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Hi, I've been looking for the meaning of the the German surname Kuennen. I couldn't find it on this site or from googling it. Could someone help me? Thx.
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According to Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Familiennamen, Mannheim 2000, KÜNNEN is a metronymic form of KÜNNE. This goes back to a short form of KUNIGUNDE (http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=kunigunde&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or)
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