Craig (given name)

{{Infobox name | name = Craig | image = | image_size = | caption = | gender = Male | language = Celtic | languageorigin = Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Welsh | derivation = ''creag'' | meaning="rock" | variant = | cognate = Craig (surname) | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|k|r|eɪ|ɡ}}; {{IPAc-en|alsoUS|k|r|E|g}} }}

'''Craig''' is a Scottish, Irish and Welsh masculine given name; all variations derive from the Celtic languages. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word ''creag'', meaning {{gloss|rock}}, similar to Peter. In other cases, the given name originates from the Scottish surname ''Craig'', which is also derived from the same Scottish Gaelic word.<ref name="Hanks-65401">{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |pages=65, 401}}</ref> Cognate forms of ''creag'' include the Irish ''creig'', Manx ''creg'', and Welsh ''craig''. The English word ''crag'' has the same origin (Old Irish ''crec'').<ref name=etymonline.com>{{cite dictionary |entry=crag |entry-url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/crag |dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> The given name ''Craig'' is popular in Scotland, and is used throughout the English-speaking world.<ref name="Hanks-65401" />

In North America it is often pronounced with a short vowel sound {{IPAc-en|k|ɹ|ɛ|ɡ}}, while the British pronunciation uses the spelling pronunciation {{IPAc-en|k|ɹ|eɪ|ɡ}}.<ref>{{cite dictionary |entry=craig |dictionary=Oxford Learner's Dictionaries |entry-url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/craig |access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>

