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_Caddy._ _Caddie_, a young person, a young fellow.

_Caffey._ _Caff_, chaff; _ig_, implying an adjective. Chaffy.

_Cairns._ _Cairns_, plural of _cairn_, a loose heap of stones.

_Callan._ _Callan_, a boy.

_Canny._ _Cannie_, gentle, mild, dexterous.

_Carl._ _Carl_, an old man, a churl.

_Carlin._ _Carlin_, feminine of _carl_. A stout old woman.

_Cauldwell._ _Cauld_, cold; _well_, a well. A cold well. Caldwell, Colwell, from the same roots.

_Child._ _Chield_, a fellow.

_Clapp._ _Clap_, clapper of a mill.

_Clater._ _Clatter_, an idle story.

_Clash._ _Clash_, an idle tale, the story of the day.

_Collie._ _Collie_, a general.

_Core._ _Core_, corps, party, clans.

_Cotter._ _Cotter_, an inhabitant of a cot-house, or cottage.

_Cowton._ _Cowt_, a colt; _tún_, a house. A colt’s house.

_Craft._ _Craft_, in old husbandry, a field near a house, a croft.

_Crap._ _Crap_, a crop, to crop.

_Crawford._ _Craw_, a rook; _ford_, a ford. A rook-ford.

_Creeley._ _Creel_, a basket; _líc_, like. Resembling a basket. To have one’s wits in a _creel_, is to be crazed, to be fascinated.

_Crees._ _Crees_, grease.

_Crick._ _Cricke_, an ant, any small insect.

_Crouse._ _Crouse_, cheerful, courageous.

_Curley._ _Curlie_, curled, hair falling naturally in ringlets.

_Curling._ _Curling_, a well-known game on ice. In Scotland, where it is practised, the player is called a _curler_.