Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cressyda is a variant of Cressida. An origin associated with Cressida is Greek.
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The story
Cressyda is a variant of Cressida. The history of Cressida gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare’s Cressida follows Chaucer’s Criseyde and Boccaccio’s Criseida. The story of her love for Troilus and later relationship with Diomedes developed in medieval literature, although the name ultimately connects with a Greek name found in the Iliad.
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Cressyda’s family of names
Cressyda has a related form in Cressida.
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