[Surname] Re: Dutch surnames CRUIJFF and KRUIJFF
in reply to a message by M.S
Cruuf or Cruve is an old word meaning 'curl, lock'. So this was a nickname for someone with either curly hair, or a prominent lock of hair.
Theodericus Cruve, Utrecht 1294 is the oldest we know.
Theodericus Cruve, Utrecht 1294 is the oldest we know.