Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɾes.po/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Referred to a person with curly hair, from Latin crispus meaning "curly". Related NamesDetails RootcrispusVariantCrespi(Italian) Other Languages & CulturesCrisp(English) Categories hair, Italian words, Spanish words