Meaning of Craig | Babel Free
kɹeɪɡDefinitions
- A rocky crag.
- A surname.
- A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scottish Gaelic creag, originally meaning someone who lived near a crag.
- An Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin, an anglicization of de Craig, de Creag (“of the crag”).
- An Irish surname, a variant anglicization of de Carraig (Carrick).
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
- An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
- A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
- A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
- A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
- A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
- An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.
- A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
- A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).
Examples
“He told her the name⟳ he had used to rent⟳ the cabin. " I'm Craig Hemsworth." She burst⟳ out laughing. "That's a funnier name⟳ than mine. It sounds like⟳ the kind of name⟳ they give⟳ a movie actor when they decide⟳ his own⟳ name⟳ won't do.”
“Lyonne’s Animal Pictures banner with Max Ferguson is producing “Bambo” alongside Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl,” “The Last⟳ of Us”) for Word Games and Sarah Sarandos.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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