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Kritz.

A surname from German.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

* 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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.