Crispian

Crispian is the medieval form of the Roman cognomen Crispin "the curly haired", such as B. analogous to Barbarossa - the red-bearded one. Today he is rarely used as a male given name , sometimes in the form Crispiano.

Crispian is also the name of Saint Crispian , whose feast day is October 25th .

Well-known namesake

First name

• José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez (* 1951), Colombian bishop
• Crispian Mills (* 1973), English singer and musician
• Crispian Steele-Perkins (* 1944), English trumpeter

stage name

• Crispian St. Peters (1939-2010), English pop singer

See also

• Crispinus and Crispinianus (saints and martyrs), brothers from a distinguished Roman family