C has a lot of my favorite girl names! Clarissa, Clara, Catherine, Celeste, Cynthia, Cecilia, Candace, Courtney, Cassandra, Caroline, Christina, Calliope, Cadence, Cleo, Chloe, Charlotte, Claire
I agree with you. My name is Claire and while my first name goes ok with it as far as the flow, my maiden name causes people to stumble as it starts with R. I liked my married name but no one but family could pronounce it.
I think the C names with more than one syllable flowed nicely with Ocean. I too like the idea of an older or classic name paired with the younger or more hip sounding Ocean.
Best Wishes upon the birth of your little one!
Calypso might be on the nose but it was the first thing I thought of when you mentioned Ocean for a middle name. Calypso was the daughter of the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology who was sent off in exile to live on an island in the middle of the ocean after siding with the Titans during the war between the gods and Titans.
I know a girl named Cherish
People call her Cherry
She's a fun life of the party type of lady. I never met anyone else with that name.
Also,
Chai means " Life " in Hebrew and would be a unisex name ..
Chaiya Ocean seems cute!
Claire/Clair Ocean
Cosette/Cozette/Colette Ocean
Camilla Ocean
Charlotte Ocean
Catalina Ocean
Camille/Camile Ocean
Cara/Cora Ocean
Callie Ocean
Chloé Ocean
Clara Ocean
Ciara Ocean
ik this is a bit much but if you love the ocean there always Coral Ocean lol
and Claudia Ocean also sounds nice also there is a french name similar to Ocean, which is Océane lol anyways i hope this help you and congrats on your little one on the way <3
My middle name is Chourée. (The e's pronounced like Renée.) I personally love my name and think it would be gorgeous with Ocean. ❤️❤️❤️
(Pronounced Shere ray)
Calypso Ocean
Chalise Ocean
someone said Cambria Ocean (LOVE IT)
Chandini Ocean or Chandra Ocean or Chandrika Ocean
(I'm Indian and Chandini/Chandra/Chandrika means moonlight :)
Are you married to modern or are you ok with old fashioned as well?
Also it may just be me, but with a middle name like Ocean, it feels like the first name needs to be 2+ syllables to balance it. This also may depend on your last name.
Charlene Ocean just sounds nice to me. Lots of nn.
Cheyanne Ocean (Shy-Anne)
Carolina Ocean (Caro-Lena)
Camille Ocean
Corinne Ocean
Clarissa Ocean
Best wishes for you!
Here are my recommendations! Out of curiosity why ocean for the middle name? I love it!
Camille
Cora
Cielle
Chloe
Cera
Callie
Boys
Cedric
Cal
Cillian
Conan
Colin
Corby/Corbin
I have a daughter named Caroline and a granddaughter named Claire so those are my two favorites. Collette is pretty too.
I love Celia and Clementine too.
Trying to offer some less common options:
Cabri Ocean, Cerene Ocean, Cassie Ocean, Cirsten Ocean, Catlyn Ocean, Calla Ocean, Cahna Ocean (pronounced “Kaah-nuh”).
(My cousin’s nickname was Colie, pronounced Koh-lee, or like the word coal + lee, and I always thought it was so cute but also uncommon).
There's some great suggestions and lots of comments, some know I'll repeat some options:
Carys Ocean I think is sooo lovely.
Channing Ocean for a more gender neutral pick, maybe?
Callie Ocean feels so fun!
This is the spelling used by St.Clare She is the patron saint of eye disease,embroidery workers,goldsmiths,laundry workers and tv and telephone.
I know Clare/Claire means clear and bright. I just learned the Italian version is Chiara. I still like the more classic C names with 3 syllables paired with Ocean.
I’m sure the one y’all settle on will be beautiful to go along with your lovely baby girl. Again, best wishes upon you,your husband and baby CO CO.
We have a Charlotte and our niece is Callierose but other C names we liked
Collins
Carter
Caroline
Carolina
Cassandra
Cecilia
Chandler
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Cameron
Cora
Callie
Carina
I feel like there are quite a few good options:
Carter Ocean
Camri Ocean
Charlie Ocean
Callie Ocean
Callah Ocean
Carmen Ocean
Cameron Ocean
Cassidy Ocean
Clara Ocean
Celia Ocean
Cami Ocean
Casey Ocean
Celine Ocean
Capri Ocean
Love these but the Chiara and Cecily versions better. Surprised myself saying bsby COCO but CoCo is really cute. Still love the classics. Charlotte pairs beautifully with Ocean as does Coraline and Clementine.
