Cran

Cranfield University, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

Proper noun

  1. Cranfield University, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
  2. A river, Rivière du Cran (Cran River), in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Ashuapmushuan River.

Origin

Shortened form of Cranfield taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.