FROM THE BOY COLLECTION
Crosby
KROZ-bee
Easygoing · Retro · Friendly
CROSBY MEANING & ORIGIN
English
village with a cross
Crosby began as an English place name and surname, from the Old Norse kross, “cross,” and byr, “settlement.” It became a first name through famous Crosbys, and it now has the easy, familiar feel of a surname that’s grown into a boy’s name.
Crosby’s style
Crosby is a surname name with the relaxed, sunny feel of a crooner’s song.
The “-by” ending does a lot of work here. It gives Crosby a bouncy, friendly sound, the same way it does for Colby, Kirby and Rigby, and it keeps a surname-style name from feeling stiff. There’s a retro warmth to it, thanks to Bing Crosby, and a sporty energy if you think of Sidney Crosby on the ice. It suits a little boy who never sits still, and it will look just as good on a business card. It’s a name that’s easy to like and easy to grow into, which is hard to say about most surname names.
NAMES THAT GO WITH Crosby
SIMILAR NAMES
Kirby
Rigby
Crew
MIDDLE NAME IDEAS
Crosby Ellis
Crosby Hale
Crosby Thomas
SIBLING NAMES
Crosby & Miles
Crosby & Hazel
Crosby & Nash
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