Cresques

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Gender Masculine

Usage Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Other Forms FormsCreixent

Meaning & History

Derived from the Catalan adjective creixent "growing", ultimately from the verb créixer “to grow”, this name is a cognate of Crescens. In medieval Occitania, it was used to translate Tzemach.

Added 5/30/2016 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 2/22/2018 by Frollein Gladys