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English word origin

Etymology of Kritz

* 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 surn

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A surname from German.

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* 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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