- Craig (given name)
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For other uses, see Craig.
Craig Gender Masculine Language(s) English Origin Language(s) Scottish Gaelic Derivation creag Meaning "rock" Other names Cognate(s) Craig (surname) Craig is an English masculine given name of an ultimately Celtic derivation. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag, meaning "rock", similar to Peter. In other cases, the given name can originate from the Scottish surname Craig, which is also derived from the same Scottish Gaelic word.[1] Cognate forms of the creag include the Irish creig, Manx creg, and Welsh craig. The English word "crag" also shares an origin with these Celtic words. The given name Craig is popular in Scotland, and is used throughout the English speaking world,[1] though in North America it is often pronounced with a short vowel sound like egg while the original pronunciation is more akin to the long a in James.
List of people with the given name
- Craig Bellamy (born 1979), Welsh footballer
- Craig Biggio (born 1965), American baseball player
- Craig Breslow (born 1980), American baseball player
- Craig David (born 1981), British R&B singer
- Craig Fairbrass (born 1964), English actor
- Craig Ferguson (born 1962), Scottish-American comedian, succeeded Craig Kilborn as host of CBS' The Late Late Show
- Craig Gordon (born 1982), Scottish footballer
- Craig Handley (born 1977), Welsh writer
- Craig Horner (born 1983), Australian actor
- Craig Hutchison (swimmer) (born 1975), Canadian freestyle swimmer
- Craig Jones (disambiguation)
- Craig Kilborn, American talk show host, preceded Craig Ferguson as host of CBS' The Late Late Show
- Craig Liddle (born 1994), footballer
- Craig Mabbitt (born 1987) American singer, best known as the current vocalist of Escape the Fate and former vocalist of Blessthefall
- Craig MacLean (born 1971), British cyclist
- Craig Murray, British diplomat turned human rights activist
- Craig T. Nelson (born 1944), American actor
- Craig Newmark (born 1952), founder of the online classified site Craigslist
- Craig Oliver (born 1938), a reporter with Canada's CTV Network
- Craig Oliver (media executive) (born 1969), Downing Street Director of Communications and former BBC media executive
- Craig Pattison (born 1971), Canadian Rock musician.
- Craig Roberts (wrestler) (1968-2006), Canadian wrestler
- Craig Robinson (actor) (born 1971), American actor and stand-up comedian
- Craig Rodwell (born 1940), American gay rights activist and founder of the first gay bookstore
- Craig Reynolds (disambiguation)
- Craig Russell (disambiguation)
- Craig Simpson (born 1979), Canadian hockey player
- Craig Venter (born 1946), American biologist
- Craig Wasson (born 1954), American actor
- Paul Craig Roberts, American economist and columnist
References
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 65, 401, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
See also
- List of Irish-language given names
- List of Scottish Gaelic given names
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