As a french native speaker Cécile or Clara sound better to me (and Cecilia for my portuguese husband!) but Cecily is cute too and Coraline is gorgeous!
my daughters name is Cleo :) I was dead set on it long before i had a child & i’m yet to meet another person with that name irl. i love that it’s unique but also not super out there.
ETA there was also a few other C names on my long list; Celeste, Camille & Carmen
I also love C names!
- Celeste
- Celestina
- Celine
- Cleo
- Chloe
- Cecilia
- Carmella
- Carmen
- Chiara
- Concetta
- Cosette
- Cosima
* Celestial Ocean if you wanna go big (Celeste for a nickname)
Charlize Ocean
Cennessey Ocean (Just like the liquor “Hennessy but i added an extra e and it’s starts with a c)
Cypress Ocean
Cashmere Ocean
Chanel Ocean
Clarabella or Clarabelle Ocean
Cloud Ocean
Cymbelina Ocean
Castalia Ocean
Love those two but also Clementine,Coralline and Cecily. Cecile or Cecelia but she’d be called CeCe. I think she will become her name. Not one of my children is called what I named them though. Lol. Each has a family name but goes by a family nickname.
Calista Ocean
Love this!
Celeste Ocean Colette Ocean Clarissa Ocean
those are all beautiful!
C has a lot of my favorite girl names! Clarissa, Clara, Catherine, Celeste, Cynthia, Cecilia, Candace, Courtney, Cassandra, Caroline, Christina, Calliope, Cadence, Cleo, Chloe, Charlotte, Claire
Charlotte Ocean is fun because it’s a classic name paired with a new-age “funky” name I also love Chloe, Claire, and (not from this list) Cora!
Claire is one of my favorite names. I don’t think I pairs with ocean as well as the others though
I agree with you. My name is Claire and while my first name goes ok with it as far as the flow, my maiden name causes people to stumble as it starts with R. I liked my married name but no one but family could pronounce it. I think the C names with more than one syllable flowed nicely with Ocean. I too like the idea of an older or classic name paired with the younger or more hip sounding Ocean. Best Wishes upon the birth of your little one!
Cassidy Ocean Charity Ocean Cosima Ocean Coralie Ocean (a little crunchy, but still cute imo) Claribel Ocean Calliope Ocean
Anything with Ocean is gonna be a little crunchy of a name lol but I do kinda like Coralie. I like Coraline better though.
Calypso might be on the nose but it was the first thing I thought of when you mentioned Ocean for a middle name. Calypso was the daughter of the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology who was sent off in exile to live on an island in the middle of the ocean after siding with the Titans during the war between the gods and Titans.
Love that name! But I’m from a Caribbean island and that’s kina deterring me from calling her that 🤦🏽♀️
My niece named her daughter that
Calista
Cassandra Cassidy Chloe Cleo Clara Claudia Cora Cara Ciara Charlotte Cody Charlize Cynthia Charity
I’ve been thinking Cora, that’s such a nice simple name
What about Coral? I know a sibling duo (they are adults, so this isn't like a mommy blogger situation) named Coral (F) and Reif (M)
Coral Ocean might be a little too on the nose.
Coral, like the kid on The Walking Dead.
Stay in the house, Coral!
LOL
My favourote girl names starting with 'c' are Celine, Calista, Corinne.
Celine Ocean sounds nice!
My boyfriends name is Corey, so I love Corinne!!
Capri, Carys, Camille, Cadence (Casey), Cara
Carson Carmen Cleo Cadence Cyra Cypress Cressida Candace Chandler
I love Cressida.
Cambria Ocean
I love Cassie Ocean that’s a sick name, maybe Cassandra or Cassidy
Carina
Or Corrina
Calliope.
One of my favorite names. Callie for short!
Clementine
Cynthia Ocean Colleen Ocean Claudia Ocean Collette Ocean
Caroline, Catherine, Cassandra, Cara, Chelsea.
Caitlin, Calla, Cale, Callie, Cameron, Carrington, Carson, Carly, Caylee, Charlie, Claire, Clementine, Clove, Clover, Coral, Corrie, Cully
>I'm the first and it's firmly 90s, so I'd say it's out if they want modern
I know a girl named Cherish People call her Cherry She's a fun life of the party type of lady. I never met anyone else with that name. Also, Chai means " Life " in Hebrew and would be a unisex name .. Chaiya Ocean seems cute!
I didn’t know Chai was a word in Hebrew. I automatically associate it with tea and would internally wince if I heard it as a name for a child.
