Dragon Names Starting with C

Name: Corrupto

MeaningOriginDescriptionDefilerLatinTainter of pure landsA dragon would sayGorkh-orliterally evil · -erchromatic dialect

Black Chromatic Dragon

Name: Caligus

MeaningOriginDescriptionMistLatinWeaver of toxic fogsA dragon would sayShelkheshliterally water · airchromatic dialect

Black Chromatic Dragon

Name: Cruciatus

MeaningOriginDescriptionTormentorLatinBringer of agonyA dragon would sayGorkh-orliterally evil · -erchromatic dialect

Blue Chromatic Dragon

Name: Caelestis

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenlyLatinDescribes the dragon's connection to the skyA dragon would sayTeshliterally skychromatic dialect

Bronze Metallic Dragon

Name: Chronos

MeaningOriginDescriptionTimeGreekAncient as time itselfEtymologyGreek chrónos (χρόνος, "time"), later personified; distinct in origin from the Titan Kronos, with whom he was conflated.Say itKROH-nosBronzes are the type with the longest recorded memory for shipping, the lore's living repository of maritime history, which is why a name that means time was attached to the oldest of them.A dragon would sayThorsliterally agemetallic dialect

Blue Chromatic Dragon

Name: Cyanus

MeaningOriginDescriptionDeep BlueGreekDescribes the dragon's coloringA dragon would sayDulvtselliterally deep · bluechromatic dialect

Air Dragon

Name: Caelum

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenLatinCelestial dragon of the upper atmosphereEtymologyLatin caelum ("sky, heaven"), of debated origin; the southern constellation Caelum takes its name from the unrelated caelum ("chisel").Say itKY-lumThe word the Roman augurs used for the quarter of the sky they watched for birds; the species was reported from that same quarter, above the Apennines, in more than one augural record.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore Draconic

Air Dragon

Name: Cirrus

MeaningOriginDescriptionHigh CloudLatinDragon with feathery cloud-like scalesEtymologyLatin cirrus ("curl, lock of hair, tuft"); Luke Howard applied it to the high feathered cloud in 1803.Say itSEER-usThe high ice-cloud that forms at the ceiling of the species' range; the plateau survey reads a cirrus streak that bends against the wind as a wake, and has twice been right.A dragon would sayGerskhelvliterally up · cloudcore Draconic

Blue Chromatic Dragon

Name: Caelix

MeaningOriginDescriptionSky MasterLatinCombines sky and masteryA dragon would sayTeshtorkliterally sky · lordchromatic dialect

Air Dragon

Name: Cloudweaver

MeaningOriginDescriptionWeaver of CloudsEnglishArtistic cloud-forming dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of cloud + weaver.Say itKLOWD-wee-verThe lore record allows the species to make its own local weather, and the plateau survey has filmed a cumulus forming above a circling adult on a day with no other cloud.A dragon would sayKhelvwelk-orliterally cloud · weave · -ercore Draconic

Green Chromatic Dragon

Name: Chloros

MeaningOriginDescriptionGreenGreekEmbodiment of nature's corruptionA dragon would sayZalkliterally greenchromatic dialect

Emerald Dragon

Name: Chloris

MeaningOriginDescriptionPale GreenGreekProtector of spring growthEtymologyGreek Chlōrís (Χλωρίς), from chlōrós (χλωρός, "pale green, yellow-green, fresh"); the nymph of flowers and spring growth, Latin Flora.Say itKLOR-issThe pale yellow-green of the nymph is the hatchling colour of the field description, recorded before the scales deepen with age.A dragon would sayFéskzalhkliterally white · greengem dialect

Green Chromatic Dragon

Name: Chlorophyl

MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen LeafGreekCorrupt nature essenceA dragon would sayKloːrohhilby soundchromatic dialect

Red Chromatic Dragon

Name: Conflagrus

MeaningOriginDescriptionBurning OneLatinBringer of infernosA dragon would sayKhasliterally burnchromatic dialect

