Craig - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Craig \c-

is pronounced krayg. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "rock, rocky". Comes from the word "crag". Also originally a Scottish surname. The name is now popular in the English-speaking world.

Craig has 3 variant forms: Craigie, Craik and Kraig.

Baby names that sound like Craig are Graig and Creik.

Craig is a very common first name for men (#90 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#288 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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