"Cross" meaning in English

See Cross in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɹɒs/ [Canada, Received-Pronunciation], /kɹɔs/ [General-American, General-Australian], /kɹɑs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-ca-cross.ogg , En-us-cross.ogg , En-au-cross.ogg
enPR: krôs [General-American, General-Australian], krŏs [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen. * As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|Lacroix}} French Lacroix, {{cog|de|Kreutz}} German Kreutz, {{cog|sh|Križ}} Serbo-Croatian Križ, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|krus|t=pitcher, vessel}} Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), {{der|en|grc|κρωσσός|t=pitcher, pail, urn}} Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cross
  1. (Christianity) The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general. Synonyms: Holy Cross, True Cross, Crucifix
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-5kBQrWcZ Categories (other): Christianity, Crosses Disambiguation of Crosses: 13 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 Topics: Christianity
  2. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062).
    Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Western Isles, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in the Western Isles, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-9Rrx9NXW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 9 8 8 9 9 5 5 7 7 6 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 12 9 8 8 9 9 5 5 7 7 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 12 9 8 8 9 9 5 5 7 7 6 5 4
  3. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067)
    Categories (place): Places in Cornwall, England, Places in England, Villages in Cornwall, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-G4hng7mI
  4. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539).
    Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-CgZ8gA1G
  5. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034).
    Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-IRZec-uP
  6. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish and Ellesmere Urban parish, north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-gF-6vPOg
  7. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A village in Compton Bishop parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4154).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Somerset, England, Villages in England, Villages in Somerset, England
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-Et1u2pxe
  8. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in Ireland:
    A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
    Categories (place): Places in County Clare, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Villages in County Clare, Ireland, Villages in Ireland
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-dAJj~5Ab
  9. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in Ireland:
    A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
    Categories (place): Places in County Mayo, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Villages in County Mayo, Ireland, Villages in Ireland
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-UfC3SbUX
  10. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in South Carolina, USA
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-DnHxpGPJ
  11. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-uXea6aaI
  12. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A place in the United States:
    A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-ZvGpH4V4
  13. A number of places with the name "Cross":
    A barangay of Glan, Sarangani, Philippines.
    Categories (place): Places in Sarangani, Philippines, Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-1Rj5ZGe0 Categories (other): Barangays of Sarangani, Philippines
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Holy Cross, St Cross

Proper name

IPA: /kɹɒs/ [Canada, Received-Pronunciation], /kɹɔs/ [General-American, General-Australian], /kɹɑs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-ca-cross.ogg , En-us-cross.ogg , En-au-cross.ogg
enPR: krôs [General-American, General-Australian], krŏs [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen. * As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|Lacroix}} French Lacroix, {{cog|de|Kreutz}} German Kreutz, {{cog|sh|Križ}} Serbo-Croatian Križ, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|krus|t=pitcher, vessel}} Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), {{der|en|grc|κρωσσός|t=pitcher, pail, urn}} Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cross
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road. Derived forms: Cross County, Cross-McKusick-Breen syndrome, Cross syndrome, Crossville Related terms: Crozier, Kreuzer
    Sense id: en-Cross-en-name-ngtWZRuq Categories (other): English surnames

Alternative forms

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