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Cressida.

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    countable
  2. A moon of Uranus, Solar System.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Used by Geoffrey Chaucer, also by Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida (1602), from Italian Criseida (which Boccaccio mistakenly substituted for Briseida (“Briseis”)), from Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς (Khrusēḯs), from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).

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