"Kritz" meaning in English

See Kritz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kritzes [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, borrowed from German Kritz, from the noun Grütze (“grits”). * Also as a German surname, Germanized Slavic form of the name Christian, influenced by Czech Kříž. Compare Kriz. * Also as a German surname, variant of Kreutz, from Kreuz (“cross”); compare Cross. * As a Jewish/Yiddish surname, from קראַץ (krats, “scratch”), for which see kratzen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Kritz}} German Kritz, {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{der|en|cs|Kříž}} Czech Kříž, {{der|en|yi|-}} Yiddish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Kritz (plural Kritzes)
  1. A surname from German. Wikipedia link: Kritz

Inflected forms

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