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Name Cruijff
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsCruyff, Kruijff, Kruyff, Kruif, Cruif, Kruiff, Cruiff, De Cruijff, De Kruijff, De Kruif, De Cruif, De Kruiff, De Cruiff, De Cruyff, De Kruyff, De Kruijf, Kruijf, Cruijf, Kruyf, Cruyf, Cruff, Kruff, Cruf, Kruf
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Meaning & History
Referred to a person with curly locks of hair, derived from Middle Dutch cruuf, cruve literally meaning "curl, lock", ultimately from Latin curvus. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (1947-2016), commonly known as Johan Cruyff.