Cruz 2499779 222742870 2008-06-30T21:57:05Z Pseudomonas 295268 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/80.195.11.201|80.195.11.201]] to last version by Darius Dhlomo (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) '''Cruz''' is a [[surname]] of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] origin. It means “cross” in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names. '''Cruz''' refers to: {{TOC_right}} ==Persons== *[[Adolfo Schewelm Cruz|Adolfo Cruz]] (contemporary), Argentine Formula One race car driver *[[Alex Cruz]] (contemporary), American amateur astronomer *[[Alexis Cruz]] (1974–), Puerto Rican-American actor *[[Andrés de Santa Cruz]] (1792–1865), Bolivian, President of Peru and President of Bolivia *[[Aurea Cruz]] (1982–), Puerto Rican volleyball player *[[Tony Sunshine]] (Antonio Cruz) , Puerto Rican R&B Singer *[[Bobby Cruz]] (1937–), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister *[[Brandon Cruz]] (1962–), American actor and musician *[[Carlos Cruz]] also known as Teo Cruz (1937–1970), Dominican boxer *[[Carmen Cruz]] is adult actress *[[Celia Cruz]] (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer *[[Claudia Cruz]] (contemporary), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004 *[[Ernesto Gómez Cruz]], Mexican actor *[[Eva Cruz]] (1974–), Puerto Rican volleyball player *[[Flavio Cruz]] (1982–), Portuguese volleyball player *[[Gemma Cruz]], Former Miss International *[[Jackie Silva|Jacqueline Cruz Silva]] (1962–), Brazilian beach volleyball player *[[Joaquim Cruz]] (1963–), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner *[[José Cruz]] also known as Cheo Cruz (1947–), Puerto Rican baseball player *[[José Cruz, Jr.]] (1974–), Puerto Rican baseball player *[[Juan Cruz (baseball)|Juan Cruz]] (1978–), Dominican baseball player *[[John of the Cross|Juan de la Cruz]] (1542–91), Spanish friar and poet *[[Juan-Carlos Cruz]] (contemporary), celebrity chef *[[Julio Ricardo Cruz|Julio Cruz]] Argentina football striker *[[Leo Cruz]] (1957–), Dominican boxing champion *[[Magdalena de la Cruz]] (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova *[[Nicky Cruz]] (1938–), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister *[[Nilo Cruz]] (1962–), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner *[[Oswaldo Cruz]] (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist *[[Penélope Cruz]] (1974–), Spanish actress *[[Rayver Cruz]] (1989–), Filipino Actor/Dancer *[[Roque Santa Cruz]] (1981–), Paraguayan football player *[[Sheryl Cruz]] (contemporary), Filipino actress *[[Taio Cruz]] (1983–), British singer *[[Ulises de la Cruz]] (1974–), Ecuadorian football player *[[Wilson Cruz]] (1973–), Puerto Rican-American actor *[[Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz]], Mexican nun and poet *[[Cruz Bustamante]] (1953–), American politician *[[Vincent Cruz]] Karate instructor and author *[[Cesar Jeronimo Cruz]] Chicano(1977-) Co-Founder of Latina/o Psychology Association AT SDSU ==Fictional characters== *[[Soma Cruz]], character in the video game CastleVania: Aria of Sorrow *'''Cruz''', Fighter from [[Def Jam Vendetta]] and [[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]. *'''Cruz de la Cruz''', a central character in [[John H. Ritter]]'s baseball novel and his family's verisimilitudinous Web site *[[Maritza Cruz]], police sergeant in the television drama Third Watch. *[[List_of_Kashimashi:_Girl_Meets_Girl_characters#Tomari_Kurusu|Tomari Kurusu]] A character from the anime and manga Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl. Her last name is from Cruz. *'''Ramiro "Ram" Cruz''', the main protagonist of the games [[Total Overdose]] and [[Chili Con Carnage]]. ==Places== *[[Achadas da Cruz]], parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal *[[Cruz Bay]], city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands *[[Osvaldo Cruz]], municipality and county in the state of São Paulo, Brazil *[[Porto da Cruz]], parish in the district of Machico, Madeira, Portugal *[[Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Puerto de la Cruz]], town in the Canary Islands, Spain *[[Puerto La Cruz]], coastal city in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela *[[La Cruz, Chile]] *[[La Cruz, Chihuahua]], in Mexico *[[La Cruz, Tamaulipas]], in Mexico *[[La Cruz de Huanacaxtle]], in the Mexican state of Nayarit ==Other== *''[[Cruz (film)|Cruz]]'', the 1998 [[cinema of Mexico|Mexican film]]. *[[Cruz Records]], a record label *[[Cruz Azul]], Mexican football team *[[Instituto Oswaldo Cruz]] (Oswaldo Cruz Institute), biomedical research institute in Brazil *[[Island of Vera Cruz]], first name given by Brazil by early explorers *[[Juan de la Cruz]], name used in the Philippines similar to John Doe in the USA *[[USS Point Cruz (CVE-119)|USS ''Point Cruz'']], escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy commissioned just after WWII *[[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)]], suburb in Mumbai ==See also== *[[De la Cruz]] surname page *[[Santa Cruz]] page *[[Veracruz (disambiguation)|Veracruz]] (disambiguation page) {{disambig}} [[Category:Portuguese surnames]] [[Category:Spanish surnames]] [[de:Cruz]] [[es:La Cruz]] [[fr:Cruz]] [[nl:La Cruz]] [[pt:Cruz]] [[ru:Крус]] [[zh:克鲁兹]]