Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Irish Pronounced Pron. KREE-vən [key] Other Forms FormsCriomhthain, Criomhthan Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 10/20/2010 by thealmightykain Edited 1/2/2012 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History Anglicized form of the Irish name Criomhthann, from Old Irish crimthan meaning "fox". A variant, Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint COLUMBA.