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,

French

Male, Female

Cross, as in the Holy Cross

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Croix is pronounced as

k r oh y

k	sounds like the		'k'	in 'key'
r	sounds like the		'r'	in 'rat'
oh	sounds like the		'o'	in 'so'
y	sounds like the		'y'	in 'yes'

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

k	r	oh	y
key	rat	so	yes