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Cressida Name Meaning

LiteratureMedieval form of CHRYSEIS. Various medieval tales describe her as a woman of Troy, daughter of Calchus, who leaves her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek hero Diomedes. Shakespeare's play 'Troilus and...

Origin: LiteratureGender: Girl
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