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Crispin
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Crispín
English
Etymology
From en la Crispinus, derivative of the Roman family name la Crispus curly.
Alternatively, contraction of la Crispus hair and la pinus pine, according to Miraculum Quo Beata Maria Subvenit Guillelmo Crispino
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɹɪspɪn/
en ɪspɪn 2
Proper noun
en male Latin.
A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint, and brother of Crispinian; patron saint of cobblers and tanners.
Quotations
IV II And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go byFrom this day to the ending of the worldBut we in it shall be remembered
Translations
male given name
French: fr Crépin m
Italian: it Crispino m
Polish: pl Kryspin m
Portuguese: pt Crispim m, pt Crispino m
Spanish: es Crispín m
Christian saint
French: fr Crépin m
German: de Crispinus m
Italian: it Crispino m
Portuguese: pt Crispim m
Russian: ru Криспин m
Spanish: es Crispín m
Noun
en jocular dated A shoemaker.
en Granny’s Ignorance w:Sydney Punch Sydney, N.S.W. 18 June 1870 25 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/962550001/ 2 The fact is, that the Princess of Wales, having suffered from weakness in the knee, walks with a slight halt, and the apes of fashion have persuaded their Crispins to supply boots with one long and one short heel, in order that they may follow in the footsteps of royalty.
en 1873 John Camden Hotten The Slang Dictionary Boot after boot was tried on until at last a fit was obtained, when in rushed a man, snatched up the customer's hat left near the door, and ran down the street as fast as his legs could carry him. Away went the customer after his hat, and Crispin, standing at the door, clapped his hands, and shouted, “Go it, you'll catch him!”—little thinking that it was a concerted trick, and that neither his boots nor the customer would ever return. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42108/42108-h/42108-h.htm#:~:text=boot%20after%20boot
A variety of apple, the Mutsu.
en eponyms
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor es:Crispín + 1
Pronunciation
ceb Cris pin
Proper noun
Crispín +
ceb male Spanish
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:Crispín + 1
Pronunciation
Crispín
Proper noun
Crispín +
tl male Spanish