Crescent

French
"increasing, growing"

Crescent Origin and Meaning

The name Crescent is a girl's name of French origin meaning "increasing, growing".

Crescent is an intriguing word name with a pretty sound and links to the moon. Cressie could make for a cute nickname, as used in the Worst Witch children's TV series, short for Crescentmoon.

Famous People Named Crescent

  • Crescent DragonwagonAmerican children's book author

Crescent in Pop Culture

  • The crescent moon ispar excellence, the symbol of the Great Mother, the lunar Queen of Heaven, and is the attribute of all moon goddesses; it is the passive, feminine principle and is both the Mother and Celestial Virgin.
  • Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnelcharacter in Marissa Meyer's book, Cress.