One with curly hair
Derived from the Gaulish word 'kriksos', meaning curly-haired. It was famously borne by a leader of the slave rebellion during the Third Servile War alongside Spartacus.
Less common today
Crixus isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,011 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Gallic gladiator and military leader of the slave rebellion
Gladiator and champion of Capua Β· Spartacus: Blood and Sand