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Kõrge EstonianKõrge is an Estonian surname meaning "tall" and "exalted".
Koriyama JapanesePossibly from 氷 (
kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kork EstonianKork is an Estonian surname meaning both "cork" and "cap".
Körmös HungarianFrom Hungarian
köröm "nail, claw", indicating someone with long or dirty nails, or perhaps someone aggressive.
Kormos HungarianMeans "sooty" in Hungarian. Most likely a nickname for someone with dark hair or a shabby appearance, but may also be an occupational name for a house painter who used soot as a raw material. ... [
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Korn GermanFrom Middle High German
korn "grain", a metonymic occupational name for a factor or dealer in grain or a nickname for a peasant.
Korndilok ThaiIt is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornilov m RussianMeans "son of
Kornelij".
Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
Kornkosiakat ThaiIt is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornkowit ThaiIt is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornnaimuang ThaiThe surname "ก้อนในเมือง" is used after the place they was born Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Korntemi ThaiIt is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kornthaswin ThaiIt is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Korotkov m RussianFrom Russian
короткий (korotkiy), meaning "short, small".
Korp EstonianKorp is an Estonian surname meaning both "rough/outer bar" and "raven".
Korpela FinnishFrom
korpi, a marsh type, and
-la, a suffix used for places. This surname was found in Lapua, Vassa, Finland, circa 1900 and before.
Korsak m RussianPossibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (
korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *
karsak "short, steppe fox".
Korsakov m RussianFrom Russian
корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of
Korsak.
Korshunov RussianFrom a nickname derived from Russian коршун
(korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".
Kort DutchMeans "short" in Dutch, a nickname for a short person.
Kort Ottoman TurkishKort is an ottoman surname from Anatolya,most korts are of ottoman or berber origin,the people with this surname have expressed that their ancestors were aghas(ottoman military or harem commanders)
Kortava AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Кәартаа
(Kuartaa) of unknown meaning. During the reign of Stalin, the Abkhaz began adopting the Mingrelian spelling.
Kortazar BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
korta "stable, stall, yard; farm" and
zahar "old".
Kortland DutchFrom any of the places in the Netherlands called Kortland, which means "short land."
Kõrts EstonianKõrts is an Estonian surname meaning "pub" or "inn".
Korutürk TurkishMeans "protector of the Turks", derived from the Turkish verb
korumak "to protect". This name was acquired by Turkish president Fahri Korutürk (1903-1987). It was given to him by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey (the verb
korumak refers to Atatürk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy).
Kõrve EstonianKõrve is an Estonian surname meaning to "scorch" or "singe".
Korver DutchDerived from Dutch
korf meaning "basket", an occupational name for someone who either made baskets or used them, such as a fisherman.
Koryagin m RussianFrom Russian
коряга (koryaga), meaning "uprooted tree stump, rotten tree".
Koryakov m RussianDenotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.
Kosach UkrainianMeans "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from
косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of
Lesya Ukrainka.
Kosaka JapaneseFrom 香
(kou) meaning "fragrance" and 坂
(saka) meaning "slope."
Kosaki JapaneseKo means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Kose JapaneseFrom 小 (
ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (
kose) meaning "old" combined with 瀬 (
se) meaning "current, ripple".
Koshiba JapaneseFrom 小 (
ko) meaning "small, little" and 柴 (
shiba) meaning "firewood".
Koshima JapaneseFrom Japanese 小
(ko) meaning "small" or 児
(ko) meaning "young" and 島
(shima) meaning "island".
Koshimizu JapaneseFrom 小 (
ko) meaning "small", 清 (
shi, kiyo) meaning "pure, clean, purify, exorcise, cleanse", and 水 (
mizu) means "water".
Košir SloveneFrom the Slavic word
koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.
Kosk EstonianKosk is an Estonia surname meaning "waterfall".
Kostelnik m RussianStatus name for a sacristan or sexton, from an agent noun based on kostel "church".
Köster EstonianKöster is an Estonian surname meaning "sexton" and "parish clerk".
Kostra Czech, SlovakUnusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word
kostra, ultimately from the word
kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular,
kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a
kostlivec.
Kostrzewski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Kostrzewice in Sieradz voivodeship or Kostrzewy in Kalisz voivodeship, both named with kostrzewa ‘fescue grass’.
Kosuge JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (
ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (
suge) meaning "sedge".... [
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Kot BelarusianDerived from Belarusian кот
(kot) meaning "tomcat".
Kotake JapaneseFrom the Japanese 小 (
ko) meaning "little, small" and 竹 (
take) meaning "bamboo."
Koten GermanDerived from German
Kate / Kote, originally from Middle Low German
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Köth GermanFrom Middle High German, Middle Low German
kote ‘cottage’, ‘hovel’, a status name for a day laborer who lived in a cottage and owned no farmland.
Kotik RussianKotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.
Kotlarz Polish, JewishOccupational name for a boilermaker or coppersmith, from the Polish word
kotlarz meaning "boilermaker".
Kotli EstonianKotli is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kotlet" meaning "cutlet" or "chop"
Kotobuki JapaneseThis surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [
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Kotov m Russian, BelarusianDerived from Russian кот (
kot) meaning "cat". It is a Russian surname, but is also present in Belarus.
Kotromanić Medieval SerbianThe Kotromanić were a late medieval Bosnian and Serbian noble family. The name is thought to have originated from a knight named Cotromano.
Kotwica PolishComes from the Polish word
kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Kõu EstonianKõu is an Estonian surname meaning "thunder".
Kouris GreekTopographic surname for someone who lived in a forest, ultimately from Turkish
koru meaning "small forest, grove".
Kourlitis Greek (Modern)Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix
-tis, "of, from". Potentially related to
κουρλί, "tendril of hair",
kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.
Koussa ArabicProbably comes from Moroccan Darija, when Koussa mean "homosexuality", people with this name were seen as homosexual and had no choice.
Kõuts EstonianKõuts is an Estonian surname meaning "cat" (also, in Estonian "Kass") or "tomcat".
Kõva EstonianKõva is an Estonian surname meaning "hard", "solid" and "tough".
Kovaleski BelarusianHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
Kõverjalg EstonianKõverjalg is an Estonian surname meaning "bow-legged" or "bandy-legged".
Kovtun Ukrainian, RussianMeans "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .
Kowalewski Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from places called Kowalew or Kowalewo, named with
kowal "smith" or an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Kowalkowski Polishhabitational name for someone from any of several places called Kowalki or Kowaliki, named with kowalik
Kowerski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.
Kowsari Persian"Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
Koyajima Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 紺屋島 (
Koyajima) meaning "Koyajima", a division in the area of Gomajima in the city of Oyabe in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [
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Koyano JapaneseFrom Japanese 小
(ko) meaning "small", 谷
(ya) meaning "valley" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Koyasu JapaneseFrom the Japanese 子 (
ko) "child" and 安 (
yasu or
an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."