THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Cruz
Cruz is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Bernardino Cruz Cortez, Manuel C. Sobreviñas. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
From cruz (“cross”), in the religious sense, and as a topographic surname.
a female given name; a male given name
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People with the name Cruz
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Bernardino Cruz Cortez
Filipino Catholic bishop (born 1949)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Manuel C. Sobreviñas
Filippino Roman Catholic bishop (1924–2020)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Bernardino Cruz Cortez, Manuel C. Sobreviñas
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cruz in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Cruz
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cris♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Crisly·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Crispo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Cristy♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Crising♀Short form of Cristina, Crisita, and Crisanta
- Crispin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Crispulo♂Spanish form: Críspulo
- Críspulo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Cruz?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Cruz further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q20639746 — Cruz (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Bernardino Cruz Cortez (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20639746 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Manuel C. Sobreviñas (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20639746 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cruz (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.