Cressida

Meaning & origin

Cressida is a girl's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Golden, the Trojan woman whose name became a byword for faithless love — Cressida appears in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida as the woman who pledges eternal love then betrays it when circumstances change" and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Cressida is also used in Atheist, Other traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among British, American, European, Greek families, Cressida carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Cressida

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cressida resonates in either tradition.

How Cressida sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Cressida breaks down into 7 phonemes: /K-R-EH-S-IH-D-AH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Cressida — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Cressida

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Cressida maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.