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craig

“craig” is a Welsh word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. rock
  2. cliff
  3. crag
  4. reef

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, possibly from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”). Related Celtic descendants include Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Manx creg.

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