indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from given name, from location & from nickname)
Scripts كاكوس(Arabic) Κάκος (Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑ.koʊs/(Greek, Slovak) /ˈki.kʊs/(Arabic) /ˈkɑ.koʊsˑ/(Arabic) /ˈkɑ.koʊʃ/(Hungarian) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsKakós, Kakas, Kákoš, Kakoš, Kákos
Meaning & History
Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetrios, Spiros. Arabic/Muslim Ezzat, Habib, Issam, Jamila, Najib, Talal.Greek: shortened form of surnames prefixed with the epithet kakos ‘bad, mean’, for example, Kakogiannis ‘John the Mean’.Assyrian/Chaldean: from a personal name derived from kakku, an ancient Assyrian name element, denoting a kind of weapon.Hungarian: habitational name from a place in Szatmár County.Hungarian: variant of Kakas, from kakas ‘rooster’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a rooster or a metonymic occupational name for a farmer who kept chickens.Slovak (Kákoš and Kakoš): probably an unflattering nickname derived from kakať ‘to poo’.