Craig (given name)
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-language 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 originates from the Scottish surname Craig, which is also derived from the same Scottish Gaelic word.[1] Cognate forms of 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, as in "egg," while the British pronunciation sounds like the diphthong in "brain."
List of people with the given name
- Craig Buck (born 1993), Jive Dancer
- Craig Bellamy (born 1979), Welsh footballer.
- Craig Biggio (born 1965), American baseball player
- Craig Breslow (born 1980), American baseball player
- Craig Chaquico (born 1954), American guitarist
- Craig Charles (born 1964), British actor, presenter, author, poet and radio DJ
- Craig Cohn (born 1983), American professional wrestler
- Craig B. Cooper, American aquanaut
- Craig Cotton (born 1947), American football player
- Craig Curry (born 1961), American football player
- Craig David (born 1981), British R&B singer
- Craig Douglas (born 1941), British singer (a stage name, not his birth name)
- 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 Flournoy (born 1951), American journalist
- Craig Frost (born 1948), American musician
- Craig Gardner (born 1986), English professional soccer player
- Craig Gilroy (born 1991), Irish rugby player
- Craig Keith (born 1971), American football player
- Craig Taro Gold (born 1969), American writer and entertainer
- Craig Goldman (born 1968), American politician
- Craig Gordon (born 1982), Scottish footballer
- Craig Handley (born 1977), Welsh writer
- Craig Hertwig (1952-2012), American football player
- Craig Hinton (1964-2006), British writer
- Craig Horner (born 1983), Australian actor
- Craig Hutchison (swimmer) (born 1975), Canadian freestyle swimmer
- Craig Jones (disambiguation)
- Craig Juntunen (born 1954), American player of Canadian football
- Craig Kallman, Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records
- Craig Kilborn, American talk show host, preceded Craig Ferguson as host of CBS' The Late Late Show
- Craig Kieswetter (born 1987), English cricketer
- Craig Kimbrel (born 1988), American baseball player
- Craig Liddle (born 1971), footballer
- Craig Low (born 1985), Australian comedian
- 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), Scottish cyclist
- Craig McKinley (disambiguation)
- Craig Morgan (born 1964), American country singer
- Craig Murray (born 1958), former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan
- Craig T. Nelson (born 1944), American actor
- Craig Newmark (born 1952), American founder of the online classified site Craigslist
- Craig Oliver (disambiguation)
- Craig Oliver (media executive) (born 1969), Downing Street Director of Communications and former BBC media executive
- Craig Pattison (born 1971), Canadian Rock musician
- Craig Puki (born 1957), American football player
- Craig Reucassel (born 1976), Australian radio and TV presenter
- 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 1967), Canadian hockey player
- Craig Stevens (disambiguation) (born 1962), Australian rock singer; animal rights activist
- Craig Stott (born 1990), Australian actor
- Craig Venter (born 1946), American biologist
- Craig Wasson (born 1954), American actor
- Craig Waters (born 1956), American lawyer and court spokesperson
- Craig Zegler (born 1962), An American Rock
- Craig Williamson (born 1986), A British lorry driver
References
- 1 2 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
Craig Marsden- Served in Royal Navy
See also
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