Cruickshank

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname.

OriginScots Cruickshank →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

proper nounCruickshank (plural Cruickshanks)

plural Cruickshanks · alternative Crookshanks

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

  1. ScotsCruickshank
  2. EnglishCruickshank

From Scots Cruickshank, from cruick (“bent; lame”) + shank (“leg”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Cruickshank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cruickshank

MLA

“Cruickshank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cruickshank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cruickshank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cruickshank.

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