Aniruddha:Once, we were riding on the freeway in Los Angeles when we saw a sign that said ‘Santa Cruz such-and-such number of miles ahead.’ Prabhupada said, “What is this Santa Cruz?” I told him that in Spanish it’s a name for Lord Jesus that literally means ‘Saint of the Cross.’ He said, “Ah, yes, in India also there is a place called ‘Santa Cruz’ that was founded by some missionaries. ‘Santa’ comes from the word ‘sant,’ which means ‘saintly.’ You can call me Sant Bhaktivedanta.”
Source: Remembrances by Sidhanta Das – Folio Vedabase
