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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

nickname from Middle High German kelch "double chin", "goiter". from another meaning of Middle High German kelch "glass", "chalice", hence a metonymic occupational name for a chalice maker or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a chalice.
Added 10/9/2016 by anonymous