Crispin

See also: Crispín

English

Etymology

Latin Crispinus, derivative of the Roman family name Crispus (“curly”).

Alternatively, contraction of Crispus (“hair”) and pinus (“pine”), according to Miraculum Quo Beata Maria Subvenit Guillelmo Crispino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪspɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪspɪn

Proper noun

Crispin

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint, and brother of Crispinian; patron saint of cobblers and tanners.

Quotations

• 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

  And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by
  From this day to the ending of the world
  But we in it shall be remembered

Translations

male given name

• French: Crépin (fr) m
• Italian: Crispino (it) m
• Polish: Kryspin (pl) m
• Portuguese: Crispim m, Crispino m
• Spanish: Crispín (es) m

Christian saint

• French: Crépin (fr) m
• German: Crispinus m
• Italian: Crispino (it) m
• Portuguese: Crispim m
• Russian: Криспин m (Krispin)
• Spanish: Crispín (es) m

Noun

Crispin (plural Crispins)

1. (humorous, dated) A shoemaker.
   • 1870 June 18, “Granny’s Ignorance”, in Sydney Punch, Sydney, N.S.W., page 25, column 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.

   • 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.

2. A variety of apple, the Mutsu.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Crispín.

Proper noun

Crispin

1. a male given name from Spanish

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Crispín.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kɾisˈpin/, [kɾɪsˈpin]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Cris‧pin

Proper noun

Crispín (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish