Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Cron
“son of the swarthy one”
Cron is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Scottish surname, Cron goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Cróin, meaning “son of the swarthy one.”
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Where it comes from
Cron has more than one origin: as a Scottish surname, it comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cróin; as a French surname, it comes from Picard Old French cron; as a Breton surname, it comes from Proto-Brythonic *krunn.
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How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Cróin (“son of the swarthy one”).
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Cron’s family of names
In English usage, Cron as a surname has a related form in KRON. In German usage, Cron as a surname has a related form in CROHN. In English usage, Cron as a surname has a related form in CRONE.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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