Caer - (kyair) "yew berry castle"; from the goddess Caer Ibormeith, a powerful shapeshifter and daughter of Ethal Anubail; loved by Aengus MacOg.

Cahan - from cath "battle" or "a warrior". An abbess of Kildare. Cathan.

Caillech - (CALL-yach or KEE-lek) goddess known as the Veiled One; teacher of the arts of war and viewed as a Destroyer aspect of the Goddess.

Caireach - (KEE-rek) from Old Irish name Cairech. St. Cairech Dergain is the patron saint of the women of the Kelly and Madden families.

Caireann - (KAW-ran) Cairenn Chasdubh (Cairenn of the Dark Curly Hair) was mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages, legendary ancestor of the O'Neill family and of the high kings of Ireland. Cairenn (kaw-REEN).

Cait - (KAYT) "pure". Variant of Caitriona, form of C/Katherine. Cailin (kay-LEEN or KAY-leen), Caiti (KAY-tee).

Caitriona - (kaw-TREE-a-na) Irish form of Catherine, brought by Anglo-Normans. Catariona, Cait (KAYT), Caitin (kay-TEEN), Kaitlin, Caitlin (kayt-LEEN), Caitilin, Caitr�n (KAT-teen), Triona (TREE-a-na).

Caoilfhionn - (KEE-lin) "slender, fair". Keelin.

Caoilinn - (KAY-leen) from Old Irish name Caelfind: cael "slender" + finn "bright, fair". St. Caelfind of Kerry's feast day is Feb. 3. Cailin.

Caoimhe - (KEE-vy) "gentleness, beauty, grace, precious, beloved". Keavy.

Cara - "friend". Carrie, Carry.

Carmel - "vineyard".

Casidhe - from a word meaning "clever" or "brave". Casie, Casey.

Ceara - (KEE-ahr-ah) from Old Irish name Cera, meaning may be "bright red". Cera was the name of a wife of Nemed, of legendary early invaders of Ireland.

Cece - form of Cecilia, "blind".

Cecily - form of Cecilia, "blind".

Celach - (KEL-ahk?) "bright-headed"; more commonly given to males.

Cessair - (KAH-seer) Of legend, name of the granddaughter of Noah, who was said to have led the first settlers to Ireland-a band of 50 women and 3 men whom Noah allegedly refused on the ark. All of Cessair's people perished in the great flood with the exception of Finian.

Ciannait - (KEE-nat, or KIN-nat) ancient Irish name. Kinnat, Keenat.

Ciar - (KEER) saint(s') name; ciar "dark" or "black". St. Ciar of Killkeary has 2 feast days - Jan. 5 and Oct. 16. Ciara (KEE-a-ra), Ceire (KEHR), Kiera, Keara.

Cinnie - "beauty".

Clare - "bright, clear". Claire, Clair.

Cliona - (KLEE-a-na) from Old Irish name Clidna. In legend, Clidna was the name of one of the three beautiful daughters of the poet Manannan mac Lir. A fairy of the same name was the guardian spirit of the MacCarthys. Modern Irish Cliodhna.

Clodagh - (KLOH-dah) from the name of rivers in Counties Tipperary and Waterford.

Cochrann - (KAW-kran) from Old Irish coch "red", possibly meaning "a red-haired woman". In legends of Finn mac Cumaill, Cochrann was the mother of the irresistable Diarmaid.

Colleen - derived from the Celtic word for "girl". Coleen.

Conchobarre - feminine version of masculine Conchobar. Conchobarra (KON-kho-var-ah).

Cordelia - "jewel of the sea".

Cori - derived from the word meaning "from the hollow". Cory, Corey.

Creidne - a woman warrior of the Fianna.

Crist�n - (KRIS-teen) "Christian". Christine/a, Cristiona (kris-TEE-nuh).

Cuimhne - (COOV-nee?) an Otherworld woman who helped Morgan get his wife back from Brandubh, who kidnapped her.

Cunneen - possibly means "rabbit"; from Southwest Ireland.