Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɹɔs/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads. Related NamesDetails RootcruxVariantCrouchOther Languages & CulturesKříž, Křížová(Czech) Dela Cruz(Filipino) Delacroix, Lacroix(French) D'Cruz, D'Cruze(Indian (Christian)) Croce, Crocetti(Italian) Cruz(Portuguese) Križman(Slovene) Cruz, De la Cruz(Spanish) Categories Bernie Taupin songs, Cat Power songs, cheeses, child actors, English nouns, English verbs, religion, Sufjan Stevens songs, travel, tubists, word names