Cruz Name Meaning & Origin
Cruz
Pronunciation: CROOS, CROOZ (key)
Origin of the name Cruz:
Derived from the Spanish cruz (cross, crucifix), which is from the Latin crux. The cross, a Roman instrument of torture, is symbolic of Christ, who was nailed to a cross and left to die.
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