Names

Possibly means either “shepherd” or “gift” in Hungarian. According to legend this was the name of a son of Attila the Hun.

Welsh form of Christine.

From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning “ice”. It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.

Diminutive of Cruz.

Means “cross” in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Derived from the Slavic elements črt “hatred” and miru “peace, world”. This is the name of the hero in the Slovene national epic Baptism on the Savica (1835) by France Prešeren.

Short form of Črtomir.

Latinized form of the Greek Κρόνος (Kronos), possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ker- meaning “to cut”. Cronus was the Titan who fathered the Greek gods. As his wife Rhea gave birth to the gods, Cronus swallowed them fearing the prophecy that he would be overthrown by one of his children. However Rhea hid Zeus, her last child, who eventually forced his father to disgorge his siblings. Cronus and the rest of the Titans were then defeated by the gods and exiled.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning “town with a small enclosed field” in Old English.

Means “crucifix” in Italian.