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Kitchen

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. KICH-ən
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Meaning & History

Occupational name for a person who worked in a kitchen (of a monastery for example), derived from Old English cycene, ultimately from Latin coquina.

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Entry updated December 14, 2019

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