Elements Starting with C

caballus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pack horse".

cáel Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "slender".

caelum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sky, heaven".

caer Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "fortress".

cærse Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "watercress".

cái 1 才 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talent, ability".

cái 2 财, 財 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealth, riches".

cài 1 菜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetables, greens".

cài 2 蔡 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.

cǎi 1 采 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "collect, gather, pluck".

cǎi 2 彩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "colour".

caín Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "handsome, beautiful, good".

čajĭka Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "gull".

calanthe English
English word for a type of flower, derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".

caled Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "rough, hard, cruel".

calvus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "bald".

cam 柑 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of gān.

camellia Various
Scientific Latin word for the camellia flower, named for botanist Joseph Kamel.

camm Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "crooked, twisted".

campana Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "bell".

campus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "field".

candana चन्दन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sandalwood".

candra चन्द्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "moon".

cáng 藏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to hide".

cāng 仓, 倉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "granary, storehouse".

cáo 曹 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

cǎo 草 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grass, herbs".

cāo 操 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "conduct, behaviour".

capitaneus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "captain".

cappa Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "cloak, cape, hood".

cappella Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "chapel".

capra Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "nanny goat".

capsa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "box, case".

caput Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "head".

cara 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "face".

cara 2 Italian, Ancient Roman
Italian word meaning "beloved".

carae Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "friend".

caraid Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "to love".

carbo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "charcoal, coal".

cardo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "hinge".

carduus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thistle, thorn".

caritas Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "charity".

carne Medieval French
Old French word meaning "hinge".

carnevale Italian
Italian word meaning "carnival".

carpentarius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "carriage maker".

carrus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wagon, cart".

cart Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "cart" (of Old Norse origin).

caru Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "to love, to desire".

carus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "beloved".

casa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "house".

castellum Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "castle".

castrum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "castle, fortress, camp".

cat Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "battle".

cath Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "battle".

cattus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cat".

catur चतुर् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "four".

caupo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "tradesperson, shopkeeper".

cavus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cave, hollow".

ceald Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cold".

ceapian Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to buy, to trade".

čeček Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "flower, blossom".

čędo чѧдо Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "child".

cein Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "good, nice, lovely".

çelik Turkish
Turkish word meaning "steel".

cempa Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "champion, warrior".

cene Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bold, keen".

cenn Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "head".

ceol Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "keel (of a ship)".

češi Czech
Czech word meaning "Czech", probably ultimately from the Slavic root čelo meaning "family, tribe".

cetana चेतन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "visible, conscious, soul".

chae 1 采, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chae 2 彩, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chái 柴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firewood".

chai 1 ชาย Thai
Thai word meaning "man".

chai 2 ชัย Thai
Thai word meaning "victory", of Sanskrit origin.

chālchiuhtli Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "jade".

cháng 1 常 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, frequent, regular".

cháng 2 长, 長 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long".

cháng 3 嫦 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Chang'e.

chàng 畅, 暢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained".

chāng 昌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".

cháo 1 潮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tide, flow, damp".

cháo 2 朝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning".

chāo 超 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surpass, leap over".

chara χαρά Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "happiness".

charis χάρις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "grace, kindness".

châu 珠 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhū.

chāyā छाया Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "light, reflection, shadow".

chè 徹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pierce, penetrate".

chén 1 晨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, daybreak".

chén 2 辰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.

chén 3 陈, 陳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient". It also refers to the ancient state of Chen, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.

chéng 1 成 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".

chéng 2 诚, 誠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sincere, honest, true".

chéng 3 承 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inherit".

chéng 4 城 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "castle, city".

chéng 5 澄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure".

chéng 6 程 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, order, regulations".

cheol 哲, 철 Korean
Korean reading of zhé.

cherāgh چراغ Persian
Persian word meaning "lamp, light".

chesne Medieval French
Old French word meaning "oak".

chi 1 千 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qiān.

chi 2 智 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of zhì.

chi 3 散 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of sàn.