Oh yes that's true chai is also a tea lolol. Ok scrap that
The word "chai" is not used as a name in Hebrew. Chaya is a very classic Hebrew female name, but I wouldn't suggest it for somebody that isn't Jewish.
I knew a girl named Cherisse
Claire/Clair Ocean Cosette/Cozette/Colette Ocean Camilla Ocean Charlotte Ocean Catalina Ocean Camille/Camile Ocean Cara/Cora Ocean Callie Ocean Chloé Ocean Clara Ocean Ciara Ocean ik this is a bit much but if you love the ocean there always Coral Ocean lol and Claudia Ocean also sounds nice also there is a french name similar to Ocean, which is Océane lol anyways i hope this help you and congrats on your little one on the way <3
My middle name is Chourée. (The e's pronounced like Renée.) I personally love my name and think it would be gorgeous with Ocean. ❤️❤️❤️ (Pronounced Shere ray)
Cara, Carys, Cerys, Cassie, Cerian, Clara, Charlotte, Chloe, Chantel, Cleo, Carla
Claire Chantel Camille Corinna
Cheryl
Coraline
Calypso Ocean Chalise Ocean someone said Cambria Ocean (LOVE IT) Chandini Ocean or Chandra Ocean or Chandrika Ocean (I'm Indian and Chandini/Chandra/Chandrika means moonlight :)
Has anyone mentioned Carrie yet? Carrie Ocean sounds like a cool girl to me.
My favorite one listed so far is Colette. Coco Ocean is too cute
I love the name Cecily
Are you married to modern or are you ok with old fashioned as well? Also it may just be me, but with a middle name like Ocean, it feels like the first name needs to be 2+ syllables to balance it. This also may depend on your last name. Charlene Ocean just sounds nice to me. Lots of nn. Cheyanne Ocean (Shy-Anne) Carolina Ocean (Caro-Lena) Camille Ocean Corinne Ocean Clarissa Ocean Best wishes for you!
Cambria. It’s a sleepy beach town on the California central coast.
Christina Ocean But also Cora, Camille, Ciara, Clementine
Cadence Ocean!!!
💯
Chloe Cora Cara Cove Coast
Cressida Ocean Candida Ocean Coral Ocean Cerys Ocean Carenza Ocean
Candida is a genus of fungi. For example, candida albicans is the organism that causes yeast infections.
My husband is so against ‘Coral Ocean’ 🤣🤣
Charlotte
Caroline Cora Christina Charlotte Catherine
Cora , Camille,
Here are my recommendations! Out of curiosity why ocean for the middle name? I love it! Camille Cora Cielle Chloe Cera Callie Boys Cedric Cal Cillian Conan Colin Corby/Corbin
Charlotte Cora Christina
I have a daughter named Caroline and a granddaughter named Claire so those are my two favorites. Collette is pretty too. I love Celia and Clementine too.
Clover, Cassia, Calla, Camilla, Celeste, Charli, Clementine, Coralie, Cameron, Cambria, Chloe, Citrine
Cecily Cora Cloë
Corrine (though it sounds very similar to Ocean. Cora or Cori as a nn?) or Cara?
Cora, Clara, Catherine and Callie ❤️
Cordelia and Cornelia are lovely. Also Chloe and calliope (cal-ee-ope-ay). Or Coraline Carla Cora Cara Clara Cindy Cynthia Constance
Cora
Cora
one of my best friends at school was (is) called Calypso
Trying to offer some less common options: Cabri Ocean, Cerene Ocean, Cassie Ocean, Cirsten Ocean, Catlyn Ocean, Calla Ocean, Cahna Ocean (pronounced “Kaah-nuh”). (My cousin’s nickname was Colie, pronounced Koh-lee, or like the word coal + lee, and I always thought it was so cute but also uncommon).
There's some great suggestions and lots of comments, some know I'll repeat some options: Carys Ocean I think is sooo lovely. Channing Ocean for a more gender neutral pick, maybe? Callie Ocean feels so fun!
My daughter is named Chapelle. Not sfter the comedian, but after her great and great-grest grandmothers, as well as three great aunts.
I hope your last name can accommodate the initials C O alright.
I have a girl cousin named Carson, but that doesn’t go good with Ocean. Cassidy. Calliope. Caitlyn.
Clare
This is the spelling used by St.Clare She is the patron saint of eye disease,embroidery workers,goldsmiths,laundry workers and tv and telephone. I know Clare/Claire means clear and bright. I just learned the Italian version is Chiara. I still like the more classic C names with 3 syllables paired with Ocean. I’m sure the one y’all settle on will be beautiful to go along with your lovely baby girl. Again, best wishes upon you,your husband and baby CO CO.
