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1/14/2025, 10:10 PM Paradiso36
1/14/2025, 10:08 PM Paradiso36

Name Knife
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German (Americanized), English
Other Forms FormsKneif, Kneip, Knef (German)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Americanized form of German Kneif a variant of Kneip. A nickname from Middle English knif "knife dagger" (Old English cnīf) perhaps used for a cutler. German variant and English cognate of Knef.
Added 1/14/2025 by Paradiso36