Cruz
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Crus
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /kɹuːz/, /kɹuːθ/
Homophones: crews, cruise, crwth
Rhymes: -uːz, -uːθ
==== Proper noun ====
Cruz
A surname from Ibero-Romance.
===== Derived terms =====
===== 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 =====
Cruise
=== Etymology 2 ===
Derived from Ibaloi kurus (“the hanging of horns of sacrificed animals”), wherein it took place in the area.
==== Proper noun ====
Cruz
A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
===== Meronyms =====
===== See also =====
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾ̪us̪]
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz
a Christian surname from Spanish
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz
a Christian surname from Spanish
== Hiligaynon ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz
a Christian surname from Spanish
== Ilocano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz
a Christian surname from Spanish
== Pangasinan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/, [ˈkɾʊs]
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz
a Christian surname from Spanish
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -us
Homophones: cruz, crus
Hyphenation: Cruz
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz m or f by sense
a surname
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz f
(Christianity) True Cross (cross on which Christ was crucified)
Synonym: madeiro
==== Derived terms ====
Cruzinha
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From cruz (“cross”), in the religious sense, and as a topographic surname.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -uθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: Cruz
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz m or f by sense
a surname
a female given name
(rare) a male given name
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Cruz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkɾus/ [ˈk̠ɾʊs]
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: Cruz
Homophone: krus
=== Proper noun ===
Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Cruz
==== Related terms ====
de la Cruz
dela Cruz
krus