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Crispin

KRIS-pin

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'crispus' (curly-haired). Saint Crispin is patron of shoemakers and leatherworkers; immortalized in Shakespeare's Henry V.”

Popularity Over Time

Crispin US popularity rank over timeRank 7647 in 2023 to rank 1592 in 1971. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1592#4620#7647191519401960198020002024

Crispin is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Crisp

Style

LiteraryClassicElegantRomanticTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Saint Crispin
  • Crispin Glover (actor)
  • Crispin Blunt (politician)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Jasper

Old French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Casper

Dutch Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Rosemary

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Clara

Latin Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across English and Romance cultures

People Also Ask

From Latin 'crispus' (curly-haired). Saint Crispin is patron of shoemakers and leatherworkers; immortalized in Shakespeare's Henry V.

Crispin is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Crispin include Crisp.

Names that pair beautifully with Crispin include Rosemary, Clara.