Submitted Surname Revision History

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9/5/2016, 9:34 PM LMS move from given name to surname
9/4/2016, 6:34 PM anonymous

Name Crete
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French
Other Forms FormsCrète
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

French (adjectival form Crété ‘crested’): nickname for an arrogant individual, from Old French creste ‘crest (of a hill)’ (Late Latin crista), used with reference to the comb of a rooster. Compare Old French crester ‘to strut’.
Added 9/4/2016 by anonymous