Surname

Cromarty

“crooked, bent”

Cromarty is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cromarty goes back to Scottish Gaelic crom, meaning “crooked, bent.”

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Where it comes from

Cromarty comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cromarty’s family of names

In English usage, Cromarty as a surname has a related form in CROMARTIE.

Walk Cromarty’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cromarty, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Mcgroarty

“son of Rabhartach”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Cromie

“bent, crooked”

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Gaelic

Crombie

“bent, crooked”

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Irish

Cronan

“the small, dark one”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Gaelic

Crumby

Crumby is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mclarty

“son of Flaithbheartach”

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Gaelic

Mclafferty

“son of Flaithbheartach”

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Swedish

Cron

“son of the swarthy one”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Cromarty’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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