# Crispin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪspɪn/ · frequency rank #45,301

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint, and brother of Crispinian; patron saint of cobblers and tanners.

## Etymology
From Latin Crispinus, derivative of the Roman family name Crispus (“curly”).
Alternatively, contraction of Crispus (“hair”) and pinus (“pine”), according to Miraculum Quo Beata Maria Subvenit Guillelmo Crispino

## Easily confused with
- **crispy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-crispy)
- **crisps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-crisps)
- **CRISPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-crispr)
- **Cristina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-cristina)
- **Cristian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-cristian)
- **crisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crisp-vs-crispin)
- **crisis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crisis-vs-crispin)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccrispin`, `cirspin`, `cripsin`, `crisipn`, `crispinn`, `crispni`, `crisppin`, `crisspin`, `crrispin`, `crsipin`, `rcispin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crispin