Cryptic crossword reference lists > 1001 Cryptic names
1001 Cryptic names
How to interpret names in cryptic clues.
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Given names can have several cryptic meanings. Names in cryptic clues can refer to:
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Two little boys (6)
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A
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Aaron - spelling
Abel - third man, victim Abigail - abig Abraham - Hebrew father Adam - first man Adelaide - city, queen Adonis - handsome man Al - gangster, gore Alan - al Albert - al, hall, watch-chain Alexander - bell, pope |
Alfred - great
Ali - greatest, Muhammad Alice - adventurous girl, cooper, springs Allan - border Amy - friendliness, little woman, march Anansi - trickster Andrew - and, prince Angus - aberdeen, ans, cattle Anna - coin Anne - askew, frank, orphan girl, princess |
Annie - orphan
Anthony - ant, eden Aphrodite - greek goddess April - month Archibald - gun, primrose, prize Ariel - spirit Arthur - art, dent, king, miller Atticus - finch Aurora - dawn goddess, northern light, southern light Ayn - rand |
B
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Baldric - belt
Barb - hook, horse Barbara - barb Beatrice - bea Beatrix - potter Beau - admirer Belle - beauty Ben - big, hall, hur Benny - hill Bess - queen Beth - Hebrew letter, little woman, march |
Bill - account, beak, draft, fare, gates, health, poster
Billie - holiday, jean Billie Jean - king Billy - can, cock, goat, kettle, kid, wilder Blaise - pascal Blanche - pale Bob - curtsy, cut, fish, hope, rebound, s, shilling, sled, stay, tail, weight Bobby - policeman, sox Bonnie, accomplice, criminal |
Bonny - comely
Brad - nail, pitt Bram - stoker Brent - goose Brian - blessed, may Brit - eng Britney - spears Brooke - shields Bruce - lee Bud - sprout Buddy - holly, mate |
C
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Caesar - emperor
Cain - cane, murderer, second man Cam - shaft, wheel, wheel part Cameron - cam Candice - candy Candy - sweet, tuft Carmel - friar, mount Carol - song Caroline - in the time of Charles Carter - carrier Cary - grant Cassandra - prophet Cassius - clay, conspirator |
Cate - dainty
Cath - roman Catherine - cat, cath, empress, great, kit, wheel Charles - bear, chas, chuck, darwin, dickens, hal, lamb, prince, wain Charlie - c, sheen Charlotte - char, web Cherry - colour, fruit Christina - stead Christopher - robin Chuck - berry, call, darling, fix, throw Cilla - black |
Cinderella - cinders, dance
Clare - cla Clark - gable, kent Cliff - rock-face Clyde - barrow, criminal Cole - porter Colin - firth Con - prisoner, steer, study, trick Condoleeza - rice Connor - con Constance - spry, steadiness Cornelius - corn |
D
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Daisy - chain, cow, flower
Dan - brown Daniel - book, interpreter Daphne - flower David - beloved Hebrew, star Davy - affidavit, lamp, swear Dawn - first light, French Dean - church man, college fellow, dene, good man, martin Deborah - harry |
Delilah - temptress
Dennis - den, hopper Derek - bo Desdemona - unfortunate wife Di - die, dye Diana - di, goddess, hunter, princess Dick - declaration, detective, ordinary Dirk - dagger Dom - title Dominic - dom, west |
Don - put on, Spaniard, university staff
Donald - don, trump Donna - Italian lady, Spanish lady Dora - Defence of the Realm Act Dorian - ancient Greek, grey Doris - day Dorothy - bag, dot, traveller Dot - spot Dottie - tobacco remnant Dotty - mad |
E
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Earnest - instalment, serious
Ebenezer - scrooge Ebony - black wood Eden - paradise Edna - dame Edvard - munch Edward - e, ed, er, heath, hm, king, lear, ned, prince, ted |
Eleanor - crosses, old queen
Eli - priest, prophet Eliot - ts Elizabeth - browning, e, queen Emily - em, mle Emma - book Emmy - award, me Eric - ambler |
Erica - flower
Ern - earn, urn Ernest - ern Eva - ever Eve - day before, first lady Ezra - pound, reformer, scribe |
F
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Fabian - persistent
Fay's - phase Felicity - happiness Fern - plant Fi - fee |
Finn - European
Fiona - fee, fi Flora - plants Florence - flo, nightingale Frances - fanny, fran |
Francis - bacon, drake, frank
Frank - german, open, packer Franklin - pierce Freddie - blind, mercury |
G
