Step 1: Understanding the Concept
The parent is the five-membered carbon ring, cyclopentane. The -OH group is the principal group, so the suffix is -ol.
Step 2: Numbering
The ring carbon with -OH is C-1. Numbering towards the neighbouring carbon that has the ethyl group gives that carbon locant 2.
Step 3: Name
The name is 2-ethylcyclopentan-1-ol, usually written 2-ethylcyclopentanol.
Final Answer:
The IUPAC name is 2-ethylcyclopentanol.
\[ \boxed{\text{(C) }\text{2-Ethylcyclopentanol}} \]