boy. He’ll be Name of the Day on July 29 – or she’ll be Name of the … you get the idea.
Kim, I’ll cover Cullen as a Name of the Day on July 31. It reminds me of past NotD Quillan – Celtic, interesting, last-names-first – but I don’t know a thing about it. (Since I haven’t got a drop of Irish blood, many of these monikers are new to me.) But it must be said that I love “C” names, and I could easily name a brood the size of the Duggar Clan with just that letter alone. Not that I could raise 18 kids. But I could name ’em. 🙂
I was wondering what people thought of the name Cullen?
I came across Coriander in a book today and was wondering if you’ve covered it before. Funny you listed it in the boys’ section because in my book, Coriander was a fiery teenage girl with attitude. I’ve never heard Coriander used as a name, but I thought it was really neat. I think it’s a nice boys’ name, but usable on a girl too.
Glad you’re here, Kathryn. 😉 And I’m due 10/10/08 with #2.
Caspian is a great name – and a tough act to follow!
Stumbled on your blog totally by accident- but I’m glad I did!
I’m 2 months pregnant with my 2nd, and I found some pretty interesting names here!
Love your list of C names; a few I was considering for my first born too. I really liked Calder, but he liked Cullen. In the end, we named him Caspian.
Caspian is a great choice – in fact, coolteamblt suggested it, too. 😉
How about the name Caspian? I think it’s such a neat name for a boy, and I prefer it over Casper (which always reminds me of the ghost) and Crispin (which sounds like an apple).
No way! It’s short-listed if our next kid is a he.
BTW, I managed to (accidentally, idiotically) delete your list of C suggestions. There was at least one I sincerely meant to include, but instead of filing it, I well … anyway, my apologies, and I’m emailing you my email address so I don’t do something so royally foolish again. 😉
Ahahaha! Dude, Calder is my last name! (No relation to the artistic people, though. I failed art in kindergarten.) It’s a fun name, though. I went by Calder for years because Kate was so common and I hated Katherine at that point.
Also, I hate Cody, and Colby! It’s a cheese, not a kid!