Cretin
Cretin may refer to:
- An archaic term for a patient with congenital iodine deficiency syndrome
- A pejorative term, similar to idiot
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Geography
- Cape Cretin, a headland on the Huon peninsula in Papua New Guinea
People
- Guillaume Crétin (c. 1460 – 30 November 1525), a French poet
- Joseph Crétin (1799–1857), an American bishop
Education
Some education institutions are named after bishop Joseph Crétin:
- Cretin Hall, one of the male undergraduate residence halls at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Cretin-Derham Hall High School, a co-educational Catholic high school in Minnesota
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