==People== * Craig Abaya, American singer-songwriter * Craig Ackerman (born 1974), American basketball announcer * Craig Adams (disambiguation), several people * Craig Albernaz (born 1982), American baseball coach * Craig Alcock (born 1987), English professional footballer * Craig Allen (born 1957), American television and radio meteorologist * Craig Allen (born 1959), Guernsey footballer * Craig Alpert, American film editor * Craig Anton (born 1962), American actor * Craig Armstrong (born 1959), Scottish composer * Craig Armstrong (born 1975), English footballer and turned manager * Craig B. Allen (born 1957), American diplomat and ambassador * Craig B. Cooper (born 1949), American aquanaut * Craig Barrett (born 1939), American business executive * Craig Barrett (born 1971), New Zealand racewalker * Craig Bartlett, (born 1956), American animator * Craig Bellamy (born 1959), Australia rugby league coach * Craig Bellamy (born 1979), Welsh footballer * Craig Bierko (born 1964), American actor * Craig Biggio (born 1965), American baseball player * Craig Blomberg (born 1955), American New Testament scholar * Craig Braham-Barrett (born 1988), English footballer * Craig Breedlove (1937–2023), American racing driver * Craig Breslow (born 1980), American baseball player and executive * Craig Brown (born 1957), English writer and humorist * Craig Brown, former coach of the Scotland national football team * Craig Carnelia (born 1949) is an American musical theater composer and singer * Craig Carton (born 1969), American radio personality * Craig Cash (born 1960), English comedy writer and performer * Craig Challen, Australian technical diver and cave explorer * Craig Chaquico (born 1954), American guitarist * Craig Charles (born 1964), British actor * Craig Chester (born 1965), American actor, writer, and screenwriter * Craig Claiborne (1920–2000), American restaurant critic, food journalist and book author * Craig Cohen (born 1972), American radio personality * Craig Cohn (born 1983), American professional wrestler * Craig Considine (born 1986) Christian and American scholar of Islam * Craig Cotton (born 1980), American football player * Craig Counsell (born 1970), American baseball player and manager * Craig Culver (born 1950), American fast food company founder * Craig Curry (born 1961), American football player * Craig David (born 1981), English singer-songwriter * Craig Davidson (born 1976), Canadian author * Craig Davies (disambiguation), several people * Craig Dawson (born 1990), English footballer * Craig Derbyshire (born 1991), English professional boxer * Craig Dimond (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer * Craig Disley (born 1981), English professional footballer * Craig Douglas (born 1941), British singer * Craig Doyle (born 1970), Irish TV and radio presenter * Craig Dudley (born 1979), English footballer * Craig Dunn, American business professor * Craig Ehlo (born 1961), American basketball player * Craig Engels (born 1994), American middle-distance runner * Craig Ervine (born 1985), Zimbabwean cricketer * Craig Esherick (born 1956), American professor * Craig Fairbrass (born 1964), English actor * Craig Federighi (born 1969), senior vice president of software engineering at Apple Inc. * Craig Ferguson (born 1962), British actor, comedian, and TV host * Craig Field (born 1972), Australian rugby league coach and player * Craig Flournoy (born 1951), American journalist * Craig Fortnam (born 1967), English musician and conductor * Craig Foster (disambiguation), several people * Craig Frawley (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Craig Frost (born 1948), American keyboardist * Craig Gannon (born 1966), English guitarist * Craig Gardner (born 1986), English professional footballer * Craig Gass (born 1970), American actor * Craig Gazey (born 1982), British actor * Craig Gilchrist (born 1970), South African basketball coach and former player * Craig Gillespie (born 1967), Australian film director * Craig Gilroy (born 1991), Irish rugby player * Craig Goldman (born 1968), American politician * Craig Goldy (born 1961), American guitarist * Craig Gordon (born 1982), Scottish footballer * Craig Grant (1968–2021), American poet and actor * Craig Green (disambiguation), several people * Craig Greenberg (born 1973), American businessman, lawyer, and politician * Craig Groeschel (born 1967), American pastor * Craig Gruber (1951–2015), American bassist * Craig H. Barratt (born 1962), Australian technology executive * Craig Hertwig (1952–2012), American football player * Craig Heyward (1966–2006), American football player * Craig Hill (disambiguation), several people * Craig Hinton (1964–2006), British writer * Craig Hooper (born 1959), Australian musician * Craig Horner (born 1983), Australian actor * Craig Hutchison (born 1975), Canadian freestyle swimmer * Craig Huxley (born 1954), American actor and musician * Craig J. Spence (1940–1989), American journalist and lobbyist * Craig James (disambiguation), several people * Craig Janney (born 1967), American ice hockey player * Craig Johnston (born 1960), Australian soccer player * Craig Jones (disambiguation), several people * Craig Joubert (born 1977), South African rugby player * Craig Juntunen (born 1954), American-Canadian football player * Craig Kallman (born 1965), American entrepreneur and former DJ * Craig Keith (born 1971), American football player * Craig Kelly (disambiguation), several people * Craig Kielburger (born 1982), Canadian human rights activist * Craig Kieswetter (born 1987), English cricketer * Craig Kilborn (born 1962), American comedian, actor and television host * Craig Kimbrel (born 1988), American baseball player * Craig Kyle (born 1971), American writer * Craig L. Rice (born 1972), American politician * Craig Larman (born 1958), Canadian computer scientist * Craig Laundy (born 1971), former Australian politician * Craig Leipold, American businessman * Craig Levein (born 1964), Scottish football coach * Craig Liddle (born 1971), former English footballer * Craig Logan (born 1969), Scottish music manager * Craig Lorentson (born 1965/1966–2010), Scottish singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Lowlife * Craig Low (born 1985), Australian comedian * Craig Lowndes (born 1974), Australian racing driver * Craig Luschenat, American basketball coach and player * Craig Mabbitt (born 1987), American singer-songwriter * Craig Mack (1970–2018), American rapper * {{anbl|Craig Mackellar}} * Craig MacLean (born 1971), Scottish cyclist * Craig MacTavish, (born 1958) American hockey player * Craig Mazin (born 1971), American writer, director, and producer * Craig McCracken (born 1971), American cartoonist * Craig McKinley (disambiguation), several people * Craig McLachlan, (born 1965) Australian actor and musician * Craig McRae (born 1973), Australian rules footballer and coach * Craig Melchert, (born 1945) American linguist * Craig Melvin (born 1979), American television journalist * Craig Menear (born {{circa|1958}}), American business executive * Craig Michael Wheeler, American politician * Craig Millar (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player * Craig Millar (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player * Craig Miller (disambiguation), several people * Craig Minervini, American sports broadcaster * Craig Mokhiber (born 1960), American United Nations (UN) human rights official * Craig Montoya (born 1970), American musician * Craig Morgan (born 1964), American country singer * Craig Mottram (born 1980), Australian runner * Craig Mundie (born 1949), American businessperson * Craig Murray (born 1958), Scottish author, human rights activist and journalist * Craig Newmark (born 1952), American entrepreneur and Craigslist founder * Craig Nicholls (born 1977), Australian musician * Craig Noone (born 1987), English footballer * Craig Nunenmacher, American musician * Craig Ochs (born 1981), American football player * Craig Olejnik, Canadian actor * Craig Oliver (disambiguation), several people ** Craig Oliver (born 1969), British news editor, producer and media executive * Craig Owens (born 1984), American musician * Craig Parker (born 1970), New Zealand actor * Craig Parry (born 1966), Australian professional golfer * Craig Pattison (born 1971), Canadian musician * Craig Pearce, Australian screenwriter and actor * Craig Phillips (born 1971), English television personality and builder * Craig Pittman (born 1959), American Marine and professional wrestler * Craig Porter Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player * Craig Puki (born 1957), American football player * Craig Quinnell (born 1975), Welsh rugby union player * Craig Raine (born 1944), English poet * Craig Ramsay (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey coach and player * Craig Reedie (1941–2026), Scottish sports administrator * Craig Reid (disambiguation), several people * Craig Reucassel (born 1976), Australian radio and television presenter * Craig Revel Horwood (born 1965), Australian-British dancer and choreographer * Craig Reynolds (disambiguation), several people * Craig Rice (1908–1957), American author * Craig Richard Nelson (1947–2025), American actor * Craig Roberts (disambiguation), several people * Craig Robertson (disambiguation), several people * Craig Robinson (disambiguation), several people ** Craig Robinson (actor) (born 1971), American actor and stand-up comedian * Craig Rodwell (1940–1993), American gay rights activist and founder of the first gay bookstore * Craig Rothfeld, American businessman * Craig Ruddy (1968–2022), Australian artist * Craig Russell (disambiguation), several people * Craig S. Atkins (1903–1990), American judge * Craig Sager (1951–2016), American sports reporter * Craig Sams (born 1944), British businessman and author * Craig Scott (disambiguation), several people * Craig Serjeant (born 1951), Australian cricketer * Craig Setari, American musician * Craig Sheffer (born 1960), American actor * Craig Shoemaker (born 1959), American stand-up comedian * Craig Simpson (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Craig Smith (disambiguation), several people * Craig Spence (born 1974), Australian professional golfer * Craig Spence (fl. 1990–present), British historian and archaeologist * Craig Steven Wright (born 1970), Australian computer scientist and businessman * Craig Stevens (disambiguation), several people ** Craig Stevens (1918–2000), American actor * Craig Stewart (1928–2009), Canadian politician * Craig Stewart(1956–2023), Australian rules footballer * Craig Stott (born 1990), Australian actor * Craig Sutherland (born 1988), Scottish footballer * Craig T. Nelson (born 1944), American actor * Craig Taborn (born 1970), American musician * Craig Terrill (born 1980), American football player * Craig Thomas (disambiguation), several people * Craig Thompson (born 1975), American cartoonist * Craig Titus (born 1965), American murderer * Craig Unger (born 1949), American journalist and writer * Craig Venter (1946–2026), American biologist * Craig Washington (born 1941), American politician * Craig Wasson (born 1954), American actor * Craig Waters (born 1956), American lawyer and court spokesperson * Craig Wayans (born 1976), American writer, television producer, and actor * Craig Wedren (born 1969), American singer-songwriter * Craig Williams (disambiguation), several people * Craig Williamson (born 1946), South African policeman and spy * Craig Winn, American businessman * Craig Woodson (born 2001), American football player * Craig Yoho (born 1999), American baseball player * Craig Young (disambiguation), multiple people * Craig Zadan (1949–2018), American film producer * Craig Zobel, American filmmaker and actor * Craig Zonca (born 1984), Australian radio and television presenter * Craig Zucker (born 1975), American politician

==Fictional characters== * Craig Cody, in the movie and TV series ''Animal Kingdom'' * Craig Dean, in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Craig Dixon (EastEnders), short-lived ''EastEnders'' character * Craig Feldspar, a recurring character in ''Malcolm in the Middle'', portrayed by David Anthony Higgins * Craig Gilner, the main character of ''It's Kind of a Funny Story'' * Craig Manning, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Craig Marduk, in ''Tekken 4'' * Craig Owens, in the ''Doctor Who'' episodes "The Lodger" and "Closing Time" * Craig Pelton, a recurring character on ''Community'' * Craig Ramirez, a character in the sitcom ''Drake & Josh'' * Craig Schwartz, character in ''Being John Malkovich'' * Craig Slithers, Sanjay's pet snake from ''Sanjay and Craig'' * Craig Tucker, a recurring ''South Park'' character * Craig Williams, the main character of ''Craig of the Creek''

==See also== * List of Irish-language given names * List of Scottish Gaelic given names

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