Given name

Cronus

Cronus is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

Cronus’s family of names

Cronus has a related form in Cronas. Cronus has a related form in Crones. Cronus has a related form in Cronis.

Walk Cronus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Similar names

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

Greek · Biblical

Crescens

“increasing” · “rising”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Literary

Sofus

“having great wisdom”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek

Clopas

“traverse” · “exchange”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Tyrannus

“tyrant” · “of the tower”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek

Cristu

Cristu is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

No U.S. birth series

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Greek · Royal

Malchus

“king” · “reigning”

No U.S. birth series

97% boys · 3% girls

Greek · Biblical

Carpus

“fruit” · “yield”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Trophimus

“nourishing” · “foster child”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Cronus

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