Red Chromatic Dragon

Name: Caloris

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeatLatinMaster of burning windsA dragon would sayKresliterally hotchromatic dialect

Red Chromatic Dragon

Name: Cremator

MeaningOriginDescriptionBurnerLatinReducer to ashesA dragon would sayKrimeɾerby soundchromatic dialect

Red Chromatic Dragon

Name: Cinderfex

MeaningOriginDescriptionAsh-MakerLatin/CustomCreator of ruinsA dragon would sayKherkhelvkrev-orliterally fire · cloud · make · -erchromatic dialect

Red Chromatic Dragon

Name: Conflagrax

MeaningOriginDescriptionBurning KingLatin/CustomLord of wildfiresA dragon would sayKhaskharthliterally burn · sovereignchromatic dialect

Ice Dragon

Name: Cryos

MeaningOriginDescriptionCold/FrostGreekSwift dragon leaving trails of frostEtymologyGreek krýos (κρύος, "icy cold, frost"), the root of English cryo-.Say itKRY-osThe Greek word for a cold that freezes; the frost trail of the description is the moisture in the air freezing behind a low-flying adult, visible on the Altai photographs as a white line across the valley.A dragon would sayTheskthasliterally cold · icecore Draconic

Diamond Dragon

Name: Crystallos

MeaningOriginDescriptionIce CrystalGreekDragon with diamond-like crystalline formEtymologyGreek krýstallos (κρύσταλλος, "ice; rock crystal"), from krýos ("frost"); the Greeks took rock crystal for ice frozen too hard to melt.Say itKRIS-tal-osThe Greek confusion of ice and crystal is the diamond in one word: a creature that lairs at -60°F and grows scales that refract like cut stone.A dragon would sayThásglishliterally ice · crystalgem dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionCold MouthEnglishPhysical featureA dragon would sayTheskvorkliterally cold · jawchromatic dialect

Brass Metallic Dragon

Name: Cerastes

MeaningOriginDescriptionHornedGreekThe horned viper that waits under sandEtymologyGreek kerástēs (κεράστης, "horned"), from kéras ("horn"); the name of the Saharan horned viper, which buries itself in sand.Say itseh-RAS-teezThe field description's two backward-curving horns, and the viper's habit of waiting under sand; the survey has mistaken a buried brass adult for the snake more than once, at some cost.A dragon would sayThronliterally hornmetallic dialect

Middle Eastern Dragon

Name: Cyrus

MeaningOriginDescriptionSun BornPersianDragon of royal lineageA dragon would sayKersbrekliterally sun · hatchcore Draconic

Brass Metallic Dragon

Name: Cassian

MeaningOriginDescriptionHollowLatinFills void with wisdomEtymologyLatin Cassiānus, from the family name Cassius, most often derived from cassus ("empty, hollow"); the connection is old but not certain.Say itKASS-ee-anThe lore file's buried lairs with several exits are hollows in the sand; the survey maps them by the collapse rings they leave when abandoned.A dragon would sayGromliterally cavemetallic dialect

European Dragon

Name: Cyril

MeaningOriginDescriptionLordlyGreekA noble dragon of distinguished lineageA dragon would sayTorkliterally lordcore Draconic

Brass Metallic Dragon

Name: Campana

MeaningOriginDescriptionBellLatinBell, cast in bronze in CampaniaEtymologyLate Latin campana ("bell"), from Campania, the region whose bronze foundries cast them; the source of Italian campana and Spanish campana.Say itkam-PAH-nahA bell is cast metal that talks, which is the type in one word; the archive's Italian agents used it for the deep resonant hum that opens a brass sentence.A dragon would sayKempaanaby soundmetallic dialect

Bronze Metallic Dragon

Name: Chalkeus

MeaningOriginDescriptionCoppersmithGreekMaster of metalwork and craftsmanshipEtymologyGreek chalkeús (χαλκεύς, "coppersmith, bronze-worker"), from chalkós ("copper, bronze").Say itkal-KYOOSThe name of the trade that first worked the metal this type is named for; the older Aegean sightings were logged by smiths, who knew the colour of a fresh casting when they saw it in the water.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ermetallic dialect

Bronze Metallic Dragon

Name: Chalkous

MeaningOriginDescriptionBronze CoinGreekGreek bronze coin, an eighth of an obolEtymologyGreek chalkoûs (χαλκοῦς, "of bronze"), the small bronze coin worth an eighth of an obol, from chalkós ("bronze").Say itkal-KOOSThe small change of the Aegean; the hoards in the type's lairs are mostly this, scooped from wrecks by the sackful.A dragon would sayStortengdroshliterally earth · metal · hoardmetallic dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionTime KeeperGreek-inspiredTemporal referenceEtymologyCoined name; Greek chrónos ("time") with a decorative -ix; the keeper of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itKRON-iksA generic time name; the station uses it for the two-thousand-year lifespan the lore records, estimated from scale rings.A dragon would sayThorssherth-orliterally age · defend · -ermetallic dialect

Solar Dragon

Name: Chrysos

MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden OneGreekDragon with metallic golden scalesA dragon would sayKhorvliterally goldcore Draconic

MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden LightGreekRadiant jade dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek chrysós ("gold") joined to Latin lūx ("light"), a hybrid no ancient author formed.Say itKRIS-oh-luksThe gold flash of a wing edge in sun; the survey keeps the word for want of a better one.A dragon would sayKhorvtháarliterally gold · lightgem dialect

Gold Metallic Dragon

Name: Chrysopraxis

MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden DeedGreekReferences noble actionsEtymologyCoined name; Greek chrysós ("gold") + prâxis ("deed, action"); a regular formation but not an attested word.Say itkris-oh-PRAK-sisA tag for an adult's intervention on a settlement's behalf, the protective act the lore records toward communities it approves of.A dragon would sayKrrisaprreksisby soundmetallic dialect

Silver Metallic Dragon

Name: Chromewing

MeaningOriginDescriptionChrome WingEnglishWith metallic wingsEtymologyEnglish compound of chrome (Greek chrôma, "colour", via chromium, the metal of bright plating) + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itKROHM-wingThe wing membranes are the most reflective part of the animal, and the mirror finish of the leading edge is what survey teams compare to chrome.A dragon would sayLithtengvekhliterally bright · metal · wingmetallic dialect

Silver Metallic Dragon

Name: Chromescale

MeaningOriginDescriptionChrome ScaleEnglishWith metallic scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of chrome (Greek chrôma, "colour", via chromium, the metal of bright plating) + scale (Old French escale).Say itKROHM-skaylThe mirror finish on a single shed scale is what survey teams compare to chrome plate, though the assay finds silver, not chromium.A dragon would sayLithtengthoshliterally bright · metal · scalemetallic dialect

Silver Metallic Dragon

Name: Chromelight

MeaningOriginDescriptionChrome LightEnglishShines like chromeEtymologyEnglish compound of chrome (Greek chrôma, "colour", via chromium, the metal of bright plating) + light (Old English lēoht).Say itKROHM-lyteThe hard white reflection of the plating, which survey teams compare to chrome plate rather than to polished silver, which is warmer.A dragon would sayLithtengthaarliterally bright · metal · lightmetallic dialect

Solar Dragon

Name: Chrysalis

MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden CocoonGreekDragon born from solar metamorphosisA dragon would sayKhorvwelkthernliterally gold · weave · laircore Draconic

Faerie Dragon

Name: Crystal

MeaningOriginDescriptionRock CrystalGreekA dragon with crystal-like scalesEtymologyGreek krýstallos (κρύσταλλος, "ice", later "rock crystal"), from krýos ("icy cold"), through Latin crystallum and Old French cristal.Say itKRISS-tulOld adults lose their pigment and the scales go clear, so the register can read the age of a roost by counting the ones that have turned to glass.A dragon would sayStorglishliterally earth · crystalcore Draconic

