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View Name: Crescens


CRESCENS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Late Roman, Biblical Latin
Meaning & History
Latin name which was derived from crescere "to grow". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament.
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VARIANT: Crescentius (Late Roman)
FEMININE FORM: Crescentia (Late Roman)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kreskes (Biblical Greek), Crescenzo (Italian)
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