craig

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UK/ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/UK[ˈkʰɹʷeɪ̯ɡ]US/ˈkɹɛɡ/US[ˈkʰɹʷɛɡ]

noun

A rocky crag.

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

craig1

nouncraig (plural craigs)

plural craigs

  1. ScotlandA rocky crag.

Craig2

proper nounCraig (countable and uncountable, plural Craigs)

plural Craigs

  1. countableA surname.

    "I've secured a meeting with Bev Craig, the new Mayor of Greater Manchester, and I'll be putting the case to her shortly," MacNae said.

    2026 September 3, William Morgan, David Saville, “Town's rail link plans move a step closer”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
  2. countableA male given name transferred from the surname.

    Lyonne’s Animal Pictures banner with Max Ferguson is producing “Bambo” alongside Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl,” “The Last of Us”) for Word Games and Sarah Sarandos.

    2025 December 22, Christopher Marc, “‘Bambo’: Natasha Lyonne To Write & Direct ’80s-Set Boxing Pic With Craig Mazin Producing”, in The Playlist, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2025
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    He told her the name he had used to rent the cabin. " I'm Craig Hemsworth." She burst out laughing. "That's a funnier name than mine. It sounds like the kind of name they give a movie actor when they decide his own name won't do.

    1979, Bruce Jackson, The Programmer: A Novel, Doubleday, page 168
  3. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
    3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
    4. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
    7. countableuncountableA minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
    8. countableuncountableA minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
    9. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.
    11. countableuncountableA river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
    12. countableuncountableA small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).

Origin

Craig · proper noun

From craig (“rock”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 克雷格
  • 克雷格 (Kèléigé)city in Alaska

Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

crag (/æ/ raising before /ɡ/)

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Cite this entry
APA

craig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craig

MLA

“craig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craig.

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