59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Late Roman Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Latin name that was a derivative of the name Crescens. This was the name of a few early saints, including a child martyred in Rome during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormCrescentiaOther Languages & CulturesCrescencio(Spanish) Categories growth, martyrs, saints