Crowley as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Crowley

What is the meaning of the name Crowley ?

The baby name Crowley is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KROW-lee (/ˈkraʊli/).

Crowley is Irish in Origin.

Crowley blends Irish and English roots. As an Anglicized Irish surname Ó Cruadhlaoich (from cruadh “hard, hardy” + laoch “warrior, hero”), it means “descendant of the hardy warrior.” In an English context it can be toponymic, from Old English crawe “crow” + lēah “wood/clearing,” giving the sense “crow’s meadow.” The name is found in medieval Munster and later in English records; its profile was further amplified by the occultist Aleister Crowley.

As a given name, Crowley is a modern, surname-style choice in the U.S. and U.K., used for boys and increasingly unisex, with pop‑culture boosts from Supernatural and Good Omens. Variants and related forms include Crawley, Crowly (rare), and the Irish Ó Cruadhlaoich; feminine-adjacent short forms such as Crow or Lee sometimes appear. Meanings center on toughness and heroism, or on a nature‑tinged “crow clearing.”