List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with C

Cleofas

cleo-fas, cl-eof-as ] The baby boy name Cleofas is pronounced as KLIYowFAHZ †. Cleofas has its origins in the Old Greek language. The name means 'he is the glory of his father'. ... Cleofas is rare as a baby boy name.

Cleomenes

Latinized form of Kleomenes. Cleomenes was the name of a king of Sparta (Greece) from the 6th century BC.

Meaning: The winters tale lord of sicilia Origin: English

Cleon

Shakespearian meaning: The name Cleon is a Shakespearian baby name The Shakespearian meaning of Cleon is: Appeared in Pericles.

Cleophas

Some writers claim that the name Clopas in John 19:25 ("Mary of Clopas" Κλωπᾶς) is a Hellenized form of a claimed Aramaic name Qlopha (קלופא), and that Cleopas' name (Κλεόπας) is an abbreviated form of "Cleopatros", a Greek name meaning "glory of the father" (best known in the feminine form Cleopatra).

Clerc

Clerc Name Meaning. French: occupational name for a scribe or secretary, or for a member of a minor religious order, Old French clerc, Latin clericus (see Clark).

Meaning: Cleric, wise Origin: English

Clerk

Clerk Name Meaning. English: variant spelling of Clark. In some cases this may be an Americanized spelling of French Clerc or of the Dutch cognate Clerck, or of variants of these names.

Meaning: Cleric, wise Origin: English

Clete

A variant of Cletus, meaning "to call upon." Pronounced: KLEET. Famous real-life people named Clete: | Edit. Cletis "Clete" Boyer, former New York Yankee third baseman.

Cleto

This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Anákletos (Ανάκλητος)”, meaning “invoked”, which in turn derives from “anakaló ‎(ανακαλώ), meaning ”revoke, rescind“. Pope Anacletus (Cletus), was the third pope, following Saint Peter and Pope Linus from ~79 to his death ~92.

Cletus

(KLEE-təs)

Meanings and history of the name Cletus: | Edit. Short form of Anacletus. Anglicized form of Kleitos, "splendid, famous". Famous real-life people named Cletus: | Edit. Pope Anacletus, also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope.

Meaning: Called forth, Glorious Origin: Greek

Cleve

The name Cleve is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cleve is: Cliffs. Abbreviation of Cleveland.

Meaning: A short form of cleveland Origin: Old English