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Muslim Baby Names Starting with C

50 Muslim baby names starting with C, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically.

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Boy names starting with C (25)  ·  Girl names starting with C (25)

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Cabdi, Cabdinasir, Cafer, Cahit
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Arabic spelling, meaning, and the letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 50 Muslim baby names starting with C, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically. Every name links to its full page.

عبديCabdiSomali form of Abd (servant), often paired with a divine name عبد الناصرCabdinasirServant of the Helper جَعْفَرCaferRiver, stream, the flowing one; name of the Prophet's beloved cousin جاهدCahitThe one who strives, devoted effort in the path of God كاميلياCameliaCamellia flower, North African Muslim girls name كاميلCamillePerfect, complete, the French convert spelling for Kamil/Kamila جانCanSoul, life, Turkish: top 3 most common, fixes C dead zone جانانCananBeloved sweetheart, the one who is the very soul of those who love her چان سوCansuSoul-water, Turkish compound name, fixes C dead zone جبريلCebrailGabriel, the angel of revelation who brought the Quran to the Prophet جلالCelalMajesty, glory, the overwhelming greatness of divine power جليلةCelileSublime, magnificent جمالCemalBeauty جميلCemilBeautiful, handsome جميلةCemileBeautiful جمرةCemreEmber, glowing coal, the warmth that persists through the coldest season جنكيزCengizOceanic, universal ruler, the vast one of immense capacity جنكCenkBattle, war جيرينCerenYoung deer جوهرCevherJewel, essence, substance, the inner reality of a thing جیلانCeylanGazelle, the graceful, swift creature of beauty and freedom شعبانChabaneSha'ban, month before Ramadan. Boys named after this blesse شافيةChafiaHealer شفيقChafiqCompassionate شاهينChahinezRoyal falcon, Algerian girls name شاهينChahinezeRoyal falcon, Algerian girls variant شهرزادChahrazadShahrazad, the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights شيماءChaimaThe distinguished mark چاكرChakarThe wheel شاكبChakibThankful, North African boys name چالاكChalakQuick, agile, sharp شامChamSyria/Levant, name from blessed land شمسيChamsiMy sun, Maghrebi feminine possessive of Shams چاندChandMoon, the luminous one who governs the night sky چاندChandaMoon, the celestial light that governs night and tide چاندنیChandniMoonlight, the soft luminosity that transforms the night شانيزChanezUnique, Kabyle Berber girls name with no direct Arabic equi شرفCharafHonour, North African boys name شاطئChatiaCoast, shore, from Arabic shatia (shore, coast) شديةChediaFragrant, Tunisian girls name شيخCheikhSheikh شيخCheikhouSheikh, West African Fula form شريفةCherifaNoble چراغChiraghLamp, light, the flame that holds back the darkness شُعَيْبChoaibShuaib شكريChoukriGrateful, North African boys name چیغدمCigdemCrocus flower, classic Turkish female name, fixes C zone كومباCoumbaGood omen, Senegalese Muslim girls name سیراCyraSun, throne, the Persian name of light and royal dignity کوروشCyrusCyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king

Of the 50 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. CyrusکوروشCyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king
  2. ChamsiشمسيMy sun, Maghrebi feminine possessive of Shams
  3. CigdemچیغدمCrocus flower, classic Turkish female name, fixes C zone
  4. CameliaكاميلياCamellia flower, North African Muslim girls name
  5. ChamشامSyria/Levant, name from blessed land
  6. CananجانانBeloved sweetheart, the one who is the very soul of those who...
  7. ChakibشاكبThankful, North African boys name
  8. CelalجلالMajesty, glory, the overwhelming greatness of divine power
  9. ChafiqشفيقCompassionate

Arabic baby names beginning with C

The English letter C has no single Arabic counterpart. The 50 names on this page open with 5 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like C in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic baby names beginning with C

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

None of the names starting with this letter are Quranic in the strict sense, but each one has been checked for meaning and for the rule against divine-only titles before it was listed.

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with C

25 of the names here are boy names. These are the ones parents open most.

Cyrusکوروش Chakibشاكب Celalجلال Chafiqشفيق Cabdiعبدي Cabdinasirعبد الناصر Caferجَعْفَر Cahitجاهد Canجان Cebrailجبريل

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Muslim girl names starting with C

25 of the names here are girl names, each with its Arabic spelling and letter reading.

Chamsiشمسي Cigdemچیغدم Cameliaكاميليا Chamشام Cananجانان Camilleكاميل Cansuچان سو Celileجليلة Cemileجميلة Cemreجمرة

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Questions about Muslim names starting with C

How many Muslim baby names start with C?
AsrNaam lists 50 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter C accounts for 50 researched names, 25 for boys and 25 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does C correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often C stands for Sheen (ش), which opens 19 of these names. It can also stand for Jeem, Cha and Kaf. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim baby name starting with C is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Cyrus, Chamsi and Cigdem lead the letter C. The settled meaning of Cyrus is: Cyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are all names starting with C Islamic names?
Not automatically. A name becomes Islamic through its meaning and through the absence of any claim on what belongs to God alone, not through its spelling or its first letter. Every name listed here has been checked on both counts.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with C?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim baby names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.