Cross
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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz.
- As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen.
- As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress.
Proper noun
Cross
- (Christianity) The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general)}.
- Synonyms: Holy Cross, True Cross, Crucifix
- A number of places with the name "Cross":
- A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062).
- A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067)
- A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539).
- A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034).
- A hamlet north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936).
- A village in Compton Bishop parish, Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4154).
- A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
- A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
- An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
Usage notes
For places with the affix "Cross", see cross#Derived terms.
Proper noun
Cross
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.
- 1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780:
- Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.