Fire Dragon

Name: Char

MeaningOriginDescriptionScorchEnglishBattle-scarred dragon with intense flamesEtymologyEnglish char ("to scorch"), a 17th-century back-formation from charcoal.Say itCHARThe claw-scraping the IDRI lists as an aggression sign leaves charred grooves in stone; the marks at the Schwarzwald site are the archive's reference set.A dragon would sayKhasliterally burncore Draconic

Fire Dragon

Name: Cinder

MeaningOriginDescriptionBurnt CoalEnglishStealthy dragon with glowing markingsEtymologyEnglish cinder, from Old English sinder ("slag, dross"), respelled after French cendre ("ash").Say itSIN-derThe slag left where breath meets rock is the type's calling card; the survey maps lair mouths by their cinder fields.A dragon would sayKhaskhasstorliterally burn · burn · earthcore Draconic

Fire Dragon

Name: Calor

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeatSpanishDesert dragon with scorching breathEtymologySpanish calor ("heat"), from Latin calor, from calēre ("to be hot").Say itkah-LORHeat is the survey's tracking method: a resting adult reads 40 degrees above ambient on the flank, and the thermal cameras find it before the eye does.A dragon would sayKresliterally hotcore Draconic

European Dragon

Name: Caspian

MeaningOriginDescriptionWhitePersianA pearl-scaled dragon dwelling near seasA dragon would sayFeskliterally whitecore Draconic

Mesoamerican Dragon

Name: Chalchiuhtlicue

MeaningOriginDescriptionJade SkirtAztecA dragon of precious watersA dragon would sayChelchiuutlikyuuby soundcore Draconic

Water Dragon

Name: Cailleach

MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm HagCelticBringer of ocean stormsEtymologyScottish Gaelic cailleach ("old woman, hag"), from caille ("veil"), from Latin pallium; the winter hag who raises the storms.Say itKAL-yakhThe winter hag who raises the storms; the hazard the name records is real, and it comes with the weather.A dragon would sayKeeliichby soundcore Draconic

MeaningOriginDescriptionSkySpanishCelestial dragon with cloud-like patternsEtymologySpanish cielo ("sky, heaven"), from Latin caelum; a feminine given name in Latin America.Say itsee-EH-lohThe plain word for the one habitat the species will not leave; the Andean plateau teams record adults circling at cloud base for a full day rather than landing in a valley.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore Draconic

Lunar Dragon

Name: Celeste

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenlyLatinA dragon of celestial beautyEtymologyFrench Céleste, from Latin caelestis ("of the sky, heavenly"), from caelum ("sky, heaven").Say itseh-LESTA sky name for an animal that lives in the sky proper: the description's thermosphere habitat puts most of its life above any weather an observer has to look through.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore Draconic

MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal-FormedEnglishDragon with diamond-crystal structureEtymologyEnglish crystalline, from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krýstallos ("ice, rock crystal").Say itKRIS-tuh-linThe lore's word for the scale, confirmed by the materials bench on shed samples: a true lattice, not the keratin of every other type.A dragon would sayGlíshkrevliterally crystal · makegem dialect

Opal Dragon

Name: Celestine

MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenlyLatinReferences the celestial appearanceEtymologyLatin caelestinus, from caelestis ("of the sky, heavenly"); also the pale blue mineral celestine (strontium sulfate), named for its colour.Say itSEL-es-teenThe mineral of the same name turns up in the hot-spring deposits the lore places their lairs beside; the Slovak survey found celestine crusts in two nest chambers.A dragon would sayTéshliterally skygem dialect

Topaz Dragon

Name: Citrine

MeaningOriginDescriptionYellow QuartzFrenchDragon with pale yellow to golden brown scalesEtymologyFrench citrin ("lemon-coloured"), from Latin citrus; the name of the yellow variety of quartz since the sixteenth century.Say itSIH-treenThe paler adults are logged as citrine rather than topaz; the two stones are told apart in the field by the same test, hardness under a steel point.A dragon would sayKersthóvglishliterally sun · hue · crystalgem dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal LadyGreekFemale crystal dragonEtymologyCoined name; English crystal (Greek krýstallos) with a feminine -a ending; "lady" is a reading of the gender, not of the word.Say itkris-TAH-luhThe archive's polite form for a gallery-holding female, used in the sapphire archive's own references to the type.A dragon would sayGlíshtorkliterally crystal · lordgem dialect

