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Type Surname (from nickname)
Pronounced Pron. NOW-er(Silesian German)  [key]

Meaning & History

Nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knur(e) 'knot', 'gnarl'. habitational name for someone from either of two places in Thuringia called Knau.
Added 8/11/2017 by AngelM0113