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Craig¹

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

Sounds like crag (/æ/ raising before /ɡ/) · Rhymes with -eɪɡ, -ɛɡ

Where it comes from

From craig (“rock”).

proper noun Craigs

  1. countable A 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.
  2. countable A male given name transferred from the surname. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.
  5. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.
  6. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.
  7. countable, uncountable A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
  9. countable, uncountable A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
  10. countable, uncountable A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.
  11. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
  12. countable, uncountable A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.
  14. countable, uncountable A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.
  15. countable, uncountable A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).

craig²

Where it comes from

Variant of crag.

noun craigs

  1. Scotland A rocky crag.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: holmes, bennett, carlos, sanchez, clegg, tudor, millar, ferry, rock, bluff, escarpment, precipice, crag, cliff, scarp, stack

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name city in Alaska

中文克雷格 Kèléigé

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"craig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/craig. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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craig. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/craig

Chicago

"craig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/craig.

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@misc{craig_2026,
  title = {craig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/craig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}