This name derives from the Latin “Crispus > Crispinus”, meaning “curled, curly-haired, crinkled, vibrating, undulating, elegant, refined”. Saint Crispus was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14.
Spanish Meaning: The name Cristian is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Cristian is: follower of Christ; the annointed.
English Meaning: The name Cristoforo is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cristoforo is: He who holds Christ in his heart. Famous Bearers: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken; explorer Christopher Columbus.
Cristopher is mainly an Americanized respelling; a small alteration whereby the first “h†is dropped. The traditional English spelling of Christopher comes from the Greek "Khristophoros" which, broken down into each Greek element, means Christ (Khristos) and "to bear" (pherein).
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.
Croix - stems from the later part of St. Croix, the island in the Bahamas, which would seem to have religous implications to a person, hence the Saint contained therein. This is not the case, since the loose translation of Saint in spanish is San and Croix is cross - so it means "Holy Cross".
Meaning of the Irish name Cronan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Cronan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: cron “”brown, sallow, dark-skinned.””
Cross Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone who lived near a stone cross set up by the roadside or in a marketplace, from Old Norse kross (via Gaelic from Latin crux, genitive crucis), which in Middle English quickly and comprehensively displaced the Old English form cruc (see Crouch).
Recorded in several spellings including MacCrossan, McCrossan, Crossan, Crosan, Crosen, Croson, Crossen, Crosson and others, this is an Irish surname. It is a developed form of the pre 10th century Gaelic Mac an Chrosain, meaning 'The son of the reciter of verse'.
Crowley (surname) The majority of the Crowley family came from the county of Cork, with three-quarters of the family originating from there. The Irish "O Cruadhlaoich" or "Ua Cruadhlaoich", a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the hard hero" or "descendant of the hardy warrior", was anglicised to "Crowley" or "O'Crowley".
