Crispin

(kris′pin)

noun

a masculine name

Origin: L Crispinus < crispus, curled (see crisp), hence, lit., curly

Crispin, Saint (3d cent. ); Rom. Christian martyr: patron saint of shoemakers: his day is Oct. 25

See Crispin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Roman shoemaker who with his brother Saint Crispinian sought to spread Christianity and was martyred.

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