Cruz

• Crus

From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).

• IPA^(key): /kɹuːz/
• Homophones: crews, cruise
• Rhymes: -uːz

Cruz

1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.

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

• Cruise

Derived from Ibaloi kurus (“the hanging of horns of sacrificed animals”), wherein it took place in the area.

Cruz

1. A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Alapang, Alno, Ambiong, Bahong, Balili, Betag, Bineng, Cruz, Lubas, Pico, Poblacion, Puguis, Shilan, Tawang, Wangal — barangays of La Trinidad

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Cruz

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾ̪us̪]

Cruz

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

Cruz

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]

Cruz

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾʊs]

Cruz

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

• Rhymes: -us

• Homophones: cruz, crus
• Hyphenation: Cruz

Cruz m or f by sense

1. a surname

Cruz f

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

   Synonym: madeiro

• Cruzinha

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Cruz

Cruz m or f by sense

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

Borrowed from Spanish Cruz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Cruz
• Homophone: krus

Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

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

• de la Cruz
• dela Cruz
• krus