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Gaby - talkative
Garfield - cat, sobers Gary - glitter, gus Gemima - puddleduck Gemma - leaf-bud Gene - hereditary unit Geoffrey - rush George - bass, best, bush, cross, curious, g, geo, gr, jewel, king, medal, saint, sand, shaw, st |
Georgia - county, ga
Gerald - ford Geraldine - page Gertrude - stein Gideon - bible, judge Gill - measure, organ, ravine Ginger - spice Giuseppe - verdi Gladys - knight Goliath - giant |
Gordon - brown, flash, gecko
Grace - charm Graham - greene Grant - cary, concede fund, general Gregory - illuminator, peck, pope, st Greta - garbo Griffin - fabulous creature Gunter - grass Guy - effigy, fawkes, grotesquely dressed person, hospital, ridicule, rope, run away |
H
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Hagar - exile
Hal - prince Hannibal - soldier Hans - german Harold - harry, holt Harry - blind, harass, ordinary, potter, prince, spoil Hazel - bush, colour, witch Heath - ledger, wasteland Heather - flower, ling |
Hector - bluster, bully
Hedda - hopper Helen - garner Helena - saint Heloise - tragic lover Henry - fielding, ford, h, hen, hy, king, o, rider haggard, temple Herb - plant Herbert - herb, hoover, tree Hercules - pillars, stars, strong man |
Hilary - term
Holly - buddy, hunter Honour - reputation Horace - poet Howard - carter, catholic family Hugh - grant Hugo - victor, weaving Humphrey - bear, sir Hyacinth - bouquet, bucket, flower |
I
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Ian - Scotsman
Ida - princess Imogen - virtuous wife Ina - princess |
India - country, man, paper, rubber, ship
Irene - empress Iris - flower Isaac - newton, singer |
Ismail - merchant
Ivan - terrible Ivy - iv |
J
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Jack - ass, boot, daw, flag, frost, hoist, j, ketch, knife, lad, lantern, london, ripper, sailor, sprat, union
Jack Ketch - hangman Jacob's - ladder Jade - horse, stone James - baker, bond, brown, cook, ivory, king, mason, whistler Jason - old sailor Jay - bird, j Jean - cloth Jeannie - genie Jenny - crane, spinner, wren Jeremy - irons Jerry - builder, can, chamberpot, German |
Jess - strap
Jesse - window Jimmy - carter Jo - brand, little woman, march Joan - arc, rivers, st Job - patience, prod, work Job's - comforter Jock - dj, Scotsman, Scottish soldier Joe - American soldier John - bull, doe, dory, hurt, loo, major, waters Johnny - cash, idler, walker Jonah bad luck, prophet, sacrifice, whale Jonathan - swift Jordan - jo, kingdom, river Joseph - banks, chaste man |
Josephine - baker
Josh - joke Joshua - josh Josiah - josh Joy - happiness Judas - traitor Jude - law Judith - heroine Judy - garland Jules - jewels Julian - calendar Juliet - j June - midsummer, month Justin - saint |
K
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Kate - moss
Katherine - kit, northern town Kathryn - hunter Kay - k |
Keith - urban
Kelly - gene, grace, ned, pea, pool Kelvin - degree, k, temperature Kerry - county, ker, packer |
Kirk - church
Kit - cat, fiddle, gear Kitty - kitten, pool |
L
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Lana - turner
Lance - corporal, prick, spear Laura - riding, wilder Lauren - designer Lawrence - dh, te Lee - general, lea, shelter Len's - viewer |
Leo - pope
Lewis - cs, gun Lily - flower, lis Lincoln - abe Lloyd - bridges Lloyd's - London, underwriters Lou - reed |
Louis - french king
Lucille - ball Lucretia - chastity Lucy - girl with diamonds Luke - st, warm Lydia - old district Lysander - commander |
M
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Madeleine - mad
Madonna - lily, mary, singer Mae - west Mae West - life-jacket Malcolm - mal Scottish king, x Mallory - mal Marcel - wave Marco - polo Margaret - mead, thatcher Marge - margarine, margin Maria - lunar seas Marian - maid, of the virgin, tudor Marigold - flower Marina - mooring, prior Mark - catch, cross, disciple, German money, m, notice, of the beast, st, score, signature, spot, target, twain Mark Tapley - cheery person |
Martin - dean, king, luther, sheen, swallow
Mary - mother, my, princess, queen, st Mason - james, stone-worker Matt - dull Matthew - matt, prior Maud - plaid Maurice - ravel Mavis - bird Max - maximum Maxwell - max, smart May - blossom, day, fair, fly, month, pole, possibly, queen, tree Medusa - jellyfish Meg - little woman, march Mel - brooks Mem - character, fox |
