How to pronounce Croix?

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It is generally pronounced one of two ways, depending upon your location.

In the US, it is pronounced "croy", to rhyme with "soy", or "toy".

In the rest of the world, it is pronounced "kwah" or "quah", with the "kw" sound coming from the back of the throat, in the Gallic manner.

Since croix is French for "cross", the corrent pronounciation would generally be "kwah" or "quah".

Last Name,

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Male, Female

Cross, as in the Holy Cross

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Croix is pronounced as k r oh y

k	is pronounced as		k	in key
r	is pronounced as		r	in rat
oh	is pronounced as		o	in so
y	is pronounced as		y	in yes

Croix is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k r oh y ]

k	r	oh	y
key	rat	so	yes