Crusoe

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Crusoe

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Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname.

proper noun Crusoes

A surname from French, famously held by Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe.
A male given name transferred from the surname.

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

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

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

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@misc{crusoe_2026,
  title = {Crusoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crusoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}