chi 4 地 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of dì.

chi 5 枝 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhī.

chi 6 Igbo
Igbo word meaning "god, spiritual being".

chí 1 池 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pool, pond".

chí 2 志 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhì.

chì 赤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red".

chiere Medieval French
Old French word meaning "face".

chikara 力 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lì.

chimeg чимэг Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "ornament".

chinggis Medieval Mongolian
Mongolian title meaning "universal" (see Genghis).

chloros χλωρός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "pale green".

chō 1 蝶 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of dié.

chō 2 朝 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of cháo.

choe 崔, 최 Korean
Korean reading of cuī.

chóng 1 崇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "esteem, honour, venerate".

chóng 2 重 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "repeat, duplicate".

choros χορός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "dance".

chryseos χρύσεος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "golden".

chrysos χρυσός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "gold".

chū 1 初 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, original, beginning".

chū 2 中 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of zhōng.

chuān 川 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".

chuí 垂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "let down, suspend, hang".

chún 1 纯, 純 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pure, clean, simple".

chún 2 淳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest, simple".

chūn 1 春 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring (season)".

chūn 2 椿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camellia (flower)".

cì 次 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "order, sequence, next".

cíar Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "dark, black".

cild Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "baby, child".

cin Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "respect, esteem, affection".

cinege Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "titmouse bird".

cinid Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "be born, come into being".

cintā चिनता Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "thought, care".

ciraṃjīva चिरंजीव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "long-lived".

cirice Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "church" (from Greek).

čĭrnŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "black".

čĭrtŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "demon, devil, hell".

čĭrvenŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "red".

čĭstĭ чьсть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "honour, respect".

čižĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "siskin (bird)".

clæg Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "clay".

clarus Late Roman
Latin word meaning "clear, bright".

clemens Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "merciful, gentle".

clericus Late Roman
Latin word meaning "cleric, priest", ultimately from Greek.

clif Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cliff".

cloet Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch word meaning "lump, ball".

cloh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cleft, ravine, cliff".

cniht Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "servant, apprentice".

cōātl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "snake".

cobar Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "desiring".

coc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "a cook".

cocc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "rooster, cock".

codru Romanian
Romanian word meaning "forest".

cóem Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "dear, beloved".

col English
Phonetic element /koʊl/ in English names.

colt Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "colt".

columba Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "dove".

com Old Irish
Old Irish prefix meaning "with, together, joint".

comes Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "companion, attendant".

concipio Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to receive, to conceive".

công 公 Vietnamese
Vietnamese word meaning "fair, equitable, public", from gōng.

cōng 聡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

conn Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "sense, reason".

consolor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to console".

copon Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "to buy, to trade".

coquina Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "kitchen".

coquus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "a cook".

cor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "heart" (genitive cordis).

corallium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "coral", ultimately from Greek.

corium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "leather".

corona Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "crown".

corriga Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "tie, thong, shoelace".

cors Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "court".

costa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "side, wall".

cot Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cottage, small house".

coteau French
French word meaning "hillside".

coupe Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "container, cask, barrel".

crassus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "fat".

crawe Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "crow".

crispus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "curly".

črt Slovene
Slovene word meaning "hatred".

crux Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cross".

cryf Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "strong".

cú Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "dog, hound, wolf".

cúc 菊 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of jú.

cuēitl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "skirt".

cuer Medieval French
Old French word meaning "heart".

cuī 崔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".

cuilén Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "whelp, young dog".

cullach Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "boar".

cumb Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "valley".

cūn 村 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "town, village".

cuniculus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "rabbit".

cunnail Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "prudent, constant".

cupa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "tub".

cupe Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch word meaning "container, cask, barrel".

cuprum Late Roman
Latin word meaning "copper".

curtus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "short".

custodia Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "protection, safekeeping".

cuþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "known, familiar".

cwic Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "alive".

cyne Anglo-Saxon
Old English element meaning "kingly, royal".

cyning Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "king".

cyningdom Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "kingdom".

cynt Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "first, before".