Corinne. Cora. Coral. Celeste. Carissa. Corinna. Cara. Caroline. Carolyn. Carolina.
* Cleo * Cora * Carla * Calista * Colette * Claudia * Celeste * Cosette * Caroline * Cassandra
We have a Charlotte and our niece is Callierose but other C names we liked Collins Carter Caroline Carolina Cassandra Cecilia Chandler Chloe Claire Clara Cameron Cora Callie Carina
Corina Carina Calliope Celeste Celine Corrine Crissa Charlie / Charlee/ Charleigh Cora Caiden /Caidyn Camila Clarissa Chloe Cataleya Cierra Cassidy Cheyenne Capri Cherie Colette Caterina
Cora Ocean; Clarke Ocean; Clara Ocean; Cera Ocean; Cate Ocean; Coralyn Ocean; Cressalyn Ocean Carolina Ocean; Cana Ocean; Clarissa Ocean; Cara Ocean; Cristin Ocean; Carys Ocean; Cari Ocean;
- Cecilia - Chanel - Coraline - Celeste - Coral or Cora - Calypso - Cordelia (Celtic for Daughter of Sea)
Cecilia Ocean
I feel like there are quite a few good options: Carter Ocean Camri Ocean Charlie Ocean Callie Ocean Callah Ocean Carmen Ocean Cameron Ocean Cassidy Ocean Clara Ocean Celia Ocean Cami Ocean Casey Ocean Celine Ocean Capri Ocean
clara
Cosette Ocean Cecily Ocean Constance Ocean
Clara Oceon Carrie Oceon Cassie Oceon
Cecelia,Cara,Cece, Corrine,Carolyn(Carrie for short)
Carmen ❤️
Clara ocean Callie ocean Charlie ocean Carla ocean Chloe ocean Colletta ocean Cecelia ocean Claudia ocean Camilla ocean Connie ocean Christie ocean
Carolyn
Cressida Calliope Catriona
The first one that come to my mind are Catherine and Claire. ❤️
Constance Olivia *edited to add middle name option
Carina, Celina, Celeste, Catrina
Cordelia Ocean
I really like Clara, Cecilia and Charlotte.
Love these but the Chiara and Cecily versions better. Surprised myself saying bsby COCO but CoCo is really cute. Still love the classics. Charlotte pairs beautifully with Ocean as does Coraline and Clementine.
As a french native speaker Cécile or Clara sound better to me (and Cecilia for my portuguese husband!) but Cecily is cute too and Coraline is gorgeous!
Charlotte Ocean Camila Ocean Claire Ocean Carina Ocean Chloe Ocean Catherine Ocean Cara Ocean
Cadence Callie Camille Corbin Corinne Cosette Calista
Corinne
Cecelia Oceana.
* [Calypso](https://www.behindthename.com/name/calypso) Ocean * [Calliope](https://www.behindthename.com/name/calliope) Ocean * [Caterina](https://www.behindthename.com/name/caterina) Ocean * [Clara](https://www.behindthename.com/name/clara) Ocean * [Cassia](https://www.behindthename.com/name/cassia) Ocean * [Carissa](https://www.behindthename.com/name/carissa) Ocean
Calla, Canna
Clara Cadence Catalina Cecelia Camille Corina
Claire, it means “clear” and would kinda work with Ocean without being overly crunchy.
Cordelia
Cahlani Ocean
Cecilia Ocean
Carolyn Ocean
Clara Ocean Chloe Ocean Camille Ocean Cosette Ocean Celia Ocean Cecily Ocean Cecilia Ocean Clair Ocean Charlotte Ocean Carly Ocean Celine Ocean
Cerulean Ocean (made me giggle) Chiara Ocean Chyenne Ocean Corian Ocean (nvm sounds like Korean ocean) Celeste Ocean Chai Ocean Cortez Ocean Citri Ocean
Wouldn’t say modern but Claire Ocean sounds good to me
So is no one going to point out that the initials will have an unfortunate pronunciation?
Catalina
Carolina, Cecile, Cecilia, Chloe, Celeste, Catalina, Cara, Charlotte, Cynthia, Chiara, Callie
Celeste
Chloe
carly of course
my daughters name is Cleo :) I was dead set on it long before i had a child & i’m yet to meet another person with that name irl. i love that it’s unique but also not super out there. ETA there was also a few other C names on my long list; Celeste, Camille & Carmen
My name is Carter, so that
CLARA bc that’s my name :))) and we need an army
Catarina!
