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Crimson name meaning
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Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Crimson
User Submitted Origins
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User Submitted Meanings
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Crimson means "Blood red/rose".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Crim"son
A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.
Etymology: OE. crimson, OF. crimoisin, F. cramoisicf. Sp. carmesi.) LL. carmesinus, fr. Ar. qermazi, fr. qermez crimson, kermes, fr. Skr. kṛmija produced by a worm; k�mi worm or insect + jan to generate; akin to E. kin. CF. Carmine Kermes
adjective Crim"son
Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red.
verb Crim"son
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
verb Crim"son
To become crimson; to blush.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A deep and vivid red color
- Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- Characterized by violence or bloodshed ("writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days" and "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing")
- Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
- (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion ("crimson with fury" and "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment")
Wiktionary
Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.
- A deep, slightly bluish red.
- crimson colour:
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Crimson
Crimson was born on February 21st, 1985 in Cleveland. Crimson is also known as Mercer and Tommy; Little Red.
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Crimson
Notable Persons With the Last Name Crimson
Crimson
Crimson was born on February 21st, 1985 in Cleveland. Crimson is also known as Mercer and Tommy; Little Red.