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Cremorna f LiteratureCremorna Garden is the former stage name of Mrs. Rosanna Wrayburn, a retired Victorian-era stage performer, in the 1930 novel
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is based on the name of Cremorne Gardens, which were popular pleasure gardens in London during the mid-19th century (from 1845 until the gardens closed in 1877), named for Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne (1725-1813; see the Irish place name
Cremorne).
Creoda m Anglo-SaxonUncertain etymology. May have been one of the first king of Mercia, though his existence is disputed.
Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)French and Romanian form and English variant of
Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French
creissant, ultimately from Latin
crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [
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Creslin m English, LiteratureCreslin is a main character in the second book in the 'Magic of Recluse series. he possesed the power to call immense controlled storms and change the worldwide climate with Order magic, despite it's usual inability to cause harm... [
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Cresphontes m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek κρείσσων
(kreisson) meaning "superior, better" and φόνος
(phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter". This was the name of a great-great-grandson of
Herakles in Greek mythology, a king of Messene.
Cressant m Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
cressant, the present participle of
crestre "to increase; to augment", this name is a cognate of
Crescens.
Crete f Greek MythologyA mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian
*kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [
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Crevan m IrishAnglicized form of the Irish name
Criomhthann, from Old Irish
crimthan meaning "fox". A variant,
Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint
Columba.
Crijn m DutchShort form of
Quirijn. A bearer of this name was the Dutch 17th-century painter Crijn Hendricksz. Volmarijn.
Crimea m Romani (Archaic)From the peninsula
Crimea in the Black Sea. Use as a given name in the 19th century was probably influenced by news coverage of the Crimean war (1853–1856).
Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [
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Criou m Medieval FrenchVariant form of
Cariou, which is a short form of
Carioulf, itself a variant form of
Charioulf, which is the original French form of
Chariulf... [
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Crispijn m DutchDutch form of
Crispinus (see
Crispin). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Crispijn Ariëns (b. 1989).
Cristín f IrishIrish form of
Christine which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."
Cristíona f IrishIrish form of
Christina, which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."
Crixus m GaulishThis was the name of a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves (died 72 B.C.). His name means "one with curly hair" in Gaulish.
Croesus m Lydian, AncientMeaning unknown. Croesus was the King of Lydia from 595 BCE to 546 BCE. He is best known for his immense wealth, which became legendary in both Greek and Persian histories.
Croix m ObscureFrench cognate of
Cruz, possibly taken from the name of
St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin Islands (which was originally
Santa Cruz, "Holy Cross" in Spanish, the name given by Columbus).
Cronan m EnglishFrom Irish Gaelic
Crónán, from
crón "swarthy". This was the name of two seventh-century Irish saints and miracle-workers.