Crane.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename: A minor river in Dorset, England, which becomes the Moors River near Verwood; the name is a back-formation from Cranborne.
A placename: A minor river in Greater London, England, which joins the Thames between St Margarets and Isleworth.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Stone County, Missouri.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Richland County, Montana.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Harney County, Oregon.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Crane County, Texas.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington.
Where this word comes from
* As an English surname, from the noun crane. * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Krane. * As a German surname, adaptation of Krahn and Krahnich.
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