Irish or Gaellic boy names that start with C?

Question

We started the C/ K thing for our kids this being our 4th, due in march and we still dont have a name. We are both Irish and love to name after our heritage.
We already have a Kaylah, Conlan and Cory so cant be too close to any of them. Thanks and if you know the meaning also I have searched so many sites I cant find anything unusual.

Answer 1

i think what you are wanting is a modernized version of Gaelic names.

traditional Gaelic names are very hard to read and spell. their spelling throws you off so bad you don't know how to say it!


these are more modern and easy to read, and spell
Gaelic:
Cailean/Cailen
Caimheul
Callum
Camron
Carlin
Carmichail
Carraig


...some of the more traditionally spelled and true to the Gaelic language are:
Ceannfhionn
Cearnach
Cathaoirmore
Cearbhallan
Ceileachan
as you can see...it's not something you'd want.

Irish names:
Cassady
Cagney
Cassian
Cianan
Clancey
Conlen
Conner
Corrin

those are traditional old Irish names.

for something more modern. this site is great

http://www.namenerds.com/irish/modern.html

Answer 2

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Irish or Gaellic boy names that start with C?
We started the C/ K thing for our kids this being our 4th, due in march and we still dont have a name. We are both Irish and love to name after our heritage.
We already have a Kaylah, Conlan and Cory so cant be too close to any of them. Thanks and if you know the meaning also I have searched so...

Answer 3

Wow the other answers here are way off! I'm Irish and speak Gaeilge, and some of the names mantioned above are unheard of, and the translations are a joke. I found a decent list, I believe they are all genuinely Irish. Name is followed by pronunciation.
Cadhan Kyne
Cadhla Kayla
Cáel Kale
Caillin Kaleen
Cailte Kilty
Caimin Commeen
Cainneach Konock
Cairbre Karbra
Caireall Kerrill
Cairneach Karnok
Calbhach Kalvock
Canice Kanock
Caoinleán Kinlan
Caolán Kaylin
Caolbhadh Kelva
Caoimhin Kweeveen
Caomhán Kevawn
Carthach Karhock
Casey Kasee
Cassair Koseer
Cathair Cahir
Cathal Kohal
Cathán Kohawn
Cathaoir Kohir
Cathbharr Caffar
Céadach Kaydock
Ceallachán Callahan
Cearbhall Carol
Cearúl Carol
Ceat Cat
Cellach Kelly
Cethern Keharn
Cian Kane
Cianán Kanin
Ciarán Kieran
Cillín Kileen (I have met people called Cillian??)
Cináed Kennay
Cinnéide Kennedy
Cinnsealach Kinsella
Cionnaola Kennelly
Clothach Clock
Cofach Cofock
Coilín Colin
Coinneach Konock
Colm kolum
Colmcille Colmkilla
Colum Kolum
Columbcille Colmkilla
Comhghall Cowal
Comhghan Cowan
Conaire Connery
Conán Conun
Conchobhar Connor
Congal Connell
Conlao Conley
Conmhac Convock
Connor Conner
Conor Conner
Conuil Connell
Criodan Creedon
Criofan Criffin
Críonán Creenan
Cruimín Kremin
Cruinn Krin
Cú Chonnacht Koo Kunnockt
Cu Coigriche Koo Kigrihy
Cú Ula Koo Ulla
Cuán Kwayne
Cuana Kwayne
Cuimín Kimeen
Cúmhaí Koovy
Cumhal Kooval
Cúmheá Koovey

Of these, Caoimhin, Cian, Ciaran, Congal, Connor, Caolan, Colm, Colum and Cathal are the only used in modern Ireland (Congal and Caolan are rare, I've only met one of each. Colum is the same as Colm but is an older spelling). Any of the others would sound strange to an Irish person (including me!) Omitted from this list and also used in modern Ireland:
CORMAC: Legendary king of Tara, Cormac Mac Art, who was ancestor of the O'Neills
CONN: The name of a legendary king, Conn of the Hundred Battles, who is supposed to have been an ancestor of many famous families, including the O'Neills, the O'Donnells, the O'Rourkes, and the O'Connors.
CONALL: The name of many legendary kings and heroes (Sometimes spelled Conaill, both have a fada on the o)

CUCHULAINN (Koo Cullen): The greatest of all the Irish warriors, not used today, but this guy is seriously the coolest out of all the old Irish legends, we learn about him in school. I would like to be called this even though it is strange. Note there should be a fada (line at an angle) above the first u, giving it the "oo" sound.

The Irish language has constantly evolved over the years, so these names would all have been spelled differently at some point. Irish used to consist of enormous words, for example Darreaighe would turn to Darragh to Dara (Not a genuine example), so you may see various spellings of the same name. For the same reason, translations of names you find on the internet will be mostly guesswork and there is a high chance they are inaccurate unless the name has appeared in a legend (in which case the translation will be passed down with the story).

As for the modern names vs. old Irish names, the modern names I have singled out above would be the same in the mid 1800's when mass emigration of the Irish began due to the famine (1845 or so), so the last ancestors of yours in Ireland would have considered those the only names (beginning with c of course!) to call a child. Its hundreds of years since the rest were used, and they were probably spelled very differently then.

Looking over the internet to get a handy list I noticed that many of the "Irish" names shown are not actually Irish!!! Try searching in the ".ie" domain any more, to ensure you get the most accurate information about the Irish language. A lot of the stuff on the internet is pure garbage; if Chad is an Irish name, I'm an Englishman! Also, the translations are generally false, generated by people finding an Irish word they think is close to their name (and may be pronounced completely differently by an Irish speaker) where the actual translation may be lost in time due to the separate evolution of the name and the corresponding Irish word. Also, due to illiteracy among the Irish immigrants and mistakes in spelling, names considered Irish in America are frequently spelled incorrectly.or are not real names. (Think of Vito Andolini -> Vito Corleone in the Godfather part 2!)

By the way, K is not used in the Irish language.

Peadar

Answer 4

Just google Irish names...you can gets lots

girl
Caitlyn
Clare
Cordelia
Kiana
Kiley

Boy
Cedric
Chad
Colin
Keiran
Keegan

Answer 5

Craig
Carrick
Colin
Cormac
Corrigan

Answer 6

How about:
Cody? it means helpful.
Kyler? it means a place-name referring to the narrows; a wood or a church.

Also, Campbell is really cute as a first name. I like Colter but not sure if it is an Irish name or not. I also like Coby too.

Answer 7

I am having a boy in four weeks, and the name I have chosen is Cullen, meaning handsome. This is a Gaellic name.

Answer 8

Love Irish names! My 2 favorite are
Cormac
Keegan

I wanted to name my son Cormac, but my husband did not like it so we chose Keegan instead and LOVE it!

Congrats on your wee one!

Answer 9

Ciaran (pronounce keeron), Conor, Cormac, Caoimhín (Irish form for Kevin), Colm, Cayden
I like Cormac better amongst those

Answer 10

Colin