The Spaniards sure know how to craft a name, as evidenced by their monikers’ sky-high popularity around the world. While girl names like Isabella, Mia, and Ava continue to top the charts, there’s plenty to be said for some of their cool and cunning cousins that start with C as well.
First off, there’s Carmen; not only is this the namesake of George Bizet’s opera heroine, but it’s a lovely name that comes from the Hebrew meaning ‘God’s vineyard.’ It’s a perfect name for every aspiring Spanish rose, and hasn’t been popular as a girl’s name in the U.S. since the 1960’–this means your little girl can stand out in a beautiful way.
There’s also Clara and Cassandra, two other lovely Spanish names that roll off the tongue beautifully. Clara is a sweet and simple name deriving from the Latin meaning of ‘bright and clear.’ Cassandra, on the other hand, is a bit more bombastic with its Greek meaning of ‘shining and excelling.’
There’s also Cecilia, a mellifluous moniker used during Roman times to describe a blind girl. The name itself comes from the Latin caecus, which means blind. However, its humble origins have done nothing to stop it from making a splash: it’s reached the top 100 baby name’s list twice now, and currently hovers somewhere around the 500 mark.
Don’t head anywhere just yet–we’ve got a nice long list of other Spanish girl names starting with C right below.
Cabalina
Meaning: Belonging to a horse
Origin: Spanish
Cadelaria
Meaning: Born at candlemas
Origin: Spanish
Carla
Meaning: Free woman
Origin: Spanish
Carmen
Meaning: God’s vineyard
Origin: Hebrew
Calida
Meaning: She is the most beautidul
Origin: Spanish
Camelia
Meaning: Young, flower
Origin: Spanish
Cassandra
Meaning: Shining and excelling
Origin: Greek
Catalina
Meaning: A woman of great purity
Origin: Spanish
Cecilia
Meaning: Blind to one’s own beauty
Origin: Latin
Celerina
Meaning: The quick one
Origin: Spanish
Celia
Meaning: The one from the heaven
Origin: Spanish
Cesara
Meaning: The one who is long haired
Origin: Spanish
Chalina
Meaning: Rose
Origin: Spanish
Challen
Meaning: Shining Moon
Origin: Spanish
Chana
Meaning: A favor from almighty God
Origin: Spanish
Chapa
Meaning: Metal tin
Origin: Spanish
Chela
Meaning: A consolation
Origin: Spanish
Chica
Meaning: A sweet little girl
Origin: Spanish
Ciara
Meaning: Dark
Origin: Spanish
Cielo
Meaning: Heaven
Origin: Spanish
Cira
Meaning: The sun
Origin: Spanish
Clara
Meaning: Bright and clear
Origin: Latin
Claudia
Meaning: Lame
Origin: Spanish
Clavel
Meaning: A bright flower
Origin: Spanish
Clementia
Meaning: Soft
Origin: Spanish
Cloe
Meaning: A green shoot
Origin: Spanish
Coco
Meaning: Chocolate bean
Origin: Spanish
Coleta
Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: Spanish
Colina
Meaning: A little dog
Origin: Spanish
Coloma
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Spanish
Concepcion
Meaning: Relating to the virgin birth
Origin: Spanish
Corazon
Meaning: Heart
Origin: Spanish
Corona
Meaning: Crown
Origin: Spanish
Costa
Meaning: From the coast
Origin: Spanish
Crescencia
Meaning: To grow
Origin: Spanish, French
Cristina
Meaning: Christ bearer
Origin: Spanish
Cruz
Meaning: Carrying a cross
Origin: Spanish
Cruzita
Meaning: A little cross
Origin: Spanish
Cuca
Meaning: A gambling woman
Origin: Spanish
Cyntia
Meaning: Moon
Origin: Spanish
