Kuka

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Kuka 1
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Type Surname (from given name & from nickname)
Usage Albanian
Pronounced Pron. /ˈku.ka/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsKukac, Kukan

Meaning & History

From the old personal name Kukë (definite form Kuka), which is most likely of South Slavic origin. It is also a nickname from Kukë (definite form Kuka), a regional variant of Kokë ‘head’.
Added 12/31/2024 by THB13
Edited 6/8/2025 by THB13

Kuka 2
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Type Surname
Usage Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Croatian, German
Pronounced Pron. /ˈku.ka/(Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Croatian) /ˈkuː.ka/(German)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsKukac, Kukat

Meaning & History

Slovak, Polish, Czech, Serbian, and Croatian: nickname derived from Slovak kukať, Polish kukać, Czech kukat, Croatian kukati meaning "to cuckoo" or, in some of these languages, from a homonymous verb meaning "to peep, to peer out".

German: nickname of Slavic origin (see 3 above).
Added 6/8/2025 by THB13