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 [ syll. cres-cen-tia, cr-escent-ia ] The girl name Crescentia is pronounced KRehS-ahN-SHah KEY. Crescentia's origin is Latin, and its use, German. Derived from the word crescere which is of the meaning 'to grow'. An older form of the name is Crescentia (Latin). The name was borne by the 3rd-century Saint Crescentia, who was martyred with Vitus and Modestus under Diocletian. The name has traditionally been bestowed to wish the bearer strong and healthy growth. Crescentia is the feminine form of the Latin Crescentius. Forms of Crescentia include the Spanish Crescencia, the Italian Crescenza, the Italian Crescenzia, the German Kreszentia, and the German Kreszenz. Another variant of the name is the German pet form Zenzi. See also the related form, the English Tia. Crescentia is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the family of girl names directly related to Crescentia, the English Tia was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Crescentia include the Spanish Crescencia, the Italian Crescenza, the German Kreszenz, the Italian Crescenzia, and the German Kreszentia. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Crescentia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
