"Cressida" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Cressidas [plural]
Etymology: First used by Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida (1602), from Italian Criseida (which Boccaccio mistakenly substituted for Briseida (“Briseis”)), from Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς (Khrusēḯs), from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|Criseida}} Italian Criseida, {{m|it|Briseida||Briseis}} Briseida (“Briseis”), {{der|en|grc|Χρυσηΐς}} Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς (Khrusēḯs), {{der|en|grc|χρυσός||gold}} Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Cressida (countable and uncountable, plural Cressidas)
  1. (countable) A female given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Cressida-en-name-G1A8salx
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus, Solar System Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Uranus Translations (moon of Uranus): クレシダ (Kureshida) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Cressida-en-name-lIxTbzXy Disambiguation of Moons of Uranus: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Trojan War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Trojan War: 28 72 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Uranus': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cresida

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