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Craig.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/UK[ˈkʰɹʷeɪ̯ɡ]UK/ˈkɹɛɡ/US[ˈkʰɹʷɛɡ]US
  1. A surname.

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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  3. 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.

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  4. A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.

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  5. A placename A locale in the United States. A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.

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  6. A placename A locale in the United States. A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.

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  7. A placename A locale in the United States. A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.

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  8. A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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  9. A placename A locale in the United States. A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.

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  10. A placename A locale in the United States. A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.

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  11. A placename A locale in the United States. A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

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  12. A placename A locale in the United States. A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.

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  13. A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.

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  14. A placename A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.

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  15. A placename A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).

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Where this word comes from

From craig (“rock”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.