Latin · Boy name
Creed
“belief, doctrine”
About the name Creed
Creed is derived from Latin credo, meaning ‘I believe’, the first word of several Christian statements of faith. Creeds are formal statements of faith in Christianity, the best known being the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed, which was adopted at the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century. Creed is also an English surname. As a given name for boys it gained wider recognition from the Rocky film series, in which Adonis Creed is the son of Apollo Creed.
- Meaning
- belief, doctrine
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KREED(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Creed
- Creed Alexander
- Creed James
- Creed Michael
- Creed David
- Creed Thomas
Questions about Creed
- What does Creed mean?
- Creed is a Latin name meaning "belief, doctrine".
- How do you pronounce Creed?
- Creed is pronounced KREED, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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