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Re: Name Origin
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Jim Young
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11/5/2007, 6:37 AM
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a message by latonya
My guess is that it's an American spelling of the Dutch surname Koens, or the German surname Kunz. Both names are diminutives of the name Konrad, so a patronymic.
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Name Origin
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latonya
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11/3/2007, 1:51 PM
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Re: Name Origin
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Jim Young
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11/5/2007, 6:37 AM