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 [ 1 syll. cruz, cr-uz ] The boy name Cruz is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KRUWZ KEY. Cruz is used predominantly in the English, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Spanish. The name refers to the Cross of the crucifixion. The Spanish 'cruz' (cross) is ultimately from the Latin 'crux' (cross) and genitive 'crucis' (cross). It was chosen by the Beckhams for their third son Cruz David Beckham (2005-), who was born in Madrid, Spain. See also the related form, Gurutz (Basque). Cruz is fairly popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.039% of baby boys were given the name Cruz. It ranked at #367 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Cruz was the most frequently used in 2008. There were times from 1921 to 1936 when more girls than boys were named Cruz, but currently it is more often than not a boy name. In 1940, the name Cruz was given to 31% more boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Cruz include Chris (English), Craig (English and Scottish), Cris (English and Spanish), Kerk (English), Kers, Kirk (English), Kreig (English), Kris (English, Scandinavian, and German), Kriss (English, German, and Latvian), Krys (Polish), Kyrk (English), Quirce (Spanish), Karcsi (Hungarian), Kerrick (English), Kerrik (English), Kersey (English), Kraig (English), Kreso (Slavic), Krisus (Latvian), and Kûrush (Iranian). KEY: Pronunciation for Cruz: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
