Kaut

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Kaut 1
not set
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.
Added 8/14/2014 by Fanny

Kaut 2
not set
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Topographic name from the Franconian dialect word Kaut(e) "hollow", "pit", "den".
Added 8/14/2014 by Fanny