Crescent as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Crescent

What is the meaning of the name Crescent ?

The baby name Crescent is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈkrɛsənt/; respelling: KRES-ənt.

Crescent is English in Origin.

Crescent comes from Latin crescens, the present participle of crescere “to grow,” which passed into Old French as creissant and Middle English as cressaunt before settling as the modern English word. Its core meaning is “waxing” or “increasing,” especially of the moon, so the name carries imagery of cycles, renewal, and upward growth.

As a given name, Crescent is a rare, gender-neutral English word-name with older Latin roots. It echoes the Roman cognomen Crescens and the medieval feminine Crescentia, borne by saints (notably St. Crescentia/Kreszentia in German tradition), and relates to Iberian forms Crescencio/Crescencia. Documented use appears sporadically in the 19th and early 20th centuries and again in recent celestial- and nature-inspired naming. Variants and relatives include Crescentia, Crescenta, Kreszentia, Crescens, Crescente, Crescencio, and Crescencia; brief nicknames such as Cress, Cressa, and Cressie soften the form.