Kruz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kruz

What is the meaning of the name Kruz ?

The baby name Kruz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kruːz/ (KROOZ).

Kruz is in Origin.

Kruz is a modern American respelling of Cruz, the Spanish and Portuguese name meaning “cross,” from Latin crux. It refers to the Christian cross and has long appeared in Iberian naming - as a devotional given name and as a surname for families tied to a wayside cross or confraternities. In Spanish it can be unisex (e.g., María de la Cruz), though in the United States it is primarily masculine.

Cruz gained wider visibility in the 1990s–2000s via high-profile bearers; Kruz followed as a stylish K-initial, phonetic twist that fits the trend for punchy, one-syllable -z names. Variants and related forms include Cruz, Cruze, Cross, and Kross; diminutives are rare. Kruz offers bold, modern energy while keeping the succinct, symbolic meaning of “the Cross.”