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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