Crane

English surname

"crane"

Crane Origin and Meaning

The name Crane is a boy's name of English origin meaning "crane".

This elegant surname has great potential to turn into an unusual first name, especially with its literary associations to both Stephen and Hart Crane.

Crane is a surname that originated for a tall man with long, thin legs. It can now be seen as one of the newly stylish bird names, like Wren and Lark, and could fit in well with future classmates Zane, Kane, Dane, Lane, Rain--and Jane.

Crane Popularity

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20 Names Similar to Crane

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• Crow
• Feather
• Heron
• Barley
• Quill
• Falcon
• Elm
• Canyon
• Kasper
• Vale
• Culver
• Spring
• Cliff
• Baz
• Fennel
• Hawthorn
• Field
• Lowell
• Pine
• Cricket

Famous People Named Crane

• (Irwin) Crane Wilbur American actor, writer and director
• (Clarence) Crane Brinton American historian
• Crane Kenney American baseball executive
• Crane stage name of Richard Alan Krieger, American trumpeter and singer

Crane in Pop Culture

• Dr. Frasier Crane character on TV's "Frasier" and "Cheers"
• Ichabod Crane character in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
• Jonathan Crane aka The Scarecrow character in the Batman sries
• Denny and Donny Crane characters on TV's "Boston Legal"
• Kyle Crane character in Video Game "Dying Light"