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References
- 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 65, 401. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ "crag". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ "craig". Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