Amethyst Dragon

Name: Crystalos

MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal BreathGreekCrystal breath weapon dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek krýstallos ("ice, rock crystal") shortened; nothing in it means "breath".Say itKRIS-tuh-lossThe crystal-dust exhalation logged after feeding, the same observation Crystalan records, filed twice by two survey seasons.A dragon would sayGlíshkheshliterally crystal · airgem dialect

Sapphire Dragon

Name: Caerula

MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue OneLatinAncient word for deep blueEtymologyLatin caerula, feminine of caerulus ("dark blue, sea-blue"), from caelum ("sky").Say itKY-roo-lahThe Latin poets used caerula for the sea and the sky in the same line, which is the description's colour range on one animal: azure on the wing membranes, near-black along the spine.A dragon would sayTsélhliterally bluegem dialect

Lunar Dragon

Name: Celestia

MeaningOriginDescriptionThe HeavensLatinA dragon of cosmic beautyEtymologyLatin caelestia, neuter plural of caelestis ("heavenly"): "heavenly things", the bodies of the sky.Say itseh-LES-tee-ahThe bodies of the sky in the plural; the archive files the type among them because, at thermosphere altitude, it is one of the lights an observer is counting.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore Draconic

Sapphire Dragon

Name: Caerulea

MeaningOriginDescriptionSky BlueLatinColor referenceEtymologyLatin caerulea, feminine of caeruleus ("sky-blue, dark blue"), from caelum ("sky").Say itky-ROO-lee-ahLinnaean naming would have given this type caerulea for its species epithet; the register chose nobilis for the hierarchy instead, and the colour word went to the name bank.A dragon would sayTéshtselhliterally sky · bluegem dialect

Opal Dragon

Name: Clarion

MeaningOriginDescriptionClear CallLatinReferences the pure lightEtymologyMedieval Latin clario, a shrill trumpet, from Latin clarus ("clear, bright"); the same root as clarity.Say itKLAR-ee-onThe type's contact call is a clear rising note that carries across a valley; the parabolic teams log it before any visual.A dragon would sayPélhvrashliterally clear · roargem dialect

Sea Serpent

Name: Calypso

MeaningOriginDescriptionHidden OneGreekSea enchantressEtymologyGreek Kalypsṓ (Καλυψώ), from kalýptō ("to cover, conceal"); the nymph who hid Odysseus on her island.Say itkuh-LIP-sohThe nymph who hid a sailor for seven years; the archive reads the island as a lair and the seven years as the time a grudge lasts.A dragon would saySkov-enliterally hide · -edcore Draconic

Opal Dragon

Name: Cassiopeia

MeaningOriginDescriptionQueenGreekReferences royal natureEtymologyGreek Kassiópeia (Κασσιόπεια), the boastful queen of Ethiopia set among the stars; the name's own meaning is not known.Say itkass-ee-oh-PEE-ahThe queen who boasted of her beauty and was hung in the sky for it; the survey teams use it for the large females that display in full sun.A dragon would sayKhárthliterally sovereigngem dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionYellowNahuatlYellow; the colour of goldEtymologyNahuatl cōztic ("yellow"); cōztic teōcuitlatl, "yellow divine excretion", is the Nahuatl for gold.Say itKOS-teekThe Nahuatl colour word that names gold; the survey's Mesoamerican logs use it for juveniles whose scales are yellow before the amber deepens.A dragon would sayKérsthovliterally sun · huegem dialect

Topaz Dragon

Name: Chrysorix

MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden KingGreek/GaulishKing of golden dragonsEtymologyCoined name; Greek chrysós ("gold") + Gaulish rīx ("king"); not a Latin form.Say itKRIS-oh-riksA hybrid for the dominant male of a range, in the same pattern as Goldrix; the survey uses whichever the observer wrote first.A dragon would sayKhórvkharthliterally gold · sovereigngem dialect

