Crescentia

kreh-SEHN-sha; kreh-SEHN-shee-uh; kress-TSEN-tsee-ah

Latin, German

"to grow"

Crescentia Origin and Meaning

The name Crescentia is a girl's name meaning "to grow".

Derived from the Latin Crescentius and Crescens, Crescentia is a bold, strong but elaborate name borne by a 4th century saint and also the heroine of a 12th century German romance. Also spelled Kreszentia, it also feels connected to the moon, due to its similarity to the word crescent.

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Famous People Named Crescentia

• Saint Crescentia 4th,century Italian martyr

Crescentia in Pop Culture

• Pronounced "kra SEN,sha" or "kri,SHEN(t),see,a"
• Means "increasing ascending, thriving" in Latin (related word: crescendo)
• Nicknames: Cressa Senta, Zenzi
• Crescentia was the eponymous heroine of a 12th century Old German chivalric romance, which appeared in various forms, in prose and verse, in the 13th and 14th centuries. The story cycle, known as the Crescentia cycle, also appears in French romances.
• Crescentia "Cress" character in the "Ash Princess" by Laura Sebastian