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Crew

Also spelled: Crewe

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
From Crewe in Cheshire: Old Welsh criu, 'weir', a wicker fence for catching fish Well attested

Looks like the English word 'crew', a working team, but the sources trace the name to this place.

Origin
English surname
Popularity

US 2025: #256 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1307

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

Sources

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