SOURCE RECORD
The record for Cresilda
Cresilda is recorded in Tagalog as a Spanish-associated given name, but the entry has no etymology or variant relationship. Criselda and Griselda have their own documented discussions.
Their meanings cannot be transferred to Cresilda through resemblance alone. A proposed blend beginning Cres is likewise unproven, so the exact form remains held for further evidence.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /kɾeˈsilda/Standard-Tagalog
- [k̠ɾɛˈsil.d̪ɐ]Standard-Tagalog
Cre · sil · da3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
a female given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Cresilda (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cresilda in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Cresilda
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Crising♀Familiar form of names beginning Cris-
- Cristina♀Feminine form of Christian; belonging to Christ
- Elda♀Battle, through the Hilda name family
- Gilda♀Payment or tribute; shortened from -gilda names
- Hilda♀Battle
- Imelda♀From Irmhild: great and battle
- Nilda·Short form of Germanic names containing battle
- Cris♂♀Short form of Christopher, Christian or Christine
What rhymes with Cresilda?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Cresilda (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary: Cresilda (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.