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Crusoe

Crusoe proper noun: a surname from French, famously held by.

Proper noun

Crusoe (plural Crusoes)

  1. A surname from French, famously held by
    • Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Crusoe

pluralCrusoes

Origin of Crusoe

Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname.

Words formed from Crusoe

Phrases with Crusoe

Questions about Crusoe

What does Crusoe mean?
Crusoe means a surname from French, famously held by.
What part of speech is Crusoe?
Crusoe is a proper noun.

Words near Crusoe in the dictionary

  1. crusians
  2. crusie
  3. crusies
  4. crusilly
  5. crusily
  6. Crusoe
  7. Crusoean
  8. Crusoes
  9. Crusoesque
  10. crust
  11. crust punk

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