Cruz

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See also: cruz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Romance ( Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.

Translations

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cruz is the 57th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334,201 individuals. Cruz is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.88%) individuals.

See also

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Pangasinan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cruz

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Cruz m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Cruz f

  1. (Christianity) True Cross (cross on which Christ was crucified)
    Synonym: madeiro

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From cruz (“cross”), in the religious sense, and as a topographic surname.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkɾuθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkɾus/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: Cruz

Proper noun

Cruz m or f by sense

  1. a surname
  2. a female given name
  3. (rare) a male given name

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Cruz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Cruz

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