| Anc.Greek | krotèo | to clatter |
| Anc.Greek | krotalè | bell |
| Anc.Greek | onokrotalos | Pelican, 203. Pour diverses orthographes et corr. de ce mot dans la litt., v. Ch. Gossen, 1974 |
| Anc.Greek | krotalitzein | to clatter |
| Lat. | crotsolare | to clatter (White Stork, 127) |
| Lat. | ciconia crotalistria | (Petronius 55: 6) White Stork, 127 |
| Ital. | crótalo | cymbal |
| Ital.: Gardena | crutón | Raven, 283 |
| Badia | crotun | Turkey, 5 |
| Friuli | crotar | Grey Heron, 118 |
| Esp. | croto, ocróto, "croio" | Bittern, 125 or Least Bittern, 124 (Prov. routaire). These names have also been erroneously attributed to "pelican" (which does not occur in the Iberian peninsula) because of the ressemblance to the Greek onokrótalos; "croio" (litt.) est certainement une err. pour croto |
| Engl. | crater-cran | Grey Heron, 118 |
| Franç. | crételer | to cackle (domestic hen, 2) |