Names like Cruz
Cruz is a one-syllable Spanish name that ends in -uz. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also Spanish names, from the tradition Cruz comes from.
Cristian Spanish · variant of Christian, "follower of Christ"
Jose Spanish · God will increase
Tadeo Spanish · form of Thaddeus, an apostle name of uncertain meaning
Juan Spanish · the Spanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan «God is gracious»; a bedrock name of the Spanish-speaking world for centuries and a steady presence near the top of US records for generations
The same feel
Also biblical, classic and international names.
Chaim Hebrew · 'life', a traditional Jewish name
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Adam Hebrew · man, from the Hebrew word for earth; the first man in the Abrahamic tradition, identical in spelling and pronunciation in Arabic and English, a textbook crossover pick
Luc French · light
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Cruz, on a similar curve.
Rey Spanish · king (from Latin rex)
Cortez Spanish · Spanish surname, traditionally 'courteous' or 'of the court'
Fritz German · peaceful ruler (short form of Friedrich)
Cal Latin · short form of Calvin, from Latin 'calvus' meaning 'bald'
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