Neutral names starting with C: Difference between revisions

'''Cruz'''. Spanish and Portuguese. In the US, this has become more popular as a masculine name in the 2010s, but it was neutral from the 1920s to 1940s. Meaning "The cross (upon which Jesus Christ was crucified)" in Spanish and Portuguese.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/cruz</ref> US SSA data shows about 34,546 people with this given name, used as a masculine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/C/CR/CRUZ/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, common, masculine inclined, one syllable, shapes.

'''Cypress'''. English. A modern gender-neutral name. Meaning "A cypress tree, which is a large evergreen," in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/cypress/submitted</ref><ref><nowiki>https://www.babynames.net/names/cypress</nowiki></ref><ref>https://homeguides.sfgate.com/bald-cypress-tree-38651.html</ref><ref><nowiki>https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-cypress-46515.htm</nowiki></ref> US SSA data shows about 149 people with this given name, used as a feminine name 58% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/C/CY/CYPRESS/index.html</ref> Keywords: nature, neutral inclined, plants, trees, two syllables, very rare.