Meredith - merry
Merle - blackbird Merlin - falcon Micah - mica Michael - bond, fox, mike Mick - catholic, jagger Mike - m, microphone Miles - measures Millicent - mill Mina - weight Minerva - goddess of wisdom Minnie - driver, min, mouse Miranda - naïve girl Morris - dance, west Moses - lawgiver Muriel - spark Myrtle - plant |
N
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Naomi - mother-in-law
Neddy - donkey Neil - young Nell - knell Nelly - sea-bird Nelson - hold, lord |
Nelson's - column
Nicholas - cage, st Nick - name, notch, park, prison, steal Nick's - nix Noah - boat-builder Noah's - ark |
Noddy - sea-bird, simpleton
Noel - Christmas, coward Norm - standard Norma - jean shearer Norman - norm, of Normandy, wisdom |
O
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Oberon - fairy king
Olive - fruit |
Oliver - hardy, ol, Roland's match, stone, twist
Oscar - award, o, wilde |
P
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Paddy - Irishman, rice
Page - leaf, servant Pam - shriver Pan - cake, criticize, nature spirit, tray Paris - blue, plaster, white Pat - Irishman, ready, some butter, stroke Patricia - pat, patch Patrick - paddy, pat, st, white Paul - apostle, martyr, pall, pope, revere, saint, st Pearl - barley, gem, loved one, purl, tooth |
Peg - leg, mark, persevere, pin
Pen - sty, write Penelope - constant wife, pen, penny Penny - coin, d, lane, p, pretty, royal Percy - noble family Perry - pear drink Pete - peat Peter - apostle, gate-keeper, give out, pan, penny, pet, rabbit, st, sellers, weir Phil - fill Philip - apostle, fillip, prince Philippa - phil |
Phyll - fill
Phyllis - phyll Poll - parrot, survey Polly - poll Poppy - flower Portia - heiress, moon, spider Primrose - flower Prudence - discretion Prunella - scales Puck - disc, sprite Punch - drink, horse, hole, proud, strike |
R
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Rachel - ward
Randolph - stow Raquel - welch Ray - beam, x Raymond - chandler, ray Rebecca - reb, Welsh riots Regina - r, reigning queen Rene - French man Rex - cat, r, reigning king Reynard - fox Rhett - butler Richard - briers, cliff, grant, king, rick |
Rick - stack, wrick
River - phoenix Roald - dahl Rob - roy, steal Robert - browning, burns, frost, graves, peel, rob Robin - bird, hood Rod - bar, cane, laver, pole, stick Rodney - marsh, rod Roger - jolly, radio call Rohan - rowan Roland - knight, Oliver's match |
Roman - font, numeral, old statesman, times
Romeo - r Rosalind - crossdresser Rose - flower, got up, pink Rowan - ash, berry, tree Roy - rob Ruby - colour, stone, wax Rudolph - red-nose, reindeer Russ - russian Russell - brand, russ, rustle Ruth - park, pity |
S
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Sally - banter, excursion, expedition, field, sal
Salome - seductress Sam - my word, uncle Samuel - plimsoll Sash - scarf, window-frame Sasha - sash Saul - bellow Scout - look-out, reject, servant Sean - shorn |
Seth - fourth man
Sharon - stone Shaun - shorn Shirley - temple Sibyl - hag, sorceress Sigourney - weaver Simon - follower, pure, rattle, st, says Skye - county, sky, terrier Solomon - sam, sol, wisdom Stacey - sissy |
Stan - laurel
Stanley - knife, stan Stella - star Stephen - fry, hawking, martyr, st Steve - martin Stevie - nicks, wonder Sue - prosecute Summer - adder, counter, season Susan - sue Sylvester - sly |
T
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Tara - Tibetan goddess
Ted - heath Terence - stamp, terry Teresa - mother, st |
Terry - fabric
Thomas - follower, hardy, more, tom, tommy Thor - thunder god Tina - turner |
Tom - big bell, cat, cruise, fool, hanks, kitten, ordinary, sawyer, thumb, uncle Tommy - food, gun, rot, soldier
Tristan - knight, lover |
V
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Vanessa - van
Verity - truth Veronica - flower Victor - frankenstein, v, winner |
Victoria -, cross, queen, state, v, vic
Vincent - price Viola - flower, instrument, vi Violet - colour, flower, vi |
Virgil - poet
Virginia - creeper, state, tobacco, va Viv - albertine Vivien - leigh, viv |
W
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Warren - colony, densely populated area
Warwick - county, war Wayne - wane |
Wendy - friend, house
Will - good, ill, instructions, intention, purpose, question, wisp |
William - bill, conqueror, hurt, lamb, laud, pitt, prince, tell, w, will
Winifred - win |
