Popular and traditional South African boy names that start with “C”, with meanings and origin. 25 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | Crooked nose | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Carel | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Casper | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Cecil | Blind (Roman family name Caecilius) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cedric | Kindly; Loved | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chad | Battle | 👦 Boy | English |
| Charl | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cornelius | Horn (Roman family name Cornelius) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Craig | Rock; Crag | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Cyril | Lordly | 👦 Boy | Greek |