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Definition of: Crispin
(kris′pin)
A masculine personal name. Also Ger. Cris·pus (kris′ps), Ital. Cris·pi·no (krēs·pē′nō), Cris·po (krēs′pō), Lat. Cris·pi·nus (kris·pī′nəs), Cris·pus (kris′pəs), Sp. Cris·po (krēs′pō). [<L, curly]
—Crispin, Saint
A Roman Christian martyr of the late third century; patron saint of shoemakers; hence, Crispin, a shoemaker.
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