Crete Family History
Crete Name Meaning
French (Crête):: nickname for an overproud man from Old French creste ‘crest (of a hill)’ (from Late Latin crista) used with reference to the comb of a rooster. habitational name from (La) Crête the name of several places in the northern part of France of the same etymology as 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022