Etymology

cran

C3R1A1N1

Today it means: A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or ~750 herrings on average (up to 1200 or even ~2500). Full definition →

Goidelic
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cran · noun1

  1. Goidelic · borrowed from
  2. English todaycran

Evidently from, or at least influenced by Goidelic; compare Scottish Gaelic crann (“lot, measure of herring, tree, etc.”).

Cran · proper noun2

Shortened form of Cranfield taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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