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The CL sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers girl names starting with CL, popular across American, English, Greek, France, Latin traditions.

Quick facts: girl names starting with CL

  • 496 girl names start with CL in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Greek
  • See the full combined list at Starting With CL for all genders

Girl Names Starting With CL

496 girl names starting with CL

#67
French
Clear, bright, famous
#98
Latin
bright, clear
#310
American
From the clay town or settlement.
#437
American
cleric, scribe
#502
American
English
#509
American
The name Clotee is believed to have been derived from the word 'cloak' or related to 'cloistered', suggesting something
#519
English
Bright, clear; a variant of the name Clara.
#531
American
A form of the name Cloister
#538
American
English
#538
France
Glorious, renowned
#542
French↑ Rising
merciful
#547
American
A modern name that may be a blend of Clyde and Dell.
#551
American
a variant of Clois, related to 'glory'
#553
American
Derived from the word 'clay'
#557
Italy
lame
#560
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#562
English
merciful, gentle
#569
Italy
of the clouds
#579
France
Clear
#581
English↑ Rising
mortal, clay
#585
Greece
Pride
#586
France
lame; crippled
#588
American
heavenly or celestial
#597
Latin
bright, clear
#600
France
derived from the Latin 'clemens', meaning 'merciful'
#603
American
English
#608
American
English
#610
Greek↑ Rising
glory
#610
English
Lame; crippled; a feminine form of Claudius.
#618
Greek
The one from Clytia
#619
Greece
glory
#630
English
City on the cliff
#632
Latin
brightness
#632
American
Latin
#634
English
bright, clear, famous
#635
American
English
#638
English
bright, clear, famous
#645
American
lovely or beautiful girl
#661
American
a feminine form of Clifton, which means 'town near a cliff'
#666
French
French
#668
Italy
Italian
#672
Ireland↑ Rising
A flowering plant that symbolizes good luck.
#675
English
English
#686
France
glorious, renowned
#694
Ireland
Descendant of the cleric
#701
France
French
#706
American
English
#721
Scotland↑ Rising
Scottish
#729
Greek
glory
#733
American
Variant of 'Klo,' which means 'glory'
#735
American
A light, a gentle flame.
#736
American
English
#758
American
Based on Clinton, town near the river
#758
American
English
#758
American
glorious
#776
English
Little key
#781
Spain
A beloved name with deep roots
#781
Latin
lame
#791
English
gentle, merciful
#801
Greek
glory
#823
American
Glorious, famous
#825
English
Diminutive or variant of the name Clover, symbolizing luck.
#827
English
From the cliff's ford
#840
Greek
Glory, fame.
#842
French
Clotene is associated with the word for 'famous' or 'notable'
#844
France
French
#846
Greek
Greek
#860
English
little flower
#866
Latin
Latin
#880
Latin
clear, bright
#884
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#895
Greece
Glory of the father.
#901
English
Latin
#903
American
bright, clear
#904
American
Bright and clear
#909
American
Often considered a derivative of the name Claudia, meaning 'lame' or 'disabled'.
#909
Greek
Greek
#911
English
Bright, clear
#912
France
French
#917
Spain
Latin
#925
English
English
#925
English
Derived from a surname or diminutive of the name Clinton.
#930
American
Greek
#962
USA
English
#970
American
famous, renowned
#977
United Kingdom
cliff town
#980
American
Derived from 'Chloris', meaning 'green, fresh'
#983
French
French
#984
Ireland
Latin
#985
American
English
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1004
American
Bright, clear, famous
#1018
American
Merciful, gentle
#1022
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1022
English
A name of obscure origin, possibly a variant of 'Chloris', the Greek goddess of flowers
#1030
English
moving, reclining
#1033
France
French
#1036
American
English
#1039
English
English
#1041
American
Clarion; bright, clear
#1043
Greece
glory
#1055
American
Variant of Clella, meaning 'famous'
#1076
Greece
Famous or renowned
#1078
American
Latin
#1085
American
a variant of Clara, meaning bright or clear
#1089
American
one who lives near a cliff or hill
#1098
American
A creation or derivation from the name 'Cleaver', which means a person who cleaves or divides.
#1101
American
Modern American
#1105
American
English
#1106
American
Famous, famous warrior
#1119
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1136
English
clear, bright
#1144
English
English
#1152
Ireland
son of the bard
#1156
France
Lame or crippled
#1157
French
To close
#1158
Latin
bright, clear
#1159
American
derived from the term 'classic', suggesting refinement and timelessness
#1163
American
English
#1165
France
The name is derived from the Latin name Claudius, which means 'lame' or 'crippled'.
#1170
American
English
#1172
American
English
#1178
Latin
Latin
#1182
Greek
glory
#1182
USA
Bright, clear, famous
#1182
USA
clear and beautiful
#1195
French
Key or one who is pivotal.
#1196
American
clear, bright
#1197
English
English
#1202
English
To conquer or to close
#1204
American
English
#1204
Greece
Bright, clear, and famous.
#1210
Latin
Bright, clear.
#1217
English
bright, clear
#1237
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1249
France
Derived from 'clota' meaning 'famous'.
#1249
Greece
Greek
#1254
Spain
Glory of the father
#1263
Spain
Spanish
#1268
English
A variation of Clyde; from the river
#1274
Italy
derived from 'Clementia', meaning 'mercy' or 'gentleness'
#1281
France
lame
#1282
France
bright, clear
#1289
Spain
A beloved name with deep roots
#1291
France
Derived from 'clematis', a climbing plant.
#1294
American
Latin
#1295
France
clear, bright
#1297
American
A modern name, possibly derived from the name Cleo or Clytie, rooted in classical mythology.
#1316
American
bright
#1324
American
glory
#1330
Ireland
Irish
#1348
France
Germanic
#1354
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1357
American
English
#1358
Wales
pure, clear
#1363
American
Derived from Cleotis, a name that signifies one who is famous or renowned
#1373
Greece
Green; fresh; blooming.
#1386
Scotland
a measure of land
#1406
Greece
Glory of the mountain
#1411
American
Fame; bright
#1412
American
light, clarity
#1414
Latin
Latin
#1427
American
French
#1429
Latin
Bright, clear
#1433
American
bright
#1438
Greece
called forth
#1439
English
bright, clear
#1449
France
Derived from the Latin name 'Claudius', meaning 'lame' or 'enclosure'.
#1464
Greece
notable, famous, or a person of renown
#1467
American
English
#1469
American
famous, illustrious
#1481
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1487
Italy
Italian
#1491
American
famous
#1493
American
English
#1500
France
Glory, fame
#1500
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1501
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1502
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1503
English
a name derived from old English meaning 'glorious'
#1503
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1504
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1505
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1506
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1507
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1508
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1509
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1510
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1511
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1512
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1513
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1514
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1515
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1516
American
bright, clear
#1516
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1517
Greek
A Greek name with cultural significance
#1518
English
Greek

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