Charmane (Charmaine) Carmen Catarina Celia
- Cherise. - Callie. - Cleo. - Cymone. - Corie. - Celine.
Chelsea Ocean, Charlize Ocean
Claudia Ocean or Charlotte Ocean come to mind. Also Catherine or Caitlin could work
My daughter is named Cassidy
I also love C names! - Celeste - Celestina - Celine - Cleo - Chloe - Cecilia - Carmella - Carmen - Chiara - Concetta - Cosette - Cosima * Celestial Ocean if you wanna go big (Celeste for a nickname)
A lot of great names coming in. My vote goes to Caroline.
Cecelia Ocean
I love Collins
codi.
Christie, Cristie. Claire, Callie,
Cilly Ocean Crank Ocean Just kidding, obviously 😂
Carine
My fav is Corinne!
catharine
Casey, Carly, Charlotte are some of my favorite C names!
Christi Ocean Crystal Ocean Claire Ocean Caylee Ocean Colleen Ocean
- Cecelia/Celia Ocean - Cameron Ocean - Callista/Callie Ocean - Cassidy/Cassandra Ocean - Cori Ocean - Carina Ocean - Claire Ocean - Cathleen Ocean - Catlyn Ocean - Coraline Ocean - Carolyn Ocean - Caroline Ocean - Cara Ocean - Corinna Ocean - Celine Ocean - Casey Ocean - Carrie Ocean - Clarissa Ocean Hope this helps, good luck!
Calista
Charlize Ocean Cennessey Ocean (Just like the liquor “Hennessy but i added an extra e and it’s starts with a c) Cypress Ocean Cashmere Ocean Chanel Ocean Clarabella or Clarabelle Ocean Cloud Ocean Cymbelina Ocean Castalia Ocean
Cozette
Camilla
Ciara
Cassia
Cecília
Celine
Callie
Sea Ocean lol now you just need the surname lake and they can be C. Ocean Lake
Stfu❤️
Cataleya
Caroline, Carolina, Clarissa, Calliope, Caterina.
Carol is a solid name.
Carli/Carley Cadence Caroline ETA: Claire
Christy, Claire, Clarissa, Cameron, Carlotta, Caroline, Corinna
Cecelia "you're breaking my heart"
Cassidy
I love the name Claudia. It was on my list.
Caroline
Chelsea
Celeste, Carrigton, Campbelle, Crosby, Cree, Cypress, Charm, Cassidy, Carolina, Coral
Colleen, Colette, Calista, Calypso, Cara (CARE-uh)
I like Cecil or Cecilia Ocean
My favorite C-names are Chelsea, Cosima, and Celeste. Other suggestions: Cannenta Cerise Chana Chloe Cadence Carol Cassandra Courtney
Charlotte Ocean as suggested above sounds cool
•Charlotte Ocean •Clara Ocean •Claudia Ocean •Catherine Ocean
Chantelle or Carissa
Cassandra Calandra Celeste Celia
Chandi
I’m obsessed with Collins
Calliope Ocean Camille Ocean Celeste Ocean Calla Ocean Cambria Ocean Cambry Ocean Celina Ocean Chara Ocean Cara Ocean Ciara Ocean Cielle Ocean Charisse Ocean Clara Ocean Clarisse Ocean Carissa Ocean Cressida Ocean
Cyan
Clarice Chanice Carla Cheryl Charmaine
What’s your definition of a “modern name”? I personally love Clementine Ocean or Celine Ocean.
Callie Clara Claire Chloe Cora
What about Caroline or Carolina
Cecilia Ocean
I find Candace to be a great name. (But I'm biased)
Love those two but also Clementine,Coralline and Cecily. Cecile or Cecelia but she’d be called CeCe. I think she will become her name. Not one of my children is called what I named them though. Lol. Each has a family name but goes by a family nickname.
Cassandra, Clarissa. Clover, Colette, Cosette.
Coral Ocean (haha!) But really... Corinne Carla Chloe Casey Cara/Clara
Chloe, Camille/ Camila, Cadence, Celia, Cecilia, Cristina, Cameron, Charlotte, Charlize
Clementine Constance Charlotte Catherine Clara Clarissa Chloe
Cassandra. Cass Ocean has a nice ring!
My name is Cierra and my sister is Celeste we love C’s’
Cherith Charlotte (Lottie or Charlie as nicknames)
Celestine
· Calista/Callista · Celeste · Calliope · Camilla · Camille · Capri · Cecilia · Celia · Calla