Garnet Dragon

Name: Crimsonscale

MeaningOriginDescriptionRed ScalesEnglishDragon with garnet-colored scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of crimson (Arabic qirmiz via medieval Latin) + scale (Old French escale, "husk").Say itKRIM-zun-skaylA shed scale at 8.5 on the Mohs scale will scratch quartz; the survey files each one with its colour card reading, and crimson is the median.A dragon would sayBrákhthoshliterally red · scalegem dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionCrimson WrathEnglishA fierce dragon with terrible powerEtymologyEnglish compound of crimson (from Arabic qirmizī, the kermes dye) + wrath (Old English wrǣþþu).Say itKRIM-zun-rathThe field description records grudges held for decades; the Mogok survey has one adult that still turns toward the ridge where a 1961 mining crew blasted its lair entrance.A dragon would sayBrákhnerkhliterally red · furygem dialect

Ruby Dragon

Name: Chichiltic

MeaningOriginDescriptionChili RedNahuatlRed, the colour of chiliEtymologyNahuatl chīchīltic ("red"), from chīlli ("chili pepper") + -tic (adjective ending): chili-coloured.Say itchee-CHEEL-teekThe Nahuatl red is named for the chili, and the Sierra Madre survey records that the resting scale is closer to a dried chili than to a polished stone, the gloss only coming with heat.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialect

MeaningOriginDescriptionMorning StarQuechuaVenus at dawn, the shaggy starEtymologyQuechua ch'aska ("star", specifically Venus as the morning star, literally "shaggy, dishevelled" for its rays); a feminine given name in the Andes.Say itCHAHS-kahVenus with its rays, in the language of the Vilcanota range; the Andean team ends its night watches at its rising, when the resident female goes in.A dragon would sayKélhshtsivliterally dawn · stargem dialect

Lunar Dragon

Name: Chang'e

MeaningOriginDescriptionMoon GoddessChineseNamed after the Chinese moon goddess, representing grace and immortalityEtymologyChinese Cháng'é (嫦娥), earlier Héng'é (姮娥), renamed to avoid a Han emperor's personal name; é (娥) means "beautiful, graceful", and cháng survives only in her name, so the Meaning is a functional gloss for the woman who drank the elixir and rose to the moon.Say itCHAHNG-uhThe woman who rose to the moon and did not come down; the archive reads the tale as an early account of an ascent into the thermosphere, where the type spends most of its life.A dragon would sayLeshthakhliterally moon · godcore Draconic

Lunar Dragon

Name: Callisto

MeaningOriginDescriptionMost BeautifulGreekA stunning lunar dragonEtymologyGreek Kallistṓ (Καλλιστώ), from kállistos ("most beautiful"), superlative of kalós; the nymph set among the stars as the Great Bear, and a moon of Jupiter.Say itkah-LIS-tohThe nymph who became the Great Bear; the teams keep it for the pale females that turn around the pole all night, as the description's navigation predicts.A dragon would sayBelshliterally beautifulcore Draconic

Lunar Dragon

Name: Cosmos

MeaningOriginDescriptionOrderGreekA dragon of universal harmonyEtymologyGreek kósmos (κόσμος, "order, arrangement"), and from Pythagoras onward the ordered world and the heavens.Say itKOZ-mohsThe ordered sky; the type's family groups hold formation on the same few stars, the description's navigation made visible from the ground.A dragon would sayKrestliterally commandcore Draconic

MeaningOriginDescriptionCoal BearNorseA dark-scaled mountain dragonA dragon would sayKhasstorbraskliterally burn · earth · beastcore Draconic

MeaningOriginDescriptionSpirit DragonTurkishMystical dragon of ancient wisdomA dragon would sayNevkhathliterally spirit · dragoncore Draconic

Middle Eastern Dragon

Name: Cybele

MeaningOriginDescriptionMountain MotherAnatolianEarth dragon queenA dragon would saySkornbrek-orliterally mountain · hatch · -ercore Draconic