name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
Craig
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/
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UK: [ˈkhɹweɪ̯ɡ]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈkɹɛɡ/
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US: [ˈkhɹwɛɡ]
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US: /ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/
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US: [ˈkhɹweɪ̯ɡ]
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rhymes with -eɪɡ
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rhymes with -ɛɡ
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homophone: crag (æ-raising before /ɡ/)
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CMU ARPABET: K R EY1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
Meaning 3
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 11
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 12
A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 13
A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 14
A placename
A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 15
A placename
A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 16
A rocky crag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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History
Etymology
From craig (“rock”).
Variant of crag.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 克雷格 (Kèléigé) — city in Alaska
- Marathi: क्रेग (kreg) — city in Alaska
- Tlingit: Sháan Séet — city in Alaska
Real reading context