Popular and traditional South African names that start with “C”, with meanings and origin. 41 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | Crooked nose | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Candice | After the Kandake, queens of Kush | 👧 Girl | English |
| Candy | Sweet; White, pure (Candace) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carel | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Carol | Free woman; Song of joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Casper | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Cathrine | Pure | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cathy | Pure (Catherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cebile | Good fortune | 👧 Girl | Zulu |
| Cecil | Blind (Roman family name Caecilius) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cedric | Kindly; Loved | 👦 Boy | English |
| Celiwe | We asked (for her) | 👧 Girl | Zulu |
| Chad | Battle | 👦 Boy | English |
| Charity | Love; Generosity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Charl | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Chelsea | Chalk landing place | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cheryl | Dear; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Christiaan | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Christo | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Cindy | From Mount Kynthos (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Clayton | Settlement on clay | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clifford | Ford by a cliff | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clint | Hill settlement (Clinton) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clinton | Hill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clive | Cliff; Slope | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cobus | Supplanter (Jacobus) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Colin | Young creature; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Collen | Young creature (Colin) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Collin | Young creature; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Collins | Son of Colin | 👦 Boy | English |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Connie | Constancy; Steadfast | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cornelia | Horn (Roman family name Cornelius) | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Cornelius | Horn (Roman family name Cornelius) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Corrie | Maiden; Horn (Cornelia) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Craig | Rock; Crag | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Crystal | Crystal | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cyril | Lordly | 👦 Boy | Greek |