Cruz
See also: cruz
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Romance ( Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹuːz/
- Rhymes: -uːz
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
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾ̪us̪]
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾus]
Pangasinan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾʊs]
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -us
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɾu(j)ʃ/ [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾuʃ/
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From cruz (“cross”), in the religious sense, and as a topographic surname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: Cruz
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: Cruz
- Homophone: krus
Proper noun
Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
Related terms
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